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SEEKERS of earthbound spirits, spectres and spooks are invited to join two ghostly goings-on in the Ribble Valley next weekend. North West Spirit Seekers, an


events company based in the region, is organising the,Ghost, Hunting Weekend,-with events taking place next Friday and Sat­ urday, February 5th and 6th. The first, on Friday, is an


evening of clairvoyance and mini ghost hunt at the Shirebum Arms


Hotel, Hurst Green. I t includes am evening supper, a clairvoyance demonstration with guest medi­ um Paul Hunt, and a search for any wayward spirits lingering in the famously haimted 16th Cen-. tury coaching inn. On Saturday the scene will


shift to Clitheroe, where pursuers of the paranormal will seek the spirits of the famous Pendle Witches. The event begins with a Ghost Walk around Clitheroe


with local historian and folklore expert Simon Entwistle, before heading up to Pendle Hill to leam about the life and times of the Pendle Witches. The ghost hunt will commence


around 8-30 p.m. at Clitheroe Castle.


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Auction mart’s boost for air ambulance


STAFF and cus­ tomers at Clitheroe Auction Mart held a raf t of fundraising events over the festive period to raise £1,470 for the North West Air Ambulance. The drive kicked off


with the donation of a lamb by Ian Lancaster which was bought in the Christmas auction by butcher Andrew Sander­ son, of Baxenden, for £98, a sum which was matched by regular cus­ tomer Karl Kempson, from Rossendale. A staff raffle raised


another £400 and a charity auction made £860. The latter fea­ tured a box of meats from on-site butcher Country Style Meats, a meal for two at the Inn at Whitewell, a ticket for a Blackburn Rovers match, an hour’s profes­ sional photography from John Eveson, a helicopter ride and Auc­ tion Mart staff time for carrying out handling and cleaning work.


Clitheroe’s Chief Auc­


tioneer Joe Worthington said: “As many of our farming clients live in isolated parts of the North West, the service the air ambulance gives them is often a vital life­ line. That is reflected in the enthusiastic support they have lent to our Christmas fundraising effort for this fantastic charity. ”


Platform for a golden display


■ ALL that glitters at the gallery is gold - and black.


■ The first exhibition of 2010 to be staged at


.Beverley Jones. I ts restricted colour palette resulting in


Clitheroe's Platform Gallery is entitled “Black and Gold”, and was officially opened on Satur- ; day by the Mayor of the Ribble Valley, Coun. '


■ exhibits portraying strong forms provides the . ( theme of the display, , which features pieces by ;■ graduates from the Royal College of Art in Lon- i, don, as well as others from European craft mak­ ers.


( : The aim of “Black and Gold” is to showcase


/Contemporary approaches to art and demon- : strate how boundaries are pushed within chosen i material highlighting attention to detail. (/•- Admission to the gallery in Station Road, 1 Clitheroe, is free and it is open to the public


between 10 a.m. and 4-30 p.m. from Monday to Saturday. V. Our photograph shows the Mayor of the Rib-


,; ble Valley, Coun. Beverley Jones, with gallery' ' cb-ordinator Alex Stephens at the opening of the i exhibition.


t m j Joe himself had cause


to thank the air ambu­ lance a few years ago as it was called out to his own farm when he was injured by a cow. ■ Les Hardy, volunteer


fund-raiser for the North West Air Ambu­ lance', said: “This gen­ erosity in the light of the current economic climate really reflects the importance of the


service to the rural com­ munity.” Our main picture


shows (left to right) Clitheroe Auction Mart director Keith Whitwell presenting the cheque to Les Hardy and his grandson Lyndon at the mart’s January lamb sale, and (inset) Clitheroe’s Chief Auc­ tioneer Joe Worthing­ ton. (s)


Record sales for shop at


Christmas CLITHEROE’S branch of low price department store The Original Factory Shop has con­ tributed to record sales for the company over the festive period, which saw a year-on-year increase of 48.3% and a profit increase of 60% for the four weeks ending December 27th. Like-for-like sales increased by


16% for the same period, while like-for-like sales for the quarter were up 7.7%. “We gave customers exactly


what they wanted this Christ­ mas by making their money go further and giving them access to luxuries at affordable prices, even in these testing times,” said Cassie Hughes, store manager of The Original Factory Shop in Clitheroe. “Our quest to deliver out­


standing value continues into the new year, when we will be holding the prices of current stock and not passing on the VAT increase to our customers.”


Exercise


in disguise ZUMBA is the latest excercise craze, now available in Clitheroe thanks to local fitness instructor Caroline Ashworth. Mingling aerobics with Latin


dancing, Zumba aims to make excercise enjoyable and fitness fun.


“Exercise in disguise” is what


Caroline calls it, commenting: “The biggest thing is that every­ body knows they should exercise, that it’s something they need to do, but with Zumba it’s some­ thing they want to do. “Zumba is a chance to be kind


of crazy, it’s pure fun and keeps ‘ you moving.” Designed to be easy to do,


Zumba appeals to both men and women of all ages. The routines feature interval-training sessions where fast and slow rhythms and resistance training are combined ~ to tone and sculpt your body while burning fat. . You can find out more by call­


ing Caroline Ashworth on 07841 038141 or through the Lee Carter Health Studio, in Clitheroe.


A NEW venue set to open in the Ribble Valley later this y ea r has m a d e l t s first key appointment'. Rebecca Clarke has been


appointed wedding and event planner for The Tithe Bam, at Browsholme Hall, a brand new venue which 'will open for business in October 2010. She has more than 10


years’ experience of helping brides plan their weddings, and was pre-viously the head of a 15-strong team at the Inn at Whitewell, where she co-ordinated all the wed­ dings and events at the pop­ ular country hotel. Prior to that, she worked in front of house at the Thomeyhohne Hotel in Dunsop Bridge. Set in beautiful parkland


overlooking the Hodder Val­ ley, the Tithe Bam nestles in wonderful countryside ■with stunning views, in the gar­ dens of the oldest surviving


features such as exposed stone, oak beams and flag­ stone floors will pro'vdde two magnificent spaces which can either be used together or on their own. Commenting on her


REBECCA CLARKE


family home in Lancashire. Owned by the Parker family, Browsholme Hall is a his­ toric house which has been described as “the jewel in the crown of the Forest of Bow- land”. The 17th century Tithe


Bam is currently imdergoing a sensitive conversion from an underused, but beautiful­ ly constructed, pair of stone barns into a unique new venue licensed for weddings, receptions and events for up to 120 people. Traditional


business providing easy access, to th§ ^nds invested by'RS§t 4 tglephgng,


. invest fropi El Q,000 tQE5QQ,Q0Q i available to small busin,essi§i partnerships and limitad QQmpaniBS: , Q,§Q% bonus for the first six months • tiered variable rates of intarest


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appointment, Rebecca said: “I ’m really thrilled to be joining the team at Brow­ sholme and also to be head­ ing up such a fantastic new project. “The Ribble Valley is a


very popular location for weddings and events, and I ’m sure th a t The 'Tithe Bam -will prove to be a great hit. “We will be providing a


service that is completely independent and offering the bride, groom and their fami­ lies, or those arranging cml ceremonies, the widest possi­ ble choice in the way that their special day is planned. So anyone who got engaged over Christmas and New Year should give me a ring!”


AN artist’s impression of what The Tithe Barn will look like.


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