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Castle Muiseum To Thursday, January 31st. Spot the silly snowman.
Every Saturday from 2 p.m. Stoiyfme.
Every Sunday, between 11 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. Crafty Sunday fun. Every Monday during term time
Mystery object handling (adults only). Intriguing objects from
the collections introduced bya museum assistant
Steward’s Gallery atClitheroe
Castle Museum To February 6th Limestone Landscapes. Exhibition of work inspired by local limestone landscapes.
Brabins Galleiy,
Chipping To February 28th, 9 a.m. to 430 p.m. daiiy Winter exhibifon featuring the artisUc endeavours of Lancashire painters, potters, woodturners and jewellery makers among others. Free admission.
Platform Galieiy,
Clitheroe To January 12th, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday and 10 a.m. to 430 p.m. Saturday. Winter Lux. Exhibition of hand made gifts.
Clitheroe Ubraiy Every Thursday, 930 a.m. to ni»n' Braille IL Tel. 01200 426063. Tuesdays at 2 p.m. Toddler Rhyme Time-term time. ■ Thursdays at 10 a.m. and Saturdays at 2 p.m. Story time. Sessions during temi time only.
Chatbum Library Every Thursday, 1-15 to 1-45 p.m. Storytimeforpre-schoolers.
Pendie Club,
Lowergate Every Tuesday at T30 p.m. : Sequence dancing for over-55s. ;
Every Wednesday, 2 to 4 p.m.
Young at Heart Club for gentle seated exercise.
St Michael & St John’s Centre,
Saturday, January 12th, 730 p.m. Modem, sequence and ballroom : dancing to John Lancaster.
: Entry is £6, inclusive of hot pot : f thec_ro_sswor(i 814
■ THIS crossword is just for fun — no prizes are given. The solution will be in next week's issue of The Valley.
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8. The chief name had to be modified (7) 9. Change position when one is in the film (5) 10. In case a piece of real estate is required (4) I I . Music manual (8)
13. Suitable neckvirear, we hear, for Nash (4) 14. Sad kind.of bell (4)
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20. One going round frotn Pesaro to Rimini (5) '21. Fellow given a particular time to produce the order (7) 2Z Ends mix-up vyith Red China (7)
23. Indications of sorrow are heard in rows (5) DOWN
1. Free for all - eveiy part of the cargo boat available (2,5,6) , 2. Is instrumental in providing soft melodies (5)
3. After a month raised the first of several sweet potatoes (4) 4. One who looks after a business offer (6) 5. Could it be of untolled value in the gymnasium? (4-4) 6. Move above it to take avoiding action (7) 7. Resolution: dates must be revised with speed! (13) 12. Put in store for the gardener, maybe (8) 13. A single hair could produce a blister (7) 15. Floweiy section in which a good man has the last word (6) 18.5aw an advertisement a long time afterwards (5) 19. 5ome of the bank-notes for granny maybe (4)
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Lowergate Every Monday evening Ribble Valley Visually Impaired • Group. Tel:01200 426822.
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; supper. For details, call 01200 : 427029 or 01200 427096.
i Waddington
; Methodist Church I Fridays, 10 to 1130 a.m. : Waddlers Toddler Group.
i St Mary’s Centre,
; Clitheroe • Mondays: toddler group, ; ladies' badminton, line • dancing, pilates, Beavers, : Cubs and Scouts. ; Tuesdays: jujitsu. : Wednesdays: Zumba, tai chi, : Brownies, Spanish lessons. : Thursdays: yoga, Latin ; dancing. : Fridays: line dancing. ; Saturdays: Weight : Watchers, Sparkle Dance ;■ Academy.
i Clitfieroe United
; Reformed Church : Every Tuesday, noon to • 130 p.m. : Open church including a service : ofreflecrion at 12-30 p.m. : Friday January ISth and : every other Friday at 130 p.m. Whizz Tots mums and toddlers group.
Trinity Methodist
Church EveryTuesday at 11 a.m. Elderflower group. Gentle seated exercise. Telephone 01200 453076/453077.
Trinity Community
Centre Every Wednesday night Kai Karate Club.
GisbumStirk
House Hotel Every Thursday at 7 p.m. Women’s weekly personal
development group, “Isn't it time 2bu?“. Contact Carolyne Lobb on 01200 445258 for further details.
Gisinim Festival :
Hail First Saturday of the month, 1030 a.m. to 43 0 p.m. Bowland Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers.
Citizens’Advice
Bureau Every Friday, 2 to 3 p.m. At office in Wesleyan Row, Parson Lane, Clitheroe, Rrst Choice Credit Union for savings accounts and affordable loans. Open to all Ribble Valley residents. Call 01706 215082 or log on to
www.firstchoicecu.
co.uk.
: Ribble Valley
Dance Studio Mondays at 10-45 a.m. and Thursdays at 10-15 a.m. In Clitheroe United Reformed
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■ F u r t h e r d e t a i ls of som e o f th e s e e v e n t s c a n b e fo u n d in th e ad v e r t is em e n t s in W HA T'SON. To a d v e r t is e in WHAT'SON p le a s e phone 017T2 838114.
Church. Zumba Gold, Lafn dance work-out for mature movers. New participants very welcome. Cost £4. Mondays at 13 0 p.m.. Pre-school ballet for children aged 3 plus. Basic ballet moves and musicality. Booking required. Mondays at 5-15 p.m. Ballet forteens. Suitable for beginners from age ll-i-. Booking required. Mondays at 6 p.m. Adult beginners’ tap. A 10 week course that will be repeated regularly. For informab'on and to book on any of the above, call Lindsay on 07881854944 or email info®
ribblevalleydance.com.
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Langho Village Hail Dally Pre-school playgroup. Indoor and outdoor play areas. Call 07986 255643 for further informab'on. Every Monday afternoon. Leisure club for over-55s to make friends, play dominoes. Scrabble and table tennis. New friends welcome, tel. 01254823794. Every Tuesday, 7 to 8 p.m. Zumba. Rtness clas s open to all. Cost is£3.50 per person. For further infomiab'on, call Jennifer Green on 01254 296122 or-emailjennifer.
green@brfctrusLco.uk. Every Ttiesday, 515 to 10 pjiL Beginners' ballroom dancing classes. Call 07732 826176 for details. Wednesday evenings. Warcock Archers. For details call 01254248317 Thursday evenings. Badminton club. New players needed. All welcome. Also, value for money court hire available. For more details, tel. 07772 790954.
Angela Westwell School of Dance,
Clitheiee Tuesdays at 10 a.m. and Saturdays at 930 a.m. Dancing Babies. - Dance clas s for children aged from two years. Wednesdays from 8 p.m. Ladies’ adult ballet class. Cost £4. For infomnab'on on classes and to enrol for RAD ballet, IDTA modem jazz and tap (all grades), phone 01200 444211.
Whaliey
Methodist Church Every Tuesday between 515 and 11 a.m.
Little Rshes&oupfortoddlers and babies with parents/carers.
Whailey Country
Dance Group Fridays, 730 to 930 p.m. Class meets in Whailey Methodist Church. Beginners are welcome and there is no need to take a partner. Cost is £ 3 per class including tea and biscu'rts. For further infomiab'on, call 01282 770702.
Lip Reading & Managing Hearing
Carol Riley at cariley@talk21. com or telephone on 01200 426769.
Loss Every Tuesday, 2 to 4 p.m. Free lip reading classes open to everyone. Held in the meebng room at Clitheroe Library (there will be a 30p charge for refreshments). For further informab'on, email teacher
The Grand Tuesday, January 15th, at 7 p.m. (doors'). Ladies’ film night “The 5 Year
Engagement”. Tickets£14.50 inclusive of supper. Friday, January 18th, at 7 p.m. (doors). Tipib’na&The One Voice Community Choir. Nominated for a BriUsh Jazz Award and Ronnie Scott’s Club favourite's, Tipib'na bring their mix of New Orleans boogie, blues, jazz, funk and gospel to Clitheroe,
- supported by The One Voice Community Choir. Tickets £10. Saturday January 19th, 7 p.m. Be My Band finals. After 12 weeks of tu'rtion, practice and rehersal, five local bands take to the stage for showtime. Tickets are free to under 18s and £3 for adults. To book any of the above, tel. 01200421599.
Clitheroe Bridge
Club Monday, January 13th Thursday, January 17th. Monday, January 21st. Thursday, January 24th. In Chatbum School Hall at 7-15 p.m. Improvers and experienced players welcome.
Clitheroe
Naturlaists Thursday, January 24th, 730 p.m. Meet in St Mary’s Centre, Church Brow, Clitheroe, for talk by Tim Melling entitled “A Wildlife Spectacle in Mexico”. For further information, call Frank on 01200 446847.
Clitheroe
Mountaineering Club Sunday, January 13th Rock climbing meeL For details,
telephone Anne Daykin on 01200425841. Friday, January 18th, to Sunday January 20th
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: Weekend meet at the George : Starkey Hut, Patterdale. Details : from Ellen Darby on 01254 : 248221.
■ Thursday January 24th, at : 8 p.m. : Indoor meeting at Clitheroe I Cricket Club with a talk by : Richard Hargreaves entitled “A : Trek through the Balkans'. Non : members welcome.
: Clitheroe Ramblers I January 12th at 9 a.m. : Meet at Chester Avenue car •’ park for Downham. Ben Brown; : 01254822851. ; January 15th at 10 a.m. : Meet at Chester Avenue car :
parkforWorsthome.Valerie : Grooby: 01200 428766. ■ January 20th at 9 a.m. : Meet at Chester Avenue car : , park for the Ladybird Trail, Great ; Hanvood. Penny Pitty; 01200 : 427395.
; January 22nd at 1 p.m. ■ Meet at Chester Avenue car : park for Grindleton. Veronica : Millward: 01200 441346.
i Stepping Out : January 10th at 130 p.m. : Meet at Slaidbum car park for : walkofupto seven miles. : January 13th at 2 p.m. : Meet at Platfomn Gallery, : Clitheroe,forwalkofuptoone- I and-afialf miles. : January 14th at 13 0 p.m. • Meet at Bashall Eaves village
: hallforwalkof uptofour-anda- • half miles.
; January 17th at 130 p.m. : Meet at Edisford Bridge,
: Clitheroe,forwalkofuptoseven • miles. : January 18th at 130 p.m. : Meet at Platfomi Gallery,
; Clitheroe, for walk of up to three : and a half miles. : January 20th at 2 p.m. : MeetatMitchellStreetcarpark,
; Clitheroe, forgentle walk of up ; to a mile and a half. I January 21st at 130 p.m. : MeetatFbxfields, Billington,
I forwalkofuptofourandahalf miles.
January 22nd at 1030 a.m. Meet at the Langdon Intake for vyalk of five to seven miles, with time for stops to take in views and examine flora and feuna. Allow up to four hours and take a packed lunch. January 24th, at 130 p.m. Meet at West Bedford Village
Hall for walk of up to seven miles. Walks are free to join. For further
information, telephone Bam'e Williams on 01200 4144M.
WestBratfford
Village Hali Mondays 6-45 to 735 p.m. Tai Chi.
For further information, telephone 01200 4233672. Mondays, 8 to 10 p.m.
Sequence dancing. For further informab'on, telephone 01995 61434.
Tuesdays, 7 to 8 p.m.
Zumba. For details, ring 01200 425008. Wednesdays, 51 5 to 11 a.m. Mothers and toddlers group. Ring 01200423672 for details. Thursdays, 730 to 930 p.m. Short mat indoor bowling. For further informab'on. telephone 01200429626. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 6 to 9 p.m. Gym club. For details, telephone 01200423424. FHdays, 2 to 4 p.m. New bridge group. Players welcome but must be experienced or improvers.
Cercle Francais de
Ribblesdale. Monday, January 14th, 730 p.m. Meet in the Great Hall at Whailey Abbey to speak in French and celebrate France. For further information, log on to
www.cerclefribblesdale.co.uk
Knowle Green
Church Friday, January 18th. Senior citizens’ lunch. For fuitherlnformab'on, telephone Chris Okpoti on 01254 878394.
Ribbie Valley
Diabetic Group Monday, January 13th, 730 p.m. Meet at Clitheroe Rugby Club, Littlemoor Road, Cl’itheroe, for a
talk by Helen Pattie on essential health checks. For further details, telephone Mr Gordon Dixon on 01254 245611.
Knowie Green
Village Hall Monday, January 14th, at 730 p.m.
Whist and dominoes. To play ■ costs£1.50includingteaand
biscuits.
Rowland Walkers * Wednesday, January 16th, at 1130 a.m. Meet at Platfomi Gallery, Clitheroe, for a circular walk. For further infomiab’on, telephone 01200443561.
Ribble Valley Jazz
& Blues Club Thursday, January 10th, S p.m.
The Ed Kainyek Quartet play he Atrium Cafe Bar. Clitheroe 'astie Museum.
Tickets are £1 0 on the door or £ 8 for members.
Hloghton Tower
Sunday, January 20th, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Fanners' market showcasing Lancashire pnxiuce.
Admission is £1 per car. House closed for winter season, but
tearoom and g'rft shop open.
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FINGERS are numb, my breath leaves a frosty trail and I sigh whilst waiting for my windscreen to defrost, heaters on full blast, while Chris Rea's "Driving home for Christmas" croons from my car radio. It's late December 2011: training is
done for this winter block. We have a 10 day break; I'll still train at home, but it's time out from the CB training centre in Bath. It's time to spend the festive season with family. Exactly one year later. I am sipping
a
much-needed.coffee in a bustling London cafe amid the lunchtime dash, after an eventful night at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards. The red carpet event included a pre
and post VIP party, mingling with sporting legends, drinking fine wine and celebrating in the name of an unforgettable summer. Life's changed! 2012 started as usual for an athlete;
with a training camp. We go to the French Pyrenees and stay at around 2,200m altitude. Fifteen days in Font Romeu is enough time to pack hours of really tough, demanding training sessions into a pre-ieason preparation camp. I trained so well there this year; focused, totally committed and ready for every session. The competition season kicked off ‘
with a senior international in Hungary- the Budapest Indoor Championships. I did this one back in 2010 and won it, so that was the goal this time. All my events went well and I was strong - so much so that I won the event outright, beating some big names. Returning to Bath, I had confidence that my hard work was paying off. The World Cup Series began in
March - World Cups are basically big senior international competitions that count towards an athlete's world ranking and-also team selection for world and European championships. Modern pentathlon's first
lives the ■ 2012/wasTa year to
remember -f o r ' Samantha: Murray, . who - 'shot'' to .fame when :she won silver
at the'LondonOlympics;' Here she reflects on 12
monthv.^which'i;. changed v herjifeforever. ;
destination was Charlotte, USA. The US city, Charlotte, was clean, well- planned and most things, like many places in America, were on a super size scale. From a bucket-sized coffee in Starbucks to the gigantic Walmart -America is (for a county girl who grew up In a small village on the edge of Clltheroe) a jaw dropping, eye opening marvel often hard to take in. I finished sixth in Charlotte - a good
start to the season, but my fencin_g had let me down. If I had fenced an average score then I would have made the podium. So it was clear from the start that if I could gain enough experience and confidence in the fencing discipline, then a podium position at major championships was a real, obtainable goal. The question was not if, but when I could pull it ■ together - in time for the looming Olympic games or next season? Next up was another World Cup
event in Hungary. This time I was going to compete in Hungary during the first weekend of April, then travel to a city called Rostov In Russia for another World Cup the following weekend. Packing for five sports with a 20 kilo weight allowance is a required skill, but managing a two- week trip, competing and the bits that one needs for time spent away from home is a nightmare. Bags bursting at the seams, I arrived
in Hungary and was feeling good. In the semi-final, I swam a personal best and felt light, springy and strong
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memorable year-Sam at home in West Bradford with Bob the dog. R
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reception the whole time I was there and kept myself amused by watching "Gossip Girl" on my laptop. Nevertheless, modern pentathletes
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could be made. It was tough. Coming back to England was an
had descended for the World Cup in Rostov, as it is the home city of Pentathlon legend and two-time Olympic Champion from 2004 and 2008, Andre Moseev. Back to the competition, I sailed through qualification and, still feeling fatigued from the previous weekend, was about to take on the final. I was well in competition mode by this point -1 wasn't scared or atixious, just hopeful, excited and on task and I was in a good place. I took the bronze medal in Rostov
-Silver success - Sam crosses the line in second place to win a silver medal. Photo: John Giles/PA Wire.
when running. My challenge for the two competitions was the fencing. However, the worst happened and I
. failed to manage my anxieties well in the fencing. I left the fencing hall in 30th place - not a great start. Blasting my way in the swim - a time of 2.05,3 - 1 pushed myself back up the field to 12th position. The riding, usually a consistent disciple, didn't go to plan. My horse kept knocking poles - 1 had something like six poles down in a 12-obstacle course. A very expensive ride pushed me back down to 19th place overall going into the final event of the day, the combined run/shoot event, where we run three times on a 1 km loop and shoot three times. VWth nothing to lose I ran, shot and
tactically managed my race to the best of my ability and crossed the line in fourth place. It wasn't a medal, but It was a fabulous recovery and an improvement on my sixth place in America. From here I travelled to Russia. The
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travelling wasn't really the tiring bit. It was the waiting for hours in the Russian airports as our passports, ' visas and baggage were scrutinised by suspicious airport staff - probably wondering why a 22-year-old English girl was trying to come to Southern Russia carrying epees and a pistol. I've been to Moscow before - that was an experience. Some magnificent structures and historical wonders polarised by a grey, grim European block background of depression and characterless existence. Rostov, from my eyes, was the latter. I remember taking a 1950s public
bus to a restaurant (in search of pizza) only to arrive with dust in my hair, a scratchy throat and feeling in need of a shower; grey, grim and really depressing. The grassy, green hills o f Lancashire with the River Ribble and red post box In my village felt like an eternity away. Indeed, I had no phone
- the first World Cup medal of my ' career. Pride; At 22 I had emerged as a contender for podium positions at the "big uns". Now all I had to do was medal again at the World Championships in two weeks' time in Rome in order to qualify for the Olympic Games. The motivational speaker and trainer
Mark Victor Hansen said: "Don't wait ‘ until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful." Taking courage, strength and
confidence from my progressive results in the year so far, I boarded the plane to Rome and was ready to rumble! The best thing about this cra^ sport that pays my rent, food and fuel bills Is that I absolutely love it and wouldn't do anything else. There's a time to be serious but
there is also another just as crucial time to laugh, have fun and enjoy yourself! Although I was going to Italy for a competition that would unquestionably decide whether or not I would become an Olympian in 2 0 1 2,1 also was looking forward to the Mediterranean sun, gelatos and (as a coffee addict) a good Italian cuppa! Having held my nerve in the fencing,
I made it through with a decent score (50% wins, so % losses = 832 points) and went on to nail the rest of the events of the day - 1 came third overall and qualified for the Games. That was a fabulous and momentous day. After a two-week break to go
back home to Clitheroe, to see and celebrate with my friends, and a short break to Majorca, I was back in in Bath ready to give it everything to make that one day on August 12th the best and most successful of my life. I wanted a medal. I wasn't going for
anything else. Who knows if I'd ever get an opportunity like that again... it was now or never. If someone else warited a medal from the Modem Pentathlon, they had me to beat first. I spent just under eight weeks
at altitude in Font Romeu again, probably the hardest training block of my life. Working my butt off, pushing for anv last minute imorovements that
amazing feeling - Olympic fever was everywhere and I felt so excited,
happy and content to be a part of the Games. August 12th came in due time, and
after a typical pre-competition night's sleep, I rose out of bed at 5-30 a.m. to go to breakfast. 1 always try and pack as much food in as possible, as during the rest of the day I'm high on adrenaline, nerves and energy, so eating is the last of my priorities. The Olympics is managed to an
immaculate level - mainly because of the live 'TV coverage - so as an athlete you have to follow new instructions and be at certain venues earlier than usual - hence the 5-30 start. The pivotal point of my day came
first - the fencing. It really depended on how I fenced which would set me up for a medal at the end of the day. A nightmare start of seven defeats, followed by the comeback of a fighting, screaming, ruthless me meant that I left the Copperbox arena with my optimal score of 832 (50/50) and in 16th place. Next the swim, where I swam well -
not a personal best, but well enough - helping me climb to third place. A neat ride, with two clumsy poles, meant I dropped to fourth overall going into the final combined event of the day. Holding my nerve in front of a packed Greenwich arena packed with a crowd of 24,000 was crucial. Shooting well and running a tactical yet heart-filled race saw me cross the line in second place. I had become an Olympic silver
medallist. It was an Indescribable, phenomenal feeling. I doubt there will ever be another moment like that again in my career as it was so special in front of my home crowd.- Life beyond the season or the
Olympics has been a bit of a blur, merging into a busy organised well-in advance kind of life. I had a few days of literally sitting at home, trying to come to terms with what I'd done - crying, thinking, reflecting, laughing, day-dreaming... Then once I'd pinched myself
enough, it was time to answer an overwhelming amount of voicemails, e-mails and texts and I had a new chapter to begin. How does it feel? Honestly, I'm still me; still striving for more, hungry
for the forthcoming 2013 season, ready to finish off my degree at the University of Bath and finally put education behind me. A year later, the lunch rush is almost
over and I've summarised my year for you a ll.
"Walking in the air" is playing, my
coffee's gone cold, the cafe's quiet and I'm alone in the big city. I can't help but wonder - is it dreams that drive us or is it destiny? Either way, dedication, hard work and self-belief - these human characteristics are what got me here. So maybe it's not a question of wishing or what's meant to be, but what we make be and what we work for that counts the most.
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