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A new war memorial will be - built in Ribchester 100 years y aftertheoutbreakoftheFirst World War. The 'War Memorial As-,--


soeiation.was given thego- ahead on Thursday to build the new memorial on grass:


. owned by Ribble Valley Bor-: i ■ oughCouncil by the village's ? Greensidecarpark.- Ribchester has no village s


memorial, although it's war dead are commemorated in-; two churches/The Church^ of England soldiers are com­ memorated separately in St • Wilfrid’s CE Church,- while-• the Roman Catholics are re- • : membered on a plaque at St < Peter and St Paul’s RC Church '; in the village. - ’ - _ • This new memorial will v commemorate the sacrifices 1 ’


of the 22 local soldiers who' died in the two world wars. Villagers have been fund-;


raising to meet the £20,000 cost o f the new memorial: The Cotton Industry War Me­ morial Trust has also made a “significant donation”.; .■ ■ ■>.,.•


- It is hoped to complete the :■ project by August 4th, the 100 th anniversary of the out­ break ofthe First World War.


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Former Whalley resident Frederick Robert Blakey, who was known as Bob to his many friends, has died aged 84 at Pacific Palisades, California.


Bob had recently moved there j iri declining health, with his wife, Janet, to be closer to their daughter, Gillian, and her family. The couple had been


frequent visitors to the West CoastoftheUSAformorethan 20 years. Bob was born in Burnley


and throughout his working life had been a successful busi­ nessman. ' Through the family busi-.


ness, L. Blakey (Finance), he worked with a diverse range of several thousand clients across Burnley and Nelson for a period spanning 45 years. Ardently supported by his


well-known father, James Blakey, of Cleveland Mount, Burnley, Bob was recognised early on as a promising foot-, bailer, playing for the Burnley


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with the Pay Corps. After qualifying as a chartered ac­ countant in 1956, he settled in Whalley where he lived until 2012. Throughout his life, he had


a passion for sport and educa­ tion. He was chairman of the Westholme Sports Associa­ tion in Blackburn and was a


keen tennis and badminton player. In later years he was an equally avid bridge player on the club circuit. He is survived by his wife


of 55 years, their children Ste­ ven, Gillian and Nicholas plus nine grandchildren. The funeral will be held in .


Los Angeles: Dancers in record attempt


Dancers from a Clitheroe stu­ dio will help celebrate the World Pole Sports Champi­ onships 2014 by attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the most people pole dancing simultaneously in multiple locations: At 10 am on Saturday,


dancers at the Aerial Lounge at Shawbridge Mills will join with those at pole studios all around the world in an attempt to break the current


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Two catwalk shows 1.15pm and 2.30pm featuring Anne Whittaker of Accrington


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Mayoress ‘a t h om e ’ w i th fu n d - ra is e r The Mayoress ofthe Ribble Valley, Mrs Lynne Pate, hosted an “at home” social event at the


Garden Kitchen tea room and farm shop at Holden Clough Nursery, Holden, near Bolton-by- Bowland.


A total of £206 was raised by the raffle for the Mayoress’s chosen charities, which are the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SAFFA) and Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research;


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Crossroads 200 Club draw result


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Mandela movie for village hall


- The movie “Mandela- ; Long Walk to Freedom” is


; being shown, and a two- -• course dinner served, at 7pm on Thursday, March . i3th,atBoltoii-by-Bow-


. landVillageHall.Tick- ets cost £14, call 01200 - 447048.


Age UK looking for new office


_ ThecharityAgeUKhas announced it will close its information office in Castlegate, Clitheroe, at the end of March to save costs. However, services will . continue and the char-


. ityislookingforother . premises in the town.


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i Councillors block4 relocation plans by estate agent ?


An estate agent’s plans to relocate one of his offices have been refused.


They also argued that the


Members of Ribble Valley Borough Council’s planning committeeagreedwithanof-' fleer’s recommendation that; an application to change the: .usage.


use of4 George Street, Whal­ ley, from a house to an estate agents shouldbe refused.'; " Atotalofi6lettersofobjec-


tion and an additional letter/ petition coun­ ter signed by 12 residents was received by the council. Many of the


objections raised in the correspondence were also expressed by Whalley parish councillors, who ar­ gued that the “street scene” would be radically changed in a detrimental manner by the proposal. Councillors added that


residents of neighbouring residential properties would suffer “intrusion” due to pro­ spective clients “entering, viewing, lingering and leav- ing the site”.


double yellow lines along ' George Street “must be the most ignored and abused in the Ribble Valley” and


-that consideration should not be given to a business -which'would increase vehicle


The applicant Mr Bill Hon­


eywell, who has long been es­ tablished as an estate agent in


‘The street scene would be radically changedina- detrimental manner’ .


. theRibble Valley, stated in his application that the proposal was to relocate' the current King _ Street office in Whalley due to . lease issues. ; He s ta te d that the closure


of this office would result in the loss of jobs for the current staff should it not be possible to secure suitable alternative premises. However, the council’s


planning officer responded by saying: “Whilst it is important to be mindful of the potential loss oflocal employment with­ in the area, the applicant has not submitted any supporting evidence to substantiate this claim.”


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