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Volunteer group now has Ribble Valley base


A WIDE range of vol­ u n ta ry com m u n i ty support services for the area now has a smart and h an d y b ase in Clitheroe. The Council for Volun­


Clitheroe office, just off Castle Street in Swan Mews. It is easily reached through the archway oppo­ site Woolworth's. The bureau's work has


tary Service office in Blackburn started the Rib­ ble Valley Volunteer Bureau some 14 months ago. Now the work will be administered from the new


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various aspects covering a wide spectrum of local needs, offering a central source of ideas for people who would like to help use some of their spare time to help others. The office has been start­


ed in partnership with the Community Council of Lancashire and sponsorship from well wishers, including Tesco, Clitheroe, Mel Edmondson's Removals, Gateway Carpets, Loft- house and Sons Decorators, joiners G. Calverley and Sons, and electrician Philip Walmsley. "We are hoping that the


move to our new office will help raise the profile of vol­ unteering within the Ribble Valley," says organiser Ms Chris Sivers. "We are very grateful for the help received from the


bodies providing health, social, housing and other amenities. A special Link In scheme


local community service during the time the volun­ teer bureau used part of its premises." As well as the bureau,


the council runs communi­ ty care and rural link pro­ jects. It can also offer advice


is designed to help people in rural areas benefit from officially provided services just as much as urban resi­ dents. Effective use of these and of voluntary help is encouraged, and assis­ tance offered with funding and sponsorship applica­ tions. Anyone who wishes to


and support to local groups, helping the com­ munity on such issues as organisation skills, funding and charity law. A range of training courses is on offer. The Council for Volun­


tary Service's own commu­ nity work helps carers directly by giving advice and help and generally by being involved with official


School with many strengths is ‘good value for money’


either offer or seek help is welcome at the office, tele­ phone Clitheroe 01200 422664. The opening of the office


was well attended by peo­ ple from many volunteer groups and agencies. They were commended and thanked for their efforts by the Mayor of Clitheroe, Coun. Mrs Jenny Grime, who is pictured (right) with officials and guests. (CAT 14782.)


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broadly satisfactory stan­ dards and good personal development of pupils were the main reasons for the "many strengths but few weaknesses" of Read CE School. The OFSTED report


A SCHOOL has been judged as "good value for money" by Government inspectors. Its many strengths,


jects they have a good level of knowledge of the materi­ al they are teaching." Lessons, says the report, are well planned, with a- lively pace, well organised and with clear objectives. Another strength is pro­ vision for pupils' spiritual,


also mentions that this "caring and supportive school", held in high esteem by those it serves, has a relatively low income per pupil. Money allocated for those with special needs is used well, it says. The quality of teaching


moral, social and cultural development. A positive ethos promotes a particular respect for others, and the school consciously seeks to enrich and develop pupils', awareness of culture and heritage - they are "respon­ sible and polite young peo­


is a strength of Read School, says the report. More than nine out of ten lessons are at least satisfac­ tory, and well over half


have good, very good or excellent teaching. "Teach­ ers are hard-working and enthusiastic - they are good-humoured and moti­ vate pupils. In most sub­


ple." Head teacher Mrs C. A.


Harrison's effective leader­ ship is characterised by her ability to form good rela­ tions with staff, parents and the community, say the inspectors. They also pay tribute to the governors, who have led recent expan­ sion and the turning round


of a budget deficit. Information technology


and design and technology require an improved cur­ riculum, and there should he a "whole school" approach to monitoring pupils' progress, says the report. All pupils should have


specific and measurable targets for improving attainment in the core sub­ jects, enabling higher attaining pupils to reach their potential in mathe­ matics and science in early years at the school. Criteria for judging suc­


Mountain rescue work


explained THIRTY members of Chipping Young Farmers


gathered at St Mary s Community Centre to hear


a talk given by MrTony Bond about his. voluntary


work for Bowland and.Pen­ nine Mountain Rescue. ^ After the talk, which


included a selection of slides, thanks were expressed by Jon-Paul Bretherton and Kim


Dewhurst.During the 'business meeting, members decided that money raised in the forthcoming year would he split between Chipping's new village hall fund and Cancer Research. Next week's meeting will


he a visit to the Crystal Maze at Blackpool. Paid- up members should meet on the church steps at 6-30 p.m.


cess should be better defined by the school devel­ opment plan, which should also be fully costed, says the report. It adds that the effectiveness of the gover­ nors' oversight of the cur­ riculum and the production of policies should be


improved. Farm burglary


BURGLARS smashed into a garage at a farm on the outskirts of Mitton and stole a large quantity of welding equipment. I t included two MIG welders, worth £400 and £540, a £300 turbo welder, and smaller items, including a plasma cutter and two angle grinders.


Bingo — as brewers hand over gift


KIND-HEARTED Lan­ cashire brewers Daniel Thwaites has pulled out a lucky number for a group of


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the latest in bingo machines and it will add to members' enjoyment." The Thwaites Charitable Trust


has assisted hundreds of local causes in recent years. Our picture shows Mr Edmond­ son taking receipt of the new


School fair is the best ever


THE Christmas Fair and raffle at Ribblesdale High School, Clitheroe, was the most successful ever.


£3,200. The event was organised by the Ribblesdale School Association and the money will go towards a wide range of activities for pupils of all abilities. The school, which has a list of winning numbers, has thanked everyone who helped and gave prizes.


Proceeds from raffle tickets and stall sales amounted to


machine from Jill Hargreaves, of the Thwaites Charitable Trust, watched, by Corbridge Court tenant Phyllis Walmsley.


Go-ahead for surgery extensions


TWO small extensions at the surgery off King Street, Whalley, have been approved by Ribble Valley planning councillors.


An objector’s suggestion that the potholed access road


should be repaired as part of the scheme was not support­ ed by the officials' report. Both front and rear entrances of the building will have ramped access, and materials sympathetic to the area will be used for the extensions.


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