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By Vivien Meath


■ AN international consortium is hoping Ho develop a state-of-the-art racecourse on the boundary of the Kibble Valley


;andHyndburn. : The Lancashire Economic Partnership has


been approached by a consortium seeking to j develop four state-of-the-art racecourses


I worldwide. Two are to be located in the Far ;East and two in Europe. East Lancashire


: was identified as the preferred location for


one of the European courses. Two overseas Heads of State are involyed and the project is supported in the UK by a


. high-profile racecourse owner. A potential site, on the boundary of Hyndbum and the


iPupils launch own 'poverty campaign


|sTO mark World Debt Day and the 60th ■anniversary of Christian Aid, pupils at St ■Michael and St John’s RC Primary School,


■ ■Clitheroe, joined representatives of I' CAFOD to wrap a white band around their 1: school in support of the “Make Poverty Injistory” campaign. Our picture shows the school s young-


I sters, staff and CAFOD representatives showing their support for the campaign. ■ (A160505/5)


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Kibble Valley, has been identified and has met with the requirements of the consor­


tium,, Mr Dennis Taylor, chief executive of the • ■ . ' •


Lancashire Economic Partnership, said: “We have met ivith the consortium and with rep­ resentatives of the respective local authori­ ties. We have been asked to respect the confi­ dentiality of the current negotiations and to


■ act as facilitators of the process. “Financial backers have comniitted an ini­ tial amount of £17m. to fund stage one of


- the tour sites. Sites in China, Sri Lanka and two in England have been identified and sites are being visited by technical teams and


financial backers. If East Lancashire tails to secure the race­


course, it ivill not come to England at all . 1^


The racecourse will be a major boost for


East Lancashire as it will be the first pur­ pose-built racecourse created in the UK this century and only the second since the 19th


Century. New technology will be used to create an •


all-weather grass surface, enabling the con­ sortium to guarantee up to 60 days racing a year (normally 20 days Mth up to 20% lost through adverse weather). Complementary facilities could include a


five- star hotel, a theme park, associated retail opportunities, stabling, an equestrian centre and an educational “experience”. The partnership will meet; with the finan­


ciers and project team on their return from the Far East in the next few weeks to joint­ ly consider the next step.


Sawley canoeist (19)


wins world cup gold by Chris Boden


SAWLEY-based canoeist Jen­


nie Schofield has won his first Wild Water Racing World


Cup gold medal. The 19-year-old former


Clitheroe Royal Grammar. School pupil, now at Lough­ borough University,,won the first sprint event in the men's singles (Kl) class at Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham on


; After the first run, Schofield, pictured above, with a time of 71.21 seconds, found himself in third place, with the Slovenian Nejc Znidarcic leading, having posted a time almost a second


Sunday.


faster. But Schofield went much


quicker on the second run with a time of 70.20 seconds, and much to his delight and that of the crowd, Znidarcic could not match him, and he held on to win with a com­


bined time of 141.47 seconds. Commenting on his first


gold medal, Jonniesaid: “I am thrilled, especially after a slightly disappointing first run. After being a second down, I knew I had to pull it out of the bag for the second sprint.”


The Wild Water Racing


World Cup Series started on Sunday and runs until May 29th, with the latest event, a classic over a longer course, taking place at Washburn in Harrogate yesterday. As well as competing for


medals in each individual race, paddlers also score points, with the best four scores from six forming their overall World Cup points


tally. Jonnie will also be in action


at Castle Connell, Ireland, over the weekend, before trav­ elling to Bala, Wales, the fol­ lowing week for the last stage,


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