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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, October 14th, 1999 13 Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified), www.eastlancsnews.co.uk 2r4* i


Street ferry was once answer for flooding


DID you know that a’"street ferry" was once con­ sidered the answer to a century-old flooding prob­


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the. facts about the Waddington Road flooding


this week by an elderly local resident keen to flush out


The question, was posed


saga. The resident, now in her


80s, came into our office to explain the matter, follow­ ing last week's graphic pic­ ture in the Advertiser"and Times of recent flooding under the railway bridge. She explained that the


actually moved at a meet­ ing of the Town. Council that ’a ferry boat be provid­ ed to ply near and under the railway bridge over the road leading from Clitheroe to Waddington for the use of


the public in wet weather’." Meanwhile, our story last


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Call goes out for area to be updated by council


by Natalie Cox


PARENTS living near a rundown Clitheroe play area are calling for urgent action to be taken to update the facilities available for


their children. T he Highfield Road play area was opened in


the 1970s, with swings, a seesaw, roundabout, tun­ nels and a rocket-shaped climbing frame. Two decades on, all th a t remains are two climbing frames and in places the remainder of a safety sur­


face. One concerned mum has


already collected 130 names in a petition calling for the area behind Mayfield Avenue and Croasdale Drive to be modernised into a site suitable for enjoyment


Parents say they will form park wat-eV if their plea is answered


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by both old and young alike.Mother-of-two Mrs Sharon Beardsworth said: "We want children to be able to go and play there. It is a shameit is in such a state."As a child Mrs Jackie Devine, now a mother of three herself, used to play on the site. She said: "All the neighbourhood thinks it should reopen and run for the kids of this area. "There are a lot, of chil­


dren on the streets at the moment, but if they had somewhere to congregate it would be easier for them and their parents because they would have peace of mind and know their chil­ dren are in one place."


Mrs Devine also suggest­


ed that, if the area was improved, local residents would be able to form some kind of "park watch" scheme to keep an eye on the playing field and report any problems to the police. Mrs Devine believes


some of the suggestions local residents have put for­ ward for ways in which the site could be improved. - As well as parents, local


upgrading the play area would be an ideal Millenni­ um project to get some­ thing going at Highfield Road Play Area especially if it involved the local chil­ dren: "There is a lot of potential. I t is just needs planning out and it would


be really good." Installing football nets, a


skateboard ramp and seats where parents-and grand­


parents could sit and watch the children playing are just


ward councillors have also put forward their views about the play area. Coun. Margaret Sutcliffe (Clitheroe) said: "This is a play area with zero equip­ ment in an area where there are a lot of young children who would get enormous pleasure from it." The future of Highfield


flCommunity Committee which could be carried out using budgetary savings. However, a second annexe to the report had listed the request to spend £25,000 on the site as "Not High


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Priority". After concerns raised by


Road Play Area was raised at the most recent meeting of Ribble Valley Borough Council's Policy and Finance Committee. The site was included in a report which contained a list of schemes identified by the


Coun. Stephen Sutcliffe (Clitheroe) about how that decision had been reached, it was agreed that the mat­ ter be referred back to Community Committee for further examination. Mem­ bers also agreed to delegate all requests for additional spending to the council's Budget Working Group which will make its recom­ mendations to a future Pol­ icy and Finance Committee


meeting. Our picture shows local children and parents at the Highfield Road play area, which they want to see improved. (101099/7/4)


Good grub pub gets second accolade as it goes into the Michelin guide


GRUB'S up at a Ribble Valley pub awarded two top accolades within a


week.


Guide", is to include Sabden's Red Rock in its Year 2000 edition, due in bookshops shortly. For, although primarily known as a guide to the best hotels and restaurants, the new volume includes a section on tra- ^ ditional British pubs, with the Red Rock


The foodies' bible, "The Michehn . ,


selected as just one of 165 prime examples of such establishments nationwide. Delighted proprietor and chef Mr Geof­


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A honeymoon in Florida followed the wedding of bank clerk Miss Lucy White and sales executive Mr Jonathan Winterbotlom.


White, of Rogersfield, Langho. The bridegroom is the son of Mr Graham and Mrs Maureen Winlerboltom, of ilign- erfield, Osbaldeston Lane, Osbaldeston. Given away by her father, the bride wore a princess-line


The bride is the daughter of Mr Ian and Mrs Valerie „ , . . . . . .


gown in ivory duchesse satin. The dress was off-the-shoui- der with an embroidered and beaded bodice and a full- length train. Her bouquet was a free-style arrangement ol


calia lilies and vandella roses. She was attended by Miss Jacqui White, who also wore


was Mr Adam Watkinson.


Balderstone, a reception was held at the Gibbon Bridge Hotel in Chipping.


Following the ceremony at St Leonard s Church, .


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The couple are to make their home in Mellor Brook. Photo- The Garth Dawson Studio, Accrington.______


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An exercise bike marathon to help


fight breast cancer A 50-MILE sponsored ride on an exercise bike at a Clitheroe leisure centre is helping raise money


to beat breast cancer. Around 25 members of


Roefield Leisure Centre are taking p a r t in the fund-raising fitness cam­


paign.


Mum Life Cycle are spon­ sored to complete a 50-rmle ride, but the target can be split and five-mile sections completed on separate vis­


People involved in the ,


its to the gym. However, some members


are planning to complete the whole distance in one attempt and on Thursday, October 28th three people who work at Roefield Leisure Centre are planning to take on that challenge


themselves.


distance are Health and Fitness manager Ms Diane


Hoping to complete the Scott, Ribble Valley Health ■


and Fitness Consultant Miss Helen Jamieson and Personal Assistant Miss Kirsty Hamer. Said Ms Scott: "It is a good cause and we thought it would raise awareness of the club and what we are doing to the rest of the members to get them involved, which it seems to have done." All the money raised by


the latest Lancashire survey Burnley has been ranked as the No.l Town Centre throughout


jbe County, based on the strong mixture o f national stores and leisure facilities in an qttractive and safe environment. In the 1999 National Lockwood Survey, Burnley Town Centre was also ranked first in Lancashire and in the top 25% in the North West fo r the performance o f its major stores. Burnley also: Won 2 awards in the Britain in Bloom competition 1999 9 Offers friendly Town Centre Guides to help and assist shoppers 9 Opens the new Curzon Square Shopping Centre, Spring 2000


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members of the Edisford Road centre will go to the Breast Cancer Campaign, an independent charity set up to support research and education into breast can­ cer. Called Target the Cure, it aims to fund research looking at improving diag-. nosisand treatment, under­ standing how the disease develops and either curing or preventing breast cancer.


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a princess-line dress in tea rose duchesse satin. Her hand- tied bouquet comprised vandclla roses and greenery. Best man was Mr Jonathan Sharpies and groomsman


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frey Beetlestone is praised for his menu, which features plate pies and tripe along­ side more exotic dishes such as goat curry and oysters. He is also credited for creating a traditional pub atmosphere, with tradi­ tional ales, open fires and a welcome to walkers and business people alike.


Oysters and goat pie are specialities Said Mr Beetlestone, who took over at


the Red Rock a year ago: "Notification of inclusion in the guide came as a lovely sur­ prise. The pub has changed little in over 60 years and it's my aim to keep it as tradi­ tional as possible. I'm even thinking of introducing a 21st Century version of stew and 'ard, the original bar food." The pub, which local rumour has it is


haunted by the 19th Century ghost of a woman who lived on the premises when it was a row of three cottages, also came sec­ ond in Lancashire Life magazine's annual competition to find the best pub grub in


the county. Television chef Mr Tom Bridge was


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among an independent panel of judges to vote for the Red Rock, which was pipped for the overall crown by Master McGraths,


problem was highlighted by local historian Arthur Langshaw in his book, "Clitheroe's 1000 Years." The problem has existed


week explained that the drains were cleaned out reg­ ularly, but it seemed that a technically feasible scheme at a realistic cost that' would solve the problem was still only pipe dream


since the railway bridge was built in 1850 and the road


lowered. "Young people don|t


know enough about their town. It's time they brushed up on their histo­


ry," she declared. Here is what Langshaw,


who died in 1952, wrote about the flooding (under a section entitled "Street Ferry?"): "The coming of the railway led to the lower­ ing of the road at the bridge to such an extent that it formed a natural basin for the rainfall around, with the result that always in wet weather a lake was formed there. Such a nuisance did this become th a t it was


CD player stolen


A PIONEER CD player, valued at £300, was stolen from a silver Honda Civic car parked at Clitheroe Hospital between noon and 6 p.m. on Sunday.


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