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MUSICAL notes wjeV turned into poud


notes as the result I a benefit pop concerto


help raise fundsfor Activate drug aw're- ness group's skate'ark project.


! The Lancaster Fcn(la-


tion pulled the strjgs of Steve, a Bristol-base four-


piece guitar band, t bring them to Clitheroe'si’rinity Centre for a gigwhich attracted over lOC/oung-J stors, aged six and pwards and raised £17C Out o‘ that, £30 had ben raise by Ribblesdale ppils, whj took a collectid for tl project among t ’eir clas mates. In addtion, j anonymous £1,100 doif- tion was made I) swell Jo I


coffers.


The money wll help f/a an ambitiousprojecl-o


build a skatemrk inhe Castle grounds provid : a


in conjunction with Activate


valuable place for the area's young people to go at night. The project will cost in


Castle grounds p ro v id ; a h e lp from th e co u n ci l win oe so N to communicate with your child


the region of £23,000 and Ribble Valley Borough Council has given it provi­ sional approval, as well as currently considering an application for a recreation grant for the project. The prospect of financial help from the council will be


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OPEN conmunijMon with your ch i l /an d informed aducati* can hold the key to ha1 Pre" vention when it c fc s to


drugs. That was the/-'ssa8e


delivered by Laashire County Counf Drug Advisory Teach<Pr John Battersby at parents' meeting held ;(Vhalley CE Primary Sc. Over 40 pajfs from


Whalley CE j Barrow Controlled Prify schools


attended thepoting on Monday niglA was the first of what [oped to be


many joint ventures


attended hundreds of schools in the area to


between the two. Mr Battersby, who has


address issues about drugs in his six years in his post, emphasised the need for parents to be open-minded about drug misuse and young people. A few eye­ brows were raised when he said that people had taken drugs at the meeting - until he pointed out tha t most people had drunk a cup of tea offered at the meeting, thus taking caffeine. Alco­ hol and tobacco are drugs regularly taken by adults,


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C is for Cannabis Street names: weed, dope, hash, ganja, pot, blow, grass,


draw, puff. © Buying and using it: can


be bought as crumbly resin or as a solid block, in a herbal form or black oil. Most com­ monly smoked with tobacco (but also without) in a cannabis cigarette ( a "joint" or a "spliff"). Can be smoked in pipes, brewed into a drink or cooked into food, such as


biscuits. © Effects: makes people


feel relaxed, giggly and talka­ tive. Stronger forms may be mildly hallucinogenic. © Problems: can make


people feel anxious, paranoid and forgetful. I t can slow down reaction lime and lead to accidents. I t can make it difficult to concentrate, and this might cause difficulty studying or doing examina­ tions. Although not causing physical dependence, some people can become depen-


dent in the sense that they only feel relaxed when they smoke it. Long-term smoking


can damage the lungs, espe­ cially when smoked with


tobacco. © Prevalence in the Ribble


Valley: according to an Acti­ vate survey, 30 per cent of nearly 500 12 to 17 year olds who responded, said they had tried the drug, making it the third most popular substance used by teenagers in the area, after alcohol and tobacco. © Legal status: cannabis is


a class B drug, bringing up to five years’ imprisonment and a fine for those caught in pos­ session. Those caught with quantities that suggest inten­ tion to supply can face a jail sentence up to 14 years and a fine. For further help and infor­


mation ring Activate, on 01200 44448, or East Lan cashire Lifeline Parents Advice Line, on 0800 716 701.


but are not frowned upon so much because they are not illegal, he suggested. A short video was then shown demonstrating th a t drug use in society is not a new phenomenon, with evidence of substances being used throughout history. Many classical writers


have used opium and cannabis, the video pointed out, such as Coleridge for example. Queen Victoria took cannabis to "stop the Royal period pains," the video disclosed. MDMA, aka ecstasy, was given to soldiers in the First World War to suppress appetite, until it was realised that it made soldiers too friendly to go to war.The Second World War was fought on amphetamines, as was the Vietnam war. These revelations were


further compounded by Mr Battersby, who disclosed that, in the Victorian era, the average person con­ sumed large amounts of Morphine on a daily basis, so prevalent was the drug in day-to-day products such as painkillers and "health ton­


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ics.". Mr Battersby then used


a thought-provoking quiz to test parents' knowledge of drugs. Around the ques­ tions he introduced a wide range of issues which demonstrated that reasons for taking drugs can be enormously complex. And to present simple


solutions such as the "Just Say No" approach can result in dismal failure, because it fails to take into account that children will do many things when gravi­ ta tin g towards a social


_____t.Mth fVioir group to "get in with their rliRp.nsspH sduich as solvenl


peers." I t was through friends


that most youngsters expe­ rienced drugs for the first


time, he said. "The image of the evil


drug pusher waiting at the gates is a complete myth,"


he added. lie discussed the influ­


ence of alcopops on young­ sters and their intake of alcohol, arguing tha t the breweries needed to replace the gap in the market left by the rave scene, in which young people had swopped getting drunk for getting high on "dance" drugs such as amphetamine and ecsta­ sy. Aggressive marketing aimed at young people is the result with dozens of different brands of alo- copops readily available. Many other areas were


boosted by Activate's abili­ ty to match funding through money-raising events like the benefit gig. On the night, the concert,


though, proved to be more than ju s t a fund-raising event, as Activate project worker Miss Julie Patel explained. She said: "It gave young people an alternative to taking drugs, it gave


them somewhere to go and something to do. A lot of them came up afterwards and asked when we were going to be holding the next


one. "They also asked about


who we were and what we did, so it really helped us to raise our profile. The Skatepark project co-ordi- nator, Stove Procter, spoke


in the middle of the gig and told them all about the pro­ ject, which prompted some really positive feedback." Some parents also


attended, a fact welcomed by Activate workers, who are looking to branch out in their approach to drug awareness work. Miss Patel said: "We want parents to


(Cash rolls in at pop concert to boost skatepark project


get involved with what we do! We're not just there for the children. We want as many different perspectives as possible, because there maybe other issues we need to be looking at." Parents who are interest­


ed in getting involved should ring the Activate office number below. Future fund-raising activi­ ties are to include a spon­ sored all-night skate.-The group runs a fortnightly minibus to Preston skatepark, where skaters of all levels and ages can enjoy their sport in a safe environ­


ment. An outing is already


planned for Monday evening. The bus leaves at 6-45 and returns at 9-45. It will cost between £3 and £4, depending on numbers, and consent forms must be signed by youngsters' par­ ents. For more information, ring the Activate office on 1


01200 444 484. Our picture shows Ribble


Valley youngsters jumping to the tunes of Bristol based guitar band Steve. (210399/10/09)


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ing effects. By way of summary, Mr


Battersby ended his highly informative and challenging presentation by saying: "Just remember that it's as much about the user of the drugs as i t is the drugs themselves. Try to learn about drug use. Think about your views on the issues and how that affects the way you talk to your children about it. Talk and listen to your children. It is very difficult to stop users taking drugs, but maybe you can stop them from harming themselves perma­ nently as a result."


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