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Achrertiser AnmeSjThursday, June7,2012


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A WITCHES and wizards fan­ cy dress weekend at Clitheroe Castle Museum proved a pop­


ular draw to local families. In with the. chance of winning a


Family Ejmlofer Ticket or £20 to yen d in the gift shop. The chil­ dren were also presented with a museum goody bag.


. ’ ■ A Regal Weekend fancy dress event was staged at die museum on Saturday and Sunday when there was. the opportunity to


.dress up as a queen, king, prince or princess also with a prize of a


Family Explorer Ticket or £20 to spend in the gift shop for the best chressed. Until the end of the month a


spot the kings and queens com­ petition is being be held in the museum. The first correct answer drawn will win a museum goody


■bag. Stoty time sessions arc held at the museum every Saturday from 2-30 to 3 p.m., crafts every Sunday fi-om 2 to 3 p.m. • For more details about any


of these events contact the mu­ seum on 01200 424568.


SPOOKY: “Wizard Howard”, who scooped first prize at Clitheroe Castle Museum’s fancy dress weekend, with (left to right) witches McKenzie (six), Sienna (two) and Maddison (five), (s)


Crowds and compost in the library


FREE bean plants, hostas, seeds and loads of information were available along with the usual books at Clitheroe Libraiys Get Growing event.


It was organised by library manager


Sandra Ellis, representatives of Chatbum Allotment Society, Transition Town Clit­ heroe, Help Direct, Countryside Rangers and Clitheroe Garden Club were all rep­ resented at the event., .Adults Md children alike embraced the event, taking plaiits home to grow on and.


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• For more information contact Clit­ heroe Garden Club on 01254 249694, the


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r o y a l APPROVAL: Waiting to greet the Queen are Chipping in Bloom group members Barry Durham and Peter and Sue Harrison.


A PICTURESQUE village is going for “gold” in the floral Olympics! Everyone in the village is pulling out


all the stops in a bid for glory in Britain in Bloom 2012.


And this year villagers are going green


in every sense of the word to show judges the village is eco-ffiendly and sustainable. For mangers on the wall of St Bar­


tholomew’s Church and various other places around the village are lined with sheep’s wool donated by a local farmer as an alternative to moss. Members of the Chipping in Bloom


group have been working overtime to make sure the village looks blooming mar-


GOING FOR GOLD: Manning the stall at the Chip­ ping Steam Fair are (left to right) Max Whatham, Liz Whatham and Sue Harrison.


velloiis. Residents were given tips on cre­ ating top displays at the annual hanging basket day led by Andy Aspinall and the group had a stall at the Chipping Steam Fair, raising more than £320. Hundreds of plants were donated by vil­


lagers for sale, along with a number spilt from the bee and butterfly bed on the vil­ lage green. Hanging baskets and build-your-own


“pollinator penthouse’” kits were also on sale, and local residents were encouraged to enter the Barton Grange-sponsored front garden competition. Three members of the group were also given the royal seal of approval recently


when the Queen visited Accrington, for Barry Durham and Sue and Peter Har­ rison represented the village during the march past the Queen. Chipping in.Bloom’s next big event is


the official opening of the Wildflower and ■Wildlife Conservation Project, which is on land behind St Mary’s Church on Satur­ day June 23rd. This will be held in conjunction with


St Mary’s Open Garden event when a number of residents’ gardens will be thrown open to the public. Refreshments will be available and


there will also be a plant stall and the day • will end with a barbecue.


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