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— Library’s smiling on children with special needs


CLITHEROE library has a Smile centre for children with special needs. Discussions are currently under


way with staff at the Children’s Cen­ tre who are setting up a new group for children with learning and physical


disabilities, to explore how the library


can support the group. At Whalley, a new induction loop


system has been installed for people with hearing aids. Links between Clitheroe Library and Ribblesdale


Children’s Centre are strengthening


and developing. Staff run regular joint story


time/craft activities at the library and at the centre for up to 24 people. A postnatal group meets regularly, giv­


ing staff the chance to explain the benefits of books for babies and young children. Between eight and 12 babies and their carers attend each session. As part of Pathfinder in Practice, staff from the library are


working with those from the Chil­ dren’s Centre to take services out to Dunsop Bridge. • Library staff in Mellor are to


introduce a Baby Bounce and Rhyme session.


Leave the housing decisions to locals


MP Nigel Evans has called for common sense on housing in the Ribble Valley. The former Barker’s Nursery site on


Whalley Road has been empty for several years while arguments rage regarding social or private housing. Demanding a rethink towards housing


policy, Mr Evans said: “Current Govern­ ment policies on housing often verge on the insane. “Last week I raised this very issue in


the House of Commons, during the response to the Queen’s Speech”. “An unintended consequence of this


Government’s housing policy is that brownfield sites are not being developed. They are falling into neglect. Sites such as Barker’s Nursery near Clitheroe have become unkempt, overgrown and unsightly. “Houses could happily be built there,


but the site remains undeveloped. Why? Because the Government dictates the site must be used for social housing. “While it’s clear we need social housing


in the overall mix, i t ’s frankly ludicrous that sites like this stand undeveloped. “Local decisions should be made by


local councillors based on local needs. For central government to be involved in local planning decisions smacks of control- freakery. “If Gordon Brown believes in devolv­


ing power, then he should let local author­ ities make decisions like these”.


Door staff assisted


ON page 23 of the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times on November 1st we carried a report of a court case which referred to “a fight outside a Whalley nightclub”. Although this was stated in court, we


have been asked by the nightclub to clar­ ify that the fight actually happened in King Street, some distance away, and that door staff from the club assisted police officers who were called to deal with the incident.


Hospice lottery wins


THE weekly winners of the East Lan­ cashire Hospice Lottery were: £1,000 Ms Kent, Accrington; £250 Mrs Oddie, par- wen and £100 Mrs Aspin, Oswaldtwistle.


There were also 15 £10 winners. If you would like to support your local


hospice by joining the lottery, please call Gill on 01254 342847.


Industrial units plan


PERMISSION has been granted to build more industrial units at Clitheroe’s Link 59 Business Park. Members of the bor­ ough council’s planning committee agreed that the units be approved subject to a number of conditions being met.


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Minor injuries


A ROYAL mail van was in collision with a white DAF truck in Moor Lane, Clitheroe, on Friday afternoon. A 25-year-old male suf­ fered minor injuries, but did not require hos­ pital treatment.


• MEMBERS of Clith­ eroe Young Farmers’ Club had a go at stock judging fat lambs. The group met at Closes


Hall Farm, Bolton-by- Bowland, by permission of Michael Comthwaite. Results were - Interme­ diate: 1, Will Bristol; 2,


James Capstick; 3, Phil Woodruff. Juniors: 1, Harry Whitwell; 2, Char­ lotte Wearden; 3, Sam Tennent. Their next outing is 10-


pin bowling. Members are asked to meet a t the Clitheroe Health Centre car park at 7-30 p.m.


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Pupils’ trip down Memory Lane


PUPILS at a Valley primary school recreated the past and celebrated the present. Youngsters at St Leonard’s School in


Langho spend a week looking at the history of their school from 1873 when it was founded up to the present day. Old photographs, old school log


books, maps and parish magazine arti­ cles were among some of the artefacts studied. Year Three pupils dressed as Victo­


rian children and experienced lessons as thev would have been in Victorian times, while Tear Four looked at some of the working conditions for Victori­


an children. Years Five and Six met a past pupil and learnt about life in the 1950s. Reception Class children found out


about old and new toys, while those in Years 1 and 2 looked at special places and visited the church. Throughout the special week, pupils


from the school’s journalist club became roving reporters, conducting interviews and writing articles for the school’s website - www.langho-st- leonards.lancs.sch.uk. St Leonard’s pupils are pictured


with some of the work produced dur­ ing their history week. (B121007/lc)


Replacing railings


A PLANNING applica­ tion has been submitted to Ribble Valley Borough Council for replacement of iron railings and gate (removed in the Second World War) on existing walls to front elevation. The new railings will be


handmade in mild steel, distressed and set into the walls in the tradition­ al manner. Comments on the pro­


posal at 15 Church Street. Clitheroe (num­ ber 1020) must be made to the council by Novem­ ber 23rd.


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