See how the latest round of money has been spent in the community!
Exploring the World War heritage – Burnley Youth Theatre and St John’s Cliviger Primary School.
All pupils from St Johns Primary School engaged in a creative art and history project in partnership with Burnley Youth Theatre. The project enabled pupils to explore their town’s World War heritage and engage creatively in drama, music and art activities with specialist artists.
To launch the project, the pupils had a visit from an actor in the role as a soldier who engaged them with historical items from his kit bag as well as Burnley Youth Theatre’s Practitioner Charly meeting elders to hear community stories at the school’s grandparents afternoon. Year 4, 6 , Reception and year 5 have been working with music practitioner Ellen who has been creating songs with the young people about how Cliviger was a safe place to stay during the war away from the busy cities.
Year 1,2, and 3 classes have worked with Charly from Burnley Youth Theatre to create some pieces of theatre and Year 6 and 4 children have also worked with willow sculpture artist Sarah Gallagher Hays to create a willow sculpture of a soldier surrounded by children. This will be curated in a location in the village as a lasting legacy of the project.
‘A key achievement of the project was it enabled pupils to creatively capture Cliviger’s heritage by collecting community stories which not only educated them about history, but also developed their empathy and understanding of the past; which is so valuable in shaping their future ‘ (Laura Simpson, Head Of Programmes )
Singing Ringing Tree information board – Burnley Civic Trust
Visitors to Burnley’s iconic Singing Ringing Tree now have a very special “what can you see” board showing all the points of interest from the landmark, a project Burnley Civic Trust teamed up with Burnley Borough Council to implement.
St John the Divine Parish Church – new organ
Church goers and members of the community who attend christenings, weddings, funerals, social events at St John’s welcomed a pre-owned Viscount Envoy 350 FV organ, bringing the joy of music to the church.
Cliviger Toddlers – community arts project
The thriving toddler group enjoyed a year of fun and entertainment, thanks to the fund, which provided materials and expertise for the youngsters.
Community Outreach – Basically Cheer
With thanks to the Scottish Power Renewables community benefit fund Basically Cheer have been able to continue their Cliviger COPE outreach programme.
The programme features 4 weekly regular activities that the community can participate in and access free of charge which are as follows:
- Tuesday, 9:45-10:30am – Cardio Dance
A fun aerobic dance fitness workout, suitable for all abilities.
Up to 12 regular weekly attendees
- Tuesday, 10:45-11:45am – Coffee Morning
Relax and enjoy chatting with old & new friends with our friendly coffee morning. Refreshments provided.
Up to 24 regular weekly attendees
- Thursday, 9:45-10:45am – Toddler Dance
A fun toddler dance session using a range of sensory props.
Up to 43 regular weekly attendees
- Thursday, 11am-12pm – Seated Exercise
Fun and friendly chair based exercise class, enjoy 30 mins of light exercise followed by refreshments.
Up to 18 regular weekly attendees.
Heritage projects
Cliviger Parish Council has worked with heritage craftsmen to re create ancient crosses which are dotted across the landscape. The originals are well hidden and often only spotted by walkers, so to allow all to see their beauty, the replicas are to be placed in the memorial garden at Mereclough.
The beautiful Cliviger fingerpost at the entrance to the village has been restored and re painted.
Cliviger Village Hall
The village hall is at the heart of the village and used by many local groups. Funding has been used to get rid of a wood worm problem and landscaping the outside area to make it more pleasant for visitors.
Mount Zion
The community hub has benefited from a fresh lick of paint and some fabulous soft play facilities for the younger members to enjoy.
