Rescue plan would bring merger for a closure threat school


MEMBERS of the Ribble Valley District Liaison Committee have sug­ gested a rescue plan for the closure-threatened Tosside school.


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week, they voted in favour of a resolution calling on Lancashire Education Authority to look into the possibility of amalgamating Tosside Primary School with a neighbouring school. The idea would then be to


At their meeting this money, he said. But he children cannot go to their stressed that a decision on


run the amalgamated school as a two-site operation with one headteacher. The meeting heard that


Lancashire Education and Cultural Services Commit­ tee had launched a consulta­ tion period with the public before the school's future was determined. Mr Michael Costigan, the committee's planning and


its future would not be taken until after the end of the consultation period in Sep­ tember and. the decision would be taken, not by the county authority, but by the Secretary of State. Mr Costigan pointed out


that if the county authority eventually decided to recom­ mend closure there would be another two-month period for objections, which would take the closure date to Sep­ tember, 2000. The meeting heard that


an alternative school for the pupils was outside the Lan­ cashire Education Authori-


development officer, report- ty control at Rathmell, near ed that the average cost of Settle. educating each of the 11 pupils at the school was £9,730 per year compared with the county average of


Coun. Arthur Pearson


£1,600. Recently an Ofsted report


had stated that the school was not providing value for


(Whalley) said that Tosside had been dealt a wrong hand, with first the closure of the village pub and now the possible closure of its school. "It would be sad if the


did," he said. The Very Rev. Paul


Mitcheson, who represents the voluntary-aided RC schools in the Ribble Valley, suggested that they ask the county authority to look at the amalgamation with another school, so that the Tosside school could remain as part of a two-site school. Members suggested that


this would then allow Tos­ side, at present known offi­ cially as Gisbum Forest Tos- side Parochial Primary School, to have only one teacher, operating under the wing of a neighbouring school. In answer to questions


from members, Mr Costigan said that closure of the school would save the coun­ ty some £65,000. The future of the actual building was outside the control of the county as it did not own the property.


own’ village school as we


Area's new civic leaders given warm


welcome CIVIC dignitaries packed the pews of Ribchester's St Wilfrid's Church for the traditional service to welcome the borough's new civic leaders. The ceremony was led by


the Rev. John Francis, of St Wilfrid's, who will serve as chaplain to Ribble Val­ ley Mayor Coun. Brian Collis (pictured right with the Mayoress, Mrs Pat Collis). As our photograph


shows, joining the civic couple in the congregation were: the borough's Deputy Mayor and May­ oress, Coun. Chris Holtom and Mrs Dorothy Shaw; the Mayor and Mayoress of Clitheroe, Coun. and Mrs Alan Yearing; Lon- gridge's Mayor, Mrs Pam Cliffe; Chief Executive of Ribble Valley Borough Council Mr David Morris, who was joined by his wife; and the borough Mayor's mace-bearing attendant, Mr Stuart Riley. Following the service,


refreshments, organised by Mrs Val Ludbrooke and ladies of the village, were served in the church hall. (200699/24/18)


Name change for support organisation


MORE and more new members from all over the area have led to the Black­ burn Myalgic Enceph­ alomyelitis/ Chronic Fat­ igue Syndrome Support Group voting to change its name to the East Lan­ cashire M.E./C.F.S Sup­ port Group. Speaking at the AGM,


Court hears that milk at dairy could have been contaminated with mouse droppings


THERE was a danger that milk at a Newsholme dairy might be conta­ minated with mouse droppings, a


court heard. John Crosier, of Whinhill Dairies,


Settle Road, Newsholme, Clitheroe, was fined £1,000 with £75 costs by Blackburn magistrates for contraven­ ing the dairy hygiene regulations. He pleaded guilty. A similar summons against his wife, Elizabeth, was with­


drawn. Mr Paul Timson (prosecuting for


Ribble Valley Borough Council) ^id that environmental health officer Eamon Roberts visited the dairy in August as a follow-up to a visit made


in July when three improvement


notices had been served. While checking that this work had


been carried out, Mr Roberts had cause to go into the storeroom, which had been the subject of a previous


caution in January, 1998. He found that the room was dirty


and dusty and there were signs of ver­ min infestation. Mr Timson said that there was a large number of mouse droppings on the floor, on the pallets and on the packaging. He told the court that, as the car­


tons were loaded by hand, there was a danger that milk could be contami­ nated.


Mr Timson said that rodents carry a number of diseases, including sal


monella. Mr Daniel King (defending) said


that his client had operated the dairy since 1983. He had a herd of 200 cows producing between 700 and 800 gal­ lons of milk daily. "They have been visited on a num­


ber of occasions and they have bent over backwards to carry out improve­ ments as requested," Mr King told


the bench. He emphasised that, since the visit


in August, the defendant had taken every conceivable step to make sure the area was acceptable.


Audrey Atwood, leader of the group, brought mem­ bers up to date with the lat­ est developments. One of the group members then gave an interesting account of her experience with hyp­ notherapy. Pam Marsden and


Jeanette Birch volunteered to take on the task of being the initial contacts for new members, as well as the job of librarians for the group. All other officers were re­ elected.


' The next meeting will be


held on July 9th, at 7-30 p.m., at Wilpshire Methodist Church, Black­ burn, when Kerry I'Ansqn will give a talk on osteopa­ thy.


Inquiries can be made to


Pam Marsden on 01254 884513, or Pam Birch on 01254 884250.


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