Clitheroe Torchlight Procession
Saturday September 14th at 8pm
Clitheroe town centre.
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 The
Torchlight Procession is the centrepiece of Clitheroe’s two-day Jubilee
celebrations. Commencing at 8pm, residents and businesses of the town take
part in the procession on foot, horseback, bicycle or lorry. The finale to the
2.5 hour procession will be a grand firework display which will be held on the
town’s castle field.
In 1887, Clitheroe celebrated Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee with a grand
procession of up to 80 horsemen and 400 people Click
here for more about Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. This year's event promises
to be equally glorious, with more than a few surprises lined up! The
new programme is now available from shops in Clitheroe, click on the
image (left) to see a bigger picture of the front cover.
 While
on a historical note, this participant from a previous Torchlight procession is
now a cabinet member of Blackburn with Darwen council! To
see more pictures of past Torchlight processions click here.
Applications are still being accepted. Anyone who is interested in joining
the Golden Jubilee Torchlight Procession, or who would like further information,
should contact Clitheroe Town Council on 01200 424 722 or click
here to email the Town Council.
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 Peter
Moore (pictured here, as usual, on sparkling form) has been the Chairman of
the Clitheroe Torchlight procession committee for a very long time, rumour has
it since the very first one! The rest of the team would like to thank him for
his devotion to the cause and for making it such an enjoyable event for everyone.
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