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Hold up for motocross circuit plan
were in top gear when they considered the future of ™otocr°ss circuit in a Ribble Valley backwater,
counci 1'TV ln n n;.A™™!! severe<i and one still had climbed over the pad- DeveloDment r-nm^Uf d not been reconnected.
heard Pth a t RC Motocrnss rii,K ■ u? mounds measuring up to o“
permission for a scram bling circuit, in Billington, which i t used each summer.
en haseH r, i i
an eyesore. Coun. Sowter
bandied this application, m n council c r na ale In addition, a series of
re t ro sn P4 i v i b„, ?h t 30 metres ‘°ng had been planning built and these had proved
beThe club, w .hich ha ns which council ofnfiicers have Moor lo ne w f?,£le d °ff was the
ning investigation last year following the excava tion of a large pit at the site.
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oowter USillington) told very dangerous sport and given the club’s relatively the meeting that, during is totally unsuited to this minor use of the field, area." Coun. Sowter claimed
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“This scheme is within a Council’s chief planning whisker of requiring an officer, Mr Stewart Bai- en v iro nm en ta l impact ley, recommended that the ,"1 assessment. Motocross is a application be passed,
was the subject of a plan- made to this field, seem- mile away. ingly on their advice.
Drastic changes have been with noise audible over a The R ib b le V a l ley
being noisy and dusty,
the summer, soil at the site had given way to dust. The club had dug the pit in o rd e r to ex tra c t water with which to sprinkle the field. As a re su l t , the w a te r su p p ly to fo u r nearby houses had been
th a t use of the site for motocross was polluting the water supply and that attempts by the club to police the field had failed, a s f ly -b ik e r s m e re ly
LOCAL MP Mr Nigel Evans has backed a new m ea su r e to p r o te c t B r ita in ’s “ hidden treasure”.
Bid to protect our hidden treasures
Babe will be centre of attraction
BABE wilt be the centre of attraction at two Ribble Valley libraries. The sheep-pig, which is
th e hero of ch i ld re n ’s writer Dick King-Smith’s book of the same name, will be featured as part of activity sessions at Clith- e r o e a n d W h a i l e y libraries. An excerpt from the book will be read out to
— o b ta in ed from the libraries in advance, on a
children, who will then create a frieze and make their own cards. There are 80 free tickets
first come, first served basis — for each of the sessions. Two sessions will be h e ld a t C l i th e ro e on
Wednesday. Five to eight- year-olds will be enter tained between 10-30 a.m. and 11-30 a.m. and eight to 11-year-olds between 1-
30 p.m. and 2-30 p.m. Whailey Library will be
will be between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. on April 11th.
H o r s e h u r t
A HORSE was injured and a car was damaged when the two collided in Accrington Road, in Whai ley, shortly after 4 p.m. on
a field adjacent to the road
Friday. The horse escaped from
and ran into the path of a c a r t r a v e l l in g in th e direction of Whailey vil
lage centre. The h o r se re c e iv ed .
injuries to its leg and lip. T w o ch a r g ed
TWO men from Bacup have been charged with theft af ter a sports bag valued a t £87 was stolen from a c a r p a rk e d in Woodside Road Read, between Monday night
. and Tuesday morning last They were bailed by
Court on April 16th.
Clitheroe police to appear at Burnley Magistrates
holding one session for eight to 11-year-olds. This
requiring any person who disco v e rs t re a s u r e on o th e r people’s land to inform a coroner within 14 days, or face a possible £5,000 fine or th re e months’ imprisonment. Speaking in the House
He has voted for a Bill
of Commons, Mr Evans said: “It is only right that
the coroner should be informed as well as the owner of the land. The owner deserves to benefit from treasure found on Ins land.”
c The new law also more
more than 800 years old and contains at least five per cent or more of silver
or gold. “We need to protect as
much of our national heri tage as possible,” he said. “Many visitors come to
this country from abroad to marvel at historic arte facts and treasures in out- splendid museums. This Bill will lead to more trea sure s being offered to museums.”
th a t new guidelines on resp o n s ib le d e te c tin g should be included with all new metal detection kits, adding that metal detector enthusiasts had nothing to fear from the Bill. They were providing a valuable service to the nation s her itage. Crooks had every thing to fear, as they were trying to cheat the nation o i i t o f i t s com m o n inheritance.
Mr Evans suggested
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discoveries, he went on, would allow museums the opportunity to acquire these treasures at market prices. “This is good news
Forced declaration of
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for the deteetqrists .and excellent news for British people who wish to see B r i ta in ’s g re a t hidden treasures protected for future generations,” he
said. V a n s to le n
A DARK blue Ford Tran sit van, with the registra tion number D812 BVT and valued at £8,000, was stolen from Clitheroe Auc tion Mart, Lincoln Way, between 6-30 p.m. and 7- 30 p.m. on Wednesday last
week.
History of famous Oddie castle
sketch outlined a t-ttq'TOT?Y of the famous Oddie sketch oi
Jones interested society member with his ta es about the 18th ccntuiy sketch. It now hangs in
town. Local historian Mr Bob
Clitheroe Library. In 1780, Lister oi Lis burn ordered Mr Matthew
Oddie to survey his lain »> Clitheroe and the sketch was made at around the
was remarkable to view t the castle in 199« an'1 su,c;
same time. Members said th a t it
gateposts as shown m the sketch.
he same windows ami t .
13th century, Blithena- was of l ittle note- me g ram m a r school w*1”
At the beginning m tne
founded in 155*1 by M'O.V Tudor and had achieved v a r io u s e d u c a t io n * 11
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the few visitors to the town had a poor opinion of the touris t accommoda tion. However, as soon as coal and th e ra i lw ay arrived there was a popu lation explosion and Lite
Members were told that
town expanded. Mr Donald Coates gave
■i sh o r t resume oT the ,* e c e n t p i a n n i n g
applications. The next meeting is m the Mutual Room on Mon
day. starting at 7-30 p.m. Speaker Mr Brian Hall will talk about the Weav ers’ Triangle, Burnley.
conference of the Federa tion of Lancashn e Cme Societies takes p ace at Astley Hall, Charley, on
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learly defines treasure as being anything which is
council leader Coun. Chris Holtom (Wilpshire), how ever, when he said there were too many unans wered questions and sug gested that the matter be deferred.
Councillors agreed with
A CAKE iced in the green and white colours of the WI movement took the centre spot at a 76th birthday party celebrated in Downham. The village WI club, founded in 1920, held its cele
bration at the Greendale Restaurant, when president Mrs Irene Brindle cut the cake, which was made by Mrs Greta Capstick and iced by Mrs Eunice Hook, both of whom are members. “We are quite a flourishing club for a small village, with about 40 members, but we are always pleased to
see new ones,” said the president, who gave a special welcome to two recruits during the celebrations. After a superb meal, husband-and-wife team
mented: “ I am very unhappy by the way in
locked gates. -
lo c a l
objected to motocross at the site, on the grounds that, when the circuit was in use, Moor Lane became im p a s sab le
The meeting heard that r e s id e n t s
a lso
holders. The sport had p roved
to unneighbourly, h o u se
P A R T Y W A S I C I N G O N T H E C A K E F O R D O W N H A M W I B I R T H D A Y
Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, March 28th, 1990 7 PLANNING IN
THE P IP E L IN E PLANS to construct a covered standing terrace at Clitheroe Football Club, Shawbridge Street, Clith eroe, (number 0151}), are among the lastest applica tions submitted to nibble Valley Borough Council Planning Department.
ing ami erection of detached garage at land south of Whit- tain’s Farm, Whailey New Road (0142).
Other plans include: Billinglun: Outline application for erection of one dwell
Top Cottage, Sawley Brow (0147). Howland Forest: Erection of sculpture-depicting Dunsop
concrete block and tile roof structure at 20 Longridge Road (0148).
conversion of barn to form one dwelling at Walton Laithe, Gisburn Road (0141). Read: Two-storey extension and garage at Castle Bank,
Upbrooks (01518). Two-storey extension to 2 Henthorn Close (0145). Lisburn: Amendments to existing approval scheme for
BUolton-by-BowIand: Single-storey extension at Brow
Bridge, which is to be constructed of mild steel to a height of approximately UiOcin on the green at Dunsop Bridge, New ton Road (Old!)).
Chipping: Replacement of a timber cabin garage with a
Clithcroc: Conversion of bobbin mill to dwelling house (resubmission) at the bobbin mill, Upbrooks Farm,
Street (0142). MSahden: Erection of canopy over loading bay at Union
Straits Lane (014!)). Rihchcstcr: Extension to domestic dwelling at 49 Church
Stuart and Sheila Garnett, of Rathmell, produced some first-class entertainment, with Mr Garnett playing the organ and his wife singing songs from the shows — and the partygoers joining in the choruses. A “small jug” competition was won by Mrs E.
engineering works at Brook House Farm, Mitton Road Single-storey extension to existing study at 12 Wood Restoration of existing dwelling, including four small new
ill, Watt Street (0140). Whailey: Golf driving range, car park and associated
lands Park (URW). . „
window openings to kitchen and dining room, and replace ment or timber window frames (application for listed build ing consent) at English Martyrs' Presbytery, The Sands
Edgar and the evening closed with the singing of “We’ll Meet Again”. ___________________________
struction of domestic garage at 1 and 2 Wiswell Eaves Cot- tages, Pendleton Road (1)151)._________________ ‘
(0144). Wiswell: Change of use of agricultural land and con
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