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and tickets in short supply organisers are still pulling out all the stops to deliver a world-class live bill with the announcement of Man­ cunian troubadour Badly Drawn Boy. The legendary singer


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songwriter will take the stage on Saturday afternoon in what promises to be a highlight of the festival. Festival co-founder Nick


Chambers: “It’s a coup to get Damon on the bill. We • always thought he’d be per­ fect for the Saturday day slot - it’s going to be a real treat for all the Herders to kick back and enjoy a Badly DrawnBoyset!” ■ I Beat-Herder is celebrat­ ing it’s ninth year this July from Friday July 18 th to Sunday July 20th. : Also freshly revealed for


the main stage is the festival debut of La Rochelle Band - live incarnation of Austrian musician and producer Pe­ ter Cruseder. AUK festival exclusive the set promises to powerful, hypnotic and groovy. The legendary festival,


ithjust over a month left until Rib- ble Valley music festival Beat-Herder


} ' play at Beat-Herder summer event • To celebrate the summer. three children). Tickets will


Another coup as Mancunian legend agrees to play at festival FEATURE


andrecognisethehardwork be available from MellorVil- thatsomany villagers put in- lage Hall from 1 pm on both


to their gardens every year, SaturdayandSundayandthe Mellor is holding its first gardens themselves will be “Open Gardens” weekend openbetweeni-3oand4 pm. . on Saturday and Sunday Ju- ly 26 th arid 27th.


In addition there will be a plant stall at the village


All proceeds from the hall selling a range'of potted


; event will go towards the plants supplied by local gar- Mellor Village Hall refur- deners,aswellasa“pop-up” bishment fund. There will cafe supplying teas, coffees, be about a dozen gardens soft drinks and homemade open on both days, ranging cakes,


from larger relatively for- Forvisitorscomingbycar trial spaces to intimate cot- there is a large free car park tagegardens.


at the Village Hall on Mel- Admission to the gardens lor Lane and organisers are


is by ticket only, with tickets looking forward to seeing covering both days costing as many people as possible


just£2perpersonand£5for to help make the first Open afamily(twoadultsandupto Gardens weekend a success,


Boys needed for workhouse and pickpocket gang!


which is staged in fields off the A59 between Sawley and Gisburn, has a line-up already full of huge names including the Happy Mon­ days, Eats Everything, Jag- war Ma, The Orb, James Lavelle, Howard Marks, Boney M., Vitalic, The Bloody Beetroots, Hot Since 82, The 2 B ears, The Sun­ shine Underground, Justin Robertson, Mr. Scruff, Dub Pistols, Klangkarussell, Nucleus Roots, Greg Wil­ son, Bipolar Sunshine, DJ


Format, The Utah Saints, Riva Starr, Wolf Alice, Ibibio Sound System and Goldie Looking Chain. Beat-Herder is a com­


pletely different festival ex­ perience to any other with Herders enjoying 15 unique, craftsman built stages in­ cluding the mighty Beat Herder Stage, the oriental mystery of The Fortress, the heady atmosphere of The Woods, the Trailer Trash Big Top, the cosy Snug, the incredible, authentic Work­


ing Men’s Club (step inside, you could literally be in Tod- morden in 1971) and much more beside. • ' Over the year’s Beat-


Herder has played host to


some of the best-loved acts on the planet from global names to emerging talent, from Groove Armada to Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry to Leftfield to Jake Bugg and all points between.


Thefinalwave ofartists


at Beat-Herder will be an­ nounced by the end of June.


Boys aged eight to 12 and During the workshop keen to have a go at acting the boys will be asked to are needed for a production sing and also demonstrate ofLionelBart’sclassicWest somedancemovementthat End musical “Oliver!” will be taught on the day. It is being staged later There is no need for any


this year bu the Clitheroe preparation prior to the Parish Church Amateur. workshop.


Operatic and Dramatic . Ifshortlistedonthisday,


Society, which is hoping boys will then be asked to there will be no shortage of attendafurtherauditionon youngladskeentobework- ■ TuesdayJulyi5that7-3opm house boys and members of at the same venue. Fagin’sgangofpickpockets. Anyone interested in Any boys interested in attending the workshop


having a go are invited to a . is asked to email Oliver- taster-workshop at the S t . 2015clitheroe@gmail.com Marys Centre in Church ■ to express their interest, Street, Clitheroe, on Satur- and also to ask any further day July 12th at 3-30 pm .; questions they might have.


Dancer Molly’s role with the EnglisOouth Ballet


Ayoung ballet dancer landed a She appeared alongside the with the full cast in the big- place in the cast for an English English Youth Ballet’s stun- . gest studio showing each oth- Youth Ballet production - for ning international principal er what had been learned that the second successiveyearl


artists, gaininganinsightinto day. Molly Stephenson (12), from what life is like as a profession- Molly’s proud mum Gill also


Fence, appeared in “Coppelia” al ballet dancer. In the run-up playedapartintheshow.help- attheStockportPlazainafter- to the shows Molly rehearsed ingoutbackstageoVerthetwo noon and evening shows last . at Stockport Grammar School days, weekend, dancing as one of the in aio-day intensive rehearsal Speaking before the shows, helpers ofthe ballet’s principal .process;;}.


Gill said: “We are absolutely'


character,Swanhilde.Lastyear > v The rehearsals took place delighted for Molly. She was MqUywasin“SwanLake”atthe’ - in three studios at the school thrilledtogetthroughtheau- Charter.Theatre in P r e s t o n / a n d thedancers followed a ditionandisreallylookingfor- / A pupil at St Augustine’s RC‘ .complextimetableofrehears- ward to playing the parts.” High School in Billington and r als. Each day started with a ba l- . She added that her daugh- the Angela Westwell School - let class to warm up and then terwasundecidedastowheth- of Dance in Cll|£^e,.MoUy^'.diff(srmt scenes of the ballet er she wanted to be a dancer was selected at anaudition in: v were rehearsed;simultane- in the future, but was leaning February from more than 206 > ously in the three studios. Re- towards a career in theatre or y o u ng h op e ft il s; , ''■ • hearsaldaysjalways finished choreography.


Achillea ‘Paprika’


Most certainly my favour­ ite Achillea, with pin cush­ ion heads of scarlet flowers with yellow centres on up-, right steins. Plant in sun or partial


shade and watch this at­ tract the bees! Cutback immediately after flower­ ing and feed to encourage a repeat bloom of flowers in theAutumn. .


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Gardening C ourse 1 ‘Summer Colour 6pm 9th July


- Tickets £19. 95 2 course meal in The' Garden Kitchen . '


-Followed by lecture by"JTohn Foley To Book call - 01200 447615


plant and, most importantly, extremely colourful with ■


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their vibrant coloured leaves all year round! Now let’s have a look at


where to plant them to ensure they succeed, along with how to bring any old clumps back to life! Heucheras naturally all thrive in a shady dry envi­ ronment, which makes them ideal for growing under trees or bushes, ormaybejust parts ofthe garden that never seem to get much rain! They don’t need a deep soil


either, ju s t make sure when p lant ing in it ia lly to dig as large a hole as possible to en­ sure strong root development and after that give an annual feed to replace any nutrients that surrounding plants may


n almost every gar­ den you will find Heucheras, and that is purely for the fact that they are an easy hardy


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be taking from the soil. All the colours, especially the yellow ones, will lighten up any dark corner, “Heuchera Lime Mar­ malade” beingthe best withits slightly ruffled yellow leaves andwhite flowers in Summer. As well as going in shade,


most Heucheras will also thrive in the sun. Any red, purple, orange or green vari­ eties will thrive, but you must keep any yellow leaf forms in the shade - the sun will burn the leaves and cause them to brown off around the edges. This could result in you think­ ing that the plant is dry and then over-watering it, result­ ing in it dying, so always keep the yellow ones out of fell sun! They dont just need to


be in the ground either, as Heucheras iriake great pot plants as well. In a John Innes Number 3 they, will create stunning displays of colour through theyear.just remem­ ber to water and give an annu­ al topdressing with Vitax Q4. Later in life they can go


bare in the middle and be­ come a little leggy, but the solution is simple; they just


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HERE YOU CAN SEND IN AND FIND OUT THE ANSWERS- « TO ANY GARDENING PROBLEMS


When do I prune my Wisteria? Wisterias like to be pruned twice a year. After they flower they produce long wispy growth; it


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need replanting! Simply cut it all back down to the ground, throw out the old root system which is in the soil and you will be left with a series of four to eight inch stems with the rosettes on the end. Trim off any old leaves around the lower part of the rosette and


Jobs to do....


1 - Keep weeding As they say “one year’s seeding


is seven years’ weeding". Persist­ ence pays with weeding and keep on top of them, stop them seeding and in the long run it will make it a lot easier .


2 - Deadhead flowering perennials Deadheading is a great habit to


get into in the garden. It will make your plants flower for longer and you will not have to worry about them seeding around the garden. Just go around once a day pinching out old spent blooms to give more energy for larger new ones. 3 -Prune Wisteria Now is the time to prune long wispy shoots back by approxi-


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WHICH ONES? HERE JOHN FOLEY SETS OUTWHATNEEDS


DOING AND WHEN, AND HOW TO GO ABOUT IT


mately two-thirds. This helps keep a bushier and tidier plant with more flower next year. New growth will


appear again in late August and you prune this back by two-thirds early next Spring


. 4-Watering Remember that plants in pots


are more prone to drying out, so in dry spells make sure to water them twice per week and any newly planted plants give a good soaking and a mulch to reduce the evapora­ tion form the soil 5-Top up slug pellets With last year being a bumper


year for the slugs, the slug popula­ tion is through the roof! Apply blue pellets at the recommended rate of use all around the garden and not directly at the base ofthe plants that you are trying to protect!


Howdolgetmy Agapanthus to flower? Ifyour Agapanthus (pictured above) is all leaves, then it requires afeedwithsulphateofpotashto ' encourage those flowers. Also, make sure that they are planted in


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plant it back into the soil so the soil is flush with the base of the leaves, then new roots will suddenly sprout out from the old stem and the plant will bush out and lookjust as healthy as it used to! Remember to either give a pellet-based feed or a liquid


feed high in nitrogen as you want the nitrogen to encour­ age strong leaves to grow and watch it spring back to life! So, all in all Heucheras real-


lyareastunningplant-hardy, colourful, evergreen and easy to grow - a real must for any garden! .


is this growth that, at the end of June,you would trim back by two- thirds and tie in. Thenyou will get another flush of growth in August. Leave this untouched through the winter and then again cut back by. two-thirds in March. Wisterias will tolerate a poor soil and require little feeding to bloom; just make sure you plant a grafted variety as- straight seedlings won't bloom, they will just cover your house in leaves!


CanIcut back my Brunnera? Brunneras produce smashing displays of white or blue flowers in Spring and yes, you do prune them back after flowering, like with a Pulmonaria. This prune will en­ courage a flush of new leaves and it will also remove the old flower heads keeping the plant looking lush and fresh, “Jack Frost" being the best variety with stunning sil-


ver marked foliage topped with sky blue flowers in Spring.


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