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ST AUGUSTINE’S HAS EVERY REASON TO CELEBRATE A YEAR OF SUCCESS


THE pupils of St Augustine’s RC High School, Billington, have given their par­ ents and teachers rea­ son to be proud after achieving the best GCSE results in the


history of the school. Headmaster Mr Anth­


ony McNamara high­ lighted their accomplish­ ments during his first c e le b ra t io n ev en in g address since taking over from Mr Philip Morris in the spring. He reflected on the


Objections to garage proposal


A REQUEST for a modifi­ cation on a planning condi­ tion at a Clitheroe garage has been refused.


Connolly, at Connolly’s Garage, Kendal Street, to allow the premises to be used for general car repairs and MoT testing, as well as an exhaust centre, brought three let­ ters of objection from the public.


A proposal by Mr Pat


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problems, danger to pedestrians and the site being an eyesore as the m a jo r r e a s o n s for complaint.


These sited parking


departure of Mr Morris after 21 years and the tre­ mendous growth of the school, both in size and reputation, under his lead­ ership. He also noted the pride Mr Morris should be taking in the performance of the final year group. "A ....... Eh I


the post and the time I’ve spent at St Augustine's with this group was limited to the b r ie f encounter of one short summer term, they cer­ tainly made a very favour­ able impression on me,” Mr McNamara said. He commented on the pressures of sitting the


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Connolly contended that the previous owner had used the premises for all three purposes for eight years and that, for the past six years, he had done the same.


In his application, Mr


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dren and support our pro- young people present gramme of religious edu- would one day be celebrat- cation, has been at the ing the exam successes of heart of what we are all their own children at insti-


about here in this build-


GCSEs for both pupils and Mr McNamara thanked their families and th


n g t h e in g , ” h e s a id .


sequent “day of reckoning” they had given the school when the long-awaited over the years, including results were published. donations to a recent These revealed that 70% appeal in aid of library


e sub- parents for all the help


of students earned five or books and a memorial to more top grades in their Fr Morris GCSEs“What was so character- Mr McNamara further I


istic of our school, how- c0 ",I™ " ttedI on th e ever, was the pleasure the ^!f I 1} ^ S .°Llb ®, u ? ‘ ‘ '


staff took, not only in the Llof^V^k^vnin'iupi-v stunning achievements of C,U^ed \ b<L our high flyers, but also “i i ed1K


in the individual triumphs that } °% of bui dJ" rf.ud 8i ci? r™ „ ^ GCSE victory, the head-


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our school and that of all mara emphasised the our other priests, who important role of Catholic celebrate Mass for us, schools and expressed his spend time with the chil- hope that some of the


“His regular presence in difficulties. But Mr McNa-


with fireworks — that is the warning being issued for Bonfire Night. In a bid to prevent acci­


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dents on Bonfire Night, anyone using fireworks is


strict code. For a safe Bonfire-


being asked to follow a


are: • Keep f ireworks in a


carefully. • Light the tip of fire


Night, the golden rules


closed box. • Follow the instruc­ tions on euch firework


work fuse at a rm 1! length. • Stand well buck. • Never return to i


in your pocket. • Keep pets indoors.


Award for b and b at barn


THE hard work and devo-1 tion of a Great Mitton cou­ ple has won them recogni-1 t io n in th is y e a r ’s! Lancashire Best-Kept Vil- age Competition.


highly commended in the section of the competition open to hotels and restau­


Heber and Sandra Har­ greaves began the task of renovating the barn that


It was six years ago that


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firework once lit. • N e v e r t h r o w


fireworks. • Never put fireworks


also being promoted as one method of protecting eyes,


Safety goggles are


as injuries to this area accounted for 305 acci­ dents last year. Special posters warning


A CONTROL panel for a radio cassette-player, valued at £00, was stolen from a Land-Rover Disco­ very parked on Park Avenue, Clitheroe, at 2-3(1 a.m. on Sunday.


P a n e l is t a k e n delighted that they have u p l


managed to meet the high standards set by the com- uetition’s judges. Mrs Hargreaves said: “We are very pleased, as this reflects the hard work that we and our 11-year-old son, Heber, have put in to our business over the | years." The couple were visited


about the dangers of fire­ works are on display in local schools and shops.


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by Great Mitton parish councillor Mr John Wilkin­ son, who entered Mitton Green Bam in the compe-1 tition, and Mrs Audrey Townson, the Lancashire 1 Federation of Young Farmers Clubs' represen­ tative on the Best-Kept Village judging commit­ tee, who presented Mr and Mrs Hargreaves with their | certificate.


Last signs of summer brighten


a grey day


THE final summer walk of Clitheroe Natural ists’ 1994 season was led by Norman Berry and


started from Sabden. Leaving the village via


the Holme, the party of 27 walked through pasture- land, before crossing to the woods above Read Heights. A large crow was spotted on the edge of the woodland known as Shady


Walks. Further along the ridge


and into Black Hill Wood, many examples of the Russula fungi had sur­ vived the cooler nights, adding to the feast of colour, both on the ground and still persisting on the trees. The grey day made the leaves seem much brighter. Crossing diagonally


farmstead of Stainscomb, again with fine stonework and evidence of a way of life gone forever. Tne way back to Sabden


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followed the old track to Ratten Clough and down to Heyhouses, mentioned in the Doomsday Book. The leader described the changes in the village fol­ lowing the demise of the cotton industry. Flowers seen were just


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master mourned the loss 1 ass‘ of school chaplain Fr Leon Despite such generos- Morris, who died just as ity, mounting costs and a the summer term came to declining churchgoing an end.


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t u t i o n s l i k e St extra-curricular activities Augustine’s.


He commented: “The dedication of my col- sheer range and variety of leagues to their work has


at St Augustine’s and the that magical effect of mak­


ing the sum of all we do at th is school so much greater than the parts.”


opment Committee of Rib- ble Valley Borough Coun­ cil refused the application on the grounds that off- street parking problems would seriously interfere with the free flow of traffic in the area and pedestrian


safety and residential a m e n i t i e s w o u l d b e seriously disturbed.


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across the valley, the next point of interest was Dean


towards the slopes of Pen- dle, reaching the derelict


The path led upwards , ,


Farm, with its fine mul- lions and carved inscrip­ tion dating from the 16th century.


a few brave survivals, such as buttercups, cam­ pion and forget-me-not, and a heron flew across the fields near Dean Farm.Mrs Gwen Robinson thanked the leader for an interesting day, with the rain fortunately holding off until the last minutes. The fortnightly winter


w a lk s b e g in f rom November 6th, leaving


Clitheroe Railway Station | at 1 p.m.


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