Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified), www.eastlancash.reon 8 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, August 16th, 2001


Weighty support for villagers opposing £2m. super house


by John Turner


VILLAGERS opposed to a planned £2m. ultra-modern house on Pendle Hill farmland have gained some pow­


erful support. The Council for the Pro­


tection of Rural England and the East Lancashire Wildlife'Trust have joined in with the protest by 40 residents from five neigh­ bouring villages. They are being helped by


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____ ______________________spring water supply, boa the house would be built on the


, because spring's f|KJ gathering


grounds.A brochure produced by Mr Hitman claims the development on former Lawtonsteads Farm land would "not intrude into the near, or even middle view, of • any existing home." The brochure adds:


a tiny amphibian creature (shown right) which is said to live on the site of the futuristic house. The local residents are


Aiming for more girls’ soccer team s in league


FOOTBALL is said to be one of the biggest growth sports for girls.


Clitheroe Wolves have been at the forefront ot , , . . ,


pioneering girls' football in the Ribble Valley and are hoping to expand on success last season by entering more girls' teams in the league. In the coming season, Clitheroe Wolves under-14s will be playing in the Lancashire


League, pitting their skills against the likes of Blackburn and Burnley.


Any girls interested from Years 5, 6, 7, 8 and


.................... .......... oitrVitnnH 12. More information is available from „ 0 ,


9 should contact Mr Ian Charlton, tel. 01200 428698, for more information. On August 22nd and 23rd, the Wolves are


holding a joint soccer school with Blackburn Rovers, open to any boy or girl aged between


eight and 12. More information is available from


01200 423536. Pictured are the Clitheroe Wolves girls who


represented the Ribble Valley in the recent Lan­


cashire games. The under-12s won the competition and the


under-14s were knocked out in the quarter­ finals.


opposed to Ribble Valley Borough Council granting planning permission for Brockhall developer Mr Gerald Hitman to build the 21st Century contemporary country house on part of a 50-acre site with views across Sabden Valley, towards Accrington and ■


Blackpool. The land adjoins an Area of Outstanding Natural


Beauty. Mr David King, of the


CPRE, has made a three-


point objection. He says the site is still


agricultural land; potential changes to the spring water supply will affect neigh­ bours and wildlife; and the criteria used by Mr Hitman for using a planning loop­


hole is flawed. Mr John Lamb, conserva­


tion officer for the East Lancashire Wildlife Trust,


has urged caution over the plans because of the pres­ ence in a former reservoir on the site of greater crested


newts. In his letter of objection,


he also objects th a t the development will "signifi­ cantly alter the shape and size of the existing pond and


its water supply." Neighbouring residents


are also worried about their


"Though it might add signif­ icantly to the general land­ scape seen by all, it could not be unneighbourly. This has been confirmed by some of the nearest neighbours to the site, who support the country house project." Residents dispute the


- claims, and alleged that the house would be visible for


miles around. The proposal includes


plans for copper sheeting on roofs and rendered walls to "tone with local stone on


site".Mr Hitman has said he wants to build an innovative house every year for the


next 10 years. The plans arise from a


national competition set up by Mr Hitman with the Royal Institute of British Architects.


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A DAREDEVIL Cli­


theroe pair are taking a sponsored skydive plunge after raising over £700 for the


Alzheimer's Society. The near neighbours,


Miss Janet Ryan and Mr Les P latt , both full-time Tesco employees, raised the money for Tesco's official charity of the year, which helps to support the 700,000 UK Alzheimer suf-


| ferers and their families. Bakery worker Miss


I Ryan (19) is "excited, but nervous” about the para­ chuting experience at Lan­ caster on Sunday, where she will plummet 10,000ft. at


I speeds of over 120mph while strapped to a tandem parachute instructor. She commented: "The skydive


is a new challenge for us and we are also helping a really


worthwhile cause". Tesco's delicatessen


worker Mr Platt (32) is ful­ filling his life-long ambition to undertake a solo para­ chute jump from 3,000ft. on September 1st. The keen Burnley supporter, of Brook Street, says he has "always wanted to do it for a different experience". But, he adds, "we couldn't have raised the money without support from family, friends and Tesco colleagues." The home and ware assis­


tan t at Tesco's, Mrs Kay Howard, is organising the


fund-raiser, and thinks Janet and Les are really brave. "We are all very proud of the dedication and commitment they have put


in," she says.


Man who ran town’s civic hall cinema


dies at the age of 71


I THE proprietor of Longridge's Palace Cin­ ema, Mr John Will-


1 iamson, has died aged 71.


Mr Williamson ran


Clitheroe's Civic Hall Cine­ ma for some time and was unsuccessful in his bid to buy the premises just a few


| years ago. Born in Stockport, he


was educated in Bolton and met his wife, Dorothy, at a I Victor Silvester dance at


Bolton Palais. The couple began their


| life-long interest in films in 1967 in Preston, starting


I the Preston Film Service above their grocer's shop in Meadow Street. They hired out films from their library, eventually extend­ ing their interest to hiring village halls in several venues in Wales to show films during the summer season. They also showed medical films for specific


centres throughout the North-West. In the meantime, they bought the Longridge cinema


as a family concern, running cinemas in Blackpool, Clitheroo and the twin cine­ ma in Skelmersdale. Their library in Meadow Street became a haven for'electric train specialists and collectors and then a travel agency, run by Mrs Williamson. As a result of his wife's ill


health, Mr Williamson closed the Longridge cinema for seven years until embarking on an extensive programme of refurbishment and rebuild­ ing, the Palace opening just over 12 months ago. The funeral and service of


cremation took place last Fri­ day at Preston, followed by interment of ashes at Nefyn, on the Lleyn Peninsula. Mr Williamson is survived


by his wife, daughters Lois and Susan and four grand­


children. I Hospital were welcomed with bouquets of flowers when


Flowers for new hospital’s patients THE first two patients at the new Longridge Community


I they transferred from Ribchester Hospital. Mrs Rolande Cullen and Mrs Margaret Sanderson were greeted by the vice-chairman of the CommuniCare NHS


Trust, Mr Barry Barnes, who presented the flowers and I TVlfi £2.4m. complex was first mooted 10 years ago and


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