18 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, December 20th, 2007
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eastlancsnews.co.uk Loss of St Mary’s Centre will be a great tragedy for the whole town
I AM sure that by now it will be public knowledge that the Trinity Community Partnership will be withdrawing from operating at the St Mary’s Centre after being unsuccessful in obtaining the neces sary support and funding to buy the building for redevelopment as an Arts and Cultural Centre. Does Clitheroe want its own village
hall? Only the people of Clitheroe can answer that question. There is no other facility within the town that can accom modate large groups of people. Indeed many of the well established users of the centre may now have to start to look else where for a venue to hold their events and meetings. Does anything else comparable exist? I don't think so. There is likely to be no cinema in the
town very soon and if you want to see a movie, be prepared to have to travel sev eral miles. The Ribble Valley Film club will have no venue in the future. What will happen to the operatic socie ty that has been performing at the centre
for many years? All the live entertain ment that has been a popular part of the Clitheroe social scene will cease after three years of hard work to establish the venue as one of the most up and coming in the North West. Schools will have to look for alternative
venues to hold their Christmas plays, assemblies and presentation evenings. The beer festival that has become a popu lar calendar event may never happen again. These are only a few examples of what
has become an established p ar t of Clitheroe life in recent times for many of us. Of course there are arguments against establishing such a venue, such as lack of car parking, competition with the soon to be opened “Grand” in the New Year (which incidentally is not similar to the St Mary's whatsoever) and the fact that many people may not want such a venue to even exist, which I doubt. However, if we are to lose this opportu nity to redevelop the centre it seems
unlikely that something similar will ever become available. Of course we can have another wine bar, or restaurant if we want, but we will not be able to establish our village hall in such an excellent cen tral location. It is narrow minded that those who
could have supported the venture have failed to see the potential that exists for Clitheroe people. There is absolutely no point in naming them because I am sure that the St Mary's debate will continue long after this letter and we will learn more of the facts. It does seem strange to me, however, that the people of Nelson are having their own centre built, sup ported by the NWDA, the local council and financial institutions. What makes us any different from them? The Nelson project has the full support of the council and its elected representatives. Sadly it would appear that this is not the case in Clitheroe. A strong community spirit and pres ence is apparent within the town. I see it
everywhere I go. It's just a shame that our community may never have its own “Village Hall”. For example you only need to travel a few miles in any direction to see fine examples of community build ings that truly reflect community spirit. The Brewery Arts Centre at Kendal springs to mind. Government is keen to see assets trans
ferred to the community by local councils to help them develop community-led regeneration. Community Asset transfer is happening all around the country. Please do support St Mary's at least for
the next few weeks. It may well be your last chance to savour the final days of our “Village Hall” unless something last minute can be done to save it. I was reminded of a conversation that I
had with a local elected councillor, when I moved back to the town a few years ago. I had said nothing had changed with the reply being: “That’s good isn't it!” ... this sums up everything to me.
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Thank you, once again, for a great response to our appeal
by Natalie Cox
THANK YOU, your gen erosity has again been over whelming. Pre sents donated to our
fourth annual Toy Appeal - run in conjunction with the Salva tion Army - are currently being delivered to around 100 children across the area. Capt. Elizabeth Smith and Lt
Brenda Wise have again been overseeing the collection of gifts from their shop in Lowergate and from the Clitheroe Adver tiser office. This week the Appeal was also
boosted by staff at Sainsbury’s in Clitheroe who donated pres ents specifically aimed a t teenagers and the bike, gener ously given to the appeal by Mr John Hargreaves, of A. E. Harg-
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• WANTED... new members in all voice parts to join the Elizabethan Singers, of Blackburn. This is an experienced choir with an extensive reper
are not just thinking of them selves, but thinking of others and have gone that extra mile by supporting our appeal is fan tastic. “When I am sorting through
all the presents that have been donated I can picture a child’s face when they open their pres ents on Christmas morning and I can visualise their surprise and delight. “We are very grateful to
everyone who donated to this year’s Toy Appeal.”
• Anyone who will be on their
own on Christmas Day could enjoy some festive fellowship and a free lunch. Every year the S alvation
Army hosts a special lunch a t its base in Lowergate and anyone who would like to go along should contact Capt. Smith on 0770 9351394.
toire and would like singers from the Ribble Val ley and surrounding area to join the choir. For fur ther information telephone 01772 862782.
Clean up or pay the
price ON Sunday my partner and I decid ed to have a walk into town with our two children - 1 am a resident in the Henthom area and have been most of my life. As soon as we
entered Henthorn Road my son went through some ani mal muck on the pavement. I was disgusted
by this as there are signs along the paths stating no fouling of the pave ments and also there have been spe cially designated areas on Henthorn Park for this It took me about
10 minutes to clean the wheels on his skateboard so we could continue with our walk, then no less than five min utes later my part ner wheeled into some more on the same side of the pavement with the pram. The whole of
Henthorn Road is covered in animal muck and it won’t be long before some one’s child picks some up and catch es some kind of dis ease. I would just like
to say to all you people with these pets in the area- have a bit of respect for people having to use the pathway and clean up after yourselves or pay the penalty.
AN IRATE RESIDENT (Name and address supplied).
Nurse injured by flying mug
A STAFF nurse at Calderstones Hospital needed treatment for a head wound after being hit by a cup thrown by a patient. Blackburn magistrates heard that
Claire Mavis Everett had previous con victions for violent attacks on staff at the Whalley hospital. But the magistrates dealt with her by
a £100 compensation order after hear ing she’had launched the cup at a wall and had never intended to harm the nurse. Everett (27) pleaded guilty to
assaulting Staff Nurse Lucy Ditri. Mr Philip Potter (prosecuting) said
Staff Nurse Ditri was leaving the stock room when she heard the defendant arguing with two members of staff. As she turned to look what was happening she saw Everett throwing the cup down the corridor and it hit her on the head. The cup caused a three centimetre
wound which had to be glued. Mr Stephen Barker (defending) said
his client pleaded guilty on the basis she was reckless. “She is adamant there was nobody
there when she threw the cup,” said Mr Barker. He said Everett, who has been resi
dent in Calderstones for seven years, had become upset when a member of staff refused to give her a light for a cig arette. “She became agitated, not with the
victim, but with the other member of staff, and threw the cup out of frustra tion,” said Mr Barker. Passing sentence, the presiding mag
istrate said anything other than a com- pensation order would not assist Everett. “You are getting all the help available
in the community in which you live,” she said.
Pleasant month
HIGH pressure dominated the weather throughout the month of October resulting in below average rainfall with only 54.9 mm (2.196 inches) being measured. Temperatures throughout the month
remained pretty constant, in the 11-15C range and no night frost. On the whole a very pleasant autumn month ending with mild, sunny days.
Date MaxC MaxF Min F Rain mm 1
13
2 13 3 13 4 13 14 13 13 12 13 15 15 15 14 14 14
5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15
17
20 22
16 ' 13 12
18 . 11 19 11 11
21 11 12 11 11 11 12 12 13
23 24 25 26 27 28
Total rainfall 54.9 mm = 2.196 inches.
29 11 11 13
30 31
57 56 56 65 58 57 56 52 56 60 60 60 58 58 58 56 52 50 50 51 51 52 50 50 50 52 54 56 50 54 56
48 48 49 41 46 44 48 48 50 48 56 58 56 56 48 40 36 38 38 36 41 40 36 42 46 48 50 44 42 46 54
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0.5 9.9 0.7
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0.8 1.3 1.5
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Ramblers enjoy circular route
A 10-MILE circular walk from the Spring Wood picnic site was enjoyed by 17 ramblers from Clitheroe. Led by Ben Brown, it took the
walkers almost six hours to com plete the route. The path took ramblers into
Whalley, up Whalley Banks and down into Dean Wood. From Cock Bridge, the park
land of Read Hall was passed to reach the road before field paths were taken to the stables at Read Wood Farm. The party then made its way
through Hodgeon Stone planta tion to the footbridge over Sab- den Brook where lunch was taken. An excellent waymarked foot
path with new stiles and gates was then followed for 600 yards to reach the road onto Wiswell Moor, near Lower Clerk farm, before a route through Dee Park Wood to Turkey Lane, via Wiswell, Lamb Roe and Brook House Farm, brought the walk ers back into Whalley and, after a short climb through woodland, to the start point.
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Stolen lorry overturns on notorious stretch of road
A STOLEN lorry overturned on a notorious stretch of road in the Ribble Valley as it was being fol lowed by a police vehicle. The lorry, which was taken from
outside a house in Sawley Road, Chatbum, was being driven along the A59 by-pass when it was spot ted by its owner who alerted the police.
Officers from Clitheroe pursued
the vehicle until the driver lost control and it tipped over near the Devil’s Elbow, in Read.
Party time
MORE than 110 senior citi zens of Billington, Langho and Whalley were invited by pupils and staff to a Christmas party held in St Augustine's RC High School, Billington. P ar ty entertainment was
provided by the pupils' school choir, band members and sev eral dancers and a game of bingo was also enjoyed. Festive food of sandwiches, mince pies, Christmas cake and a glass of sherry, was prepared by a team of school members and served by senior prefects. Thanks were expressed to
pupils of the school by one of the guests for a very enjoyable afternoon. Pictured are Mrs Margaret
Yates and Mrs Alwyn Swain being given VIP service by sen ior prefects of St Augustine's RC High School. (B141207/3)
Got a story? Then please call newsdesk on 01200 422324 . . . A major manhunt, involving a
police helicopter and dogs, was sparked after the driver fled the scene of the accident towards the direction of Burnley. The incident happened at 1-30 p.m. on Thurs day and the road was closed for more than two hours. Police are continuing to hunt the
man who is described as white, about 5ft. 7ins. tall, of stocky build and was wearing a baseball cap. Sgt Rob Evans of Clitheroe Police said investigations are con
tinuing. He added: “We have man aged to recover some items of clothing, which have been sent for forensic examination.” Anyone who witnessed the acci
dent or has information regarding the whereabouts of the missing man is urged to call police on 01200 443344 or the free and con fidential Crimestoppers line on 0800 555111. Our picture shows the stolen
lorry that overturned after a police chase. (S131207/4a)-
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