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by Julie Magee
PUBLIC support ensured that Saturday’s Clitheroe Torchlight Procession was no damp squib.
. Despite almost continuous downpours, hundreds turned out to watch the spectacle and lined the procession route. Flag waving spectators cheered on Olympic medal win
ners Samantha Murray and Jon Schofield, who led a victory parade ahead of the procession in a “Pope-mobile”, flanked by a guard of honour comprising 10 official Olympic torch-
bearers. • They were followed by more than 60 floats which travelled
through Clitheroe. These included a float by Chatburn’s Manor House nursing and residential home for the elderly (pictured right) and another by Chatbum Primary School. Other eyecatching floats included a witch-themed one by staff at Clitheroe Health Centre, a fitness-themed float by CrossFit Clitheroe, one with a thespian theme by Clitheroe Operatic and Dramatic Society, a Glitheroe Lady Farmers float with the message “farming delivers”, one by Clitheroe young'f airners’ Club with igloos and a snow machine, plus others jy ^Jljtheroe Rugby, Club and Low Moor Club to namejustafew.
The Mayor of the Ribble Valley, Coun. Ian Sayers,-de- scribed Clitheroe Torchlight Procession 2012 as a “cracking
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good event”. “It was appallingly bad weather, but despite that the or
ganisers came through superbly well and the number of spectators was extremely impressive. We did get a bit wet. Some of the clowns on one of the floats added to that with
their water guns.” Clitheroe Castle was illuminated in red, white and blue
Jubilee.
to mark the event arid a 15 minute firework display brought proceedings to a close. Torchlight processions are only held in Clitheroe to mark major national events, this year’s mark ing the London 2012 Olympics and the Queen’s Diamond
• Continued on page 3 tORCHIJCHTPICTl^SPECaAL--PAGES4-5 FLOATING ALONG: The Chatbum Manor House float was one of many in the procession.
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