Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, October 26th, 2000 Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified), yyvw.easttencashira


St Augustine’s toasts best


GCSE results


T H E b e s t GCSE r e su l ts in i ts h is to ry were toasted a t Billing- ton’s St Augustine's RC High School Millenni­ um Celebration Even­


ing. Delighted headmaster


Mr Anthony McNamara welcomed back his summer leavers, together with their families and a distinguished platform of special guests, for a prizegiving and musi­ cal event to mark "the achievements of some of the finest young citizens in our locality." But while Mr McNama­


from the many surveys taken over the past couple of years that the morale of the teaching profession as a whole is probably at its low­


est in decades. "The current Govern­


ra was full of praise for his staff, pupils, their parents and other school supporters, he was critical of the Gov­ ernment's education poli­ cies. There to hear the criti­ cism were guests including the Mayor and Mayoress of the Kibble Valley, Coun. Chris Iloltom and Mrs Dorothy Shaw, the Mayor and Mayoress of Clitheroe, Coun. and Mrs Alan and Susan Yearing, and the Mayor and Mayoress of Ilyndburn, Coun and Mrs Douglas and Sandra Hayes, as well ;cs Blackburn Rovers star and captain of the king- land Under-21 team David Dunn, a former pupil invit­ ed to present the sports


awards. Mr McNamara told


ment, on whose election so many hopes had been raised, seems indifferent to the problem, all too readily branding heads and profes­ sional associations who express anxieties as whingers or dinosaurs. The concerns of the profession are, however, deeply felt and widely shared by parents because what is at stake is the future of our children." Continued Mr McNama­


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R o w l a n d ’s c l e r g y s w i t c h w i l l m e a n m o r e l a y in v o l v e m e n t


REORGANISATION will mean that more is required from Angli­ cans in Tosside and Slaidburn, says the vicar, the Rev. Mark


Russell-Smith. Writing in the parish


magazine, he warns that a general reduction in the number of clergy may affect the 18-parish deanery of Bowland by the reduction of one full-time post. "It will affect us all -


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PUPILS Daniel and Amy Roberts and their Trophv for service to the school. The trophy Roberts. Also pictured are prizewinners, guests


ra: "The inequalities in funding which year on year leave each pupil at St Augustine’s several hundred pounds worse off than chil­ dren in neighbouring schools have still not been tackled. Our parents are still subsidising, through their taxes, privileged levels


of resourcing for former grant-maintained schools. The inadequate overall level of funding to schools, par­ ticularly when it is matched against profligate wasteful­ ness in other areas, is simply unacceptable. "To give a small example,


teams of variable quality, followed by public naming and shaming of schools, is making many graduates think twice about joining the teaching profession. Several years of falling enrolment in teacher-train­ ing courses means the crisis in recruitment has now spread from London, where the four-day week is already a reality and is beginning to damage the life chances of children across the coun­


try."


them: "The success at GCSF, we are celebrating has been matched by out­ standing Year 9 SA 1 S results, which place us among the highest achiev­ ing schools nationally. "With a strong and stable


staff, <>tir best ever academ­ ic results and over 1,000


pupils on roll for the first time in our history. St Augustine's is a flourishing and forward-looking com­ munity. Please God we will be able to face whatever challenges lie ahead. ’1 hese challenges, 1 am afraid, are formidable. Although here at St Augustine's we feel


very positive about our school, there is little doubt


we have what appear to be beautiful playing fields on our site, but for most of the year, they are an unusable, gluey swamp because the drainage system is rotten and inadequate. Our situa­ tion in Billington is repeat­ ed across the county and it is stopping children from developing their sporting skills. A national Millenni­ um project to reclaim and invest in school playing fields may not have had the glamour and glitz of the Dome before its inevitable fall from grace, but it would have hugely improved the quality and potential of school sports across the


nation." Mr McNamara also


warned: "The combination of poor pay, increasing bureaucracy and relentless


fault-finding by OFSTED


Camera club guest speaker’s title intrigues members


re msurance when their latest guest speaker announced the Utte of Ws presentation - "Member from Accrington with


MEMBERS of Ribblesdale Camera Club needed some


1 ^Yet thev had no need to worry, for speaker Mr Michael Crocker explained that "cross" referred to taking pictures using a hilltop cross as their centre point and the knife was needed for cutting and splicing prints, to illustrate bis points, Mr Crocker used botli black and white and otIouf photography, featuring scenes from the Alps, Daks and Lakes, its well as a series of pictures of Salford Quays.


-./ A | x or 01995 61062 for further information. __________ n ITHl kOr ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL i \ evening


Parents of prospective pupils are inched to visit Hie school on THURSDAY, 9th NOVEMBER 2000 630pm - 830pm


Chatburn Road, Main School site


The ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (11+) will be held on SATURDAY, 2nd DECEMBER 2000


Applications forms and a booklet outlining the examination procedures arc available from.


The Admissions Officer (11+), Clitheroe Royal Grammar School


Applications will not he accepted after this date


Chatburn Road, Clitheroe BB7 2BA Closing date for applications Thursday 16th November 2000


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R IC E P L E D G E / r Yet lauded with helping , .


to keep spirits up at St Augustine's was the school s


involvement in the new musical Song of Creation, which pupils premiered at London's Royal Festival Hall and extracts of which were performed during the celebration evening. There were also


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,11,or, Mrs Wendy Roberts, are pictured with the has been presented to the school in memory of PTFA member


and head teacher Mr McNamara. (C201000/1)


of leavers having five or more top GCSEs, the sch awarded Investors Status at the b the year for its opment programmi July, affiliated to tl nology Colleges which Mr Met described as a k towards the school offering enhanced


Portfolio Award for


reminders of other school year successes. Besides 11 %


Bradley. The Sprint Group Award for busim Richard Law-Riding drama: Neil Young. * for English: Heather for geography: Kelly Philip Morris Prize Karen Young. Re Award for modern 1; Charlotte Holmes, mathematics: Patric Havhurst Cup for M Mathers. Grogan T GCSE physical c Michael Shields. KS religious studies:


achieved grade al was


ir People ning of : devel- and in


p revision


in modern language Special awar


:y step ; aim of


e Tech- Trust, amara


s. is irt: Philip hill Care ss studies: Prize for


I lerit Cup 1 lerr. Prize P lonaghan.


fi ir history: •;■/Bulman inguages: Prize for


c O'Reilly, usic: Nula rophy for ducation: Prize for


aghan. St Augustine’s Prize for science: David Bailey. Osbalde- ston Trophy for service to the school community: Paula Roberts. Whalley Lions Shield for service to the school community. Anna Curphey. PTFA Trophy for service to the school in memory of Patrick Roberts: Anne Parkin­ son. Peter Webster Memorial Prize for overall contribution to the upper school: Anna Keegan (girls) and Daniel Noblett (boys). Lawrenson Trophy for head boy: James Hogg. Lawrenson I rophy for head girl: Sophie Ainsworth. Simone Martin Trophy for courage: Frances Walmslej. Richard Sykes Trophy for dedica­ tion and achievement: Andrew Riding. Clitheroe 2000 Young Achievers' Award: Michael Shields. St Augustine's Silver Salver for runner-up to best GCSE results: James Hogg. Headteacher's Prize: David Bai­


ley. Technology awards .


ics- Chantelle Whittle. Textiles- Nula Mathers. Resistant materi­ als - Sandy Jarvis. Klectronics - Dominic Richards. Systems and


Food - Ivouisc Mercer. Graph­


control - Daniel Noblett. Child ____ i V V i l V m « m .


Sports awards St Augustine's golf competi­


tion: Chris Simcoe. Netball: under-lGs winners of the Hynd- burn and Kibble Valley Netball League and the KSC Tourna­ ment (Burnley):runners-up KSC Tournament (Preston): selected to represent Lancashire in the netball development squad - Katie Mack. Athletics: selected to represent llyndburn and Kib­ ble Valley in the Lancashire Schools' Championships - Anna Curphey, Chris Counsell, l’cter Gallagher and l’aul Sockctt; selected to represent Lancashire at the shot putt in the English Schools' Championships - Haul Sockett. Cross Country: selected to represent Hyndburn and the Kibble Valley in the Lancashire Schools' Championships - Michael Shields. I'ootball: I rain­ ing 2000 Cup - under-lGs run­ ners-up. Volleyball: selected to represent Lancashire in the undcr-IGs and undcr-17s squads - Sophie Ainsworth, Gemma Hold­ en. Katie Mack. Andrew Hiding and Haul Sockctt; selected to rep­ resent the North-West in the under-IBs national competition - Sophie Ainsworth, Gemma Hold­


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ing parishioner. More will be required of us all and there will have to be more lay involvement in ministry. "However, as we look at


resigned discussion over


the next few weeks.” Mr Russell-Smith says


these proposals for pastoral reorganisation, we must avod a NIMBY (Not-in- my-backyard) attitude," urges Mr Russell-Smith. The scheme may or may


that there are a number of ways that ministry can be maintained to all the parishes with a reduced number of clergy, and all involve the linking of parishes into teams, groups


vicar and regular worship­ per, and the non-churchgo­


not involve taking in Rath- mell, with or without Long Preston. "What is not an option is to remain a single parish with one's own priest. There will be intense discussion — or perhaps


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or clusters. O On a happier note, the


magazine pays tribute to Mr John Cowking, who has been organist at the Slaid­ burn church for 25 years. He is also the conductor of Slaidburn Silver Band.


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