uk / Valley set


to get new landmark


THE Ribble Valley is all


set to have a prestigious new landmark. Kemple End has been


selected as one of six loca­ tions to host "landscape transforming" landmarks. Fashion designer Wayne


Hemingway is to help select the winning designs in the £600,000 Panopti­ cons competition. Architects and artists are


being invited to design fea­ tures, such as beacons, shel­ ters or viewing platforms at the sites. The com p e t it io n has


been organised by th e Royal Institute of British Architects, and it is hoped th a t two designs a y e ar


could be constructed over the next three years. The first sculptures will


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be b u i l t a t Peel P a rk , Accrington, Corporation P a rk , B la ck b u rn , and Wycoller C ountry Park, followed by Kemple End, Crown Point, Burnley, and Top o' Slate, above Raw- tenstall.


L an c a sh ire Co u n ty


Council is working closely with the six district coun­ cils involved to financially help the project, together with th e Mid-Pennine Arts, which has also secured funding to support th e in it ia t iv e . I t will be managed by the the East Lancashire Environmental Arts Network.


Auction mart shares sale


SHARES in Clitheroe Auc­ tion M a r t were sold for £6.20p each in a special sale on Friday. The mart briefly took on


a Stock Exchange a ir as farmers vied for the 700 shares which came under the hammer. “ I t is very h e ar tening


that our customers showed such confidence in the mar­ ket,” said managing direc­ tor Mr Robert Parker. The price was a record -


even allowing for inflation, it is a considerable rise on the £1 value a t the time the mart moved to the new complex from Clitheroe. A good outlook is expect­


ed from to d a y ’s annual meeting of the company.


Livestock business appears tp be making: a good recov­ e ry from th e foot and


mouth'disease trauma and the Silverwoods sale divi­ sion is doing well. A final dividend of 2p is


being recommended, mak­ ing a to ta l of 6p for th e year.


Climbing wall A SABDEN man is hop­ ing to go up the wall. Mr R o b e r t Sutcliffe, of 1 Clitheroe Road, wants to change th e use of the building from a disused light engineering workshop into an exercise room fea­ turing an artificial climb­ ing wall. Comments on the appli­


cation (No. 0379) must be submitted to Ribble Valley Borough Council by tomorrow.


LANS are in the pipeline Members of th e town


council have asked for the already designed Millenni­ um sign to be replaced, and work is now under way to find a c o n tra c to r who would be able to turn the request into a reality.


Marvellous medieval market was a real rip-roaring success


by John Turner


THE clouds parted, people turned up in droves and Clitheroe’s Medieval


Market was a rip-roaring success. Visitors came from a wide area - a t one


time there were 11 coaches parked in the town - and a large variety of market and craft stalls and some of the town shops


which opened on Sunday did brisk busi­ ness. All 34 stalls were taken, most of the cab­


ins were open for business and, said organis­ er Mr Ray Barker, many traders have also booked places for the other monthly theme fairs this summer and the big Christmas event.


Entertainment, which went on all day,


included fire-eating, juggling, a balloon ty in g d em o n s tra tio n and a conce r t by Clitheroe Town Band. “Despite it pouring down with rain when


I was out a t 5 a.m. putting up the signs, it was a br illian t day in the end,” said Mr Barker, proprietor of Castle Miniatures, and one of three organisers of the fair. “The town itself was busy with people. I t


was a pleasure to see it. I t was a tremendous day—a good, free day for families.” The wind and threat of rain slightly cur­


tailed the planned programme of entertain­ ment. Safety considerations ruled out the swing-boats because of th e wind and a group from Southport, due to play lutes, pulled out because of the threat of rain dam­ age to their valuable instruments. Mr Barker was critical, though, of sup­


port from many shopkeepers in the town who remained closed and also the Clitheroe the Future organisation which, he said, had not replied to an invitation to have a free stall to put over its message. He said: “Sadly, the feedback from local


people was the same as before, although the Chamber of T rad e had been asked to request th eir members to open, none of them did. I t was the usual shops, plus Come in Handy, which opened, and people were left once again to go elsewhere once they had enjoyed the show. “Many of th e shoppers were f ran k ly


amazed that Clitheroe was virtually shut,” he added.


Thanking Booths supermarket for the use of its car park, the tourist information office


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THIS year’s Bowland High School prom was almost a case of “a f te r th e Lord Mayor’s show” when it came to modes of travel. Las t year a helicopter joined the stretch


limos and glittering Rolls-Royces used to take revellers to the Moorcock Inn, Waddington. This year there was no helicopter, but plenty


of limos and Rolls-Royces - and a'splash made by two pupils who arrived by tractorl Adam Thomber, holder of an appropriate licence, drove the machine with schoolmate


^ f a rk Graham, of Chatbum. The boys created quite a stir when they arived a t the Moorcock, resplendent in kilts, on the tractor. Ma rk was elected prom king and Sam


event. (JD190503/1) • Picture special on the prom night will appear in the July edition of The Valley.


Birtwell, of Gisbum, was chosen prom queen. Our picture shows some of those a t the


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for opening for the day and Radio Lan­ cashire for all-day coverage, Mr Barker said: “Unless the Chamber of Trade s ta r t to lis­ ten to the public on the question of opening on Sundays, Clitheroe will continue to lose trade to other towns. “The public in Clitheroe deserve a better


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P I™" SgL More money t0 Prevent flooding of local homes Mr Gary Dixon, United Utilities’


CASH is coming to the Ribble Val­ ley to help homes flooded by sewers during heavy rainfall. The area is to receive a £700,000


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