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RIBBLESDALE High School, Clitheroe, has won a prestigious national award which proves it is a “school at the heart of the community.”


Only eight Lancashire schools are among winners


of the competition for the 1990 Schools Curriculum Awards.


it is the first time the school has entered the tri­


ennial competition and deputy head Mr Duncan Paige said: “We are all thrilled and very proud to receive the award.”


The school is now entitled to use the award logo


on its printed material and representatives of the governors, parents, staft anti pupils will travel to an award ceremony at the Barbican Centre, London, in November, to receive a certificate and a specially commissioned print by distinguished illustrator


Quentin Blake. Sail I Mr Paige: “The school was assessed last year


and we had to'prove we had a broad and balanced curriculum and how this related to the local environment and community. In short, we had to prove we were a school at the heart of the community." The school based its facts on five areas —


industrial links, including work experience and mini-enterprises; environmental links and green issues, including the school's work on the River Kibble for television’s “grot spot” ; cultural and traditional links, including strong links with St


.lames's Church; and community action, including visiting hospitals and the elderly. The last area was charity work and during the


previous school year, which the assessors studied, Kibblesdale had raised a grand total of £5,000 for various charities. The award is sponsored by the Government,


private industry and educational foundations and administered by an independent educational trust.


I W W : ’ HEAD teacher Glynne Ward with the coveted logo


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A ONE million pound investment in Clitli- eroe is on the way — a s U 11 r a f v a m e breathes new life into the old Eton Atkinson


factory at Salthill. U l t r a f r am e , which


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plan has brought with it a commitment trom manag­ ing director Mr John Lan-


Ultraframe expanding into old Econ factory


c a s te r , who told the "Advertiser and Times” in an exclusive interview: “ 1 would like to stress that the move shows our com­ mitment to Clitheroe. You hear a lot about window firms here today and gone tomorrow, but our roots


are in this town and this is where we will stay.” The Econ factory covers


more than three acres and the move doubles the size of Ultraframe. It also pro­ vides extra space for vehi­ cles, so there will be no problems with parking.


Twenty extra staff have


been taken on as part of the big investment and more ,iobs will be on the way, once the company’s e x p a n s i o n p l a n s i n t o Europe take shape. Started by just five peo­ ple seven years ago on


Awards for villagers who helped put farm burglar behind bars


EOUR Rimington resi­ dents who helped to put a farm burglar behind bars have received citizens’ awards and certificates of commendation. Property worth £30,000


was stolen during a raid at a property in the village and, thanks to the eagle- eyed villagers, the culprit was traced ami sentenced. During an awards cere­


mony at Preston Crown Court, Mr Walter Ingleby, Mrs Ethel Hartley and


Mrs Barbara Downing were given commenda­ tions bv Lancashire’s High S h e r i f f , Mr P a t r ic k Townsend. The fourth recipient,


Mrs Hartley’s 27-year-old son Alan, was given his award out of court. Two weeks prior to the


burglary at Thistlcber Farm, the intruder and another man were seen acting suspiciously by Mr Ingleby, ol Mylah Lane. "You know all the locals


and p ar t icu lar ly what tourists look like. When the burglary took place and the others described a man they had seen that day, I realised it was the s a m e o n e , ” s a i d M r Ingleby. The villagers live within


a mile radius of each other and later, during an iden­ tity parade, a stranger was recognised as the per­ son seen driving in the area on the date o f the burglary.


All aboard for our rail offer


HERE’S your chance to save pounds and pounds in a great new offer exclusive to the “ Advertiser and Times.” In our bumper travel bonanza, we


have joined forces with British Rail to offer half-price railcards for all the family — and, thanks to the generos­ ity of an anonymous reader, we have £i,000 to give away in our latest rail


offer. The f ir s t coupon appears on


page 5 this week and, with holidays


fast approaching, there is a chance to make huge savings on the cost of your rail travel. Family, senior and young persons’


railcards can be yours for just half the normal cost, cutting pounds off the cost of a day out. for the family, but the offer is strictly on a first- come-first-served basis. Local travel agents Althams and


Clitheroe Travel will be acting as BR agents — all you have to do is cut out


the coupon. The culprit, John John­


stone, who in court was said to be an itinerant, was eventually sentenced to two years in jail for the hreak-in and a similar offence on the Fvlde.


Last week’s commenda­


tion was the second Crown Court visit for the villag­ e rs , as Mrs H a r t le y explained. “We came to watcli the case and we all breathed a sigh of relief when the man pleaded guilty.”


Added Mrs Downing: “ I


saw.the man three times that day. The first time I noticed him turning a car round in the road.”


The four received finan­


cial rewards of £-10 each. During the presenta­


tion, Judge Anthony Jolly said: “ It is the essence of society that police serve the public anil the public, wherever possible, sup­ port the police. That ball­ pens on countless occa­ sions eve ry day and it happens without recogni­ tion on some occasions.


Waterloo Road, the com­ pany now employs 100 people. A c q u ir in g the huge


Econ warehouse right next door was an oppor­ tunity too good to be missed, enabling full pro­ duction and marketing of the company’s unique new Ultralite roofing system and fu r th e r d iv e r s i f ­ ication. The purchase o f the


latest production-floor technology will compu­ terise such operations as routing and cutting, signi­ ficantly increasing output and quality. Mr Lancaster said: “We


are getting inquiries for orders from America France and Germany. This acquisition is very excit­


ing, because we can see g r e a t po t en t ia l fr om Europe and we are now geared up ready to meet that challenge. There are now 2,000


other window companies buying ideas from the firm and Mr Lancaster said that a first-class team of designers had been built up to meet this. These included draughtsmen and a r c h i t e c t s fo rm e r ly employed by Lucas Aero­ space in Burnley. Wherever possible, staff


from the former Econ file tory have been taken on. Among them are Mr Colin C lou gh, o f Ch atbi irn Road. He was a warehou­ seman at Econ, where he had been for 27 years, and is now a fork-lift truck driver. Another long-standing


employee, Dave Dickin­ son, despaired of finding a


new job quickly, but has now joined Ultraframe, where his son Mark works in production. Mr Dickin­ son, of Pimlico Road, is working in quality control and very much looking to the future again. “A whole new chapter is


opening up for Clitheroe," he said.


PE N S IO N E R Maurice Wilson was euphoric this week, after completing his strenuous triathlon and raising nearly £500 for Whalley Methodist Church into the bargain. The 7-1-year-old swam


10 lengths o f the Ribbles- dalc P o o l , walked 10 miles via Whalley Nab and then cycled a further 10 m i l e s — a l l


i n 10


minutes less than his tar­ get maximum time o f six hours. Mr Wilson, o f Mitton


Road, Whalley, thought o f t h e t r i a t h l o n i n


March, when the church needed to raise £5,000 to pay for roof repairs. Not normally an ath­


letic man, he said he had been blessed with good health, despite a spell in a Japanese l ’ ONY camp during the second world war and keeps f it by re gu la r walks in and around the v i l la g e . He ind his wife Kathleen


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also try to fit in some fell-waiking when they have holidays in the UK. Mr W i lson le f t the


church at 10 a.m. on Saturday, waved o f f by his two daughters and relatives from Manches­ ter. In fact, one o f his


daughters, Kate, pictured w ith h im , did the 10


miles on foot with him, later confessing "Dad, if train hard enough, I


might lie able to keep up with you!” Swimming time at the


pool was U minutes, the 10-mile walk actually took 3 hours 50 minutes and the cycling time was hour 20 minutes. He


was well within his tar­ get times for the first two parts o f the triathlon, but found the cycling hard going because o f strong contrary winds. W a i t in g fo r him at


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Helping to honour


Royal lady


PEOPLE watching televi sion last night may have


recognised a familiar face. For one o f the three


Lancashire St John Ambu­ lance officals chosen to attend a special ceremony in London in honour of tile Queen Mother was from


Clitheroe. Mrs Lorraine Bibby,


C l i t h e r o e D i v i s i o n a l Officer, was selected as one of (1,000 representa­ tives of civilian organisa­ tions throughout the country. A part-time employee of


the H a l i fa x B u i ld in g Society in Clitheroe, Mrs Bibby (2-1) lives in Curzon Street and lias an eight- month-old son, Ryan. A former member of the


cadets, she now helps out w i t h t h e g r o u p i n


Clitheroe. She travelled to London


to the massed celebratory event in St James’s Park, where bands, orchestras, choirs and regimental groups took part in the march-past. The Queen Mother, who.


is Commandant-in-Chief of N u r s in g fo r St John Ambulance, will be cele­ brating her 90th birthday in'August.


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Fire damage closes listed Gisburn pub


F IR E has caused thousands of pounds of damage to a listed public house in Gisburn.


In the early hours of


Saturday morning, fire­ men from Barnoldswick and Earby were called to the Ribbiesdale Arms to tackle a blaze believed to h a v e s t a r t e d i n t h e kitchen. The fire-fighters donned


breathing apparatus, as thick smoke had engulfed the ground floor of the premises. As villagers watched


from nearby homes, fire­ men fought to stop the


blaze spreading to the first floor of the 17th century


public house. The alarm was raised


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shortly before 1 a.m. by manager Mr Stuart Mont­ gomery, after a ground floor smoke detector was triggered. Throwing a wet table­


cloth over his head, Mr Montgomery attempted to enter the kitchen to fight the fire, but said he was forced hack by the flames and heat, adding "it was well ablaze." Following a busy eve­


ning in the hotel's restau­ rant, there were eight staff on the premises, all o f whom were able to


v a c a te th e b u i ld in g quickly. Th re e pumps attended the scene, two from Barnoldswick and one from Earby, plus an emergency tender. The kitchen, utensils


and food p rep ara tion equipment were destroyed and the adjoining dining room and restaurant burnt and blackened by smoke and fire, which also spread to the staircase and the first floor. Firemen were at the scene until 5 a.m. Later ill the morning, management and s ta f f


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atiiered to survey the mage to the ground


floor and insurance asses­ sors carried out their investigation on Monday. Diners booked in for the


weekend were contacted and hookings transferred


to a Colne restaurant. The prominent public


house, a focal point m Gis­ burn and steeped in his­ tory, was sold by Matthew Brown last year to the Burnley-based Leisure Construction Company Ltd. Planning applications


submitted on behalf of the company, for demolition of the barn and residential development in the rear car park, led to contro­ versy in the village and were refused by Ribble Valley Council planners


earlier this month. On Saturday, company


director Mr Roy Buicock said the premises would he closed for some time to al low fo r cleaning-up operations, repairs and refurbishment. Over the weekend, a


notice was posted in the entrance informing cus­ tomers that the Ribbies­ dale Arms should he open for business in August and early this week a company spokesman confirmed that directors were looking at t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f reopening part of the pub­ lic house, as soon as clean­ ing-lip and refurbishment had been carried out. Police spokesman Det.


Insp. Ron Griffiths, of Clitheroe CID, said on


Monday that there was nothing to suggest any­ thing suspicious, hut police i n v e s t i g a t i o n s w e r e continuing.


Police warning on car thefts LOCAL police have issued a warning to motorists


ufter a spate of thefts from vehicles. “Property should he hidden away to prevent the


opportunist thief from seeing it,” said Det. Insp. Ron Griffiths, of Clitheroe CID.


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