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v The new proposal for the Civic Hall is certainly made to sound enticing—


town arts centre ISN'T it wonderful that we’re to have a new arts centre in York Street? And another one elsewhere in Clitheroe, it seems!. • .. -' • ■.:■■ ■ •. <


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youth charity which will manage this centre, stands for “New Generation : Ministries’’. Strange that the front page article (October 3rd) makes no mention of this - is it an "advertorial" or a piece of journalism? NGM’s website is www.ngm.org.uk


Incidentally, NGM, the name of the S o em /w s Advertiser and limes KTbe Clitheroe . W •■ « ■ . ■; •, is delighted to he hosting the ■ ■:.■. .. "Heart of the Valley Gala Evening" on October 26th 200Z. ,


•Join the celebrities for this prestigious Black-Tie charity event. encompassing a fantastic gala dinner, catwalk cabaret,


charity auction, disco and award ceremony honouring individuals on their achievements and commitments to the Valley community.


BBC's News anchor man Nigel Jay has very kindly 1 agreed to compere this star-studded evening . r atthe.Stirk House Hotel, Gisburn. „


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Proceeds from this evont will go to nibble Valley Ladies Luncheon Club, which raises vital funds specifically for children's cancer research.


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if the reader is interested. I must admit I find the concept of “Church Planting”, described therein rather unsettling. And what of the "other" arts centre that is to be built? Time will tell whether “The GasWorks” will ever materialise, or whether that pro­ ject will now disappear in a puff of blue smoke. I am deeply uneasy about Mr Lan-


Lancaster, we have,invited Mr Keith Shortley to respond on behalf of the Lancaster Foundation to the other com­ ments made: Mr Shortley is an indepen­ dent commercial consultant who has , worked with a number of Connexions Partnerships and also NGM — Editor.


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true act of altruism on the part of Mr , Lancaster for the good people of Clitheroe, one might think. . . . .


Lancaster Foundation will in no way, seek to participate in the creation and operation of this new facility.-./v. KEITH L: SHORTLEY.


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4) NGM, on its website, gives its cor­ rect strap line "new generation music ■, and mission". NGM is a Christian- . based registered charity with a nation­


wide reputation, and its music and creative arts teams have been wel­ comed back regularly into many schools in the Ribble Valley for over 15 years. ■.


be located at the Grand-will not be managed by. NGM (as corrected . above). People who have been at NGM, particularly those who have been on the creative music and.arts.. courses, will be involved, but it will be managed by a totally independent organisation (probably a limited com­ pany with charitable status) with a board of experienced and respected individuals including local representa­ tion.


The new performing.arts facility to ' >


caster's proposed use of the Civic Hall which I see as being to infiltrate the youth of Clitheroe and recruit more “disciples” for NGM. I t ’s a great shame that he will also deprive the Clitheroe community of its historic


: cinema in the process - a real arts cen­ tre would be so much more valuable in


this area. AN ARTS LOVER, Clitheroe.


• UNFORTUNATELY, our article on October 3rd did incorrectly refer to NGM managing the proposed centre. It has since been pointed out to us


that this will not be the case: We do believe thnt an investment of


£2m. in a town centre property does merit our coverage.


NGM does not, and never has, tried. ,


. and independent references are : required for all candidates. . What is described on NGM’s web­


to recruit as suggested. It offers widely acclaimed courses from September each year, attracting a lot of students taking a year out before university. The courses are only available to those aged 16-plus. Parental consent.is required for those under the age of 18


site as church planting can be under­ stood as simply sharing their faith.


to restate the commitment of the Lan­ caster Foundation to provide a grant of £2,000,000 to the Trinity Partner­ ship towards the cost of their new arts, centre. This money .will be provided "with no strings attached", and the


Finally, Mr Lancaster has asked me


; people are convinced that Clitheroe needs a cinema. -


with proposals A VERY small group of enthusiastic


The history of the Civic Hall over- '


many years suggests the opposite. It has not been viable for years; in fact it had been something of a financial black hole. Now, as we move into the. age of digital technology with an almost unlimited choice of television, video, DVD, etc., it must be reason­ able to assume that interest in the cin­ ema will decline even further. As for arts centres, just how many


I t is understandable th a t people are, S; ■ alarmed at'the prospect of more traffic and ...


noise'.;It may be that, if we are kept well : informed and consulted from time to time, we . will see things m a different light and the , stress factor will disappear. ANOTHER ANXIOUS LOCAL.


Congratulations on


this wonderful idea CONGRATULATIONS on the move forward: for the new Arts Centre.


five, I was delighted to witness, at the council ■ meeting last Tuesday, that the proposals for the youth arts centre at the Grand were granted and will now. go ahead. Many thou­ sands of young people will benefit and be impacted from these facilities in the future. My eldest son, Matt, is in full-time youth


do we need? We seem to have two in the pipeline at the moment. Let us turn our attention to the pro-.,


posed Kirkmoor Road site, an area cut off from most of the town by the rail­ way, too far from most areas for pedes­ trians, and with no reasonable access for cars. Castle View has problems with too many parked cars, and the junction at Bawdlands Bridge is a


nightmare. Chester Avenue has far too many


parked cars and too much traffic already; to add even more, especially in the evening, would make a bad state of affairs very much worse, and would become even more detrimental to the quality of life of the residents. To make good sense, a facility of this kind should be central to the area it serves, or have good access for cars, with abundant free parking away from resi­ dential streets. The overwhelming majority of peo­


work connected with NGM (New Generation Music and Mission) in Swansea. Their work is invaluable to every type of young person. They are welcomed into schools and work


As a local girl of Clitheroe and a mother of. ■ : : ■ t ( • !% 1


closely in relating to the young people in the community,-working particularly with the -


under-achievers and under-privileged. I am confident with the work of N GM and


know that any work it is involved with can only be a success. My only regret is that we have not got a John Lancaster in our town.- I admire him for his openness regarding his faith; what you see is what you get. People of Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley, I


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IN May, the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times reported the construction of the first salmon smolt release pond in the region in the fight to halt the decline of the wild Atlantic salmon. School children from Thorney-


urge you to appreciate his qualities and sup­ port Him. He has put so much time and effort into this arts project and WHY? Certainly for no personal gain, no reward, only a desire to use his creative skills for the enhancement of the town he loves. ■ So give your vote and your support by writ­


ple living close to the Kirkmoor site or on the access roads will have many valid reasons for objecting to the pre­ sent proposals.


any town. GILL RILEY SeibyLane, Keyworth, Nottingham


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I WOULD like to add my support to "Con- ; ,


cemed Local Resident" who wrote to you last week concerning the planned arts develop- ment in the Kirkmoor Road area.


already heavily over-parked by workers, visi­ tors to the town, and users of the railway;


The Castle View/Kirkmoor Road area is t


indeed it is often a cause for celebration as a resident to find oneself able to park outside v one's own property on returning home!


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then proceeded to allow building on the one . piece of land adjacent to the railway, which { i


safely and the volume of traffic is very high for a residential area.' Having rightly encour-. ^ aged the excellent development of the railway'1 access to the town, our elected representatives


There is nowhere for the children to play.


is now the unofficial car park for rail users. In,,,, the light of decisions such as this, I am by no. means confident that the residents concerns


will be listened to, much as I support your . previous correspondent's call for some sort o f ' inquiry into the project. Surely it is too late


S -rRed, wine can only,be produced from red grapes. White wine can be pro- \» duced from both red and white grapes.


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now anyway? . I am reluctantly forced to the conclusion that planning decisions on this sort of scale are driven by considerations of finance for the council rather than issues of quality of life for those in the area most likely to be affected. ’ PETER ANWYL, Castle View, Clitheroe.


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before we can support ROBBIE ROBINSON ha.d a fair pop at just about everyone in the "As I See It" column last week regarding arts centres. I have no worries with that.


over what is being developed, and where and indeed who can and cannot use it.- ■ ' : Reference is made to cinerha'within the


context of the "improved facilities" at the Grand.,


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expunged from the facilities — in fact it has., just six more months at the Grand.. The existing cinema provides entertain­


Let us be quite clear - cinema will be ,


ment for all age groups and its attendances are continuing to rise.


sold" if the development did not get the-go ahead - or does Robbie know something about John Lancaster (the owner) that we do;


There was no threat "of the building being ...


not? . . . ■ And the market car park proposal for the


So yes, confusion still reigns and, in many ;


other arts centre (which was never dismissed) was soon overtaken by the council depot pror posal that will now feature in the council fea­ sibility study. ;


ways, it is not surprising that people are less than forthcoming in support when they do not : know what side is batting and on what wicket: BRUCEDOWLES, Chairman, Ribble Film Club, Whallcy Road,


Clitheroe.:: e , , . . .. . . . . . v Sub-post office closure


threat to a way of life J THE continued threat of closure for many ’ sub-post offices, due to proposed changes in payment of benefits, will, I feel/ be a retro- gradestep.


. 1 .^Many people, eveni in this day and age/ , . i have no bank accounts.-These post offices pro?


rural shops who, to a great: extent, rely onV income gained and will cause inconvenienceto the old and infirm who may have to travel long distances to collect their dues. ' • • ?.:.


It may lead to the loss of many village and 1


1 vide a good service and are the focal point of , many communities. k


■ Department of Trade andlndustry.officials: just juggle the figures, give you the usual spin.:, and try to come up with a cost^utting .exer-’i cise. If the general public do not like i t ,r / toughl ’ - ' ... OBSERVER


■ The opinions of the people seem to count for nothing and are rarely. considered. The.


’ • • “ ■ * / iiSv -The Editor welcomes letters on any-sub.-,


ject, but correspondents are reminded.that. contributions may be:cditcd.or condensed.


( ;■). — ■ But the confusion continues in the article • , , 1


holme RC School at Dunsop Bridge helped members of the Hodder Con­ sultative, who had raised the small salmon, to put 3,000 young fish into the pond alongside the River Hodder. Recently members of the Hodder


ing to The Editor of the Clitheroe Advertiser, say yes to youth and look forward to this mar­ vellous project bursting forth; a true asset to


Consultative released these fish into the River Dunsop, just above Dunsop Bridge village. Prior to release they were weighed and measured and had grown well beyond expectations hav­ ing gone from small fingerlings to sev­ eral inches long. It is hoped that, by the use of this


smolt release pond, perhaps as many as 150 adult salmon will return from


High drama at


the auction mi THERE will be plenty of drama aroj auction ring at Clitheroe Auction ' Monday. But it will be nothing to do with ta


Arts Board. The play, called "New Life", rr


around an upland farm and a publi and involves an upland farmer and hi; ter, an innkeeper and a casework


could have been used as.a.cacpark^,.^ ( > It is no surprise, therefore, that Casile View ^


DEFRA. Farmers who.jom the audience a


Stress Network, one of the organisati porting the tour of "New Life", sa: idea, perhaps, is to make people aw stress is a problem they are experie their lives and through that can be r the help they need.". Mr Barber, who is based at the I


starting point for a longer-term t.hri year plan chronicling some of the taking place in the rural landscape. Mr John Barber, of the Lancashi


Mart, said the play's tour was an altd entertaining way of helping people J their problems. Members of the Young Farmers''


use the event to campaign for meml children from two Ribble Valley Sc


also involved. Pupils of St Augustine's School a


ton and Bowland County High Sc work with the writer, actors and t staff to produce their own one-act pi will be staged at the Duke's Thea caster, in April next year. From the Auction Mart, "New Li


ed to be confronted witH/some | demons during the play. ■ Blaize envisages the project as i


of the stock - there will not be any. In| team of actors will be taking centre; perform a new play commissioned by a touring company backed by the Yr


to the courtroom at the Hark to th at Slaidburn on Tuesday i Friday,October 25th, the venue w Village Hall, Chipping. Tickets are |


Weekend trii


the cold and CONISTON'S Low House Chmbind the weekend venue for members of | Mountaineering Club.


of the southern Lakes. O n e


party took the Walna Scar br


Goats Water, where the outflow st| crossed and the climbers' path folloiF mountain rescue stretcher-box at t1 Dow Crag. From here a loose, hot gully was climbed to the summit nd provided no views in the prevailing


conditions.


descended to Goats Hause and chm" distinct cairn marking the top of Co Man, where lunch .was enjoyed dui lull in the heavy showers. A long, walk in a biting wind followed th


Leaving the summit rocks, t | | ■ Prison Band, the decent route from


mountains of Brim Fell and Swirl I After taking a compass bearinj


the party was treated to a dramatic the cloud cleared to reveal blue ski s tant views of Heysham power statio


' From the bottom of the Prison i ■■ climb led to the summit of Weathei


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'• On Sunday, members training fo " . mor held later this'month set put Shires Stone in the Wrynose Pass


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Linkcove Beak, the group took th south over the Steeple and Hard x


tackling gruelling bracken-cover reach Cockley Beck. A run alor


. Bottom led back to the start. . . Local walking enthusiast bteu- . , wiU visit the club's indoor meetmgj


Thursday in Clitheroe Cricket Cli| illustrated lecture about the Koc|


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- their mists, which flowed along J —fumes of dry ice. .


ea and the surrounding Lakela Nearby valleys, such as Langdald


was descended via Red Gill Head i Bridge to Coniston.


...." - the summits of Cold Pike and Cnr Descending the latter via Swn


Despite heavy rain and low cloud j day morning, groups walked in var|


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