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- r Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, May 3rd, 198k 9’ SEE WHAT PENDLE
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CHANGING times' and more flexible Govern ment legislation, giving it wider powers, has helped the local council offer more aactive aid to in d u s t ry th a n ev e r before.
“bring new industries” is often heard, council members and officials are anxious for existing firms to feel that there is just as much interest' in-them and their expan sion plans and hopes.
A lth o u g h th e cry
were very much m mind when pressure was put on the Government well over a decade ago to speed up the coming of the motorway to -the 7
For instance, they
from Reedyford to Clay- ton-le-Moors has now been in use for nearly six months and will have
The extended stretch
It has, of course.1 been a boon 'to private motor- ists too.
already saved local'firms a considerable amount of time and trouble in get ting raw materials in na finished. goods out.
./ _ • Availability of indust rial units of various sizes and at various locations within the borough;
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help directly . from- the council rather than cent ra! Government; . ..
services offered by the council:
• Possible financial • The variety of other
reclaiming derelict' sites with the assistance of special grants from the Government.
. • And the possibility of - The Mayor
■ Zones d e c la red for Pendle under a new Government scheme are
The -two Enterprise
Aa very important addi tion to the benefits the area can offer.
' One is at Lomeshaye,
a new industrial. estate being developed .on the flat area of land behind the Brierfield motorway roundabout.
_ Existing, - prospective
and potential-’ business men can obtain a wide range_ of advice from council officials about setting up in Pendle. S u b je c ts ’ co v e red include:
• Grants—what is av- ■
ailable and how 'to apply for it.,
White Walls, a long standing • estate which was slow to develop at first but which for years now • has attracted both local and national firms to its facilities on the Nelson-Colne boundary.
And the other is at
building investment, and receive other benefits as well — such as relative freedom from planning controls..
zones and many inquiries are pending.
Already some : firms have moved into the
, Firms moving into the zones, are exempt from general . rate s ' for 10- ears, get rhaximum al- owances against tax for
' “SOMETIMES I think we could declare UDI in Pendle and be almost self-sufficient — we are a veritable ‘Noah’s Ark’ of^ industry,” declares
locafMP'Mr John Lee in the brochure which has been 'specially- produced for the Trades
•_ There are similarly en thusiastic sentiments in the. brochure from other key local - figures, and th is n ewspaper “has taken the opportunity to have its say, too.
Mr Lee
. fine job they have made of it. I am- sure we can take pride in the fact that we have craftsmen in our midsf'-capable of manufacturing so many products.
turned their hands to many trades, and what a
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to absorb the points it tries to summarise. ■
mers home what is to us an : obvious “. truth but what might not be as clear to outsiders — “the people of Pendle have -
M ay o r ,_ Coun. Mrs Winifred Crosslev’ “ham
F o r in s t a nce th e
and it wfllbe Especially im p o r tan t for those coming from a ’“
trying to j e t copies “of the brochure circulated as widely' a s ’ possible,'
Everyone connected. the fair “ will be
distance.'
I But because we have so many of our industrial premises “up hills and round comers” he feels that many Pendle people do not themselves know about our diversity. So - he sees the fair as a showcase for local people as well as for visitors from afar. •
industrial visits made in his capacity as MP have made him appreciate the tremendous diversity of Pendle’s firms — “such a multiplicity of products . . . the list is endless.”
Mr Lee points out that “We have so much to
and more recently, our new M65 motorway. Pendle is on the move —
offer new business — modem trading estates, new industrial units, conversions.of “older pre mises for ‘s tartup’ firms
. Coun. Spence
why it is- the council’s ■ leisure Services Commit tee which has been behind the concept and detailed running of the Trades Fair — and its chairman,. Coun. Ken: Spence, explains in his brochure message th a t , by doing so it has been able to “visualise'the po tential of the new sports hall for further events” as well as promote Pendle industries. He thanks all those involved for their hard work.' '
proud of,” exclaims Mr Lee. ■ Some may wonder
let’s beat the drum —' we.....have much ' to be
Coun. Butterfield
term process with many aspects, the .Trades Fair providing a valuable platform.
to new and existing businesses are neatly. summarised by Planning and Development Officer Mr Richard Kirby, who
The benefits available
■ combines details of Gov/ ernm eh tal. and local offers with a review of the advantages offered by purely local factors — such as the relatively ’ low cost of property and the easy access given by the new motorway.
resents^ the very core of the brochure and poten-
Mr Kirby’s article rep
v elo pm en t S erv ice s Committee which- is' di rectly responsible for in dustrial development; I ts chairman, Coun. Frank Butterfield, re-af- firms the policy of help ing the expansion of ex isting industry and en couraging the, expansion of new. enterprises. But. he is careful, to emphas- ise that this is a long
Of'course it is the De Mr Kirby
t.ial new P en d le businessmen,. whether from the area itself or from hundreds, . even thousands of miles away, should find 'it very en couraging.
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co n tr ib u t io n to the brochure reflects the outlook we adopt week in, week out, m every issue of our paper — that Pendle is an excel lent place, despite there
This newspaper’s own
area for the first time are amazed at what they, see. Many of them come here to work — but stay to live,” as we point out.
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way system — go down by the side of the Sacred Heart Church and carry straight on, past the squash club. The route is clearly signposted, with marshals on duty at peak periods.
space for about 200 cars has been created on the former goods yard space at the back of the hall. The centre’s own car park will take about two dozen vehicles, considered reasonably adequate for normal day to day use but obviously nothing like sufficient for such a major event. Entry for all cars is from the one
today Has had to be limited to in vited guests only for space reasons — a situation which the council re gretted but could do nothing about. So many visitors are expected that
THERE’S plenty of opportunity to tour the exhibition — it is open to the public tomorrow, on Sunday and on Monday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. There are refreshments, and a licensed bar. The opening and special preview
A trophy for the best
stand
still being problems of one sort and another. “People who visit the
SOME of the firms at the Trades Fair are used tp showing o f f their' wares at much larger exhibitions all over Bri tain and abroad.
before ventured into the exhibition field and would be the fir s t to admit that they are novices in what, these, days, is a very competi tive aspect of sales and trade promotion.
Some have ' n e v e r
will keep all this in mind, when they review the various stands to decide which firm will have the honour of hold ing this trophy.
No doubt the judges
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