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CLITHEROE is preparing to welcome a member of the royal family next month. , His Royal Highness The Duke
of York will visit Clitheroe Royal Grammar School as part of its 450th anniversary celebrations. The Royal visitor - known as
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Prince Andrew until his marriage, when he was created the Duke of York - will spend two hours at the school on Thursday, July 8th. His visit will mark the 450th
anniversary of the granting of the grammar school’s Royal Charter by Queen Mary I and King Philip of Spain. During his stay, the Duke will
be able to view a display of school archives and meet pupils,-mem bers of staff and governors. Beginning a t the Chatburn
Road site, he will visit three class es in progress, art, technology and German, meeting pupils including German exchange students. He will then plant a tree in the
school quadrangle and visit the Main Hall, where students who
took part in the recent production of “Oklahoma!” will entertain. Moving to the school’s York
Street site, the Duke will meet all the school’s surviving former headteachers and chairmen of governors and various civic digni taries. There will be an opportunity to
meet Sixth Form students, includ ing the Young Enterprise team, before signing the visitors’ book and unveiling a plaque. Finally the school’s acclaimed
Swing Band will entertain as the Duke prepares to leave.
fury at parking ban
HUNDREDS of angry residents, especially in the Church Street and Church Brow area of Clitheroe, have signed a petition against the introduction of restricted parking. From September 6th, the responsibility for
enforcing parking regulations will switch from the police to Ribble Valley Borough Council, which will appoint three full-time parking attendants to clampdown on law-breaking motorists in a bid to improve safety and reduce congestion in the town’s streets. But the announcement for the new initiative,
referred to as “ParkWise”, has prompted a backlash from residents who will face new restrictions limiting them to one hour outside their homes between 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. They will instead have to park in the town’s
secure car parks and nearby streets, which they claim are already cluttered with parked cars all day. The problem stems from an increase in the number of people working in the town, as well
as a lack of traffic wardens, leading to some motorists parking in restricted zones and on double yellow lines all day. A spokesman for the residents, Mr Anthony
Cross, of Church Street, said: “If we are unable to park outside our homes, we will be forced to look to Church Brow Gardens, Brennand Street and St Mary’s Street. These places are already full of parked cars, so I dread to think what will happen when off-street parking is enforced. “More than 100 people signed a petition in
two hours objecting to the scheme. “The only way this problem can be rectified is
if a ‘Residents’ Parking Scheme’ is introduced. This will allow residents to have a guaranteed space, not necessarily outside their home, but somewhere in the street.” Similar views were shared by householder, Mr
Phil Allcock, who has been working closely with the residents and the council. He said: “We are very disappointed by the council’s decision, but we would like to see the
introduction of a residents’ parking zone.” In response, the borough council’s chief engi
neer, Mr Graham Jagger, said: “Residents’ parking zones are not functions delegated or undertaken by the borough
council.They are matters for Lancashire County Council to con sider, as it is they who are responsible for the management and use of the public highway.” But the new restrictions have been welcomed
by traders fed up of motorists parking all day in spaces designed for short-stay shoppers. Mr Stephen Pietrzak, who runs Togged-Up
in the centre of the town and is chairman of Clitheroe’s Chamber of Trade, said: “I cannot wait for the new regulations to come into force. “It was annoying to find shoppers not being
able to pull over and just pop into the shops because of cars parked up all day”. From September, the attendants will swoop
on the worst-affected areas and anyone caught parking illegally will immediately be fined £60, reduced to £30 if paid within 14 days.
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“We are very, very pleased that
he is coming,” said headteacher Mr Stuart Holt, who is due to retire at the end of August. It will be the second busy day in
a row for the school, which holds its annual Commemoration Day service in Clitheroe Parish Church on Wednesday, July 7th, where the Bishop of Sheffield will offici ate. The Duke is visiting Lancashire
in his role as Special Representa tive for International Trade and Investment and is also due to visit businesses in Fence and Padiham.
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