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ARTISTS who live and work in - Ribble Valley have the chance to- exhibit their work a t.th e new £3.5million, Clitheroe; Castle Museum complex. ■,


‘ • ' ‘ The museum opened to the pub- .


lie on" May 23rd after a two-year; , refurbishment featuring a glas s,, atrium linking the museum and, .; North West Sound Archives on two levels, a cafe, interactive dis- ; play facilities and education suite. 'The complex also features a n ’ ,


exhibition space, called .“The ^ Steward’s Gallery’^ which.will house three arts, heritage and his-;


tory exhibitions per year. This will, include an exhibition entitled ; “Inspired", running from October 24th to January 10th, 2010, and ; featuring the work of amateur, professional or s tu dent"visual, artists living or working in Ribble; Valley. ■ The exhibition is being organ-!- ised by the Ribble Valley Arts


■


Alliance,'a'public^and private sec-, tor partnership corordinated by,


•Ribble-Valley Borough Council and the Ribble-Valley Strategic- Partnership and aimed at promot­ ing arts in Ribble-Valley. Artists


■ ■ ■ Artists ■ are invited to submit any type of


.-■fine art, including two or three- /. dimensional pieces and pieces up ..to 1.8 metres in height, for consid- ;■ eration in the exhibition. : - -'Artists are asked to submit an


application form, up to six images of up to three pieces of work and a 150-word statement to the Plat-


:: form Gallery, in Station Road, =; Clitheroe, by August 7. ■pfi •


- Application packs and


= detailed entry criteria are available A from Katherine Rodgers on 01200


- 443071 (email: katherine.rodgers ,(gribblevalley.gov.uk). ;


Tribute for councillor ■ahead of her time’


Ann calls school to ‘order’


HOTLY tipped as the next Speaker, of the House of Commons, Ann Widdecombe MP received a warm welcome a t Stonyhurst College, Hurst Green. The prominent MP for


Maidstone and the Weald was the guest of honour at the college’s “Great Academies” event, where she present­ ed prizes and awards to pupils who have excelled in academic subjects throughout the year. Later Miss Widde­


combe took to the podi­ um and gave an interest­ ing speech were she spoke honestly about her own academic background. She said th a t even


■ though she excelled a t subjects such as Latin and Greek," she never.


became Prime Minister, unlike Winston Churchill and John Major, who had struggled at school.


■ - She said: “What is important is to persevere and never give up and to remember to do things for others. “But,the most impor­


tant thing of all is what is taught here, that every­ thing should be done to God’s glory.” She finished her speech


with a topical comment, “...and maybe not for the last time ladies and gen­ tlemen...order, order, order!” which was greet-- ed with a huge round of applause from the pupils, staff and parents. “Everyone enjoyed


, Ann Widdecombe’s lively and ■ inspirational speech,” said Andrew


Johnson, headmaster a t Stonyhurst. “She spoke for 20 min­


utes without any notes, which was very impres­ sive.


■ “Ann has been to


Stonyhurst College before , on a private engagement, but this was her first and hopefully not last, official visit.” Star ting on Friday


afternoon the Great Academies events began with abseiling, raft build­ ing and music recitals. After supper the pupils


performed songs from popular musicals to other pupils and parents. ■ - On Saturday morning


Mass was celebrated in St P eter’s, before the


. prizegiving. Afterwards, lunch was enjoyed,by everyone.:


■ ■ MP backs new Speaker nomination


RIBBLE VALLEY MP Nigel Evans is encouraging Ann Widdecombe, MP for ■ Maidstone and The Weald, to stand for- nomination as Speaker of the House of' Commons. _


- ' ' Speaking from Westminster, Mr


Evans said: “The institution of Parlia­ ment is in need of serious reform. - ■ “ I would.like to see Ann Widder!


combe in the Speaker’s chair helping to lead th a t reform. She has served her


: constituents with distinction tor many • years. She is'well-respected across the House and well-known across the coun­ try for her.integrity, independence and


C high moral standing. I hope she mil p u t : her name forward and if she decides to - stand, I will back her all the way.’V.- ■


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( sunny summer barbecue can prove a , costly mistake.


_ ■


ONE ice cold lager too many at the .


, A summer drink'-drive campaign' f led byLanc^hire Constabulary and


r- the Lancashire Partnership for.Road ; Safety is now tinder way. ■ ‘


'


.. As part of the national crackdown, police pfficers will be out in force tar­ geting those who get into the car


■•■despite having had alcohol/ The . Road Saftey Partnership will also be : carrsdng out a number of education


i . /* by Julie Magee "


MOURNERS packed St Ambrose’s Church, Grindleton, on Friday • for the funeral of for­ mer Ribble Valley councillor Mrs Patri­ cia Hall (pictured) who has been described as “a woman ahead of her time” by loved ones/


■ Born in Burnley to. Harold and Mildred Wal­ ters, P a t moved to Clitheroe at a very young age attending Pendle Junior : School and Clitheroe - Grammar School for Girls. During these formative


years, Pat’s tendancy to kick against social con­ vention soon became apparent. Wearing lip­ stick and smoking during school hours were jus t two ways she chose to express herself,.much to the. dismay of her teach­ ers! ■ A member of Clitheroe ■


Parish Youth Club,' i t was there th a t she met her husband, the late Rev James T. Hall, the curate who ran the club. They.:'.m a rried -. a t ■ Clitheroe Parish Church in the;1940s before mov­ ing toJllackpool where her :-husband .became-.


curate to St Christo­ pher’s Church. In the years that fol­


lowed, his ministry took the couple to St George’s Church, Darwen, where they had their second child Christine. I t was there th a t a member of the church’s congrega­ tion complained to the Bishop about Pat’s fond­ ness for trousers. . . In true Patricia style,


she promptly went out and bought herself a pair of red slacks, which she wore for a month after­ wards! ■ ..The-vicarage- of St Ambrose: Church at Grindleton was to be the- couple’s next home and where their youngest son Jeremy, was born. A short spell in Skipton followed


.when Rev Hall became Head of Religious Edu­ cation at'-'Aireville School. But Pat’s love of


the Ribble Valley soon led to the couple setting up home in the area once again with her husband ; having to commute from Grindleton to Skipton before securing a position a t Ribblesdale High School. • • . • Her passion for the


Ribble Valley was one Pat was forced to pursue alone, however, when sh e . was widowed in 1977.' Moving to Eshton Ter­


race, Clitheroe, P a t threw herself into com­ munity life, lending her support


to secure


Clitheroe a physiothera­ py unit. She also became a


Conservative town and borough councillor and ■ was deputy mayor at one stage in her political career. ■ Never one to crave the


limelight, Pat, who will be remembered for pre­ senting her opinions forcibly during council meetings and tor her dis­ like of “talking shops”, declined the opportunity to become Mayor of Clitheroe. This aversion


■ to anything “showy”, however, did not prevent her becoming h e a v i ly .


• involved with Clitheroe.- Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society," albeit ■ in a backstage capacity.


Her mammoth raffles and their prizes are still legendary. ' Throughout her life,


; P a t always had a keen interest in local history. As a girl, she was taught much about Clitheroe’s past by the latpUocal his­ torian Mr Arthur Lang- shaw. , ’


' ■ She used this knowl­


edge toAvin a street-nam­ ing competition run by Gleesoh Homes for the company-smew housing estate,‘Highmoor Park, off Pendle Road, Clitheroe, back in November, 1992. ■ The £250 prize money


she received was prompt­ ly donated to the Derian House Children’s Hos­ pice, for which she was a keen fund-raiser since its foundation. P a t, who had six


grandchildren and five g reat-grandchildren, enjoyed travelling in later life. Favourite destina­ tions included Austria and Canada. Suffering with ill


- health for several years, Pat moved to The Manor House, Chatburn, where she thoroughly enjoyed spe'nding.the last few


months of her life. Dona- -tions in her memory can


. be made to Derian House . Children’s Hospice. .


V


■ .and awareness acti-vities.-Last year’s /. summer campaign saw the number a V


■ -. d ro p ,to 4.6.%'from 5.5% in 2007.';: Now officers^want triat figur


.-T decre^e even further. ■ •• ' . Inspector Martin Bishop, from the


Road Policing Unit, said: “Our pre-;; ■vious joint campaigns over the p a s t '


of people who failed or refused a test ( /


placent and one person drink-driving is one too many. . ■ “This summer’s campaign will also focus on those who choose to take illegal drugs and drive. The conse­ quences of this are just as severe and we are now in a position to be able to test people for drug-driving.


, ■ .


.. two years have been successful and ; ■ we have seen our failure and refusal ■


; rate fall to nearly half the national ■' average. However, we are not com; >


'' ■ “Weather experts are predicting a good"summer and if they’re correct I ’m sure we will want to enjoy the sunshine. H6wever,-if you are. out drinking then you should leave the


■.. car at home. Furthermore, you must; ; also remember that you may still b e ; over, the limit the morning ^ te r and


; we would urge people to think before ; they get in the car the next day.


: “Our message is, as always, a sim-/ / pie one do not drink and drive and do not take drugs and drive.” ; ■ ■: . ■ . Liirda Sanderson, communications'


.,, manager for Lancashire Partnership • for Road Safety, added: “An endorse-'" ment for a drink-driving offence'" , remains on a licence for 11 years


kicks off t- 1 *^


helping make ‘one for the,road’ socially unacceptable amongst, the majority of "Lancashire road users.


: However, the fear of. killing someone whilst drmng over thelimit orbeing banned from" driving has not hit home amongst the younger, inexpe-.


■


rienced drivers. . “With the promise of a long hot summer,-’-thefe w'ill he plenty of opportunities to take turns and share the responsibility of driving your friends and family home safe.”


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our 'Ctitheroe in Bioom' comnetition [Pirates raise charity cash


A NATIONAL campaign group is urging a rethink on the future of Clitheroe’s Community Hospital. The Victorian Society is a national


charity campaigning to preserve impor­ tant Victorian and Edwardian buildings and landscapes so th a t they can be enjoyed by this and future generations. I t provides expert advice on how such


buildings and landscapes can be adapted to the way we live now, while keeping what is special about them.


. I t has strongly backed a local cam­


paign headed by Clitheroe Civic Society to save Clitheroe Community Hospital - . originally built as the town’s Victorian workhouse - from possible demolition. As previously reported. East Lan- .


cashire PCT is planning a new £I2m. hospital facility on vacant land next to the existing and outdated hospital. In order to achieve the best price for


the existing site, it has applied for outline planning permission to demolish the • buildings on it and put up 52 houses. Clitheroe Civic Society wants the


Pupils at Ribbicsdalc High School present a cheque for £250 to Louise Sumner from Rainbow House. B010509/2


PIRATES are not all rogues - there are some good ones sailing the high seas of Clitheroe. These include pupils of Rib­


blesdale High School Technolo­ gy College.


■ _ Earlier this term, more than


70 pupils performed their swashbuckling adventure, “Pirates”, to packed houses. During the performances raf­ fles were held with all the prizes


■ donated by local businesses. This raised £250, and a


cheque for this amount was pre­ sented to a representative of Rainbow House, a charity which helps disabled children. Head of drama Heather


: Holaday said how hard the chil­ dren had worked on this pro­ duction and how pleased she was that local businesses had supported them.


main building, fronting Chatbum Road, to be sa'ved and converted to apartments, arguing that is is a significant and much­


Save youth call


A NEW group is being formed in Clitheroe to try and keep youngsters entertained and away from the temptations of drugs and drink. This is the pledge of Clitheroe


mum Sharon White who was so con­ cerned about the effect drugs and drink are having on the town’s youth she called a public meeting about it.


Man punched wife in festive row ■ A WHALLEY man punched his


. wife on the nose in a drink-fuelled Christmas Eve bust up. Hyndburn magistrates heard


that 44-year-old Graham Leslie Carter:had been convicted of assault despite his wife’s reluc­ tance to give evidence against him..


........... ■ And Miss Rachael Parker


s(prosecuting) told the court it was the second time he had been prosecuted for an attack on his wife.


■' / - :


■ Carter, of .Woodfold View, Whalley, was convicted after trial


of the magistrates said Carter had come very close to going to prison. . “You are a family man and


that should be the most impor-- tant thing in your life,” said the chairman. “A loving wife and chiF


■ dren is the most a man can ask for, but you are doing your best to , destroy it . You should be ashamed of yourself.”. ■ Miss Parker said Carter had


;of assaulting Kerrie Carter. He was sentenced to 26 weeks in ■ prison suspended for two years and made subject to' community


: supervision for two years with a ■ condition he attends the domestic violence programme. He was,;


■ ordered to. pay £250 towards . costs.


: Passing sentence, the chairman


taken the couple’s two children to the Petre Arms on Christmas Eve afternoon while his wife wrapped their Christmas presents. When : he got back her sister was visiting and he stormed out of the house : because they didn’t gel on, ■. ■' ■


■ ■ '


after the sister left and wanted the key to the cupboard under, the stairs because he wanted to get some vodka and continue ' drinking. ^, - , ; ■ . : Mrs Carter refused to give him


the key and he started arguing and said he hated her family. He started kicking the door and then pushed Mrs Carter against the cupboard and punched her on the nose. .. “She felt a sharp pain and


blood immediately started pour­ ing from her nose,” said Miss; Parker. “She shouted for the chil­ dren to get out of the house, got them in the car and drove to the police station.” Mr John Roberts (defending)


Carter came back 10 minutes ' Mr Roberts. • ■ . ,


said Mrs Carter had not wanted the prosecution to continue. ■ - ■' ‘“They have been back togeth­ er since February and there have been no further incidents/’-’ said' '’« ■


! : , “I t has to be accepted he is a


man who is not a stranger to vio­ lence, but only one of his previous convictions is for domestic vio-) lence and the others are of some age.”


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loved landmark building. Now Ribble Valley Borough Council’s planning com­ mittee has rejected the application to demolish the buildings and asked the applicant to look again at ways in which the front building could be retained as part of any possible new development. The Victorian Society welcomed that


decision, but warned that the building’s future is not yet secured. ‘“We must not be complacent about


the workhouse building,” said Alex Bald­ win, Conservation Adviser for the Victo­ rian Society. , “The threat of future^ demolition has


not gone away. The building remains at risk until plans are approved which incor­ porate the historic building into a new development.” Ms Baldwin added: “We are delighted


that the planning committee rejected the health authority’s plans for demolition; We have always argued that the work- house is part of Clitheroe’s heritage and must be retained.”


■ • In submitting its application for


demolition. East Lancashire PCT was only seeking to fulfil its legal obligation as a public body to achieve the best price


UK heritage group joins hospital fray


for any assets it sells. Put simply, the site is worth more to would-he developers with outline permission attached to demolish all of the buildings currently on it and start from scratch. ’ Converting old buildings is difficult,


time consuming and expensive. No work would start until the new hos­


pital is built and all the services trans­ ferred. Even then, any developer would have to submit a full and detailed plan­ ning application and have it approved by council planners before any work could start on the site. An outline application approval


secures only permission in principle for the work.


[ . P r e v i o u s ^ R T iC L E S > i


!„ • Clitheroe Hospital saved from demolition' Clitheroe' Hosp"ital 'off-limits'Jo experts


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