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Proud school sends ‘we’re not finished yet’ message to closure pessimists


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[THE parents, governors and [teachers at a Ribble Valley [school have sent a "we're not [finished yet" message to •those predicting it will close •in the future.


i Concerned over reports in the [local press of an impending clo- •sure, those connected with Gis- [burn Forest Tosside Primary [School are determined to empha­ sise the point that a decision has [yet to be made by Lancashire


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expected to be made for several months. The school, which last year


received a glowing Ofsted report, has only nine pupils at present. But


funding for schools with very small numbers of children is being reduced by the Government and, as a result, county councillors have given the go-ahead for a consulta­ tion exercise into the possible clo­ sure of the tiny school, which nes­ tles on the Lancashire-Yorkshire border. In a letter to Lancashire County


Council, chairman of the gover­ nors, Mr James Waddington, whose children are pupils at the school, said he was "dismayed" at


the recommendation for wider con­


sultation. He added: "We are very proud of


our school at Tosside, which is at the very heart of our community and who, I am sure, will not coun­ tenance its closure." What the school lacks in size it


propose th a t the school closes down, everyone concerned will


fight it. "We know it may close us down


makes up for in support, and local councillor Colin Bacon, along with Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans, have also vowed to help if closure is seen as the only possible solution. Following a meeting of parents


and governors last week, head teacher Mr John Green said: "We feel that it is just a proposal about a proposal at this stage, but, in a nutshell, if the county council does


FA Cup honours


for pupils as they enjoy soccer day


i:IT is every schoolboy's dream and this week it '.came true for pupils at .St Leonard's School, Langho, when they were given the chance to lift the original FA . Cup aloft.


They get to hold famous trophy at special school fund-raising event by Ben Carlish


The trophy of all tro ­


phies came to St Leonard's as p ar t a football day, organised to raise funds for building work to be carried out at the school.


School governor Mr


Richard Cook, who is the area sales manager for the Axa insurance company, the official sponsors of the FA Cup, used his influence


to help bring the hallowed silverware to the Ribble


Valley school for the day. The trophy was accom­


panied by a watchful secu­ r ity guard, who gave an informative talk about the history of the cup. He told the children it was the orig­ inal 1911 version, replaced recently by the one current­ ly residing in the trophy cabinet of Arsenal Football Club. To their utter delight, children were able to have their pictures taken with the trophy. "It was wonderful to see


their faces light up in its presence - they were quite in awe of it," said St Leonard's headteacher Mrs Anne Pickup, who proudly : wore three lions on her shirt


for the day. In-the evening, the school


was open to allow people from the local community to inspect the trophy and, for a small price, to have their picture taken with a piece of football history. In addition to the cup


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treat, pupils were allowed to roll up at school in their favourite football strips. A six-a-side tournament, organised between eight Ribble Valley school teams took place at St Augustine's RC School in Billington and was won by a team from St Michael and St John's RC School, Clitheroe. Teachers gave their


lessons a football theme; in geography, pupils had to locate continental football teams on a global map. Two of Rovers' young


guns, Anthony Williams and David Worrell, put in an appearance to draw a raffle, the prizes for which were a full blue and white football strip donated by Axa and a football signed by members of the Rovers' squad . In addition, the children


put their football artistry to good use by designing their own strips. The three best


entries were adjudged to be by Rebecca Phillips (six), Emila Davies (seven) and Elizabeth Coop (10). And what football day would have been complete without a spot the ball competition? The day raised over


£1,500 for essential building work at the school, includ­ ing making improvements to the security of the build­ ing and key stage one class­ rooms. Mrs Pickup said the fun


day had been a storming success. She said: "The staff all worked very hard to


Vicar gets hot under the collar over hot cross buns


A LOCAL vicar says he is irritated by the premature appearance of hot


cross buns. The Rev. Rodney Nichol­


son, of St Paul's Church, Low Moor, claims in his parish magazine that they can be bought just after Christmas. "I myself am very fond of


hot cross buns, but I would­ n't think of having them before Holy Week," writes Mr Nicholson. "Why? Because it is good


to enjoy the different sea­ sons and not try and 'jump the gun'. "Even if we could make it


happen, we would not real­ ly want summer or spring


all the year round. "The variety of the sea­


sons is there for a reason," says Mr Nicholson. Each festival has its own place in the year, during which it is celebrated. "We wouldn't want Christmas trees in June or palm crosses in Sep­ tember. Nor, I would say, do we want hot cross buns in January or February." Mr Nicholson is not


Jesus Christ. "It seems inappropriate,


then, to eat them before th a t sacred time of year, Holy Week, when we spe­ cially focus our thoughts and feelings on the cross." Mr Nicholson suggests


claiming that the buns are religious objects in them­ selves, but points out that they are the only food to be named after the cross of


A DOG handler was at the scene of a local crime - not from the police investigating it,


but committing itl The white male, about 5 ft. 8in. or 5ft


lOin. tall and accompanied by a grey and


tha t his readers keep hot cross buns back for then and should not be impa­ tient for them now. "But I see no reason for


not enjoying plenty of hot cross buns a t Easter and during the weeks after wards," he added.


Man with dog stole power saw from vehicle


brown dog, was seen to take a power saw from an unattended vehicle parked near a building conversion a t Bawdlands, Clitheroe. The incident was on Friday afternoon and police are investigating.


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bring it all off. Thanks should go to Mrs Mileham,


one of our teachers, who pulled out the stops to organise the six-aside foot­ ball tournament." Our pictures show


(above) Mrs Pickup enjoy­ ing St Leonard's cup joy with fascinated pupils Rebecca Phillips, Elizabeth Mowbray, Robert Davies and Mathew Bagot (110399/21/15a), while (left) pint-sized Amy Win- terbottom (five) marvels at football's Holy Grail (110399/21/6a).


S t e am in g b a c k


AFTER a year's absence, the immensely-popular Slaidburn Steam and Vin­ tage Vehicle Display returns to the Hark to Bounty. The event is one of many


activities that Slaidburn is organising to raise money for its Millennium Fund and will take place on June 5th and 6th.


because we are seen as being an expensive facility, but if that did happen it would really be another nail in the Coffin of the communi­ ty."


Many local people agree that


businesses within the scattered Tosside community will suffer if anything happens to the school. Mr Waddington emphasised:


"Small schools play a greater role in the socio-economic life of a village than their bigger counterparts in towns and cities." And one villager commented:


"The school is excellent and is a vital part of our community. It would be an absolute tragedy if it closes. If the school goes, the vil­ lage will die off and we don't want to see it become a holiday village. "Both my children went to the


school and we have seen many peo­ ple moving into the village because of the school. If it goes, we will see a reduction of people wanting to


live in Tosside." Education chiefs have acknowl­


edged that the nearest alternative Lancashire school for Tosside pupils is five miles away and, if the school closes, most parents are like­ ly to send their children to schools in North Yorkshire.


Spooky


sighting of horse rider


CAN you help a spooked y o u n g s te r sleep more easily? Earlier this week,


just after dark, the 16- year-old was cycling home to Chatburn


from Downham. As he travelled along


Downham Road, shortly after the Rimington junc­ tion, and before the Green- dale Restaurant, he saw a man coming towards him, riding a horse. At the horse's hooves was dog and as the two


reached each other he noticed the mystery man was dressed in full, tradi­ tional hunting gear. Both nodded a greeting,


but, thinking it strange that someone would be out hunting or returning from a hunt a t th a t time in the evening, the youth immedi­ ately turned round for a second look. To his horror, the middle-aged stranger and his animals had van ished. With the hairs standing


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it has, although not in the same hunting outfit. A Rimington man


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