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STUNNING can-can dancer BridieRiding is on to road to Rio ... to showoff her long legs and fancy footworkat the world’s most famous carnival.Poulton girl Bridie, 23, will be in a troupe of30 dancers from the iconic Parisiannightspot, the Moulin Rouge, opening thefour-day carnival in the Brazilian city of Riode Janeiro on Friday.Famous for their scintillating smiles, highkicks and fabulous costumes, the MoulinRouge line-up are the first Europeans everto open the event.Their appearance there is set to makeheadlines, with the dancers lined up forphoto-shoots and interviews as soon asthey hit South American soil.Bridie said: “There are 30 of us going fromMoulin - 26 girls and four boys and it’s areally big thing because we are the firstEuropean dancers to have been invited toopen the carnival.“I shall be there for my 24th birthdaywhich is just amazing.“It’s going to be a lot of hard work becausewe are in such demand for interviews andphoto-shoots, plus the dancing.“Obviously we’ll be doing the can-canbecause that’s what Moulin is famous for,but I’m not sure what costumes we’ll bewearing – I don’t think there will be muchof them, but a lot of sparkles!”Bridie landed a place with Moulin’s DorissGirls, among the most coveted dance jobsin the world, in 2006 and was a regularthere for more than a year.Since returning to Britain, she has beenworking on other shows, includingForbidden at Blackpool Pleasure Beach,and modelling.Her Rio call-up comes hot on the heels ofan appearance with Moulin Rouge dancersin St Moritz.Bridie, whose mum Diane lives in ChesterAvenue, Poulton, has been dancing sinceshe was a tiny tot, training with SarahCairns at Blackpool’s Langley DanceCentre.She was a regular in the Tower Children’sBallet, before winning a scholarship to aperformance college in Essex.After graduating she worked as a danceron a cruise ships which took her all overthe Mediterranean, Mexico and Alaska.Bridie can’t wait to be a part of the spec-tacular Rio Carnival.“It is just a fantastic opportunity, differentfrom anything I have done before.“We are going to be busy, but there mightbe some time to see the sights and goshopping.”

Poulton dancerBridie is set to takethe world’s carnivalcapital by storm.Elizabeth Gommreports

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A PIONEERING Fylde-based knee clinic has scoredanother medical first!The Bluespot Knee Clinic headed by the internation-ally recognised knee surgeon, Mr Shameem A CSampath, based at the Spire Fylde Coast Hospital,has discovered a mathematical equation which hasbeen published in the prestigious Orthopaedic jour-nal, “The Knee”.When asked about the significance of this equation,Mr Sampath explained “For the first time, we nowhave a benchmark against which we can measurethe skill of a surgeon and his team while makingallowances for the natural variations in patients’knees. “The Bluespot team have done more than 500computer aided knees and have an accuracy of

better than 99.7 per cent.This discovery not only throws Bluespot and theFylde Coast Hospital into the spotlight, but is also agood reflection on the community of the Fylde as awhole.To find Mr Sampath’s original publication, the refer-ence is : The statistical relationship between varusdeformity, surgeon's experience, BMI & tourniquettime for Computer Assisted Total Knee replace-ments. Shameem A.C. Sampath, South H. Voon,Marshall Sangster & Howard Davies. The Knee 16(2009) 121-124 .The surgeons are all seen (above)For more information readers can visit the websitewww.TheBluespotKneeClinic.co.uk or ring theBluespot Knee Clinic on 01253 30 8028.

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FLIP SIDEFLIPPING ‘eck... its only aweek away! It’s easy to forgetthe original point of pancakeday or as it’s officially known,Shrove Tuesday.On the eve of Lent, Christians woulduse up all their eggs and fats inpreparation for a 40-day fast.Today that’s not case. Most of us areunlikely to abstain from eating, andif the cupboards are bare, it proba-bly has more to do with the creditcrunch than religious sacrifice.These days the practice of pancakemaking has become a treasured art-formNext Tuesday, on February 24, manymums will be attempting to createthe perfect pancake. According tothe Pancake Appreciation Societyyou should wait 30 seconds beforeattempting to flip. Another tip is toheck for bubbles at the edges andrumbles underneath.Now the hard part: deciding on a fill-ing. The classic option is lemon (notfrom the squeezy bottle, thank youvery much) and sugar.But if you want to be really sophisti-cated, try these recipes.Admittedly they require a few moreunusual ingredients, but nothing tootricky for the 21st century larder tomuster.The only thing left to ponder is whyyou have to wait another 12 monthsto do it all again!

CLASSIC CREPESServes 460g plain flour2 eggs250ml milkmelted butter, for brushing

maple syrup, to servecaster sugar, for sprinklinglemon wedges, to servePreheat the oven to 120ºC/ gasmark 1/2.MMEETTHHOODD:: Sift the flour into a bowland make a well in the centre.In another bowl, mix together theeggs and milk, then add to the wellin the flour, whisking constantly toprevent lumps forming. Cover withplastic wrap and leave to stand for30 minutes.Lightly brush a frying pan withmelted butter over a medium heat,then pour over enough batter mix-ture to coat the base evenly.Cook for 1 minute, or until goldenunderneath, then flip and cookthe other side for 30 seconds.Remove.Cover with foil and keep warm inthe oven.Repeat with the remaining batterto make eight crepes.TASTY TIP: Crepes are best eatenthe day they are made, but can befrozen in an airtight container forup to 6 weeks, with a layer of bak-ing paper between each. To usefrozen crepes, first thaw them,then cover and reheat in a150°C/gas mark 2 for 5-10 minutes.

BLUEBERRYPANCAKE STACKServes 4Pancakes185g self-raising flour1tsp baking powder

2tbsp caster sugar2 eggs250ml milk60g unsalted butter, melted, plusextra, for brushing155g fresh blueberries100g unsalted butter, softenedmaple syrup, to serveMMEETTHHOODD:: To make the pancakes,sift the flour, baking powder, sugarand a pinch of salt into a large bowland make a well in the centre.Whisk the eggs, milk and meltedbutter together in a pouring jug,then pour into the well in the flourmixture all at once, whisking to forma smooth batter.Cover with plastic wrap and leave tostand for 20 minutes.Meanwhile, heat the oven to 120ºC/gas mark 1/2.Place a frying pan over low heatand brush lightly with melted butter.Stir the blueberries into the pancakebatter.Pour 60ml batter into the pan andswirl gently to make a pancakeabout 10 cm in diameter. Cook for 1minute, or until golden underneath.Turn and cook for about 10 seconds,then transfer to the oven to keepwarm while cooking the remainingpancakes.Using a wooden spoon or electricbeaters, beat the softened butteruntil light and fluffy.Stack the pancakes on individualserving plates and serve warm orcold, with the whipped butter andmaple syrup.

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Mental breakdownbigcauseof splitsA PARTNER is four times more likelyto leave you because of a mentalhealth condition like depression thanbecause of a physical disability.That’s just one of the findings in newresearch for Time to Change, thenationwide campaign – led by MentalHealth Media, Mind and Rethink – toend the stigma faced by people withmental health problems.The survey shows that people’s lackof acceptance of mental health prob-lems extends well beyond the board-room – and into the bedroom.And attitudes to severe mentalillnesses such as schizophrenia areeven worse.The YouGov survey asked peopleabout issues that would make thembreak off a romantic relationship andfound that 20 per cent of Britishwomen wouldn’t stay with someone ifthey were diagnosed with schizophre-nia, yet only one per cent wouldbreak up with someone who becamedisabled and needed to use a wheel-chair.Such results indicate that mentalhealth conditions are still very

stigmatised - and the stigma isn’t justin the workplace, but in the closestrelationships.A separate survey of almost 4,000people affected by mental healthproblems found that stigma is oftenvery close to home - with nearly 30per cent saying they had experiencedprejudice about their mental healthfrom friends and family.Luckily it isn’t that way for everyone.Many do stick by a partner who hasa mental health condition and would-n’t dream of leaving them because ofit.Time to Change is an ambitiousprogramme to end the discriminationfaced by people with mental healthproblems, and improve the nation’swellbeing.The campaign has a string ofcelebrity supporters, such as AlastairCampbell, Stephen Fry, Ruby Wax andPatsy Palmer, all of whom haveexperienced mental health problems,as well as the backing of GordonBrown, David Cameron and NickClegg. For more information go towww.time-to-change.org.uk.

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EVE readers have given little LeahGarfitt 6,000 reasons to smile.In the eight weeks since we launched ourPresents of Mind Appeal for Brian HouseChildren’s Hospice, Bispham, you have donat-ed unwanted Christmas presents and othergifts which are set to bring in £6,000.Every penny will help to underpin and improvethe vital service Brian House provides foryoungsters with life-limiting illnesses – childrenlike Leah Garfitt, of Fleetwood, the face of ourappeal, who suffers from one of the rarest dis-eases in the world, childhood Alzheimers.The hospice is ahome from hometo Leah, seven.And an unexpect-ed boost for theappeal has comefrom local charity,Change forCharity. Afterreading in Evethat Brian Houseneeds to replacesome of its spe-cialist beds,Crowden Collinspledged £1,650 toour appeal, match-funding half the cost of onebed!Crowden, who with comedian Mick Miller, is atrustee of the charity, said: “We are veryhappy to help Brian House, as we have done inthe past.”This generous donation makes it a recordbreaking year for the appeal, which has grownyear on year since it started in 2007, raising atotal of £18,650.Lisa Martin, community fundraiser for BrianHouse, said: “A big thank you to all your won-derful readers.“This year the Presents of Mind Appeal hasbeen fantastic.“With the current financial climate and creditcrunch we did wonder whether we wouldreceive the same amounts of gifts in previous

years. But yet again the local community havedone us proud.“I would like to personally thank all who havedonated to either the Trinity shops or at one ofthe wonderful collection points over the Fylde.“On behalf of all staff, children and their fami-lies here at the hospice a huge thank you for a

truly wonderful Christmas present.”The value of all the items you have generouslydonated has been totted up to give a realistictotal of the money they will bring in when theyare rolled out as stock in Trinity Hospice chari-ty shops.Chocolates, biscuits and alcohol, which cannot

be sold in the shops, will be used as raffle prizesto maximise their value and some of toys will bekept for use in Brian House.Lisa added a big thank you to all those business-es and to local fire stations which acted asappeal collection points and to backstage volun-teer Valda Trembles who prices up your dona-tions.

Thank you for makingEve’s hospice appealthe best yet!Elizabeth Gommreports

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SUCCESS:TrinityHospicefundraiserLisa Martinwith LeahGarfittamong thepiles of toysdonated forthe appeal

NEARLY two thirds of parentsbelieve schools shouldn’t dictatewhat they put in their children’slunch boxes, according to newresearch.The Government’s School FoodTrust (SFT) last year drew up aPacked Lunch Policy schools coulduse.But a survey suggests parentsresent such intervention, with 64per cent saying schools shouldn’ttell them what to put in theirchildren’s packed lunches.The survey also found that parentshad been making healthier foodchoices for their children since theGovernment published its guide-lines.These advise that lunch boxesshould contain at least one dailyportion of fruit and one of vegeta-bles, and should avoid crisps,chocolate bars, biscuits andsweets.But perhaps educating parentsabout what’s best for their kidsand then letting them decide whatto put in a lunch box might be thebest compromise.

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You’ll bewell suitedSUITS you, sir!Looking smart hasnever been moreimportant for thethe job-seekingworkforce - andwhen it comes tomen, a suit is amust when itcomes to dressingto impress.The fashion page inLife! magazine, freewith The Gazetteon Saturday, putsthe focus on formalwith suits to suit every bud-get.Life! ispacked full offeatures andentertain-ment, plus aweek-aheadTV listings.It’s a week-end read tolast all week.Don’t miss it!

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The money machineT om Cruise, Paul Newman andMartin Scorsese fans shouldn’tget too excited when seeing thetitle of this new series – it’s not abelated spin-off from their 1986 big-screen collaboration of the same name.Instead, The Colour of Money(ITV1, tonight, 6.35pm) is a gameshow which ITV’s bosses are no doubt

hoping will mirror the overwhelmingsuccess of Who Wants to be aMillionaire?They’ve even secured that programme’shost, Chris Tarrant, to present it – and it’sbeen reported he’ll collect a cool £1m forhis services.

His employers describe The Colour of

Money as a “unique high pressure gameof skill and strategy”. It features 20 multi-coloured cash machines which are allpre-programmed to issue a set maximumamount of money between £1,000 and£20,000 – with no two machinescontaining the same amount of cash.As each second ticks by, the sumavailable increases by a grand, so

having the patience to wait can be avirtue – although if competitors falter fortoo long, they risk the machines shuttingdown altogether and missing out oneverything.

Luckily, Chris’s glamorous assistant, MillieClode, is on hand to help those takingpart.

CASHING IN:Chris Tarrantpresents ITV’snew game show

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Win ice show ticketsCINDERELLA On Ice arrives at theOpera House, Manchester nextweek – and you could win familytickets to be there!The 25-strong cast of Olympic,World, European and NationalChampionship skaters comprisesthe cream of Russian skatingtalent.The majority of the skaters havebeen trained by Russia’s leadingcoaches, some from as early astwo years of age, and betweenthem they have won more than250 competition medals.The show been conceived andchoreographed by Salford-bornTony Mercer, widely regarded asthe world’s leading creator of the-atre on ice, together with the high-ly respected ice coach EvgenyPlatov, dual Olympic gold medallistand four time World Champion,and last year’s ice dancing WorldChampions Albena Denkova andMaxim Staviski, who also took thetitle in 2006.So far more than two million peo-ple across five continents havegreeted The Imperial Ice Stars’adrenaline-infused performanceswith standing ovations as theyperformed at many of the world’smost prestigious venues.The Imperial Ice Stars - Cinderella

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THE QUESTIONEve has THREE family tickets forthe opening night performance onTuesday. To be in with a chance ofwinning a family ticket, simplyanswer the following question:Who choreographs the show?To enter, email your answer alongwith your name, address and con-tact phone number to: competi-tions@blackpoolgazette.co.uk withCinderella in the subject field.Closing date for entries is mid-night February 19, 2009. Gazetterules apply.● The Gazette is a member of theJohnston Press Group plc.Johnston Press plc will use yourinformation to contact you byemail, mail, phone, fax or sms tolet you know about our, or ourbusiness partners’, products, ser-vices and special offers. By givingus your email address and phonenumbers, you agree that we maycontact you by these methods formarketing. If you do not wish toreceive information from us orfrom our business partners, tell usso in your response. We may moni-tor communications for qualityand training purposes.

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MY MAN IS SODEPRESSEDWhen I married my husband, Iknew he suffered from depressionbut I thought it was something Icould live with. However, I’m findingit more and more difficult.He appears to be happy and jolly atwork and with friends but whatthey don’t see is that he comeshome and cries most nights, some-times for hours.I’ve tried hard to understand whyhe is this way but he can’t reallyexplain it to me - it’s as if he isn’ttrying to get better.Sometimes I feel like leaving himto get on with it but then I worryabout what he’d do without me.He’s not like this all the time -when he’s well, he’s great.The trouble is I don’t know whenhe will suddenly start to go down-hill again.Over the years he’s seen psychia-trists and our GP is very good.However most medication doesn’tsuit him and he ends up like azombie - which he says is worse.I’d like to have children one day buthow would they cope with a fatherwho hides himself away and cries?We’ve been together for four yearsand I keep asking myself should Istay or should I leave him and tryto find someone else.He says he would understand if Ileft him - I really do love him. CCLiving with someone who isdepressed is not easy and you needhelp yourself so try to find someoneyou trust that you can talk to.Is there no close friend or familymember you could discuss your feel-ings with? Sharing your concernsabout your husbandmight makethem easier for you to deal with.The charity, Depression Alliance (seeFOCUS) has a lot of help and supportfrom friends and family of peoplewith depression.Call their information line on 0845123 23 20 to get a pack of informa-tion that could help both you andyour husband; the website depres-sionalliance.org.uk is full of usefulinformation too.Your husband cannot help hisdepression - it’s an illness.There are ways in which he can helphimself and Depression Alliancecould give him pointers.Letting him know you love and careabout him will help, even though itmay not seem like it at the time.Only you can decide whether or notyou stay with him but if you love him,youmight find it easier to do if youget enough support.

BOYFRIEND DOESN’TLIKE NEWMEI was really shy and insecure whenI started going out with myboyfriend two years ago.Since then, I’ve been promoted atwork and really love what I do.As a result, I am much more confi-dent around other people but,instead of being pleased for me, myboyfriend seems to resent it.He says I am now pushy and don’tseem to care for him so much.I don’t think I’m pushy but I am

more prepared to stand up formyself and although I care aboutmy boyfriend I don’t lean on him asmuch as I did.I still care about him though and Idon’t feel I’ve put up any barriersbetween us, so why is he being sodifficult? NSYou say you’re the same person butI’m not sure you are.With greater confidence, an ability tostand up for yourself and a moreresponsible position at work youprobably do seem very different tothose around you.Your boyfriend could interpret thischange as a barrier but I think it’smore one of his making than yours.Perhaps he liked having a girlfriendwho depended on him.Try to get him to see that, in part, hissupport for you is part of the reasonwhy you are more confident.If that doesn’t help him to accept youas you are , it does raise the questionas to why he preferred you as shyand insecure.If he wants to dominate your rela-tionship rather than being a partner,you might have to consider howcompatible you are now. It may beyou’ve outgrown this relationship.

HUBBYWANTS TOTURN GIRL INTO BOYFor various reasons I was only ableto have one child, a daughter, whois now 10.I know my husband was saddenedby this and would have liked a sonbut I am worried that he is tryingto turn our little girl into a boy!He actively encourages her to takepart in games like football andnever likes to see her in prettyclothes. He takes her fishing withhim and has her helping him withthings in the garage.I’d like her help around the housebut she doesn’t want to know and Ifeel as if my daughter is growingaway from me into a tomboy.When I’ve asked him to encourageher to be more feminine, he laughsand says it doesn’t matter whatshe’s like as long as she’s happy.I fear, though, that he’s creatinglong term problems for her. ECA lot of girls go through a tomboyphase when being with and pleasingdad is muchmore exciting and inter-esting than being with mum.I wouldn’t worry too much as there isevery likelihood she will change onceshe goes to secondary school.People are a lot less concernedabout stereo-typical roles these days- there are feminine car mechanicsandmasculine nurses.I tend to agree with your husband;it’s muchmore important that theindividual is fulfilled and happy.Having said that, boys or girls shoulddo their share around the house sostick to your guns about chores.Do you feel excluded from the rela-tionship between your husband anddaughter?I sense resentment of their closenessbut isn’t there anything they dotogether that you could join in with?Talk to your husband and sort thisout otherwise you will end up feelingexcluded and resentful.

A helping hand from Eve’s agony auntFiona Caine. If you have a problemwith your relationship, marriage orfamily, Fiona is here to give advice

Letters and replies (names will remain strictly confidential)will be published here every week. Write to Fiona Caine, c/oEve, The Gazette, Avroe House, Avroe Crescent, BlackpoolBusiness Park, Blackpool, FY4 2DP. You can also e-mailFiona with your problems www.mail@askfiona.net● Fiona regrets that she cannot enter into personalcorrespondence.

HIVEAn old library is just the ticket for Shirley. ElizabethGomm reportsWHEN Shirley Hill led a campaign to keepa South Shore library open, little did sheknow she was bookmarking a new job forherself!A retired photographer, Shirley has lived in thearea all her life and was devastated when, in2003, Blackpool Council announced its decisionto close five local libraries, including HighfieldRoad.She wasn’t going to let them close the book onthe lending library she had used since she was achild and got together with other local objectorsto protest, raising a petition signed by more than4,500 people.Her efforts were in vain, the closure went ahead,but the old library was to be given a new lease of

younger people,” he said.Shirley is hoping that sharing thebuilding with the Children’s Centre willencourage parents to use the commu-nity centre.A basic skills in computers course is inthe pipeline and Shirley is also hopingto introduce a group to share needleskills – from sewing on a button tobasic dressmaking – which she hopeswill appeal to young parents.“In the current economic climatethere is going to be a need to “makedo and mend” but there are a lot ofpeople who have never been taughtsimple sewing skills,” she said.Weekly activities at the centre are:Monday: Watercolour painting group(10am-noon); social duplicate bridgewith tuition for beginners (1.30pm-4.30pm); Wednesday: A-team coffeemorning and board games (10am-noon); Thursday: Craft cub (10am-2pm); patchwork for beginners (2pm-4pm); Friday: Watercolour tuition(2pm-4pm). To find out more call:405490 or emailsscab@talktalkbusiness.net

ofactivitylife as South Shore CommunityCentre – with Shirley one of its keyvolunteers.She spends as many as 30 hours aweek, entirely unpaid, organising andpromoting a programme of socialactivities at the centre.“I enjoy it,“ said Shirley. “I am pleasedthe library building is still a part of thecommunity but we would like to getmore local people using the facilitieswe have here.”When it first opened, the communityassociation shared the building withBlackpool Council Child Services whomet the costs of its upkeep, but nowthey have moved out, the building hasbeen refurbished to incorporate aChildren's Centre.The funding strategy is set to changeand the community association willhave an uphill task to raise the moneyto keep going.That’s one reason the association isso keen to boost its profile and to getpeople of all ages, living in SouthShore, to make use of the centre.And there is plenty going on there,from watercolour painting andclasses, to bridge classes, patchwork,crafts and weekly coffee morning andsocial gathering.More than 100 people attend classesat the centre and regular lunches andsocial gatherings are popular witholder people or those living alone.The lunches are cooked up by retiredhotelier Beryl Howell, 70, with the helpof her daughter Sally-Anne Cooper.Beryl has made many friends throughthe community centre: “We hadn’tlived in this area very long and I readabout the community centre in Eveand came along - it’s only at the endof my road. It’s a good way to get toknow people.”Proceeds from events are donated tothe centre and have been usedtowards equipping the kitchen.Another regular to the gatherings isDavid Rutherford, 41, of Lennox Gate.David, who is registered blind, enjoysmeeting new people and a game ofdominoes, using Braille tiles.“I do enjoy coming along here, but itwould be nice if there were a few

COMMUNITY STALWARTS: ShirleyHill (left) and Beryl Howell Make a splash

to help othersSWIMMERS of all ages are beingurged to make a splash for chari-ty.Blackpool’s Barcelo ImperialHotel, North Promenade, is open-ing the pool at its fitness andleisure centre to the public onFriday and Saturday, February28, to host a sponsored swim forthe British Heart Foundation.Anyone can take part, swimminga distance of their choice, butneed to register by calling in toany BHF Charity Shop or by call-ing Andrew Windsor at theImperial on 753232.Over the next two weeks, theleisure and fitness centre is join-ing forces with the BHF to pro-mote healthy heart awarenessand to raise funds.Andrew said the swimathonwould take place in the 20ftheated pool and would be super-vised by trained lifeguards.

GAME FOR ANYTHING: At the community centre are (on the left) Evelyn Wright, Pat Dobson and Tracey Hardie and(right) Patricia Burrows, Elaine Martin and Margaret Turner

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ROTARY SOCIAL: St Annes Rotary Club held an Old English night at Fylde Rugby Club. Pictured fromleft are: Barbara Terras, Kadaba Vasudev, Lakshman Balasubramanyam and Richard Terras. Morepictures in Life! free with The Gazette on Saturday.

evesocialSocial bingoClub 32 welcomes newcomers to itssocial bingo at Ibbison CourtCommunity Centre, Central Drive,Blackpool, every Monday, 1.30pm.

Country dancingLytham St Anne's Scottish CountryDance Society meets every Thursdayfrom 7.30pm - 9.30pm for socialdancing classes at The Scout Hut, StPatrick’s Road North, St Annes.Everyone welcome. Contact 640247,

Coffee callAnchorsholme Methodist Church hasa coffee morning every Wednesdayfrom 10.15am

Tea danceSt Stephen-on-the-Cliffs, North Shore,has an afternoon tea dance everyWednesday, 2pm-4pm. £1.50

Folk danceNorth Shore Folk Dance Club meetstomorrow at All Hallows Church, AllHallows Road, Bispham, 7.30pm. Nopartner needed and all are welcome.Contact: 890486.

Methodist churchCleveleys Park Methodist Church hasa coffee morning every Wednesday,10.30am, and a Mix and Meet Groupon Wednesday, 2pm, for people ontheir own to enjoy a cuppa and makenew friends. Contact 876051.

Support groupBlackpool and Fylde Widows’ andWidowers’ Association meets tomor-row at the Trades Club, ChadwickStreet, Blackpool, 7.30pm. Contact:Lavinia on 623119.

Cleveleys coffeeCleveleys United Reformed Church,Rossall Road, has a coffee morningevery Wednesday from 10.30am.

Over 60sClaremont over 60s welcome newmembers to Claremont ParkCommunity Centre, North Shore,every Wednesday, 1.30pm-3.30pm.Contact: Hilary on 353160

Stitch and ChatThe stitch and Chat Club, DunsopCourt, Blackpool, has craft classesevery Monday: 9.45am-11.45am, draw-ing and watercolour painting withPeter Slater; 11.45am-1.45pm, cardmaking with Debbie Gulliver; 2pm-4pm, crochet and needlework.Advanced card making also availablemonthly. For details and to enrol con-tact 405138.

South ShoreSouth Shore Community Centre (TheOld Library) Highfield Road, hosts thefollowing weekly events: Mondays,watercolour painting 10am, socialbridge 1.15pm; Wednesday, social chatand games 10am; Thursday, arts andcrafts 10am, patchwork for beginners2pm; Friday, watercolours 2pm.

Claremont lunchClaremont First Step CommunityCentre's Senior Citizen LuncheonClub at Methodist Buildings, DicksonRoad, meets every Friday, 1pm. £2.Contact: 299306.

Barbershop HarmonyBlackpool & Fylde BarbershopHarmony Club meet every Tuesday atBrun Grove Workingmen’s' Club.Contact: Pete Lavelle 867218.

Jumble saleA jumble sale and auction takes placeat St Paul's Worship Centre, EgertonRoad on Monday, February 16 at 6-30pm.

Bridge ClubThe Gazette Bridge Club welcomesplayers at 7pm at the WainwrightClub, Hornby Road, Blackpool, onMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday andFriday. Contact: 354513.

Bispham coffeeBispham United Reformed Church,Cavendish Road, has a coffee morn-ing tomorrow 10.30am-11.30am.

IVCThe Intervarsity Social Club meetstonight at the Windmill, Layton,8pm, and welcomes new members.Contact: 722864

Photo societyLytham St. Annes PhotographicSociety meets at 7.30 pm, everyThursday evening at Heyhouses C ofE Junior School, Clarendon RoadNorth, St Annes. www.lsaps.org.

Fylde RAThe Ramblers’ Association walk inPenwortham tomorrow in Bilsborrow,Crook O’Lune and Longsleddale onSunday. Contact: 865976.

Kirkham artsKirkham Arts Society meets tomor-row at the Community Centre,7.15pm. Contact: 01772 632202.

Coast ramblersFylde Coast Ramblers walk at Settle(via Pen-Y-Ghent) on Sunday.Contact 694427

Poulton BandPoulton Band welcomes new playersto rehearsal nights on Tuesday andFriday 8pm-10pm at Band HQ,Station Road, Poulton. Ring: 886823

Arts SocietyBlackpool Arts Society meets onThursday a Rolf Harris-style make-a-picture with Eileen and Gill at theStudio, Wilkinson Avenue, 7.30pm.Weekly sessions at the studioinclude: General painting Tuesdayand Thursday, 2pm, Friday, 9.30amand 2pm; portrait sessions Tuesday,7.30pm, and Wednesday 10am; Lifedrawing Wednesday 2pm. Newmembers welcome. Contact 407541.

NaturalistsFylde Naturalists have a talk on WildWings and Wanderings from CliffHeyes tomorrow at Fylde CoastAlive, Raikes Parade, 7.30pm. Theywill be walking in Ambleside andGrasmere on Saturday.

Windmill artsThe Windmill Arts Society meets onFriday at the Frank Townend Centre,Beach Road, Cleveleys, 1.30pm-3.30pm. Contact: 855072.

Craft clubA weekly craft group meets at HolyCross Church, Central Drive,Blackpool, every Friday, 1.30pm-3.30pm. £2.

Coffee morningA series of pre-Lenten coffee morn-ings starts on Saturday, 10am-noon,at St Christopher’s, Hawes SideLane, Marton, with proceeds to theAdditional Curates Society. Lastyear the parish raised £600 for thesociety, proceeds will be equallydivided with the church.

Poulton LLLPoulton Lifelong Learning Grouphas a talk from Ray Irving on Henryand his wives tomorrow at the CivicCentre, Breck Road, 2pm.

Probus ClubMr W Scowthorne will talk on trav-els in the digital world at BlackpoolSouth Probus Club tomorrow atMarton Methodist CommunityCentre, Midgeland Road, 10am. TheProbus Club is a social gathering ofretired people, new members wel-come. Contact: 763812.

Arnold ladiesAndy Mitchell of Radio Wave will bethe speaker at Arnold LadiesLuncheon Club on Wednesday,February 25, at the Grand Hotel, StAnnes. Noon.

AmicusSt Annes Amicus will be entertainedby the south Fylde Singers withMargaret Pearson tomorrow at thePensioners Hall, St Albans Road, StAnnes, 2.15pm. Contact: 728167.

Conservative lunchBlackpool Conservative LadiesLuncheon Club has a talk from histo-rian Barry Shaw on Tuesday next atthe White Tower. Noon.

Coffee ‘n’ chatBethesda Congregational Church,Grasmere Road, Blackpool, has acoffee morning on Thursday,10.30am-noon.

Table topA table top sale takes place atBethesda Congregational Church,Grasmere Road, Blackpool, onSaturday.

Music hallNorth West Music Hall and VarietyFriendship Society meets tomorrow atAnsdell Institute, Woodlands Road,Ansdell, 8pm.

Formby friendsGeorge Formby Friends meet onMonday at South Shore Cricket Club,Common Edge Road, 7pm. Contact:07967 665069.

Luncheon clubThornton Cleveleys Ladies LuncheonClub will hear the story of Albert andthe Lion from Barry Band on Tuesdaynext at the Briardene Hotel, noon.

Trefoil GuildBlackpool South Trefoil Guild hasmeal at Olivers, Central Drive, onMonday, as a celebration for ThinkingDay.

National serviceNational Service veterans (1947-63)meet at Highfield Road Social Club,Highfield Road, Blackpool, onThursday at 7pm for 7.30pm whensocial evening with buffet, entertain-ment and music.

Trinity friendsPoulton Friends of Trinity Hospicehave a good-as-new sale on Saturdayat Poulton Methodist Church,Queensway, 10am-2pm, with clothes,books, jewellery stalls plus cakes andpreserves. Refreshments and lightlunches available.

Organist wantedClaremont First Step Centre is lookingfor a volunteer organist with theirown organ plus a volunteer to organ-ise social dancing for tea dances onWednesday afternoons once a month,1pm-3pm. Contact Cathy or Johannon 299306 or email claremontcen-tre@aol.com

SubmarinersBlackpool & Fylde branch of theSubmariners Association meets onFriday, 8pm, at the Comrades club,Adelaide Street, Blackpool. All servingand ex-submariners very welcome.Contact 396075.

Marton RotaryMarton Rotary Club welcomes newmembers to meetings held every firstand third Tuesday at 12.30pm andevery second, fourth and fifthTuesday at 7.30pm at the SavoyHotel, Queens Promenade. Local ini-tiatives include contributions to theTalking Newspaper, social events forelderly people and “Kids’ Out” day forlocal children. Major charities sup-ported by the club recently includeVictoria Hospital Haematology Unit;Brian House Children’s Hospice andBlesma. Contact president ChrisBrimelow on 777366, vice-chairmanKen Parkinson on 821405 or secre-tary Mike Midgley on 883535.

Coffee morningFleetwood Cancer ResearchCommittee has a coffee morning andbring and buy on Friday at St David'sChurch Hall, Larkholme Lane, 10am-noon. £1.

Cancer courseA Macmillan Cancer Support Livingwith Cancer course, six free sessionsfor people living with cancer, starts onFriday, March 6, 9.45am to 12.15pm atthe Hilton Hotel Blackpool To book aplace, contact tutors: Kath and Phil on343469 or 07739265757.

Band wantedClaremont Gala is looking for amarching band to join the parade andgala on Saturday, June 20, starting at11am, in return for a donation to theband. Contact Cathy Adams on07984041423, or email claremont-centre@aol.com

Beetle driveMarton United Reformed Church,Wordsworth Avenue, Marton, has abeetle drive on Saturday, 7pm, as partof the church’s 70th anniversary cele-brations.

Jumble saleCleveleys UR Church, Rossall Road, hasa jumble sale on Saturday, 12.30pm.

Lupus UKLupus UK will have a fundraisingtable at the Table Top Sale at StPaul's Church, Lake Road, Ansdell, onSaturday from 10am-2pm.

Gardening ClubThe Friends of Highfield Road Parkare starting a Garden Club at theirOpen Meeting on Sunday, 2 pm, atSouth Shore Community Centre (theold Highfield Library), Highfield Road.The Friends will update the public ondevelopments in the park and alsoreveal plans to form a new GardeningClub associated with the group.Everyone welcome, free refresh-ments. Contact: Gary 312986.

Freckleton WIFreckleton WI learnt about BrianHouse Children’s Hospice, Bispham,from speaker Linda Beddows. Shealso explained how Brian House andits adult counterpart, Trinity Hospice,depend almost entirely on voluntaryfunding and urged local people tosupport the hospice’s new charityshop opening in Kirkham. Sylvia Kaywon the competition, Elaine Anyonwas raffle winner and Jean Adam wasquiz winner. Next meeting is March 10.

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