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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 6 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, September 21 st, 2000
A new era at QE as girls join the
A NEW era is beginning at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Black burn, as it prepares to welcome girls at all ages from seven-plus from
next September. "We knew the demand
for a fully co-educational independent school in Lancashire was there.”
says headmaster Dr David Hempsall. "But the number of
inquiries we have received from parents of boys as
well as girls has been high
ly encouraging." QEGS, as the school is
popularly known, has a healthy tradition of acad emic and sporting success. This year, eight A-level
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form at QEGS secured a place on their first choice course at their first choice university. At GCSE, results were
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similarly impressive. QEGS pupils gained grade A‘ or A in nearly half the papers they sat, with 15 achieving A* or A in every
subject. "We set great store by
the ‘value added’ concept and the improvement made bv pupils between GCSE and A-level," says
Dr Hempsall. "We use it to show how
students gained the grades they needed for places at
Oxford or Cambridge uni versities, while once again over 70 per cent of the boys and girls in the sixth
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pupils benefit from their education at QEGS and it highlights the excellent results they obtain in return for working hard.' The curriculum has great breadth and depth
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and teaching in smaller groups allows the greatest possible individual atten tion where practical skills
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HEADMASTER Dr David Hempsall with sixth formers East ham. The school has admitted girls to its six'
ma Cowpe (lull) and Rachael ill f inn lor some -0 vears.
are involved, and in the sixth form. The school's Christian
dent school. "We are preparing young
core values are transmitted through an innovative pro gramme of complementary studies which has been widely praised, attracting interest from other schools wishing to follow where QEGS is leading.
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.receive the prestigious Sportsmark Gold Award and offers superb facilities, expert coaching and strong links with local sporting clubs.
al reputation for excellence in sport. It is among just a handful of schools to
QEGS also has a nation
. The move to full co-edu- catio.n means that QEGS
QEGS has gained three new ICT rooms over the past tear.
is strengthening its claim to the position as Lan cashire's leading indepen-
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for pupils of all ages, especially
people for a world in which equal opportunity is the
norm." says Dr Hempsall. "We know that girls and
boys, working together in a purposeful environment, bring out the best in each other. With a proud tradi tion stretching back nearly 500 years, QEGS is set to go from strength to strength as it enters the second half of its own mil lennium."
with their parents will be warmly welcomed at next month's open evening and open day. Parents can also arrange to visit the school at any time, to see what QEGS can offer boys and girls from across Lan cashire.
Boys and girls together
emng potential Sixth Formers
18.00-20.00 Friday, October 13th
THE product ion may have been called "For One Night Only", but members of the Sabden theat i icnl group St. \1 a ry ’s and I riends pei- formed songs from the shows and dance routines at two different venues on consecutive nights. The United Reformed Church in
Read and St Nicholas's CH Church. .Sabden. provided the venues for the two evening shows. Proceeds raised from t he performances were given to the churches, with the money from the Sabden show divided between St Nicholas's and St Mary's RC Church. The show opened with an introduc
tion to the full cast who sang "Zip a Dee Doo Dali" and "On A Wonderful Day Like Today". The children then sang songs from Disney classics including "Cinderella" and "Snow White", before the rainy days section which featured the well-known tunes
Fuel shortage causes change of speaker
TH E fuel crisis prevented a speaker from iho Royal National
l.ileboat instilu- tion travelling from Man ches ter to (Ti theroe to speak t o members oi t he
Probus Club. However, past chairman
Mr Jim Parker stepped into the breach wi th, as he descr ibed it, "Bal lads. Songs and Snatches . At the meetina members
stood to pay their respects j Mr Frank Bridge who
ad died. Al ter s ta r t in g with a
fisflfelt
musical quiz, which
v.us designed to test the ages within his audience as v.eh as their musical knowledge. Mr Parker went, on to pro vide superb entertainment wi th tape recordings ol theme tunes from BLC radio productions. lie also gave personal reminiscences from liis musical and the
atrical past. Of particular interest was
Mr Parker 's recording of Richard Tauber, a boyhood hero, singing that : "Girls tire made to love and kiss, and who am I to interfere
with this!" Not to he outdone, Mr
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Parker concluded his musi cal memories with his own recording of the musical set t ing of John Masef ield’s famous poem "Sea Fever" when his accompanying pianist was Philip Dobson. Mr Parker was thanked
by chairman Mr Tom Dulf who expressed every mem bers' appreciation of a most entertaining and lively per formance which was truly remarkable in view of the "last minute" nature of the engagement.
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Help share the care
AS part of "Share the Care Week 2000", Mr Alan Kil- burn, organiser of the local Family Link Scheme, will be holding an information afternoon tomorrow in the Social Services Offices, of Pimlico Road, Clitheroe. The purpose of the link
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NIMBLE fingers have worked their way to helping a Ribble Valley mum raise
cash for breast cancer care. Residents of Chatburn's Manor House
made £200 profit by selling home-made handicrafts to visitors attending the vil lage's gala day. They decided to donate their hard-earned money to Anna Dylan, who works part-time as an activities helper at the nursing and residential home. She herself is fighting breast cancer, and
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equipment at Manchester's Withington Hospital. It has a specialist breast cancer unit and she, like many other Ribble Val ley women, is a patient. A cheque for the fund was presented to
has launched a fund at Clitheroe's Skipton Building Society to finance research and (KIOOJOUji)
scheme is to give children with disabilities short
breaks in family homes. "This gives them the
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said Mr Kilburn. "The slogan of the week
is 'Give a Little Time - Make a Big Difference'. This is because, although the time commitment Fam ily Link carers give is quite small, the difference it makes to the child, their family and the Link family is really big. Everybody benefits and everybody
enjoys it." The information after
noon is scheduled to run
from 2p.m. to 4 p.m. Anyone interested in fur
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ther information is asked to contact Mr Kilburn (01282
her by Manor House proprietor Mrs Janet Harrison (on the left in our photo), watched by Mr Basil Hughes, staff, resi dents and their families and friends, who had gathered for a sing-a-long, led by key boardist Mr Hughes, of Darwen.
The changing face of the Lake District enthrals audience
THE new programme of Whalley and Dis trict Historical and Archaeological Society opened with a return visit by Mr W. R. Mitchell - known to many people as Mr
Dalesman".
and illustrated his talk with different aspects of the area.
He spoke about a "Year in Lakeland .
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walkers and ramblers who see wonderful scenery, but have to be aware of the tran sient nature of the weather, and the hang gliders and their enjoyment of the ther mals of Keswick," said a club spokesman. Mr Mitchell spoke about the lakes and
"We saw various points of view - the
decision to limit speedboats on Winder- mere, questioning the wisdom of the move by pointing out that power boats created valuable employment for the local econo-
The speaker referred to the controversial my.
were "quiet ones", Windermere could still be used for water ski-ing and power boats
He suggested that since the other lakes . , , in special zones,
subject,' it was remarkable th a t Mr Mitchell was also able to tell us about some famous people associated with Lake-
The spokesman said: '|Haying such a big .
the delightful quiet tarns and of the sea which surrounds the area on three sides. He showed pictures of the crossing of the sands, the routes taken by early visitors and of the lake steamers, some of which were rescued from the deep, and of the smaller leisure craft.
land." The society's next meeting is due to take
place at Whalley Abbey tonight, when the speaker will be A. Jameson and the subject "The Army of Sweden, 1630-1721”. Further details are available from C. Ward on 01254 53866.
Planning permission granted for extension
PLANNING permission plant at Rose County area and a dispatch chill arc has been given for an exten- Foods, Sawley Road, Gis- in the plans approved by sion to the meat processing burn. Stores, a tray wash Ribble Valley Council.
"Singing in the Rain" and April
Showers", among others. After duets from Gerald and Sally
Britnell, there were songs and dances from "Oklahoma", "Carousel" and
"Annie Get Your Gun". Following the interval the dancers
tapped their way through "42nd Street" and "We're In the rMoney" before there solo performance from Alec Slater and more from Disney's "Mary Poppins", "Winnie The Pooh” and "Jungle Book", among others. Following musical items from "Les
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Wild. Dancers/Chorus - Olivia Bar- low Clare Bollan, Alex Johnson, Nicola Tomlinson, Amanda Clews, Louise McKinlay, Lesley Wild. Chil dren - Rachel Ashcroft, Vanessa Boocock, Bethany Clews, Matthew Clews, Rachel Donnegam, Marisa Galea, Philippa Holt, Aimee Johnson, Jay-Jay Rainford, Katie Smith. Writing about the show one audi
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Miserables" there was another duet from the Britnells and items from "Me and My Girl" before the staging of the grand finale featuring the whole
company. Directed by Mrs Dee Bottoms, the
show starred: Principals - Gerald Britnell, Sally Britnell, Brian Haworth, Lesley Haworth, Alex John son, Sue Moretta, Alec Slater, Lesley
ence member described the outstand ing performances of all who took part, but the mature voice of Bethany Clews, who sang two solos, and duets from Sally and Gerald Britnell and Alex Johnson and Lesley Wild were picked out as being among the high lights There was also mention for the team which supplied tea and coffee and those involved in the hair and make-up side of the production. Our photograph shows Bethany
Clews with some of her fellow per formers. (C010900/5)
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STARTING school has been delayed for one group of eager young
Ribble Valley pupils. At the start of term, the new intake at Whalley GE Primary School found them selves without premises as repairs being carried out in part of the Church Lane building were taking longer than planned to complete. The work was delayed because dry rot was discovered in a ceiling
beam.
i deliver mobile classrooms to the school. Not only lias the school been forced to
T h a t was followed by th e n a t io nw id e fuel shortage which hampered plans to
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I postpone educational provision for the j reception class, it has also had to move I Year 1 children into the school hall tem porarily while Year 2 youngsters are being taught in the school's new computer suite, "n a bid to try to alleviate the classroom
problems, plans wore made to transport mobile classrooms to the village, but the fuel crisis meant contractors could not co ordinate site meetings. However, head teacher Mr Brian Beresford hopes that the temporary rooms will be delivered by the
end of this week. Throughout the past few weeks he has
fully informed of the situation. In a le t te r s e n t o u t re c e n t ly h e wrote :
"We feci equally f ru s tra ted by this u nfo rtu n a te si tu a t io n . I c an assure you th a t we arc doing everything possible to ensure that
your child can start school at the earliest
possible opportunity." In a bid to keep in contact with the chil
dren the school was planning to hold three afternoon sessions in the school hall this week and staff at the village pre-school have also been helping out by taking chil
dren for longer than planned.___________
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