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Trudy Warbrick, of Maple Close, Whalley, who received her bottle of Champagne Taittinger Brut NV from Ribble Valley Wine Club's Mike Murdoch. Mrs Warbrick said:
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as we had guests and it was very busy, so I am saving it to celebrate
my husband David's 40th birthday in March". Award-winning Villa Maria Estate,
from New Zealand, also provided a prize of an aromatic Sauvignon Blanc and a rich, fruit driven Bordeaux blend red wine to the second entry from Mrs Kathryn
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accompanied by Nigel. The concert starts at 7-30 p.m. and
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REVIEW: "Taking Steps", . performed by The Oldham
Coliseum Company Out and About at the Grange
Arts Centre, Oldham, until March 10th. Box office: 01616Z42829
WHILST the lovely old theatre
the Coliseum in Oldham is being refurbished, the
company are putting on productions in a variety of venues, chief of which is the
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Artistic Director Kevin Shaw
has chosen Alan Ayckbourn's classic farce 'Taking Steps" • to put on in this theatre in the round (or more precisely square). Ayckbourn originally wrote it for his Scarborough theatre in the round and indeed much of the humour and amazing visual gags depend upon this. An ex-dancer Oackie
Morrison) is planning to iMve her wealthy alcoholic husband (John McAndrew) whilst her boring brother (Ben Porter) tries to prevent her. The situation is complicated | by a confused young solicitor (Antony Eden), plus a builder (Martin Miller) who is desperate to secure the lucrative contract arid the pathetic former fiancee (Maeve Larkin) of the boring brother.-
; All are conifined in an old
house, supposedly haunted by a dead prostitute and the action takes place in the sitting room, the master bedroom above, and the attic above
.that. How designer Michael Holt and the wonderfully accomplished cast achieve this on a flat surface is amazing and hilarious, . This is a delight of an evening, filled with laughter. Director
Robin Herford was in the original production and recalls
his difficulty in preventing himself from "corpsing" because the script was so funny. This cast performs with aplomb and terrific acrobatic skill. In March the Company are
taking an innovative new production of "The Hound
of the Basken/illes" on tour, starting in Huddersfield, but it , will be coming to The Dukes Theatre in Lancaster later. Then, back at the Grange Arts Centre, my two favourite comics,
. LipService are (appropriately) bringing back "Move Over Moriarty", followed by the co- , production with the Octagon of "Alfie"; The Company will return
to.the Coliseum in the autumn and the panto will go,;
on,'thank goodness! PIPPA MUNRO HEBDEN
A LIFETIME'S ambition was fulfilled when the epic voyage that was local man Bill Backhouse's ocean odyssey finally reached its conclusion at the end of the fourth leg of the prestigious Clipper 2011-12 Round the World Yacht Race. After joining the famous race - one of the only
amateur contests of its kind and open to all sailors professional and non-professional from all walks of life in mid-November, Bill (52) was part of the crew of the Singapore, one of the ten 68ft yachts taking part. His voyage took in more than 5,300 nautical miles from western Australia, on to New Zealand, before finishing in Queensland, eastern Australia. Having had time to reflect on his experiences.
Bill, a father-of-two from Waddington, talks to The Valley about some of the high and lows of his amazing experience: "My long standing and overwhelming
ambition throughout my life so far has been to sail a trans-ocean racing yacht and to experience in full the highs and lows of open-ocean racing in all their glory. I anticipated fear and elation and my overriding aim for the challenge was to give 100% of myself to my team's endeavours. "in reality, I could never have anticipated
the full enormity of this amazing voyage and the many ups and downs I experienced throughout my time on board. From the huge disappointment of broken steering gear, which failed deep in the Southern Ocean and meant we had to retire from the race from Geraldton, western Australia to Tauranga, New Zealand, to eventually finishing a credible fifth place and the joy of being reunited with my wife Andrena and other family members at the finish line, it was an absolutely amazing rollercoaster of emotion from start to finish - truly wonderful. "While at first the steering setback felt like a
disaster, it was a real challenge and one we rose to together as. a team. Without primary steering, we had to nurse the yacht for nearly 800 nautical miles to Queenscliffe, near Melbourne, for repairs. The depths, however, were balanced with incredible heights. Being at sea and racing across the oceans every day for a start. I particularly loved the surfing of the seas in heavy weather. When the yacht is set up correctly and catches the big rollers of up to 50ft high, the speeds are incredible and we exceeded 20 knots' at times - what a buzz! The Southern Ocean and Tasman Sea were other particular highlights for me - awesome power, beautiful and just nature in its rawest form." Bill is keen to stress that life on board was as
hard as it was rewarding, living in cramped and sometimes dangerous conditions. He continues: "These yachts are built for speed, not comfort and believe me, this was no cruise! Below deck was damp and you quickly had to get used to the boat pitching violently in severe weather conditions. We also had to adjust to the extreme sleep deprivation and day-to-day routine necessaiy for the whole operation to run
smoothly. "We bonded as a team very well from the
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Singapore crossing the finish line at Goid Coast, Queensiand, in fifth piace after racing 1,400 nauticai miies from Tauranga, New Zeaiand. (s)
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usually when fatigue set in. I made some fantastic friends and will keep in touch with many of my crew mates as well as some crew members from the other boats." Asked what advice he would offer to anyone
thinking of taking up this mammoth personal challenge for themselves. Bill offers these words of advice: "I would say think very hard about it! I would advise anyone to have a go if the individual was adventurous and team spirited, but it wouldn't suit'everyone. There's lots of physically demanding work on deck and of course, the hardest work has to be done when the weather is at its foulest. This includes changing heavy head sails - usually a fiv^ man job which takes up to 30 minutes - with the foredeck taking on the mannerisms of a mechanical bull and thousands of gallons of ocean crashing over you to boot. "Mental strength is essential, because it does get pretty hard when fatigue sets in, and
that's always when the skipper will call for a sail change. I overcame that side of things by immediately getting to my feet and moving in the direction of the job to be done, rather than dwelling for even a few seconds on how hard it might be." Such a life-changing experience can change a
person's perspective and outlook on life and Bilf is certain that this is definitely the case for him: "As a result of my experiences, I feel much more relaxed and tolerant of others. I have a better understanding of what it takes to get something done as a team. Petty issues annoy me less and . I think that's because, at sea, it pays to let the - smaller things go over your head and save your energy for things that really matter. I'll really try . and remember what it was like out there when ‘ facing life's little day-to-day niggles." So.vyhat will the next challenge entail for the ' '
man who gained his love of sailing from holidays • with his father as a youngster?
"I plan to sail my own yacht from Spain to Italy
in May, but I can't yet close the 'Clipper" chapter of my life because The Singapore is still out there, racing around the world. My crew mates and friends are on board and making it happen. I'm still very much a crew member, even though my leg has been and gone and until she comes home to Southampton in July, when we'll no
. doubt have a massive party, I don't feel like I can put this adventure to one side because it's not over yet When she's finally home, maybe I will be. able to properly reflect on this amazing . experience and adventure of a lifetime. Until _
-then, I can say that this has been the toughest' and the b ^ thing I've done in my lifetime..._so .far."
~ . • Bill's final tally for his chosen charity the
Brain Research Trust, in memory of his late friend Cate Sutcliffej stands at £4,200, against a target of £3,000. To find out more about the trust's invaluable work, visit
vwyw.brt.6rg.uk/
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