Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, February 7th, 2002 Clitheroe’s future as a thriving
market tSwhund^r discussion Clitheroe the Future looks at the.environment, transport
:r - and how to tackle drink, drugs and yobbish behaviour by Vivien Meath
THE young people of the Ribble Valley are our future. So it was hardly surpris ing th a t issues regarding Clitheroe's y o u th are s t i l l the most prominent as Market Town I n i
tiative group Clith eroe the Future leads discussions about the way forward ’ for the town.
Meeting a t the My t- ’• ,
ton Fold Hotel, Langho, • with guests from other' Lancashire • market towns, several speakers touched on the "burn ing" issue of youngsters; how to stop them turn
‘ Following presenta-; 1 tions by the Countryside. Agency and DEFRA,- chairman Mr Jeremy- Grout-Smith asked those present to divide into groups to discuss: • The Environment ■
• Transport
ing to drink, drugs an d , yobbish behaviour and , how to keep them within the community and not drive them out.
■ •Economic Issues; • ; •Socialand Commu nity
I . • The Process. Below is a brief
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resume of items dis cussed by two of the groups, Environment and Transport. _The
'remaining three will be featured next week.
Environment
i The promotion of ; local assets and tourism,
local facilities and trans port is su e s ,- such as access to town centre doctors and supermar kets for those living in o u tly in g ; areas, and whether the town should, be developed for locally deprived people or for "yuppies" - moneyed out-of-towners - were among items vociferous ly debated. . .
towns becoming dormi tory areas, the issue of low wages was raised. The point was made th a t the area also retained an exceptional ly low unemployment rate. The lack of street fur
With many market .
niture, the creation of walkways and improving the s ta te of existing ones, and the lack of non-alcoholic entertain ment for young people were noted.
On-street parking is Transport
an issue in all the valley's towns and villages and congestion, particularly in Whalley, was raised. Although the Ribble Valley now has its own rail service, access to main-line railway s ta tions was seen to be a problem. Security in car parks
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MERRY CHRISTMAS, every body's having fun . . . wait a minute, it's February, so are these festive revellers celebrating very late or extremely early? The answer is they are celebrat
Pupils’ personal development day
was seen to be an issue, with residents concerned about leaving their vehi cles in unsupervised car parks when using the rail service in particular. Intelligent bus stops,
with systems for the visually impaired, were said to be not yet avail able. In the wider remit, it
ing Christmas a couple of months late. The Christmas party was organised by June Wrathall of Bizzy Bees, an outside catering firm she runs from her home in Simonstone. As she is so busy over the Christmas period sorting out celebrations for everyone else, Mrs Wrathhall and her small team have rio time for their own "do." . So for the past three years they have thrown a party at The Stork pub in Read. Everyone tucks into a turkey dinner with all the tradi tional trimmings and there are crackers, paper hats and even carol singing. Mrs Wrathhall invites friends and regulars at the pub to join in
was suggested th a t the amount of freight car ried by rail be increased, bus company co-ordina tion be improved, mini buses for each parish be subsidised and car shar ers be given priority on roads.
the fun and this year the carol singers were accompanied by Jean
Johnson on the piano. . She said: "It has become some
thing of a tradition and there are plenty of people who love to join in."
Mrs Wrathhall and her hus.
band, Peter, are pictured hosting the late celebrations. (T040202/11)
OLDER pupils of Oakhill College, Whalley, spent a personal development day at
the.Shireburn Arms, Hurst
Green. The approach to learning
and self-exploration adopted by today's employers was the theme of the day. There was
an emphasis on the personal development of the individual and his or her needs; - ■ The day was supervised by
Mr Bob Beardsworth; youth officer for Salford Diocese Ser vices. Lifestyle issues'such as teenage crime'and car theft, racial attitudes and the values
offered by different cultures were tackled and the pupils tested both personal and team skills., Pictured are four of the par-
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to 40 strong since its for mation in 1998 and replaced the old borough band, which hung up its instruments in the 1960s. Mrs Pearson said:
players in recent months has led to the recruiting drive. The band secre tary, Mrs Carol Pearson, said: "We've lost four youngsters now through changes in circumstances and University commit ments, and sadly our solo clarinettist, an ex military bandsman, died last year." The band has grown
be considered, but the band is short of several specific instrumentalists. These are clarinettists, first comet and trumpet players, French horn and e-flat tenor horn players. The loss of several
steadil equip includ tice a music banne.. asinst Loca
council the ba membe old to Mrs Pe youngs the old rience ■ giveth The
"Rather than go just brass, which is what the Borough Band was, we formed a wind band, known as a military or concert band, which is what we are now." The band meets once
many e had its as a ra the M Reme monies Bill Ca years i after t Hall, t Stony Head Studies If yo
a week at its own prac tice room. I t has a
ments wish to more' phone 01200 Carter
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ticipants — from the left, Kirs ty Wright, Katrina Baron, Paul Phung and James Taylon
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ADVERTISING FEATURE Editorial written by JEREMY RICHARDS
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ing engineers in Burnley,' include posters outlining Pendle and the Ribble how plumbing has Valley know there is a trade group dedicated to providing them with help, advice, information and support, and to let the public know they can use association members in the confidence they will get a first class service. The exhibition will be,
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We’re also a body, th a t formed in 1912 in Nelson, association and go bade to members of the public I t ; later merged with our grass roots,” explained
can have confidence in to Colne arid then began to treasurer Terry Clark, spread its net wider, tak ing in district members in the 1920s. I t joined the East Lancashire Plumb ing Federation and then the National Association of the Plumbing and Heating Engineers.
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AN apparently clear- i cut planning propos- 1 al for buildings in Ribchester has been deferred.
i Members of the Rib- | ble Valley Borough I Council Planning and 1 Development Commit- I tee heard how changes to
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