Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, January 3rd, 1991 liIheroe 2232b (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified)
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ABOUT 80 past and present members of staff went to Ribolesdale High School’s buffet party send-off for Mr Bill Gregson (centre), whoO retired after 31 years as a teacher there. Mr Gregson (56), of many changes introduced
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forced him to retire earlier than
angshaw Drive, said that problems
had
wished, but he is looking forward to his retirement and plans to catch up on many hobbies which have taken second place to his career for many years.
he would have by four head teachers.
also took a job at the school in 1959, as a home economics teacher, but left to bring up their family. She later returned to
His wife Iris (centre)
caster, Mr Gregson taught in Colne and Kettering, before he applied for the job as woodwork and metalwork teacher at Ribblesdale in 1959. Fifteen years ago he was asked to develop the
Bom and bred in Lan
motor vehicle engineering department; champagne side at the school, more flute glasses from Graham recently running BTEC courses in the subject, as
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Mr Gregson was presented with a cheque from col leagues; a ceramic car from Noel Hodgson, head of the technical studies
well as GCSEs. Since then, he has been
housemaster of Pendle house and head of the lower school, during a career which has seen
Captured on film!
AGGRESSIVE drivers could soon be captured on
film. Lancashire Police have,
launched a new in-car’ video sy s tem in an unmarked car in a bid to record incidents of bad or aggressive driving. The car will operate
throughout the county road network. The videos will be used in evidence to support court cases where necessary, but the Force’s traffic and uniform opera tions department hopes it will act as a deterrent to the aggressive, reckless driver, so that it will not be necessary to prosecute. The videos will also be
Barker, assistant head of the lower school; a set of glasses from former assis tant Olive Walker and presents and cards from
pupils. The ceramic car was a
comment about Mr Greg- son’s passion for restoring cars, one of his retirement fleets being to renovate, 1 possibly race, a 1936
Austin 7. “It’s a wrench to leave
teaching,” he said, “but I’m looking at my retire ment as a challenge. There is so much I want to do — so much, in fact, that if I live to be 100 I’ll still leave many things undone!” He also hopes to spend
A GRAND draw, with a holiday for two in Tenerife as its first prize, raised £1,000 for Whalley’s QE II Playing Fields changing facilities appeal. The proceeds of the draw, which was
organised and sponsored by Whalley Football Club, gets the appeal off the
starting blocks. A substantial amount of money still
has to be raised, but it is hoped that the people of Wlialley will take heart and realise that something is now being done to substantially update the sports
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teaching part-time and, in fact, has been a part-time teacher at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School for the past 12 years, until her retirement in the summer. At his retirement party,
Better driving
IN a bid to combat the problems of winter driv ing, Blackburn Area Road Safety Association is launching a better driving course next Tuesday. It takes place at the
Lancashire County Coun cil road safety training centre at Ewood, Black bum, starting at 7-30 p.m. The cost of the course is
£12, which also includes association membership for 12 months, various literature and publications and the right to take part in practical driving ses sions on a Sunday morning and the Tuesday evening
lectures. The association, which
celebrates its 25th aimi- versary this year, wel comes any new members and urges interested Rib- ble Valley drivers to become involved
Massive
Reductions in both
ety of sporting interests, whether it be a soccer, hockey or netball fixture, an equestrian event or a base for a run ning club,” said draw organiser Mr
and Wiswell Parish Council and Whal ley Lions have made substantial
Russell Keighley. In addition to the draw, both Barrow
contributions. In the New Year, the second major
facilities in the village. Unfortunately, Whalley takes a poor
more time with his family. The couple have a son, Ian, who works as a fore man technician at Clith- eroe Motors, and a daugh ter, Carol, who teaches in Blackburn.
No turkey!
THIEVES may have for gotten to buy the turkey,
used to show motorists who might not be aware of lapses in their driving exactly where they are going wrong.
for they tried to break into a Clitheroe supermarket on Christmas Day. They attempted to force a door at the Duck Street prem ises of Tesco, but were unsuccessful.
second best whw compared to other villages in the Ribble Valley and their sporting facilities. “The development of some changing
Vandalised
TWO cars have been van dalised m the Lowergate area of Clitiieroe. The first, a blue Ford
Fie.sta, in the car park, had its wing mirror and aerial snapped off. The other, a Ford Sierra
estate parked in a garage at the side of SS Michael and John’s Church, had its front panel, door and wing mirrors damaged.
Graduate’s thanks to old school for success
A CLITHEROE man who failed his 11-plus examination is proving a I remarkable ambassador for his old school.
Claremont Avenue, an ex pupil and now a parent governor of Ribblesdale School, has just obtained an
M.Sc. degree from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. After obtaining the
Mr John Wilmot (40), of
degree,he remembered the grounding he received at Ribblesdale. “It gets the best out of its pupils and I owe much of my success to my early years spent there,” he said. He was launched on a
ship.He recalled: “Discipline was strict, but the training was excellent and every morning began with physi cal training and cross country running at 7-30 a.m. prompt. This often meant getting up at 5-15 a.m. in order to catch the 6-05 a.m. Manchester bus, changing at Whalley for a Burnley connection.” The senior instructor at
time for his degree
successful career as an engineer and then a lec turer in electronics after leaving Ribblesdale in
UMIST. A married man with
fund-raising event will begin, with a “sponsor a brick” campaign, which it is hoped will attract the support of local businesses and individuals. Anyone who would like further details can con tact Mr Keighley (Whalley 824607). Our photograph shows draw winner
facilities would serve the whole com munity of WhSlley, catering for a vari
Cycle and Electrical
Departments O
A.E. HARGREAVES Moor lane and Woone
Lane, Clitheroe. Tel: 2268?
Mrs Edna Thompson, of Riddings Lane, with Coun. Michael Gastrell (right), chairman of the Playing Fields Committee, and Mr Keighley.
1961, with 0-levels and CSEs. His first job was with Lucas at Burnley, after sitting a stiff exam for prospective appren tices. That year thc-e awarded part by examina tion and part by disserta tion and students are
budget. The
M.Sc. degree is
of the 11-plus system,” he declared. “Selection at that age is wrong.
ss make a m ____ _ockery
mot took a year's leave of absence from his post as a lecturer in electronics at Accrington and Rossen- dale College to study full
Clitheroe-born Mr Wil- ..... selected for
were only 25 places more than 200 applicants. “I like to think that my success uumes -
have two children at Ribb lesdale and I became a governor there two years ago — it is doing a marvel lous job.”
I^now electronics, physics or
from existing honours or experienced graduates in
the course
three children, he received, financial assistance from the Science and Engi neering Research Council1 and also lectured one evening a week at his col lege to help the family
Lucas was the late Ronnie Todd, of West View, Clitheroe, and Mr Wilmot says he remembers the relief he felt when Mr Todd offered to include him in the car rota, as this meant he could lie in bed until 6-15 a.m.! Mr Wilmot obtained his
engineering. The course 20 hours and travel to specialises in a particular tutorials at the local uni
.„___ _. study at home for another
area of electronics, namely instrument design and application, and is, there fore, linked to industrial control and instrument
ation.Mr Wilmot’s determina tion to succeed was tested early in his apprentice-
versities and polytechnics for a total of five years. He took up his post at
Accrington and Rossen-1 dale College in 1985 and gained his University of Manchester Certificate in | Education in 1987, by stu dying on block release.
Fun day on shopping list
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Full remote control. 3 way speakers. L ENJOYING a Christmas fun day at their shop were these members of staff of
^Sho^wi^reJudiufMd1 Michael Payne decided to stage the fun day for the K»nnnt oflocal Chldren, inviting Clithcroc Round Table to erect its grotto Salvation Army Youth Band to play Christmas carols,
“ nfrpw an a raffle, too, for a watch, cuddly toy and Christmas Presents, wi™ all Th“ profits being donated to the Round Table (£24) and the band
<£ iiPwim the first time the Paynes had tried anything like this at the shop • 11
with i t s s u c c e s s . ^Pictured;from t h e n i v n n nnd Jean Adcroft.
took it over more than three years ago, but they were delighted About 120 local children enjoyed the fun day, said Mrs
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