Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, April 6th, 2000 9 Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified), www.eastlancsnews.co.uk Howling success for Wolves as it becomes the biggest junior club in county


by Vivien Meath


WITH more than 400 members, Clitheroe Wolves Junior FC must rank as one of the most successful and certainly big g e s t clubs in the


entire county. In eight years, it has


mushroomed from two teams, one under-11 and one under-12, to more than 400 members. And it keeps on growing! The club's CV is spectac­


Club’s dream of forming a mini-soccer centre


"WE have a dream," s ta te s


awaited mini-soccer centre for the area. In order to achieve this, the club needs


Clitheroe Wolves. I t is, quite simply, to form a long-


to identify land suitable for this project. As the junior football club has grown


ular. From very small beginnings, it has enjoyed incredible success on and off the field and, for some time, girls, as well as boys, have sought a piece of the action. Due to demand, a new


and grown, resources and ideas are stretched almost to the limit as pitches and training facilities are sought week in, week out - especially for the younger


members. "Someone, somewhere out there must


have land between 10 and 15 acres, which we could obtain and build upon, says club chairman and founder Mr George


junior ladies' section is being formed for those aged eight to 10 and, after three weeks of training, almost 40 girls have joined in. Now it is hoped that a league can be found or created, as cur­ rently, the girls are playing friendlies only. Much of the success of


Ilibbert. Adults involved with Clitheroe Wolves


are responsible for more than 400 young­ sters virtually every weekend. It is an onerous task and one which


not get the chance to play football because of the lack of facilities. What is desperately needed is land suf­


ficient for a minimum of four small pitch­ es, one multi-purpose surface and one small clubhouse with changing facilities. Currently, the club is paying more


than £3,000 per season for the use of pitches and more than £3,000 for multi­ purpose winter training facilities. Clitheroe Wolves players and man­


lem.


many parents would certainly shy away from! Not these, however. Managers and parents give up a lot of their spare time coaching the young soccer stars and feel that it would be a shame if they could


Clitheroe Wolves is thanks to one man. So good is chairman and founder Mr George Ilibbert at what he does, that Clitheroe Wolves hope to be one of the first in the area to obtain the Lan­ cashire Football Associa­ tion Charter Mark, co-ordi­ nated by Ian Bradley. The price of all this, how­ ever, is high and, with 16


teams competing in various leagues last season and a minimum of 20 teams turn­ ing out next season - four new teams will have to be created - running costs alone next season are expected to exceed almost £12,000. Currently, regula­ tions state that all age groups up to under-lls play


Edisford Primary School, Roefield, Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Waddington, West Bradford, and indoor training at Moorland School, the multi­ purpose pitch at Rimington, the Castle field, the multi-purpose surface at Clitheroe Cricket Club and Ribblesdale School playing fields - to name just a few. Anyone with ideas or wishing to help


Matches are played all over, including .


should contact Mr Hibbert: 01200 426598.


seven-a-side football. Although this is a great


idea, says one of the junior managers, Mr Stephen Winckley - it gives each player more touches of the ball - it does cause a prob­ lem, however, in the need for more teams and more pitches to be found to offer every child their chance to


play football. Finding suitable pitches,


expenses incurred, winter training, footballs, goal­ posts, cones, referees' expenses, end-of-season tro­ phies and new strips - cur­ rently around £350 per team - are just some of the issues regularly dealt with. Thankfully, Clitheroe


Wolves has a large number of supportive and commit­ ted parents in tow as well as enthusiastic managers. Much of the money for


agers will be forever grateful to all who are currently helping to relieve the prob-


the annual running costs is raised by the club via sub­ scriptions from parents, and fund-raising events which are all organised by the club's social committee, headed by Andy Pratt. In conjunction with Clitheroo FC, Clitheroe Wolves has founded the 100 Club, with Joe Greatorex and Keith Charnley at the helm. And the club does not only raise money for itself. The chil­ dren of Kosovo and the charity, Children in Need, have also benefited in the


past. Parents are among the 26


LFA junior managers, all of whom have qualified to set standards, and are now on the club staff. One of the under-lls managers, Ian Bradley, has taken this a stage further and is now going on to take a higher coaching certificate, which will benefit the club as a whole. The club has seen much


and all involved with Wolves hope that, just maybe, a future star is being nurtured. Clitheroe FC has already


benefited, with the first for­ mer Clitheroe Wolves play­ er having made his debut in Matt Garner. Also a second, in Gary Jackson, is on the


fringe of making his debut. On April 30th, the club is


organising a fun day at Shawbridge. Sponsored by Mortimer


Gorse and Ross, there will be an opportunity to see and perhaps meet Black­ burn Rovers and Burnley FC players, a lads versus


dads match, barbecue and disco, and the mascots from Blackburn Rovers and Burnley FC should be at the ground. In addition, Rock FM's "Thundcrtruck" will be giving two shows, plus lots, lots more. With the event falling on Bank Holiday weekend,


proceeds will go to boost the ever-escalating running


costs. Recently, Ribble Valley


MP Nigel Evans joined some of the young players on Clitheroc's Castle Field to take a closer look at the club.


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success on the field. The youth team has done excep­ tionally well in its own league this year and provid­ ed seven players for the dis


trict team. Several youngsters have


joined, or are having trials with, teams such as Preston North End, Blackburn Rovers and Burnley FC


Extension


A NEW rear extension to replace the existing one is planned at the Italian Ris- torante, King Street, Whal ley.


A new stairway access


and frontage alterations are included in the plans, which have been approved by offi­ cials of Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council, acting under their delegated powers.


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