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Big grant boost for spire "


A,CAMPAIGN to pre­ serve part of the Clitheroe skyline has received a mas­ sive boost.


'fund-raising appear to raise. £250,000 was launched to rebuild the spire at Clitheroe Parish Church. "r -Now English Heritage has granted £142,000 towards the project. . _ . .


In September last year a I


spire, which dates back from 1848, was made by the paro­ chial church council in March


;,The decision to save the ' y -;


■ last year. Welcoming the donation;


■ nificance and beauty o f this building. ■ -:


' mous work which has gone ori ' over the years to maintain the


'-'-•“It also shows the enor-


-■ absolutely delighted with this award. It recognises the sig-


priest-inrcharge.thelRev. Andy Froud said: “We arc


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building and is a massive vote of confidence in the future of this church. It takes us a long way towards our target, but there is still a lot of work to' •:


Mrs Sara Hilton, head of \ T-:.


Heritage Lottery Fund North West, said: “Historic places of j,; worship are one of our most treasured cultural assets. “They occupy a unique


■ prayer and contemplation. - V , “Places of worship are one ? of the most instantly recognis-> able features of our culturaf; landscape and they continue V to inspire people to get in­ volved with, and learn about, ^ ------------: their shared history.


position at the heart of com­ munities up and down the country, and are a focus for so many civil and social ac- ; tivities in addition to their central purpose as a place for


husband


, has been warned she will probably end up in jail. Burnley Crown Court


A GRANDMOTHER who knifed her husband


, had to have stitches af­ ter the incident on Sep­ tember 26th last year. H orrocks denied


heard how air steward­ ess Karen Horrocks (48) stabbed her husband Michael Horrocks in the back. She had lifted the knife above shoul­ der height and brought it down, but her victim had turned round as he saw the weapon coming towards him and was injured in the back. He


, 1 • Continued on page 3 £142,000 towards its-Save Our Spire’, campaign, (s) LANDMARK: English Heritage awarded Clitheroe Parish Church


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of Hayhurst Street, Clit­ heroe, and described by her barrister as of “impeccable good char­ acter”, was bailed until April 18th for a pre- sentence report to be


wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm, but admitted the lesser charge of unlaw­ ful wounding. : The defendant, then


compiled. Judge Bever­ ley Lunt said the report, compiled by the Proba­ tion Service, would look at “dangerousness and the like”. The defendant was


bailed to live at an ad­ dress in York. She must not contact prosecu­ tion witnesses and must not enter Padiham or Burnley, except to see her solicitor or attend court. The judge warned Horrocks: “"You must understand the most likely sentence will be one of immediate im­ prisonment. All options will be considered by me.” Mr Nick Courtney


(prosecuting) told the court that if Mr Hor­ rocks had hot turned round, he might have suffered more serious injury. Ms Katherine Pier-


point, for the defendant, said: “She is extremely anxious about these pro­ ceedings.”


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