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“Death by Fatal Murder”, Clitheroe Parish Church A O D S


Aspoof murder mystery set in1940 -a witty, skilfully produced and acted playdirected by Lesley Haworth - kept audiences entertained.


The set of Bagshot House and the costumes conveyed the period and setting convinc­ ingly, and all the characters were established and main­ tained by a talented cast. The d i s a p p e a r a n c e ,


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of a police constable is investigated by the bumbling Inspector Pratt (aconvincing- Richard Hubbard) and his rather more efficient s id e k i c k , C o n s t a b le Thomkins, played with great charm by Damian Marsh.


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Leader Allwright was played in s tiff upper lip fashion by Brian Haworth. For me the standout


p er fo rm an ce was Kelly Steed as Blodwyn Morgan, a Welsh “medium” whose command ofvarious accents was faultless and whose organisation o f a seance provided the best scene in the play. I felt that the use of radio


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Wendy Watson playedthe


current owner ofthehousein a suitably flirty manner and Erica Mileham did really well


.to maintain the upper-class accent of Ginny Farquhar. Miss Maple arrives to help out with the investigations


and Sam Sm ith ’s p e r ­ formance brought out the good-natured but quietly ru th le s s nature o f the character.. A suspicious.“Italian”


(Peter Lambert) seemed very threatening and Squadron


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Saturday 7th November . J .30pm


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Friday 27th November 7.30pm


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Michael Jackson Tribute Tickets £17;50/£16.50


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THE NUTCRACKER Tickets £16/£14


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mikes (for the first time in a play?) took away some of the nuance in the acting and was rather too loud at times. This said, it was a very


entertaining evening and all the hard work paid off. The society continues to


provide great productions for the Ribble Valley and we lookforward to their musical production “Me and My Girl” from February 13th to 20th. K.C.


Don’t get blue, enjoy


jazz music from Matt


Ribble Valley Jazz andBlues Club is looking forward to welcoming the Matt Holborn Quartet a week on Friday, November 6th. Matt willbebringinghisviolinfor an evening of Gypsy-jazz in the contemporary Parisian mould. The club is at its regular


venue at the Atrium Cafe Bar, Clitheroe Castle, and the gig starts at 8pm. There is a licensed bar plus food, and parking. Tickets are


' £io at the door, members £8, students and under 16s halfprice. The next club gig will


feature The Partisans on Friday, November 20th.


How often do we visit a place of interest only to drive away


again? Recently, Nick Burton


shared his own way of exploring local history with Clitheroe Civic Society, as he took members on Oliver CromweU’sNorthemjoumey through Yorkshire and Lancashire. Through a series of old


maps, so different from those of today, along with best guesses, Nick showed the society how he had walked over four days in the footsteps of Cromwell’s four days which were to change the course of history. The audience was soon gripped by the atmosphere of August 13 th, 1648, with Royalists and Parliamentarians battling for power. Cromwell and his New


Model Army looked outfrom Otley, not at a modern road system,butacrosslandwhich had yet to be enclosed - land where geographical features andchurchspiresandtowers were the only guides. Rivers such as the Wharfe were followed, but bridges were not in abundance. Stepping stones were often the order oftheday. Paths, often old Roman


roads, took Cromwell’s, army, drenched by typical August weather, to Iikley, Addingham and on to Skipton. The follow in g day’s


march saw the army arrive at Gisburn (then spelt with an “e” - blame the railway companies for the change in lateryears). Cromwell then made one


of the most decisive decisions of the second civil war; where to intercept and fight the Royalists. Having crossed the river at Edisford Bridge, andbreakingtheirjoumeyat thethenriamed“Stoneyhurst Hall", Cromwell set out on the last 14 miles to Preston. Following the line of


Longridge Fell, through G rim sa rgh, Ribbleton and Fishwick to the River Ribble, they arrived at the area now known as Walton le Dale, where the Battle of Preston ensued. It was the most decisive battle of the second civil war. Sadly, Nick’s footsteps finished near where the battle took place, ironically in the car park of the Capital Trade Park in Preston. Still, the message was clear: leave the car at home for a change, and


' discoverhistoryonfoot! All are welcome to join


Clitheroe Civic Society on Monday, November 2nd, at 7-30 pm for an illustrated talk by Ken Parkinson entitled “Around Clitheroe” at the Ribble Valley Borough Council Chambers in Church Street. There is a charge of £3 per head for non-members and this includes tea or coffee and biscuits.


Church’s autumn craft fair launch


English Martyrs RC Church, Whalley, is kicking off its autumn programme of events with a craft fair. To be held a week on Sat-


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• . Jonathan Plowright (piano) - at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School T 6th Form Centre. York St., Clitheroe. v .Wednesday 4th November 2015 7.30 pm


Admission- £15 includes programme notes seewww.clitheroeconcerts.org • for further details • ■


urday, November 7th, be­ tween 11 am and 3 pm, the fair will feature eight stalls selling craft items, preserves and home baking. Olive wood gifts will also


beavailableand there willbe a raffle for a beautiful olive wood crib. Refreshments will be


available throughout, with visitors able to choose from a range of culinary delights including soup and freshly made sandwiches. ; The craft items for sale will be on show'at both this


. weekend masses, on Satur­ day and Sunday, when raf-


fie tickets for the olive wood crib will be for sale. Parish priest Fr Phillip


Price explained that this year it has been decided to change the format of the church’s autumn events calendar. In addition to the craft fair, a Christmas raffle would be drawn on the evening of the children’s nativity play in De­ cember. Tickets for this raf­ fle will be on sale from the end of November. Fr Price said: “The so­


cial side of parish life is ex­ tremely important and we hope that as many parish­ ioners as possible, dong with our friends from the wider community, will support the fair. Ours is a very hospitable church and visitors can be assured ofagreat welcome.”


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