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Waddington Parish Council works to make village life the best it can be. Proudly supporting our community – and the Best Kept Village in Lancashire!

About Waddington Parish Council

Waddington Parish Council serves the people who live and work in our beautiful village. Our aim is to preserve and improve the quality of rural life in the Parish, maintaining public spaces, protecting our heritage, and supporting environmental and community initiatives—all while respecting our special location within the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. We meet

monthly in the Refectory at St Helen’s Church, at which times there is an opportunity for residents to speak under “Public Participation”. If you have questions, feedback or ideas about village life—amenities, planning, services—please get in touch with us via our contact form.

01/09/2026

The Waddington Fell Race will take place on Sunday 27 September 2026 at 2.00 pm.

📍 Registration: From 12.15 pm at Waddington Village Club, BB7 3HW
🏃 Distance: 7 miles / 11.3 km
⛰️ Elevation gain: 415 metres / 1,362 feet
🏅 Category: Fell Runners Association (FRA) Category BM
💷 Entry: £5 on the day
🔞 Age: Over 18s only
🌧️ Important: Please bring a waterproof jacket.

The race starts from Waddington and takes runners up onto the fell, tackling farm tracks, fields and rough moorland along the way.

Parking in the village is limited, so participants are encouraged to car-share where possible and to park considerately.

We’re proud to support Bowland Fell Runners, alongside the Fell Runners Association and Melt, in welcoming this fantastic event back to Waddington.

Whether you’re taking on the fell or cheering on the runners, we hope to see plenty of you there!

For further information, visit the Bowland Fell Runners website www.bowlandfr.org.uk or contact Matt on 07742 611999.

Bowland Fell Runners is a local club dedicated to organising fell running events across the Forest of Bowland. Their races celebrate our landscape, foster community spirit and raise valuable funds for vital causes such as Mountain Rescue.

23/08/2026

Overnight road closure – Waddington Road on Thursday 27 August, 9pm – Friday 28 August, 5am

Lancashire County Council has confirmed that Waddington Road will be closed between Chester Avenue and Railway View Road to allow Network Rail to carry out essential bridge assessment works.

Resident access will be maintained wherever possible, with pedestrian access to properties and access for emergency services maintained throughout.

Diversion: Clitheroe Road – West Bradford Road – Pimlico Road.

Please allow a little extra time if you’re travelling during the closure and share with anyone who may be affected.

23/08/2026

The closure of Footpath FP0343025 cannot be allowed to become permanent

We are extremely concerned about the temporary closure of Public Footpath FP0343025, which links Low Moor and Waddington.

The bridge is far more than simply a footpath. It provides a vital lifeline for residents of the residential and holiday park, local residents, walkers and people travelling between Waddington and Clitheroe.

For many people, this is an important route to work, to public transport, the local club and shop, and for maintaining connections between our communities. Closing the bridge has a real impact on people’s everyday lives.

Councillors Simon O’Rourke, Donna O’Rourke and Mark Sutcliffe have met with concerned local residents to hear directly about the impact of the closure. They have also spoken with walkers using the area, listening to their concerns and seeing first-hand how important this route is to the local community.

Lancashire County Council has indicated that there is currently insufficient money within the budget to address the issue. However, we understand that the full structural engineer’s report has not yet even been received. We believe it is premature to simply accept that there is no funding available before the extent and nature of the required works are properly established.

We have also been disappointed by the response from the local MP to a concerned resident from the caravan park. Rather than offering support, the resident was told that the issue was not within Clitheroe and was considered to be a matter for the neighbouring MP.

At the Liberal Democrats, we believe that community issues should not be dismissed because they sit on one side or another of an administrative boundary. If people living in and around Clitheroe are directly affected, their concerns deserve to be heard and supported.

We will continue to press for the bridge to be properly assessed, for the structural report to be made available, and for every possible funding option to be explored.

This is not just a footpath. It is an important connection between people and communities, and it needs to be treated that way.

21/08/2026

Our village planters have been looking absolutely lovely this year – which is no mean feat considering the heatwaves we’ve had!

A huge thank you to the residents and Parish Councillors who have diligently kept them watered through the hot weather. All those watering cans, early mornings and evening trips have kept Waddington blooming for everyone to enjoy – we can’t thank you enough.

And one villager in particular takes the trophy for keeping the planters in the Square alive. A very big thank you from all of us.

We think you’ll agree, it was worth it!

20/08/2026

What a sight coming through Waddington today!

A few photos of the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women making its way through the village, captured by your friendly local parish councillors and their families along the route.

Despite the rather grim Lancashire weather, there was a brilliant turnout to cheer the riders on as they tackled Waddington Fell – and they certainly didn’t hang around!

If you managed to get any photos or videos as the race came through Waddington, we’d love to see them. Share yours in the comments below.

20/08/2026

And they're off... see in a while Waddington. Remember they set off 30min late due to rain.

20/08/2026

Waddington Parish Council would like to wish all the young people in our village collecting their GCSE results the very best of luck.

Whatever is inside that envelope or on that screen, today marks the end of a lot of hard work and the beginning of your next chapter.

We hope you’re proud of everything you’ve achieved and excited about what comes next.

Well done and good luck from everyone at WPC.

19/08/2026

🕛 Estimated closure: 12pm – 12.45pm

Please be aware that a rolling road closure will be in place through Waddington tomorrow, Thursday 20 August, as the Tour of Britain Women passes through the village.

📍 Slaidburn Road → The Square → Clitheroe Road

Police motorcycle outriders will hold traffic at junctions while the riders and support vehicles pass. The roads will reopen behind the race convoy once it is safe to do so.

The timings are estimated, so please plan ahead and allow extra time if you need to travel through the village around lunchtime.

🚴 Otherwise, come out and give the riders a big Waddington welcome as they race through!

Other estimated closure windows along the route are:

11.15am – 12pm – Chatburn
11.20am – 12.05pm – Grindleton
11.25am – 12.10pm – Sawley
11.30am – 12.20pm – Bolton-by-Bowland
11.40am – 12.25pm – Tosside
11.45am – 12.30pm – Slaidburn
11.50am – 12.35pm – Newton-in-Bowland
12pm – 12.45pm – Waddington
12.05pm – 1pm – Clitheroe (second pass)
12.10pm – 1pm – Pendleton
12.15pm – 1pm – Sabden
12.25pm – 1.10pm – Whalley
12.35pm – 1.20pm – Hurst Green
12.40pm – 1.25pm – Ribchester
12.45pm – 1.30pm – Longridge

19/08/2026

We’re aware of a damaged/open drain cover on the road outside Waddington Social Club, which is a hazard to all road users.

This has been reported via Love Clean Streets. With the Tour of Britain Women passing through the village tomorrow, we’ve also contacted British Cycling to make them aware of the hazard.

Please take extra care along this stretch until it has been made safe.

15/08/2026

Tour of Britain Women – rolling road closures through Waddington

Please be aware that rolling road closures will be in place through Waddington and along the race route on Thursday 20 August as the Tour of Britain Women passes through the Ribble Valley.

Once the race is under way, police motorcycle outriders will temporarily stop traffic at junctions to allow the riders and support vehicles to pass. Roads could be held for up to approximately 15 minutes at any given point, reopening immediately behind the race convoy.

The race sets off from Clitheroe at 11.30am, travelling through Chatburn, Grindleton, Sawley, Bolton-by-Bowland, Tosside and Slaidburn before heading over Waddington Fell and through Waddington.

It then returns to Clitheroe before continuing over the Nick O’Pendle, through Sabden, Whalley, Hurst Green and Longridge and on towards the finish in Blackpool.

Clitheroe town centre closures

There will also be temporary road closures in Clitheroe:

From 4am

* Castle Street
* Market Place
* Wellgate
* Church Brow
* Yorke Street
* King Lane
* King Street above New Market Street – access to Market car park will remain available

From 9am

* Woone Lane (from Eshton Terrace)
* Moor Lane
* Parson Lane

Woone Lane, Moor Lane and Parson Lane will reopen at midday, with all other town centre closures due to be lifted at 2pm.

Public pay-and-display car parks will remain open as usual.

If you’re travelling through Waddington or around the Ribble Valley on Thursday, please allow some extra time for your journey – and if you’re able to, come out and give the riders a Waddington welcome!

Address

St Helens Church Waddington Road
Clitheroe
BB73HS

Website

https://www.waddington-pc.gov.uk/

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