Another Sht Day.

[TWR]

N.W.Lancs, another load of cr@p weather! You?

[ummmm]

Lovely and sunny.

[SlackAlice]

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Weather/

[ummmm]

At the moment!!

[ummmm]

Alice, this is a 'chat' about the weather. Not a serious question...

[boxtops]

Sun is shining here in Kent, blue sky for a change

[starone]

Yep dark and gloomy but I do believe I saw a couple of sunrays a moment ago. Who knows, perhaps I shall see the whole of the sun before the day is out.
(Signed) Ever Hopeful!

[Graham-W]

Cold and sunny in N. Yorks. following heavy rain though the night.
River levels not falling much.

[anneasquith]

sleet/high winds/baltic. it is winter afterall what can we expect :(

[TWR]

Boxy / Ummmm, stop bragging lol

[gness]

Breezy, but bright and beautifully sunny in Northants. A blow the cobwebs away day.

[Brigadoon]

Blue sky, sunny but windy and very cold in East Anglia.

[MASS1961]

So far , so good in Bolton. Dry and bright

[DTCwordfan]

Grey here, threatening more rain. However, dry so far for the moment and that is a major achievement in itself.

[owdhamer]

Cracking t' flags in Diggle.

[TWR]

Population 14,697 (2001)
OS grid reference SD742417
Civil parish Clitheroe
District Ribble Valley
Shire county Lancashire
Region North West
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CLITHEROE
Postcode district BB7
Dialling code 01200
Police Lancashire
Fire Lancashire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament Ribble Valley
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire

Clitheroe (pron.: /ˈklɪðɨroʊ/) is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England. It is near the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for tourists in the area. It has a population of 14,697.[1] The most notable building in the town is Clitheroe Castle, suggested to be one of the smallest Norman keeps in the country.

The town elected two members to the Unreformed House of Commons. The Great Reform Act reduced this to one. It was one of the boroughs reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, and remained a municipal borough until the Local Government Act 1972 came into force in 1974 when it became a successor parish within the Ribble Valley district.


Table of Contents
1 History
2 Schools
3 Industry
3.1 Jet engine development
4 The castle
5 Society
6 Retail
7 Clitheroe festivals
8 Sport
9 Health
10 Religion
11 Transport
11.1 Train services
11.2 Bus services
12 Notable people
13 Twin town
14 Media gallery
15 References
16 Further reading
17 External links


History
The name Clitheroe is thought to come from the Anglo-Saxon for "Rocky Hill",[2] and was also spelled Clyderhow and Cletherwoode.[3] The town was the administrative centre for the lands of the Honor of Clitheroe. These lands were held by Roger de Poitou, who passed them to the De Lacy family from whom they passed in 1311 to Thomas, Earl of Lancaster and subsequently, to the Duchy of Lancaster.[3] At one point the town of Clitheroe was given to Richard, 1st Duke of Gloucester. Up until 1835 the Lord of the Honor was also by right Lord of Bowland, the so-called Lord of the Fells.[4]

The town's earliest existing charter is from 1283, granted by Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln, confirming rights granted by one of his forebears between 1147 and 1177.[2]

Yes, the N.West.

[Graham-W]

Aye, that'll be the day, owdhamer.

[TWR]

There was a reason for this???

[starone]

Nope, no good, it has disappeared again. Now very dark and started to rain (again).
(Signed) Never Hopeful.

[divegirl]

Sunny and cold in Essex...working till 12! It better last, my backs not too bad and I want to walk the hounds!

Lisa x

[Baldric]

The sun is shining, the sky is blue (White Cliffs country) just come back from a 2 hour dog walk, it's luvverly ;o)