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[reception class children, th e past five weeks we have, [riing the photographic spot-;.! Ihe borough’s newest academic v


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Le visited educational establjsh-


Iross the borough, from Barrow, l-by-Bowland, Sabden to Stony- lead to Ribchester, Clitheroe to


i i and Waddington to Whalley. |ery week the Clitheroe Advertis- Times has teamed up with the jrand Cinema to offer one of the Ltured in a “Class of 2003” pho-


the chance to win a family ticket, Idults and two children, to see a


neir choice. |r child’s face is ringed in one of


Jc’s pictures, contact our promo- Ipartment on 01282 426161 to |tir prize.


ij of all the photographs can be cither from our front counter at 3 Ireet, Clitheroe, or by ringing Introl on 01282 426161. Ice your order, all you need is the Ip h reference number, the date of to n and the number of the page Tappeared.


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; President'Mrs Kay Ho^'p^The speaker was Mrs Pat. kinson welcomed membere&Ascroft, who described with, to the February,meeting'? great enthusiasm her visit, with a special greeting to >! to the Japanese Alps/Her four new • members;‘.She :•! walking,; ; camping - and ••


■ reported thatrthree teamslv climbing holiday culminat-:: had enjoyed the d e r a t i o n ; edin'the ascent of the vol-' Fun Quiz which was won by came Mount Fuji, 12,500,; Higham. '


• ' ft. high. Mrs Kathleen Paul A bingo night is booked; .gave the vote of thanks!’A.-,


for Monday, March 17th, at : h - The competition for a n , the Pendle Hotel/ Chat- item from the East was won ■ bum. Tickets arejavailabte ■ byrMrs Helen Dewhurst, from Kay at £4, including’ . second was Mrs Gisela Seed,, supper. She also hassomey andi; third was .Mrs V a l .. Jubilee Recipe Books for Boardman. '* sale. 1 1, < : <


. ,,*? ■ , ■' < Pictured are Elizabeth The annual litter-picking,' Rowntree, left, and Mrs


a spring tidy-up for the vil- Hopkinson presenting the ‘ lage, will take place on Fri- . cheque to co-ordinator and day, March:14th,.the day , -trainer Mr Taylor and after the next meeting. . trainer Mr Terry Sunter. Those willing to help should


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IF your are in good voice and need an excuse to sing/ three choral events are approaching and choirs are needed to support them. , .... The first is Easter-Sun­


day, April 20th, when the small choir at Trinity Methodist


;Church,.


Clitheroe, would welcome additional voices for its Easter music. On July.5th, there is a


celebration in Blackburn Cathedral of the tercente­ nary of the birth of the founder, of the Methodist Church, John’Wesley. A large choir of over 150 voic­ es is being assembled from North Lancashire and all singers are, invited to attend rehearsals. -, , /. ? Finally, on Saturday


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August 16th, the choral directors are aiming to assemble 50 to 60 voices


’ from the Ribble Valley and surrounding areas to per­


form at the "Last Night of the Proms" concert at Clitheroe Bandstand with the Clitheroe Town Band. The musical pro­


grammes for all three events are relatively mod­


est and will not need a lot of rehearsal.


, ’ More details are avail­


able from Mr Steuart K ellin g ton,,. tel. .01200 425484 (email: s;kelling- ton@virgin.net) or -Mr Leon Saberton--01200


A challenge to drivers


LOCAL drivers are being challenged to spring into a new season by polishing their driving skills and brushing up on their knowledge of the highway code. For those Ribble Valley


road users who want to be better drivers, a new six- week course run by the


Blackburn Area Road Safety Association is to start on Tuesday, March 25th.


. Course content is based


on the police driving man­ ual “Roadcraft” and covers all aspects o f . driving, including motorway use. Lectures take place at


Blackburn . Northern Sports Club, Pleckgate Road, Blackburn, from 8 p.m. on Tuesdays, with practical driving sessions on Sunday mornings., The cost of the course is


£20, with a £15 concession for students. The fee also ent it le s , drivers to ,12 months membership of the association.


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MARKET traders in Clitheroe demonstrated that their efforts to bring in extra trade had a worthwhile by­


product. They presented a cheque for £100 to the Mayor of the Rib- ,


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charity fund. Trader Mr Allan Hacking


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paigning to make the market less windswept and more user- •friendly. - , "We know how to do it and it won’t cost a great deal of


money. “We are getting encouraging


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All the Bs prove a bonus!


ALLITERATION was used to focus participation at a Ribble Valley Philatelic Society mem­ bers'night.


. . In order to concentrate the


mind, it was stipulated that the title of each talk should begin with the letter B, there being plenty of countries which quali­


fy / . . . Belgium, Bhutan, Bolivia and


Burma were all represented, as well as a good half-dozen others. However, the real challenge of


the evening was for members to use their ingenuity, preferably to the point of cheating: thus they were shown stamps showing: birds, bu t ter f lie s and Baden


Powell.: . One member had the temerity


to show, booklets, blocks of four and even free first class stamps, issued by Boots the Chemist when one purchased a greetings card, although before anyone


rushes round to Castle Street, it should be pointed out that the free stamp promotion took place in the 1990s and is no longer, running. The evening concluded with


coronation stamps showing mythological beasts and New Zealand health stamps showing Boys’ Brigade buglers. Finally Mr Strong, the club


secretary, showed B a t t le of Britain and Biggin Hill'RAF envelopes, followed by postcards advertising Bovril and BSA bicycles. All those present agreed that, as usual, the evening had been a


; great success and everyone had enjoyed seeing material from other members’ collections.


Meetings take place on the


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Pupils combine talents for rural drama project


GROUPS of young peo­ ple from the area are tak­ ing part in a rural life drama project. Ribble Valley Theatre


Group, Bowland High School, St Augustine’s RC High School, Billington, and Carnforth and Horn­ by High Schools from Lan­ caster are combining tal­ ents. '


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‘Massive public annoyance’ over plans to build office block in village


by Tim Procter


A PLANNING application for a small office block at The Spinney, Grindleton, has caused "massive public annoyance" among resi­


dents.


Supported by the parish council, they have submitted several grounds


meeting of the Planning and Develop­ ment Committee is being recommend­ ed to pass the plan, an outline one


leaving details to be applied for later. A similar application was refused in


November due to lack of detail, flood concerns and fears of loss of amenity for nearby residents. ; New information has now been pro­ vided and a report for councillors, which deals with the objections in detail, says that the plan complies with all the poli­ cies.


1 There are no grounds to substantiate


refusal. However, strong views are expected from "public participation" speakers on both sides when councillors consider the controversy. .


/ The parish and the residents maintain


that commercial or industrial develop­ ment is no longer appropriate on the for­ mer Trutex mill site, now occupied by pnmaniy executive-sryie nousing,. A


commercial property would not be ini in rim ril t l h of objection to Ribble Valley Borough . keeping and the key figure in developing


that the plot was for his retirement and he was going to build a house there. However, there is no suggestion that any such statement would be legally binding or one which could not be changed. Employment facilities in the country­


side are being encouraged and the offi­ cials' report says that the office use pro­ posed for the site is an appropriate one. Despite residents' fears, it is not


thought that the effect of the building on houses will be significant - there are none within about 100 yards and office


traffic will be moving away from them. The "footprint” of the building had


been reduced from the previous plan and was now 25 yards by 14 yards, with 10 parking bays and traditional construc­ tion features to blend with the houses. The block would not "seek to draw undue attention" and the developers might apply, in the detailed application, for it t o


be single storey.


Residents had emphasised what they saw as the site's integral part in the envi-


migratory and resident birds, ducks and small mammals. However, officials do not see this as significant enough to war­ rant refusal and feel that conditions could deal with tree preservation and similar issues. A residents' claim that the building


would be "far too close" to the ethylene pipeline through the area was not sup­ ported by operators ICL A key feature of the previous refusal -


which was against an approval recom­ mendation - was concern among some


councillors that flood problems would affect the site. Residents claim that the site is far too wet and that building would cause problems by disturbing the ground. However, the report for tonight's meeting says that the Environment Agency has repeated its advice given to the previous meeting, that the applica­ tion satisfies its requirements and it has no objection to the building on flood potential or other grounds. The agency


potential or other grounas. Council - but neverthless, tonight's thearea, Mr Derek Clegg, had stated ronment ashome to wildlife including at risk of flooding. ■ ine agency


accepted asurvey saying the site was not The report says that photographs of


past incidents in the area do not show flooding on the site and without the backing of the Environment Agency any refusal of the application on such grounds could be followed by a success­ ful appeal and an award of costs against the council. The approval recommendation is sub­


ject to conditions about landscaping, access, car parking and remedial mea­ sures if it is found that possible pollu­ tants contaminate the site.


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