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Clitheroe422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley422331 (Class e _ ^ Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, May 8th, 1997 Conversion NELSONWINDOWS
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of barn gets the go-ahead
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A 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 g ra d e I I l is te d
. Members of Ribble Val ley Borough Council’s P lan n in g and D ev e l opment Committee heard that 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 F a rm , B a c k L a n e , I
l All set for county
| YFC rally
on Sunday AS m a n y a s 400 Vnune Farmers’ Club members will be gath ering at Gisburn on Sunday for the annual
1county rally.
ttisbum Auction Mart, is sponsored by the National Farmers’ Union and AF
The event, to he held at
pic, fo rm e r ly P re s to n Farmers.
, The competitors, aged . . ,
from 10 to 2 6 ,will b e tak ing part in trials of tradi tional skills, ranging from d a iry j u d g in g , l in e a r
| Newton. One le t te r had been I
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| of existing openings. The council also queried I
received from the Council of British Archaeology expressing concern about the way the building was to be converted and stat ing that insufficient regard had been given to the use |
I whether the building could be used for something
more appropriate than |
| residential use. Councillors heard that
[the applications were renewals Of a scheme pre viously approved in 11 The borough council’s planners did not agree th a t th e scheme was
• There will also be a ran g e of comp et it io n s
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■and lambs, breeding ewes amd horse jud g in g and stable management. . ■
assessment, butchers beef i | l ;
which .will te s t members skills in a range of activi- ties from T-shirt painting and decoupage_ to town crying and ladies bricklay
ing. 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
service. .
I unsympathetic and con sidered th a t sufficient
| attempt had been made regarding the existing openings and to minimise visual impact.
I Parishioners | asked to
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I SU PPOR TER S of St Paul’s, Low Moor, are being asked to give more towards the running costs
of the church. People are being asked
to increase their giving by one eighth, or 13%, a lesser figure than many
places ask for. The congregation is hav
ing to make up a diocesan quota contribution short fall b u il t up over the years, and so the total money needed for this year goes lip from £30,000 to £33,000. Officials also want a little more on top of this for contingencies. ■ A special extra insert in
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learning about the meaning of baptism in their religious education classes^ the role of godparents and the promises they make at the
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of a hat and then the class, observing the social proprieties of hats for the ladies and formal dress for the men — in this case some rather
Small parents and godparents were chosen by drawing names out “baptism”. (CAT 8723) .
SP|^ e 's e ^ c e w ^ TCrformed^bythe^Rev. Michael Ackroyd and was foll^ved^a^al^baptisms^hould be, by a christening party back at
school. . for the children than only going through it in the .classroo
f lo r a l a r t , f a s h io n , photography, fancy dress and baby’s christening dis play competitions and many more to-make up a
There will be cookery, ,
schedule of 37 classes. As well as the 400 con
members of the public are welcome too.
Members taking part in the stock judging competi
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Things are swinging after play area facelift in Henthorn Park [for charity
_______ Still time by Vicky Carlin
A R EC ENT LY refurbished play area in Clitheroe is proving to be a swinging, success.
th e p a r ish m ag az in e thanks people for digging deep into their pockets for extraordinary items such as the steeple and dry rot. But now more is needed
and the magazine suggests that it can be found easily by looking at spending priorities.
absolutely delighted with the new play area, which came about thanks to the, determination of ward councillors, including Coun. Bert Jones (pic tured), who worked hard to persuade the council to carry out the work. .
Henthorn Park, has been t r e a te d to a £2,300 facelift by Rib^ ble Valley Borough Council. Local youngsters are
The playground, in
need for more equipment at Henthom,” said Coun. Jones, who was joined by Coun. John McGowan and Coun. Alan Yearing in the b attle to see the play ground improved.
We had long felt the
that the playground will be well used and not mis used and then we could be looking to see even more improvements,” he added.
“We are now hoping d a r d s , t h a t c an be
installed.” The council has also
ham dagger, was involved in giving the play area its new look.
included a 2>
Ribble Valley Council’s Chief Engineer, Mr Gra
which is- the bigges t, according to (safety stan-
He said: “We have 2m high slide,
added tiles near the steps- at either side of the play area to prevent general wear and tear.
swings on .the site have been replaced and two more cradle seats have been installed. (CAT 8724)
S e a ts missing from H u rt in m o to r c y c le a c c id en t
THE pillion, passenger on a motor cycle was taken to
hospital following an acci dent outside Nappa, on the Gisbum to Settle road.
waite was t re a te d for shock and minor injuries a t Airedale Hospital,
Mrs Mary Thistleth- Steeton, following the'
accident, believed to have been caused by diesel on the road surface, thought to have been leaked from a heavy goods vehicle. The motor cycle was
OS&l swim
['ORGANISERS of.a char ity swimming event are stressing th a t there are still three weeks- left to I enter.
The Sharrori Davies. Mile Swim Challenge dives | off on Saturday: But the
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event lasts until May 31st and entries will-be taken
I right up to the final day. The national charity,
Swim for Life, has organ ised the event to raise money for a variety of charities and to entice peo ple into'swimming, pools for their own health.
"Clitheroe and th e ; swim- ming pool a t Stonyhurst College are the participat ing pools in this area. Swimmers young and
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tions are asked to report at 9-30 a.m. Other compet itors should report at least 10 minutes before th e ir c om p e t i t io n a n d . w ill receive time penalties of one point per minute for - late arrival.
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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
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