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• 24 lanes • Computer scoring • Bar and Diner • Children s games area and creche


£150,000


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£250,000 £100,000


Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley SSSSlfClassjfied) £450,000


to be raised from the Public, Industry and grants


£94,000 £400,000


Last push oh the old Roefield barometer


WITH the season of goodwill now upon us, the Roefield Leisure Centre Appeal Committee is hoping some of it rubs off on the businesses and public of the Ribble Valley.


£350,000


already raised through Public Appeal and grants


£150,000


response of local people to the appeal, which has resulted in the work now being carried out on the sports and recreation complex.


The committee has been overwhelmed by the


is currently going ahead on the outer shell. The committee needs to raise a grand total of £494,000 to pay for and equip the leisure centre. As can be seen from our barometer, £250,000 of


£250,000 With the superstructure already in place, building


this money is coming from the Ribble Valley Council and £150,000 has already been raised from grants and the successful public appeal.


That leaves £94,000 still to be found, but of this, £12,500 is not payable until six months after the centre is opened and £10,000 is a contingency which may, or may not, be used. So the committee is hoping to raise the shortfall


£200,000


1 consultant Allen Brett has arranged for sponsorship from the National Westminster Bank to produce 2,500 copies of the leaflet, which explains how they can help the appeal. The public will be able to play a part shortly,


found its way on to many Ribble Valley businesses desks. The appeal organisers have enlisted professional help to raise money and Rochdale-based


A specially-produced booklet will have.already A Touch of Class .


of £71,500 from grants, industry and the public. Tomorrow, members are meeting the North West


Sports Council’s senior regional officer and other representatives of this prestigious body. The idea is mainly to discuss finance with the committee, but also to view how the project has developed so far.


from other such organisations and sports clubs in the area and they should contact Mr Smitton (Clitheroe 2G617) so that plans can be finalised as soon as possible. “The support of the public so far has been


when the committee holds a house-to-house collection. Plans are now well advanced for this last fund-raising effort by the Roefield Appeal Committee, which takes place between February 18th and 25th. “We held a successful planning meeting on Thursday, at which support was gratefully received from Clitheroe Lions, the Rotary Club of Ribblesdale and Henthorn Volleyball Club, each of which is providing volunteers to distribute and collect envelopes,” said appeal co-ordinator Mr Rob Smitton. Further pledges of support have been received


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car p ark th e view is obstructed by cars parked along 'WbaWey Road and it is felt that the marking of


lems in a letter to the committee, the parish council said: “When enter­ ing and emerging from the


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Packed for carol


service


the retiring chairman of the fund’s Clitheroe branch, and four other representatives. They will be sent to Save the Chil­ dren Fund’s Manchester unit for local distribution. The church collection of


GUIDES and Brownies from the Clitheroe district packed St Paul’s Church, Low Moor, for their annual carol service on Sunday evening, when toys and books, were pre­ sented to the Save the Children Fund. The gifts were received by Mrs Elsie Honeywell,


£79 was also given to the same cause. A nativity play, in which St Paul’s Rainbows, Brownies and Guides took a leading part, was performed during the service.


In the spirit


BOTTLES of spirits and Newcastle Brown Ale were stolen from Clitheroe Rugby Club, Littlemoor, in the early hours of Saturday morning.


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ing the last two or three years. Perhaps It was not sur­


Coates, a founder member of the society and its pres­ ent treasurer, was the first prize winner, with 48 points out of 52. Architect Mr Ed Hill, a


th a t Mr Donald


former chairman, now liv­ ing in the Lake District, will be the speaker at the n e x t me e t i n g , on February 4th at Clitheroe Parish Hall.


Variety of topics


CLITHEROE Speakers Club had a va riety of topics, introduced by Mar­ garet 'Wilkinson, based on a series of quotations by well-known people. Lionel Patterson gave a


speech titled “Spring fever,” which looked at spring cleaning from a man’s point of view, and club president Gordon Taylor talked about lessor- known aspects of Burnley. The president expressed


the club’s congratulations at Clitheroe Royal Gram­ mar School’s recent vic­ tory at Nelson in the inter-schools speech con­ test and offered help for similar events. The Christmas party is


on Monday and the next meeting on January 7th.


were areas where tbe Civic Society has been' particularly involved (lur­


them taken from unusual angles, caused members to put on their thinking caps. Included in the shots


MEMBERS of Clitheroe Civic Society had their knowledge of the town and its surrounding villages put to the test by chair­ man Mr John Chew. Some 52 slides, some of


prising, and certainly fit­ ting,


NEARLY 300 parents and pupils braved Friday night’s bad weather to go to Brookside County Primary School’s Christmas fair.


ings were only £20 down on last year’s event. The £500 raised will be spent on special cassette equipment for recording school music.


clown, said Mrs Cathryn Lee, chairman of the Clitheroe school’s friends group, which organised the event. But, even so, people must have been spending more, for the tak­


The number of people was noticeably


ing the two-hour fair, he drew pictures of 30 people at £1.50 a time, although not all his customers were pleased with tbe outcome — uotably bead teacher Mr Graham Claydon (pictured)'. The fair included games, a tombola, a craft stall, a


toy and book stall, plus, of course, Santa’s grotto. It has been a busy time of year for Bvookside.


One highlight of tbe evening was tbe caricatur­ ing provided by Burnley artist Nigel Vaughan. Dur­


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Campaign to beat the cold


THE winter months can bring anxiety about fuel bills, discomfort from the" chilly weather and cold-re­ lated illnesses for some older people.


Tuesday saw tbe school providing tbe music for the consecration of Clitheroe’s crib at the Castle and yesterday there were two Christmas concerts.


A real cracker for Christmas shoppers


And on Sunday, crowds empty space in which the TV/video taken are expected to converge '


TONIGHT’S the night when Whalley traders turn back the clock to recreate the days of Dickens during their annual Pickwick Night.


on Clitheroe as traders snap into action with their Christmas cracker spec­ tacular. It promises to be a


breathtaking performance by the man who claims to be Britain’s top escapolo­ gist. Nick Janson will be dangling high above the C lith e ro e ro o f to p s , attempting to escape the “Houdini bomb” before it crashes to the ground! 1 Attempting to find an


Mini-roundabout appears in Langho


PtJZZLED Langjho residents are. having to cope with a strange addition to Whalley


about has mysteriously --------- J, linking the main thoroughfare with the staggered junction of York Lane and St Mary’s Road. A f te r an a c c id en t


Road. A double mini-round-


lived in Langho for quite a long time, I shared their concern about the junc­ tion,” said County Coun. Chris Holtom, whose Rib­ ble Valley South West ward includes the village. Coun. Holtom said the


“Having previously


involving a teenage girl two years ago, local resi­ dents handed Lancashire County Council a petition complaining about the dangers of the crossroads.


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after dark,” said Coun. Holtom, who has received just one complaint about the scheme, along with several . complimentary calls.


roundabouts had two main functions: to prevent fur­ ther accidents at the cross­ roads and to slow the flow of traffic through the village. “As every Langho resi­


dent knows, the big prob­ lem in the village is speed­ ing cars — particularly


the road, the village of Whalley is preparing itself for the arrival of its own mini-roundabout. Despite many objections, it will be introduced, for a trial period of six months, shortly after Christmas. The scheme will link King Street with Accrington Road.


Meanwhile, just down U


bumper weekend, with late night shopping on Monday and special trains organised to bring in the v i s i t in g c row d s on Sunday. The highlight will be a


bomb could fall proved to be a daunting task for organisers.


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ist information officer Mr Keith Taylor: “Even


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though the main streets will be free of traffic, they will still be packed with entertainments. We had to fit in a fun fair, a 40ft fair­ ground organ, a grotto for Santa and leave room for the fire-eater and band concerts. When we had to find space for a 100ft crane as well, we almost gave up.”


second look and realised that a giant crane was already towering over the town on the former Hil­ lards site. Mr Taylor approached Jones’ Retire­ ment Homes and was given permission to use it for the death-defying stunt. Clitheroe and District Chamber of Trade, mem­ bers have been hard at work preparing for the extravaganza for many weeks. Says Chamber of Trade


O rg an ise r s took a


providing advice, informa­ tion, services and support. Tbe campaign, including the distribution of 100,000


ing a “Cohlwatch Cam­ paign" committed to pre- v e n t in g tb e m lsev y suffered by many elderly people in cold weather by


information leaflets, will run until the end of March.


that the Government’s immediate priority should be to increase pensioners’ incomes, so that all have sufficient funds to meet their fuel costs.


Age Concern believes


The leaflets will be available shortly from Age


Concern’s Clitheroe shop in Shawbridge Street.


AN Amstrad combined te le v is io n and video recorder, valued at £500, • 1 was stolen from Clitheroe Royal Grammar School’s Sixth Form Centre, York Street, over the weekend.


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