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Evan, John; Philip, Jon, Alejandra back after


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ICLITHEROE Naturalists enjoyed astonishing lecture by Tim Mel-


Ding entitled “A Wildlife Spectacle in lexico’’. . . He opened with a detailed de-


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|in the.Mexican pine forests, about 7,000 feet above sea level. Although not generally found in


iurope, one blown off course was been on the Scilly Isles in 1999. 'The butterfly’s usual forest habitat


bcription of the lifesWle of the mon­ arch butterfly, which lives high up


•gather and swarm before roosting in the: trees, causing them to buckle un­ der the weight. Many die in the cold and form pathways from the patterns of their decorative wings. Tim went on to describe many


Red-faced Warblers, all unfamiliar to this country. Turning to the Mexican end of


species of bird, such as the Squirrel Cuckoo, Eastern Bluebird, Grey and


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MEMORIES: Evan and Philip (left) wearing Erik's shirts that he left behind, (s)


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WITH only a week before going back to Connecticut from Florida, Jon's grandma, Brenda, and myself


: went to Butterfly World. . This is a really weird place where you walk through an indoor garden whilst butterflies fly all around you. I instantly noticed a big blue


one and as he flew past me in my Blackburn Rovers shirt, both the


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, butterfly and I agreed that he was an avid Rovers' fan. jon and I had one more job to


do before our flight back home; a nice trip to Fort Lauderdale to say goodbye to a friend. It's a shame that we didn't see


more of Fort Lauderdale whilst we were here as it is a wonderful place. The beaches are stunning, the atmosphere is busy but relaxed and there is plenty to see. We met up with Erik on the beach


after mixed communications from both parties as to where he was. Once we met up, Erik took us to


a part of the beach to catch up. It didn't take us long until we realised that we were in the gay part of the beach - great choice there Erik, I'm sure I saw girls playing beach volleyball further up. Once the sun set we had a few


beers before Erik had to make his way back to his hotel, arid jon and I had to somehow get home. If you've been following rrie you


know full well my opinions on ’ American public transport, and this was no exception. Since his return to Sweden I have


learnt that Erik has moved in with his girlfriend and is back partying in the clubs of Vaxjo. ' Hopefully our paths will cross again some day.


Back in Connecticut we had just


missed the snow storm, but the evidence was there to see; hardly the same as 30 degrees and sandy beaches.'; - I was able to move back into my


dorm early and met my new room mate (third to date), Mohammad, a couple of days later. The weather has been strange


since returning, with snow, minus double figures, and sunshine all . taking part in the same week. One minute you're wearing


winter woollies, the next T-shirt and shorts. At least it's not raining though. Groundhog Day was on February


2nd and there, is confusion amongst the groundhogs. Connecticut's Chuckles VIN says


that we are in for another six weeks of winter, whilst Pennsylvania's


Punxsutawney Phil said that it is officially spring. The day after was the Super Bovyl. Although I'm not a huge American Football fan it's impossible to avoid, so why try? We went round to John's house (different John) to watch the game and despite my disinterest in the sport, I found myself enjoying it. Whether it was due to the'


copious amounts of wings and crisps rather than the game itself, who knows? It certainly wasn't due to the beer,


as I made a bet with Jon, Evan, and Ethan that I can go through the month of February without alcohol. This was the first big test and I


came through with flying colours. ■ To keep up-to-date with my goings on in America, visit www.


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DESPITE dire warnings of ex­ ' ‘V'.k, -.' ‘ ‘ iH


BUTTERFLY WORLD:


FRIENDS: Erik and


Philip early in the


year, (s) ‘ •


Philip met a "feilow


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Jthe end of the ridge led to deep, soft Isnowfields, which were surmounted |to reach the shelter on the summit. Here members shivered, due to


I On Saturday momiriig one group p t out to tackle the narrow Striding Edge ridge up to Helvellyn, mem­ bers being surprised at the lack of ice on the rocky pinnacles. An awkward down climb from


treme wintry road conditions irom weather forecasters, 19 members of Clitheroe Moun- pineering Club travelled without mishap to their January week­ end meet at the George Starkey plimbing hut in Patterdale.


snow and grass to reach the return path close to Red Tam, and back to the Hole-in-the-Wall where the cir­ cuit of Helvellyn’s ridges had begun. Another group opted for the long


climb from Deepdale to the summit of Hart Crag via Hartsop above How


continued to the trig point at the top of the mountain, then descended steeply via deeper, firmer snow to, reach the rocky slabs of the ridge, which was scrambled along to the next summit of Catstycam. Here members slithered down soft


severe wind-chill, while fclampihg crampons to their boots ready for the descent from the summit plateau to Swirral Edge. Keen to get moving, the group


with Fairfield and St Sunday Crag as the objectives. In the evening members were


■ supplemented with soup and an ar­ ray of desserts prepared by numer­ ous contributors. Club secretary Nick Millward gave


joyed a novel start to the day by tak­ ing the Ullswater ferpf from Glen- ridding to Howtown Pier. From here, one group set off to


walk back to the hut via the undulat­ ing shore of the lake, while the rest


a vote of thanks on behalf of the grateful diners. On Sunday the whole party, en­


treated to a communal meal with a main course provided by the week­ end’s co-ordinator, 'Valerie Gfooby,


headed to Bridge End, near Sand-: wick, to climb Place Fell via High Knott and The Knight, where mem­ bers spotted a large herd of Red Deer.


Club on "Thursday February 21st, starting at 8 p.m. and will be fol­ lowed by a visit to Buckden Pike on Sunday, February 24thj leaving the council offices car park at 8 a.m. '


will feature a presentation by Bern Hardman on “The Royal Highway, a Traverse of Mont Blanc”. It takes place at'Clitheroe Cricket


Tai chL.. and now for some folk music


I a FASCINATING talk on tai chi ■was a highlight of the January meet- Clitheroe Lady Farmers, held


■ J presented by Bryan Nuttall, I ■


la t The Calf s Head, Worston.


who also gave demonstrations to lus- I t r ^ the points he was explaining.


I t u ® bsgah hy introducing a friend, ■John Milne, who was at the meeting ■with him to help with the demonstra- Itions.


I lent and its links to Chinese martial .gfong a brief history of tai


arts, Bryan put some music on and showed how some of the moves were performed. He explained how tai chi worked


, using it correctly. He even invited John to attempt


as a form of self-defence and enlist-^ ed John’s help to show the strength ’ that the technique can bring to those.


move himself from any danger. Bryan had also brought a demon­


to strangle him to show how, without any form of aggression, he could re­


swered questions from members be­ fore joining them for supper, which was followed by a brief business meeting. The next meeting is again at The


Calfs Head on Monday, February 18th, at 7-30, and is a talk by Mr


stration sword with him and even though the venue was too confined to show the full range of movement; he was able to give a short demon­ stration. Afterwards Bryan and John an­


Chris Biijby, of coach operator Bib-. bysoflngleton. .


; Houghton Weavers” on Friday, Feb­ ruary 22iid, at West Bradford Village Hall. Admission is by ticket only and numbers are limited. The evening in-, eludes a two-course supper. Anyone wanting to attend is asked to contact Shiela on 01200 441953.


year are Ribble Valley Crossroads and Cancer Research and the first fund-raiser is “An Evening With the


■The president’s charities this


summit of Place Fell, a descent to Boredale Hause and Rooking led back to the hut. The club’s next indoor meeting


Continuing over the wind-blown


I eering Club members on the


approach to Place


Fell during the club’s weekend meet in


I Patterdale.


can be hot in the daytime but freez­ ing at night. At sundown millions


tross, cold water squid, red-necked phalarope, northern elephant seals, ospreys nesting on rock pillars and the predatory western gull. Among the strangest sights was “breeching”, .when whales leapt out of the water


touch and stroke some of the whales which seemed to relish the contact. There was so much to see - alba­


California - the Baja peninsula - Tim’s sea journey had brought pic­ tures of many different whales. It had been possible to actually


again and again - and two whales photographed playing football ■with a pufiferfish! Finally, Tim showed peli­ cans and whales against a backcloth of the setting sun.


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pressed the thanks of the Naturalists for this exceptional lecture. The next' meeting at the St Mary’s Centre in Clitheroe is tonight, February 7th, at 7-30 p.m., when Sophie Leadson’s subject will be “Gravel to Grebes - the Development of Brockholes”..


Chairman Muriel Carruthers exr Ctitheroe Advertiser&TImes;Thursday;Febniary.7/2013 35 : ‘id<


. r A round-up ofnews and happenings from some ofRibbleVa .Uey ^’s clubs and societies


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Gardeners learn how to save lives


■ IN the spirit of “one good turn deserves another” the local community First Re-


■^onders offered to teach the members of Clitheroe Garden Club how to give emer­ gency life support. This was in response to garden club members raising more than £400 for their adopted charity, the North West Air Am­ bulance.


were all given a credit card sized summary of the information to carry around with them.


• and thanked the First Responders with a donation towards their equipment. If any group would like similar training visit www.nwas-responders.info


-England will gather at Clitheroe Auction Mart on Saturday for a big annual show. The Ldngridge Fanciers Poultry Society


town for a big show POULTRY fanciers from all the North of


Fanciers flocking to


is holding the North of England Champi­ onship Show for poultry, water fowl and eggs, with more than 200 entrants submit­ ting some 900 entries. The event runs from 10.30am to 4 p.m., and there is a small admission charge.


Bill’s talk about his


helped them out arid All the money raised from the trip will be donated to help the


ruaiy 11th., when the speaker will be Har­ riot Robert, of Child Action North "West, who will give a talk, entitled “The Buried


would like.this year’s outing to be. The next meeting is next Monday, Feb-


Treasure”, at "West Bradford Village Hall at2p.m.


fight against cancer. He "was thanked by Mr B. Bristol. , • Memberswefe asked to state where they


the time and Mr Honeywell was accompa­ nied by Mr Richard Dugdale. "They met all sorts of people who really


marathon cycle ride A GROUP of 40 members attended Clit­ heroe and District Masonic Fellowhip’s first meeting' of the year for the talk by Mr Bill Honeywell about his trip around the islands of Scotland by bicycle and femes. 'The weather had been beautiful most of


ly apprehensive at the prospect of this training, but at the end of a relaxed and thoroughly enjoyable evening they all felt pleased with How much they had learned


the team explained that people need to keep up to date with their emergency life support skills because as more is learned about the human body the emergency first aid advice changes. Some garden club members were slight­


The course is called Heart Start and


that the First Responders had brought with them. They also learned what to do if someone was choking and how to treat serious bleeding. At the end of the evening club members


which stands for Danger, Response, shout for help. Airway, Breathing and Circula­ tion, members learned what to do if they found someone collapsed and not moving, including what checks to make and how and when to resuscitate. They tested their skills on the equipment


tie, Shaun, Peter and John took over the evening. Enthusiastic, full of fun, knowl­ edgeable and thorough, they used snatch­ es of film, demonstrations and interactive teaching to get the message across. Club members were able to try out things. Using DRs ABC as the memory aid,


sponders, laden with kit, piled into Rib- blesdale Wanderers Cricket Club, where members of the garden club meet. And from then on First Responders Ka­


As a result, a team of four First Re­


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