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Fascinating film footage of life in Lancashire


RARE and fascinating film footage of life in Lancashire more than 100 years ago will be shown on the big screen when a Black­ burn theatre present clips from the now famous Mitchell and Kenyon Archive. The films, including scenes shot in


Clitheroe, are being shown as part of Thwaites Empire Theatre's Cente­ nary Celebrations and it is just pos­ sible that some of them were origi­ nally made to be shown in the venue, which opened as a cinema in October 1910.


Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon


were pioneering film-makers based in Blackburn who produced dramas, war movies and local interest films across the UK. They specialised in filming people going about their everyday lives, such as leaving work or attending football matches. Footage to be shown at the Black­ burn Theatre on March 17th


includes factory workers in Clitheroe in 1901, a Burnley football match from 1903 and Acrrington's celebra­ tion of King George VII’s Corona­ tion in 1902. Films from Blackburn will show Nutall Brewery, the Black- bum Territorials on parade, various school marches and even a royal visit in 1905. There is also a Blackburn Rovers football match from 1905. These special screenings, in associ­


ation with the Heritage Lottery Fund and the British Pllm Institute (BFI), are presented by Professor Vanessa Toulmin, of the University of Sheffield. A recognised expert in popular entertainment from the turn of the 20th Century, Professor Toumlin will give an illuminating discussion of the films. Ian Robinson, General Manager


of Thwaites Empire Theatre, said; “These films were the 1900 equiva­ lent of reality TV. Mitchell and Kenyon would film people during the day then charge them to watch


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themselves on screen at night. Vanessa's talk sheds light on life at the time, and what the film-makers were trying to capture.”


true early cinematic style, will be Stephen Home, a renowned pianist who brings life to the footage. “Stephen's music appears to trans­


Accompanying the silent films, in


port you to another world and you get lost in the films,” said Ian. “It's a


fascinating set of films, and well worth watching for anyone with an interest in East Lancashire history.” The archive Mitchell and Kenyon


lay undiscovered for 90 years until found by local historian Peter Wor­ den and restored by the BFI. The fihm were compiled into a hit BBC2 series a few years ago, but this is a


■~rare chance to see them in their orig­ inal environment and on the big


East Lancashire NHS


screen. The theatre is running a schools


performance at 10 a.m. followed by public performances at 2 p.m. and 7- 30 p.m.Tickets are £7 from the box office on 01254 685500. For more details visit: www.thwaitesem- piretheatre.co.uk Pictured is one of the scenes from the fascinating films.'


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CHEISTIANS from the town’s eight churches joined with millions of others around the globe to celebrate the Women's World Day of Prayer. Although known as an ■


event for women, the ■ service at Clitheroe Com­ munity Church was also attended by men, young


■ people and children. Prepared by the Chris­


tian women of Cameroonj this year’s service took the theme “Let everything that has breath praise God”. I t started with a procession


Women united in prayer


Claire Woodward, whose husband, Mark, became pastor of the Community Church last week. In the weeks before the


event, the children of the Community Church had made a banner to show some of the women of Cameroon, in a collage that mirrored the pictiu'e on the service booklet.


Transparent club theme


UNUSUALLY for these digital days came two successive meetings of the Ribblesdale Camera Club using colour transparencies. The first meeting featured club


members Stewart Clark and Kay- mond Greenwood, showing two-and a-half inch square slides. This had a double novelty. The


superb detail from both Kodak and Fuji film and the large square format gave for many subjects a spacious, almost three-dimensional effect. One or two historic images were shown of club outings, where some members looked improbably youthful! The second ta lk was by Chris


Speak, from Waterfoot, who. showed a series of superb pictorial slides, called “Within a Stone’s Throw”. From the beginning it seemed that Chris must put his camera away for. most of the summer. Low light, long shadows and rim lighting were his favourite pictures - and if it was snowy or misty, better still! There was a strong theme of pat­


tern through all the images, whether of long shadows on the landscape or decorative tiles in a shopping centre. Even: people walking dogs, - a favourite theme, and affectionate pictures of his children, followed these principles. While he preferred early sunny


mornings in winter, just as the mist was burning off, he said that if the light was good enough, it was possi­ ble to make a good picture out of anything, and all within a few miles of home. -


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A FANTASTIC charity fashion show a t Stonyhurst College launched the Stonyhurst Scholar­ ship Fund, to enable children in Zimbabwe to receive an education. It was the brainchild of two of


the college’s sixth-form students, Anna Thomas, from Mellor, and Celia Lupton, from Chaigley. “It only costs £40 per year to go


to school in Zimbabwe, yet this is far beyond the reach of many peo­ ple there,” said Celia. “We wanted to raise as much money as possible to help children get an education.” The girls won the backing of sev­


of musicians in African The leader of the serv- dress and continued with a mix of songs, readings and prayers, with mem­ bers of all the churches taking different parts. The speaker was Mrs


ice, Mrs Gill Whitfield, said: “The evening was a great opportunity for Christians to pray together and share fel­ lowship. I am delighted that so many were able to enjoy the service.” Our photograph shows


organising committee members Mrs Cynthia Nanson and Mrs Joan Scorah; Mrs Gill Whit­ field, who led the service, and speaker Mrs Claire Woodward, in front of the children's collage of Cameroon, (s)


Naturalists’ ‘flying’ visit


A VISIT to Clitheroe Naturalists’ Soci­ ety by Lance Gorman opened up details of his subject “Hoverflies”, an insect lit­ tle known to many in his audience. Their habitat is moss-land and damp


marshes providing nectar and pollen from blackthorn sallow, butterbur and other early-flowering plants as nutri­ ents. Woodlands can hold 30 to 40 vari­ eties in a small area. Hoverflies are great imitators of bees,


wasps and hornets. The main difference being that they have only one pair of wings. A distinguishing characteristic of all hoverflies is the so-called spurious vein which crosses the whole of each wing and acts as a support. Hoverflies are a large pollenator of


plants especially now that the bee pop­ ulation is in decline. Many are blown over from the Continent and hide in hot weather. Longridge is a local site favoured from March to April,' feeding on sallow while Beacon Fell and Gis- bum Forest are among other local habi­ tats. Eggs are laid in roots and the bulbs of


wild garlic and often laid near the entrance to ants’ nests and are taken in by the ants; When hatched the larvi devour the ants’ eggs. Development can take up, to five years and just last a few weeks as a flsdng insect. The audience learned so much from


this lecture which contained clear dia­ grams and slides. The final library lecture of the season


will be in Clitheroe Library on Thurs­ day, April 1st, at 7-30 p.m. when Char­ lie Liggett’s subject will be “Birds on the Russian Tundra”.


stunning creation, made out of sculptured black silk, hot from the London Fashion Week, followed by children’s wear, evening dresses, casual clothing for men, golf attire and bridal gowns, all ably mod­ elled by Stonyhurst pupils. “There are so many people to


from Stonyhurst have just returned from visiting their Jesuit sister school in Zimbabwe, St Peter’s, Kubatana. Mr Paul 'War- rilow, Ifead of Religious Studies, and Sophie le Breton (18), from Hurst Green, told the audience of over 300 people at the fashion show why the scholarship fund is so worthwhile. “I was struck by how eager the


Green, and the fasMon show’s com- pere, said: “I t ’s a huge culture shock coming home. We’ve made friends with people our own age- there and it’s hard to think of the


children are to learn,” said Sophie. “Pupils use every available minute to read and work, even when wait­ ing for a teacher to arrive. They live in absolute poverty, with no electricity or running water, yet their uniforms are pristine because they are proud to be going to school.” Natalie Crouch (18), from Hurst


thank,” said Anna. “The lighting, sound and music were brilliant, not to mention the help behind the scenes with make-up and dressing. Above all, the pupils themselves were brilliant — they really worked hard as a team.” . • A group of students and staff


eral businesses locally, such as Browse in Clitheroe and Renegade Marmalade from Manchester, and raised more than £3,000, which will educate five children for four years each. The catwalk show began with a


OUR pictures show one of the pupils, Abigail, modelling the


black dress from London Fash­ ion week during the Stony­ hurst Fashion Show, and a class of


pupils at St


Peter’s, Eubatana, the college’s Jesuit sister school in Zimbabwe, (s)


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poverty and difficulties they live with.


“Many have lost parents to


MDS or cholera and are caring for their families, often getting up at 4 a.m. to do school work.” While they were in Zimbabwe,


they saw President Mugabwe’s motorcade and had guns trained on


them by his guards. “That was the only time we ever


felt ourselves to be in any danger,” said Sophie. If you would like to make a


donation to the Stonyhurst Zim­ babwe scholarship fund, please contact the College on 01254 826345.


Alan Brookman was warmly thanked for all the hard work he had undertaken during the past two years. Mr Colin Armstrong


succeeds him as chair­ man.' Mrs Denise Ather­ ton and Mrs Ann Kay have joined the commit­ tee.


THERE was a good timi out for the annual gener­ al meeting of the Clitheroe University of the Third Age in St Mary’s Centre. Retiring chairman Mr


New chairman for University of Third Age Mrs Meg Shaw, a past


president, spoke about the necessity to take a positive role in the run-


.ning of the U3A and recited a poem to that effect. ■Vice-chairman Bob


Lawson recounted his experiences in Edinburgh where he attended the U3A annual conference. There were four lectures “Changing Expectations of Life”, “Positive Age­ ing”, How Intelligence Affects Life” and “Gener­ ations, the Life Course


and Life Long Learning”. The theme running through all the lectures was th a t human beings are programmed to sur­ vive. Life expectancy is


greatly improved by keeping active, both


. mentally and.physically; by living for today and stasdng on the bright side The five most impor­


tant things to remember are; Connect, Be active. Take notice. Keep learn­ ing, Give. He ended by saying


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