Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, November 4th, 1999 Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified), www.eastlancsnews.co.uk


Angry parents threaten to classrooms empty


EMPTY classrooms could face county edu­ cation chiefs next Sep­ tember in the la te s t twist to the row about secondary school places for Kibble Valley chil­ dren.


Parents of current junior


school-leavers in Whalley, Read, Simonstone, Barrow and Wilpshire, whose chil­ dren have traditionally moved up to Clitheroe's beacon Ribblesdale High School, now Ribblesdale Secondary College, are threatening to keep their children at home rather than have them travel out­ side the borough for their education. They are angry at being


by Julie Frankland * According to Year 6 par­


ent Mr Jon Smith, who wants his 10-year-old son


Alex, currently a pupil at Read CE Primary School to attend Ribblesdale, parents feel County Hall is denying them a free choice and forc­ ing Moorhead on them sim­ ply to balance its books. Said Mr Smith: "In the Accring­ ton area, Moorhead is under-subscribed. I t will have new intake places avail­ able next year, which the county council simply wants


to fill. "By telling us that our


told that, because they live the nearest to the under-sub- scribed Moorhead High School, Accrington, their children will now have least priority for Ribblesdale, which is expected to receive a glut of applications and, like this year, be over-sub­ scribed.


children, living the nearest to the only school with avail­ able places will have least priority for Ribblesdale should it be over-subscribed as expected, education chiefs are subtlely denying us our options and forcing us to accept Moorhead. This we will not do. We would rather keep our children at home." Adding to parents' deci­


sion to stage a boycott of Moorhead is concern over travel to the school.


Explained Mr Smith, who is chairman of Whalley Juniors' Football Club: "Pupils are expected to be in their seats for 8-45 a.m. If they are not, they receive a


dren's school career?" In a statement this week,


half-hour's detention next day, no excuses accepted. While this is good discipline for those children living nearby, it will mean Whalley


children are reliant on buses running to schedule to reach


their desks on time. "Every parent wants the


best for their child, but this priority system devised by the county council is setting parents against each other, depending on whereabouts in the Ribble Valley they live. This moronic policy document is unfair, divisive and arrogant. It is not sup­ ported by pupils, parents or


teachers. "Most importantly, our


own county councillors were not consulted. If it is a fair policy, why has there been no consultation and why has it been published only weeks before parents have to make probably the most impor­ tant decision of their chil­


Lancashire County Council said that it had published its admissions arrangement for secondary schools in its area for September 2000. Parents had been asked to express up to three preferences by November 26th this year. "Parents in the Ribble


Valley have been provided with additional information about how admission deci­ sions are reached so that they have the best possible general advice. "Until all the preferences


have been considered, it will not be possible to know which schools, if any, will be oversubscribed this year. If a parent is not offered a place at a school of their prefer­ ence, they have the right of appeal to an independent appeal committee," states the county council. Parents requiring more


advice or information are urged to contact a head­ teacher in the area or the Education Office in Accring­ ton.


Supernatural spirit was shown at cobweb-covered Hallowe’en party


Illustrating the life of a monk


A COSTUMED speaker provided the Chatburn Methodist Women’s Fellowship with an illustra­


tive depiction of the life of a Whalley Abbey Mr Alan Bowles, a guide at the Abbey, arrived at the


meeting wearing a monk's habit, and spoke at length about the history of the abbey and the typical daily routine of a monk. The speaker explained that a long white garment was worn by novice monks and it was only after a trial period that the monk would take the vows of chastity, poverty and obedience, which would enable them to acquire the black hood and apron. The speech was warmly received by the fellowship. Mrs


Serious fears for road safety


THERE are "serious implications" for road s a f e ty by use of a front garden for car parking, says a Gov­ ernment inspector. Some houses in


Stoneygate Lane, Knowle Green, can only be approached, by car


from the front. One resident, Ms L. D.


Banks, was refused retro­ spective planning permis­ sion by Ribble Valley Borough Council to cover part of the garden with chippings and remove the front hedge to provide access to the highway.


Now planning inspec- |


tor Mr Peter Walker has dismissed an appeal against the council deci­


sion. In his report he recog­


nises that the alternative to garden parking is leav­ ing cars at the highway edge. But he does not consider this needs to make a material impact on the amount of day­ light to the houses. The view for cars


emerging from the garden is seriously deficient and using it for parking could have serious implications


for road safety.


Postmen in club hill championship


TWO Clitheroe postmen to ok to the h ills around Ramsbottom on cycles on Sunday for


the National Hill Club Championship. Mr David Ebberell, from Wilpshire, and


Grindleton resident Mr Neil Reynolds competed alongside more than 100 top riders from across


the country. Having completed the 947-yard course in 2 min­ „ , . „


utes 38 seconds and finishing fifth overall, Mr Ebberell was awarded a coveted national champi­ onship jersey for being a member of the fastest team trio, a title claimed by the Blackburn and District


CTCThe two postmen were among nine members of the Blackburn club taking part in the event which was won in a time of two minutes 22 seconds by Mr Jim


Henderson.


Guide to beat the Millennium bug


AS part of one of the biggest maildrops this decade, every house­ hold in the Ribble Val­ le y is to re c e iv e i t s own guide to the Mil­


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THE supernatural spirit of All Hallows' Eve was celebrated at a cobweb-covered Ribble Valley hostelry on Saturday night. Fallen angels joined devils, vampires and skeletons


at the King's Arms in Bawdlands for a night of fun and Licensee Mrs Joy Jones and her son, Brian, had deco­


Bridge club winners


ON Monday evening, winners at Clitheroe Bridge Club were: NS equal first, Mrs J. Martindale and Mr D. Mortimer and Mr and Mrs R. Atkinson. EW, Mr C. Pollard and Mrs J. Bailey, Mrs I. Park


and Mr B. Guha. On Thursday, winners were: NS Mr A. and Mr W. ,


Norris, Mr C. and Mr G. Pollard. EW, Mrs A. Peddar and Mr G. Capstick, Mrs B. Tatton and Mr J. Renton.


rated the pub, provided hundreds of helium balloons and organised the evening entertainment as part of a double celebration to commemorate Hallowe'en and their second


year at the pub. As well as a pie and pea supper, there was a raffle and


the awards Tor best fancy dress costumes were collected


by a zombie and a devil Mrs Jones described the evening as "a real success


and said there had been a fantastic response from all those who had joined in the fun. She also thanked every­


one for their continued support. Our photograph shows some of the revellers at the


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Benefits outweigh the disadvantages


THE potential social benefits of an "afford­ able" housing scheme at Chipping outweigh the disadvantages, say offi­ cials of Ribble Valley


Borough Council They are recommending


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that tonight's meeting of the Planning and Develop­ ment Committee gives favourable consideration to an application for the bowling club house in Garstang Road, Chipping, to be converted into four


dwellings. It is suggested that the


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application is deferred and power to grant it delegated to Chief Executive Mr David Morris after comple­ tion of a legal agreement covering securing the afford­ able housing price and resi­ dent class details. The plan is to make two


single-storey homes and two, in the centre of the block,


with a second storey, with a new and slightly higher roof. Character would be added by using stone window sur­ rounds and although part of the bowling green would be taken in by the residential curtilage, the rest will remain available. The equipment storage,


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