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The Poozies play Mellor!


by Duncan Smith Weekendplus


To advertise in Weekendplus please call Vicky Pointon on


01282 478114 or Serena Bergin on 01282 478118


FOLK music super group The Poozies will play at Mel­ lor Brook Community Centre this Sunday, February 20th. The deal securing the much


sought after group was con­ firmed very recently when it became apparent the band was passing through Lancashire on their journey from their native Scotland to a show in the south of England. Formed in 1990, the band


has, over the years, featured a number of folk luminaries including Kate Rusby, Karen Tweed, Sally Barker and Mary McMaster. Twenty years on. The Poozies


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seem to have found the secret of eternal youth. Still with three original members- Sally Barker on guitars, percussion and vo­ cals; Patsy Seddon on electro­ harp, gut-strung harp, fiddle, percussion and vocals; and Maty MacMaster on electro-harp, metal-strung harp and vocals - they have been energised by the perfectly compatible additions of Eilidh Shaw on fiddle and vocals


NO ORDINARY FOLK: The Poozies are part of folk mu­ sic’s hall of fame.


and Mairearad Green, accordion and vocals. Mary McMaster recently


featured on Sting’s highly ac­ claimed album “On a Winter’s Night” and toured with his show in Europe and the United States last year. The Poozies have recorded


seven albums over their illustri­ ous career, their most recent, “Yellow Like Sunshine”, gar-


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Thursday 24 February from 8.00pm. _ . ._W o r ld Class Drummer THE ASAF SIRKiS TRIO


Asaf Sirkis (drums), Tassos Spiliotopoulos (guitar), Yaron Stavi (bass).


Thursday 31 March from 8.00pm.


THE WILF LENTON QUARTET & THE NEIL C YOUNG TRIO.


Tickets E10 at door.


Concessions: Members £8 - Students & ________ under 16's price.


The New Atrium Cafe Bar, in Clitheroe Castle


near the Keep, Clitheroe.


Licensed Bar - Food - Good Parking. For more details on the club go to;


www.rvjazzandblues.co.uk or phone 07870 908 159


U Burnley Mechanics


Manchester Road - Burnley - Box Office - 01282 664400" Friday 18th Feb 8pm / £15


STEVE KNIGHTLY With special guest Jim Causicy


Friday 25th Feb 8pm / Mentalist Hypnotist


KEN WEBSTER t ’l -


“what a funny act, fantastic" Peter Kay


“what a great show" Ant & Dec


Hilarious mind reading, hypnotism, magic and fun Described as Denen Brown meets Chubby Brown Over I8 ’s only. £ 1 3 /£ 1 1


March Events


4th & 5th: FAIRTRADE FASHION SHOW 11th: Comedian MARK STEEL 9th: ANNIE LENNOX Tribute 18th: THE SCREWTAPE LEITERS Peifonned by Saltmine Theatre Company 19th: AMERICAN WRESTLING ' 24th: TOM WRIGGLESWORTH 25Ui: LETS HANG ON A musical journey though the career of ■ FRANKIE VALLI & The FOUR SEASONS 28th: From the producers of Brainiac Live - ^ THE SCIENCE MUSEUM LIVE 29th An Evening with GERVASE PHINN i


Book online at www.bumlevmechanirs.ro.iik


Stonyhurst College Antiques & Fine Art Fair


I Hurst Green, Nr Clilheroe, Lancashire BB7 9PZ |


18th - 20th February 2011 Open 1030am ~ 5.00pm Daily (430 finish Sunday)


Admission £4 Brinn this adierl to admit for the price of One!


Galloway Antiques Fairs( Tel/Fax 01423 522122


£ mail: susan@gaIIowayrair.s.co.uk www.gallowayfairs.co.uk •


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JASON DERULO.Bia BAILEY JASON MANFORO. ANDRE RIEU SCOUTING FOR GIRLS, NE-YO


The Moscow Ballet


Tickets:£2i!50 (£20 Cone.) Children f 1 fi


Manchester Camerata


Thurs 28 April Starts:730pm ,


Tickets: £16 (£13.50 ■ Cone.) Under 18s;£2


Magic of Motown Sat 30 April


Starts: 8pm


■■Tickets; £16.50 ’(£18.50 on door)


For a copy of our Spring/Summer 2011 Events Guide or to book tickets, e ox Office on 01282 661234 or visit www.thpmuni.co.uk


.. .Sweet September


3 Course Dinner & CoffeeV.Baiy DJ and Dancing to 1.00am Arrival 7.15pm / Dinner 8.00pm prompt


Only £27.50 Reservations please call 01254 825285 The Eagle at Barrow, Clitlieroe Road, Barrow, BB7 9AQ


Tommy Docherty ; Fri 25 March


tiering many accolades. Paul Matheson, reviewing for Folk Roots magazine, wrote: “The whole album has great musical and vocal variety; Gaelic classics


juxtaposed with contemporary bluesy pop songs and five-part vocal harmonies. Long may the Poozies’ sun continue to shine!” This not-to-be-missed show at


KSC GRAND


February 19th 2pm


Social Centre Lowergate


Admission 20p


Jumble Sale Saturday


Mellor Brook Community Cen­ tre starts at 7-30 p.m. and tickets, costing £12, can be bought in person at Britannia Gal­ lery, Branch Road, Mellor Brook, or by e-mailing: events@meIlorbrook.org or phoning 01254 812131 or 07871153880. For more information


on The Poozies visit www. poozies.co.uk or for more on forthcoming events at the community centre visit: www.mellorbrook.org


Powerful


trio to play jazz gig


PLAYING material ranging from


jazz ballads to hard rock-ish im­ provisations and gathering rave reviews wherewr they perform, the Asaf Sirkis Trio are the latest


act presented by the Ribble Val­ ley Jazz and Blues Club. They will play at the club’s reg­


ular venue, the Atrium Cafe Bar at Clitheroe Castle, next Thurs­ day, Februaiy 24th, beginning at 8 p.m. This is an outfit playing dy­ namic, lively and powerful music


which will stay with you long after the night ends. The venue has a licensed bar,


food and good parking. Tickets cost £10 on the doow,\vith a £2 reduction for club members and half-price for students and un- der-16s. For more about the club, including memberbership and forthcoming gigs, visit its website at: wvw.ryjazzandblues.eo.uk


Antiques and fine art fair


NATIONALLY known antiques and fine art dealers will be e.xhib- iting in Stonyhurst College from tomorow Friday, and again on Saturday and Sunday. This popular annual event is


organised by Galloway Antiques Fairs and will feature town and country furniture, porcelain, jew­ ellery, clocks, English and Con­ tinental silver, sculpture, glass, paintings, treen, bbjet de vertu, antique fishing tackle and antique maps and prints. TTiere fair is open 10-30 a.m. to


5 p.m. daily with 4-30 p.m. finish on Sunday. It is well-signposted and there is ample car parking together with refreshments avail­ able. Admission is £4, children under 16 are free. Galloway An­ tiques also help raise money for Cancer Research.


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Jollity Farm Fri 25 & Sat 26Feb *


Starts:! pm & 4pm


Tickets: £8 (£6 Cone.) Family £22 .


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425III)andIiandcdinbythcl0tliofthcmonlhpriorioil,eevcm. C h u r c Samlesbuty Hall Galleries,


exhibition of art by Blackburn Artists’ Society.


Braille It, meets in Clithe­


roe Library each Thursday at 9-30 a.m. to noon. Tel. 01200 426063.


paired Group meets Monday evenings in the Catholic So­ cial Club. Tel. 01200 426822. Lip reading sessions in the


Ribble Valley Visually Im­


library meeting room at 2 p.m. Each Tuesday. Pendle Club, Lowergate,


sequence dancing for over-55s each Tuesday at %30 p.m. Sawley Village Hall,


Bowland Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers, meet first Saturday of the month 10-30 a.m. to 4-30 p.m. Waddlers toddler group


in Waddington Methodist Church, Fridays from 10 to 11-30 a.m. The Grand, Come Danc­


ing Wednesdays 10-15 to 11-45 a.m. Yoga Monday and Thursdays 2-30 p.m. Street- feet, Thursdays 4-30 p.m St Mary’s Centre, lower


hall. Mondays, Toddler group, badminton. Tuesdays, Jujitsu, Thursdays, yoga, Latin American dancing, Fridays Tai Chi. Clitheroe United Re­


formed Church, reflective services at 12-30 p.m. each Tuesday. Trinity Methodist Church,


Kai Karate Club every Wednesday night. 18th - The Sanctuary of


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Healing, Langho, Ribble Valley Meditation Group, Aquarius Solar Festival. Tel. 01254825976. 18th - Clitheroe United


Reformed Church. East Lan­ cashire People First Drop-in. Tel. 01200428604. 1 Sth - Chipping Village


Hall, fund-raising barn dance and ceilidh with hot-pot sup­ per. Tickets tel. 01772 782110


Friday 29 April Soul Night


. Local Kings of Soul, DJs Roman & Ginger Taylor, will be joined : by some top-class


/guests for another night of classic


Motown & Northern


; . Soul tracks. 01282 661234


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THERE are an abundance of pleasures to be had in the Ribble 'Valley this weekend, starting tomorrow evening with a barn dance and ceilidh in Chipping Viiiage Hall featuring the Ribchester Old School Ceilidh Band. On Saturday, Clitheroe Parish Church Amateur Op­ eratic and Dramatic Society present the musical “Okla­


homa”, followed with performances each evening for one week. The popular Galloway Antiques Fair comes to Stony­


hurst College on Saturday and Sunday when antiques and fine art dealers will be exhibiting their wares.


FEBRUARY 18TH - 24TH


or Longridge Post Office. 18th, 19th, 20th - Stony­


hurst College, antiques and fine art fair 10-30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (4-30 finish Sunday. 19th to 26th - Clitheroe


Parish Church Amateur Op­ eratic and Dramatic Society present “Oklahoma”. Tickets 07974323832.


■ 19th - St Michael and St John’s Parish Hall, grand j'umble sale. Proceeds to char­ ity. For jumble collection tel. 01200427029. 19th - The Grand presents


“The Snow Queen”. 19th - The Grand presents,


Hokie Joint/ The Revenues. 20th - Clitheroe Moun­


taineering Club, day meet in Kettlewell. Leaving council offices car park at 8 a.m. Tel. Nick Millward on 01200 441346. 20th - Clitheroe Ramblers,


meet Chester Avenue car park at 9-30 a.m. for Upper Ribblesdale. Tel. Keith Allen 01254822802. 20th - Hurst Green Memo­


rial Hall, flea market and indoor car boot sale. Refresh­ ments available all day. 21st- Stepping Out, meet


West Bradford Village Hall. Tel. 01200 414484. 22nd - Stepping Out, meet


Sawley, road side parking BB7 4NH (GR777466). Tel. 01200414484. 22nd - Clitheroe Ram-


St. Catherine's Church Bumper


jumble Sale


Saturday February 19th 11am


Admission 50p West Bradford Village Hall Homemade


Playhouse Creatures Pendle Borderline Theatre


Wed 09-Sat 12 Mar


Starts; 7.30pm Tickets: £5 (£7 on door)


Refreshments on sale


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Tribute Night '■ Saturday 26th February


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biers, meet Chester Avenue car park at 1 p.m. Tel. Anne Hardacre 01200 429341. 22nd - Ribblesdale Wan­


derers Cricket and Bowling Club, AGM in the clubhouse at 8 p.m. Tel. 01200 426373. 23rd - Bowland Transit


Walk, Bashall Hall to Clit­ heroe via Waddington. Meet Interchange for 11-25 a.m. BIO bus. Tel. 01200 443561. 23rd - The Grand presents


an evening with Lisa Allen. 24th - Stepping Out, meet


Newton village car park at l- 30 p.m. Tel. 01200 414484. 24th - The Atrium Cafe,


Castle Museum. Ribble Val­ ley Jazz and Blues Club gig featuring the Aisaf Sirkis Trio. Tel. 01200 424444. 24th - Clitheroe Natural­


ists’ Society, lecture by Jim Clift on “In the wake of Charles Danvin - The Gala­ pagos Islands” in Clitheroe Library at 7-30 p.m. 24th - Knowle Green Vil­


lage Hall, luncheon concert featuring Jeremy Sassoon on piano and Ben Gray drums/ percussion. Concert starts at midday followed by lunch. To book tel. 01254 826948. 24th - Whalley and District


Historical and Archaeologi­ cal Society, talk by Margaret Curry on the “Eden Valley” in Whalley Abbey at 8 p.m. Visitors welcome.Tel. 01254 882842.


: ■'Further details of some • of the above events' can be


s found. in the advertisements"^ in Weekend Plus; A’ booking^


.^service for theatres and events • [f throughout the region is avail­ able at the Tourist Informa- -


: tioh Gentre,~Gouncil Offices; ■ ' Gh'urch Walk, Glitheroe; tel. ’ 01200425566.


. ’ ' - . 25th - Stepping


Ramblers’ meet Chester Avenue car park at 9-30 a.m. for Entwistie. Tel. Graham Dav­ ies 01254 301953. 26th - Knowle


Green Congre­ gational Church. Winter concert with local talent. Tel. Chris Okpoti on 01254878394. 26th - Whalley


Methodist Church. Haslingden Male Voice Choir. Tickets tel. 01254 825850. 26th-The


Grand presents. King Cresote and The Earlies/With- ered Hand. 26th - West


Bradford Village Hall, Hafla Belly Dance Party at 7-30 p.m. Tickets tel. 01200441551. 28th - Stepping


Out, meet Ribches­ ter main car park. Church Street at 1-30 p.m. Tel. 414484. 28th - Knowle


Green Village Hall, whist and domino drive at 7-30 p.m.


Church, Oasis Room, cookery demonstration by David Brown, for­ merly of Brown’s Bistro, at 7-30 p.m. Free entry or dona­ tion to Solomon Project. 26th - Clitheroe


Out, meet V^alley Bus Station at 1-30 p.m. Tel. 01200 414484. 25 th -S t James


FEBRUARY 25TH - MARCH 3RD Thu 17-


Sat 19 Mar Bugsy


Malone


stage Door Youth Theatre


This slapstick musical comedy follows the rivalry between two half-witted street : gangs


01282 661234


30 p.m. Tel. 01254 878447. 2nd - Clitheroe


. Concerts Society in CRGS Sixth Form Centre, York Street. Tel. Ken Geddes on 01200 423474. 2nd - Knowle


Green Village Hall, military whist and dominoes. Tel. 01254878447. 2nd - Clitheroe


Garden Club, in Ribblesdale Wanderers Cricket Club. Talk on “TTie Ups and Downs of Gardening” by Barbara and Bill Seddon. Tel. 01200 422818. 2nd - West


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Ramblers, meet Chester Avenue car park at 10 a.m. For Rylstone. Tel. David Tinniswood on 01282 864170. 1st - Clitheroe


Library, lecture on “The Baltic Capitals Cruise” by Alan Plowright at 7-30 p.m. Admis­ sion by ticket only available from the library. 1st - Knowle


Green Village Hall. Line dancing, beginners from 7-


ITALIAN flair and flavours came to a Ribble Valley ea- terie for a very special night. Michael Heathcote, Chef


Proprietor o f the Duke of York Inn, at Grindleton, handed his kitchen over for an evening, putting it in the ca­ pable hands of visiting Italian chef Massimo Torrengo. The region of Piedmont, in


Northern Italy, is Massimo’s native area and it is there in a small village, a few miles from Alba, that he runs his small but very successful restaurant.


Bradford Village Hal). Mother and Toddler Group. Tel. 01200423434. 3rd - Chatburn


School Hall, Clit­ heroe Bridge Club at 7-15 p.m. Tel. 01254877256. 3rd-Stepping


Out, meet Jeffrey Hill car park at 1- 30 p.m. Tel. 01200 414484. 3rd - Knowle


Green Village Hall, luncheon concert featuring the Benyounes String Quartet. Concert at midday followed by lunch. To book tel. 01254826948. 3rd - Clitheroe


Mountaineering Club, depart 9 a.m. from Clitheroe Cricket Club for Pen-y-Ghent. Tel. Humphrey John­ son 07836328730.


Duke of York turns Italian


“Trattoria del Bivio”. Guests who attended the


occasion enjoyed a delicious seven-course dinner with Mas­ simo bringing his own authen­ tic interpretation to traditional Piedmont dishes including Sheep’s Milk Cheese Fondue with Truffles and a Porcini Mushroom Croissant, Roast Veal with Polenta and Ti- ramisu. Afterwards a delighted


Michael said his kitchen team had really enjoyed working with the Italian chefs.


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