6 , Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, April 5th, 1990


AFTER over six months of intensive and gruelling ! training, a Low Moor; ’ man has passed out :" as a fully-fledged


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at Ribblesdale High - School, is a keen sportsman and after leaving school attended Accrington and ;


(19), of Riverside, i t f } now looking fonVard to a busy year with-the Parachute Regiment. Paul, a former pupil


paratrooper. Paul Brownbridge


target for a bright career with the Paras


failed to make the grade.


> diploma': /.] The knowledge he gained while studying for the diploma


; Rossendale College, where he studied for two City and Guilds examinations, an A-level anda sports


\ certainly proved . invaluable during his • training.


After joining up last '


July, Paul was : stationed at Aldershot and had to cope with a whole host of tests and physical challenges V designed to exploit a soldier's wetiknesses. Firstly, he underwent


12 weeks’ military training, which v included basic field craft and soldiering. : After all the exercises


had been completed, Paul then faced.the final test, a week-long- programme called P Company, made up of , 11 different physical challenges. Each soldier needed to get 60 points to pass.-


and proved to be too much for Paul, who


The going was tough


• back into the group immediately following,


determined to get through and was put


However, he was


. having to go through' the whole challenge all


, prepared and passed ^ with flying colours.


over again. This time . he was fitter and better \


Nu r s e r y n e a r s it s t a r g e t


at Aldershot and will go on an overseas trip to Italy, America or Germany sometime in the next year, before going to Northern Ireland next February. At the moment, he is


enjoying a quiet time . working for a week in the recruiting office in Blackburn, but is certainly looking forward to his future as a paratrooper.


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CHEESE and wine and a tombola were just some of the enterprising attractions to tempt members of. the Friends of Ribblesdale Nur­ sery School when they held a grand fund-i


-raiser.


the draw for a grand raffle and was a resounding suc­ cess. Boosted by a whole host of prizes donated by local businesses and the Clitheroe public, the raffle raised a hearty £800. Corn-


The event also included


bined with other proceeds of the evening, the organ­ isers are hoping that they can top the £1,000 mark. All the money raised


will go towards the instal­ lation and safety surfacing of new play equipment.


ORGANISERS and members of the Roefield Leisure Centre Appeal are on the look-out for fund raisers, to. help boost its cash total. .


pledged £50 for every event raising over £100, the committee has been working hard to increase the interest of the Ribble Valley public.


Ever since an anonymous donor


THE position of Clitheroe Fire Brigade is considered in a major review of fire cover in Lancashire. In his report, Chief Fire


Officer Mr J. R. Watson recommends th a t both part-time pumps currently provided in Clitheroe should be retained. Clitheroe is the largest


Now it’s the turn of local school to scoop TV world


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station area in the county designated as a “C” cate­ gory, with remote rural risks.


Pendle Club


WINNERS of the weekly bridge session at Clith- eroe’s Pendle Club were Mr T. Adey and partner, Mrs E. Gudgeon and Miss R. Holland.


Looking for ways to boost cash At present, over 70 events have


HOT on the heels of Waddington’s famous television channel comes news of another tele­ vision “first” for the Ribble Valley.


Augustine’s School, Billington, being the first in the area to present its own televised school news pro­ gramme; and its own newspaper, “Scoop.”


This time it’s the turn of the youngsters, with St


teacher John Johnstone and information and technol­ ogy teacher Steven O’Brien, who want their pupils to have. first-hand knowledge of media work in today’s world.


The project has been organised by media studies


watch a colour television in the foyer which will be linked to technical hardware in the television “studio” — a converted cloakroom. At 12-30 p.m. national, local and school news will be broadcast every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and eventually daily.


After the Easter holiday, pupils will be able to


been completed, bringing in more than £100, and the appeal organisers want to see that figure rise to 100. This would substantially boost the fund and help to bring the final target even nearer. For the future, plans are already in


hand for a coffee morning on May 12th and a fun run on June 8th.


be manned by the fourth-year media studies group, and other fourth years. But the newspaper will be open to all pupils to contribute. We will be covering every­ thing, from members of staff leaving to complaints about having to wear school uniform.


Meanwhile, "Scoop” will appear monthly. Said Mr Johnstone: “The television studio will mainly)


Paul will be. stationed


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Question over use


of former {canteen


Clitneroe Royal Grammar School’s former canteen in Waterloo Road.


;


ship of the Ribble Valley Borough Council on lease


would-be developers have been received by Mr Philip Bailey, the council’s direc­ tor of development and cli­ ent services, councillors heard last. week. He told the Planning


May. SeveraL le t te rs from


(Clitheroe) said that the site was in his ward • and residents had expressed a hope that it would be used for residential develop­ ment.1 But Mr Bailey reminded


Coun. Patrick Shepherd • , The site, is in the owner­


to the Lancashire County Council and is ;due to, be handed back to the district authority at the end of


A QUESTION-MARK hangs over the future of


and Transportation Com­ mittee that the inquiries related to “ecclesiastical, industrial and residential uses.” ‘


the committee that the adjacent site had already been developed for indus­ trial uses and suggested th a t residential devel­ opment could be seen as inappropriate. The matter is to be dis­


cussed again once the can­ teen, used by the gram­ mar school as a dining hall until several months ago, is handed back to the council.


Checking up


RANDOM checks of local businesses are to be made by Ribble Valley health officers to see if enough care is being taken over employees’ health, and safety, the council’s Public Works and Health Com­ mittee heard. The checks, to be made


from April, are part of the health awareness initiative which is resulting in a Clitheroe Health Aware­ ness Week in May, organ- is e d by th e h e a l th authority, the Rotary Club of Ribblesdale and a local health and fitness club.


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SMALL is certainly beautiful and a visit to a workshop tucked away in the Ribble Va l l e y vi l l a g e of Grindleton bears that


craftsman.


inlaid wine tables, every single item, large or small, is meticulously hand­ crafted and exquisitely finished.


From w ardrobes to


“The Barn,” near Bowland High School, traditional and original items of furni­ ture are produced — a l l ; destined to become family; heirlooms of the future. His showroom may be


From his workshop,


small, but customers are free to wander at will round the items on dis­ play, browse through


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albums containing photo­ graphs of some of his many commissions and be privileged to watch dis­ tinctive furniture in the making. A founder member of


the Ribble Valley Guild, Mr, Kilner obviously loves the material w’ith which he works and the end pro­ ducts are a tribute to his dedication aiid skill. He is willing to under­


which he is extremely accomplished. Past work has included


take almost any commis­ sion in a wide variety of woods, specialising in British hardwoods such as oak and ash.. Many of .the examples of


his craft currently on dis­ play feature inlaid mar­ quetry — a technique at


almost a se t of dining chairs, but unfortunately one never came your way — then Wayne Kilner is


the restoration of many items, some which have been almost completely re­ made. Church commis­ sions include an unusual font, a set of carved sanc­ tuary chairs for a Man­ chester church and a wood screen for the church at Mitton, for'which the stained glass was supplied by another talented Ribble Valley craftsman, Peter Knowles, of Castle Stained Glass. If you have inherited


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the answer. Past work has included


designing and making items such as chairs to match the original as near perfectly as possible. He has been called in to


niches in rooms, some of his work including intri­ cate carving. One of his most recent


make specific items of fur­ niture to fit into particular


pieces is a blanket box, made from a combination of maple and oak. The maple was formerly'used as floorboards in a Bolton


mill and the structure’s frame has been con­ structed in oak, with the interior of the box lined with ticking. The finished product is a creative work of a r t and something which any family would be proud to own.


Inspired by view from his local workshop—


INSPIRED by the pastoral view from the windows of his workshop and the music of the masters, Wayne Kilner has made the Ribble Valley his home.


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PUTTING the finishing touches to a blanket box which began life on the floor of a Lancashire mill


ago from Cambridgeshire. Previously in business making hand-crafted fur­ niture there, he wanted to expand his workshop, but found costs spiralling against him. '


He came to Lancashire four years


teacher before ihis decision to take the plunge and concentrate purely on the craft form he loves.


He is self-taught and was a music


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The Gallery Downstairs, at Burnley Mechanics. His showroom is open every Sun­ day, from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m., when


Guild, Mr Kilner is now looking forward to exhibiting examples of his craft with other members of the guild at Clitheroe Library, when it reopens next month.


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