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The cast of Slaidbum Players' most recent production. Bombshells, which was performed in March this year


Join this happy band


NOW in their sixth year, Slaidbum Players are on the lookout for new members of all ages. During the past five years this enthusiastic and friendly group has put on productions of Robin HocwJ, Sinbad, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Bugsy Malone, Bombshells and an Old Time Music


Hall. ProducOons planned for the coming year include a Lancashire- themed Old Time Music Hall on December 2nd, and Alice in Pantoland, from February 28th to March 2nd next year.- Rehearsals are held in Slaidburn


Village Hall on Thursdays and Sundays.


Potential recruits are invited to


attend a new members' workshop on Saturday, July 7th at the Village Hall from 10 a.m. until 12-30 p.m., with registration at 9-30 a.m. For more details, or to book a


place, ring Heather on 01200 446349. Booking is essential, by June 27th.


THE Rise and Fall of Little Voke> Octagon Theatre, Bolton until June 23rd. Box office: 01204 520i661. Website: www.' octagonbolton.co.uk .


ELIZABETH Newman's . production of Jim Cartwright's celebrated drama The Rise and Fall of Little Voice is tenific The first act is Sue


Devanei/s. As the drunken, raucous Mari she is a volcano of anger, humour and sexuality. She screams at her daughter and pours herself over.Ray Say (Matt Healy) in a frenetic,' desperate attempt to make him a part of her life. ■ But he is more interested


in Mari's daughter, Uttie Voice (Katie Elin-Salt),


Sue Devaney as Mari and Matt Healey as Ray Say. Photo: Ian Tilton


who sits in her bedroom listening to her father's old records and can sing in the voices of her favourites. In the second act, Katie Elin-Salt gives powerful . renditions of several songs which had the audience • clapping and cheering. The strpng cast give these


two central characters great support Matt Healy is a calculating, but ultimately sad Ray Say. Max Beesley Snr is a clever host, cornedian, drummer Mr Boo, and Paul-Ryan Carberry is the


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Little Voice on stage makes a big impact


, shy electrician, who falls for ^ Little Voice. Sally Bankes is a moving


and subtle Sadie, the fat friend of Marie and LV; Adam Keast and Louis Querelle provide the restof the music under ' - the direction of Howard ' Gray. The play is comic, • poignant and dramatic. Qaran Bagnall's set design and Chris Hirst's lighting add to the succea of this production. I was interested to read the programme notes to find out how many of the great singers Little Voice adores also have . tragic histories. This is well worth seeing


and the night I was there, the audience gave the cast a standing ovation. ^ The Octagon returns


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in September to start a w thrilling season with "Our Country's Good". - -


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Q&A


Here you can send in and find out the answers to those gardening problems


Why are the leaves on my plant all distorted and crinkled? t , “


The cause of this will have been ' a type of aphid (insect). Having landed on the leaf when young,-, they pierce arid suck,'creating a distortion to the leaf-To get rid of them spray with-a systemic insecticide, being ^temic is : crucial becauseithis means the plant will take it into the sap system so any further, sucking insects will be killed.


in your garden


IT'S important in the garden not just to have it looking great, but to help create a habitat for wildiife, and most importantly, the bees! The best way to turn your garden into a bee-


friendly place is with your plant choices. When choosing plants a good start is opting for those with a scent, and it need not be strong, the best example being Buddleja. Nowadays the beauty with growing these is that you do not need to have a giant 10ft tall bush at the bottom of the garden. The new "Buzz" range, with a maximum height


of only two feet, is ideal for the front of the border or as a container grown plant, still providing masses of scented flowers throughout summer. Now more towards the perennial plants, Nepetas (Catmints) are great edging plants with their long spikes of lavender flowers; the Sedums (Ice Plants) are great for late displays of flower and novy come with interesting foliage colours. A very under-rated plant is the Achillea (Yarrow),


now in a range of colours but more importantly giving long-lasting interest for up to eight weeks throughout summer the/re definitely good value. Another long lasting perennial which the bees go mad for is Monardas (Bergamots), flowering in August with whorls of irresistible flowers for the.


Why Isn't my Wisteria flowering? j


Wisterias (above) must be grafted to provide masses of flower, ' - ' : meanirig one plant grown onto another. To check this you will find the graft at the base of.- : . . the plarit,' if_ftere isn't a graft' ' - ;


, it will be a straight species that ■ vvill grow rajnpantly but rarely " ? produce’flower.-If there is a graft then fe^ with a high in Potash ( , fertilizer, now to Kelp eiicourage- ’


■ blobrhsjor next year, also' - ■ T remember to follow, f te correct v .


-techniques of pruning to ensure a well shaped and balanced plant -


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, leaves; then spray the bush; . vvith a furigicide/again making • sure it is ^temic. You can get preventative sprays, and curative ,■ sprays so if, itis already showing signs of mildevir'then make sure to use the latter. , ^ ‘


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bees in red, pink, purple and white. Remember to site your plants in a sunny border out of the wind. Looking towards next Spring, to realiy encourage


bees, have a go at making a bee hotel! Firstly make a wooden frame out of four-inch (10cm) plank and approximately eight inches (20cm) square, then in the gap pack lots of dead hollow stems


Jobs to do...


1 - standard Suckers Look out for suckers growing


at the base of any plants which are grown on standards (stems). Remove these by cutting back close to the stem of the plant • making sure not to leave a stump where new buds could emerge from.


2 -Lower Lawn Cut Height Now you can lower the height


of the cut on your lawn mower, with this warm wet weather this


will also help slightly reduce the growth rate of your grass.


3 - Spray Roses Spray roses with a systemic


fungicide to help prevent mildews, blackspots and rusts on established bushes. Try to get the spray on before the first signs develop, to help increase the plants resistance.


4 - Support Delphiniums Now producing many buds


tie in and support these to stop them breaking and help create that show stopping display over the next few weeks. With the rain and wind, this is when they are most susceptible to damage.


5 - Divide primroses HAVING finished flowering, divide and replant putting a handful of new soil in the ground as they thrive on fresh bacteria. This gives strong new plants with plenty of bloom next year.


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THEY are commonly known as Yarrow and, being perennial, they give show-


, stopping dispiays of flower year on - ■ year!


. Great for attracting bees, they are suited to a sunny iocation. Coming in a : range of colours, from reds to yeiiows, pinks to white, they fit in with any. f colour scheme;


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from plants such as Brambles, Hogweed, Japanese knotweed or Bamboo. Then simply hang the box on a Sunny wall sheltered from rain and let the bees move in! If you have any gardening questions that you would like answering send them to info® holdencloughnursety.com or pop over to the nursery and we will help solve your problem!


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