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The Government has decided not to commission a health survey in the vicinity of Castle Cement’s kilns - and the decision has angered MP Nigel


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There is another question in our competition to win a top-class fishing rod.


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Hundreds of folk music fans converge on Clitheroe for a festival which looks like becoming an annual event.


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Sabden’s Treacle People, described as the biggest thing since the Wombles, are proving a great hit on TV.


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The Ribble Valley is set for another great day a t Clitheroe Castle Fayre on Sunday, with a feast of entertainment promised.


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A BOLD plan to give Clitheroo Castle the best facelift since Cromwell knocked it about a bit is being unveiled today. Ribble Valley Council is expected


by Sheila Nixon sport and leisure facilities into the


to announce that it will be bidding for National Lottery cash in Sep-


. tember to fund a £lm . scheme, aimed at “giving the town’s key landmark and its grounds the sta­ tus they deserve”. Before the bid is formulated, the


council is to let the people have their say during a public consulta­ tion period. Local residents have long com­


plained that the facilities are under par and under-used and that — as is the case with public parks in many towns nowadays — groups of rowdies, even drug addicts, deter respectable folk from visiting the grounds in the evenings. Residents are being invited to put


their thinking caps on and come up with some imaginative ideas to take the castle and surrounding


next millennium. “However, there will be no place


for a Disneylandtype develop­ ment,” said Pat Ward, the coun­ cil’s economic development man­ ager, who is leading the team set up to organise the bid. “I t is a very sensitive site and we


want people with us, not against us. We want to build on the her­ itage already there. “I t is a key landmark and should


have the status it deserves. I t is a site with great potential.” The vision for the future is to


breathe new life into the 900-year- old site, providing such attractions as a covered bandstand and amphitheatre for a wide range of concerts and events to rival any­ thing that has gone before. Among other ideas already under


consideration are: Refurbishment of the castle keep


- warmemorial.


•Improved access and toilets. The organising group, known as


• Mrs Ward said she was optimistic that the money, probably in excess of <£lm., would be forthcoming, adding: “Provided we meet the cri­ teria, then we should be success­ ful.” She explained that it would be the end of the year before the council


the Rainbow Committee, compris­ ing council members and council heritage and development officers, has been formed to formulate the framework and to incorporate resi­ dents’ and visitors* ideas before the scheme is considered for funding under the National Heritage Memorial Fund’s Urban Parks Programme.


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learnt whether its bid had been successful. If the money was forth­ coming, the aim would be to'start the project next spring, although it was envisaged th a t it would be another three to five years before the entire project reached fruition. Mr Bill Alker, policy development officer who is also a member of the organising team, said th a t the public consulation period would continue until the middle of July. “We have to strike a fine balance


between the needs of the local community and those of the tourist industry,” he said. “We want everyone to have their say, not just from our own area but those from outside as well.” . He explained that the town's her-,


itage would be protected and one of the ideas was to interpret the history of Clitheroe and surround­ ing area in up-to-date facilities at the castle keep and museum. Some of the buildings near the museum • Continued on page 16


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THE campaign to combat drug abuse in the Rib­ ble Valley has been given a massive cash boost of more than £170,000 from the National Lottery. Clitheroe Drug Prevention Partnership — backed in its


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to educate Ribble Valley youngsters about drug mis­ use and to run a major drug prevention project. The announcement is a tri­


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now start taking the drug problem seriously. The Ribble Valley obviously has a problem or the grant would never have been awarded.” The partnership submit­


ted its bid for youth issue funding in February, after preparing a detailed report for officials on the National


supported by the’Advertis- er and Times through our regular Drugwatch columns over the last year. Partnership founder Mrs


Delyse Broome described the announcement as great news for the people of Clitheroe and Ribble Val- !ey.


The mother-of-two said: .


“The area can now start to sort out its own problems and, perhaps, people will


Lotteries Charities Board. Partnership project leader Mr Chris May master­ minded the bid and was delighted tha t the group was one of 271 North-West charities and voluntary organisations to hit the jackpot. Mr May said: “I t is not an


instant answer to the drug problem, but it will enable us to consolidate and extend our work to reach a wider area. This will mean we can do a great deal in the villages which have previously missed out on help.” Working in close partner­


ship with Lancashire Youth and Community


Service, the group will use the money over the next two years to fund the drug prevention and education programme. The partnership is expect­ ed to take on up to 10 part- time youth workers and a full-time project leader. They will be visiting the


villages to arrange various activities for young people, such as mountain biking, climbing and expeditions. Mr May explained:


“Young people use drugs for the adrenalin buzz and it is this we are trying to reproduce with these excit­ ing activities. They will be able to get the buzz with­ out the dangers.” ; Part of the money will be


used to train young people to educate other young­ sters about the dangers of drugs. The partnership will also


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Windows smashed as youths battle


CROWDS of people flooded Whalley village centre on Satur­ day evening as gangs of youths fought in the street. Glasses and bottles were thrown by the 30 or so participants, who were doing battle on the roundabout


and stopping traffic moving. A window in the Dog Inn was smashed as


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30 youths fighting on the roundabout and in the road. They were throwing glasses and bottles and the traffic was stopped. There were older people in the street and they were quite scared. I t lasted for about 20 minutes.” Coun. Joyce Holgate, who watched from her


window above the Abbey Candy sweet store, said: "The police acted quickly to sort the problem out. I t was frightening really. The youths were fighting in the road and it got quite violent.” Clitheroe police responded to a call for assis­


OLYMPIC hopeful no morel I t is official — Chatbum dressage spe­ cialist Joanna Jackson


is off to Atlanta. The months of trials and


tribulation are now over and Joanna’s American dream has come true. In just three weeks’ time, ;


she will be flying to Atlanta, Georgia, to repre­


sent Great Britain in tne 1996 Olympic Games. - Joanna (26), of The


Royds, Chatbum, was told of her Olympic selection for the national dressage team on her return from an inter­ national Grand Prix event in Rennes. She had just arrived at the home of her friend and dressage col­ league Vicki Thompson, in Guildford, after catching the overnight ferry from


France. . I t was early morning when


the call arrived for both of them. Elder sister Shirley was with her and the three hugged each other in delight. : Speaking later, Joanna


said: “ I did not really believe it. The chairman of selectors said ‘congratula­ tions!’ and I said ‘what for?’ She said ‘don’t you know, you’re going to Atlanta.’ I ju s t screamed down the phone and all the selectors at the other end could hear me. I was, and I still am, absolutely elated.” All her family feel the


same. Proud mum Marion, who was looking after Shirley’s children while she supported Joanna . in France, said: "We are all terribly delighted. She is going to go out to America and do her best for Britain.” Joanna feels very confident of success in Atlanta. ■ “We stand a good chance


of getting a silver or bronze in Atlanta,” she said. The British team beat France on French soil at the week­ end and Joanna came sec­


ond in the individual event, which confirms her confi­ dence.


ber of the four-person dres­ sage team is completing her final training in Cirences­ ter. She is expected back home next week, where she will be resting her horse, Mester Mouse, and concen­ trating her efforts on rais- - ing funds to pay for her trip/


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Miracle escape in a holiday balcony fall


A CHATBURN man who fell 30 feet from his holiday bedroom bal­ cony defied death and walked


away virtually unscathed. Mr Stevie Simkin (19), of Crow Trees


Brow, slipped from the balcony of his hotel room in Ibiza, while trying to retrieve some clothes, and crashed on to


concrete two floors below. He was unconscious for the 10 minutes it


tance and four officers cleared the scene with­ in minutes of their arrival. Insp. Les Martin said: “There was a distur­


bance outside the Whalley Arms involving a number of men on a racing trip. We dealt with the matter at 9-20 p.m. by returning the men to their vehicle and sending them on


their way.” Clitheroe police said they are not anticipat­


ing that any charges will be made as a result of the incident.


took an ambulance to arrive and was taken to a local medical centre in the resort of St Anto­ nio, b u t discharged himself la te r in the


evening. Mr Simkin, who works for Rectella, in


Clitheroe, had been on the Spanish island for only a few hours when the accident occurred. He said: "I do not remember much about the


accident, but I know I was extremely lucky. I have hurt my back and I had to stay in the hotel


for a night. Otherwise I had a good holiday.” r- • V


• His companions feared for his life and spoke of their ordeal when they returned home.


. Mr David Lakin, who was sharing a room with Mr Simkin, recalled how the accident occurred. He said: “We were messing around with our


clothes, throwing them at each other, when Ste­ vie’s shirt flew out of the window. He tried to climb out and drop on to the balcony below, but


. “I thought he was dead. I felt so relieved when I . rushed downstairs and someone said he had a


slipped. pulse.” . Mr Simon Tomlinson said: “When I heard the .


thud and saw Stevie lying on the floor I was in a panic. There was no telephone in the hotel, so I ran into a shop. However, the shopkeeper want­ ed money before he would let me use it. “ I turned and ran into a re staurant and screamed ‘I need an ambulance,’ and they called


one for me.” Mr Martin Pearce said that the ambulance


crew could not believe that Mr Simkin had fall­ en from such a height without sustaining more serious injuries.


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