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PROVIDING CARE FOR THE ELDERLY FOR OVER 25 YEARS


quality of life is the ethos at the heart or part of the wider community. of Altham Care Home


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This prestigious family-run facility, purpose built to seiwe the community, has provided quality care to suit individual needs since it opened in 1983.


OlTering 36 beds to accommodate both long and short term stays, Altham Care Home has been run by tlie same family for the past 27 years and over that time has offered a consistently high standard of care.


Ensuring it meets the needs of all its residents, the team strives to provide quality care in comfortable, surroundings, encouraging^ those who live there to remain independent and most importandy feel at home.


Those , who. need to stay, long term are encouraged to personalise dreir rooms with their own-, favourite ^pieces of. furniture,: pictures, photographs and personal items - they can even take their, pet with them thanks: to the - home’s ‘ “pet friendly” status.


DIGNIT\^ in d ep en d en c e , ch o ic e a n d residents, whetlier they want to be undisturbed Altham Care Home’s higli standard of care is ’•


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A varied programme of activities including trips to the theatre, baking sessions, exercise classes, aromatherapy, crafts, karaoke, concerts and parties is provided throughout the year and residents are encouraged to participate as much or as little as they choose, \\ath involvement from family members actively promoted.


provided by a dedicated, qualified team of staff \vho are actively encouraged to participate in


professional development which exceeds the statutory requirements.


IHILE festival-goers revel in the mayhem of the Leeds and


Reading Festivals over the August Bank Holiday week­ end - Ribble Valley music lov­ ers will have a good enough reason to stay closer to home for their musical tonic. For there are few bands to


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■. Involvement m the outdoors is encouraged widi green fingered residents tending to their own


areas:of ;the gardens and workin^alongside staff - to create and care for the pots and hanging j,, baskets, which add aiseasonal splash of colour:?-':


And,^after residents recendy hatched chicks m 'an incubator, Aldiam Care Horne now has its ov\n supply of freshly laid eggs Irom its own free grange chickens.''";;


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This ongoing . commitment - to ensuring residents’; needs - come v first, • enables Altham Care Home ,to ; provide . privacy, dignity, independence, choicci rights and life fulfilment on a daily basis.


sum up the festival spirit more than the act performing at The Grand on the Saturday night of the year's final Bank Holiday weekend. 1990’s heroes Dodgy are back. And the definitive line up of Nigel Clark, Andy Miller and Mathew Priest have rarely been on such good form, ushering in one of indie music's more unfashionable reunions. Over Dodgy's six-year rise to


fame, they released three albums and 12 Top 40 singles including three top 10s and the top five hit. Good Enough, still a staple of the Radio 2 playlist. In 1996, the three-piece sold


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out the Brixton Academy for three nights in a row and were awarded an unprecedented 90-minute Saturday evening slot on the Pyramid Stage at the Glas­ tonbury Festival. It all began four years earlier,


in 1992, when Dodgy release three singles on their own Bostin


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■ Records imprint. Later that year they signed to A&M Records, a partnership that generated three albums of life affirming, cleverly crafted pop music that went on to sell well over a million copies worldwide. The Dodgy Album (1993), Homegrown (1994) and Free Peace Sweet (1996) had the NME, and the burgeoning indie scene, in raptures. Live performances were core


to the Dodgy experience. When the band first formed they start­ ed The Dodgy Club so that once a fortnight they were guaranteed a sold out gig. A dedicated touring band - in one early year of their career they played more than 250 shows - the trio built up a devoted and loyal fan base and tried to involve their audience in a live experience that was more


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than ,'jst watching a groups over the rim of a pint glass. Their positive attitude and


summery songs made Dodgy the perfect festival band and it was such a natural habitat for Clark, Miller and Priest they conceived their very own Big Top Tour, in 1996. A desire to return to this festi­


val vibe was a strong contribut­ ing factor to the band's reunion in 2010, playing songs such as Good Enough, Staying Out For The Summer, So Let Me Go Far, •


Making the Most Of, if You're Thinkin of Me, Melodies Haunt You, In A Room and the epic Grassman. After an extremely success­


ful set of reunion shows back in March,-Dodgy were invited to record live sessions for XFM and BBC Radio 2, serving to remind fans of the band's extensive back catalogue and witty charm. Within days of the reunion


dates coming to a close. Dodgy naturally found themselves back in the studio and over the course


only a few days, put together what was the basis of a new Dodgy album, such is the pro­ gressive nature of the band. The Grand is delighted to


secure Dodgy for a one-off show, ahead of their festival appear­ ance at the Galtres Festival in York later in the weekend. Tickets are £14 advance and


doors are 7-15 p.m., available . from The Grand Box Office and online at The Grand website (www.thegrandvenue.co.uk) and www.wegottickets.com


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sensational Chris Connor in the flesh might at least pose the question. Such is the iikeness of Manchester based Connor


O Reunion of indie-pop favourites set for The Grand


to "The King" he has been wowing fans on both sides of the Atiantic in his short career, having oniy taken his tribute act seriously to the stage in | 200B.


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months of performing live, he was selected to star at the World's Greatest | Elvis tribute tour, where he appeared with Presley's original backing singers, the Sweet Inspirations, in a series of dates including Manchester Apollo and Cardiff's St David's Hall. Now he is touring the UK with his "Seeing is .


Believing" tour and he stops off at The Grand during holiday season, performing in Clitheroe on Saturday, August 21st. Chris will be appearing with another legendary


Elvis performer, Steve Preston. Well known in venues throughout the north, Steve's career has spanned 20 years and his list of achievements in­ cludes being the only tribute artist ever chosen to appear on the Royal Variety Performance for Her Majesty the Queen. The "Seeing is Believing" Elvis Presley tour ap­


pears at The Grand on Saturday, August 21st, (£5 under IBs / £10 others).


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Places.remain for talent school


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udding stars of the stage need to act fast to join The Grand's "Backstage Pass" performing arts summer school. The week-long school is open to students


between seven and 18 years of age and takes place


. between Monday July 26th and Friday, July 30th (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.). Co-ordinator Tanya Wilson said: "The students


will have a wonderful opportunity to learn new skills in the performing arts and develop the talents they already have. They are guaranteed to have fun and make new friends along the way. "Backstage Pass is for anyone that has a passion


for the arts and loves to sing, dance or act. We take students.of all levels of ability - the mam ingredient we are looking for is enthusiasm." in addition to more traditionai forms of perform­


ing arts, there will also be sessions on DJing, MCing, breakdancing, songwriting and fashion. The students will be tutored by experienced industry professionais from across the performing arts spectrum. The week wiil conciude with a live showcase per­


formance on Friday at 6 p.m., where participants will perform in front of an audience. Costs for Backstage Pass are £145 per person for


the full week, including all training, lunches, snacks and drinks. A limited number of places are still available. Call 01200 421599 for more details.


NLY the Sunday Sport could possibly speculate on Elvis Presley still being alive but anyone who has witnessed the


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