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10 CUthcroe Advertiser & Times, September JOtli, 19!l,l
Clitheroe 2232!, (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 422331 (Classified)
Ribblesdale goes to top of class
Inspectors praise school for strengths
TOP marks have been awarded to Ribblesdale High School by the Government’s new Office fo r S t a n d a r d s in Education. The Clitheroe school has
received a glowing report, praised as efficient, effec tive and well-run, while the pupils are applauded as being well motivated and enthusiastic and the staff “committed, hard working and providing a secure environment in which pupils can learn.” However, head teacher
was quite definitely not due to a “ barrage of change” following educa
tation night. Ribblesdale’s success
Glynne Ward had a clear message for the Govern ment this week, during the school’s annual presen
pupils in the classrooms, talked to staff and pupils, inspected pupils’ work and visited assemblies, tutorial sessions and extra-curricu lar activities. They also analysed examination results and inspected documentation. Their report states that
inspectors spent four days at the school in April and inspected 139 lessons involving pupils from years seven to 11 at the school, which has 8S2 students. The inspectors watched
ation between pupils and staff. A team of 11 OFSTED
the school has many strengths. Pupils are weil motivated, enthusiastic
tion reform after reform in recent years, but care, perseverance and co-oper
improve on their suc cessful efforts to raise standards and the quality of work, governors and senior managers were advised by OFSTED to address issues including strengthening procedures for monitoring pupils’ progress and extending opportunities for pupils to
valued and respond positi vely to clear expectations of conduct. Their relation ships with each other and with staff are very good. Poor standards were said to be “rare.” In order to continue and
and respond well to oppor tunities to learn. Teaching is generally sound and often good and the school is efficient, effective and well run, with sound lead ership and good planning. Pupiis feel secure and
experience the arts. By the time the report
an additional music spe cialist are to be appointed next year. The school is to reorganise its pastoral system and is to adopt the “ Investors in People” scheme. Glynne Ward was
ar ts has already been appointed and the school’s physical education curricu lum has been expanded to include orienteering, after the inspectors stated that the lessons were heavily biased towards games and had too few opportunities to demonstrate achieve ment in planning or evalu ation of action. A dance specialist and
was released, the school had already taken steps to address the key issues. A head of expressive
be assured that their chil dren are coming to a school where they will not only be challenged to learn, but also to a com
obviously delighted with the report’s content. She commented: “It comments that pupils feel secure and valued as part of the school community. These are not qualities that came about by accident. They have been ca refu lly created over the years by caring professional staff and sound efficient leader ship, together with the active involvement of par en ts and th e w id er community. “Parents can therefore
achieved five or more GCSE results at grades A to C this year — and we shall continue to ensure that standards are raised in the future.”
examination results, she said they had improved continually for many years. “Over 47% of pupils
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FORMER workers and guests gathered at the site of Waterloo Mill, in Clith eroe, for the unveiling of a plaque to commemorate work carried out on the world’s first jet engine. The top secret project
Special report by Peter Devine
ered for the unveiling, at the former mill site at Whittle Close — named after jet engine inventor Sir Frank Whittle — included Mayor and Mayoress of Clitheroe Coun and Mrs Howel Jones, Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans and, repre senting the RAF and the Ministry of Defence, Squadron Leader Dick Forder. The assembled gath
was switched from the blitz-hit cities of the Mid lands in the early ’40s to the more peaceful pastures of the Ribble Valley. VIP guests who gath
had remained shrouded in mystery until recently,
when a former Clitheroe Royal Grammar School pupil, Mr Douglas Daniels, a draughtsman at the mill, decided to organise a “jet s e t” reunion for the workforce.
intensified by a local histo rian and former head teacher, Mr David Brooks, who teamed up with “Clitheroe Advertiser and Times” reporter Mr Peter Devine and photographer Mr John Barry to help produce a series of feature articles.
Interest was further
ering heard that the war time exploits of the gas turbine team in Clitheroe
ing address, paid tribute to the considerable contri bution that the four had performed in bringing the historic part played by the town’s Waterloo Mill workforce to wider public attention. But, above all, he
The Mayor, in his open
praised the efforts of the workforce who helped put
the town of Clitheroe on the map by a combination of sheer hard work and dedication.
the noise and vibration coming from the mill was so bad that windows in the local Co-op store were blown in and ornaments on the mantelpieces of nearby houses rattled.
During the war years,
dents could stand it no longer, a petition signed by 362 residents was sent to the town council, com plaining of the noise com ing from the mill,” he explained. Unveiling the plaque on
“ In 1944, when resi
a reception was held at Brookside County Pri mary School, where invited guests took the opportunity to look at a magnificent display of pic tures and drawings on the theme of “flight,” organ ised by te ach ers and pupils. The weekend unveiling was co-ordinated by Clith
Robins, whose company took over final devel opment of the jet engine.
eroe Town Clerk Mrs Dorothy Kane and Mr Daniels, after the town, decided to honour its for-, mer pioneering jet engine workforce.. Mr Daniels) who now,
behalf of Clitheroe Town Council, the Mayor said: “ I t is my privilege to unveil a plaque to a devel opment which made such a significant contribution to air travel throughout the world.” Following the unveiling,
lives in Bristol, was instrumental in establish ing the contacts- from around the world by invit ing former work col leagues to a 50th anniver-i sary dinner. -fi
this year at the'Moorcock. Inn, Waddington, in, the presence of the- chairman i yof Rolls-Royce, Sir Ralph
This was held, earlier t
“The plaque provides a fit ting tribute to the work of a very dedicated team who pioneered the devel opment of the first je t engine. Few outside Clith eroe realise the impor tance of the secret work carried out at the old Waterloo Mill, where the : plaque has been erected — a revolution in aircraft propulsion took place.” He s a id - h e w a s
Mr Daniels explained:
the engine had now been thoroughly recognised and the important part played by its directors- Maurice, and Bernard Wilks.
extremely-happy that the Rover Company’s work on
: plaque will mean as much ,to Clitheroe and all those, who,,visit this lovely little! town as- it'-doek to the, workers who made, history at the old’Waterloo Mill,”, he added.
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A VOTE for keeping Sabden, Simonstone and Read within the Ribble Valley Parliamentary Constituency boundary has come from Lanca shire County Council.
Members of the Policy and Resources Committee
committee, councillors agreed that the Ribble Valley Borough should remain in its entirety in one constituency. They were acting on a
will be informing the Boundary Commission for England that they are against proposals to move the three Ribble Valley wards into the Pendle constituency. At a meeting of the
transfer because the Pen dle electorate was !) Vi'.i below the county average. To compensate for the loss of the three wards, the move would have necessi ta ted the t ra n s fe r of Brookfield from the Pres ton constituency to the Ribble Valley. Councillors recom mended that Brookfield
report of the Parliamen tary Boundaries’ Special Sub- committee which argued that Pendle could remain a constituency without the addition of Sabden, Simonstone and Read. The Boundary Commis sion had recommended the
should not be moved, hut th a t Samlesbury and Cuerdale in South Ribble could be transferred to the Ribble Valley, rather than Preston. They concluded that
because Simonstone had been transferred from
Burnley to the Ribble Val ley during the last review, it could be confusing to move the ward again to Pendle.
‘Jet set’
munity where they are c a r e d a b o u t a n d encouraged.” Referring to the school’s
Forniing fine citizens for tomorrow's world
T H E e x c e l l e n t OFSTED report came in time for the school’s annual presentation evening on Monday, during which the head teacher told parents and pupils that the report followed a week of intense and rigorous scrutiny b y 11
had strength in depth. The last few years had been a
Opposing plans to transfer
proved exhausting for the staff but ultimately very rewarding, confirming what the school already knew: “that Ribblesdale is a good school and is pro viding an excellent founda tion for the citizens of tomorrow.” The school, she said,
inspectors. I t was a week th a t
success story. "Week by week, I hear stories about failing schools, division between governors and head teachers, about dis satisfaction among par ents, poor discipline, high levels of absence and truancy.” How then, she asked,
director of Ultraframe, and votes of thanks were given by head girl Jane Brewer and head boy Matthew Billington. Musi cal items were performed by several pupils through
out the evening. Prizes
was Ribblesdale High School different? “Clearly we are fortu
Music merit award: Sarah
nate to have pleasant pupils, caring parents and a supportive governing body, but it is the quality of the teaching that ulti mately tips the balance.” She had a clear message
Nathan Peel. 7CI: Nicola John son, Stephen Wilkinson. 7HA: Helen Lawson, Peter Beards- worth. 7HI: Catherine Wharton, Mark Davies. 7KA: Katie Turner, Phillip Glasgow. 7KP: Adrian Capstick, Martin Duck worth. 7PA: Sarah Hammond, Zoe Proctor. 8CA: Andrea Fallow, Chris
Greenwood. Form awards: 7CA: Jennifer Hodgetts,
for a government which, she said, had introduced “a barrage of change, too fast, often ill-conceived and without a thorough assessment of the implica tions for the education of our children.” There had, she said,
Capstick. 8CH: Anna Proctor, David Holgate. 8HA: Nicola Wilson, Perwaiz Akhtar. 8KA: Emma Urmston, Luke Hodg-
kinson. 8KP: John Cocker, Keiran F a irnington. 8PA: Rebecca Clark, Kevin Fenby. 9C A : Em m a D u a n e ,
been many education reforms during the last five years. The success of the recently graduated Year 11 pupils was in no way due to those reforms. It had been too recent to have any impact and the various reforms had been revised, revoked, rede signed or reversed many times during their second ary career. “It is because we cared,
Mohammed Mantuz. 9CH: Hay- lee Tubb, Tristan Jungblutcn.
Looking for youngster serving
community
THE Clitheroe Lions Club is looking for a kind- hearted local youngster to nominate for its national organisation’s service in the community awards.
open to young people aged between 15 and 18, through the string of 800 Lions clubs in Britain.
Entry in the contest is
community by young peo ple in organisations includ ing hospitals, youth clubs, the Red Cross, St John Ambulance, churches and nursing will be judged on a regional and district basis.
Voluntary service in the
H e a t winners will receive £500 and a chance
of the jackpot of £1,500 in the final of the competi
Beardsworth. 10CH: Suzanne Willey, Courtney Young. 10HA: Andrew Kent, David Shuttle- worth. 10KA: Jane Brewer, James Shaw. 10PA: Andrea Jones, Mark Parrington. 10AI: Louise Almond, Michael Berry.
9HA: Victoria Smith, Craig McCarthy. 9KA: Helen Royds, Matthew Beer. 9KP: Eleanor Gordon, John Clement. 9PA: Karen Richardson, Emma Smith. 10CA: Helen Wood, Matthew
we p e r s e v e r e d and believed, not only in our selves and our judgement, but in the pupils, and our pupils trusted us and co-o perated with us — that is why we have a success story to share.” The g a th e r in g was
addressed by Mr John Lancas ter , managing
Hunt on foot
MEMBERS of Clitheroe Young Farmers held their annual treasure hunt last week at Read.
bers turned out for the hunt, which was on foot and took in most of the vil lage. It was followed by a pie find peas supper.
A good number of mem
led by Helen Chew. Organiser James Rigby was thanked by Peter Holt and Graham Whitwell.
The winning team was
Toast of wine shop
AN employee at Clith- eroe’s Threshers branch became the toast of the shop by reaching the final of a national wine tasting contest. -Penny Hodson won
experience and gained cut-glass wine goblet for her efforts. Although she had no
m in g h am , b r o u g h t together about 20 of the company’s employees, who sipped various red, white and rose wines from around the world. Penny enjoyed the
through to the final of the Thresher’s hosted contest by answering various questions on wine. The final, held in Bir
tion, to be held in the Mid lands next February. Prize money will go
towards the project on which the youngsters are serving.
in the North West final went to 16-year-old Rimington student Cath erine Greig for her work with the Guides, which included producing a Guide newspaper, and also for work as a y^ung per son’s business repres entative.
Last year, second place
on qualities including com munity involvement, per sonality and leadership ability.
Entrants will be judged
ple are often the last ones to sing their own praises, the Lions are asking adults to recommend voungsters for the awards.
The closing date is October Sth.
Barn blaze
were still damping down a blaze which destroyed 2,000 bales of hay at a
FIRE crews on Monday
previous wine tasting experience, Penny pro mised: “I’ll keep on tast ing, as long as my pocket can afford it.”
out on Sunday evening in a barn at Wheatley Farm, Gisburn, was eventually brought under control with the use of four pumps from C l i th e ro e and Barnoldswick.
Ribble Valley farm. The blaze, which broke
unveiling As suitable young peo V;
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