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Music events at Christ . Church, Chatburn, reach acli- max with the Candlelit Christ­ mas Concert in the marvellous acoustics of the church.


There will be first-class per­ formances by the Haslingden Choir and the Pennine String Quartet of spiritual, classical and popular music and song, in addition to Christmas fa­ vourites. The evening will include a


carol sing-along and the big­ gest Christmas cracker pull in Lancashire. All proceeds will be donat- - edtotheChurchDevelopment


Fund. The music events have


been a source of funding for the £77,000 Church Devel­ opment Project to install a kitchen and cafe area, a child-


Carols by candleight at Christ Church, Chatburn,


friendly and disabled toilet, a meeting room and vestry, to make it more user-fiiendly for everyone. - This will be the last mu­


sic event at Christ Church Chatburn for the time being because of the unavoidable disruption that willbecaused by the development, which is schedule to start early in 2015. Money has been raised


from proceeds of these music events'and the sponsorship


by Keenans Estate Agents and Roy Porter Butchers, together. with generous personal dona­ tions, church finds and grant


awards. y-’ \ ; - y . Clive Greenwood, fund


ra ise r and event organis- er, said: “We’ve been over­ whelmed by the support for the project so far which has resulted in over go per cent of our fundraising target already achieved in just 12 months. “All the church members


are very grateful to the grant providers and to everyone who has contributed through; making a direct donation and through supporting the music events with attendance. .. “Feedback on the music


events gives us encourage­ ment to continue after the development, and some art­ ists are already booked later in20i5. “There is also a demand for


the quality of the live music events at Chatburn to expand to additional venues in the


Ribble Valley, arid this starts


, with a Valpntine Concert in the beautiful surroundings of


•Whalley Abbey. . “Therewillalsobethefirst


ever Ribble Valley Music Fes­ tival taking place at several landmark venues in the area over several months in 2615.


-These events will also be to raise funds for the host ven­ ues to provide long term h e r - ' itage benefits.” The Christmas Concert at


Christ Church Chatburn takes place at 7-30 pm on December


5th. , Mincepieswithwineortea or coffee'are included in the


. ticket price of £8. Tickets can be obtained from Roy Porter Butchers in Chatburn or call­ ing 01200 441624 or 01254-


384893- More information on the


Ribble Valley Music Festival and the concert at Whalley


.Abbey will feature in future editions of the Clitheroe Ad­ vertiser.


Jazz reed man Alan Barnes brings his quartet to the Atri­ um CafS Bar at Clitheroe Cas­ tle for the next Ribble Valley Jazz and Blues Club gig, on Friday December 5th. Barnes, who has been


playing since he was 12, has a huge music CV including the Midnight Follies Orches­ tra, the Pasadena Roof Or-


. chestra, the hard bop band ; of Tommy Chase, The Jazz - Renegades, the Huriiphrey Lyttleton Band and the Pizza ExpressModemJazzSextet. As a sideman, he broad­


cast regularly with the BBC Big Band, Radio Orchestra and Concert Orchestra and has toured and recorded with big band leaders Dick Walter, Kenny Baker, Bob


Wilber, Mike Westbrook, Don Weller, Stan Tracey and John Dankworth. He has appeared as a ses­


sion musician on albums by Selina Jones, Bjork, Bryan Ferry, MichelLeGrande, Van Morrison, Clare Teale, West- life and Jamie Cullum. With Barnes playing sax,


clarinet and flute, the line­ up at Clitheroe is completed by Errol Roberts (drums), Les Chiswell (keys) and Ste­ ve Berry (double bass). The gig starts at 8 pm, and


tickets are £12 at the door, members £10, students and under-i6s half-price. The next RVJB club gig


will feature the Zoe Gilby Quartet on Friday January 9th.


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another colourful side to the garden that you can enjoy during these months from a few plants for which winter is their time to shine. The first plants that spring


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onto flower beds as it’s great for the worms to come up into through winter and it will help feed your plants when spring' " • comesalong. 3 -


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by getting out there and digging over any empty flower beds in the garden to allow the frost to break up the soil further.


• 5 -Fleece tender plants In hard frosts, place fleece


over tender plants either in the ground or in pots.' Remove them in spells of wet weather but do keep an eye on the weather forecast! 6 -Grit paths Sprinkling a small amount of


grit salt around the garden will help prevent your paths from becoming slippery when icy and also increases grip on old York stone flags.


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Can I move my Holly bush? Hollys will only successfully transplant when young, as once they establish they will develop a strong tap root which if damaged when trans­ planting will cause damage to the bush. So if the plant is six foot with a trunk diameter of less than two inches, then you should be successful. Move now, allowing it time to heal in before spring and water well now and also again In Spring.


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to mind are evergreens, and yes, getting colour from leaves is effective and long lasting. Hollies make great shrubs for wintercolour, with their gold­ en or silver variegated leaves, and with female varieties a flush of berries through the winter months not only en­ lighten thegarden but can also be used throughout the house as Christmas decorations. Only female varieties will


berryandiftheyaren’tdoing,. then look at planting a male holly nearby, but it will only need to be within a few hun-


hrough the winter months the gar­ den can be seen as lying dormant, however there is


dred metres as the bees do the work! Other evergreens for colour include Elaeagnus, with their colourful golden and green leaves, arid Pitt- osporum “Tom Thumb”, a great dwarf bushy shrub with


jet black foliage and new pea green leaves in Spring. . And you can’ t miss the


colour winter foliage of Leu- cathoes. These are a bit more unusual, but great for shady places being low growing up


■ to 18” and spreading to three' feet across, red, green and or­ ange colours throughout the foliage-stunning! ' Winter colour doesn’t just have to come from the foliage;


manyflowersandberriespack an impact, plants including Cotoneasters, Mahonias, Hol- lys, Callicarpas and Pyracan- thas just to name a few. They don’t just look good, but can also attract an array of winter feeding birds like robins and blackbirds and the colours range from purple and red to orange and yellow. 1 A striking flowering shrub


is Mahonia, with its sprays of lemon yellow flowers, sweetly


scented and followed by dark blue/black berries. Ham- mamellis (Witch Hazels) are well known for their citrus scented red, yellow or or­ ange flowers, and they flower on bare stems making them stand out, like Hammamel- lis Arnold Promise (pictured above). Plant next to each other to get a good contrast between colours. Sarcococcas (Winter Box)


are great for near a path as they have tiny white flow­ ers and bear the sweetest of scents. They’re only dwarf in habit as well, so don’t require much space. The final blast of colour


is from Cornus (Dogwoods), which are great in wet loca­ tions where evergreen shrubs will struggle. The stems are electric in colour being yel­ low, red or orange. Keep


them pruned back every oth­ er year to encourage strong new growth which bears the most colour, as old stems low- er.down will fade and turn brown. Why not pop in and see us-


over the coming weeks as we have many festive treats in store in The Garden Kitchen as well, including a mouth­ watering Christmas Lunch Menu.


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Am I too late to plant bulbs? The middle of December is usuallythecutoffpointfor planting bulbs, so get them '


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in within the next couple of weeks andyou will have every success. Time spent planting bulbs now is greatly rewarding when they flower in the spring, »•- and the early colour is very welcome as well!


Can I cut my grasses back? All evergreen grasses need


’ to be left until springfor their trim. Deciduous ones can be left until the leaves fall to the © floor and then is the right time to trim these back to just above ground level. Make sure to split your grasses every three years as this will encourage strong and colourful new growth. Cut back evergreens in March to allowspace for the new leaves.


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