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REGARDING the. proposed reorganisa tion of secondary edu cation in our area, it will be noted that whichever of the four
say “imposed”, because the voters •'of the Ribble Valley gave no indication of a desire for change "at-the last elections) each one would entail the. capi tal outlay of many, .• many thousands o f . pounds. Full details are given in -
S ested schemes is y imposed (and I
the brochure circulated. If, however, the present educational system were to be retained (and it has proved highly acceptable over the years) the capital expenditure, if any, would be negligible. In these days when na
Strong parental backing to keep Riversmead
AT both public meet ings we were sup posedly discussing the choice of education of fered to us —"not a full choice of grammar v comprehensive, .but; only a choice of vari ous methods of com prehensive. White bread or brown bread for tea — no sign of the jam. The reason given for
the necessity to change is the falling rolls in the area. I can understand that some change, in view of this undisputed fact, is. necessary, but not that this one fact necessitates the removal of a grammar school system. If present standards at
tional — and local — economy is so demonstr ably essential, it is felt the Lancashire Education Committee should give the most serious consider ation to this fact. If the profligate, politi
cally-motivated pundits at County Hall were to pay due1 regard in this respect and be equally prudent in the administration of other services for which they are responsible, their excessive rate increases and the loathsome sup plementary rate might be totally eliminated. The previous County
11-plus remain constant, there will, of course, be fewer pupils qualifying. When numbers are ap propriate, both grammar schools could be amalga mated without losing via bility because of size, and without causing such large capital building costs. I do not see the need
. it cannot offer the range of courses for children of differing abilities that would be expected in a comprehensive school. The Education Commit
fered to us, Bowland Sec ondary School (Rivers mead) was included — but during the meeting, and in the yellow leaflet pro duced by the Education Committee, there are dire warnings that Bowland is a small school and as such
are told there will be 650 fewer pupils. ■. In all the schemes of
tee should know that Bowland already offers such a range (in at least 21 subjects) to both CSE and GCE ‘O’ level stan dards. We were continually
children coming from small village communities settle into this smaller-, than-the-average secon dary school quite easily.. They do not lose sight of their own identity and are known by name, one and all, to the headmaster. They (are , encouraged to have a, sense of responsi bility, and emerge as ex ceptionally mature 16- year-olds.
underestimate the ex tremely strong parental backing for this school, with its headmaster en thusiastically planning for the future, a dedicated s ta f f wholehear tedly behind him and a thriving
Please, le t no-one
for such undue haste now to push through these schemes, together with their capital, costs, when in seven years time we
Council demonstrated a capacity to manage its af fairs without the need to squeeze the last half penny from the ratepayer. One wonders why the present Labour-dominated council is so eager to, de monstrate its own incom petence? Present policies and
proposals suggest that this is the aim.
a falling birthrate, we are told, school classes will in evitably be smaller. It is suggested that this
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will be very much to the benefit of scholars from the educational stand point. After all, is that not the purpose for the existence of schools — to educate children — not to prove unacceptable politi cal theories? Small classes, it .is
SATISFIED PARENT.
warned that with falling ro l ls , Bowland will become smaller. Rolls have been falling for a few years now, and Bow land is growing larger. The Education Committee should have the facts on how many parents outside Bowland’s “catchment area” are willing to pay £20 per term for school transport to enable their children to go to a school that they know is educa tionally sound. Bowland traditionally serves a rural area, and
raised at' the meetings will be taken into consid eration by the Education Committee while reaching their decision.
We are told that points
further, and bombard the Education Office with let ters? It is no use being a p a th e t ic now, and grumbling later.
Why not take it a stage
C, M. NICHOLSON, Newfield Edge Farm, Middop.
Forced medicine Outlook will lead to trouble
EVEN objective ob servers, with neither political nor education al axes to grind, must have been horrified by the undemocratic nature of th e , first public meeting on edu cation held in St Mary’s Church Hall. Following the difficulty
prehensive- education, either in the hall or in the
area. Two fa c ts quickly
understood, are infinitely preferable to overcrowded classrooms. Does anybody disagree?
arising when the attend ance was found to exceed the hall’s capacity (to a greater extent than I have seen in 34 years in Clitheroe) the chair person rose to make it clear that she was against any form of referendum and had no intention of testing public opinion on the question of com-
Other proposals must be given consideration
THE decision at the Clitheroe meeting that it was improper for the Chair to accept proposals for reorganisation from the floor of the meeting was unfortunate in that it deprived the public of the opportunity to discuss positive alterna tives to the four schemes favoured by the Authority.
a tangible way of demon strating their support for or opposition to the Au thority’s proposals. The Chief Education
It also deprived them of
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WHAT is the point of
holding a public meeting when the public cannot attend? I turned up at the
meeting held to discuss the reorganisation of sec ondary, education and was turned away. If the local education
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have accordingly sent de tails of a scheme to the chairman of the Education C om m itte e , Mrs
the retention of the prin ciple of selection at the age of 11, the formation of a co-educational grammar school on the Chatburn Road site, the retention of the Ribblesdale and Bow land schools in their pre sent form and the establ ishment of a separate es tablishment to cater for the needs of the 16-19 age group on the York Street site.
In short it advocates
should provide not only academic ‘A’ level courses
This last component
but should also cater for the wider needs of this age group by providing other general education, business and vocational courses in Clitheroe to meet the specific needs of the district.
of such an all-embracing institution is particularly appropriate at a time of high u n em p lo ym en t among young people and when the nearest avail able courses are at pre sent a minimum of 11 miles from Clitheroe.
I feel that the inclusion
authority cannot organise a meeting, what hope i^ there for our children?
-public meeting, I . shall have -the opportunity to elaborate on them and to call upon- the support >f your readers.
I hope that,, if my prop osals are put before a
W. A. FINCH, ' ;. 5 Alderford Close, - Clltheroe.
Ar.l'A’-’ - 1 I outlined the gist of
was a mere cosmetic oper ation, to meet the letter of the law, th a t the county has, already, made its decision and that com prehensive education is to be forced down parents’ .throats whether they like
it or not. My personal fear, how
ever, goes far beyond that of education, important though that question be. Over the last 20 years
we have seen the im plementation of policies (with little reference to public wishes) the ulti mate effect of which (whether intentionally or otherwise) is the destruc tion of heritage and tradi tions on which any feeling of confidence or security must rest. The disorientation of
became obvious . . . Firstly, the vast majority of those present were- against changing a system of education which has served the community so well and so faithfully for so long. Secondly, the meeting
A small package
of all that is
HAVING recently read and studied the leaflet which has . been distributed to local parents of chil dren, I am quite ap palled to see the “veiled threat” to Riversmead School’ which this document
PTA continually working to provide a healthy finan cial back-up.
who have the power to wield the - axe in this sorry age in which we are living, seem to be of the opinion that it must be BIG to be of any use to society. What a farce! — we
contains. The majority of people
only need to look to our nationalised industries
that most of the good things are contained in small packages and I am sure that Riversmead School is a small pack age of good in our area. I can speak from ex
IS SO provincial
AFTER sitting for three hours and listening to the views of Clitheroe and district people, I feel that if the meeting did nothing else, it
They exercised great pati ence and tolerance to the many savages they had to deal with.
; perhaps gave the people there a lesson in civili ty, control and manners — as personified by the people on the platform — namely the Educa tion Committee.
I think the incoherence, arrogance and many futile and short-sighted remarks can be summed up in one word — pro vincial! After 45 years of living in Clitheroe, ‘ I was indeed not proud to be one of “them”.
perience — my daughter attended there and I have a grandson who is a pupil at the present time, following in the footsteps of his father, an ex-head boy of the school;
vided them and many thousands of . others like them with a good sound basic education, which has fully equipped them for a full and useful life, but abov.e all, taught them manners, and a thoughtful, caring at titude to others which is a rare quality in this age of violence. Riversmead School has
This school, has pro i
KEEP LIFE
SIMPLE.DEFEND YOUR MIDDLE-CLASS
INTERESTS.REMAIN IMPERVIOUS TO ALTERNATIVE ARGUMENTS AND HOWL LIKE A WOLF
AT.PUBLIC MEETINGS.
in this country to see the folly of that viewpoint. Millions of pounds lost each yepr, and talked about as if there is ' plenty more where that came from. I have always believed
IT IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT SCHOOL REORGANISATION IN
CLITHEROE IS POLITICALLY MOTIVATED.
I DO NOT TRUST COUNTY HALL OFFICIALS BECAUSE THEY ARE
UNTRUSTWORTHY.
convey my dismay; Would you accept this cartoon as a more telling vehicle? .KEITH FAWCETT, 9 Cardigan Avenue,
Clitheroe.' .. Y AS A SIHPLE HAN.
I SENT TO THE GRAHNAR SCHOOL AND HY SON IS THERE NOS.
I HAVE attempted , to write about Wednes day’s meeting, but words alone refuse to
pupil of ( Grammar ■ lives in Blal submit l ! judging. He is a nl blesdale Cal his prints \\| view at Centre, Cl May 15th the club’s tion.
ture works!
THET ARE' GOOD SCHOOLS.I KN0S BECAUSE ' IT IS A SELL KNOWN
FACT.
COMPREHENS IVES AND LARGE SCHOOLS ARE BAD.I KNOW THIS ALSO BECAUSE IT IS A SELL
known p a c t . The exhiil
members 11 annual com! was judge! Metcalf, of;
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Todd 2 and 3,1 Portraiture
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J. West. Colour — 1 W James Abb
2 and 3 K. R. Portraiture
Walmsley, 2 R. Geddes.
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Geddes, 3 A. Record —• Geddes, 2 B. Natural h
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camel THE manajj Borough Clitheroe, I has been ml of the Roy;; Society. Mr Wes
A BRON2 awarded Life Savin{| been found of Whalley School. It b|
FALLING ROLLS1 IS AN EXCUSE.
I KNOW BECAUSE STATISTICS ALWAYS L IE .
EVERYBODY KNOWS WE SHOULD KEEP THE CRAMMAR SCHOOLS- ITS OBVIOUS.
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done a good job in the past and still has a useful role to play today in our community, and I hope it may be allowed to continue giving that service to our young people for many years to come. PS. Prior to my re
marriage four years ago, I was Mrs Helen Harri son, of Church Cottage, Mitton, and was for a time a parish councillor for ‘Gt - -Mi t ton and Bashall Eaves.
. meek acceptance of any thing which is placed before them: U n fo r tu n a te ly , we
the individual by such a system, already well adv anced in Britain, is the first vital stage in the brainwashing of the indi vidual, the ultimate effect of which is apathy and the
have, also, reached a situ- tation where the only p ro tes t recognised at either local or central gov ernment level appears to be that which is violent — look at Toxteth, Brixton and, only last week, the sudden change in the county attitude to arbitra tion brought about only by the violent action of schoolmasters which dis ru p te d school p ro g rammes. FRANK S. L. MOON, 42 King Street, Clitheroe.
Spinning
MEMBERS of Clitheroe NFU Ladies’ Social Sec tion were welcomed to Low Moor'Parish Hall by Mrs Pat Shorrocks for a talk entitled “Spinning a yarn”. Mr R.' Patterson, of
York Museum," showed samples and photographs
of spinning and weaving. Mrs M. Whitwell expre ssed thanks. Mrs M. Bil lows won the raffle.
Annual ball
THE Hodder Valley Fox Hounds Committee held its annual ball at Newton Village Hall ■ on Friday. Parker Bros Band played for dancing, Bonds of Els- wick supplied the supper and Mr H. Rhodes pro vided ‘ the bar.) Prizewin ners were Mr T. Taylor and Mrs D. Rich.
After witnessing such a meeting, lacking in any aspiration to altruism (with the exception of Mr M. Blackburn who gave very reasoned and informed comments and criticisms about the proposals) one can only hope that the true apos tles of equality, the truly human man, will continue to diffuse and make prevail the best knowledge and ideas of our time and carry this from one end of society to the other.
MARGARET WEAVER, Salthill Villa, Clitheroe.
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Quits the council ,
FARMER Mr Jo h n Pinder has quit as a member of Newton Parish Council — the second vac ancy to arise within recent weeks. Mr Pinder, of Boarsden
MRS HELEN HAYHURST, 9 Mersey Street, Longridgc.
More cash for home
improvements
IT may soon be possible to reintroduce full home improvement grants in the Ribble 'Valley follow ing ch an g e s in th e Budget, Housing Officer Mr P. Gladwin, told the Policy and Resources Committee. Improvement grants
had been curtailed when the council’s grants alloca- t io n was halv ed to £250,000, he reported. But fo llow ing th e
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A MEMBER of the Ministry of Defence Police, Mr Trevor Parkinson, of Claremont Avenue, Clitheroe, has died suddenly, aged 52.
first , head of the Colne Police Division, which covers Clitheroe, until 1978’ when he left to become Deputy Assistant Chief Constable to the Central Area of the Minis try of Defence Police based at Stockport. He was attending a con
Mr Parkinson was the
Mayor new chairman of CLGC
ference in Malvern, Wor cestershire, when he was found dead in an hotel bedroom. He is survived by his wife Kathleen and sons David and Graeme. Mr Parkinson was pres
ident of Grindleton Foot ball Club and his sons play for the team. On Saturday when the
team met Trinity in a Ribble Valley League match, the players stood in silent tribute. Mr Parkinson served in
Budget more money was now available and it may be possible to set aside £600,000 for home grants. The committee recom mended the council to follow this course.
(Clitheroe) said it was im portant the money went where the Chancellor of the Exchequer intended. “The grants should go
Coun. B e r t Jo n e s
ment, but things aren’t what they used to be and perhaps it’s time to let someone else have a go,” he said this week. ■ Mr P in d e r would nevertheless like to thank everyone who has sup ported him during his. time on the council. His resignation comes
years, but now feels that he cannot accept the way it is being run^and that stepping down is the best thing to do. “There’s been no argu
Farm, Newton, has been on the council for 16
only" a couple of weeks after another, vacancy, caused by the death of Coun. .John Parker, of Gamble Hall Farm. Prospective by-election
.'earlier vacancy and by Apijd 3rd for the latter. ;-
candidates should notify Returning Officer Mr Michael Jackson by a week on Saturday for the
£20,000 improving a large home and applies for £6,000 grant aid does not really need what is, after all, taxpayers’ money.”
“Somebody who spends
Insulation grants
A four-figure jumble sale!
A “GOOD AS NEW” jumble sale at Stonyhurst College on S aturday raised about £1,000 to wards the annual summer holiday for handicapped children organised by the college’s handicapped chil dren’s trust. • One of the trustees, Mr
THE elderly, severely disabled and people on low incomes are now able to apply for loft insulation grants up to a maximum of 90 per cent of the cost.. The grant is also available to other householders ah rate of up to 65 per cent. Improvement grants
THE Mayor of Clitheroe, Coun. Bob Ainsworth, has been appointed chairman of CLOC, the Committee of Local Organisations of Clitheroe. • He takes over from Mr Roland Hail wood, chairman for three years. Miss Julie Scott has
been appointed secretary to replace Mrs S. Hail wood, secretary ’ for six years. The changes were made
the Forces before joining the police in 1949. Ten years later he was prom oted sergeant and served in many parts of NE Lan cashire and at Southport. In '1065 he became de
tective inspector of the newly-formed Burnley section of the regional Crime Squad. He later became detective superin tendent before moving to Colne in 1974. A funeral service at
towards improving smal ler properties such as ter raced houses,” he said.
- This was to co-ordinate charity work in the town and to this end it was ‘ agreed to start a town diary at the Mayor’s Par lour so that local organisa tions can arrange fund raising events without du plicating dates. L In recent years, the
jective when -set up in 1970.
Clitheroe Parish Church tomorrow will be followed by cremation a t ' Ac crington.
main function of CLOC has been the distribution of Christmas parcels.
Top 10 slides
. slides at a recent meeting. Particularly impressive
MEMBERS of Clitheroe N a tu r a l i s t s ’ Society selected their top 10
are also being made avail able by the Ribble Valley Council for work to adapt a house for the accommo dation, welfare or employ-' ment of a disabled oc cupant;
Mark MacDermot, said it. was the first time the jumble sale had ever real ised four figures and he was delighted with the total;' ’ ; '
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Further information is
just as good as those to be found in Scotland or the Lake District. Parks, gardens and bird
were autumn and winter scenes, with local views
reservesx were also fea tured, as well as a series of natural history sub- jects. Much concern was expressed at the loss of ; habitat_,for fauna and flora. . ) ( The next' lecture is a :
week tonight by Mr R. F re e th y , of Burnley, whose subject will be the making of the British , countryside. ■
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