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for improving quality of life In the Kibble Valley


the end oi March, 191)5.


>er.s np chief executive Mr John Hartley explained lie reasons for the CCTV initiative, whici. is now set 0 iiuig six cameras into Clitheroe town centre bv


« I'liTiut television. New].v-;ip|mintei! part-


anil another engine will eventually go on display in the (. astle Museum.


the Knhmoor Road Bobbin Works. Manv items have trail. lieen saved and will eventually be linked'to a heritage


less than 10 people, he told the audience. "How manv areas boast uemnployment less than UT? How manv .ii eas boast home ownership offif/r? Not manv areas can boast a start as good as that." he went on


adding that the area had its own unique problems and those who thought that the Kibble Valiev had none at all were wrong.


was to increase the quality and extent of business involvement in the community, achieved hv build­ ing partnerships, linking education, the environment and economic development.


nership, the borough council's director of'devel- npment Mr Philip Bailey, described one of the most successful examples of partnership locally, the rein­ troduction of the passenger railway line. The forma­ tion of the Kibble Valley Knterprisc Agency, was, he


said, another major partnership with the business comimmitv.


Pointing visitors in right


direction I’ll K Kibble Valley


lias to be a p la e e where people can live and work together. That wa s llu* view


expressed by I*al Ward. Kibble Valley Borough


C n u n c i l ’s p r a j e e l s o f f i e e r , w h e n s h e addres sed lhe p a r tn e r ­ ship iauneh.


an integral part of that equat ion. As more visi­ tors eome into the valley, mo re w a n d e r o f f th e beaten t raek and begun Io in t e r r u p t e verve! a v life.


Signposts are obviously Villages such as Dun-


an impor tant and vital aspect of the economy a n d th e p a r t n e r s h i p agreed that sijjns were


necessary to ensure that those unfamiliar with the


area are directed to the places they seek.


Visitors are obviously


sop Br idge. Downliani. Bolton-by-Bowland ami Kibchester are regularly packed with tourists, all intent on pursuing their own objectives.


Duwnhnm, said Mrs


Ward, has an interpreta­ tion centre and ear park


which have won thre e


major awards, yet signs have been a missing link. As a re sul t , Gleeson


H o l l ie s , th ro u g h local


resilient Mr Ian Joyce, has been working with Mrs Ward to develop signs to help the visitors. The f i r s t , for Dunsop Bridge, was displayed at the launch and contains a mass of informa t ion useful to locals and visi tors alike.


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image of the area, opportunities for the development ol staff and the protection of companies' stakes in the area, improving the eiivo oi.ment, caring for the dis­ advantaged and uplifting the economic standing. Due of the six directors of the Kibble Valiev Part­


1 lie benefits of partnerships included the improved


community following the Blackburn Citv Challenge and touched on projects, including a breakfast scheme on one of the larger estates, reducing crime and ensuring that children went to school having eaten; schemes to raise reading standards in schools; and national initiatives, including CCTV in city centres and the reduction of car crime in problem areas by the involvement of vehicle manufacturers. The role of Business in the Community, he said,


having been instrumental in the formation of the locai group. He highlighted the i'1'10 million investment into the


burn Partnership, whose chief executive, Mr Peter Robinson, a Clitheroe resident, was at the meeting,


nership initiative began just over a year ago, hut has now reached some degree of fruition. In the Rihble Valley, llti'T of businesses employ


to add, leaving many wondering whv there was a Heed for a partnership in the first place. t hairman Mr Don Wilson addressed this later,


Mr ( lark went on to quote the successful Black­


I lie final project mentioned was that involving *


1 he regional director of Business in the Commu­ nity Mr David Clark, explained how the local part­


a erouj) already quietly but effectively working hard behind the scenes to enhance the Kibble Valiev, explained how the jrroup is spearheading a competi­ tion based on the \ alley’s industrial heritage; how another part of that heritage, a 19-14 jet engine, lias been loaned by Rolls-Royce and will be arriving in the Kibble \ alley this week; how an engine from the areas last remaining working cotton mill, Clith- eioe> Holmes Mill, is being restored bv the group


installation of a system which would satisfy all see- lions ol the community. © Clitheroo 2000. Mr Peter Moore, a member of


i . Partnership, he said, was acting as a cata- vst with Other interested groups to ensure the


, The Kibble Valley has been one of the best-kept secrets in the north, but it is beginning to change through the promotion


area.


community • identity and resolve “key” problems having an impact on the


cultural, commercial, tourism and service industries • develop support for the social needs and welfare of the


F o cu s in g on vandalism in th e town centre


ON one of Nelson’s main streets there are only two shops with­


most p ar t ugly and covered in graffiti.


out shuttered windows on a Sunday. The shutters are in the


adopted by Clillieroe's shopkeepers.


and, for Kibble Valley Partnership’s new chief executive Mr John Hart­ ley. it is certainly not s o m e t h i n g h e w ants


It is not a pleasant sight


firmly believe that close circuit television is one way forward.


eradicated bv the vear ”uun. Mr Hartley and others


existing businesses ard encourage the creation of new jobs, making Clitli- eroe town centre a more secure place to work and a nicer place in which to socialise.


It will, he says, protect


said, would work as a catalyst with the borough


The partnership, he


aspect of 20th century life many would like to" see


Sadly, vandalism is an


TAKINti a closer look at some of the equipment available, Kihhlc Valley Borough Council's design and conservation officer Mr Richard Kirby (right) wi th r e p r e s e n t a t iv e s o f one o f th e ma rk e t specialists


council, Clitheroe 2000, the Rural Development Commission, British Rail, the Clitheroc and District Chamber of Trade and the police. "We want to ensure


that we get a system which satisfies all sections of the community.”


Kings I.van and North­ ampton. CCTV has signifi­ cantly reduced the crime rale.


In places such as Bolton,


tually. Longridge, the major contribution of funding will eome from the borough council, with six ca m e r a s i n t h e t o w n centre. Costs, including monitoring and eventually maintenance, would even­ tually be taken on board by the partnership.


In Clithurue and, even­


and, more recently, operations manager of Miche- lin’s Burnley tyre factory, Mr Hartley has experience in consultancy and has been seconded to the part­ nership for two years. His salary is paid by Michelin and a charge put on the partnership. He is married with two children and lives in


Barruwford.


PARTNERSHIP DIRECTORS


chartered engineer, had a distinguished career in the gas industry. Tile introduction of North Sea (las saw his career take a new turn when


he was appointed manager of the North West (las Faster conversion unit in 1%7. His career included a period as commercial manager of the Smith Lancashire area, then he was domestic sales manager, before becoming director of engineering at North West Gas, in l ‘


of its Rimming and Development Committee. • Mr Rhilip Bailey, Kibble Valley Borough Council 's di rector ul development. • Mr Reter Favell, president of Clitheroe and District Chamber of Trade


Other directors are: • Mr David Kuy, director and general manager of Daniel Thwaites. • Mr Tony Ince, manager of British Aerospace. • Coun. Stan Thomas, Ribble Valley Borough councillor and chairman


J7S.


HEADING a team of partnership directors as chair­ man is Chatburn-born Mr Donald Wilson. An old boy of Clitheroc Royal Grammar School, i\lr Wilson, a


tive of the Ribble Valley Partnership, has been set­ tling in to his new offices at Clitheroe’s Castle Museum — home to the dinosaurs and now prepar­ ing to resurrect the gigantic diplodocus! The organisation, explains Mr Hartley, is a part­ nership between the public, private and voluntary sectors, working together for the good of the people of the Ribble Valley. A mechanical engineer who ran his own business


THE man at the helm of the prestigious new partnership between the public, private and voluntary sectors in the Kibble Valley is -19- year-old Mr John Hartley. For the past three weeks Mr Hanley, chief execu­


fl-ns prime objectives of the Kibble Valley Partnership are to: O generate a strategy for a shared vision of the future ® secure and develop the economy of its manufacturing, agri­


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