Clltheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified)
Villagers are concerned over visitor facility plan
Im f t y ■ n d • v S j j l w r by Vicky Carlin
A CHIPPING woman has slammed plans for a new visitor facility in the village which could bring an extra 55 vehi cles a day through its
narrow streets. M rs Daw n James, o f
W in d y S tre e t , has expressed her concerns,
along with other villagers, over the proposed centre a t L e a g ram H a l l . T h e centre is part of a regener ation package planned by
| owner M r John W e ld - I Blundell, who is currently
op en in g up the hall's an c ien t gardens and
woodland. Questions have been
Library really ‘switched on’
T H E u n v e i l in g o f the la te s t m u lti- media computer a t Clitheroe l ibrary could lead to Lancashire County Coun cil becoming the cyber council o f the
future. The system, which is the latest addition
to the county council’s armoury of tech nology, will be situated in the childrens department of the library and will be
available for young people to use. Chairman of Lancashire's Library,
Museums and Arts Committee County Coun. Dorothy Westwell, switched on the new computer. She said: "I am delighted to unveil this wonderful new computer, which I am positive will prove very popular with the young people of Clitheroe. It is the lat est addition to our wide range of new tech n o lo g y equipment in Lancashire s libraries. Last year, 18 libraries, including Clitheroe, were provided with computers
Sporting villagers enjoy a cabaret
THE village of Rim- ington might not be the most populated in the Ribble Valley, but its residents must be among the most sup
portive. Stirk House Hotel, Gis-
burn, was the venue for Rimington Football and Cricket Clubs' cabaret evening on Saturday. More than 100 people
turned out to support both clubs and raise money for the Coulthurst Jubilee
Playing Fields. The proceeds from the
evening will go towards the improvement of the play ing fields, with the ultimate goal of providing the best facilities in the valley. M C was Venn T rac ey
and comedian Billy Bean provided the enter tain ment prior to a disco. Organisers thanked the
many sponsors who con tributed to the evening's souvenir programme and
benefits
An Executive Agency of the Department of Social Security
agency ; The line is open from 8.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday.
for the public to access the Internet." She added: ”1998 will see Lancashire
County Council at the forefront of the information race with the installation of a new computer system linking all 84 libraries in the county, which we hope will include mobile libraries." Clitheroe library is one of Lancashire^
best equipped, with a public access termi nal and a new computer in the reference section, which has a local history data base. In addition, there is a dial-in facility in Whalley library for staff to provide information about Lancashire's library
Our picture shows County Coun. West-
well with Brookside CP School pupils, from le ft : M art in T a t te rsa l l, James Aspinall, Matthew Brener, Phillipa Hold en, Jennifer Palmer and Johanna lat te r- sail, at the unveiling of the new computer.
raised as to whether Windy Street could cope with in excess of 50,000 visitors annually arriving by coach and car. Mrs James said: "A nyone who regularly walks down Windy Street will know that it simply cannot cope with even Mr Weld-Blundell's estimation o f 55 further cars and coaches per day, which will be concentrated around weekend and holiday peri ods when the road is already gridlocked." She added: "A lrea d y
walkers and young mums with prams are forced into the side of the road to give way to an increasing num ber of cars and I am wor ried particularly about the increased likelihood of an accident occurring, given an increased volume of traffic past the small v i l lage school: the increased traffic noise levels and, of course, the inevitable pollu
tion." Mrs James also
expressed her concern over the change of use of a pub lic footpath up to the hall, but, in defending his pro posals, M r Weld-Blundell said he was well aware that both his house and the vil-
Gould bring congestion to its narrow streets
lage were in a peaceful place and it was of prime importance to keep the area that way. M r Weld-Blundell, an award-winning conserva- tionist,
first launched his
plans to restore the lost 19th Century garden last November, an idea con a Dy m
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part of the parish council lors, it is likely that even if he stands down as chair man for the vote, council members cannot be expect ed not to feel under pres sure to vote for the pro jects, given that they have to work toge the r in the
ceived by his late wife, Genna, which included pio-
neering a project for the Millennium by enlisting
the help of local experts. Future plans for regular
visits by the public include the conversion of the stable block into a children’s farm and playground and turn ing the barn into a shop, restaurant, and museum, which could be used as a conference centre, and
offices. But Mrs James feels that
the residents of Chipping have been kept in the dark over the proposals. She said: "In a community as small as Chipping it is par ticularly saddening and dis appointing that the plans have not been ac t iv e ly made public when it would have been easy to do so, for example, v ia our v illage
notice board." The plans for Leagram
Hall will be discussed by Bowland-with-Leagram
Parish Council at its next meeting, before they are put forward to the borough council's Planning and Development Committee for a decision, and as he is chairman, Mr Weld-Blun dell will step down during the discussions. Despite this, Mrs James
is concerned as to how objective the parish council w i l l be, considering M r Weld-Blundell's position. She explained: "While I am not suggesting for a moment that there would be any impropriety on the
' future. " I do not feel that they
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. should be subject to such is m n
pressure as it is unfair on them and inappropriate for
the democratic process." A le t te r detailing M r
James's objections has been distributed to Ribble Val ley Borough Council and to Mr Weld-Blundell himself. Mrs James said: " I have contacted him in the hope that he will reconsider his plans for the b ene fit of those of us who live in the village and to residents of Windy Street in order that he becomes aware of some of the issues. M y direct neighbours, for example, had no idea that this pro posal had been submitted."
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all who donated prizes for the draw. A signed Black- bum Rovers football shirt was auctioned during the
event. Pictured are committee
members and organisers. (210398/27/17)
Future of old bank building to be decided
could well have come a step closer to ending. A planning application the frontage of the premis-
to change the use o f the building has been submit ted to the borough coun c i l b y B ram le y M ea d e
Investments. The building is situated
on the corner o f K in g Street and George Street and has been vacant since the bank closed two years
ago. The Preston-based com
pany has applied to devel op the ground f lo o r for retail purposes, while the first floor is to be converted into two flats, should plan ning permission be granted. The plans would entail
an expansion o f space taken up by the ground f lo o r from 192 square metres to 253 square metres, and the fitting of an extended flat roof with
parapet. I f given the go-ahead,
es would be altered by removing the mullions to allow for larger windows. In addition, metal railings would be erected along the front of the property and three sets of p rojec ting blinds would be fitted. A parking bay for two cars would be created on the George Street side of the building, for use by resi dents of the flats. A shop sign would be erected on a post on the pavement out side the premises. Bramley Meade Invest
ments has yet to indicate what sort of retailing the property would be used for. Plans for the proposed development are available
for scrutiny by members of the public in the planning department on the top
floor of the Ribble Valley Borough Council offices, in
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