Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified)


Lottery bid for 4


In charge of


revolutionary pain machine marketing


A MAN who was for­ mer chief executive of Gisburne Park Hospi­ tal has been appointed to market a pain man­ agement device devel­ oped by a Clitheroe


company. Mr Nigel Fryer's


appointment heralds the latest phase of the develop­ ment of Advanced Pain Management Ltd's project - the XPain 2000. APM, based in Castle-


gate, Clitheroe, holds sole world rights to the product, which has been extensively tested and, the company says, has been found to have success in two out of every three pain sufferers. Mr Fryer is married with


two grown-up children and lives in Clitheroe. From Gisbume Park, he


worked for Unilabs UK as divisional marketing man­ ager and during the early part of 1996 he set up the North Yorkshire Emer­ gency Doctors Scheme in


York. Commented Managing


Director Mrs Vicky Lee: "We are delighted to appoint Nigel to APM and we are confident that his considerable experience in marketing and in the healthcare field will com­ plement the existing skills of our team and help us to carry out our planned expansion of the company."


An evening of popular


French songs


dale at Monday's meeting. Afterlast month's visit


THERE will be a musical treat for members of the French Circle of Ribbles-


to the Palace of Versailles, members and friends are to be entertained to an evening of popular French songs. Starting at 8 p.m. in the Conference Centre at Whalley Abbey, the event will feature singer Isobel Guillou and guitarist Kathryn Walker will pro­ vide the music and encour­ age audience participation. The annual meeting will


jewel’ of sports centre


A PUBLIC meeting is to take place to discuss an ambitious £lm. Lottery bid for funds to trans­ form Whalley Sports Club and the Queen Eliza­ beth Playing Fields into a state-of-the art sports complex.


Representatives from


many of the village's sport­ ing organisations formed a joint committee nearly a year ago to oversee the bid. Manchester consultants


Strategic Leisure, which has a high success-rate in similar cases, has been commissioned to develop


the bid. At the meeting, which


takes place on Wednesday evening. Miss Rachel Fowler, of Strategic Leisure and an ex-employee of the Ribble Valley Borough Council's Community Ser­ vices department, will unveil details of the pro­ posed development and raise issues surrounding the bid. If successful, the vil­ lage and surrounding dis­ tricts will enjoy the use of a facility described as "a sporting jewel in the Ribble Valley". This will include: • A brand new club­


house, complete with sever­ al "wet and dry" changing rooms and a bar. • All-weather floodlit


tennis courts and playing surfaces. • The draining and


resiting of seven football


pitches. •And improved access


and car-parking.


I If the project gets the go- ahead, people from over the district with interests in cricket,tennis, bowls, foot­ ball and netball will be catered for at the new com­ plex. In addition, it is hoped that the develop­ ment will be used to estab­ lish structured sports coaching for juniors through a partnership with local schools. The Lottery bid commit­


tee chairman, Mr Malcom Douglas, will also speak at the meeting and will be on hand to answer questions from the floor about the


Methodist Church Hall, starts at 7-30 p.m.


proposals. The meeting, at Whalley


Go-ahead for two


detached homes PLANS to build two detached houses both with adjoining single garages at two plots in Whalley were approved by Ribble Valley Borough Council planning


officials. Building estate develop­


be held on May 11th, fol­ lowed by another of Ann Highton's famous quizzes, ensuring an enjoyable and


amusing evening. Members are reminded


that the visit to Halifax, as guests of the Caldervale French Circle, takes place


on May 15th. On June 8th, the annual


treasure hunt on foot will take place in Burnley.


Funding for


student travel CHEAP travel passes for students are to be funded for another year by Lan­ cashire County Council. ^ It has not been responsi­


ers Anvilwood were given approval to build the four- bedroomed houses at a site in the Sidings, off Station road, Whalley, on condition that building materials used in the development are blended with surround- ing properties and that appropriate landscaping should be used, retaining as many of the indigenous trees and foliage as possi-


| The company was told I by planning officers that details of the the landscap­ ing of the site, would have to be provided before build­ ing could begin.


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ble for colleges of further education for five years, because they are now run by a separate government


b°So some councillors felt that the £2m. a year the passes cost should not be paid for by the county. The money comes out of the education budget. However, it has now been decided not to alter the sys­


tem this financial year. The county council recognises that many families will have made their financial plans, and college choices been made on the basis that travel would be sub­


sidised.


A DETACHED house in Whins Lane, Simonstone, was targeted by burglars late on Friday evening. They got in through a


rear window and took near­ ly £2,000 worth of items, including a compact disc player, a video recorder, a camcorder, a play station and a television.


Whist winner


THE winner of last week's Clitheroe Pendle Club whist drive was Mrs M. Parker. Second was Mr S. Hold­


en, with Mrs D. Underwood third. New members are welcome every Monday at


7-30 p.m.


Peruvian adventure for afternoon TWG


MEMBERS. Of Clitheroe Afternoon Townswomen’s Guild


were taken on a "Peru­ vian Adventure by guest speakers Dr Steuart Kellington and


his wife, Anita. Chairman Mrs Evelyn


Spain introduced Dr and Mrs Kellington, who gave a very informative talk and slide show of their trekking


holiday in Peru. They flew via Frankfurt


and Bogota to the capital, Lima, from where they vis- ited various towns on their way to Lake Titicaca, situ­ ated in the Andes, 12,500ft. above sea level.


They told of how people .


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made of reeds in houses also made of reeds and of their journey by train and raft to join the Inca Trail. This part of their journey was spread over four days, and the couple spoke of camping overnight - some­ times in the clouds. Their equipment was carried by


porters. Mrs Jean Hitchen


thanked Dr and Mrs


Kellington. Miss Doris Yates read


the minutes of the previous meeting and Miss Mar­ garet Campbell presented the financial report. Mrs Mary Christy gave the report of the section meet­ ing and Mrs Eunice Hook reported on federation


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Planners say no to hotel extension


PLANNING permis­ sion to extend a hotel


and restaurant in Thomley-with-Wheat- ley was refused by Rib­ ble Valley Borough Council.


Mr V.I. Fararri and his


wife, Mrs S. Farrari, put forward plans seeking planning permission for a two-storey function room to be built on to the North face of their coun­ try house hotel, in Chip­ ping Road, Thornley- with-Wheatley.


Local parish councillors


objected to the proposals on the grounds that noise resulting from the develop­ ment would severely impinge upon neighbouring cottages and would result in a loss of privacy for the residents. The planning applica­


Things are on a roll at Whalley school


Whalley CE Primary school to j ^ X n V e fun and games, no one gcott stanworth enjoying rolling roll their hand-painted eggs as was ]eft with egg on their face.


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part of their end-of-term East er celebrations.


T h e day was thoroughly enjoyed Christopher Drew, Lauren Hughes, . • • , n 1 * i T n n tm n T T m r n a c c „W l tn by the pupils and, with no runaway Jessica Arnold, Cathi Westwood and


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tion was refused permis­ sion because it was felt by planning officers that the development would lead to an increase in the risk of traffic accidents from cars emerging from the grounds of the hotel on to Chipping road.


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