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r p y ^ Ribble Valley divers plunged head first into 1996 when they wel­ comed the New Year in a rather


S .d Nibble Valley Sub-Aqua Club,


Water3 P'aCe ~ 10m Under Conist™ hoSlefW


D-uu!t' c-J?d foursome, all mem- decided t0 take to the Iake>s freezi ’


cold waters at 11-55 p.m. on the Sun- d*y.t0 mark the passing of the old 1


sn £ ;i,Saitl : / >Ve did ^ last year, so we thought it would be good to


repeat the experience. We saw 1995 °®cel;,Mr Andrew Hirst, of


20m below the lake’s surface, but it was at a depth of 10m that they cracked open cans of beer to mark the


bother drinking the celebratory beer under water, waiting instead until they were back on dry land to mark the event.


Whalley, and Dave Bolton, o f Clitheroe.


under water were Mr Andrew Binns, of Simonstone, Mr Ian Whiteside, of


The three divers joining Mr Hirst


Parish councillor resigns over hostile feeling in village


A LEADING Barrow parish councillor has resigned due to the “hostile” feeling which she maintains is now rife in the village fol- bwing Pilot Proper­ ties’ new development


represented residents on the council for almost five years and lived in Barrow for 44 years.


proposals. Heather Jackson has


councillor she has never been afraid to stand up and speak her mind. When proposals for the devel­ opment of the former prin­ tworks site on the side of the A59 were first mooted, she was one of a number of residents who openly spoke in favour of certain aspects of the scheme to.


During her time as a'


also agreed with plans to build a business park and hotel and those vehe­ mently opposed, claiming that the development was too large and could ruin Barrow as a residential village.


dents who wished to dis­ cuss the document felt intimidated by the “hostile group” and dare not speak up.


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again advised to register their interest with a head teacher immediately.


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Greenacre Street, was t aken over ear ly in December by a manage­ ment buy-in team, led by local resident Mr Anthony Kearsley. Mr Kearsley is being supported by non-execu­


tive chairman Lt Col. C. Reg Gray, MBE, and non­ executive director Mr Tom Croft, who is a Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire and a county councillor. Mr Paul Ridehalgh was


appointed as a director last week. The new owners stress


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ONE of Clitheroe’s pre­ mier garages is in new ownership. Greenacre Garage,


NEW garage owners, from the left, Mr Croft, Mr Kearsley and Lt Col. Gray


vehicles is to be launched later this year and a new showroom is to be deve­ loped within the existing building.


garage, out that they will be keeping the Honda dea­ lership on the same family footing and raising its profile. A new range of Honda


changing the name of the that


they will not ng


be


chairman of Dutton For- shaw and owned Bond Cars in Longridge in the 1960s.


“switched-on” to Honda. Lt Col. Gray was the


running a BMW dealership in the Lake District for a number of years prior to involvement with BMW in the USA, which, he says, is when he first became


resident, has been in the motor trade all his life,


Mr Kearsley, a local


Pozzi was the owner of one of the earlier founding dealerships set up by Honda 25 years ago. Mr Pozzi was this month given outline planning per­ mission to build a new car showroom and MOT bay on the site of the former grammar school canteen in Waterloo Road, Clitheroe.


the former chairman of the Croft Group in Preston. Ex-proprietor Mr Philip


County Coun. Croft is


meeting, called to discuss Pilot Properties’ most recent document, “Making the best of Barrow”, she openly chastised some of those present for their “rudeness” towards deve­ loper Mr Hugh Geddes. She claimed that resi­


At the end of the recent packed and stormy public


develop the 47V£-acre site. There were others who


developments, she has called Tor a confidential


and independent survey in order to obtain a “fair con­ cept” of residents' views, but to no avail.


her resignation from the Barrow Ward of the Wis- well Parish Council.


Last week she tendered


“The reason for my resig­ nation is that I feel we have not served the village of Barrow correctly dur­ ing the controversy over the new development proposals issued by Pilot Properties.


She told councillors:


served no purpose, as the h o s t i le a tmo s p h e r e created by the minority at the onset deterred some people from speaking for fear of recrimination later, and I shall still campaign for a confidential, indepen­ dent survey. It is the only democratic method of find­ ing out the true opinion of the people of Barrow.


“The public meeting


personal feelings get in the way of their responsibili­


members of the parish council are letting their


ties to the villagers, who t h e y s h o u l d b e


“I also feel that some


had enjoyed her time on the council and felt that she was letting down the people who had visited her and telephoned her asking her to remain a parish councillor. She apologised to the latter and assured them that she would still take an active interest in village activities.


representing.” Mrs Jackson said she


cillor has written to Ribble Valley MP Mr Nigel Evans stressing her con­ cern about the Barrow Vil­ lage Residents’ Commit­ tee, a committe which, she claims, does not represent the re s id en ts of the village.


The former parish coun­ STARTS THIS SATURDAY


most villagers are opposed to the building of houses on land to the west of the village, a number of them are interested in discus­ sing Pilot Properties’ new proposals for the old print works site, and the only fair way to find out what the majority of Barrow residents really want is by holding a survey,” she states.


“Although I know that Heather Jackson


Pilot Properties has stated that it believes there is still an opportunity for a more balanced devel­ opment of Barrow, one which could prove a model


In the “Making the best of Barrow” document,


parcel of land to the west of the village and is pro­ posing a development by


for other communities. The company has a large


authority and the existing community to provide “a better future for Barrow.” Following the public


meeting, the company stated that it would be appealing against the Draft Local Plan at the inquiry early this year.


Toilets are slammed by ‘best kept’ judges


THE “terrible condition” of Sabden’s public toilets have been slammed in the report of the judges of last summer’s Best Kept Vil­ lage Competition. Sabden came nowhere


condition of the public toi­ lets had let down the vil­ lage badly.


in the judging and parish councillors learned at their monthly meeting that the


faults were the toilets and litter. But in general it was described as a very pleasant village, with the rose garden in the centre becoming very colourful by the end of the summer. O th er comments included overall tidiness,


pass on the judges’ com­ ments to Ribble Valley Borough Council, which is responsible for the upkeep of the Whalley Road toi­ lets, which have to be locked each evening to prevent vandalism as they act as a magnet for con­ gregating young people. The judges’ overall com­ ments said Sabden’s main


Now councillors will


d e s c r i b e d as good, although there was said to be some l i t te r in the stream, the children’s playground and in the telephone kiosk. Private property was said to be very good.


ing site meeting with county council officials, Coun. Roger Westbrook had r epor t ed to the


continue their campaign for traffic-calming mea­ sures to slow down traffic through the village. Following a disappoint­


described as “excellent”. Commercial premises, shops, pubs etc were described as good, but it was pointed out that the shops and pubs were in better condition than com- merical property in the village. Parish councillors are to


were described as good, but the car park near the play area was said to be rather neglected and the to i le t s in terr ibl e condition. St Nicholas’ Church was


Communal buildings


about the size and colour of new signs which have


Premier garage in new ownership


Wesley Street. The parish council is also to request Ribble Valley officers to visit the site, which they feel is too small and unsuitable for a garage. Councillors complained


decided that objections should be made to an amended planning applica­ tion to erect a garage at 52


members agreed to draw up a firm proposal of traf­ fic-improving measures and submit them officially to the county council. They will also continue to press for a traffic mirror a t the end of Whins Avenue, at the junction wi th Whal l ey Road, despite police comments that it was not necessary. Pa r i sh counci l lor s


meeting, Coun. Eileen Lowe said that nothing happened overnight and they should not become deflated or disheartened. After a discussion,


December meeting that no headway had been made. But, at the January


been e r e c t ed at the entrance to The Whins, but were told that no plan- ning permi s s ion was needed.


ing is again causing con­ cern and the dog warden has been called to Sabden several times in recent weeks, with Whalley Road and Clitheroe Road cur­ rently the worst affected areas. The matter is to go on the agenda for the next meeting.


Ribble Valley Borough Council voicing its concern about the decision of Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Pollution to allow Cemfuel to continue to be burned at Castle Cement in Clith­ eroe. The letter will also call for a complete inde-; pendent survey to take place.


Whalley Road had been flooded over the New Year break, but it was reported that the burst had been fixed. The council is to write to


about dangerous manhole covers near Autool on Whalley Road. An empty house in


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