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LIBERTY SCARVES AriD PRESENTS
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" t UB€RTY HOML is certainly where the heart is for the
community. Their decision received
the backing of the Kibble Valiev Council’s Housing Commi t tee last week. There will now be a meet ing of all the Tower Hill residents to consider the p r o p o s t i l s a n d v o t e
| whether or not to give the I go-ahead to the i'I.-lm.
' mdohhiilud BURIUET
LAN CS BBI0 2TJ ,0282 424600 U B o m r
, group of councillors, ten- | tints and council officers | has held 10 meetings to consider proposals from
: redevelopment scheme. A sp e e ia 1 ly - fo rme d
I eight housing associations to improve the estate.
Following impressive presentations'' from each
associat ion, it was the seven tenants on the com
mit tee who unanimouslv opted for St Vincent’s, oil the basis that the size of
th e h o u s e s would be retained and the devel
Tenants play role estate’s future
determined tenants of Tower Hill in Clitheroe who have chosen St Vincent’s Housing Asso ciation to preserve the future of their
by Matthew Evans
without total demolition of the houses. Chairman of the Hous ing Commi t te e Coon.
opment could take place
Charles Workman (Mol- lor), who led the commit tee, told councillors: “The t e u a n t s h a v e b e e n involved r ight from the word go and their views a re the ones that have influenced us. They know what they wanted and it is their community that they wanted to preserve. "The i’l.-lm. needed for
th e r e d e v e lo pm e n t is money that we did not have." he added.
— faction in the time scale involved. He felt the
! p r o p o s a l s had b e e n ; "rushed through," with
counci l lor s s e e in g the report for the first tune at
tal services Mr David .M,,,-. ns apologised for the short
Hopes high' that work will start in April
: the transfer. I he director of environ-
•Morris, has warned that j j t his could be a lengthy
high that the work will : start by next April
process. However , hopes are
le.-s
than a year after Mr Kalph Aspinwall and Mrs Caro
line Kectl first canvassed for t he support of local tenants.
e s ta te did not want to move out. so myself and Christine went round the
views of residents, they Went to see Mr Morris, who later passed on their findings to the Housing ( onimittee in September, as well as repor t ing in detail about the condition of the estate.
lose the council as our landlords, so we wanted a say about who we got instead," added Mrs Ib-ed. Af ter finding out the
redevelopment." explained •Mr Aspmwall. "We dill not choose to
"The major i ty of t he
estate with a petition find ing out wha t p e o p le wanted from any future
I I ' . as e x p e c te d , t h i remaining tenants give tin .thumbs-up to the St Vin cent's project, the Secre t a r y of S t a t e for the environment still has to put the final signature to
| mental services for Kibble : Willey ( 'ouncil, .Mr ] Livid
Environment > i
A homely, loving environment in specially designed and well appointed .surroundings,
where individuals can live1, convalesce and grow at their own p an
Beautiful Countryside Location Long, Short Term or I)av Care Double or Single Rooms available Personal Care for Retired Gentlefolk
. iv e rs id e rouse
Residential and Nursing Accommodation
KivcrMdt* Ik HIM*, .s.iwlfv. Nr Cliihoroo
Luk.i.slmv
( Mellon, Cuun. Charles Ihildeti (Cluppiugi. Cuim. Kate I luuper i (li>buru ), director o! development ■Mr Philip Bailey and Mr •Morris should be jo in ed hv
•.................• ( 'mm < luirh-s Warkmau tded t hat
1 ’f "tiler residents estate. Tell meetings later, bv p
se\eu tenant repn fives who bad the .-
wliit'll nearu
beard presentations from -
time tile group had j p
s en ta t io n s
A facelift for Tower Hill is in pipeline
tenants of Tou'er fni7 T t d L i 7lmn><
partnership with Tarmac Cmitnirt Housing to reno
vate tin- existing British iron and Steel Federation
all exis t ing bouses apd their retention as family- sized homes.
transferred by the council tit nil value, as assessed bv
tile district valuer. • Tile removal id' the
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existing asbestos sheet roof and replacement with it profiled sheet steel roof with glass fibre insulation. • New ul’VC rainwater
includes: • The refurbishment of
• The e s t a t e will be
occupants may move if they wish to. St Vincent's approach
(BISF) homes to a high standard without the resi dents having to move dur ing the works — hut the
^ ' vl",ch has
k • Ful ly r .• furbished home ■
— where reipiested.
and new garden fenring. •
• New garden footpaths t uncivil- block paving
and " rumble s t r ip s " to road surface.
e a r pa rking in Sai l bill Road.
• Additional off-street
Secure By Design features oil tile estate.
• I i ic o rp i i r a t ion of
bouses and improve tile estate. • I enanl involvement
before, during and after the renovation works.
i J •!. 7 (! wi l l r e m a i n unchanged d ur ing the improvements. Tliev will be increased by i'-lNl pci
^ • T h e weekly rents of
energy rating. • A I 0 - w e e k p r o - gramme to renovate all
O I m p r o v e d h o m e
itchens. • Parking bays to each
chosen hy tin-
V“Hey ^r previous devVlolmSs . ’ K"'Kl re,,Ut:,llon the Ribl.le It proposes to work in
week after improvement, and fill lire increases wili be capped to a maximum o! the average earning: index plus IP \ .
insulation of the bouse should reduce beating bill by approximately
However, tin* improved a
week to ollset rent rises. • I be total cost of tin-
w- h i c b w n r k s o u t at
iXili.OOO per dwelling. The
tenants will be preserved.' • The council lias the nomina t ion r ig h t s for
future vacancies on tin- estate. • Flexibility — tenants
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will be ablt* to no^otiati* with the association over specific priorities for their property
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the Housing Committee meeting. Director of environmen
Coun. Bert Jones (Clith eroe) expressed dissatis-
n o t ic e , b e fo r e g o in g through the report in fine detail and answering coun cillors’ ipieries.
Once the improvements
are complete, the weekly rents will be increased by FM-bl — a rise that the ten a n t s who met wi th councillors were satisfied to pay, saying th a t it
association include totally renovating and refurbisli- ing existing houses and
to the t r a n s f e r of the e s ta te , subje ct to the approval of tenants, for nil value.
( otin. .Jones abstained,
believing that the land s h o u I d r e m a i n council-owned
TENANTS o f Tower Hill who were instrumental in choosing tile housing association for the estate tire pictured
From the left: (back) .Hr It. Warlnir- to nM r s C. Reed. .Mrs.l. Harrison and
-Mr K. Aspmwall; (front) Air K. |>,ue -Mrs K. Duffy and Mrs II. Lavender.
represented good value for money. The proposals of the
making general improve ments to the estate. The committee agreed
Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22328 (Advertising). Burnley 422331 (Classified) in determining
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