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Brave leap by Joanne
for cancer charity
PLUCKY Clitheroe girl Joanne Tyne has safely completed her first para chute jump in memory of her mother, who sadly died of cancer in March. The 17-year-old Clith
eroe Royal Grammar School student, of Buc- cleuch Avenue, decided to do the jump in a bid to raise money for the Can cer Research Campaign, hoping that it would help to prevent other families from having to suffer the same loss. Tragically, Joanne’s
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Town centre is ‘losing its
COUNCILLORS have expressed concern that one of Clitheroe’s main shopping streets is to
character’
lose yet another retail outlet. Their disappointment
was voiced at a meeting of Ribble Valley Council's Development Sub-commit tee, when they considered the change of use of 6 King Street from a retail shop to an outlet for financial and professional services. Despite the concern, the
mother, Mrs Josie Tyne, who was 44, was only diagnosed as having can cer three weeks before she died. Joanne did a day’s train
(Clitheroe) added: “The centre of Clitheroe is just becoming a commercial one and it is losing its character." A note of caution was
Coun. Eric Bracewell
application was approved with a large majority. Coun. John Cowgill
(Clitheroe) said that it was sad to lose another retail outlet, as King Street is one of the main shopping streets in the town. The Clitheroe District
ing at Flookburgh, neat G ra n g e -o v e r -S a n d s , before doing the jump along with 20 other daring people from all over the country. Although she wi nervous when the idea was first suggested, Joanne showed true spirit and confidently completed the challenge. With th e h elp of
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Joanne’s father Terry and her brother Gary (20), the family is hoping to collect over £1,000 in sponsorship money.
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Langho schoolgirl Stc- ■ in a national contest
•y’s RC School, Langho, npotition for under 12s,
en the red carpet treat- at least 1,000 rugs to
lisecl her mvn rug, which •r bedroom at Moorland
ielected from 40 other a complete surprise to
Mr and Mrs ID. Illing- was the first she has
i presentation at Allied agur Mr Georpe Lord.
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rett, who has been pro- pe Road Safety Office
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drs Strahan is based at erred to the area from rked in road safety for 14
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Roefield appeal reaches £27,000
THE Roefield Leisure Centre appeal total now stands at £27,000 following the successful
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b o o s t when i t was by another donation of revealed that an anony- £1,000 front Clitheroe mous businessman was Town Council, prepared to offer £50 for Rodney Lewellm s Her- the first 100 Roefield fund- culean efforts in the Lon- raising events raising over don marathon, raising £100_a possible total of £418.23, was ju s t one £5 000.
month of May. The appeal hatl a great 1 Ins was quickly followed
That will be a great efforts to keep the appeal t incentive for people on the road,
example of local people’s
Valley to rally round and School is having an event organise some money-during the summer term spinning activities for the to raise money for the proposed leisure centre. appeal. So far a disco has More good news for the raised £46, a “guess the
hroughout the Ribble Every class at Edisford
THE ladies of Rimington i WI have joined the great Ribble Valley clean-up campaign by going to work on village blaekspots.
spades, they spent several hours collecting old iron, bottles, tin cans and plas tic fertiliser bags.
Armed with buckets and
Bairstow said: “Our mem bers were inspired by the Venture Scouts, who organised a big clean-up at Bolton-by-Bowland, and by the work of others, which was highlighted in the ‘Clitheroe Advertiser and Times.’
President Miss Mary
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Party at abbey
bicycles dumped and old carpets. It seems to be a case of you name it, we have had it dumped there at some time in the past.
THERE will be fun for all the family at Whalley Abbey on Saturday, when the Preston East Lanca- sh ire F ed e ra t io n of Townswomen’s Guilds, which includes groups in this area, holds a garden
party.There will be dancers, h an d b e ll r in g e r s , a pageant costume parade, stalls, a bran tub for youngsters and jight refreshments served in the abbey. Admission is £1.
Valley Mayor’s charity. £84.Other events and dona tions included: Book and record stall at Trinity Church Hall (£238.83); bal loon race (£198.40); Pim lico and Moorland resi dents (£146.74); Clitheroe and District Chamber of Trade (£50); Clitheroe Motor Components (£25); Clitheroe Royal Grammar School foreign coin dona tion (£22.39); sponsored run by Mark Downing, of Pendle School (£14); Edis ford School, including a jumble sale held by Emma Bridson and f riends (£11.84); James Stroud Installations (£10).
encourage other residents to take more pride in their areas. If we all do our bit, it will improve Ribble Val ley so much.”
“ I ju s t hope it will
viously done well in the Lancashire Best-Kept Vil lage Competition, which is starting again shortly, and this year is keeping its fin gers crossed for success in the champion class.
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Restaurant plan is vetoed
AN application to change the use of a retail shop to a coffee shop and Italian licensed restaurant at 4 Castle Street, Clitheroe, was rejected by the Ribble Valley Council’s Dove’ opment Sub-committee. The town council had
Langho site
FURTHER development at the former Langho Centre site, which already houses a new private nursing home, has been given the
green light. T h e s c h em e h a s the overall scheme will
received outline planning provide 125 nursing jobs permission from the Rib- :lnd a number of additional ble Valley Council’s Devel- jobs for cleaners, cooks, opment Sub-committee. gardeners and other aux The proposal, submitted jliary staff,
by Kilncross Ltd, is to At the Development demolish part of the old Sub-committee meeting,' c en tre and e re c t 41 Conn. Chris Holtom detached houses, 12 (Wilpshire) praised the retirement bungalows, 10 council’s officers for the mews properties, 30 slid- way they liaised with the
terecl flats and a unit for t h e
handicapped. The s c h em e a lso
p h y s i c a l l y
expressed its concern at the possibility of it becom ing a take-away and these were sentiments echoed by the sub-committee. The Clitheroe District
Plan s ta te s th a t the change from retail to non retail use will not be per mitted. The justification for this policy is that the character and attractive ness of the main shopping area can be reduced when non-retail uses such as estate agents, building societies and restaurants move into the existing retail premises.
includes plans for a new sports pavillion, which will serve the existing playing fields, and the refurbish ment of existing buildings to provide five nursing homes. The proposal will result in a slight overall increase in the developed area of
the former institution, but this is only if the new physically-handicapped I l l IS UIACII I1HU a v c u u n u .
unit is taken into account.
three interested parish councils — Billington, W i l p s h i r e
Osbaldeston. In their submissions,
a n d increase "ommunitv
they stated that they were concerned that the new Langho Centre did not | become another “closed" institution and hoped that it would become inte grated into the wider
trees lire to be retained from the local area. The and substantial amounts of proposal will make a sub- n e w p l a n t in g a r e stantial contribution to proposed.
Many of the existing of the employees will come
available from the first nursing home, which is already open, that many
Evidence is already ------- -------- .. Kilncross envisages that the original centre closed. replacing jobs lost when WI tackles blackspots
Mum’s gone to Iceland today We can’t keep her away!
ail?M L Tots step out
ROUND and round the playground walked young sters at Bright Street Nursery School, Clithcroe.
part in the 15-lap sponsored walk to raise money for equipment, activities and a forthcoming school
Fifty-five children, plus relatives and staff, took outing. around £500 will have been
ipants, the youngest of whom was only lli months old.
Fancy dress was worn by many of the 90 partic Hoe-down
THE annual Billington and Langho Community Asso ciation “hoe-down” took place at Aspinall Farm, Dinckley, on Saturday. About 300 people
enjoyed the occasion and organisers said that a rea sonable amount of money was raised. Thanks were given to the Simpson Brothers, whose barn was used for the event.
sounded by Coun. Mrs Myra Clegg (Wiswell). who said: "We cannot make retail people come to Clitheroe and open shops. With the high rent and rates, only some people, like the building societies and financial institutions, can afford it."
Plan is currently in the ninth of its 10 years and this came under attack.
nical manager Mr Malcolm Walker stated that the application was in full accord with the plan and the actual property was just a step away from the Halifax Building Society.
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shopping area,” Coun. Howe! Jones (Clitheroe) said. “To lose it as a shop ping centre would be to the detriment of the town.”
“The shop is in a main Go-ahead given
A PLAN to erect a pair of semi-detached properties on land at Stubbins Lane Sabden, with new accesses to the lane, received the go-ahead from the Ribble Valley Council's Devel opment Sub-committee, The committee had
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