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♦ Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 8 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, March 7th, 2002 Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified),
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Antiques Roadshow expert opens area s new-
museum by Tim Procter
INCREAS ED, public interest'in archeo logy through TV pro grammes could help push up visi tor numbers at Ribchester Roman
Museum. "Time Team" has
a lr ead y v is ited th e , v i l la g e , n e a r ly a decade ago. , Extensive improve
men ts widening th e scope of this important Ribble Valley to u r is t
■facility were officially opened on Thursday. They were completed last October. A specialist in much
more modern times, Bonham's director and
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Antiques Roadshow p e rso n ality Mr Eric Knowles, made a return visit to Ribchester to perform the ceremony. Now the museum is
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looking forward to a good year after foot and mouth problems plus building work cut around a quarter off the usual 19,000-plus visi tors in 2001. The com plex is open all year round. Organised parties, m a in ly from schools,
account for about a q ua rte r of the a t te n dances. The museum, which is owned by a 'trust and has charitable status, relies on publicity from various sources to attract the rest. Tony Robinson's
"Time Team" dug in Ribchester in 1993 - and a return vis it is always passible, says museum curator Mr Patrick Tostevin. "Fin ds" made in the area by members of the public are occasionally handed in and building work is subject to controls, depending on where it is. The museum dates
back to 1914, and its Roman collection is the best and most significant between Chester and Carlisle. The extensive works involved include improving access, includ ing that to the adjacent fort and granary rem ains, and creating a new entrance and reception area. Roman Ribchester is
brought to life by dra matic displays including a life-size cavalryman, and there is weaponry, jewellery and leather- work. But pre-history is also covered extensively by the mseum and there is an amazingly well-pre served bronze age sword .and iron age brooches
and carvings. In June a Roman enactment soci
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ety from Portsmouth, the Legio Secunda Augusts, will visit the museum. The work a t the
msueum has been fund ed by a range of organi sations including the Ribble Valley Borough Council, Lancashire Tourism Partnership, the Heritage Lottery Fund, the European Regional Development
Fund, the Lancashire Environmental Fund, the North West Muse ums Service, and the North West Tourist Board. Opener Mr Knowles is
pictured (above) with one of the exhibits at the museum. (C270202/8) Curator Mr Tostevin
(right) at one of the illu minated display boards. (C270202/8)
MORE Young Enterprise con cess has been earned by a C| school. . The interim cup awarded
recent years. "Competition \\J this year, with presentations^
young business competition I j gone to Ribblesdale TechnolJ School's Chameleon company, f ■ The school has won a host of]
eight companies exceeding t i l expectations," said a spokesmJ
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Singers are to i present ‘Music \ of Monarchs’ ;
A P ER FO RM A N C E b y th e A Cappella; Singers will be a crowning moment.
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is th e title of
a.concert ails. youngsters should) being given a t Clith- contact Lucille Ark-) eroe's T r in i ty M e th odist Church, in Parson Lane, on March 23rd. Included in the pro
gramme will be Haydn's "Maria Theresa Mass",
together with Handel's Four Coronation Anth
ems", which features the well-known piece, "Zad- ok the Priest". For many decades
"Music of Monarchs" advanced For.rnpre^deti;
wright on 01254.823745: or Martin Sales on 01254’ 885365. The Clitheroe concert!
will see the singers' new; director of music, Mr!
these anthems have been used during coronations a t Westminster Abbey and this year are being studied by A-level stu dents, who will be given free admission to the concert, providing they obtain a ticket in
Chris Gill, the assistant; music teacher at Queen, Elizabeth's Grammar School, conducting his first performance and! under his direction will- be performers from the Ribble Valley and Hynd- bum.
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p.m. concert are £4, con cessions £2.50 and accompanied children aged under 12 will be admitted free of charge.
Tickets for the 7-30
Plan to convert large house i into a hotel i
A PLAN to convert a la rg e h o u se in Whalley Road, Bar- row, in to a h o te l is su p p o r ted b y th e borough's planning officers. Members of the Rib
^ sU ^ ^ fO T ^ S i^ f in a^ S^ se a te r sofa in sumptuous sofbetVcpIpur?leather,; is only £499 and just one of the
ble Valley Borough Council Planning and Development Commit tee will tonight discuss the application of Mr an d Mrs F o s te r for Audley House. In q u irie s by th e
council have shown that there will be no function room and th a t county council concerns about the access can be over
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come by removing d shrubbery.
meeting recommends approval of the applicaj tion. I t says that as noise and access should not cause problems, there will not be any detrir mental impact on the adjoining occupiers. 2 Policy guidelines alloiy
A report for tonight's
for the conversion of existing residential prop-- erties subject to the usual criter ia for al) developments, points out the report.
I t suggests conditions *
covering access, drainage and internal layout and also one requiring specif ic permission to create any function room. }
In court after drug is found in home 1
MAGISTRATES heard how a raid on a Clitheroe house led to a discovery of cannabis. They found a half
ounce of cannabis at the home of Michael High (24), in Highfield Road. The court, was told
that the drug was for his own personal use, but he did not intend to smoke it again. He pleaded guilty to
and was given a condi tional discharge for 12 months and ordered tp pay £75 costs.
possession of cannabis ■ the future." - 1
> assure the court-that h£ will not be using drugs in ■
Jonathon Taylor, told the court: ".The cannabis was purely for his own personal use and he ha$ no previous convictions for drug-related matterij. • "He wants ,me to
His solicitor,- Mr < . 2
Remanded on affray charge; bum magistrates. '
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and Stuart Jeffrey Williamson, of Brook;Stree£, ware bailed until March 27th. ■ Williamson also denies a charge of assault. ■
Soldier Paul Anthony David Clark) of Peel Street,
TWO Clitheroe 19-year-olds appeared pleaded nqt guilty to affray when they appeared before'Black-
The compL QUEEN MILL Ql
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THE under-13 six-a-side soccer | Bowland High School had a go Adidas Girls' Community Cup by Burnley FC.
without losing a game but withoi j a goal. Hopes of reaching the area : Trafford were dashed only right:
The girls reached the last stal
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