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Hi. I'm a new kid on the block and as a past chairman of Chaigley Manor I am wondering if anyone has heard anything about the Trusts activities recently.
As you will know the Manor was sold for a considerable sum of money in November 2001 and a new Trust formed with the changed objectives of helping the young people of Hyndburn. I would be pleased to hear from anyone who has heard of activities - or benefited from the charity recently.

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Must admit this is the first I have heard of the trust.

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I have heard of it but never known where it was or what it did. And must admit this is the first time i have heard it mentioned in years. Good luck finding out though.

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Got many happy memories of time spent at Chaigley Manor

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never heard of it, which i find annoying, as one who contributed weekly from my wage to the "old chaigley manor" still nevertheless its good to hear that somethings still alive. doubt though if that many have actually heard n know about it.:confused:

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whats chaigley manor?

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It was a convalescent home at one time. Then it was used for kids for holidays,boys went for fortnight and girls the following fortnight. It was great, supposed to be for under priveleged kids but a lot of kids had great hols there me included

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ahhhhhhhhhhhhh now i see, ta Bernie

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Don't really know Willow, will ask my mum. I seem to recall her filling forms out but that is a vague memory so need to get it confirmed.

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Not heard of it for years but was soooooo envious of my mate who got to go every year & had a great time, jammy so & so lol

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you had to be depraved
like me and cashy
oh sorry i meant deprivred LOL ;);)

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nits , rickets, and impitago (that thing where they put the blue stuff on you ) ;) ;)

think most places took 2d (old money) out of your weekly pay packet, and if you asked about it you were told you were a miserable sod

note to original poster , if you click on the search button you will find links to other threads about the Chaigley Manor trust , one of which mentions a recent AGM and the monies

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fifty years ago i think it was about new found socialism
my dad had just died and mum had three young uns
dad had paid in to the hospital fund from work
two pence a week and you whent through means testing
dont think nits scurvy or impetigo had any thing to do with it
but it was a great place :o:o

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and now willow
with wisdom and age you realise she wasnt ;);)

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could be wrong but think the parents/parent had too apply somewhere for the kids to go.?

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They did Cashy but when I asked my mum she can't remember where. If my memory serves me right seem to recall an office on Whalley Road on the block opposite what was Catlows. Definetly went to Cannon Street Clinic for a bit of a medical week before we went. Cannon Street was also the pick up and drop of point

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Hi there,
A friend from school, Ribblesdale in Clitheroe, his Mam & Dad looked after place.
They had a week off in between two weeks of boys or two weeks of girls. I was fortunate to be invited over during the week off when Brian and I had the run of the place. A wonderful old house. Brians Mam & Dad were just as lovely as anyone could be. So I now have these wonderful memories of the house and those huge Horse Chestnut trees in the autumn. Thank you Brian & Mr Mrs Olston.

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Me too, I loved it there. I remember going swimming in the river.

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My sister & I used to go to Chaigley, we had great times there, we were picked up from outside Cannon St Clinic on a Monday and returned back on Friday of the following week. We had a medical a week before, you couldn't go if you had nits, if you had them they checked you again on morning of departure. Parents could visit on the Sunday, there was a bus from the Odeon on Broadway.In later years ( around 1985 ish) they built an outdoor!!:eek: swimming pool, my kids went there too.

My mum and dad subscribed to the 'penny a week' fund which enabled us to go, but I had to pay for my two as this had stopped.

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Hello I'm new to this site, I was googling Chaigley as I use to work there befor I had my little boy. I loved everyday I was there, the children that came were amazing and most of the staff were great. Sadly Mr and Mrs Cook who had it at the time I feel ran it to the ground. I was so upset to see it had been sold. The Cook's aloud their children the run of the place and I mean the run.. I WAS the only member of staff that had the balls to say what I thought and it wasn't liked. Although I am not here to slam the Cook's I do feel they didn't really have the heart for the job. It sadn's me to think that Chaigley Manor is now just a house for someone with too much money. As I have been reading all comments on Chaigley Manor this morning on here it makes me wonder where the money from the sale HAS gone... I'm sure a smaller property could have been bought to carry on the good work of making children happy.

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My mother painted this when she came to visit me one day at work. Hope it brings back good momories for all xxx

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Hi, I used to be a teacher in HYndburn and used Chaigley Manor so I thought I would put what I know about the Trust.
Initially the Manor was bought by Accrington to be a home for children,for deprived children ,convalescing children,children that needed protection etc. It received money from commerce, Trade Union Workers whose pay had a deduction of a few pence per month and fund raising events in the town. It became increasing difficult to finance as Trade Union members declined and a decision was made to allow schools in Hyndburn to use the Manor as an activity centre (paying guests ) The Manor became very busy with a number of schools taking advantage of a cheap holiday with obvious benefit for lots of children who rarely had a holiday or even visited the countryside. The manor relied on using training students from various local colleges, they had free board training but didn't get paid.
THe crunch came with new legistration insisted all people who work with chidren need to be quailified,there to be two shifts and health and safety issues fully implemented.
The building needed serious renovation, they now couldn't afford the staff and reluctantly it had to be sold. Many East Lancs boroughs had such properties and all have gone the same way.
The money from the sale is still held by the trust which gives it out year by year to all the schools of Hyndburn on the basis of numbers in Year 6.
The intention is that the schools use the money to subsidise their school visits and help pay for any children whose parents cannot/will not pay.
In my opinion losing the Manor was a great loss and deprived the children of a wonderful asset.
These are my observations and no doubt there are many people who know more but I hope some questions about the trust have been answered.

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The Trust haven't been spending the money and are to be asked why not
Date set for Hyndburn charity questions (From Lancashire Telegraph)

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Don't really know much about what has gone on with the Trust, but from what I hear its been a concern on a cross party basis at HBC for some time

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Margaret mentioned about the scrutiny meeting to discuss Chaigley Manor next Wednesday at the Council offices.

I would encourage anyone who is interested to come along to the meeting. Scrutiny meetings are often a useful way to find out what's going on in the borough.

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Dont know much about the trust but was actually talking to friends the other day about Chailey manor and I didnt even know that folk of accy used to pay into it. By rights thatactually makes it belong to the folk of accy dosent it? Find it all a bit confusing myself but I do have happy memories of the place .

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i used to donate £1 a week from me wages fer near 20 yrs n it still closed.:(

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A couple of interesting articles in the Telegraph on this subject.

Hyndburn leader calls on Chaigley board to quit (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Underfire Hyndburn charity unveils major project (From Lancashire Telegraph)

I hope the Gisburn project is a success. It looks as though the Trustees have been working hard despite the criticism from councillors.

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A further link

Leader Welcomes Chaigley Announcement

I think the Trustees should be local people. After all, it is local money for local kids.

Chaigley Manor
 

Hi, have just driver past this BEAUTIFUL house this morning. It is sandblasted and looks absolutely stunning. Am just curious as to who owns it now, but more importantly, who is living in it?

Atarah

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It was sold by the Chaigley Trust to a businessman from Preston, who intended to spend a lot of money on it and live in it himself with his family.

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Further to previous questions about the future of Chaigley Trust, I spotted the following on the LET website:-


MAJOR changes have been announced by a Hyndburn charity which now plans to spend its legacy providing mountain biking and archery activites for children.
The Chaigley Manor Trust came under fire earlier this year over the spending of a £625,000 fund left for children in the borough.
The trustees have now changed the name of the charity to To Inspire, severing links to Chaigley Manor, which was a grand house in the Ribble Valley owned by the people of Hyndburn and used as a holiday home for deprived youngsters of the borough.
Trustee Nicole Cook said the new charity is days away from signing a deal to take over the lease at the Stephen Park Training and Activity Complex in Gisburn Forest and it should be open early in the New Year.
Officials said the project would see facilities for children including mountain bike tracks, archery, woodcraft workshops and den building available.
Mrs Cook said: “We had hoped that it would be up and running by now but there have been some delays.
“It will primarily be for the children of Hyndburn and will be free for those who cannot afford to go away on holidays.
“We also want to involve the schools in the borough.”
The lease will cost an initial £100,000 for the site, which is currently being managed by Knowsley CVS. The group will continue to work alongside To Inspire, Hyndburn & Ribble Valley CVS and the Forestry Commission to develop various projects for children.
She said residential facilities for 35 people would be available at the site and at least eight jobs will be created. There will also be facilities for day visitors.
Mrs Cook added: “It will operate in a very similar way to Chaigley Manor and I’m sure it will be popular.
“It will get children out of the towns and into the countryside having fun but also learning about nature. As soon as we sign the lease we will begin to take bookings.”
Chaigley Manor was sold in 2001 for £625,000 in 2001 and the fund was put into the care of the Chaigley Manor Trust.
A ruling was made that the interest - around £25,000 per year - should be spent on worthy causes annually.

I like the idea - Hyndburn kids have missed out since Chaigley Manor closed.

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Great hope it goes ahead soon, had some great holidays at Chaigley when I was a youngster:)

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£625,000 is a heck of a lot of mountain bikes, how come I for one haven't heard of anyone in my neighbourhood getting one?
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There was even a waiting list back then, it was one of the only times I was glad to have a surname with 'W', only time I ever wanted to be back of the list.
http://www.toonpool.com/user/750/files/cell_163045.jpg

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Now there's a turn up, you with a name starting with a 'W' :p:D:D

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and you taking a chance to be nasty?

That isn't anything abnormal is it? Either join in and be friends with the many on here or else stop sniping.

You know you're wasting your time.

(No number of smilies will cover your hatred, whereas I am willing to give you yet another chance, stop being nasty and actually join in with everyone else!).

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Chaigley Manor Convalescent Home.
I spent 2, 4 week stays there in the late 40's. I was there because i was recovering, as a 7 year old, from TB. I remember it was fun, I won a plum in a race - thats funny but I guess in the late 40's a plum was a real prize. I remember the bath tubs upstairs. had to sit in it while water was poured over your head. Guess plumbing was not the best.
Great times spent there many walks in the fields.
Tony

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myself and a school friend stopped there in the late 80's.

The bad
About 12-18 boys stopping in the same room all dead quiet(almost felt like fear) age groups to one room. I didn't get a room with my friend, and there was a boy that wet bed every single night.
There was older boys, about 13-15 years old, One of them put his sunglasses on top of a door(of all places to put them) and when I entered they fell off and they broke. I spent half my holiday running away.

The Good
I remember playing on an old organ a lot. Going Clitheroe swimming baths, doing some fishing(at some place called paradise?). Quite a bit of walking of where we went looking for clay pigeons. There was some swings outside the front of the manor and a couple of mattresses laid out on the ground. We would take the swings up high and jump off onto the mattresses.

There was these Redberries, we picked them in the morning and the cooks made a pudding out of them in the evening. That pudding was great.

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I had one holiday there, My memories are of the freezing cold swimming pool, rubbing bread paper on the slide to make it faster( the wrappers used to be waxed!) sleeping in that room with all those other lads and the midnight feats of sweets you had bought in the tuck shop. I recall there was a snooker table but it took forever to wait for your turn to play. A lovely old house and great memories, shame its still not going.

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None of this ever happened!

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Strange that Knowsley BC have denied ever having any involvement in Stephen Park, and that the lease subsequently came directly from the Forestry Commission without any payment by way of premium. Perhaps Mrs Cook might like to comment.