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■ forest to the Shetland Folk ■ Festival.


. .- New Rope String Band, will


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and awards at festivals across the country, including the Ed­ inburgh Fringe, this is the first tune that the New Rope String


Bandhasappearedinthisarea


andisanopportunitynottobe missed. ‘ Once seen, never forgot­ ten, the act is an indefinable


St:,-1 f ; •: > ? ) confusion of superb musician-


ship and side-splitting comic genius. -. Elements of circus, clown­ ing, vaudeville, slapstick and


, sheer.inspired silliness are spliced with beautiful acous- ■


tic music from various world • traditions, in precision-honed


One of the country’s most sought-after live acts, The


open the iith series o f Musi­ cal Extravaganza concerts at


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Unitarian Church on Satur­ day September. 13th, at 7-30 pm and tickets, at just £8, are available by phoning concert organiser Barry Brown on...


. They will play at Padiham


. 01282 773336oremailinghim atbariyrbrown@gmail.com


' The second concert in the series, on November 8th, will


' be the Oldham Tinkers, Lan- • cashire Legends singing Lan­ cashire songs, then on March 7th it will be the Ribble Valley


: ning Rossendale Male Voice Choir. Tickets for the full Se­ ries costjust £25,givingasub- :


Jazz Collective, an impressive ■ live band. Finally on May gth • it will be will be the prize win-■


. stantial saving, and proceeds from the Musical Extrava­


ganza concerts are shared . between the North West Air I


Ambulance, the Children’s : Heart Surgery Fund and the 1 the church.


These concerts are regu­ larly sold out, with many in


the audience from the Ribble Valley. ,


■ The award-winning New Rope String Band


(Speaker Jenny Palmer with a blow-up of the front cover of her book Augustmeetingofthe sides enjoying her talk, they


Show is well received


Young tenor Jack Bowtell from Clitheroe took centre stage at St Peter’s.


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'H e was joined by Susan :Hargreaves (piano) and three


. members of the Tomlinson family. .


songs from the baroque with piano. Philip Tomlinson


joined him from the organ for two arias; Cesar Franck’s devotional “Panis Angelicus”


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and one from Haydn’s “Crea­ tion.” .'


He began with two bright


two movements from a Han­ del sonata on the recorder, accompanied by her mother


Eleanor Tomlinson played


- Meena on piano. Jackjoined Eleanor on the


flute for the Eriskay Love Lilt and “Twilight” by Aubrey Bes - wick.


Susan came back to the


piano to help Jack with Gur­ ney’s “I Will Go. With My


Father A-Ploughing;” “Oh. Mistress Mine” by Quilter,


“Is She Not Passing Fair?” by


Elgar and the American Bar­ ber’s “The Daisies.” Eleanor came back with


Meena to play the theme from “Schindler’s List" on the flute.


Jack and Susan finished


the morning’s programme with the Welsh “All Through The Night,” the English “Linden Lea,” the Scottish “Loch Lomond” and the Irish “Molly Malone.” This interesting and var­


ied programme was well re­ ceived by the good audience.


• Live o*ice an d, play later. A theatre company is inviting


students to see a thought-pro-.' yoking new play then discuss -


it with the young writer and performers.


Stage Door Theatre compa­ ny, based at Blackburn, is well


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known in the Ribble Valley and runs Thursday classes at the Memorial Hall, Hurst Green. -


..-• The company is present- ing.public performances of “Y.O.L.O.” -meaning “You On­


ly Live Once” - on Wednesday, - Thursday and Saturday Sep- - '


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tember3rd, 4th and 6 th at the Empire Theatre, Blackburn. Written by northern writer


JoelBeavon, the two-handeris about a young cancer victim


- who goes to'see’a psychiatrist, . but in addition to the serious side there isplentyofhumour


in it. The suggested audience age is 15 and over.


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„ Stage Door artistic direc­ tor Maryrose Swarbrick, who


is directing “Y.O.L.O.” said: “The play will be especially in- . terestingfordramastudents.


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Acclaimed^in^rsseek to swell their ranks


The “A Cappella Singers”, es­ tablished in 1995,’ are seek­ ing to increase the size of


- this highly acclaimed group oflocal singers from theRib-


:• ble:Valley, Hyndburn and Blackburn area. The singers perform


mainly in the local area for any church or charity that


would like to organise a con­ cert.


-_ They are seeking to in­ crease their numbers mainly in the alto section, but would alsoconsiderexperiencedso-


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We’re holding post-show dis­ cussions with the writer and


players abouthowit was writ­ ten and developed, andmaybe


we’ll get some useful sugges­ tions in the feedback.


from our area tend to go to London looking for work, but


To find out more: www.


stagedoortheatrecompany. co.uk


So many theatre students


we’rehoping to show how tal­ ent can be developed in the North.”


' Trinity Methodist Church’s annual children’s summer holiday club was this year


themed “Pyramid Rock”. Around 50 children at­ tended each of the four


• morning sessions arid dur­ ing the week, everyone


learnt more from the bible


ofthestoryofJosepharidhis brothers.-


• pranos. Performing around


. four or more concerts each year, they have a full diary un­ til June20i5.


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Prospective new mem­ b e r s should be able to read


-'music to a reasonable s tand­ ard and be able to perform


along with the other 25 mem­ bers of the group. .


‘ All music is provided and -


rehearsals start again in Sep­ tember. The season revolves


around the school terms, rehearsing on Wednesday


evening in the Wilpshire ar­ ea, with performances usu­


ally on Saturday evenings or Sunday afternoons. Breaks


usually come around school half-terms and end of terms.


Anyone who would like


to have a trial and see if they fit in or would like more in-,


formation, can contact Luci­ lle Peat (secretary) on 01254 249280 or David Cockett


-ers.co.uk “


(chairman) on 01254 885949. Details can also be found on­ line at: www.acappellasing-


|Ribble Valley Family Histo- - were able to discover family ry Group, member Jenny' connections by speaking to Palmer gave an insight into Jenny afterwards, the history of the Whipp, Copies of Jenny’s book Watson and Bulcock fami- can be obtained by contact- lies to which she is related. ing the Ribble Valley Branch Jenny has writtenabout of the Lancashire Family


in a book entitled “APendle


Family History 1560-1960” and has traced the family


connections back 10 genera- tionsoverthe4ooyearsthey have lived in Twiston.


I A lot of her information 1 came from the wills of nine


of her ancestors and aliso cuii.cai.ui-3 a w a, wav uaiiwaauuc rctimiy


History and Heraldry Soci­ ety, which meets at Clitheroe Cricket Club on Chatburn Road at 7-30 pm on the sec­ ond Tuesday of each month. Visitors are always wel­


come at the meetings, where they can seek help from


from written records kept their own roots, in the family. She now lives The society also has a re­


opposite the farm she was brought up in. There were quite a few


memners withith researching f n f l in o u m u n r t tn


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in the house that one of her ' source centre in Oswaldtwis- ancestors lived in, in 1758, tie where experienced


visitors attending the meet­ ing who were connected to the three families and be-


members can demonstrate various family history pro­ grammes on the computers andgiveadviceandguidance _ to fellow members in their research.


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tivities included craft ses­ sions, cookery and lots of music, dance and games,' where even the leaders were subject to mummificationl . Fun drama sessions, re­ freshments and the return of


The Egyptian themed ac­


everyone’s favourite puppet Captain Ketchup filled the ac- - tionpackedmornings, which


were thoroughly enjoyed by all those who attended. ; Many of the children and their parents then came to


theconcludingSundaymorn- ing service at the church


which carried on the Pyra­ mid Rock theme and was led


..'by Mrs Christine Beggs. A very enjoyable week was


hadbyall.v playBL


Legendary 80s rock band The Happy Mondays return


to East Lancashire with a gig at King George’s*HalI, Black­


th The banc* will mix up eir best-known material,


album tracks and rarities from their extensive back catalogue, and will team up with former DJs from the


burn, on Friday, October loth.


Hacienda Club, one-time hub of the “Madchester” scene now revived by the FAC 51 Hacienda team. The Mondays were performing at the Hacienda in a battle of the bands in 1985 when they were spotted by Anthony Wilson and signed for his • Factory Records. Tickets for the Blackburn gig are £25, from Ticketmaster.


S i aw, j'isssq* Summer s over, get ready for panto!


It’s a long time until panto­ mime season, but Red Riding Hood is ready to make an early appearance. <


MagicLightProductions’cast (pictured) aim to put a new


twist on the tale, helped by magic, illusion, special effects,


song, dance, puppets and lots oflaughs.


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The panto-style show is at Thwaites Empire, Blackburn,


on Saturday September 13th' at 2-3opm, £10 adults £7 con- .


cessions, bookings: 01254 685500.


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Ian McNabb, one of the great


singer/songwriters to emerge from the 80s Liverpool music scene, is returnirig to the ar­


ea to play Hurst Green Village Hall on September 6th.


Ian, who was lead singer with the chart toppers The Icicle


Works-famousfortheUKand US Top 40 hits “Love IsA Won­ derful Colour” and “Whisper


To A Scream (Birds Fly)” -has gone on to enjoy a critically- acclaimed solo career. The Mercury Music Prize nominated artist continues to write stunning songs with warmth, humour and, cyni- • cism and is currently touring to promote his latest Album


“The Eclectic Warrior”. lari is


renowned as being one of the best live performers in the


• country and his shows rarely .stick to a set list! Indeed, his


, rapport with-the audience is legendary; It’s ariother coup for Hurst Green Village Hall, ; which is beirig firmly estab-


. lished^as one of the leading music venues in the area, hav­ ing recently attracted among others Midge Ure and Dodgy. Future bookings include the opening date of a U.K tour for


. IanProwseonOctober3rdand the final date of a mqjor tour


for The Travelling Band on No­ vember 28th.


Tickets are available via tick-


' etweb.co.uk for all the events and more information can be obtained from Goosnargh- based promoter Carl Barrow on 07824 488410.


Singer-songwriter Ian McNabb.


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