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An artist back by popular demand willperformsongs from the 60s, 70s aridSos at Waddington Social Club. : S t ; H e le n ’s C h u r ch p re sen ts a n igh t w ith Jason Ashton on Friday, December 12th at 7 pm for a 7-30 pm start. The
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School’s festive fair
A Christmas Fair will be held at Moorland School on Wednesday December 10th from 4 to 8 pm. . OrganisedbythePTFA,
there will be homemade food, a fully licensed bar,-
; a plethora of activities for children and a Santa’s grot-‘ to. It’s free entry and there will be lots of stalls.
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There’s never a dull moment with Alice!
Review: “Alice in Wonderland”, at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton, until January 10th.
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Box oJfice:oi204 520661. Web site:
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Morgan Lloyd Malcolm has adapted Lewis Carroll’s most famousbook,“AliceIn Wonder land”, in an amusing and excit ing way. He faces a challenge because it is possibly every one’s favourite childhood story. He has focused on Alice’s
adventures as a kind of voyage of self-discovery for Alice and he has tried to make it relevant to modern children by starting in a classroom. At this point I have to confess that I almost disgraced myself by laughing so loudly at the first line of the show; “That bell is for me and
. not for you! "states the teach er and, after so many years of teaching, I can’t tell you how often I and my colleagues have said that ! From then on we thorough
ly enjoyed the production. My ’ companionswerei2andi5and I chatted to several younger children about their response and all agreed that they loved • it. It is a terrific reinterpreta-
• tion with loads of action, music and humour. Sarah Vezmar makes a de;“,
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After 50 years in the business, it’s hard for The Searchers to find a new venue... but they’ve done it!
byTonyDewhukst
www.thegrandvenue.co.uk. Boxoffice: 01200421599
FIFTY years of non-stop touring and
still no sign of applying the brakes, there can’t be too many new venues forTheSearcherstofind.
From the left, Jack Quartern as March Hare, Alex Sawyer as Gryphon, Emily Butterfield as Red Queen, Sarah Vezmar as Alice, Offue Okegbeas Mad Hatter, RussellMortonas Caterpillar.
played such acrobatic skiUs as the wholecasthelped to change the classroom into Wonder- - land. She is helped by a cast of
- two women, Emily Butterfield and Barbara Hockaday, and four men, Russell Morton,' Of fue Okegbe, Jack Quarton and . Alex Sawyer who play all the amazing characters in the sto ry brilliantly. Adults will enjoy the clev erness of the design (Michael
: Vale) and effects. The children loved the music, the audience
, participation, the great sound effects (Gerry Marsden) and the funny bits.
The Mad Hatter’s Tea Par
ty is a super finish to the first Act and a comic version of Tweedledum arid Tweedledee as rappers starts the second Act. There isn’t a boring mo ment, and director Elizabeth Newman is to be congratulat ed on a thoroughly entertain ing production. I recommend this for children over five or six and another big plus is that it isn’t too long. Each Act is about three-quarters-of-an- hour, enough to keep younger members of the audience en thralled. PippaMunroHebden • / '
But The Grand, Clitheroe, is one that the group is looking forward to per forming at for the first time a week on Saturday (December 13th) and a limited number of tickets remain to see them. The Searchers’ origins can be traced back to 1959; originally found-
ed as a skiffle group by John McNally and Mike Pender, the band took their namefrom the classic 1956 John Ford western. McNally is now the eldest mem
ber at 73, but none of the members - Frank Allen, Spencer James and
Scott Ottaway make up the quartet - are showing any signs of flagging.
FrankAUen commented; “I don’t think we have the secret of eternal
youth, but we do our best. The best way to stay young is to think young and to enjoy what you do. We are for
tunate to be in a profession that we love. Retirement will be an option at
some point, but not in the near fu ture.
“We enjoy it too much and next
year’s date sheet is almost full al ready!”
The Searchers remain in deriiand
aU over the globe and the annual tour of Australia in February / March 2015
will see them play 25 shows in five weeks.
Undertaking an annual schedule
of between 150 and 200 concerts, there are few bands that can match The Searchers for application. With a valuable stock of more than a doz-
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strongafterhalfacentury.TheSearchers
en chart entries and multiple much loved album tracks, they are the elder statesmen of Britpop. Their influence is cited by nu merous contemporary stars; Bruce
You Walk In The Room”, while Tom. Petty, The Ramones and Paul Carrick either covered Searchers hits or ex pressed admiration for those rich harmonies and iconic sounds of the
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Play inspired by WWI women’s football team
I recently had the pleasure of going to see the Remembrance Day performanceof‘No Man’s Land’, by local writer .and • directorStephanieMcKerviU,
■ writes HestaSandopi. The play performed by
Ribcaged Productions is inspired by the true story ' of a Preston-based women’s football team who began playing during the First World War. I had never heard of the Dick, Kerr’s Ladies before, rior did I know that women’s football was such a phenomenon such a long
.time ago. ■ T h e r e is p le n t y to .
learn from this play, from understanding the struggles
. of woirien during the war, to'the finer points of. the offside rulel > -The Dick, Kerr’s Ladies add an injection of humour to a traditionally harrowing ‘ . topic. The horror is there, of course. But human kind has
Some of the cast being putthrough 'their paces in rehearsal.
always had that innate ability to co p e ."/
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football when,the country is at war is a topic that permeates the play. But it is ultimately clear that the
purpose it gives the Ladies is necessary. It helps them to carry on.
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frailty) strength, and comedy perfectly. The stand-out
. performance came from Bonnie Anne, who managed an emotionally fraught role particularly successfully. The set was simple. The
r Goalposts were manoeuvred ;■ into different positions to become a window, railings, a wall, whatever the scene required. The simplicity of the set magnified the raw emotions and allowed the actors to shine.'' ;: Stephanie McKervill,
. who also acted in the play, p ro d u c ed a h e a r t fe l t , ; sympathetic script, that was
; extreriiely compelling. - The local subject,rthe a c t in g ta le n t , and the poignant truth behind the
' story make this a play ho( to bemissed.
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£ 2 0 ADV Beatles and capitalising
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When was the last time you had an amazing meal? 'The Inn at Whitewell’. It’s my favourite place! -
What chore do you absolutely hate doing?
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If you could learn to do anything, what would it be? ■ ® It would be to sing-1 can’t sing a note.
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What’s been your favourite event at The Grand? - ’ A All the ’Red Carpet’ showcases for the young people that ■
I work with fill me with'Incredible pride. I love watching the'young people I work with on each of our projects
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What is your role at The Grand? -
‘Creative Learning Co-ordinator’ : I work with over 20 Primary Schools
from across the Ribble Valley. I also support the work of • ’The Solomon Project’ in£ldoret, Kenya which is a - charity that is very close to my heart.
What is the thing you like best about your work? • Working with incredible young people, watching them
grow in confidence and develop their gifts and realise their talent. It’s a truly special job.
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The Searchers play at The Grand
. onSaturday,Decemberi3th,seated,7. • pm doors, 7-45 pmstage (£20 advance
ticket, phone 01200 421599 or visit ©
www.thegrandvenue.co.uk to book).
- • The Grand Choir Christmas Carol Concert takes place bn Monday Decemberisth, doors pm, stage time 7-30 pm, with tickets priced £7.50 /£5 concessions (including mince pies^-r and mulled wine). • Lunchtime Live returns next
week (December 12th) with a per formance from Djangologie. This session is supported by Jazz North.
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