' Thursday, June 11 th, 2009' ' No. 6,410 " news and views from the Centre of the Kingdom www.cIitheroeaclvertiser.cb.uk Price 70p imes ^ ‘ 1 ALLEY


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project for a “super racecourse” is still under starter’s Girders.


— Racecourse consortium pressing on with project


, R um o u rs T h a t ; plan's fo r - th e ;


;-£100m;" racecoiu'se, to be built on':; ■Tarid between Simdnstorie and - ‘Altham; have h it a setback due to ;


Trying Norman life


COR! Nice tin 'at... but who’s this Norman bloke?, '" The young and and not-so-young alike learned all


about the Normans at work, rest and play, not to men­ tion in battle, when re-enactment group Historia Nor- mannis visited Clitheroe Castle last weekend. " ^ ■ Their medieval antics lifted history off the pages of


a dusty textbook and brought it to life for visitors to the Castle Field, who could try their hand at many


aspects of life as a Norman. / ?:sPictured here, young Matthew Whittaker gets to try on a Norman battle helmet for,size,"For more pic­ tures, see page 13. /


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; the current global economic crisis have been quashed.


. . In s te a d , ra c in g su p rem o th e Marquess of Zetland, who has been ■ spearheading th e proposals, has


; insisted th a t th e scheme is very.. : much on track. '’ No proposals have yet been sub-


i mitted to Ribble Valley Borough V Council's planning department; but ■ if given the go-ahead the racecourse, ’Will be b uilt on 371acres of la n d ; ^ between th e R ibble Valley and H y n d b u rn , a n d is ex p e c ted .to


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■ technolo^. will be u s ^ to create a special grass track suitable for s ta g t ;: ing flat racing during the summer ' and jump racing during the winter. . .


: In addition, a floodlit track will ’ enable people to experience the: • • thrills of evening racing. ,


. A five-star hotel, a theme park,-,


' casino, limited retail development,; stabling, equestrian training centre 1


: round leisure and educational devel- : opment for racegoers and non-race- goers alike. Plans for the racecourse were first


unveiled,;:in May, 2005, an d although there has been a financial;, . delay in the launch of a £4m. feasi­


bility study, Lord Zetland, who is the consortium’s repre^iitative in this country, insisted th a t he does no t give up easily and his confi-


. dence in the project continues to be soundly based.


' and a centre of sporting excellence ■ are also planned for the s ta te -o f - ; the-art facility, providing all-year-


•• : He told us: “Despite the current : economic downturn, I am delighted to confum th a t we are proceeding as fast as we are able to with the necessary initial funding for the racecourse project.”


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Gerald’s funeral


PROPERTY tycoon Ger­ ald Hitman’s funeral takes place today.'' ’ • The well-known Ribble


Valley businessman, who developed Brockhall Vil­ lage, collapsed and died suddenly at his unique home The Old Zoo, last Thursday, aged 58.- , Loved ones and friends have this week expressed


• their grief and paid trib-. utes to a kind^'generous and larger than life char­ acter, with a mysterious secret identity. ::: • Sec page 5 for a full obituary.


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