2 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, May 24th, 2007
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13 Valley Matters ..................................6,7 m Village News ............................12,13,14 0 Letters.............................................16,31 H Weekendplus ................................28,29 l i Thursday feature................................30 H Family Notices ..............................24,25 S3 Readersplus........................................21 1 Motors Today................................40-52 H Sport ...............................................53-56
AT A GLANCE... Castle is floodlit - page 5
Ex-CRGS man makes a billion! - page 9 Melt helps overseas women - page 15 Madeleine - a mother’s view page 6
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Homebase wins build go-ahead
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town centre. Shopping patterns would be altered through the change in the nature of car journeys within the catchment. The benefit of clawing back expenditure within the Clitheroe area from outlets further away is likely to result in reduced car mileage overall, though this benefit is hard to quantify.” Regarding what he con
sidered to be the other main issue, the effect the proposal would have on the character and appear ance of the surroundings including the setting of the conservation area, he said: “The site is outside Clitheroe Conservation Area and I am satisfied that the proposed devel opment would not adversely affect its setting. “To the contrary, by
removing a random, dis jointed and largely unat tractive collection of com mercial structures the effect of the appeal devel opment would be posi tive.” Now planning approval
has been granted, subject to numerous conditions, the proposal is to demolish all the existing buildings on the site and build a sin gle retail warehouse unit of 2,981 sq m, together with an external garden centre area of 735 sq m to the rear. Parking for 115 vehicles has been outlined in the plans, as has vehicle access off Queensway at the existing access point. Homebase has indicat
ed its willingness to accept a condition restricting the type of goods to be sold from the store primarily to DIY goods for home improvements and garden related products, furni
ture, floor coverings, soft furnishings and electrical products. When asked when work
would s ta r t on the new store, a spokesman for Homebase said no further comment could be made until the company had received the appeal deci sion and its conditions in full. However, Coun. Rich
ard Sherras, chairman of Ribble Valley Borough Council’s Planning and Development Committee, did provide the council’s response to the decision. He commented: “There
were strong arguments for and against the Homebase application. After careful consideration, however, committee members felt a supermarket-type store would have an injurious effect on the retail vitality of the town centre and therefore refused it. The Planning Inspectorate considered this was insuf ficient grounds for refusal and upheld the appeal, albeit with stringent con ditions.” The new president of
Clitheroe Chamber of Trade Nigel P ra t t said that although he believed some of the objections raised to the original plan ning application by Clitheroe Chamber of Trade were still valid, he wanted to move forward and develop a good work ing relationship with Homebase. “Anything th a t impr
oves the retail environ ment in the town, I’m all for,” he added Dawson’s declined to
make any comment about the Inspector’s decision. ® “Who’s had the last
laugh?” see letters, page 16.
A real countryman
FORMER building trade worker Mr Roy Smith has died in the Royal Black burn Hospital, aged 71. Born in Accrington, Mr
Smith, pictured, lived for many years at Elm Tree Farm, Oswaldtwistle, before moving to Clitheroe four years ago. He served for a time in the East Lan cashire Regiment before his career in the building trade, working for many years at Leonard Fair- clough Construction, in Huncoat. A competent horseman
who loved being in the countryside, his main interest was animals and dogs in particular, espe cially Scottish deerhounds, greyhounds and lurchers. He leaves his wife,
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Free bus passes to be scrapped?
by Duncan Smith
FREE school buses for many new pupils attending Clitheroe Royal Grammar School could be scrapped
from September 2008. At the moment, Ribble Valley children
living three miles or more from the school they attend - either Clitheroe Royal Grammar, Ribblesdale High or Bowland High - are entitled to free transport to their school. However, Lancashire County Council is
proposing changes which would mean a child would only get free transport to the “nearest suitable school”, provided it was three miles or more from their home. For example, a child from Whalley who
gains a place at CRGS is currently enti tled to free transport to and from that school. However, if the proposed changes go through, a Whalley child starting at CRGS in September 2008 would not get free transport because Ribblesdale High is nearer to that child’s home. The child would only get free transport if he or she attended Ribblesdale High. Similarly, a child from Gisburn would only qualify for free transport to Bowland High School, not CRGS. The county council’s consultation doc
ument on the proposed changes tells par ents of Ribble Valley children due to start
high school in 2008 that: “If your child secures a place at CRGS it is unlikely your child will receive travelling expenses because, in the majority of cases, Rib blesdale High or Bowland High schools will always be nearer to your home than CRGS.” The consultation period began on May
7th and ends on Friday, June 15th. A drop-in session, offering more information for parents and carers, was held on Tues day at Ribblesdale High School and another is planned today a t Clitheroe Library from 4 to 7 p.m. Critics of the proposed change say it
discriminates against children able to gain a place at CRGS, but who live more than three miles from it. Many of the Ribble Valley villages do not have altr- ernative public transport so the daily duty and cost of taking children to and from CRGS would fall directly on parents and carers. The change could also lead to a significant increase in “school run” traf fic, in clear contradiction of the county council’s environmental aims and policies. The full consultation document,
including a form to make your views known, is available online at the county council’s website on the following (
www.lancashire.gov.uk). You can also download the consultation document from our website at:
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Too scared to let children out
A CLITHEROE mum was left too scared to let her children out of her sight after she had been threatened by a 16- year-old boy. Ifyndburn magistrates heard the
youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, made racial comments to the woman before saying he was going to blow her house up and th a t he knew where her children played. In a victim statement the mum said
she had to tell the children about the incident so they could be on their guard. “I have had to stop them going to the
park and when they are out of my sight, even when they are at school, I worry about what might happen to them,” she said. “I no longer feel able to go into town with the children in case he is there. My whole life has changed because of his con duct and it is not just my life but those of my children.” The teenager pleaded guilty to racially
aggravated harassment, damaging a fire alarm at Ribblesdale High School and using threatening behaviour on the same occasion, and possession of ecstasy and cannabis.
He was also in breach of a conditional
discharge imposed after he breached a community order for vandalising memo rial benches in Clitheroe Cemetery, dam aging a stained glass window at St Mary Magdelene Church and damaging parked cars. He was sentenced to com munity supervision for 18 months, ordered to do 100 hours’ unpaid work and ordered to pay £250 in compensation to the harassment victim and £400 in court costs. Mr Gareth Price (defending) said the
youth had not fully understood the ram ifications of his behaviour until the mag istrates on a previous occasion had raised the possibility of a custodial sentence. “Things were brought very sharply
into focus,” said Mr Price. “His offending is low-level nuisance, it is just mindless, and perhaps making him put something back into Clitheroe is the best way to deal with him.” The Crown Prosecution Service has
also applied for an anti-social behaviour order (ASBO) against the youth, which will be heard by Hyndburn magistrates on July 3rd.
Fury at plan to charge skaters
“KEEP our skatepark free!” That is the stark message to council officials from local youngsters. A proposal by the Oasis Trust - a
Wendy, and children Kevin, Jackie, Gary, Vicky and Wendy Anne, as well as 12 grandchildren. His funeral will be this morn ing when a horse-drawn carriage will take him to a service conducted by Min ister Stephen Scholes at Accrington Crematorium.
Christian-based charity that manages and funds the park in the Castle Grounds, has been submitted to Ribble Valley Borough Council to amend the lease and charge each young person to use the community facility. The news has shocked local skaters and
their parents who say they cannot afford to pay for their children to use the park. Also unhappy with the plans is Mr
Steve Proctor, local youth worker and original skatepark founder. He said: “The
skatepark was originally founded as a free community facility. I am aware there are running costs involved with the park, but I think there are other ways these could be raised without charging for entry.” Clitheroe skatepark is one of the
regions’s best outdoor parks, built around 18 months ago with funding from the Lancaster Foundation at a cost of around £250,000. The proposal to charge local skaters to
use the park was discussed by Ribble Val ley councillors a t Tuesday evening’s Community Committee meeting. Any decision has been deferred until the next meeting in eight weeks time - page 16.
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It’s thumbs up to a great weekend!
By Natalie Cox CLITHEROE’S new Festival
Weekend was a great success. From Friday night and through
out Saturday and Sunday the town was buzzing with visitors enjoying a packed programme of entertain ment. Organisers described the three-
day event as “very successful”. Richard Jackson, of Clitheroe
the Future, said there had been many high points including the “excellent” birds of prey and the steam bus tours. He added: “More shops than I had hoped opened on the Sunday to give their support to the event and taste@clitheroe did an excellent job in promoting the Swan Courtyard. This is the first time that the festival has been a collaborative event and all in all we are really pleased with what hap pened.” The weekend events had been
organised jointly by Clitheroe the Future, Ribble Valley Rail, Clitheroe Beer Festival and New Form Arts, with support from Rib ble Valley Borough Council. Fellow organiser Peter Moore, of
Ribble Valley Rail, paid tribute to the volunteers who had given their time over the weekend to support Community Rail Day in Clitheroe. Said Mr Moore: “We will look at
the positives for next year and there is a lot that we can pick up from this event. I am delighted that some of the shops opened that do not normally open. This is the first time the event has been organ ised this way and we can now build on it. I have had a lot of comments both from visitors and people in town who have said ‘thank you’ for a cracking weekend and asking if we are doing it again next year.” Events got under way on Friday
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night with a concert organised by Clitheroe Great Days with crowds at the St Mary’s Centre dancing to the Latin rhythms of headliners Asere and supporting act Mambo
Jambo. There was music throughout the
weekend with performances from the Blackburn People’s Choir, the Laverne Sisters and Blojangles. American cars paraded through the town centre streets and were among the attractions on the field at Clitheroe Castle, where there was also a fair, a medieval re-enact ment and a birds of prey display. Passengers continuously packed
a vintage Bedford bus which took visitors on a guided countryside tour and a steam bus which provid ed a shuttle service between the Interchange and Bashall Bam. The St Mary’s Centre hosted the second annual beer festival which ran for two days, with lines sold out on
Sunday and featured more than 20
different ales. A railway exhibition at the Plat
form Gallery and a display of art at Clitheroe Library by New Form Arts added to the atmosphere. There were tasty barbecues at ven ues including the New Inn and taste@clitheroe deli in the Swan Courtyard. Owner Jamila Mulla- Hounslow said: “We also had wine tastings, samples of Leagrams cheeses and Bowland Outdoor reared pork sausages which were a sell out on the barbecue. Visitors to the festival were asked
for their thoughts on events. In the weeks to come organisers will analyse the information provided and use it help towards the plan ning of next year’s event.
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