+ 24 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, January 4th, 2007 wfww.clitheroetoday.co.uk Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified)


ROEFIELD Leisure Cen­ tre, the registered charity d e d ic a te d to p ro v id in g sport and recreation for the community of the Ribble Valley, is turning back the clock to M ay 2005 by restoring free parking for


its customers. After much deliberation,


Roefield’s management team has decided to absorb the day­ time and weekend car parking charges introduced by Ribble Valley Borough Council in May 2005. Customers using the car


park, which is operated by the council independently of the leisure centre, will still need to buy a parking ticket and dis­ play it in their vehicle. However, if Roefield cus­


tomers then hand in the ticket at reception on their next visit


Free parking at your leisure! Work off that Ghristmas excess!


IP you have made a resolution to be more active in 2007, Clitheroe’s Roefield Leisure Centre is offering the perfect way to start. I t is staging a “come and try it day"


this Saturday, January 6th, giving indi­ viduals or, alternatively, whole families the opportunity to try out a wide range of sports and activities throughout the day. Participants can try out as many of


the activities as they want and stay as long as they like, with something on offer for all ages and abilities. Better still, the first 10 families tp turn up on the day will receive free entry, sav­


to the centre, they will be reimbursed the cost of either a one or two-hour stay, up to 70p. Roefield Leisure Centre


ing the £10 cost of a family ticket. Other admission prices are £4 for adults and £3 for under-16s and the event runs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Sports on offer include junior soccer


coaching (age five to eight), badminton (including over-50s badminton), netball, martial arts and table tennis, while other activities include pilates, belly dancing, triple toner, bums and turns, yoga, over- 50s aerobics. Turbo Tots and combat/box fit. In the gymasium, people can take on


rowing, treadmill and circuit challenges throughout the day, while anyone aged eight or over can have a go on the centre’s


climbing wall - advised by a qualified instructor. For further details of the sports and activities on offer, or the tirnes when they are taking place, please pick up a leaflet from the leisure centre in Edisford Road or telephone 01200


444535. Remember, only the first 10 families


through the doors when the centre opens at 9 a.m. qualify for free admission, and once inside you can stay as long as you like.


You can also find out more about Roe­


field Leisure Centre and what it offers all year round from its website (www.roe- field.co.uk).


manager Tony Rodia were introduced was that the explained: “The general con- additional cost was unaccept- sensus from the public at the able, with many regular time the car parking charges leisure centre users having to


Pupils spread some festive cheer


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A BUSY programme of festive activ­ ity throughout December marked the run-up to Christmas at The Manor House in Chatburn. Pupils from both Brookside Pri­


mary School in Clitheroe and Chat- bum Primary School visited the res­ idents and sang carols. The Brookside pupils were accom­


panied by several of their teachers and Mr 'Trevor Lord was pianist for the day. This was followed by a special visit


from Ribble Valley Mayor, Coun. Peter Ainsworth. In addition, a very polished piano


recital was given by Mr Tom Wardle and talented dancers from the Mary Waddington School of Dance, in Clitheroe, took centre stage and per­ formed a bit of jazz, tap and ballet


with additional performances of singers and flute playing. Later, a candlelit carol service was given by members of the congregations of local churches and chapels. As if this wasn’t enough, between


all these events, many of the resi­ dents and day care visitors also enjoyed Christmas performances at Chatburn and Grindleton primary schools. The senior citizens’ parties given


by Chatburn villagers and the pupils a t Rowland County Secondary School were also enjoyed. Another highlight of the season was the visit to the home by Father Christmas, assisted by Clitheroe Round Table. Father Christmas brought an indi­


vidual gift for each resident and spent time mingling with everyone.


Last, but not least, it was eyes down as residents enjoyed a Christmas bingo afternoon to raise funds for the church clock restoration fund and Manor House Social Fund. An open invitation to the event


was accepted by many villagers, friends, relatives of the home’s resi­ dents and daycare visitors. Prizes were awarded for “lines”


and “full house” and a Grand Raffle was drawn during the interval. A potato pie tea followed by coffee and mince pies rounded off the event, which raised £150. Pictured are pupils from Chatbum


Primary School singing for residents at The Manor House in Chatburn and, inset, pupils from Brookside Primary School get ready to per­ form. (s)


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wellbeing of the community who live in the area, but the car parking charges under­ mined our charitable objective - to make sport and recreation activities activities accessible and affordable to the majority of the inhabitants of the Rib­ ble Valley.” The new refunds system


came into operation from yes­ terd ay (January 3rd), bu t remember, you must still buy and display a parking ticket and hand it in for a refund on your next visit to the leisure centre. Mr Rodia added: “We thank those of you who have been enjoying our facilities and hope th a t this might encourage some of you to join them. On behalf of the Roe­ field management team, I wish you all a happy and healthy New Year.”


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Sadness at death of former village vicar


A FORMER vicar of Downham has died a t the age of 81. The Rev. Canon Francis Eric Chard was


vicar in the Ribble Valley village for 16 years. He had been appointed rural dean of Whalley in 1983 and in 1988 left Downham to become the county’s first full-time Ecu­ menical Officer. Educated at the Royal Masonic School in


Bushey, he worked for a time as a chemist with ICI. A wartime bomber pilot. Canon Chard graduated from the University of Durham in 1955. In 1981, he returned to Durham after being awarded a Master of


Letters. Canon Chard was ordained in 1957 and


served curacies in Cleveleys and at Preston Parish Church before becoming vicar of St Bartholomew’s in Blackburn where he stayed for 12 years before moving to Down­


ham. After leaving the village. Canon Chard


spent six years in his post as Lancashire’s Ecumenical Cfficer. His ecumencial work first began in 1961, it was eight years later he was named Ecumenical Officer for the Diocese of Blackburn and was also Diocesan Adviser for the Pastoral Auxiliary Ministry. In 1975, Canon Chard was put in charge


of plans to mark the Colden Jubilee of the Blackburn Diocese, co-ordinating all cele­ brations for the occasion. A member of the Archbishop of Canter­


bury’s Commission on Roman Catholic rela­ tions, Canon Chard once preached to royal­ ty, giving a sermon at Sandringham Church in 1989 in the presence of the Duke and Duchess of Kent. Three years earlier in 1986 he had been


made an honorary canon of Blackburn Cathedral. A blood donor for many decades. Canon Chard notched up his century in 1995; 14 years'after receiving a gold award for 50 donations from the National Blood Transfusion Servica Canon Chard donated his 100th pint a


week before his 71st birthday. At the time he was one of only three donors in the county to reach this milestone. He and his tvife, Ethel, were married in Bolton after meeting during the war. The


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