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IT may be hard to believe, but summer is not far off, with less than a full term to go before the long school summer holiday. One remedy to the perennial
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chant of "I'm bored" is Clitheroe's outstanding
skatepark facility in the Castle grounds. It already draws youngsters from across Jhe Kibble Valley
and beyond - and best of all, it is free. A recent visitor who was very impressed with what he found is was professional photographer Mark Elliott, owner of Ellimage Bespoke Photography. "I took my son and there were
approx 60 to 70 kids that day... all very keen and clamouring to show off their skills," said Mark. He was so impressed that he took a range of action photos,
several of which feature on this page. For more information
about the skatepark, which is operated by The. Grand in Clitheroe, visit its website: www.
thegrandskatepark.co.uk It has
lots of news and information, including upcoming competitions and forums. For more about Mark's
photography business, visit
www.ellimage.webs.com or call 07891 286817.
room also enjoy many great features, with the former
cloakroom leads to a large lounge with a stone fireplace, matching stone hearth and fitted Clearview multi-fuel stove. This room is flooded with light thanks to a bay win dow with seat, three casement windows and double opening- French doors with cathedral tracery glass work leading to the rear courtyard. The sitting room and dining
well stocked gardens, the property also has a large detached garage for four vehicles which could be con verted, if required and subject to planning consent, into workspace or additional living accommodation. An entrance hall with
NESTLING in a secluded set ting on the slopes of Kemple End, Kemple Cottage is a detached stone-built period residence for sale at £895,000 and offering exceptional living space infused with char acter and quality features. Lying in manicured and
boasting a solid floor, beamed ceiling, three windows and the original heavy stone fireplace
. The latter also has a beamed ceiling and a Georgian pan elled French door to a side patio/court yard. An inner hallway leads to a superb dining kitchen with
with stone hearth and fitted Clearview multi-fuel stove.
bedrooms and a study. One
a full range of SieMatic units by Stuart Fraser featuring part polished granite and part oak work surfaces plus many fitted appliances from quality brands such as Neff. A utility room, another cloakroom, plus a boiler room/boot room complete this floor. Upstairs, there are five
of these bedrooms houses the master suite, which boasts a walk-in wardrobe area and an en suite bathroom. There is
an appointment to view, call 01254 828922 or visit: www.
fineandcountiy.com
also a family bathroom and a shower room. For more details or to book
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Rebound in North West housing market runs out of steam, says RICS
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surveyors reported falls rather than rises in house pn'ces. Alpngside this, expectations for foture prices reached their lowest level since January with a net balance of 18% more respondents predicting falls rather than rises over the coming three months. Demand from potential buyers fell significantly in April as 6% more surveyors
THE slightly more optimistic outlook for the North West residential property market looked to have run out of keam in April as prices edged low er, says the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) UK Housing Market survey (May 7th, 2012). Across the North West, 31% more chartered
>at the slowest rate since the middle of 2011, while the West Midlands and Wales saw the most significant declines with net balance readings
West fell away as 62% more respondents re ported decreases rather than increases in newly agreed sales. Across the UK, London was a g a in only part of the country to see prices rise, albeit
reported increases rather than decreases in new buyer enquiries. Meanwhile new instructions, a good indicator of supply coming onto the housing market, remained stable with 2% more respond ents reporting rises rather than falls in new homes coming up for sale. During April, transaction levels in the North
of Gascoigne Halman estate, agents said: “It’s not surpn'sing that prices in some areas of the North West are continuing to fall when you consider March’s stamp duty holiday coming to an end. However, some areas of the region are experienc ing a lack of supply of new instructions which is actually helping to stabilise prices.”
of-43% and -39% respectively. Looking ahead, while North West surveyors’ predictions for future prices saw a notable dip, expectations for transaction levels also dropped off with a net bal ance of-3% more respondents expecting sales to fall over the coming three months. RICS North West spokesperson Peter Higham,
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