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Clitkeroe Advertiser & Times, November 3rd, 1994


Brakes applied to long-awaited


Gisburn bypass


ing the A59 in the village has been a matter of self preservation. The road divides it and


THE brakes Gisburn. For many years, cross­


have again been put on a bypass for the village of


programme. The department says


many of the local residents had high hopes that their pleas for a bypass were


about to shift, if not into top gear, at least into


first. They were wrong and it


now seems certain that their hopes are set to stay in neutral for some time to


come.At yesterday’s meeting of Lancashire County


Curtain goes up on One World Week


CHILDR EN from churches throughout Clitheroe found themselves in the limelight at the weekend, during a concert celebrating


from Clitheroe Community Church, Clitheroe Parish Church, St James’s, St Paul's. St .Michael and St John’s, the United Reformed Church and Trinity Methodist Church, presented a "People on the Move” show. The free hour-long performance featured drama,


One World Week. The Clitheroe One World Group, with members


music, dance, poetry and readings, involving people of all ages, with a high proportion of children arid


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young people. The production was co-ordinated by Mel Scorah


and billed as ‘‘l iv e ly , en te r ta in in g and thought-provoking.”


problems and the Trinity concert also featured stalls with goods from CAFOD, Christian Aid, Oxfam and Traideraft. Refreshments were served and Christmas


One World Week seeks to raise awareness of world


cards were for sale. A spokesman said: “The concert was very well


Chequered encounter not happy


FOR the first time in its history. Clitheroe Chess Club fielded a fourth team in the F.ast Lancashire League. Unfortunately, the


away encounter — against Rossendale C — proved too much for the Clitheroe


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side, which scored a win and a draw from five games. Michael Tearing lost quickly to a young oppo­


Planning in the


pipeline


PLANS for a ground floor extension at the rear of 2 Buccleuch Close. Clitheroe (number OTOo) are among the Intest applications lodged with the Kibble Valley Council's Planning Department. Other plans include: Aighton/Bailcy: Two-


nent, while Phil Tittering- ton. playing on board one, countered a strong open­ ing attack, only to be squeezed out of the game after losing a piece. Chris Biddulph won in


to an inexperienced oppo­ nent on board two and the


21) moves, having refused a queen exchange and launched an overwhelming kingside attack. Martin Titterington lost


last game saw J’uul Smith, on board three, accept a draw on move do, after his opponent failed to find a w a y through with a material advantage. Clitheroe Chess Club


attended and a huge success. It was a wonderful night, which did a great deal to raise awareness about One World Week.”


Council’s Highways and Transportation Commit­ tee, members heard a report from the Depart­ ment of Transport stating


that the Gisburn bypass report prepared by the county council demon­ strates very clearly that a bypass would not satisfy normal economic perfor­ mance requirements for a trunk road scheme. The Highways Agency


pointment at the result, especially in view of the long and strenuous efforts


they had made for the project. Said County Coun. Hol-


tom: “The campaign for this bypass has been run­


did not agree with the county council’s view that other community benefits would justify building the bypass and consequently recommended to the Secretary of State that a bypass is not a suitable candidate for addition to the forward trunk road


programme. On Tuesday, Ribble


that a decision has been taken by the Secretary of State for Transport not to add a bypass for Gisburn to th e tru n k r o a d


Valley representatives County Coun. Chris Hol- tom and County Coun. Albert Atkinson exp­ ressed their deep disap-


UNSEASONAL floods have washed over Clilhoroe this month — floods of tourists.


No dampening of the trade in tourists!


October's weather has


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use to domestic curtilage, relocation of existing entrance and grass over redundant access at Ash- moor House. Slonevgate Lane (U7(l'.i). Change of use of one


meets on Tuesday nights at St Michael and St John's Social Centre. I.owergate. Everyone is welcome.


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CAKES gulorc were on offer at Grindleton Methodist autumn fair on Saturday.


duced former Sunday School teacher Mrs Greta Moir, who was also presi­ dent of Grindleton Methodist Women’s Fellowship for many years. She opened the proceedings in an original way with a poem she had writ­


Shoppers and visitors were welcomed by Mr David Smith, who intro­ . . .


ten especially for the occasion. Sunday School scholar James Smith pre­ sented her with a plant in appreciation. Stalls did a brisk trade selling cakes, fancy goods, books, fabric pieces,


bric-a-brac and home-made produce, such as marmalade, jam and chutney. Once again, afternoon teas were popular, giving bargain hunters a chance


to rest their feet. Pictured are Mrs Moir and Mr Smith (centre) surrounded by helpers and


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A PROPOSED merger of Whalley and Little Mitton Parish Council was dis­ cussed at the council's last meeting. At present, the parish council consists of 12 mem­


bers, two of whom repre­ sent just 27 electors who live at Little Mitton, and fears were expressed that, if one of the Little Mitton councillors resigned, the parish council would have to hold ail election at the cost of over ifidl).


Focus on Alps


THE mountains of the Alps are the subject of an illustrated lecture to be g i v c n at C1i t h c roe


ture about the -1.000111. peaks of the Alps which have continued to capti­ vate Alpinists throughout the world. The event will take place oil November 1-lth,


Library. Mr John Allen will lec­


at 7-20 p.m., and tickets, priced i’l, are available from Clitheroe Library.


Fuel pipe cut


VANDALS cut the fuel pipe uf a Vauxball Cava- , .


Her parked at the rear of Old Row, Barrow, causing


£50 worth of damage over­ night oil Sunday.


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age building and silage effluent tank at Proctors' Farm, Woodhouse Lane (070f>).Thornley-with-Wheat - lev: Extension to cattle housing at Little Town Farm. Longridge Road (0707).


Panto theme at museum


A TASTE of pantomime is oil offer at Ciithcroe's Cas­


tle Museum for the next six weeks. So successful has the


would have closed for the year at the end of October but, due to demand, the museum is to stay open as ail experiment. The shop has been enlarged this year and. on the ground floor, a sea­


museum been this season that it is to remain open until Christmas. Normally its doors


sonal panto theme has been established. The museum will he


open on Saturday, Sun­ day, Monday and Tuesday, between 11 a.m. and 1-20 p.m., fur the next six weeks.


WINNERS at Clitlieroe Pendle Club’s bridge ses­ sion on Monday were Mrs K. Gudgeon and partner, with Mrs L. Duxlmry and Mrs R. Holland second.


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tourists drops rapidly throughout autumn, but this year numbers have remained high. Mrs Mary Parker, of the Clitheroe To it r i s t In f o r m a t i o n Centre, said that 2fi,!l<


not dampened the tourist industry here, where high numbers of visitors have been pouring in. This means that the ghost of Robert do Lacy, the keeper of Clitheroe Castle keep, will he kept busy well beyond Hallowe'en. Normally the number of


"Tile counter can only


'see' so many people at a time," he said. “When five or 10 people enter the arelnvay of the keep, it only counts two or three." The keeper of the keep


is usually switched off by this time of year. Mr Scho­ field explained: "By the end of October there are usually few people visiting the Castle, but this year it's still busy." As a result, tile ghost will he left to haunt the Castle and will


q u e r i e s h a v e h e e n received at the centre since the beginning of July. These numbers represent JOG to f>0G more visits than usual for the time of year. The steady flow of visi­


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not he allowed to rest in p e a c e u n t i l a f t e r Christmas. “ S e p t e m b e r a n d October have been excep­


tors to Clitheroe Castle throughout the month reflects this increase. When they enter the cas­ tle keep, they rouse Robert de Lucy's ghost — or at least an electronic counter. This switches on a se ven -in i nu t e C D recording of a spooky voice, which tells them about de Lacy's castle. The counter has regis­


tered 7.100 visitors to the keep since the end of July. Andrew Schofield, of the N o r t h W e s l S o u n d Archive, who bellied to create the ghostly sound­ track. says the figure is probably closer to 21,000.


usually the q u ie te s t month, shows any increase over other years.


tionally busy,” said Mrs Parker. It remains to be seen whether November,


will spark off a trend to keep visitors flowing into


Possibly Bonfire Night


grounds and help the ghost of Robert de Lacy to linger longer.


THIEVES drove off in a Ford Escort XR2i. valued at £2,500. from Albemarle Street, Clitheroe, between it p.m. on Sunday and 7-20


Escort stolen


a. in. on Monday. The vehicle has the


registration number C25U HVH.


Toy bonanza for ‘Children In Need’


CHRISTMAS is a magical time for children and, here at ELN, we are offering you an opportunity to dispose of their unwanted toys free of charge, while at the same time helping others who may not be so fortunate. If your child’s toy cupboard is full, with no room


small donation for “Children In Need”, but, in return, your name will be entered in a free draw to win toys donated by Argos. And, if your child has a birthday any time dur­


for more, why not take advantage of this month's special classified advertising offer on page 1!) to sell toys under £150 free of charge. There is only one catch: we are asking for a


ing November and is aged 10 years or under, you can place a free birthday greeting, maximum 25 words, on our back page, again subject only to a donation to “Children 111 Need" with automatic entry into our prize draw. To place your advertisement or greeting and


make your donation, please call at our branch office at 3 King Street, Clitheroe.


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ning and gaining momen­ tum for all the years I have been on the county council and has had the backing of parish, borough and county councils. “Both fcoun. Atkinson


and I intend to ask the County Highways and Transportation Committee to r eq u e s t that the Department of Transport reconsiders this vital project.” At yesterday’s meeting


at County Hall, Preston, the county council’s sur­


veyor, in a report to the committee, pointed out


that the completion of the MG5 Blackburn southern bypass should lead to a small transference of traf­ fic away from the A5!) through Gisburn, possibly around 10% of the current average daily flow. Further smaller trans­


fers could be expected with improvements and


bypasses of the A5(5 route between Colne and the A59 to the w e s t of Skipton. He also pointed out that


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the future of the trunk road network in North East Lancashire involving the A59 trunk road, the principal road Af>(5 and the county council’s length of the 5105 between Burnley and Colne still remained unresolved. He suggested to the


w i th Facial A d a p to r The mo s t a d v a n c e d in c h los s t r e a tm e n t a v a i l a b l e is comin g so o n to


RAWSONS HAIR STUDIO come along to our


committee that members might want to see the dis­ cussions concluded, before deciding what further action to take with regard to a bypass for the village. Local MPs had been


approached, asking for their support in pursuing a meeting with the Minister to discuss the question of trunking the A5G in sub­ stitution for the A59. In the meantime, it was


OPEN EVENING


Monday 7th November 7.00p.m. - 9.00p.m.


See a d em o n s t r a t i o n by the DEPILEX c o n s u l t a n t of how q u ic k ly th is t r e a tm e n t c an wo rk . Th e re a r e a


l im i te d n um b e r of t ic k e t s a v a i l a b l e so r in g or cal l in now.


suggested that conditions in Gisburn should still be monitored to assess the effectiveness of the safety and traffic calming mea­ sures already applied and to consider whether fur­ ther intervention would be


being recommended to express their disappoint­ ment to the Department of Transport. Gisburn resident Mr


appropriate. Co


'aunty councillors were


Derek Waller, one of the village campaigners for the route, said this week that he had written to the local county councillors and Ribble Valley’s MP Mr Nigel Evans, asking that the campaign be kept alive.


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