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by Julie Magee


A CHRISTMAS concert is being staged next month by one of Clitheroe’s best


loved group of musicians. ■ Clitheroe Town Band, which was formed in 1998, is an integral part of town life, with its 30-or-so regular players performing all over the Ribble Valley, at local events. I ts music* h e a rd at


Clitheroe’s Remembrance Sunday service and the civic parade", is also a regular feature at Clitheroe Torchlight Procession, and at the Last Night of.the Proms at Clitheroe Castle bandstand every other year. But the band would not


be able to perform at such functions without the financial support it receives locally through events such as this forthcoming Christmas concert, which will be staged at the St Mary’s Centre on Saturday December 3rd. “We are self-supporting,


us at the Last Night of the Proms concert and other engagements, but probably aren’t aware of how things work financially.” The band, which rents


prem ises in the centre of Clitheroe, near to the market, uses fees raised at performances such as garden fetes, weddings, charity concerts, as well as playing at football matches, hotels and golf clubs, to fund its overheads. The fund-raising family


POPULAR: Members of Clitheroe Town Band are all ready for next month’s Christmas concert, (s)


apart from an annual grant from the council, for which we are grateful, but it only goes a small way to cover our costs,” explained one of the band’s clarinet players, Vanessa Warren.


“We also have quite large


overheads because we have to pay rent for the practice room, electricity and music etc. “The band, I feel, is an


integral part of Clitheroe. and a lot of people enjoyed


concert, which will be staged at the St Mary’s Centre, Clitheroe, at 7 p.m. will consist of a variety of music, including festive favourites, for the whole family. Tickets are available from


Clitheroe Music in Moor Lane, from the St Mary’s Centre, via the concert hotline - 07884 083220, or on the door. Ticket prices are £5 for


adults, £3 for children, and £15 for a family ticket. There will also be a licensed


bar. Park friends want you to help too


THE Friends of Brungerley Park, in Clitheroe, will hold their annual general meeting on Tuesday, November 29th, at The New Inn, Parson Lane, beginning at 7-30 p.m. Everyone with an interest in the park is warmly invited to attend.


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During the past year, most of the ren­


ovation work has been carried out by Ribble Valley Borough Council, using the DEFRA grant which the Friends group secured. The top path has been hard surfaced,


and the steps down to the river removed, to create a smooth path for wheelchairs and pushchairs. The area around the bathing huts has


been opened up, with the steps down to the river cleared, new paths laid and benches there for people to watch the river.


New bushes have been planted to attract wildlife and The Friends erected a notice


board detailing the park’s history', with the help of donations, v Both beds at the Waddington Road


entrance have been cleared and replanted, using generous donations. All the snakehead benches on the middle


path have been repaired and painted, with help from local organisations. Pauline Wood, on behalf of The Friends


of Brungerley Park, said: “This has been a great year for progress, but more needs doing.


ij “Next year we will be having regular


work parties, so come along and be involved in restoring this beautiful park -your park.”


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Harry’s death has marked end of an era


By Matthew Lambert


THE death of Henry (Harry) Ainsworth has marked the end of an era. He was the last of a Hurst Green farm­


ing family who, since the early 1900s, had been well known throughout the country for. “wood leading”. This was done for many years with heavy horses, sometimes using as many as five horses at once. In later years it was done with a wagon,


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by Duncan Smith


THREE former Clitheroe Roy­ al Grammar School pupils are lacing up their trainers to raise £3,000 to support women with one of the world’s rarest dis­ eases. Matt Sharpies’ wife, Sarah, who


works in Clitheroe, was diagnosed with incurable lymphangioleiomyo- matosis (known as LAM) in May this year..


•' The condition causes cysts to form


in the lungs and can lead to tumours in other parts of the body. Matt, who lives in Accrington, is


running the London Marathon on April 22nd next year together with Richard Sharpies (35), from Black­ burn, and John Bennett, from Clit­ heroe. Matt and Richard are also run­


P i V HARRY AINSWORTH


early 1940s, he married Ellen Jane Mercer, of Shireburn House Farm, Hurst Green. 1 Harry and his wife set up home at Qual­


ity Row, Hurst Green, where their two children were bom. Harry lived to see an­ other two generations blossom, as he and Jane were blessed with grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. His family has this week been paying


tribute: “Harry' was a well known and pop­ ular character in Hurst Green. His love of “wooding” remained with him all his life, and at the age of 98.he was still to be seen pulling branches home on his trolley and sewing them up with his chainsaw.”


ning the Greater Manchester Mara­ thon seven days later. They are raising money for the


charity LAM Action, which supports patients and their families ana funds vital research into the disease. “This will be my fourth London


Marathon and I wanted to push myself that little bit further this time,” said Matt (30), who is head of Learning for Life at Hameldon Community College, Burnley. “So we came up with the idea of


doing the Manchester run as well. I know we’re gluttons for punishment, blit we want to pull out all the stops and raise as much money as we can. “LAM Action is only a small char­


ity and needs all the support it can get. Just because LAM is incred­ ibly rare it doesn’t mean it’s any less


AT THE DOUBLE: Richard and Matt Sharpies plus John Bennett, who will run the 2012 London Marathon for the charity LAM Action, and (right) Matt’s wife Sarah, who has been diagnosed with the incurable disease.


devastating for the women who are struggling to live with it.” LAM only affects women and


there are currently only around 180 LAM cases in theJJK. There is no cure and only limited treatments at present. Accountant Sarah underwent


tests last November after experienc­ ing an excruciating pain in her side. A scan revealed she had a nine cen­ timetre tumour on her kidney and cysts in her lungs “We got a phone call to say it was


cancer. We were absolutely dev­ astated and went through a whole range of emotions as we tried to come to terms with the news,” add­ ed Matt. . “Three months later they contact­ ed us to say it wasn’t cancer after all,


. Sarah had her kidney and the tu­ mour removed just before Christ­ mas last year and was formally diagnosed with LAM in May after attending the National referral cen­ tre for patients with LAM. Tests revealed that despite the


cysts Sarah’s lung function was ex­ cellent, and the couple are hoping the condition continues to remain stable and she can carry on leading


Action website was there, as it ex­ plained more about the disease and how it affects people. It was a com­ fort to have it all spelt out so clearly " for us.”


but suspected it might be something, called LAM. We’d never even heard of the disease. It was hard getting our heads around it all. “I was so grateful that the LAM


a normal life. Sarah (30) is now back at work at accountancy practice FS Accountants in Lowergate, Clithe­ roe, which she runs alongside busi­ ness partner accountant Damian Farragher. ..


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Street, Clitheroe works at Thornton Sports, Altham.


marathons, running 10 to 15 miles a week. His full marathon plan will kick in the week before Christmas when he will start building up to 50 to 60 miles a week. © To sponsor Matt, Richard and


Matt is already in training for the


John Bennett (30), from Walker .


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John visit: http://www.justgiving. com/clitheroeladsmarathons2012. To find out more about LAM


visit the charity’s website: www.lam action.org


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