c rr- The Clitheroe Thursday, April 6th, 2000 No. 5,935 vertiser an imes


Two local have-a-go teenagers are prais­ ed for their courage.


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Residents are opp­ osed to a new hous­ ing development which they say will strain vital services.


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Clitheroe could'get a mini-soccer cen­ tre, as a popular junior club expands.


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There is a shock for a Ribble Valley vil­ lage as the closure of its school is announced.


The woman behind a famous store retires.


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A local pub gets a worldwide reputa­ tion.


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The life of an extra­ ordinary woman is celebrated a t a packed church ser­ vice.


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Accolade for trio of good citizens


TRANSFORMING an eyesore


into a vibrant meeting place and p u t t in g the environment and well-being of others f irs t has earned a trio of Clitheroe citi­


zens town accolades. The awards to Mr Harold


I-Ioworth, Mrs Sandra Wood and Mr Peyman Bahrehmand have been made as part of an annual scheme by Clitheroe Town Council, which is designed to credit those who have made what it considers to be a major contribution to local life. For services to Clitheroe itself,


councillors have this year made a dual award to Mr Howorth (top left), who has served in the town's St John Ambulance Brigade for 51 years, and Mrs Wood (bottom left), proprietor of Hall’s Prams in Moor Lane, who is renowned for her efforts to keep that part of Clitheroe clean and tidy. For former sheet metal worker and


Bowland High School caretaker Mr Howorth, who lives in Victoria Street with his wife, Kathleen, the town accolade is the latest in a series of awards his commitment to the St John Ambulance Brigade, an organi­


sation he joined as a 17-year-old, has


brought him. Invested as a Serving Brother of


the Order of St John in 1996, the father-of-two, who holds the rank of sergeant in Clitheroe, still attends weekly meetings and undertakes first- aid duties at public events throughout the Ribble Valley. Said Mr Howorth, who is due to retire from active service this summer: "The award has come as a complete shock, but I am very


grateful." Also surprised to be notified of her


honour is Mrs Wood, who has served behind the counter of the pram and


nursery store, founded by her mother, Mrs Ruth Hall, since she left school 40 years ago. During that time, she has made cleaning the outside area around the shop a daily duty, added to which she frequently clears rubbish and disinfects the neighbouring gin- nel, which runs down to Lowergate. Said Mrs Wood: "It’s embarrassing


really to be given an award for sweep­ ing up, but I think people do value efforts made to keep things clean. While I'm outside I often talk to passers-by, which I also think is important, as so many people seem so hurried nowadays that they hardly


Clitheroe school in


national shame list But angry head says results give lie to tag


A CLITHEROE head has branded as "demon­ s trab ly untrue" an under-achieving label,


tagged to his school this week with its naming in a nationalshame list.


by Julie Frankland


Ofsted inspectors, the list claims to identify "coasting" schools — those th a t are apparently successful in exam league tables, but not doing enough to sufficiently challenge brighter pupils. Featured within it was


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television cameras of the BBC's North West Tonight evening news programme, the microphones of local radio and field telephone calls from national daily newspapers, a weary Mr Murray claimed it was the new inspection framework used to assess schools' per­ formance that was at fault rather than any failing on the part of his staff or cur­ riculum. He explained: "In Janu-


ary, the Government intro­ duced a new Ofsted grading system, based on a short two day inspection, aimed at schools in predominantly middle class areas returning


good results. Our school was one of only 20 per cent of schools in the country to have achieved results consis­ tently high enough to quali­ fy for a short inspection, which was undertaken immediately after the Christmas holidays. "While comments con­


tained within the subse­ quent report were valid and we are acting upon them, it is the introduction of the term udder-achieving which has caused considerable con­ cern and confusion among the school community." Continued Mr Murray:


"This is a global and rather pejorative term, which labels the whole school.


Given the sustained level of high achievement in nation­ al results since league tables began, this term is demon­ strably untrue. I am very worried the new framework will work against Ofsted's intention of raising educa­


tional standards." In last year's national


results, 94 per cent of the school’s 11-year-olds achiev­ ed the expected standard in English tests, 88 per cent in maths and 100 per cent in science, with significant numbers of "brighter" pupils also achieving grades at a


higher level. FIVE would-be super sleuths have been helping t o ^


"Pump Up the Volume" which is being staged at Bowland High School, Grindleto . Some of the cast members, who include circus strongmen, The


Tummy bug cases still continue to rise


THE number of those hit by the tummy bug linked to local tap water continues to rise. Although boil warnings, issued


to 10,000 homes in Clitheroe and near villages, were lifted last week amid safety reassurances by North West Water, the official


toll of those laid low by the bug crytosporidiosis now stands at 55 confirmed cases. This is more than double the


number of sufferers reported by East Lancashire Health Authority last week, although its own health watchdogs believe that these offi­ cial figures are only a-fraction of the true numbers of adults and children felled by the sickness and


diarrhoea infection. As treatment is advice on keep­


ing well hydrated and letting the bug work its way out of the system, they believe that many of those to he hit are opting to suffer in silence


rather than visit their doctor. Said a spokesperson for East


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Lancashire Health Authority: "There are two reasons cases con­ tinue to be reported. Firstly, cryp- tosporidiosis has a long incubation period, which can be up to about


three weeks. "Secondly, the infection is readi­


ly spread from person to person by


direct contact, so there will be some continuing spread within the community. Good personal


hygiene is very important in pre­ venting this secondary spread." Yet as a spokesman for North


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West Water confirmed, in la s t I week's Advertiser and Times front page report on a payback for those put on boil alert, any compensation claims for actual illness need sup- | porting by a doctor's certificate. For further information, he advised writing to North West Water Ltd ' at Services Enquiries, PO Box 453, Warrington WA5 3QN.


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demon headmaster, are pictured here taking a break from rehearsals. (030400/12/23) Story on page 21.


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give you the time of day." The impact made by chef Mr


Bahrehmand in transforming the empty former charity shop in Shaw- bridge Street into the Mediterranean- style Cafe Fresco has won him the council award for building enhance­ ment and restoration. He and his wife, Suzanne Gaskell,


who teaches English a t Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, opened the cafe in January, although they began renovation work the previous Septem­ ber. Explained Suzanne, who met her Iranian-born husband in Manchester


"We wanted to create a real continen­ tal feel to the premises in terms of colours, space and menu. In keeping with countries such as Italy and Spain, our aim, which I think we have achieved, was to make the cafe child- friendly. We built in easy access, have high chairs and a baby-change area. "Although he’s a chef, Peyman did


much of the building work himself, which turned out to be trickier than we first thought as we discovered that there was water seeping under the


floors." The cafe, which is open seven days


a week, now employs four staff to help in the kitchen and wait on tables. The other award made by the coun­


cil was the Rev. C. Denis McWilliam Award for environmental improve­ ment. I ts recipients — Lancashire County Council and Ribble Valley Borough Council for the Clithcroc Bus and Rail Interchange - will be officially presented with their certifi­ cates, alongside the others, at a spe­ cial town hall ceremony on May 16th. Pictured toasting their success are


husband and wife team Suzanne and Peyman. (040400/2/15)


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