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Marathon musical invite for schools


CNtheroe Advertiser ATImes,Thursday, Apr il 21,2011 by Julie Magee


IN the countdown to the 2012 London Olympics, schools across the Ribble Valley are be­ ing invited to take part in a mara­ thon musical fund-raising event in aid of local children and young


people. Schools signing up to stage the spe­


cially written Olympic-themed musi­ cal in their own school’s show next year will receive a free pack, includ­ ing teachers’ curriculum notes for ancient Greece, backing music CD, score, script and costume and prop making notes. This summer. Child Action North­


west is inviting teachers to apply for free tickets for children to wateh a showcase of the musical at Clithe- roe’s St Mary’s Centre. Presented by Salesbury CE Primary


; School, this will demonstrate how the production is staged and allow teach­ ers and their pupils to find out more about taking part. Fundraising manager Harriet Rob­ erts explained: “Child Action North-


MUSICAL SHOWCASE: Pupils from Salesbury Primary School gear up for the performances, (s)


west supports local schools through our Familywise project. If a teacher feels that a child’s learning progress or behaviour at school is being af­


fected by issues at home, our team works closely with the whole family to provide emotional and practical help and advice.


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In Dixon’s footsteps...


SIXTEEN Clitheroe Ramblers, plus one eaeh from Blackburn, Hynd- burn and Fylde, enjoyed improving


weather a 10-and-three-quarter-miIe circular walk starting from The Inn at Whitewell.


“By taking part in the marathon


musical event we hope to raise aware­ ness of our work in schools and en­ able the community to raise money for a project which helps families on their own doorstep. “We’re delighted to be working


with the teacher and pupils at Sales- buiy School, which is the one closely linked with the charity since our foundation as Blackburn Orphanage, when the orphan children attended


as pupils.” • “The Ancient Olympics: The


Legend of Callipateira”, written by Daniel Dalton with music by Tim Spender, will be performed by pupils from Salesbury School at Clitheroe’s St Mary’s Centre on Monday, July 4th, and Tuesday, July 5th, at 1-30


p.ra. The performance is free of charge


to local schoolchildren and teachers if booked in advance on 01254 244700. It will also be performed on Tues­


day, July 5th, at 6 p.m. at Clitheroe’s St Mary’s Centre with tickets costing £3.50 (£1 children) available through Salesbury School on 01254 244580.


WASP gets 'good’ Ofsted rating


AN Ofsted inspector has rated the service provided by Waddington Af­ ter School Provision, which operates within Waddington and West Brad­ ford Primary School, as “good” with some'aspects “outstanding”. WASP, which was set up in 2002


and specialises in early years child care, is registered for 24 children aged four to eight. Ofsted reported that “overall the


quality of provision is good”, that the children enjoy an “inelusive and welcoming environment” and that the activities they engaged in were


“generally stimulating”. The group’s attention to safety and welfare was highlighted as being “thorough” and “consistent”. Ofsted also drew attention to the


group’s effective relationship skills, stating that the staff “know the chil­ dren very well as individuals”, that they had “excellent working relation­ ships” with the host school, and that parents and carers gave positive feed­ back. The inspector rated WASP’s partnerships and its effectiveness at engaging with parents and carers as “outstanding”.


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relaxed” and were developing “strong social skills”. They were regularly en­ couraged to express themselves, had good manners, and did not always have to be prompted by adults. The children were given the chance


The children appeared “happy and


to develop strong skills in informa­ tion technology. They also indulged in plenty of physieal pursuits, both inside and outside. The report sug­ gested that further development of the outside area would be beneficial. Consistently highlighted was they way in which WASP treats the chil­


dren as individuals and thus ensures that every child’s needs are met. Overall, the children received a good standard of care and a special effort was made to ensure each child is in­ cluded, said the report. • WASP, which is open Monday to


Friday, from 3-20 to 5-45 p.m., term time only, is managed by a commit­ tee and runs independently from the school. There are 80 children on roll, including some over eight. Places are allocated to children who attend the primary school and it is flexible to the needs of working parents.


sionary path to Burholme Farm, which contains traces of even more relics of historical or architectural interest. Following the Hodder to­ wards Dunsop Bridge, they came into the village from the Thorney- holme Hall direction. After a short break, the walk con­


blehole, who was the main force behind the breaking of the “Cragg Coiners” gang during the second half of the 18th Century. After passing John Brabbin’s Old School House in Newton, they crossed the Hodder Bridge to swing to a south-westerly direction, crossing the fields towards Foulscales. Their route then went west toward


Giddy Bridge and turned southwards past Higher Birkett and across Bir- kett Fell, picking up the road briefly at Marl Hill. The ramble then fol­ lowed the footpath via Crimpton, past Hell Hole Pot and Fairy Hole Caves and the Raven Scar Planta­ tion, and down Seed Hill back into Whitewell. Overall, it was reckoned to be one


of the more beautiful routes walked in recent times by the group, as well as giving some surprisingly interest­ ing insights en route.


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tinued up to Beatrix Farm and then swung in a more easterly direction. The group stopped at the top of the hill above Rough Syke Barn and there enjoyed their lunch and more magnificent views across the Hodder Valley. Their route then took them on to Gamble Hole Farm, whose name is said to be derived from a Norse name of Gamel, plus the sink holes that results from underground erosion of the local limestoneT It was Robert Parker, from Gam-


Dixon’s “Historic Walks around Bleasdale”, published in 1988, as the “Lost Domesday Manors on the Ro­ man Way”. The first point of interest was the inn itself, which had been a keeper’s bouse, then a manor, parts of which date from circa 1400. They then followed the conces­


This route is documented in John Clitheroe A dvertiser & Times, Thursday, A p r il 21,2011 Valley band’s debut single Pubgoers to rescue by Hesta Sandom


RIBBLE VALLEY-based band “Andy Oliver” will see the release of their first single Save the Last Dance For Me at the end of this month. The single’s release on April 25th on iTunes will follow a number of


promotional gigs in Manchester, London and Hartlepool. Andy Oliver is a tale of two musical


minds, musicians Andy Oliver and Jim Ellel, who live in the Ribble Valley and have been working together for a year. Darwen-born Jim grew up ,in York


Village, near Langho, and was educated at St Augustine’s RC High School. He started playing the guitar aged 15,


and from the moment he could string three chords together, began writing songs, and played in the Lancashire-based bands The Wire Monkeys and The Rising. A couple of years ago, Jim built a


studio with the hope of creating music for television and film.


He has a strong lyrical style of writing, rich in acoustic riffs and catchy hooks.


Andy, who was born in Hartlepool,


worked professionally as an actor from a young age, appearing in “Byker Grove”, “55 Degrees North” and “Grubs”. He battled alcohol addiction and


it was this that spurred him to turn a life-long love of music into an escape and a coping mechanism. His songs are written about his struggle, and the people who helped him.


Now living in Chatburuy and married


to award-winning actress Janet Bamford, who grew up in Chatbum before going on to carve out a career as a top theatre and television actress. Andy met Jim after he rewired his


house. They began talking and Andy played him a few songs. Jim came to play at a gig and they started working together on their debut single. The band will be selling a limited-edition


copy of the hard disc from Clitheroe music store Townsend Records. The duo have just played a gig for the


Sophie Lancaster Foundation, and have headlined top London venue the Bull and Gate, a venue that has hosted such acts as Razoriight, Nirvana and Coldplay. This weekend, they take the live


promotion of their single to Hartlepool, and will be announcing a Clitheroe date in the next couple of weeks to fans who sign up to their Facebook page (andy Oliver music) or go to their website www. audyoIiver.co.uk. They are also in the final stages of talks with a record label.


£20,000 for Cancer Research UK by cycling the entire coastline of Great Britain in


my own experience of cancer, taking on a challenge like this is my way of giving something back and saying thank you.


will be provided by a motorhome driven by various family and friends, including Bill’s wife Val, and almost every caravan site on the route has offered a night’s pitch free of charge. Bill said: “After


which begins on May 10th, will see Bill cycle an average of 70 to 80 miles per day, before arriving back in Clitheroe some time in July, after visiting the most n o r th e r ly , southerly, easterly and westerly points on the mainland. Accommodation


just 10 weeks. The challenge,


money fo r the C h r is t ie Hospital and Rosemere Cancer Foundation by cycling from Land’s End to John O’Groats, and by climbing all 214 of Wainwright’s Lake District fells in only 55 days. This time he hopes to raise


estate agent is about to embark on a 4,300-mile bike ride around the coast of Britain to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Bill has previously raised


challenge is the biggest yet. The 58-year-old Clitheroe


TW O -T IM E c a n c e r survivor and unstoppable fund-raiser Bill Honeywell is at it again - and his latest


Bulldog Bill is back in saddle


by Duncan Smith


challenge and his fantastic fund-raising efforts.” Sarah MePhee, Cancer


support from record-beating round-the-world cyclist Mark Beaumont, who said: “Great Britain has a famously twisty, hilly coastline, so attempting to cycle around it is a serious undertaking. “Best wishes to Bill for the


Research UK’s area volunteer manager, said: “We are


something for charity and I’m hoping we can raise £20,000 for Cancer Research UK.” Bill has also received


it’s been an ambition of mine to tour the entire British coastline. “It seems a perfect way to do


“Since I took up cycling,


absolutely delighted Bill has decided to attempt such a great challenge to raise money for Cancer Research UK “We have made enormous


his own online diary (www. billhoneywell.blogspot.com) with details of progress and no doubt a few anecdotes along the way.


challenge visit www.justgiving. com/Bill-Honeywell or contact Bill at his office at 1 Castlegate, Clitheroe (012004260411. Bill will also be updating


been able to do this thanks to the d e d ic a t io n and commitment of our volunteers, supporters, and fund-raisers, such as Bill.” To support Bill’s epic


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DRINKERS at a Clitheroe pub intervened when they saw a woman stagger past and then get into the driver’s seat of a nearby car. Blackburn magistrates heard


for 20 months and fined £150 with £100 in costs. Claire Grant (prosecuting)


said all the people sat outside the New Inn, on Parsons Lane, took notice when Duxbury


Street, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis. She was banned from driving


staggered back to the car and this time one of them took her keys and called the police. Duxbury (52), of Sapphire


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they remonstrated with Andrea Duxbury, and eventually


ersuaded her to take a taxi ome. But five minutes later, she


had to do with them, one of the witnesses replied: “I have got a conscience and it doesn’t allow you to drive off.” When the police arrived,


Duxbury gave a roadside reading of 87 against the legal level of 35, but then failed to give a proper sample at the police station. Clare Knight (defending)


b u t there wasn’t enough volume for them to register properly,” said Miss Knight.


said Duxbury was very upset by the proceedings. She did provide two samples,


going to attempt to drive, a number ran over to her. When Duxbury asked what it


staggered past clearly drunk. When she got to a parked car, she put her hands on the bonnet and walked herself round to the driver’s door. When they realised she was


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