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local stone will commemorate


Auniquestoneplaquewillbe unveiled during a royal tree-


plantingceremonyat Clitheroe Castle on Wednes­ day, November 26th. His Royal Highness The Duke


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ofKentwillunveilasandstone plaque quarried at Wadding- ton Fell and inscribed by its


stone manager, Gary Devine. The buff-coloured stone,


19 inches high and 29 across, has a series of unusual pink and red veins. It will feature a


special inscription commem­ orating the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War and a section from Lau­ rence Binyon’s iconic poem, “Ode of Remembrance”.


The Duke of Kent will un­


veil the plaque after planting an oak tree in the grounds of the Castle. Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council has planted trees in 40 villages in memory of the hundreds ofyoung Rib­ ble Valley men who lost their lives during the Great War. Gary Devine, who lives in


Larigho and has worked at Waddington Fell Quarry as a stonemason fori4 years, said: “The plaque will be carved from a particularly unique piece of stone featuring unu­ sual pink and red veins. We are honoured to be working on this project to remember Ribble Valley’s fallen heroes and commemorate the cente­


nary ofthe First World War.” The Mayor of the Ribble


Valley, Coun. Michael Ranson, added: “1 am delighted that so many parishes have support­ ed the tree-planting campaign and helped to create a ‘living memorial’ to the borough’s brave young men and their loved ones. I am particularly delighted that the plaque will be made from local stone and we would like to thank Wad- dington Fell Quarry for donat­ ing the time and materials for this memorial.” As Ribble Valley came into


being in 1974, precise records of the number of fallen from the borough do not exist, but it is believed to be around 1,000. Gary Devine begins work inscribing the unique stone plaque at Waddington Fell Quarry.


be the key to new home


A new three-bedroom home in the picturesque Ribble Valley for less than £70,000 might sound far-fetched, but that is exactly what is up for grabs thankstothe borough council. The council has joined forc-


‘ es with developers and hous­ ing associations to tackle the borough’s chronic shortage of affordable homes. House prices in the Ribble


Valley are way above the na­ tional average - a modest fam­ ily home costs around 10 times the average salary - and first­ time buyers are being forced out of the communities their families have lived in for gen­ erations. Shared ownership allows


payments to be split between mortgage and rent, with own­ ership starting from a 30% share. They are particularly suitable for house-hunters with a large deposit and low income or higher income and no deposit. More than 60 shared own­


ership properties, starting from as little as £68,000 for a 40% share, with £233 rent on


Shared ownership buyer JoanneSimkin with theMayor of the Ribble Valley,Coun.Michael Ranson (left),andEdwardTaylor,adevelopment assistant at St Vincent's Housing Association.


the remainder, are currently waiting to be snapped up in the Ribble Valley. Properties ranging from


one-bedroom apartments to four-bedroom family homes, as well as two-bedroom bun­


galows, are currently available at Lune Road and Low Moor Gardens, Clitheroe; Petre Wood, Langho; Brown Leaves Grove, Copster Green; Water Meadows, Longridge; Whal- ley Road, Billington; and Bar-


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Kevin engineered a pathway to success:


byJulie Magee julie.magee@jpress.co.uk Twitter@clithadvertiser


Tributes have been paid to a much loved and respected father-of-four who started


the award-winning Clitheroe Light Engineering. Kevin Wilkinson, of Buc-


cleuch Avenue, Clitheroe, has died at the age of 75 following a long battle with dementia. Born in Blackburn to Ethel


and Harry Wilkinson, Kevin went to St Peter’s School before starting as an appren­


tice joiner at Cherry Tree ma­ chine company.


But it did not take long for


Kevin’s colleague, John Scott, to realise the apprentice’s tal­ ent was in engineering, with John becoming his mentor and Kevin later securing an engineering apprenticeship at Singer Cobble. Another of Kevin’s pas­


sions as a young man was mo­ torbike racing alongside his


friends George Fogarty, Steve Woods, Graham Chadwick and his future father-in-law, Norman Burgess.


Mr Kevin Wilkinson, (s) It was through Norman


thatKevinmethis wife,Elaine, and they were married at


St Michael and St John’s RC Church, Clitheroe, 46 years ago this month. The couple, who went on to have three daughters Helen, Lucy and Re­ becca, arid a son Chris, bought their first house in Montague Street, Clitheroe, before mov­ ing to Buccleuch Avenue. ■ . Kevin was offered a job at


NeotechnicbyTony Hutchin­ son, but with a burning ambi­


tion to start his own business,


later left to set up CLE with his father-in-law in 1973.


Forty three years on, CLE, which has become the UK’s


leading manufacturer of hy­ draulic valve gear, is now run by the second generation of Kevin’s family, with his son Chris plus his daughters Helen and Lucy sharing the reins. His wife also worked at CLE, while the couple’syoung-


, estdaughter,Rebecca,worked there briefly before pursuing


her passion for law and be-


• coming a child protection law­ yer in Bath.


In his spare time, Kevin


cruised the world with Elaine and was a steam engine enthu­


siast who helped to build the engines used at the mini rail­ way at Edisford. In a cruel twist of fate, at theageof67,grandfather-of-u


Kevin developed a rare form of dementia called Pick’s dis­ ease. Despite losing the abil­ ity to speak, Kevin retained his passion for engineering and continued to work. As the illness progressed,


Kevin required full time care, and for the past three years he


wascaredforatRiversideCare Home.Sawley.


M k treeha iVe5e n ^ t rH°!d ^PP01;1^ by Ribble Valley ingin the Forest of Bowland. make one nf fn,?r ^ M d Borough Council, Lancashire Katherine Rodgers, Rib-


larpublicartwork«poiohClJ" County Council, the Forest ble Valley Council’s arts de- of Bowland AONB and-Arts velopment officer, said:


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England. It will run “Halima has used the trunk


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® until the end of 2015 and in- ofa 150-year-old local oak tree to carve a strong geometric


*50 Years in the Making, design into the heart ofthe


sculptor Halima Casspll w ? serles° f workshops jnvolv-, wood, creating a compelling been installed at Jpffrpv hmi *nu °?a rasi.dents> visitors, andthought-provokingwork, i f part o f the Bowland Re- Sch° f at\d artists;


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A legal challenge to a deci­ sion by Ribble Valley Borough Council to grant planning permission for1,040 houses atStanden, Clitheroe, has failed.


The council’s planning and development committee ap­ proved an outline application from Standen Estates for the houses, shops, and a prima­ ry school, at Higher Standen Farm and Littlemoor Farm last December. Kendal company Newclose


Properties Ltd then launched a legal bid to get the decision overturned. When the Standen plans were approved, local planners


Council’s victory in


over homes plan Developer loses legal challenge to decision


byFaizaAfzaal faiza.afzaal@jpress.co.uk Twitter@c!itiiadvertiser .


the development would be from Pendle Road and there should be a second access, available for buses and emer- gency services vehicles only, off Littlemoor Road. Lancashire County Coun­


cil which had been consult­ ed about the plans said the provision of only one access to a development of this size remained a “serious concern”. The council vowed to


“vigorously defend its posi­ tion” against the legal bid, which was thrown out by the Hon. Mr Justice Stewart at the High Court in Manchester. A earlier written submis-


siori by Newclose Properties was also rejected by the High Court, sitting before His Hon. Judge Bird. The borough council’s lead­


er Stuart Hirst said: “We are disappointed that Newclose Properties’ attempted to seek


a judicial review of our deci­ sion to grant planning per­ mission for the development at Standen, Clitheroe, and de­ lighted that the High Court has vindicated ourposition by rejecting the legal challenge outright.” Newclose Properties was


ordered to pay the council’s legal costs of £4,777.78. • Newclose Properties Ltd owns the strip of land ad­


jacent to the former Barkers Garden Centre site off Whal- ley Road, which budget retail­ er Aldi needs to progress its ambitions for a supermarket in Clitheroe. RVBC’s planning commit­


tee gave the go-ahead to Aldi’s plans at the end of May, but a condition of this approval was that the company must pro- videpathsinLittlemoorRoad, on land which Newclose Prop­ erties Ltd currently owns.


row Brook Grange, Barrow. Rachael Stott, Ribble Val­


ley Borough Council’s housing strategy manager, said: “The provision of affordable hous­ ing is one of the biggest chal­ lenges facing the council arid we are working closely with housing associations to ad­ dress this problem. “Shared ownership is an


ideal way for some residents to access the housing market and the standard of the prop­ erties is usually very high.” - Working mum-of-two


Joanne Simkin purchased a 55% share of a new three- bedroom house at Low Moor Gardens, Clitheroe, and pays


just £175 per month rent on the. remainder. She said: “Shared ownership allowed me to buy a three-bedroom house, which I could not have done on the open market. We love our new home which is on a nice development and per­ fect for my children." • Anyone interested in


a shared ownership home should call Ribble Valiey Bor­ ough Council’s housing team on 01200 414567.


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PupilsatBrookside Primary School, Clitheroe, with TaylorWimpey salesexecutiveDanDrury.(s)


Brookside Primary School, Clitheroe, received a cash boost from property devel­ oper Taylor Wimpey for its harvest festival. The school received a


donation of £200 to spend on food packages for a charity of its choice in conjunction with this year’s harvest fes­ tival celebrations. Melanie Clark, Year 5


teacher at Brookside Pri­ mary School, said: “We are delighted that Taylor Wim­ pey is supporting our annu­ al harvest festival with this generous donation. “The funds have enabled


us to invest in even more supplies for our chosen charities - Barnardo’s and ClitheroeFoodbank-mean- ing we can help even more people in need.” Chloe Dunn, head of sales


atTaylor Wimpey Manches­ ter, said: “Harvest is a fantas­ tic celebration which brings communities together to help those in need.


; “With our Low Moor


Gardens development right in the heart of Clith'erpe, we are thrilled to be partner­ ing with Brookside Primary School on such a worthwhile cause.”


School’s enjoys a bumper harvest


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