How your money is spent
The Town Council’s estimated net expenditure for 2009/2010 estimated to be £115,465 of which £98, 347 comes from the precept.
Around £15, 046 of the Council's budget for 2009/2010 has been allocated to :-
- Decorative Clitheroe
- Committee Castle Museum
- Citizens Advice Bureau
- Roefield Leisure Cebtre
- Clitheroe Concerts Society
- Clitheroe Town Band
- Clitheroe Football Club
- Ribble Valley Sheepfest
- Community Rail
- St Mary's Centre
The Council contributes to a range of Christmas festivities, including the Christmas decorations for the Town Centre, floodlighting of the trees and crib at the Castle and for the nativity play. This spending amounts to approximately £15,100. The Council’s budget also pays for the Mayoralty function.
The Council provides finance for the annual band concerts held at the Castle Bandstand during the summer months and also provides planters in the Town Centre during the summer.
The Council provides and manages the various allotments in the town and the play areas at Chester Avenue (Tom Robinson) and Park Street . This year, the sum of £5,000 has been included as a ‘one-off’ payment for improvements to the Chester Avenue Play area.
The Council also maintains the Cenotaph in the Castle Grounds.