Sport
Clitheroe F.C. play in the Northern Premier League Division One North. They play their home games at the Shawbridge Stadium, which is also the home ground of Blackburn Rovers WFC. There is also a youth football club, Clitheroe Wolves.
Clitheroe Rugby Union Football Club, formed in 1977, play at the Littlemoor Ground on Littlemoor Road in the town and run two rugby teams.
An annual cycle race, the Clitheroe Grand Prix takes place in the town.
Clitheroe is also home to the PESL Futsal Cup, an annual futsal tournament, which takes place every August at Edisford.
Clitheroe Skatepark was opened in 2006. The Park is of all-concrete construction and covers approximately 1,200 square metres. There are three main zones to the park; the street plaza which leads into the central section, and finally a split level, 7-foot-deep (2.1 m) concrete kidney bowl. Each section blends into the next, so a line can take you fully from one end of the park to the other without stopping. Clitheroe Skatepark is owned and run by a team based at The Grand, a charitable organization specializing in schools and youth work.
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