A LANDSCAPE painter from Clitheroe is among the artists helping to raise money for research into childhood cancer.

Peter Taylor, 58, who owns The Old Bakehouse Gallery, in Eshton Terrace, is to display around 50 paintings at an exhibition organised by Ribble Valley and White Rose Ladies.

Formerly Ribble Valley Ladies Club, the group boasts around 300 women members and recently changed its name.

Joint chairmen Carol Maher and Irene Chenery, of Irene Chenery Maher solicitors, are hosting the photography and art exhibition at their offices in Church Brow, Clitheroe.

Over the last seven years the Ladies Club has raised more than £360,000 for Cancer Research UK and its work investigating childhood cancers. Cash raised from the exhibition will fund research at Manchester Children's Hospital.

Mr Taylor's work will sit alongside that of two photographers, Peter Fellows from Barnoldswick, and Phil Garlington from Grimsargh.

Mr Taylor paints mainly in oils, and specialises in skyscapes, the sea and coastal scenes, plus views of Pendle and the Ribble Valley.

He said: "My work ranges from prints worth about £50, up to paintings worth £900, so there should be a range to suit different budgets."

Peter Fellows has an international reputation, and cards depicting his landscape photos can be bought in John Lewis stores.

Phil is also a landscape photographer, but is probably best known locally for his family portraits. His pictures of various celebrities recently featured in Now magazine as he was the official photographer at the annual Gay Awards in London.

The trio hope to talk about their work at two private viewings on Friday, December 2, from 6pm to 9pm, and on Sunday, December 4, between noon and 4pm.

Tickets for the viewings are £5, available from the offices of Irene Chenery Maher.

The display will be open to the public on December 10 and 18, from 2pm to 4pm. Admission is £3.