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Festival will showcase ‘stars of the future’


FEATURE byMarkJones


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Someofthecountry’sfinest young classical and jazz musi-


ciansarecomingtotheRibble Valleyforthisyear’s Roches­ ter Music Festival.


Artists fromtheprestigiousRoy- al Academy of Music in London


© and the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester - two of the finest music Academies worldwide-will perform at this year’s event.


The 2014 Festival is the


22nd in a series that has brought world class perform­ ers to the Ribble Valley, stars such as Dame Evelyn Glen­ nie, Julian Lloyd Webber and


HumphreyLyttleton.Thisyear • though, the focus is firmly on


. youth and the “stars of the fu­ ture”. . The award-winning art­


ists lined up have already per­ formed at venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, the Bar­ bican and Wigmore Hall, as


C«, well as featuring in the BBC Proms and on Radio 3. They will now be performing at St


. Wilfrid’s Church, Ribchester, St Saviour’s at Stydd and at a Ribchester Village Hall - the


" three venues for the Ribches­ ter Festival. Festival Chairman Tim


Rainford said: “We are delight­ ed to be showcasing a line-up ofhigh quality, young, talented


artists with extremely prom­ ising professional careers. We


-i\ really want to help unearth to­ morrow’s stars today.”


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Chipping fair is full steam ahead The 16th annual charity fun day event commences with fun for all on Bank Holidav weekend


by Katie Hammond


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Back in 1997, a dilapidated Chipping Village Hall was in desperate need of replace­ ment and the village had started a fundraising effort to kick start the new build.


A family fun day was hastily organised, taking place at ven­ ues around the village and in­


cluding street stalls and a car boot sale. A few vintage cars were also gathered togeth­ er, along with a couple of old steam engines and a dozen or so motor bikes. The day proved a hit with villagers and visitors alike and many asked if the day could be repeated the year after, as so many people had come forward as poten­ tial exhibitors. It was decided that the location would need to be much larger, so in 1998, the fair was held on the agri­


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cultural showground site for the first time and attracted a phenomenal turn out on the day. That second year raised


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in theregionof£io,000 which went towards the village hall project and the money raised was then matched by the na-


tionallotteryfund.TheChip- ping & District Memorial Hall opened its doors on Novem­ ber 14th, 1999. The Chipping steam Fair has since become, an annual event, with the ex­ ception of a cancellations in


2001 and 2003 due to the out­ break of the Foot and Mouth epidemic and large scale flooding. Proceeds are now shared between local chari­ ties and other good causes


j-across the north west region. In 2004, the show relocat­ ed to it's current sit? on Green , Lane and lastyear’s show saw.


; thebestevervisitornumbers since the show began. An ar­ my of volunteers begin pre- paring for. the show in July each year for the following


May. 2014 will be the 16th an­


nual Chipping Steam Fair and theshowwillrunonSaturday, May 24th and Sunday, May 25th from 10 am to midnight


andonBankHoliday Monday, May 26th from 10 am tos pm.


Admission is £8 for adults, £6 forOAP’sandchildrenover 12 years old, with under-i2s free.


. Attractions will include a ■ beer tent, refreshment stalls, donkey rides, live music,' Punch and Judy, fairground: rides, arena entertainment,


a craft tent and assorted trade stalls. All the usual steam en­


gines, classic cars, bikes and plant, vintage tractors and pedal cycles and commercial and military vehicles will al­ so be oh show and a biplane aerobatics team will perform for the first time, alongside The Street Monkeys, a pro­ fessional Free Running/-s


, Parkour team. Radio Lanca-fj? shire will broadcast from the / showground on Sunday. ■.


A highlight of the classi­


cal music and jazz season, the nine-day Ribchester Music Festival runs from Saturday June 7th to Sunday the 15th; featuring choral performanc­


es, string ensembles, piano re­ citals, guitar music, late night


jazz and street theatre too. Lovers of string quartets


will enjoy the Zelkova Quar­ tet, performing Beethoven, Bartok and Brahms. The vio­ lin, cello and piano ensemble of the the Novak Trio will per­ form Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Shostakovitch, and audiences


willrelishapianorecitalbyUg- nius Pauliukonis, a 23-year-old pianist from Lithuania who has won prizes in numerous national and international piano competitions and per­


formed recitals all over the world. Several of the young musi­


cians will, in their performanc­ es, remember the centenary of the outbreak of World War


One. Both the Encompass Trio and the Sam Rapley Jazz Quin­ tet at the late night jazz con­ certs will play classic sonjgs from the time. The festival’s iconic event


- the Saturday lunchtime “Ba­ gels and Bubbly” concert held in the intimate medieval St Saviour’s church- features the violin and piano duo of Kirsty Lovie and Thomas Ang, per­ forming pieces by Beethoven, Dvorak and Britten. Lovers of choral music wilf


savour two high quality choirs from the North West. Stony-


hurst College’s Schola Canto- rum is performing a selection of sacred and seasonal works,


whilethewonderfulManches- ter Chamber Choir, under the


direction ofDarius Battiwalla,


will be singing at the Festival Eucharist on Sunday morning. The Festival Fringe street


theatre is a “promenade per­ formance” entitled “A Walk with Miss Potter”. In this family event, performed by members of Ribchester Amateur Theat­ rical Society (RATS), the audi-


paniedbyBeatrixPotter,meet­ ing a host of well-known and quirky characters on the way!


Tickets for the concerts are


all priced at no more than £10 and can be bought by ringing


theRibchesterFestivalboxOf- fice on 01254 878881, or bought


in person from the Whal- ley Wine Shop in Whalley, or from the Ribchester Arms in Ribchester. Information on all events and concerts is availa­ ble online at www.ribchester- festivaI.co.uk


Over the past five years the Chatburn Music Events have becomewidelyknownforpro- viding access to the highest quality of live music concerts throughout the year. Last summer saw the first


season of summer “Proms” concerts, and their success resulted in a demand for them to continue. Consequently this year’s Ribble Valley Sum­ mer Prom Season will punch well above its weight for a vil­ lage and be the crowning glory pfyear-round concert activity


in Chatburn and for the Ribble Valley and beyond. Chatburn Music Events


+ StonyhurstCollege’sScholaCantoruncamberchoir. . s t Wilfrid’s Church, oneof the main venues,


organiser Clive Greenwood commented: “Everyone who Performs here wants to come back. We are grateful for the tremendous support from the publicfromfarandwidewhich has resulted in the growth and


expansion of the concerts and the continuation of the Ribble Valley Summer Proms.” The Proms are currently


held in the marvellous acous­ tics of the Grade II listed Christ Church Chatburn and theinti- mate atmosphere of the Chat­ burn Methodist Church. The season covers a wide range of music and this year the spot­ light is on some of the best art­ ists based in the North. It all starts on June 8 th with


an afternoon concert at The Chatburn Methodist Church by the Craven Accordion Or­ chestra, the UK Championship Winners for the 14th year run­ ning, followed by a programme of concerts climaxing with the ever-popular Last night of the Chatburn Proms on Septem­ ber 19th. This year it will fea­ ture the celebrated Leyland Band, winners of the best con-


return


the installation of disabled and child-friendly toilet and kitchen.


“We are grateful for the do­


nations made so far towards the development, but there is a fair way to go with almost £20,000 still needed. All pro­


ceeds at the Methodist Church are donated to the upkeep of the church.”


Advance tickets are advis­


able as the concerts are popu­ lar and have previously sold


Apatrioticscenefromlastyear’sLastNightoftheChatburnProms.


cert entertainment band over thepastsixyearsandofficially ranked as the 8th best band in the world. They will be joined


by a guest vocalist. Chatburn concerts were the first in the


music and big screen video integration with live music, and these unique initiatives


will continue during the prom season. Clive added: “The con-


region to present poetry with certs are unique in that all the


proceeds make a worthwhile contribution towards the long­ term heritage values for gen­ erations to come. At Christ Church they are donated to the Church Development to improve facilities for all with


.out.-These can be obtained from Roy Porter Butchers in Chatburn or by calling 01200 441624 or 01254384893- Tick­ ets include light refreshment andHudsonsIceswillbeavail- able to purchase at the Sunday afternoon concerts. More in­ formation on the Ribble Valley Summer Prom season will ap­ pear in thisnewspaperoverthe coming months.


The showfield is packed with exhibits, stalls, displays, vehicles, events and spectators for the annual Chipping Steam Fair, which takes place this Bank


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