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www.eastlancashireonline.co.ult Clltheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 12 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, December 13th, 2001 CLITHEROE TOOL CENTRE X - i l V V ’-------------.----------- ----------------------------------- Valley education
truce is needed THIS week Labour nationally has
declared a truce with the grammar schools, including funding for a
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Valley Schools for Ribble Valley Children group now calls on Lan cashire Education Authority to accept the offer from Clitheroe Royal Grammar School to help solve the annual shortage of places
crisis. Every year we have a period the 11 qualifying number of pupils
taking the tests. However, we did publish tne
results and would like to point out that the 10 children involved scored 100% in all three subjects. In Eng lish, three children scored the high-
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achieved here before. At Grindleton school we promote
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when parents are told that there are not enough places in Ribble Valley schools, and their children will have to go to Accrington or Walton-le-
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Grammar School offers 30 extra places which Lancashire Education Authority refuses to sanction, due to political dogma. I t is to be hoped that with the change in central gov ernment policy on grammar schools, the county will work with the local grammar school to help solve the problems in the Ribble
Valley once and for all. STUART FINCH,
ley Children, Whalley Road, Wilpshire.
Ten out of ten
for Grindleton THIS school was omitted from the full Primary League Tables pub lished last week, as it had less than
Ribble Valley Schools for Ribblc Val V1
a broad and balanced curriculum. Although s ta tis t ic s and league tables are not crucial to our ethos, we feel that wider publication and ackowledgement of the high stan dard of achievement of our children reflects the effectiveness and quali
ty of our teaching.
D. R. LLOYD, Headteacher, Grindlcton CE Aided Primary School, Sawley Road, Grindleton.
Aesthetics not a
felling reason I REALLY wonder why letters are written by people who fail to see what the "fuss" is about when they have supposedly read through all the arguments about the Castle
trees. They seem to think that now the
Castle is perhaps more aesthetically pleasing without trees, the protest ers did not have a case. Well, my case, as I have always said, is aes thetics is no reason to fell trees. Yes, the powers-that-be were
wrong! The reason Ribble Valley Borough Council gave was to restore the view of the castle, i t is
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obvious to me that the view needed restoring because the borough coun cil fails to maintain the grounds. Once trees reach maturity, they
become invaluable environmentally. The borough council could and should have kept and maintained the Castle trees on principle. By failing to do so, they have locally devalued trees and perhaps given the wrong impression to others that have no compunction in felling
them.
opening up views and attracting tourists, the truth of it is tha t it probably comes down to money. The cost of felling trees is much less than the cost of maintaining them, which makes me wonder what other plans there are for a low mainte nance Castle-grounds.
In the end, with all their talk of JOHN DUBOWSKI,
Castlcgatc. Clitheroe.
Dire results on
a serious issue I WISH to express my thanks, along with other members of STOMP (Save the Trees on the Mound, Please), to all those indi viduals, councillors and organisa- tions who contacted Ribble Valley Borough Council (RVBC) to save
the trees. It is regrettable that the majority , . ..
of the trees have been felled and serious questions have still to be
addressed. Had RVBC produced an
arborist's report that stated many of the trees were diseased or danger- ous.' then people l niike me would havesupported their removal. Safe-
ce ty is paramount.
Search is on for Rowland bird project helper
A VOLUNTEER is being sought to help with an innovative birdlife project. T h e Birds of Bow- pupils on field trips,
land project is a study Lucy Barron is cur-
I by schools and commu- rently working \y ith 1 S ty groups to celebrate local schools and intends ‘ th e b ird life of th e i r to organise events, tails
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linked to the National Curriculum, also exam
ine the protection of birds in the future. Working with the
groups is the Royal Soci ety for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) communi ty education officer, Lucy Barron, who said tha t the Birds of Bow- land project has really caught the imagination
of those involved. She is now seeking a
volunteer to help take the study to even more schoolchildren and local groups in the New Year. She said: "We are
Brisk trade at village’s Christmas fair CHILDREN and adults alike enjoyed
the annual Christmas fair in Gisburn. The event at the Festival Hall was offi
cially opened by Jackie Northover, chief executive of the North-West Air Ambu
lance Service. Mrs Ann Lancaster introduced the open . ’
er and Master Robert Gravcston present ed a gift of plants.
Father Christmas had arrived a t the venue by 3 p.m. and more than 40 children
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visited him and received a present. There was a wonderful display and vari
ety of items to buy and win. Proceeds of more than 1,000 fair. (P11101/3)
..... ..................uni. morn th an £ 1.000 will go to the North- West Air Ambulance Service and Gisburn
WI.Our photograph shows Mrs Lancaster with some of the children who attended the
looking for someone with experience of working with children or who has an interest in communi ty ar ts projects. They don't necessarily have to know a lot about birds, just be really enthusias tic about the natu ra l environment." The volunteer will be
required to devote a t least a half day a fort night to the project, helping children write poetry, stage exhibitions, survey birds in school grounds and accompany
and ar ls projects with
^ P a r t i c ip a n t s in the communities after programme, which is Christmas.
dren are .delivering fan tastic work based ohA-te birds around them. Their knowledge is impressive and they arc extremely keen to learn more ab out the birds
She said: "The chil- . u iu . , . . „ f
and the many concerned people ol Clitheroe left it outside the true democratic system we hold dear in this country. To have decided on felling the trees from an outdated six-year-old report leaves many of us wondering who made this deci-
RVBC didn’t meet with STOMP
S10English Heritage and Lancashire County CouncU were unnable to stop
cil the rieht to ao wn<u ^ to ^ e
ite own land. These bodies just gave advice on the archaeological aspects of the work. Clitheroe Civic Soci ety at long last voted its opposition and I, like many others, still would like to know how it voted six years
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ago.' A hilance should have been made Ulltnerue, ainm «d a political and s tru t tiuiral review is needed with appro
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between restoring the views of the Castle keep and preserving the liv ing environment. The "green issue
fh* views of the
is stronger than ever and yet the RVBC took the opposite view! The Ombudsman, Mrs Patricia
Thomas, found no grounds to stop the felling of the trees, but I wonder if she was given copies of all rele- vant documents and reasons as to- why p rotes t le t te rs were unan
swered. Mrs Thomas states that it was a ,,
matter of political "judgment and sensitivity" that is to be decided by the ballot box, a v i e w
wholeheart edly supported by Coun. Back
house, the chairman of the Commu nity Committee who, along with senior officers, pushed through the
felling of the trees. Sadly, Clitheroe citizens are
unable to vote in Coun. Back house’s ward, nor in the wards of most of the councillors who voted in this issue, so how is democracy
Backhouse and those
should have the ultimate say in matters tha t affect the people of
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priate changes being made to see that there is true democracy.
in the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times stated that those wanting to save the trees had frothed at the mouth long enough and should leave it to those elected, and those officers, who know best, but thank fully in this particular case they didn't. I for one did not froth at the mouth and neither did my col
An article written by a reporter
leagues. 1 wonder how many other serious
issues have been handled in the same way, with dire results. 1 wish the people of Edisford Bridge or Barrow the same success in their campaigns and, had true consulta tion taken place in the first instance, ask how many other mat ters could have been resolved before needless protest?
M. G. D1ACK, Alexandra Road, Lancaster,.
other councillors who made deci sions on Clitheroe were to stand for election in Clitheroe, perhaps we would then see true democracy in
^ T h e officers still have to produce evidence to support their actions,
but at long last they have thankful- ly seen sense. I would dearly like to know what in truth has made the difference when, for so long, it was
— Acillors and officers
hacTevery right to do what they The poisoned tree stumps will be
sad reminders of a mess that could
so easily have been avoided. The Town Council of Clitheroe
they see every day." Apart from those seen
by children every day in their school grounds and gardens, some of the birds studied are more
rare. "Examples arc the
waders such as lapwing, curlew, redshank and snipe. These return to the Forest of Bowland every year to breed, in contrast to many other areas where they are in decline. The hen harrier is a rare bird of prey which breeds there and studies are also made of the upland birds such as wheatear and golden
plover." Anyone interested in
volunteering to help with the project should contact Lucy Barron at the Birds of Bowland office by telephoning
01200 44642G.
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