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: A PUBLIC consultation* exhibition to gauge^evra on theproposed Mts and Isl entertainmeniB centre for the Ribble Valley has drawn crowds. 1 " Thei‘‘o'pen-dayjJ5e'xercise was held by f Business Environments Group, the compa- * ny conducting the feasibility;'study, into :
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•new" centre on the old gas works site ’near V, iKirkmoor Road, which the1 consultation ‘ "process was highlighting.'
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• -Mr Geoff Jackson, speaking at the event, said that there had been a good response and that the consultants had been requested to repeat the exercise later in the month. He added that he hoped more young people would make their views known during the course of the survey. Supporters and objectors have been
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; ' People flocked to see the exhibition and to ; ■ comment on the plans, which were arranged i on display boards in Clitheroe Library. They showed a site analysis, two initial design con- , cepts, the potential ofthe site and details of
in the specific context'of the Ribble .Valley. ■: Questionnaires were available for people to complete and so continue the consultation process.
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Conflict on grant figures
CONFLICTING views about the Ribble Valley’s financial position as expressed by the borough’s MP and the council’s Director of Finance have been highlighted. At a meeting of Ribble
Valley Borough Council, Coun. Howel Jones (Clitheroe) drew members’ attention to minutes of the Special Policy and Finance Committee held last month. They reported the bor
ough’s Director of Finance, Mr Marshal Scott, saying that the council had received a “better than anticipated grant settle ment”. He said that under a new formula for working out the provisional local government finance settle ment for the coming year, the council’s grant had increased by 10.3%. But Coun. Jones said
encouraged to put their views forward so that Business Environments Group will have the best impression of what is wanted. The con sultation has involved parish questionnaires, young people’s and schools’ surveys and indi vidual responses. Mr Peter Crompton, of Business Environ
ments Group, said that the response has been very good and has exceeded that which the company has experienced in other towns on similar projects. There are objections to the construction of
the centre, known as the GasWorks project, mainly due to to a feared increase in traffic in
the area. Mr Steve Ragnall, representing the
Friends of the GasWorks, said: “All the work we have done towards the GasWorks has involved talking to the residents of the area and taking possible traffic problems into account.” ■ He pointed out that the drawings on dis
play reflected this view, as there is no car park planned for the site, thus reducing as much as possible extra traffic in the area. A vital part of the plan is that people will use existing car
parks in the town centre and Chester Avenue, ■with a bridge over the railway line providing access straight to the GasWorks centre. This should also minimise any increase in pedestri an traffic along Castle View. Mr Ragnall added: “We are optimistic
about the project, but it is down to the feasi bility study at this stage.” Another exhibition will be held on Satur day, March 29th, in the top-floor Meeting
Mountaineers enjoy perfect conditions in Wales Leaving the summit to climb the
P ER FE C T sp r in g weather was enjoyed by members of Clitheroe Mountaineering Club during their: stay a t the Gian Dena hut near Llyn Ogwen in Snowdonia. On Saturday, one group scrambled
on the rocky, north ridge of Tryfan, which rises dramatically fromifarm- land directly opposite the hut. Sheltered gullies still held patches
of snow and ice as the party made its way to the distinctive summit blocks known as Adam and Eve, from where excellent views were obtained of the Carneddau mountains. After descending rough boulders to
the pass of Bwlch T ry fa n ,- the group scrambled up Bristly Ridge on to Glyder Fach, about 400ft. of easy and in te re s tin g climbing with thrilling positions on the “bristles” and in their intervening gaps.
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, Gastell y Gwynt, the castle of the winds, the unmistakable profile of
; Snowdon could be seen clearly. The next objective was the broad
crest .which forms the summit of Gly der Fawr, before rough scree-strewn slopes provided the descent to the tarn of Llyn y Own. ' Here some members returned to the
hut
via.the Devil’s Kitchen path and Cwm Idwal, while others ended the day with another mountain ascent of Y Gam, descending to Cwm Idwal via its north-east ridge. On Sunday, one party climbed the
group of mountains on the north side of Llyn Ogwen, starting with a rock scramble up the eastern flanks of Pen yr ole Wen.
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Room in Clitheroe Library, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m..
Additionally, the exhibition information •'
boards will be on display in the lobby of Rib ble Valley Borough Council offices.;. Our picture shows Mr Ragnall (centre) at
the exhibition discussing the GasWorks pro ject with Clitheroe residents Lesley Taylor and Geoff Holmes. (CR130303/2a)
Pendle Club winners
Carnedd Dafydd, Carnedd Llewellyn, Yr Elen and Pen Yr Helgi Du before
returning to the hut. Another group enjoyed rock climb
ing in warm sunshine on the east face of Tryfan, scaling classic climbs on the rock buttresses bounding South Gull, starting from Heather Terrace. • The club’s next indoor meeting will
take place tonight a t 8 p.m. in Clitheroe Cricket Club when, due to a change, of programme, organiser Amanda Reddy will give an illustrated lecture about the GR20 Nord trek in Corsica.' Prospective members are very welcome to attend. • • The next outdoor meeting will
take place in Langdale this Sunday, leaving the council offices car park at 8 a'.m. Further details can be obtained from the organiser by ringing 01200 428766.
BRIDGE winners at the Pendle Club, Clitheroe, were: Mrs Eileen Hadfield, Mrs Anne Riley, Mrs Eva Velvick and Mrs Jackie Pilling. New members are wel come every Monday at 1-30 p.m. Solo whist winners at the club were: Mr A. Hartley,
Mr J. Nedlejkovic and Mrs M.
Holding.New players are welcome every Monday at 7-30 p.m. Winners of the domino session held at the club were
Mrs D. Knight, Mr R. Knight and Mr F. Giles. New members are welcome every Friday at 7 p.m.
Youth admits drunk and disorderly behaviour
STUDENT Liam Hill-Parker (18), of Plungington Road, Preston, was fined £35 with £25 costs by Black burn magistrates after pleading guilty to being drunk and disorderly in Wellgate, Clitheroe. Hill-Parker told the court he had gone out drinking after.a row^with his mother.: . : ; . ’ “I can’t remember much about it,” he said.
MP Nigel Evans had been quoted as saying that Gov ernment funding for local authorities was “rigged” and had gone on to describe it as a “stealth tax”. According to Coun.
Jones, Mr Evans had criti cised the amount given to Ribble Valley, saying it was two-and-a-half per cent less than the previous year and that council tax would have to rise to meet the shortfall. Coun. Chris Holtom
(Wilpshire) said he had been leader of the council when it had faced a very difficult settlement, adding that he knew what it was like to work under stress ful, financially tight situa tions and that this year he found it much more pleas ant as Ribble Valley Bor ough Council was benefit ing from extra cash.
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concentrating on where you are g o inl change your mind about your plans. Sc l out a list of destinations and times, a n l of them. Maybe your heart is having f matters, but there is a time of year fcl into familiar surroundings.
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A MOST, appropriate discovery, has launched a new £289,000' church building in the Ribble Valley.''
A few weeks before the week . ‘ ' 1
end’s .celebrations among Methodists at Chatbum, butch er’s wife Mrs Daphne Porter found an old manuscript in a dusty cupboard at the neigh bouring parish church. , . I t was a hymn tune called
: superintendent minister. , The hymn was sung as an :: introit a t both the Saturday opening and dedication before an invited audience of previous min isters, circuit'officers and church congregation, and to events on
i , “I t is quite a good tune,” said 'th e , Rev.- Chris Cheeseman,
Sunday. If the “Chatbum” hymn was a;
“Chatburn”, written by one Albert Kirkham, of Heaton Nor ris, in around 1910 for the Christ Church men’s class, s; With a little adaptation for
mixed voices and some updating of the words, ” Chatburn’’ was sung in public again, probably for the first time in nearly 100 years.
link with the past, then so was: the attendance of the Rev. Amos Cresswell and the Rev. Ward Jones. ■ Mr Cresswell, now 74, and liv
• church career in Chatburn in 1949 until going on to becopie chairman, of Plymouth and . ExeterDistrict and then the
ing in retirement at Barnstaple in North Devon, started his
n at io n al1 president1 of; the Methodists in 1984. . : Mr Jones started his ministry
in Chatbum in 1976 and went on, to become chairman of the Bris tol District.: . Mr Cresswell conducted the
service on Saturday and Mr Jones preached, telling the con- ■: gregation the new church had to relate to the whole community in
. which it was built: I t should be a community place for all kinds of activities - not just a place open for an hour on a Sunday. On Sunday, the service was led
by Mr Cheeseman and Chatbum minister the Rev. Stephen Foster, an d : Mr Cresswell was the preacher.
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The church first began think ing about replacing its old build
ing in 1999. Church members discovered the old church - with no central heating and on four levels - would have needed £400,000 spent on it to bring it up to modern standards. The old church, built in 1883, was demol ished last year and work began on the new building,
. "A major fund-raising exercise has resulted in all but £60,000 of
■the£289,000 being raised with the help of fund-raising, grants and loans. At the two services col lections for the building fund totalled £1,149. In our picture, from the left,
the Rev. Stephen Foster, Rev. Amos Cresswell, Rev. Chris Cheeseman, the Rev. Ward Jones and the Rev. Tony Farrer. (T160303/8) '
Parents’ fury over special school closure threat
ANGRY parents from the Ribble leaming'disabilities between the Valley have called in MP Nigel ages of four and 16; the county Evans to'help them fight plans council wants to restrict that to which might
mean.the closure of a four to 11-year-olds.
special 'school for’children with One of the three special provi- moderate leamingxlifficulties. Aftervisitingithe school on
Monday, Mr Evans' accused Lan cashire ’.County- Councilof “penny-pinching”. \
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■ : iv A' handful of Ribble Valley, par-. ents .whose childrengo toBroad- field’Bchriol in Oswaldtwistle are-
'-r r , sion schools in the area, Broad-
field,‘Whiteash and Northcliff, will close and the remaining two will become generic, one-size-fits-/ all schools which will attempt to' cater for all needs under one roof. . . ■ One mother from Read, whose k
C. .Broadfield School'curfentlyV there is a waiting list.” r caters for ■
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desperate to prevent the proposed changes by;Lancashire LCounty., Council,'which is planning to cut ■ back on school provision for chilT
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nine-year-old son goes to Broad- field, said: “I t is an<extremely:*' worrying situation. It is a wonder- .-' fulschool.
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Mr Evans said: “Many parents from the Ribble Valley have con tacted me regarding this school. There is real concern that a penny pinching move by Lancashire County Council will cause real harm to the education of these .
young people.' ' . .•“Parents are being put in a
children to a mainstream school where they will not receive the same specialist education, and where the pupil-to-teacher ratio is very low. “I do not See what is wrong with
dreadful situation. They will have „.how popular Broadfield is with the option of sending theifchil-. v parents and chfldreh alike.’’.:v;’v.. ^ dren to a one-size-fits-all school-r^He added:“This is just another, for children with all kinds and all = penny pinching move by a county council that can somehow hammer us with enormous rates rises and ; <
the current system. The teachers and parents are happy with the : present arrangements, proved by
degrees of special needs. .“This is'clearly an inferiors option: to the. current system
where, at Broadfield, children has^tp close schoolsior special with roughly siamilar needs are all-. ' needs' children) The administra; ? taught together from four to?16 / tion: should' berashamed. The. % years of a g e . '
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j.council;musttn’otvmake .these * 1 ? “The alternative is to send their ^youngsters victims of-the system.”-.-* TT
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