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A CLITHEROE youth centre is to get a new lease of life.and a .
£300,000 investment. The former Trinity Community
Centre, off Wesleyan Row, is being taken over by Lancashire County
Council. . It is believed the county intends to
spend more than £300,000 on over hauling the centre’s facilities. Talks have been taking place for
• CALLING all pupils of Rib-, blesdalc High School who left in 1984. There is to be a reunion on June 13th at Clitheroe Rugby Club, Liltlemoor Road. Also invited are pupils from the years on either side -1983 and
the past year to decide the future of
•the former headquarters of the Trin ity Community Partnership. ■ ■ The Rev. Tim Thorpe, minister of Trinity Methodist Church, which owns the building, said: “For about 30 years there had been a connection between the church and Trinity Community Partnership, but it was becoming increasingly tenuous. “It became obvious that the part
nership was not able to pay the full rent which we had to charge and in the end, even though we tried to
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accommodate them and did all,we could to help, the partnership pulled,
out.” He added that Lancashire County ^ -
Council, which was sub-letting from Trinity Coihmunity Partnership, had then expressed interrat in taking the building over. Mr Thorpe said: “Discussions
which have-been constructive and amicable have been continuing for the past 12 months between the^ county and a small steering group, from the church,'led by myself.
“We have had to have the building
valued and the amount of rent we. could charge has been drawn up and negotiated because Lancashire
Carmel Penning, operations man-. ager, said: “The new centre will pro- - "vide a good sports hall, IT suite, a
County Council want to spend more than £300,000 improving the build ing. A' 25-year lease is being drawn up, which will mean the co u n ty , council will be wholly responsible for the building and the church will have no connection with it.” ■
: multi-functional room and an Infor mation Centre offering advice and guidance on a wide range of issues, together with touchdown office accommodation..
“I t will be a lively and active
venue during the day,' evenings and a t weekends, and will also provide facilities for local community groups working with young people. “Young people themselves are
actively involved in developing serv ices a t the centre and will choose the centre's new name.” '
f u n t | |p i$ iE ] ALMOST 200 “Women of ,
the North”, including guests from Clitheroe and the Ribble
Valley, gathered with celebri ties and local dignitaries from across the region for a fund raising extravaganza at the Stanley House Hotel, at Mel
lon The sellout event, hosted
by- the president of the Women of the North associa tion, LadyMontgomery, saw women from across the coun-; ty enjoying an afternoon of fine dining and entertaimnent in the boutique hotel’s luxuri ous surroundings. Now in its 45th year, the
annual fund-raiser, aims to bring together women from all walks of life to contribute to the wellbeing of society and has raised many thou sands of pounds for its nomi nated charities in recent years. All proceeds from this year’s luncheon and raffle will go to two chosen charities,' Oldham Talking Newspapers and the Children Today Charitable Trust, and the organisers hope to have raised as much as £8,000.; < This was the first time that
the prestigious Ribble Valley venue has hosted the Women of the North Luncheon,' which has previously taken
■ place in Blackpool or Harro gate. The five-star Stanley House was selected for its prime location and the strength of its facilities and reputation. Commenting on the success
: of the event, the hotel’s gener-^ al manager Oliver Cooke said:
“We’re delighted to have been chosen to host such a presti gious event for the first time and everyone has enjoyed theniselves today. “We look forward to
announcing the final amount raised for the association’s two chosen charities in due course and to welcoming the Women of the North back for th e ir annual luncheon in years to come.”
. Our picture shows an all
girl Mayoral group a t the luncheon, from the left, Nas- reen Ahktar (Mayoress of Blackbiirn-with-Darwen), Cath Yates (Mayoress South Ribble), Alene Balnin (Deputy Mayoress of Wyre), Yvonne Mc(3ann (Mayoress of Wyre), Philippa Hill (Mayoress of Ribble Valley) and Coun. Ida Carmichael (Mayor of Burnley), (s)
Rotary boost to bureau
AT a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Ribblesdale, president Richard Dugdale gave a cheque for £200 to Katy Marshall, man ager of the Citizens’. Advice
- Bureau Clitheroe branch. The money is towards refur-
.bishing another room at the cab’s Wesleyan Row premises to
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increase its capacity in helping clients at this difficult economic
time, which is placing more demands on their services. Aim at ■
the same meeting, Rotarians agreed to give more than £1,200 to other charitable causes both in
the town and internationally. : The Rotary Club of Ribbles
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dale now meets at the Swan and Royal in Clitheroe on Monday evenings at . 7 for 7-30 p.m. Any
profession^ or busi ness people who are interest^ in fello'V-
. ship and, helping ■ their community would be welcome
. ;at any meeting. • ' Please phone the
' secretary on 01200 " 427734 if interested.; Our picture shows
Mr Dugdale pre senting the cheque
I . to CAB manager 1- • Katy Marshall, (s)
Still time to have on housing
RESIDENTS in Ribble 'Valley are being given longer to have their say on possible future housing sites in
the borough. Ribble Valley Borough Council’s plan
ning department is preparing a plan, called a Local Development Framework, which is a suite,of themed documents outlining the future development in the borough, including houses, jobs, shops, services, the countryside and transport. One of the documents, the Strategic
Housing Land Availability Assessment, looks a t potential housing land and where new development might take place. The document features 300 poten tial sites, 175 of which are suitable for development in principle. The report also outlines-when the 175 sites might be ready for development, either within five years, six to 10 years or 11 to 15 years. . The council has consulted widely on
the SHLAA, including writing to J,400 individuals, parish and town councils, businesses, estate agents and communi ty groups but, given the high level of interest, the deadline for responses has been extended by a fortnight to Friday, June 5th. Coun. Richard Sherras, chair-. man of the borough council’s planning and development committee, said: “There’ has been a lot of interest in the report and for that reason we are giving people longer to respond. ' “i t is important to note that the inclu- •
sion of a site in the report does not indi cate th a t planning permission will be granted for new housing, nor does it- actually allocate the land for housing. Inclusion in the report only highlights that'there is potential for housing on a- site at some point in the future. We look forward to receiving further comment from the community on this important
document.” The SHLAA document can be viewed
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about the SHLAA prompted local coun cillors Joyce Holgate and Terry Hill to hold a public meeting to try. to explain the process. Coun. Holgate said: “So many people are concerned about how the process works and why the council has had to do it that we decided to hold a public meeting.”
Pub wins one -ale’ of an award
A PUB in Clitheroe has been recognised for the quality and range of its cask ales. ■ The Campaign for Real Ale has award ed the Horseshoe Inn, Bawdlands, its Pub of the Season Winter 2008/2009 accolade. Licensee Lisa Evans, who runs the business with her partner, Gary Madden, took over the pub last June. A former business development man
ager for a shipping company, Lisa (38) and Gary (47), who also works full time
as a timber importer, have introduced local cask ales and are backing CAMRA’s local ale campaign;
• . ^ y ; Lisa, who comes from Liverpool, said:;
“We’re really pleased to have.won this award as we’d only been in the pub for around 10 months and we’ve had no pre- ■vious experience of the pub trade.” Our picture shows Gary and Lisa, on
the left, being presented with the award by a CAMRA representative, (s)
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Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, May 28th, 2009 9 Firm sale rescues
A LEADING energy sup port services provider has purchased the goodwill and , assets of a long-established Ribble Valley haulage firm -saving 30 jobs. Hargreaves Services pic
has taken over Barnes and Tipping, which was based in Mitton Road, Whalley, from th a t company’s administrators, SF Plant. Speaking on the conclu
sion of th e deal, Harg-- reaves Transport Division- Managing Director Mark Forrest said: “Barnes and. Tipping has been in busi ness for over 50 years, , for
much of that time as a suc cessful bulk tipper opera tor. “The Hargreaves group
has pursued a development s tra te g y th a t combines organic growth -with high- ly-selective, precisely-tar geted acquisitions - and the Barnes and Tipping acquisition fits that criteri on.-- “We have been looking
for suitable opportunities to reinforce the Hargreaves
; presence in the North West Tor- some time and we believe this deal will enable us to offer an even more
comprehensive service to customers in this part of the UK.
, “We are particularly
pleased to announce that the Barnes and Tipping
' workforce - some 30 people in all - have transferred under TUPE to the Harg reaves group. “The period of uncer
tainty, which always comes with administration is now over and we are sure our new colleagues will enjoy being p a r t of the Harg reaves ‘faihily’ as they b ring-their own unique skills into our company.”
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