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The first of the houses on Wheatley Springs will be finished within the nexl couple o f weeks and the owners o f the fir st home are expected to move in by the end o f April.


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AWARD-winninjt I’endlc builder Bill Bow­ den is all set to give the area its most pres- tigious-evcr housing development. Over ihe next four years, Wheatley Springs


in Barrowford will provide 130 “executive” homes on a 19 acre site in one of the area’s most sought-after locations. The site stands within two minutes’ drive


homes on the Wheatley Springs development are likely to attract “sold” signs just as quickly as those at other Bowden Quality Homes developments. Before the first of the six phases of the


of the Nelson interchange on the M65 and the Barrowford end of the by-pass. And with quality very much the keyword,


Advertising Feature by Edward Lee


into consideration and that’s why there are bungalows backing on to existing homes in


development has been finished, five of the homes have already been sold and Mr Bow­ den is confident that the others will sell just as well. “There is a definite need for this type of


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development for people looking for a quality home,” he says. The combination of widely-respected


builder Mr Bowden and chairman and man­ aging director Mr Graham White, a busi­ nessman with an established local reputa­ tion for success, is one that has worked well in tlie company’s history to date. And with Wheatley Springs as a flagship development they are confident of even more


success. The development was started in November


and will feature 12 different styles of homes. The first phase is due to be finished by July and if properties in the next five phases are bought soon enough the interiors can be modified to suit individual needs and tastes. The range starts with a three-bedroom


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, Uiit'ti ’i o:, ‘,h o',!- o springs will take place in s ix phases over :he next iimr neurs. i he tirst phase should be finished by J u ly and tea! tires a pleasant blend o f bungalows and detached houses.


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PENDLE Council exer­ cised quite a s trong influence on the overall design of the site.


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of the land and the grant­ ing of planning permission the council was concerned about a number of mat­ ters,” says the Economic Development and Corpo­ rate Planning Officer, Mr Richard Kirby.


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land to owners of houses on the perimeter of the site so that they could extend their gardens, and in other cases we insisted


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the council insisted on a certain approach to the design of the main road and to the number of houses per acre and we also made sure that the stream and valley which runs through the centre of the site was retained as a p r in c ip le lan d scap e feature. “The council is very


on bungalows rather than houses on the perimeters. “Within the site itself


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DEVELOPMENT finance for Wheatley Springs has been provided by the Marsden Building Society, and now that society is offering a special mort­ gage deal for homes on the site.


pleased that the site is now being developed by a local builder with the backing of a local building society.”


branch agencies through­ out Pendle, Burnley and Ribble Valley, the Mars­ den is in a position to offer advice and help everyone interested in moving on to the site, and space is being set aside at each of the Marsden’s outlets to publi­ cise the site and the spe­


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Marsden is not only offer­ ing a special valuation fee, it is also knocking half-a percent off the interest r a t e fo r th e f i r s t 12months.


particularly prestigious one and we are very pleased to be involved,” says staff surveyor Mr Duncan Reid.


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have an excellent reputa­ tion and we are thrilled to be in ‘partnership’ with them.”.


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BOWDEN Quality Homes decided that they wanted to link up with a nation­ wide estate agency for the Wheatley Springs devel­ opment, and chose Black Horse Agencies Entwistle Green. Nelson branch manager


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Mr Nigel Ellison says: “We had been looking for a quality builder to match our image and we are highly delighted to be associated with a builder with such an excellent reputation. “We will be acting as


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the ‘nerve centre’ for sales, helping out on the on-site sales office and offering free valuations on all the properties at Wheatley Springs. “There has been a ter­


rific response to our early publicity for the site and we are confident that the site is going to be a very


popular one.” Black Horse Agencies


Show house in old barn!


While the homes are being built the barn which stands at the entrance to the site has been converted into a showhouse and sales office.


The barn, which will be converted into a house when the devel­


are the sole agents for the site.


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THE Pendle Witches wl day Morning Drama Gref The production, entitj


leader Janet Bamford a the performance at the ’


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opment is finished and has already been sold, makes an eye­ catching and impressive “gateway” to Wheatley Springs.


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ON THESE PRESTIGIOUS DWELLINGS ★ 1/2% reduction in interest rate for first year ★ Reduced valuation fee ~k No administration fee


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Chief Office: Russell Street, Nelson. Tel. (0282) 692821 Marsden Building Society is regulated in the conduh of its


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the main thoroughfare through the Wheatley Springs development. The stream will be landscaped, maintained and enhanced by a picnic area — and the public footpaths and rights of way will remain. “The motorway has made Pendle a great


the area.” A tree-lined, grass-verged avenue will be


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jointly with Mrs Gillibrand and Mrs Hollander. EW Mr Grind- ley and Mr Hounslow, Mr and Mrs Pawlicki. The following hand was


WINNERS of the duplicate game at Clitheroe Bridge Club on Wednesday were: NS Mr Atkinson and Mr .Jennings,


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place to live because everywhere else is now so accessible. There is no other site which offers so many quality homes in the area and the amount of interest shown already is tre­ mendous,” adds Mr Bowden. “We are spending between £50,00 and


£70,000 on landscaping to make the site even more attractive and everything possible is being done to make sure that the whole site is as attractive as possible.” Bowden Quality Homes was launched as a


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company three years ago and won wide acclaim for the Marsden Court development in Burnley. It was that development which earned Mr Bowden an award from the National Home Builders Council and made him the first local builder to claim such a title. The tremendous range of features in the


bungalow and is completed by a fivc-bed- roomed house with a double garage. In between there is a choice of three and four bedroomed bungalows and houses with either single or double garages. “There is a definite need for quality hous­


homes includesdouble-glazcd windows; gas- fired central heating; fully fitted kitchens including ovens, hobs, dishwashers and fridges; feature fireplaces; fitted bedroom furniture; four piece bathrooms; and burglar alarm systems. Outside, the homes feature turfing to front


ing of this type for people looking for some­ thing bigger and better locally, and for peo­ ple moving into the area,” says Mr Bowden. “We are getting on really well with local


residents and have a great working relation­ ship with them. We have taken their needs


and rear gardens; flagged footpaths; large patio areas; brick-paved driveways and


remote control garage doors. And with so much included in the purchase


price it is easy to see why the Bowden Qual­ ity Homes team is confident about the suc­ cess of the site.


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Howell movement were: Mr a Mrs Pawlicki. Mr Garner and I


Mr Capstick, Mrs Russell and! Mrs Wood.


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PREDICTIONS of al bright future for young I actor Joseph Molloy are I coming true.


Joseph played the Artful | Dodger in Clitheroe Arts! Theatre Society's smash-1 hit production of “Oliver”! in 1988.


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who lives Blackburn, first! place in the Junior Shake-f speare Class (12-15 years)! for his p o r tra y a l of| Falstaff. In the same age group!


and Times" reviewer sug-| gested a promising future* for Joseph following hisl performance, and nowl after entering his first fes-j rival at Burnley he has| wooed adjudicators. They awarded Joseph,!


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he was third in the solo! drama with his portrayal* of Noah.


has done well at Burnley is* Zoe Tompkins, whose! mother, Janet, played! Nancy in the CATS§ production. Zoe came first in the


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solo mime and drama and! second to Joseph for Sha-J kespeare with her role as* Juliet.


Pupils raise


A NON-UNIFORM day all St Augustine’s RC High! School, Billington, has! raised £1,100 for Comic| Relief. The 932 pupils paid tef


wear casual clothes and! there were various spon-| sored events.


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