imes Thursday, December 14th, 2006 No. 6,281 news and views from the Centre of the Kingdom www.clitheroetoday.co.uk Price 62p Blues PAGE 48


The countdown begins to opening of The Grand


by Vivien Meath


TH E wraps should come off Clitheroe’s new. s ta te-of-the-art youth and community centre in


September 2007. Ground-breaking plans were unveiled


on Monday as Steve Chalke, the founder of the internationally success­ ful Oasis Trust, visited the York Street site where The Grand, the town’s for­ mer cinema, is midway through a multi-million pound facelift. The new venue is to be run by Oasis


on behalf of the Lancaster Foundation. The trust will also be taking over man­ agement of the highly acclaimed Castle skatepark - currently ranked national­ ly as the third best in the country by the boarders themselves- and one of the town’s most successful projects. A Christian foundation,-Oasis is


already making huge inroads into everyday life throughout Britain and abroad. The trust has turned round empty churches, is currently building three academies, runs health centres and a multitude of buildings to serve the community across the UK and abroad.


When completed. The Grand will house an inspirational youth, music


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and arts centre, with a cyber cafe, audi­ torium, recording studios, dance studio, reheard rooms and other facilities. Mr Chalke confirmed that, although spe­ cialising in media, music and the arts, the intention is to gradually develop a much wider range of educational and health care programmes. There will be a huge accent on the family, with young people at the heart of the building, but ad(htional facilities for parents, grand­ parents etc. The Grand will be run by David Wil­


son, who comes to Clitheroe from Bournemouth and is expected to start work early next year. He will work with the Gold Team, whose members have been working in educational support in local schools for several years. Oasis will be setting up a number of


consultation meetings in spring 2007, to allow local residents to hear more about the developing opportunities, ask ques­ tions and help guide the future strate­ gy.


Mr Chalke added: “Oasis’s goal is to


work alongside other service providers and to play a strong role in helping meet the n e ^ of young people and the wider community, whether education­ al, personal or spiritual.” John and Steven Lancaster said they believed the revamped venue would


bring new opportunities to the area’s young people. “I t ’s about regenera­ tion,” said Steven. “The transformation of this building into a state-of-the-art venue continues the further provision of new and much needed facilities in Clitheroe. Our aim is to strengthen


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community and create key develop­ ment opportunities, in particular for


young people.” The LiMcaster Foundation is plough­


ing millions of pounds into the develop­ ment of youth and community facili­ ties in the town. Oasis has, said John


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AN artist’s impression of the new-Iook Grand (s)


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Lancaster, been chosen to manage the new facility due to its pioneering work and 21-year pedigree in delivering services that confront injustice and promote inclusion. I t has been a proven success elsewhere and is intent on continuing that work in Clitheroe.


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