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Ad.erasing), Bu.n'.y 423331 » ------ ■ .A Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, May 8th, 1997
Conversion of barn gets the go-ahead
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IA BARN has been given the go-ahead for conversion to a dwell- ing within an area of natural beauty and within the curtilage of a grade II lis ted | I farmhouse.
. Members of Ribble Val-1 ley Borough Council’s
P la n n in g a n d D e v e l opment Committee heard th at the proposal sought planning and listed build ing consent for the conver- ! sion of the bam and land to residential use and con version of a former midden to a garage at Oxenhurst I F a rm , B a c k L a n e , | Newton.
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. One l e t t e r had been received from the Council of B r i tish Archaeology expressing concern about the way the building was to be converted and stat- . ing th at insufficient regard had been given to the use | of existing openings.
. The council also queried whether the building could be u sed fo r som e th in g | more ap p ro p r ia te th an
I residential use. Councillors heard th a t
th e a p p l ic a t io n s w e re
| renewals of a scheme pre viously approved in 1992.
The b orough council’s p lan n e rs did no t ag ree th a t th e sch em e wa s unsympathetic and con s id e red th a t su f f ic ien t a ttem p t had been made re g a rd in g th e ex is tin g openings and to minimise visual impact.
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[ SU P P O R T E R S o f S t P au l’s, Low Moor, a re being asked to give more towards the running costs of the church. People are being asked
to increase their giving by one e ig h th , o r 13%, a lesser figure than many places ask for. The congregation is hav
ing to make up a diocesan quota contribution short
1 y e a rs , and so th e tota l money needed for th is year goes up from £30,000 to £33,000. Officials also
fa ll b u i l t u p o v e r th e
want a little more on top of this for contingencies.
| extraordinary items such as the steeple and dry rot. But now more is needed
th e p a r i s h m a g a z in e thanks people for digging deep into their pockets for
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THE Mayor of the Ribble Valley, Coun. Eileen Lowe, took up an invitation from Clitheroe fire-fight-, ers to visit the station and find out more about the
retained service. Coun. Lowe has a relative who is a full-timer . the service worked. „
with Lancashire Fire Brigade a t Accrington, but she told staff at the Clitheroe Station the visit had been a great opportunity to learn how their part of
Station Officer Dave McGrath said he had thought r
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it would be useful for Corin'. Lowe to visit the station and meet staff. She was given a tour of the building, shown the station’s equipment and given a demon
stration by fire-fighters.' Our photograph shows the Mayor and her consort
with Station Officer McGrath and members of the
Clitheroe team with one of the station^ hydraulic spreader and cutters, a reminder that fire-fighters have a major responsibility for helping at the scene ot road accidents as well as fires. (CAT 8728)
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I All set for county YFC rally
on Sunday AS! many as 400 Young Farmers Club members will be gath ering at Gisburn on Sunday for the annual
county
rally.The event, to be held at
Gisbum Auction Mart, is sponsored by the National F a rm e rs ’ Union , and AF
p ic , fo rm e r ly P r e s to n Farmers.
, The competitors, aged . ,
from 10 to 26, wiU be tak- in or par t in trials of tracu-
■and lambs, breeding ewes amd horse judging and stable management.
. T h e re will a lso be a r a n g e o f c om p e t i t io n s
I ties from T-shirt painting and decoupage to town
which will te s t members skills in a range of a ctm-
Whalley pupils attend ‘baptism’ of Sally
A DOLL named Sally was the centre of attention at Whalley Parish Church when 25 five-year-olds watched as
the vicar “baptised” her. The members of Year 1 at Whalley CE Primary School had been
learning about the meaning of baptism in their religious education classes, the role of godparents and the promises they make a t the,
service. ’ . Small parents and godparents were chosen by drawing names out
of a hat and then the class, observing the social proprieties ot hats for the ladies and formal dress for the men — in this case some rather
splendid ties — attended Sally’s “baptism .
followed, as all baptisms should be, by a christening party back at school. The Year 1 teacher who has responsibility for religious education,
The service was performed by the Rev. Michael Ackroyd an
M ^ JenmTer T " Iaid: “Enacting the service meant a lot more for the children than only going through i t in the .classroom.
Our photograph shows Whatley’s Year 1 in their fmery w th Sally
who was in no danger of crying. when the Mr Ackr°yd performed the “baptism”. (CAT 8723)
Things are swinging after play area facelift in Henthorn Park
by Vicky Carlin
A R E C E N T L Y refurbished play area in Clitheroe is pr o v ing to be a swinging success.
Henthorn Park, has been treated to a
The playground, in
£2,300 facelift by Rib ble Valley Borough
absolutely delighted with the new play area, which
Council. Local y o u n g s te rs a re
I came about thanks to the, | d e te rm in a t io n of wa rd
c o u n c i l lo rs , in c lu d in g Coun. B e r t Jo n e s (pic tured), who worked hard to persuade the council to carry out the work. .
i Coun. John McGowan and Coun. Alan Yearing in the
need for more equipment a t Henthom,” said Coun. Jones, who was joined by
“We had long felt the
b a t t le to see th e play ground improved.
“We a re now hoping I th a t the playground will
be well used and not mis used and then we could be looking to see even more improvements,” he added.
Chief Engineer, Mr Gra ham Jagger, was involved
Ribble Valley Council’s
| in giving the play area its new look.
included a 2:2m high slide, which i s - th e b ig g e s t ,
He sa id : “We h av e | according to 1 safety stan- J T A - J . J . L J V V
d a r d s , t h a t c a n b e installed.”
added tiles near the steps at either side of the play a rea to prevent general wear and tear.
The council h a s also '
swings on .the site have been repla ced and two more cradle se a ts have been installed. (CAT 8724)
S e a ts m is s in g f rom
THE pillion passenger on a motor cycle was taken to hospital following an acci d ent outside Nappa, on the Gisbum to Settle road.
w a i te was t r e a te d for shock arid minor injuries a t A i re d a le H o s p i ta l ,
Mrs Mary, T h is t le th - S te e to n , following th e '
Hurt in motor cycle accident accident, believed to have
been caused by diesel on the road surface, thought to have been leaked from a
heavy goods vehicle. The m o to r cycle was
driven by her husband, Mr Melvin Thistlethwaite, of Barnoldswick. No other vehicles were involved in the accident.
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crying and ladies bricklay ing.
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many more to make up a schedule of 37 classes. As well as the 400 con
te s ta n ts , o rg an ise rs expect a large number ot
1 family su p p o r te r s , and members of the public are
1 the stock judging competi tions are asked to report 1 at 9-30 a.m. Other compet
welcome too. Members taking part in
itors should report at least 10 minutes before their competition and will
Still time to enter
I for charity I swim enter.
Mile Swim Challenge dives off on Saturday. But. the event lasts until May 31st and entries will be taken right up to the final day. The national ch a r ity ,
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'Clitheroe and th e swim- ming pool a t Stonyhurst College are the participat ing pools in this area. . Swimmers young and
Swim for Life, has organ ised th e e v e n t to ra is e money fo r a v a r ie ty of charities and to entice peo ple into swimming pools for their, own health.: R ib b le sd a le P o o l in
old and of all abilities are being asked to take part, individually or in teams. Five luxury weekend-
breaks in London are to be won by th e nation’s top
five fund-raisers. I f you a re in te re s ted ,
you can f in d o u t more information from Michael Home, a t Stonyhurst, on 01254 826166, or Miss C. Richardson, a t , Ribbles dale, on 01200 424825.
oRGANISERS of a char ity swimming event are
s tre ssing th a t th e re are still th re e weeks lef t to
I one point per minute for late arrival..____ ■
receive time penalties of ■ ■ -
tional skills, ranging from d a i ry ju d g in g , l in e a r assessment, butchers beef
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