26 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, June 24th, 2004
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‘Zoo’ grounds open by Duncan Smith
A UNIQUE opportunity to view the spectacular private grounds of a magnificent Ribble Valley house is on offer this weekend. Leading property developer Mr Ger
ald Hitman and his wife, Linda, will open the grounds of their home, “The Old Zoo”, at Brockhall Village, for this year’s “Crossroads” garden party. Crossroads is a registered charity
which provides respite for people who care for ill, frail or disabled relatives in their own homes. President of the Ribble Valley branch
is Lady Clitheroe, who expressed delight at Mr and Mrs Hitman’s generous offer to host this year’s major fund-raiser. “The grounds are not only a must for
anyone interested in creative landscape gardening, but will be enjoyed by all for
Could you become a volunteer?
A DRIVE to recruit more fire-fighters in Clitheroe got off to an encouraging start on Monday. Several people attended
an open night a t the town’s fire s tation, on Princess Avenue, to find out more about serving as retained firefighters. As reported last week,
the number of active fire fighters based at the sta tion has recently fallen. More volunteers are
desperately needed to serve their community in a very active and crucial way.
Anyone who is aged 18
to 55, with a good level of fitness and who lives and works within five minutes of the fire station, in Princess Avenue, can apply to become a retained fire-fighter. Personnel are trained to
the same high standards as their full-time counter parts and can be called on to deal with a wide range
their variety and contemporary style,” said Lady Clitheroe. . “This is the first time that The Old ' . Zoo has opened its grounds to the public and we thank Mr and Mrs Hitman for their generous support. The garden party will be held this
Sunday, June 27th, from 1-30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The Old Zoo is so named because it
stands on the site of what was a small zoo when Brockhall Village was a resi dential hospital: The house itself, with its flat, hard
wood roof and walls of traditional Nor folk thatch, was selected by the Muse um of Modern Art, in New York, as one of 28 buildings to represent the best con
temporary domestic architecture world wide. Its 15-acre grounds include a beech
wood maze, a 160-metre lake, an orchard of native Lancashire apple trees, an oak
suspension bridge and a woodland trail, complete with its own chapel. They are also home to more than 80
contemporary.figurative sculptures including the world’s largest collection of work by Olbram Zoubek, the Czech Republic’s greatest living artist. Three new additions to the collection will be unveiled at the garden party. Admission to the charity garden party
is £5 and tours of the gardens will run throughout. Teas, soft drinks, cakes and ice creams will be available and there will be a bouncy castle. Brockhall Village is located off the
A59 - heading out of Clitheroe towards Preston, take the right turn next to the Northcote Manor Hotel. Our picture shows Lady Clitheroe
(right) with Mrs Linda Hitman, who will host this year’s Crossroads garden party in the spectacular grounds of The Old Zoo.'(A100604/2)
Speed problem tackled in the Valley’s hotspots
UP TO 20 new Speed Indicator Devices are due to be installed in Ribble Valley’s speeding hotspots to reduce the number of accidents. Local police officers are working with
Lancashire Road Safety Partnership and the county council to install the portable devices to tackle the problems of speed and to make the roads in the borough safer.
According to the speed recorded, the
SID equipment will show either a smiling or scowling face - this will make drivers aware of their speed.
In addition to the scheme, motorists
could all face prosecution if caught exceeding the 30 m.p.h. speed limit, or driving in a careless or wreckless manner, in the villages of Sabden and Mellon Both moves come after officers began
an audit of the valley’s speeding hotspots. They went round towns and villages in
the valley to work out where speeding occurred, at what time, and which groups of drivers were normally responsible and
of emergencies, from fires Monday, June 28th, Our picture shows Fire- to road traffic accidents. between 6-30.p.m. and 9 fighter Ronnie Eatough lo r anyone interested p.m.
m finding out more, there Alternatively, call son at the first of the two at 01254 356980 for more recruitment open nights^
Chtheroe Fire Station this information. (G210604/9) Work has started on
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major road scheme WORK has started on a major scheme to resurface part of the A671 Whalley Road, Read, and make improvements to the stretch known as "Devil’s Elbow". Engineers from Lancashire County Coun cil will be carrying out major bridge strength
ening and road realignment works at Devil’s Elbow. Whalley Road will also be resurfaced
between Accrington Road and New Marls Woods. Improved signing and road markings will also be installed.
Whalley Road will be closed from 9-30 a.m.
on Monday July 19th until 5 p.m. on Septem ber 5th - or earlier if the job is completed ahead of schedule. A diversion will be signed via the A680 Accrington/ Whalley Road, Clayton-le-Moors, A678 Burnley Road and A6068 Barrowford Road.
Ring Newsdesk on 01200 422324
advisingMichaelaThom- Seeing a winner!
READER Mr Ronald Bond is over the moon after winning £250 worth of vouchers to be spent on prescrip
tion spectacles at Martin Berry’s Opticians. Last month, the Clitheroe Adver
tiser and Times teamed up with the practice in Moor Lane, to give read ers a chance to win the spectacular cash prize. In order to win, competi tors had to identify a code word dis played in the practice’s window. Our picture shows Mr Bond
choosing his glasses with the help of Janet Charnley. (C070604/1)
Diary date for contemporary art lovers
AN exhibition of new ceramics by Clitheroe-born artist Wendy Lawrence and her partner, David Binns, opens at the Platform Gallery today until July 31st.
North Wales, the pair have a strong local connection as Wendy was bom and bred in Uitheroe and David is currently principal lecturer/reader m contemporary ceramics
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PrestonJmVerSlty °f Central Lancashire, Both use the same material - clav - to
express their ideas. The cool, engineered toSether from their studio in
forms of David’s work contrast sharply with Wendy’s rough, highly textured ves sels. The couple now live and share a stu dio in Denbigh, North Wales, and the coast and mountains in the area are a rich source of inspiration. This is Wendy’s second exhibition at the
Platform Gallery. The artist will be run ning ceramic workshops on July 24th and 31st where participants can make and glaze their own vessels. Booking is essen tial so call the Platform Gallery on 01200 443071 for more details.
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as a result of the audit, major speeding problems were identified in Sabden, Mel- lor and 20 other places in the borough. The first phase of the scheme will see
more warning signs put up giving mes sages on the specific dangers of speeding. Officers will also be carrying out stop
checks and pulling in any motorists guilty of the offence.
Insp. Bob Ford, of Clitheroe police,
said: “The aim of the initiative is to edu cate motorists about the dangers of speeding. “We are keen to cut the number of acci
dents and with the help of the speed indi cators and officers out on patrol, we aim to tackle people who continue to break the law. “Speeding is an issue which concerns a
lot of people and we found motorists were exceeding the 30mph limit through the villages of Sabden and Mellon “If anyone is caught speeding exces
sively or driving in a careless and wreck less manner they will be prosecuted.”
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