Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, August 12th, 1999


Workers get their skates on to bring to life a dream attraction for area’s young


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THE wheels are in motion at last, as builders fitted the first ramps in the Activate project's exciting skate- park in the grounds of


Clitheroe Castle. Eager young skaters from


all around the Ribble Valley flocked to the grounds to watch the wooden construc­ tions being set down on the tennis courts where, it is hoped, the state-of-the art skatepark will open in Sep­ tember. When finished, the 100ft


by 60ft skatepark will fea­ ture six ramps (the biggest six feet high), four benches, waste bins and floodlights. I t is thought that


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Clitheroe will be the first rural town to have such a facility, and it is expected to be a magnet for skaters in the area and beyond, as well as providing a much-needed meeting place for Ribble Valley youngsters. The start of the construc­


tion on the project marks the culmination of two years' work by Activate drugs project workers, local teenagers and Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Youth and Community Liaison Officer PC Gail Whiteoak. Skatepark co-ordinator


Steve Procter was delighted by the prospect of the facili­


ty's opening. He said: "It's fantastic


that it's finally all coming together after two years. After the initial enthusi­ asm, the lads were begin­ ning to get a bit bored of waiting for the project to materialise. Some of them had gone into hibernation, but when I told them the first fixtures were being fit­ ted they were queueing up to have a look. There was a lot of interest from mem­ bers of the public, too, and the feedback we are getting is really positive." As recently reported in


also be food, music and skating demonstrations. Our picture shows Steve


wearing the proper knee and elbow pads will not be allowed on the ramps. The project has won the


support of both Clitheroe Town Council and Ribble Valley Borough Council, the former giving the land and a £1,000 grant and the latter donating £5,000. The total cost of the pro­


benches for them to sit around and talk within the skatepark. There is also next to the skatepark a cafe where they will be able to get refreshments.


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it will be a place where I know I can track young people down when doing outreach work." 9 A launch event is


planned for September 4th at 1 p.m. Organisers are hoping to attract to the event celebrity guests as well as local, regional and the skate media. There will


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Procter (right) overseeing the fitting of the first ramp frame by construction workers Ian Bull (left), Jason Sweeney and Jimi Neilson of Blackpool-based Bri-Met (040899/12/9a).


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ject is estimated to be £28,000 and so far the Skaters XL group, the band of youths who researched and designed the park, have managed to raise, together with donations from local benefactors, £20,000 of


those costs. Steve Procter and his col­


the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, the project was first initiated by Activate members in order to give youngsters a genuine com­ munity facility they could call their own; the theory,


—experienced skaters who will ensure all safety stan­ dards are met — those not


being that if youngsters had something to do and a place to go of an evening, rather than just wandering the streets, the temptation to take drugs would be less. When completed, the park will be supervised by


leagues believe it is money well spent. He commented: "So many different quarters are going to benefit from it. There are already between 50 and 100 dedicated skaters who until now have had to travel Preston and Blackpool to skate in prop­ er facilities. I t will mean they will no longer have to skate around town, causing damage to kerbs and rail­ ings as well creating a safe­


ty hazard. "It will also provide


demand in Valley


Survey mounted to look at taxi


AN expert survey will try to discover what unmet


demand there is for taxis in the Ribble Valley. Borough councillors hope at previous meetings about


correctly handle ongoing controversies about taxis, including their numbers


and where they park. The council Policy and


the results will help them the disturbance caused by


large numbers of taxis. "Whalley too has prob­


Finance Committee autho­ rised the spending of £5,500 on the survey, this money to be recovered from the oper­ ators by a £38 increase in the hackney carriage licence fee for the next three years. The survey will be carried out by a leading firm of consultants based in Leeds. Director of Legal Ser­


lems - the noise can be hor­ rendous in the early hours. As many as 28 taxis have | been counted on Accrington Road," declared Coun. Mrs


Joyce Holgate. The committee agreed


that taxi fares can be , increased from September 1st, giving a figure of £2 for up to a mile, and 30p for j O , - - * •’ v| ; V each one-fifth of a mile fur- > IC&Sj ther


vice* Mr Paul Timson said that evidence from a profes­ sional survey would help the council if challenged over the "vexed question of possibly limiting hackney carnage licences. He indi­ cated that it would be hard to justify a limit without evidence about demand, and the survey would give


that. Several committee mem­


bers repeated points made Waiting time will be 30p _


a minute. Journeys between mid­


night and 7 a.m. attract a 50 per cent extra charge. Over the Millennium - from 11 p. m. on December 31sl to 6 a. m. on January 2nd - the charge will be doubled. If anything occurs


involving a passenger which means the taxi interior has to be valeted, the autho­ rised charge is £25.


Museum’s activity weekend |


YOU can nan for gold, make fossils and enter a dinosaur competition at Clitberoe Castle Muse-


um during an activity weekend for all thefamily. The museum comes to life this weekend, with exhibi­ ting from printing to spinning and from wildlife surveys


t0 V .^ w t lb f a b l c to find out why Clitheroe is famous for its geology and have finds identified by geology eXTlmy will also be able to take part in a Castle history


l°Assistant curator Helen Tombs said: "Some of the museum's historical exhibits will bei working so it should be verv lively. We've got something on offer lor all ages,


Barn conversions get the go-ahead


MORE barn conversions have been approved by officials of S e n i l e ? Borough Council. TJ*jhavc: acted under I


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