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Big plans for hospital will benefit area


PATIENTS from the Ribhle Valley will benefit considerably from the £60m. hospital single site development in Blackburn.


Work based on the pre-


sent Queen's Park Hospi­ tal should be complete in about five years and will put all services for Black­ burn, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley on one site. At present the various facilities are split, caus­ ing extra work for staff and delay for patients. The scheme will add


193 new beds to 50 of those already in use at Queens Park, which will be re-furbished. There will be an accident and emer­ gency department staffed and equipped for 70,000 patients a year, children's unit, six operating the­ atres for in-patients and four for out-patients, intensive care and high dependency units, and a doctor's surgery for cases not needing the hospital. The scheme is marked as


Aim is to make Clitheroe attractiye


spectacle for Christmas festivities Hopes hish for an end to the liRjhts funding saga


A UNITED front of Clitheroe councillors, Cham­ ber of Trade members and citizens is making positive moves to put an end to the town's on-going Christmas


lights funding saga. At a meeting of the Clitheroe


Town Council's Consultative Committee, several proposals were put forward to boost the Christmas lights fund in order to make Clitheroe more of an attractive spectacle for Christ­


mas shoppers and tourists.


These included: 9 Expanding the existing Christ­


mas lights committee ® Putting together a coherent


plan to develop the lights as an attraction over the next few years O Submitting a tri-partate pro­


posal to Ribble Valley Borough Council, including funding for lights in Longridge and Whalley, to bring about a degree of funding


parity. 9 Looking into new sources of


income including sponsorship and a


public appeal to "buy a bulb." 9 Conducting a survey to estab­


lish exactly what local people want for the future of the lights and what they would be prepared to pay


towards costs. At the meeting, attended by over


30 people, Clitheroe Town Mayor Coun. Alan Tearing pointed out that, while 31 local firms con­ tributed £775 to last year's fund, donations were down £400 on the


previous years. The total expenditure on the


lights was £2,877.30, which after


contributions from the town coun­ cil and chamber of trade, still left a


deficit of £392.97. I t was this situation that the


Christmas Lights Committee was determined to avoid again. I t was decided that the newly-


expanded committee should con­ vene on July 21st to discuss putting the proposals into practice. There was also some discussion


about the future of Clitheroe win­ dow boxes and it was felt alterna­ tive funding sources needed to be explored in this area as well.


a priority one by the Gov­ ernment and will provide millions of pounds in work for local people and local suppliers. But everything will be done, says the Gov­ ernment, under specially monitored and very demanding "value for money" criteria. The chairman of the


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Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Care NHS Trust, Mr Ian Wool- ley, says that the area will have some of the best facili­ ties in the country to deliv­ er a modern and high quali­


ty service. But the trust is mindful


of the increasing demands on its services and the need to keep up standards with­ in the present set-up. Chief Executive Mr John Thomas has pledged that all concerned will continue to ensure that any neces­ sary money continues to be spent on Blackburn Royal Infirmary. He sees the new scheme as a very exciting opportunity to modernise the NHS locally and is looking forward to meeting the challenges it offers. The patients' watchdog,


ALTHOUGH they came away from the National Young Enter­ prise Finals empty- handed, the youngsters in the Ribblesdale High School team did achieve a notable dis­


tinction. Out of well over 3,000 entries, Ribblesdale was the only school to appear in the final for the second year


running. Its "Witchways" board


the Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Commu­ nity Health Council, says the news is a winner for health care. Chief Officer Mr Nigel Robinson looks forward to an environment of care that is second to none.


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Exciting TV chance for area’s youth


I A GO-AHEAD London TV production company is on the hunt for 16-year olds to appear in an exciting new youth programme. The capital-based Pacific


company want talented young stars to appear on a programme it is making for Sky One about what life is like for teenagers. The pro­ gramme makers would like to hear from extroverted youngsters who think they would shine in front of the cameras as they are tracked by the programme through­ out the summer months. The would-be stars could be involved in a wide range of interests, jobs or perhaps, just going somewhere inter­ esting on holdiay, but, say the makers, they need to get in touch with them fast, due to looming deadlines. The first port of call tor any interested youngster is


to ring assistant producers Emma Gasgoine or Victoria


Steventon on 0171 691 2225. Alternatively, for those on the Net, e.mail them at teens@pacitic.uk.


Blood donors


I THE National Blood Ser vice will be receiving dona­ tions in Chtheroe on Thurs-


I day, July 22nd. The venue, as usual, is


I the largo hall of the Parish Ghurch School and the times are 2 p. m. to 4 p. m and 5 30 p. m. to 7 30 p. m.


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CHILDREN from Ch­ ernobyl have enjoyed a visit to the Castle Cement Ribblesdale works during their four-week visit to the


Ribble Valley. Twenty children, along


with their interpreters, were given a short tour of the plant, whore they were able to climb inside the cab of a huge quarry dumper truck, visit the mam con­ trol room and look inside one of the huge rotary kilns. The highlight of the tour for the children, how­ ever, was the chance lo


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STAFF employed by Ribble Valley Borough Council will be expected to report for work as nor­


mal between Christmas and New Year. Despite Millennium celebrations, the council will follow


mas Eve, but as Christmas Day and Boxing Day fall on a Saturday and Sunday, will not return to work until


Wednesday, December 29lh. 1 With December 31st also designated a bank holiday,


offices will then remain closed until January 4th.


the trend of previous years and open its Chuich Walk offices during what has now extended into a full weeks hol­


iday for many businesses. This means staff will "close shop" at 4 p.m. on Christ­


clean their shoes on the revolving boot cleaning machine. Castle Cement employ­


ees provided refreshments for the visitors, ;is well as .souvenirs for their visit. In


return, the children pre­ sented the company with a signed photograph, as well as a plaque from their home town which will have pride of place in the works reception area.


School’s Young Enterprise pupils do area proud with unique contest double


West competitions. There were 10 teams alto­


gether, and the winner was a school from Reading which produced computer software, desk ornaments, picture frames, security labelling equipment, and also put on a play.


other teams included direc­ tors up to the age of 18, although Ribblesdale's are no older than 16. However, they were not


Quite a number of the


over-awed by the surround­ ings or important people present for the finals, at the


Commonwealth Institute, London. They met Finan­ cial Secretary to the Treau- ry Mrs Barbara Roche, leading businessman Mr Alan Sugar, and BSkyB news presenter Liza Aziz, who was Master of Cere­ monies.


VIP visit to Castle Cement


travelled down to join the five directors actually tak­ ing part in the event and there was some time avail­ able for sightseeing. This week Ribblesdale


Other team members


pupils have been asked to volunteer for the next Young Enterprise contest, with ideas for products needed first thing after the summer holidays. Natural­ ly the school is keen to set a record by appearing in the national finals for a third successive year. Our picture shows the


team and Young Enterprise officals at the London final.


Circular walk for town’s ramblers


TWENTY walkers took part in Clitheroe Ramblers' Tuesday walk last week. They began near Gisburn County Primary School


and mainly followed the cir­ cular route, which is described in the small leaflet produced by Lan­ cashire Countryside Ser­ vices and available from the tourist office in Clitheroe. It was a fine sunny day


and the walkers crossed beautiful green fields to Rimington Bridge and the


village itself. The group then turned


north to Great Dudland and crossed the A59 and the railway before descending through Steep Wood to the banks of the River Ribble. The route back to Gisburn followed the Ribble Way.


Fund-raiser


PUPILS of Stonyhurst Col­ lege are planning a major fund-raising sportsman's dinner to help boost funds for their trip to Nepal next year. The dinner will be on


February 11th. Already £4,000 has been raised by various events, but more cash is needed. Because the trip will be physically demanding, par­ ticipants are being remind­ ed that concentration on training and the improve­ ment of a variety of skills will be needed next term.


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