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A D E T A I L E D ; report is being pror duced on the future of skateparks J'in Clitheroe and Con-
even more for *■ led by teenager Jose *;
gridge. . . Three young people,
phine Chatburn, of Clitheroe, aske'dTtibble Valley Borough Coun-; cil’s Community Com mittee to improve the present facilities. ■ ■ They suggested that, as £250;000 from the Lancaster foundation ■was available for devel- opmerit/and 'there was support jifromfskating fans, the project was worthy of consideration. The youngsters are
examining the designs of other skateparks and col lating information. ■ ^Councillors and offi cers agreed-the: develop ment^ skatepark facili- ties in both towns would
,be worthwhile. They not^the money pledged could be used as matched funding for a lottery bid. The scheme is seen as
one of several aimed at providing facilities for
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young people and which /will help to address juve nile nuisance problems.. ‘ / However, although the ■committee agreed better skateparks were needed, there would be mainte nance and budget impli cations.' ■
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v Councillors and offi cers added there are sev eral planning arid man-;
• agement issues, particii-F lariy regarding the_confj, struction of /aVrbof«?8ji facility in the Castle, grounds.
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Mr Graham Jagger said: "We need to be cautious on these implications." He indicated more infor mation was needed so a, detailed report could be; presented to the council/7
. ■ Coun. Graham Sowter •(Billington) said: "I’m not convinced the Castle grounds are the best site.
■ a good opportunity to - examine an alternative."-- Coun. Brian *Collis
. If a major development is considered it would be
(Ribchester) Midjusvil- lage would hay&.ri;^mall skatepark on the recre ation ground and other councillors pointed out the Longridge develop ment should not he for gotten.
Flag dajr brings in £487 A LOCAL charity collection has raised funds to help, jfiMS-sufferers.
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Golfers top £50,0 0 0 marl^for/charity
MORE than £5,000 has been handed to charity by golfers at
Stonyhurst.Park Golf Club. > j^The money came from their successfulCcharity weekend.;
;.The three^ay event included a : corporate day on Friday, teams of four taking part in a Stable-. ford Competition. ..
: The day concluded with din
ner arid presentation of prizes at the Shirebum Hotel, Hurst Green.' Charity committee chairman Mr Mike Bradley
welcomed players and guests and thanked them and local sponsors for their support.
. ;>Club chairman Mr Alan • Cooke presented prizes to the winders," Moore and Smalley, of Preston. Loops Lot (Garstang), Clitheroe Golf Shop "A" and the " Garstang Mob" also took their shares of the £1,000 prize fund. Raffle main prizewinners were Jean Baron-(£250) and Jack Lord (television). Tim Hodgkiss of the "Garstang
Success for bridge players |
CONGRATULATIONS went to Clitheroe Bridge Club members Mrs Mary Thompson and MrsJoan Bowker on coming 143 out of 2,232 EW pairs in the recent EBU simultaneous pairs competition. Winners of the Howell Movement on Monday were Mr H. Fielding and Mr G. Capstick, Mrs L.
Wharfe' and Mr D. Platt. On Thursday, winners were NS Mr J. Higson and
Mr E. Ormarid, Mrs M. Phillips and,Col M. Jeffery. EW Mrs D. Blake and Mrs K^Higson, Mrs F.
Porter.andMrsA.Wood. v
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Mob" alsb claimed the Irish- bingo prize of £250.
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• The club ladies section com- , peted for the Chairman's Rose- . bowl, the winner being Shirley Holmes, and the men's compe tition for the Chairman's Chal ice was won by Steve Credie, with John Carrington taking the painting, awarded annually, for the best veteran's score. Since its inception nine years
ago by former club captain and chairman Mr Arthur Wilkin
son, the event has now topped the £50,000 mark for distribu tion to local charities. Our picture shows Mr Cooke
arid Mr Bradley presenting cheques to representatives of Charities Emmaus, Bowland & Pennine Mountain Rescue, Ribble Valley Visually Impaired Society, Medalert and Whalley and Billington First Responders, together with indi vidual club competition win ners.
New school heads have very hard act to follow
A FORMAL ceremony transferred head pupil roles at Oakhill College, Whalley. It featured headteacher Mr Phil
Mahon and departing head girl Lisa Holmes and head boy Nick Woodruff, who passed^over .their roles to next year's heads. - :: , ' Lisa, of Brockhall", is” going to St
Mary's College, Blackburn, to study A-levels in law, psychology and Span
ish. Her ambition is to be a lawyer. Nick is going to Clitheroe Royal
Grammar School to take A-level soci ology, history, biology and English lit erature. His goal is to work in the
Bid to trace
two old girls ORGANISERS of a , Clitheroe Royal Gram mar School Old Girls' reunion are trying to trace members of their | year group.
Mrs Barbara Spencer
(nee Pollitt) and Mrs Cynthia Sharpe (nee Blackburn) have been
| unable to trace Muriel Green, Dorothy Hamp-
I ton, Margaret Holden, Julia Rogers, Iris Stevenson (believed to be living in the Rosegrove area of Bum- ley) and Joan Walker. All joined the school in 1948, and anybody who can help is asked to con-
| tact Mis Spencer on 01200422853. The reunion will be
held at the Calf's Head, i Worston, on June 22nd.
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media and his ambition is to become a wildlife cameraman with the BBC. "Lisa and Nick have been excellent ambassadors of the school and most
recently represented Oakhill College in the Ribble Valley Mayoral proces sion," said
Mr.Mahon.
ley, from Twistori,'and head girl Katri na Baron, from Great Harwood; have a hard act to follow, but there is every confidence in them, said Mr Mahon. The picture shows Mr Mahon with,
. Incoming head boy RoberC Walnis- j .V v ;■
from the left, Lisa Holmes, Katrina Baron, Robert Walmsley and Nick Woodruff, (s)
Summer of fun is planned for Scouts
SCOUTS are in for some extreme fun over the summer. The Clitheroe-and
District Scouts Activity Group has launched a series of activities to give local Scouts the chance
to try something new. The programme starts
with an outdoor week end in the Lake District, on June 29th and 30th. It will provide partici pants with a a chance to sail, canoe, mountain •bike, climb, shoot, build and use an aerial run away
In late July a week-
long summer camping spectacular offers the chance to try.abseiling, climbing, archery and shooting.
: Other events are
planned for later in the year, including the chance to ride ■ with mountain biker Rob Warner, the UK Down hill Champion, in Sep tember; ;i: . If you are a Scout or
budding Scout arid want to get involved, contact
A summer fun day is ’•
also planned for those who want to take on their parents on the sports field.
. Assistant District Com missioner Steve Worsnip on 01254 240467 or 07765 238092, alterna tively
email:
steve. worsnip@monster-
mob.com.
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PUPILS from Chipping's Brabinl ry School were "made up" to cell with face painting. Holly Armstrcf for her new look, watched from t Eidsforth, Janet Strickland, San Debbie Whiteside. (K010602/3)!
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