Clltheroe Advertiser & Times, June 24th, 1999 15 '“Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) It’s on-the-spot


; nostalgia for school reunion


; Bowland High School is all set for a ' nostalgic golden jubilee celebration


V->


A REUNION with a difference is planned to celebrate the golden jubilee of Bowland County High School, Grindleton. R a th e r than the


^ social venue event often ; chosen for such o c ca - 'sions, the school will be ' "open for memories" to


- offer on-the-spot nos- . vtalgia. ^ . T h is will be from 11 ' a. m. to 4 p. m. on Satur-


" day, September 4th, and • all former pupils, staff and others associated in


' any way with half a cen- . tu ry o f ed u ca t ion a l p rog re s s are welcome. There will be a bar and


--refreshments. •' One part of the area will not be open, however. The claimed sulphur spring in nearby fields which once


■-•offered healing waters is ' sealed off for ever!


!•; "We are expecting quite a gathering as Bowland


I has played such an impor- 1 tant part in the education ; of many young people and


report by Tim Procter


is held in such great affec­ tion," says present head Mr Steve Colling. He him­ self has been awarded the CBE for services to educa­


tion. The school was originally


called Riversmead, and had an interesting history. But over recent decades


it has has carved its own special niche in local sec­ ondary education, and takes pupils from a wide area. The remarkably rural location provides many opportunities for fieldwork, but Bowland is proud of its academic strengths too. Demand for places is


very hard to fully meet, and there is a new building pro­ gramme to help cope with increasing numbers. But careful planning will enable the first-year starting in September to be nearly half


as big again as normal. The front part of the


complex has a similar appearance to the original, although there has been much modernisation. New buildings at the back of the school keep it right up to


date. The basic house was built


as a hydro about a century ago and in 1922 was taken over by the National Chil­ dren's Home. That lasted 15 years, and after two years of emptiness the Government took the property over. For years afterwards it was home and school to boys from Jewish families in Aus­ tria and Eastern Europe who had fled from the


Nazis. After that, propwty mar­


ket factors came into play. According to the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times of August 15th, 1949, asyndi-


i x - . . . u


i. iK ' •


cate of businessmen wore the now owners, and want­ ed to create a country hotel. But they were ask­ ing for a price three times


what they had paid when negotiations started for .sale as a school to the West Riding County Council, a meeting of the education


O :6 i


committee was told. The school was taken


over by Lancashire County Council under local govern­ ment re-organisation in


1974. Memories from then, and times before and since, will be very welcome at the


re-union. A telephone call is all


that is needed, to Mrs Bar­ bara Thwaite at the school, 01200 441374, or to gover­ nor Mrs Jean Murray, 01729 840264.


A FLASHBACK lo (he early days of Bowland County High School, then called Riversmead. There have been some changes to the detail of the buildings - and a wealtli of change lo the pupils' clothing!


Wi 'M: s s i i l m


X • A:. I - - V


fm A CLASSIC view of domestic science in a country school 50 y e a r s ago - (here is almost Downstairs" air about it, though the severity of the pupils hairstyles is quite daunting


i n s picture is from the 197(JaMd among the pupils on it are S. Smith, Simon Cook, John Cowgill, G. Aspin, Stuart Giles, I. Orr and Stephen Leemmg


_______________


W H ^ P E R ^


h a v e t e a x v i e c l u p w i t h o u r f r i e n d s a t l o c a l e n t e r t a i r m i e u t v e n u e s t o h r i n ^ y o u s o i u e b r i l l i a n t d i s c o u n t o f f e r s


FREE PQPCQIII^ i.clfQRTH m


o


MANCHCSTER ROAD b J J JN L e y


Buy a


CinemaTicket Monday to


Thursday until the 9 th July,


1999 and claim your FREE Junior


C D r


1 BURGER I n m € B


stjames St •Burnley ' TWO FOR ]


I , — , , ONE OFFER! ,


I FREE Whopper when you buy one Whopper for £1.99. » I


Exchange this voucher for your I


Voucher valid until 30th June, 1999. One voucher per transaction. Advertiser andTimes VOUCher


| i


| |


j Popcorn I loaLi


I I


I I^


Voucher to he exchanged for one Adull/Chlld Ticket when a second Adull/Child Ticket Is purchased,


DUClier lU UB CAUlIcniycu lui UIIC mumiv ult/Chll


Voucher valid until 30tli October, 1999. Advertiser and Times Voucher j


’ TWO FOR "i i" ONE O F F E R ! , , purchased.


| a s «


|


No cash alternative and cannot be used in conjunction widi any otlier offer. - The Royal Armouries reserve the right to refuse admission.


|


I 1


^


o ? AM o^^ER W y o M E get oME ? R E E Ia PRo P P E R ? R o M


K IM S 2 fq r1


cuf oof -f-tie VoocHer belsw and ^ •fake -fs burger king S f . James S f , Burnley.


. ROYAL ARMOURIES MUSEUM


When you purchase any ticket type get another one FREE. The award winning Royal Armouries is home to Britain s


prestigious national collection of arms and honour. Spectacular displays, live interpretations, jousting tournaments, over five hours of fascinating films, computer games for adults and children alike and thousands of breathtaking exhibits -


this is just a little of what you can expect to see. Don’t miss our latest exhibitions - ‘BugsiThe Monster Creepy Crawl)/Show


until 3rd October, 1999 and the World Premiere of Buffalo Bills Wild West from 29th May until 5th September, 1999. For details of opening times and prices call 0990 1066 66.


BU R NL E Y


FREE POPCORN 1 W O R T R O g p l


Voucher to be exchanged for one FREE a


Junior Popcorn, when a cinema tickel is purchased. i Voucher valid Monday toThursd.iy,one voucher per transaction. | Offer ends 9th July. 1999


Adycrliser and Times VOUChGr j |


?oy a tniRoPPER fsr i.ii and gef ^seCSnd gne ABSOLUTELY ^REE ^


FREE BOWLING


Pay H r Ine - Second Bowl FREE Pay for One Adult/Child Bowling Pass & Shoe Hire and claim your second Adult/Child FREE.


Valid Monday to Friday before 6.00 p.m.


Adult; £2.75 + Shoe Hire 99p Child; £2.15 + Shoe Hire 85p


--------------------AMF BOWLING BU RNLEY-------------------- FINSLEY GATE • BURNLEY ® Tel. 01282 412548


ONE BOWL &


j i ^ . O N E BOWL FREE! Adult/Child Bowling Pass and Shoe Hire.


a Voucher to he exchanged tor one FREE AduH/Chlld I Bowling and Shoe Hire, when you purchase One I


® Vouclier Monday to Friday before 6.00 p.m. Offer ends 13th August. 1999 R


One voucher per transaction. A^^ertiser andTimes VOUChOf JAMES ST, BOBNUEV. 1


''*■ .'fC" ‘7’


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32