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A name has been suggested for Clitheroe’s new cinema'and arts centre project.


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We feature the winning entries in Clitheroe’s Torchlight photo­ graphic competition.


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A cardiac su p p o r t group is being formed to help local peo­ ple, deal with heart problems.


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Hundreds attend the funeral of a prominent WI member. >


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An international 1 y - r e n o w n e d harpist is to star in a concert in her father’s home vil­ lage,


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A headteacher refers to the marked increase in mental health problems among pupils, and the lack of support available to them.


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Simonstone golfer James Hindle played “a round” with Brucie,


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First exclusive images of new arts centre’s planned design


b y Julie Frankland


D E S IG N plans se t to trans­ form Clitheroe's Grade I I list­ ed Civic Hall from a cinema into a y outh arts centre have been exclusively revealed to the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times.


- The alterat ion s, some of


which can be seen in these two computer-generated images of the building's front and back views, will be put before mem­ bers of Ribble Valley Borough Council's Planning and Develop­ ment Committee when it meets next Tuesday evening. 'The scheme has been recom­


mended for refusal, and there to urge councillors to change their minds will be Mr John Lancaster, founder of Clitheroe company Ultraframe. He has been given , three minutes during the meeting's . public participation time to speak out in support of the centre, which it is estimated will cost £3.5m. to create. This bill will be picked up entirely, by Mr Lancaster's chari­ table Lancaster Foundation, which has already funded a simi­ lar facility in Bristol. Says Mr Lancaster: "The new ■


sto achieveithe youth arts centre ; since acquifing'thVCivic Hall,1 built in 1873 and turned into. "The. Grand Kinema"during:1921, three years ago.


centre will be an amazing facility. It will be the envy of every town and city in the country, and we will have people from other com­ munities coming to look at it and wanting to replicate it." , - - r. i Mr Lancaster has been working


.. Originally, he and his architects,


Clitheroe firm Ashworth Burke Partnership, wanted to demolish the,York Street building and install a new state-of-the-art structure on its site. But a campaign to save the


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A CLEA R-UP ope rat ion co s t in g almost £3,500 followed the departure of the travellers who set up camp in the Ribble Valley last week. On Friday morning, the caravans and


vehicles (pictured above) started to leave land at the Barrow Enterprise Park, where they had been camped since Tues­ day. Within 20 minutes, the site was empty. From the Valley, the travellers made


their way to the former Sainbury's site in Burnley, and then on to the Liverpool Road area of the town.


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Monday morning saw the start'of the clean-up at the Barrow site.


" :" Mr Bill Bell, a senior engineer .with


the site's management agent, Ashtenne Ltd, said: "We blitzed the site, clearing


the rubbish that had been left, and there was quite a lot, mainly three-piece suites which they had been dealing in." He estimated that there had been


around 25 suites, together with general debris and carrier bags of rubbish which


had been dumped at the site. ■ ■Mr Bell added that a bunded area had


•now been created at the site, owned by Pilot Properties, in anattempt to block


the land off. ’


. He explained that earth had been used to cover cobble stones’and concrete blocks which had teen piled up at the


entrance where the travellers had gained


access to the site. ■ ■ ■ ■ ' However, he conceded that it was "near impossible" to completely prevent the travellers getting in again, if they wanted to. Admitted Mr Bell: "If they decide to


move in they will move brand we will have a job stopping them."-


' As well as clearing the area, Ashtenne Ltd has also had to foot the bill for the security presence which had been on site since the travellers moved in. They were


^instructed to stop patrolling on Monday. ; - '(Mr Bell put the entire cost of the oper- : awon at around £3,300. ■


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Civic Hall was launched, which resulted in its Grade II listing. This listing limits changes to the building by ensuring that any alterations recognise its history and character. The new design plans take this


into account and work to protect its Victorian neo-gothic facade as exemplified in the portico, which currently serves as the building's entrance. If' the plans are approved, either side of this entrance will be filled in using nat­ ural stone and glass, with a new doorway created-just metres


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Man found dead on Pendle named


A MAJOR recovery operation was launched after the body of a Clitheroe man was dis­ covered on top of Pendle Hill. Mr Trevor Dunbabin was found by walkers


near the summit on Thursday afternoon. They contacted the police and ambulance services, and the North-West Air Ambulance, and Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team was also called out.


Seventeen members of the rescue team,


which had ironically only agreed to include Pendle” in its t it le the previous evening,


attended the scene. Mr Dunbabin, who was 69, was found to be


dead, and the air ambulance was used to move his body down the hill to a point where it could


be placed in a mountain rescue ambulance for transfer to the mortuary. He was carrying no clear means of identifica­


tion, but after some time a set of car keys dis­ covered in his walking clothes were found to fit a car parked in Barley. His name and address were then established and his relatives were informed. Mr Dunbabin was a keen.walker who is


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new design for the front of the Civic Hall, and


right can be seen how the rear of the building will ' . ■ look (s)


erect a glass and- steel Canopy, embossed with the retained , name "The Grand". A rear extension will be added. It’ is planned that this will be con­ structed at ground level from local reclaimed random lime­ stone. At first floor level, the building materials will change to insulated steel panelling in a bluey-grey colour.


‘ ■ Footpaths to the side and rear of the. building will be added as part of the outside changes while, inside,'an audi­ torium with the latest in sound and lighting equipment will be installed. An integral part of this will be a cafe lounge and cyber cafe. Together, they will seat up to 400 people. • There will be a dance studio


and a recording suite dedicated to the memory of Clitheroe father-of-two Mr Kenneth


- Above this, it is planned to ?i>


McMUari^whp'died.or formbfcancerat’ the age of 377-- The suite will consist of record--. ing.and mixing studios and four, studio linked rehearsal robins.. I t will take oyer a . nuclear shelter built iri the . property's basement by Ribble


Valley Borough Council in the 1980s. Says Mr Lancaster "During


the day, the facility will be made available to all junior and senior schools in the Ribble Valley for very little or no cost.; “In the evening,-it will


become a centre for the town's youth, although we envisage that older people may want to take advantage of its rehearsal, and recording studio facilities. This will be no problem." At the facility in Bristol,


which like the proposed Clitheroe centre will be man­ aged by youth charity NGM,


itself.‘supported by-.tKe Lan;-: ‘casterFoundatibn.'ybungstera’ clamour; to sign up for'its pop star school and its DJ and TV presenting skills courses,' according to Mr Lancaster. He intends that these are


brought to Clitheroe and has already secured the services of former Wet, Wet, Wet guitarist Mr Graham Duffin, who acts as a band guitar consultant in Bristol. - Mr Duffin has agreed to take


on a similar role in Clitheroe. Acting as acoustics consul­


tant for the proposed centre will be Mr Mike Spratt, MD of Wigwam Acoustics, which has acted as sound engineers for Irish • boy-band Westlife, worked on acoustics for the Queen's Golden Jubilee con­ certs at Buckingham Palace and installed the sound system at Salisbury Cathedral.


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y received :tKebackihgpf Sit Cliff Richard. A'note to Mr Lan­ caster from the star on the pro­ posed centre reads: "It sounds very exciting and I'm sure it will make a real contribution to the arts, as well as offering a great opportunity to the young people of Clitheroe." Should councillors approve


the centre plans, it will be back to the drawing board for more detailed technical drawings and the preparation of tender docu­ ments. This means that it is unlikely


that any actual building work will begin until around mid­ summer 2003, which translates to a completion date towards the end of 2004. • Will the scheme be given


' Clitheroe Advertiser and Times.


Driving blind for charity


DRIVING when unable to see is not something many of us would wish to try.


However, Mr Chris Tattersall will


be taking up the challenge when he takes part in the 2002 Blind Drive in aid of the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. The sponsored drive, on October


20th, involves Mr Tattersall steering a dual-control Corsa car round a track and through a set course on the car park of the Reebok Stadium, Bolton. In the front passenger seat will be a driving instructor, and in the.back


will be Tracy Parker, the appeals fund secretary for the local branch of the charity. The difficult part of the drive for


her, though, comes when she changes seats with Mr : Tattersall and attempts the drive, while blinfolded. Anyone wishing to sponsor Mr


Tattersall can complete a section of the sponsorship forms which are available in the Advertiser and Times offices, 3 King Street, Clitheroe. - A familiar personality in Clitheroe,


accompanied by his guide dog, Fable, Mr Tattersall lost his sight through a viral infection. . v


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but there are no indications of . any suspicious circumstances.


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high-flying schools TWO high-flying Ribble Valley schools have teamed up i ifa bid to-become specialists. St Augustine's RC High School, Billington, is


aiming to gain science college status, while Grindleton-based Bowland High School is bid­ ding to become a performing arts specialist. The schools; have agreed to partner each


other, enabling staff to exchange ideas and offer their counterparts support, as well as helping to develop links between the two sites. By bidding to become specialists, both


schools are trying to secure additional funding. In order to obtain'the extra cash, they need to gain financial backing from parents and local companies to' support the bids they will be sub­ mitting to the Technology Trust. St Augustine's needs to raise £50,000 to


obtain up to £500,000 matched funding and launched its bid with the help of the East Lan­ cashire Education Business Partnership and North West Air Ambulance. Full report and picture next week.


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