The Clitheroe Thursday, August 14th, 2008 No. 6,367 news and views from the Centre of the Kingdom www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk . Price 65p


attracted a good crowd of prome- . nadcrs, despite the persistent rain. ■ For the full '


story, see page 5;


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CimiNGIHE RIBBON -seepage?


I;:- ; : b y Duncan Smith r .


iiNOW you can have your- say on th e majo r p lan s to redevelop and re ju v e - :


Lnate Clitheroe Commu­ n ity Hospital.


. : Ribble Valley residents


: are ■•being- offered the • chance to hear about the ■: multi-million pound, plans for a new and expanded ■'community hospital for


Clitheroe and district at a series of public meetings


; next week. And there will •be the opportunity to give views and receive feed­ back. - The plari to bring com-^' munity-based health care into the heart of the Valley. was announced earlier this year. -


• ■ The investment proposal by East Lancashire Prima­ ry Care iTrust'was wel­


comed by Clitheroe Com-


; munity Hospital manager s Jacqueline Threlfall,'who s a id : '" I t ’s ■very exciting ■


: and ,we arVdelighted with the news


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• “I t represents a focus on mbdern facilities for .the


. future for. the people of the . Ribble Valley and we are pleased with,the planned


.provision of . new and expanded health facilities . within the community hos­


pital setting.’’ Valley resi-; dents are being given the. opportunity .to hear about the outline proposals and ■ to have' their say at three. venues. Two se^ions are planned,


next Tuesday, August, 19th, in the Ribble Valley Borough Council Cham­ bers, in Church-Walk, Clitheroe, the f irs t being between 1-30 and 3 p.m. , and the second between 3-.


30 and 5 p.m. The follow­ ing . day, Wednesday


. August 20th, a session,is:- planned a t Slaidburn Vil­ lage Hall from 2 to 3-30 ,


; p!nL . On Thursday, August, 21st,'there will be a meet­ ing in the Boardroom at CalderstonesNHS.Trust, Mitton Road,' Whalley, between 9-30 and 11 a.m.


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