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Clilheroe Advertiser & Times, March lOtli, 1004 9 ’E xp lo re r 1 guide spreads our


THE delights of the Kibble Valley are spreading to all four corners of the kingdom, thanks to the “Explorer” to u r is t guide.


“Clitlieroc Advertiser and Times," the “Explorer” is a free comprehensive guide to what the valley has to offer and its many places of interest. Clitheroe Tourist


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good news fa r and wide out all the time. It is really good.” Visitors from outside


the Valley are coming into the centre for information and the first thing they take is a copy of the “Explorer.”


explained: “People who come into the area are


Mrs Parker


always looking for places to go. They look at the ‘Explorer’ and see whore they can go.”


Information officer Mary Parker said the response to the guide had been “wonderful,” with copies being taken at a rapid pace.


“I’m putting new ones Mrs Parker said:


whenever people see the guide they comment on much how they admire and enjoy the pictures. A competition in the


She added that


guide, with the prize of a luxury holiday at Mviton Fold Hotel,


Langho, is generating a great deal of interest from the guide’s readers.


staff are hoping that the number of entrants to the competition will heat last vear’s total of over 1,(100.


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who come to the Kibble Valley seeing the Explorer, but it is also being “exported ” to other parts of the country in a bid to promote the area.


Not only are people


be taken by the Tourist Information Centre to


The "Explorer” will


the North West Tourist Board group visit at Ilaydock Park this weekend.


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distributed to various organisations from the North West, such as the Scouts and Guides, as well as being viewed by other tourist information centres.


Here they will be


11th, the guides will he on display at the British Travel Fair in Birmingham — an exhibition catering for


On April 13th and


the whole country. Later in the year,


they will appear at the Royal Lancashire Show, local shows and as part of promotions for the Kibble Valley, which are due to be held in shopping centres.


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THE first com])anv to stake a claim in Brock- hall Village has made a sporting start to the venture.


officially took possession of a property called Ash- wood from P.roekhali owner Mr (Jerald Hitman.


With help from three top athletes, Science in Sport


before the company opens for business. 11 people will . eventually be employed on the site.


Although the building still needs to be renovated


people about the application of science to sports per­ formance, exercise and health, as well as supplying products and services at the leading edge of sports science technology.


A family-run company, SIS is involved in educating


Lawson (front right) with ISrockhall project manage: Walter Zolnacz. With them are kodak Cycling 1 earn member Paul Jennings, top


Our photograph shows managing director John


Hrvan Steel and Preston Harrier John Nutt.dl and, at the back.Mr Lawson’s sons. Timothy and Simon, who are co-directors and both hold lumouis degicis


!a o in sport seionei*.


members of Clitheroe Young Farmers when they travelled to Chorley for their meeting. A video showing what happens at the lire biigade training centre was followed by a tour. A vote <


Fire HQ visit for YFC .\IXINC, for the fire brigade was described to


thnnks was propose*! by Mr kichanl k ei ij .ml seconded by Mr James Rigby.


Village Hall, starting at 7-30 p.m.. wken the group will be addressed by a police officer from the dings


Next week's meeting will be held at 1 endlcton ,, , squad. > I Towm centre


PEAKS that one of the traditional-style red telephone boxes in the centre of Clitheroe was being replaced have been scotched by Brit


phone fears scotched


lout and .about ltiblde Valley.


ish Telecom. Workmen have been re in thepine


ing telephone boxes with new. modern kiosks and on Friday morning, when shop tiers saw the telephone box outside the York­ shire Bank in the Mar­


ket Place shrouded in tent, windows taken out anil paint being removed, they feared


the worst.However. British Telecom confirmed that this box was one of several being refill" b is lied an d n o t removed and said that it is, in fact, listed ensuring its future w i t h i n th e tow u setting.


100 years o f ' agricultural education


TWELVE trees are to be planted at Myerscougb


College to mark the 100th anniversary of agricultural


education in Lancashire. The event will take place on March 20th. when


four trees will be planted at each of the college’s


THE controlling Conservative group on the Ribble Valley Council was accused of not lis­ tening to public opinion over its Local Govern­ ment" Review options by Liberal Democrat


Scrutinising local plan


leader Conn. Howel Jones (Clitheroe) at a


meeting of the full council. He said that while the public supported the coun­


cil's submission for unitary status as the first option and an enhanced Ribble Valley area as the second


option, there was little public support for the order of


the other preferences. The council, he said, had gone to a great deal of


trouble to hold public meetings throughout the borough to ascertain public feeling, yet it “could be accused ol


being guiltv of not listening.” He said * he had heard much support for a merger


three sites. The college hopes that former students and stalf


will attend the event and the search is on to trace


them. The event starts at in­ fill a.m. at the college's


Hutton Centre, then moves to the college’s Wiiimarleigh centre for 1- lf> p.m., followed by the M.verscough Centre at 2-


15 p.m.A spokesman for tile


college said: “No tickets are necessary, guests


should just turn up at whichever venue they choose."Further details are available from Myer­ scough College (Ififi'o (i 10011).


with Craven and vet this had been placed fifth on the list, with a merger with Hyndburn in third place and one with Lancaster and Wyre as fourth option. He had also heard support for the status quo, but


(Clitheroe), said he was concerned about the cost Nibble Valley Council, of the Local Government Review and the lack ol whether for or against.' information about what it hail cost so far. He also argued for the “status quo as the best


Labour’s sole representative, Coun Bert Jon .Jones


wav forward for the Kibble Valley. Council leader Couii Bill Fleming (Bil lgnton)


the borough to the other. People jn Gisburn, foi instance, might favour a link-up with Craven, hut this was not a popular option for those in Longridge. “Geographical voting” could spell a carve-up of the


He said that public opinion varied lroin one side ol ..


put forward as a means of keeping the kibble \ allej together, albeit as a merger with another authority. Conn. Fleming said that the "status quo option


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RAKISH councils are being asked to help the Kibble Valley Council expand the number of recycling sites in the


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A B1LL1NGTON businessman who was banned front driving for three years ha^ had his licence returned, four months befote the


end of his penalty.


son (28), of Whalley Road, Billington, made an appli­ cation for the return of his driving licence to Clith­ eroe magistrates, sitting at Keedley.


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Prosecutor Mr David 1991.


officers followed the appli­ cant’s Austin Montego car driving at high speed and on the wrong side of the road, in Whalley at 12-30


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Wilkinson was police arrested


100 ml. of breath, the legal limit being 35 micrograms.


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son, Mr Peter Lawson told magistrates that the police


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isli Councils’ Liaison Com­ mittee, members were told that the number of bring sites — collection points where residents deposit their recyelahles — was being increased. Chief engineer Mr Gra­


2:5*;; of all collected house­ hold waste by the year


2000.Members were told that the pilot bring schemes already established in Mel­


lon, Sabden, Chipping and Chatham would continue


for the time being. Mr .logger said potential


ham J agger asked for their assistance in finding suit­ able sites for recycling containers and noted the council’s aim of recycling


sites needed to have good access to allow both for people visiting them in ears and for waggons ser­ vicing the containers. They should also already have hard surfaces and he located where they will not cause a nuisance to neighbouring properties.


Kibble Valley, he warned.


was not a realistic proposition, as the laical Govern­ ment Review was about changing the present set-up.


emphasised that the council was committed to the first option, which was supported by more than !)«'J of Kibble Valley residents.


A SPECIAL meeting will be held by Clitheroe Town Councilto discuss the Rib­ ble Valley District Wide


Local Plan.Members agreed to meet on March 22nd to scrutinise the far-reaching implications of the local plan. “We have got to get it


right. In the past we have been critical of previous local plans. This is so all- encompassing," said Conn.


this had been rejected out of hand. “ The conned has not listened to the public who have expressed this point of view,” he declared.


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