Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, November 22nd, 2001 lsnews.co.uk IlinerOK ^unuimi/, — •» ^ —


Emergency cover is sent to school b u t stories of a rift are denied


by John Turner this week to I ro te s t in any


laid they were 1 use the home of for a protest ;because they nned from using inlities of the


[Bright Street is one of six 's across the


....commended for | by the county’s r Protects Panel


J t of a process ■at helping whole |es, rather than


|s part of Lan- s County Council’s


|ng on pre-school I n .


[ul and modernisa- ' the way Social


Ls delivers services uren and families, decision about


ED U C A T IO N b o s se s were sending emergency help this week to a Valley sch o o l w h e re b o th th e prize-winning head and his deputy have reported


in sick. Stories of a rift at Barrow VC Primary School were quickly denied by Lancashire County Council.


Chris Wood had been signed


A spokesman said head Mr Chris Wood had been signed


n a m off for a month with a stress-


related illness. His deputy - who is also his


wife - is off for a fortnight with gastro-enteritis. "In the meantime, we are


in his bid to win prize money in excess of £20,000. The prize


money was earmarked to go towards the cost of a mezza­ nine floor in the Victorian building to create much-need­


organising for a stand-in head teacher so that the running of the school is not affected, added the spokesman. Earlier this year Mr Wood


ed space.


won a £2,000 prize for the school after winning a North- West award for leadership. The win put him in the tele­ vised finals of a national teaching award, but he failed


v.aeu te ch


spent the first part of his career teaching in Burnley, arrived at Barrow School nine years ago, it was a one-teacher operation with just 30 chil­


When Mr Wood, who had dren.


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six teachers among the 21 adults who work there.


Now it has 120 pupils and =.


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described him as a "vision­ ary". It said: "He had his own


The citation for his award


'Field of Dreams' to build a fine school out of a poor one. He built it - and they came. When our winner took on tne headship, the school could most politely be termed a


backwater."Since his appointment the transformation has been noth­ ing short of miraculous, the citation read, adding that Mr Wood had created a positive move with every step, making a bright and welcoming


mvio eitation for his award atmosphere, creatmj


atmosphere, creating play­ houses, environmental areas, allotments and even a crazy


golf course. At the time, Mr Wood,


interviewed by the Advertiser and Times, said: "I love being here, I love working with the kids and I have a fantastic staff. It is easy to lead a fan­ tastic staff. The kids are love­ ly, the parents are fantastic, the whole set-up here is just perfect. My work is a plea- sure...I have the privilege of a job I enjoy. It is just magnifi­ cent. It is heaven."


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Trees^Hink[New boy b a n d member three areas of the world


looks set for stardom by Vivien Meath


pr the new service > based at Bright has still to be


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lard is on way for


J get local emer- Iservices to use our is. By association, people would then


lley man 5 would come if we


I of them as good Liable. I took this


pith me." i it has paid off as


Ixpanded into pro- |ve clothing and - disaster equip- . Via its sister com- 1 in the USA, The


|es his shelters, Mr y's company, which oys 32 UK staff,


School and the Ta ita Hills in Kenya. The man responsible noon with the^hildren ot


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for bringing the three together is Brian Davies (55), of Shays Drive


Clitheroe. As an Earthwatch


Millennium Award win­ ner, he spent four weeks in Kenya’s Taita Hills last summer, helping a scientific team making an inventory of endemic plants. The Taita Hills are around 1,000ft. above sea level, and pop­ ulated by poor farmers who hack out a living from the encroaching bush. It is hot, dry and


dusty.


along with volunteers from Japan and Ameri­ ca, was to collect as many different flowering plants as they could. The Earthwatch slo­ gan is "Think globally,


Mr Davies's task, , ,


jnation foam. ■r Bailey, who now | in Huddersfield, Ivhose mother Mrs


Jos Group, which has ■strong workforce, Ihelta has become ■ole European dis- Itor for a new decon-


#3 foam, which can ■anthrax and is for


I la Bailey and sister n C l i th e ro e , ad d ed :


In the aftermath of a laical or biological Ick, has been devel- II by the US Govern- lit. It has asked the |ves Group to market


J products I supply ■e just one life than all I effort will have been |r th it. If they save ire than one life, then


jlf my inventions or Chatburn CE Primary .


School, which has its own nature reserve. The children met at the nature area and went into the nearby quarries to find insects and


plants. To establish the links


between Chatburn Sch­ ool, the Children from Chernobyl and Mr Davies's visit to Kenya, 50 oak trees and 50 silver birch trees were due to be planted in the school s wild li fe area yesterday. Children from the


school, with adult help, were due to plant the young trees which will be a symbol of the links forged between the Chatburn and Belaru­


sian children and the Earthwatch project. Mr


act locally" and, as part of the selection process, each volunteer promises to develop a local envi­ ronmental project on


their return home. As the treasurer of Friends of Chernobyl’s Children, Clitheroe, Mr Daviess first thought was to


Davies says: "The pro­ ject will give the children the opportunity to watch the trees grow year after year and learn about nature and the importance of their envi­


ronment." Shackleton’s and


work on a scheme that would involve the chil­ dren from Belarus who


Kirkham Nurseries have supplied the trees at cost price for such a good cause, and Coun. Keith


visit Clitheroe and stay with local families each


year.During their four- week-long visits to Clitheroe, the Chernobyl children always visit the local schools and in June they spent an enjoyable and interesting after-


Jit's brilliant." SALES of Mrs


Lura Bailey's book of lildhood memories, Ifll the Days of My life", have so far raised 600, which is to be used a buy new stage cur-


Jfins for Low Moor parish Hall. A fervent Ind-raiser and support- f of many charities, ■Irs Bailey is donating III proceeds from her look, which has a cover ■rice of £5, to the hall's lefurbishment. Copies I re available by tele­ phoning 01200 426790.


dte to be targetted in a h£w countywide initia­


Speed cameras lOTORISTS along Jlitheroe's inner bypass


tive against speeding. The Lancashire Part-


|nership this week ■announced 20 new sites


|for speed cameras. Two of them are in the


lllibble Valley - one on Ithe A671 inner bypass land the other on the 1A677, Preston New I Road, Samlesbury.


Damaged


WINDOWS of two shop premises in Wesleyan Row, Clitheroe, were damaged in the early hours of Saturday. Damage valued at


Hall, from Castle Cement, has given his approval and help in developing the project. Help and supervision will also be provided by Dr Ron Freethy, of the Mersey Basin Cam­ paign, and Claire Hyde, a local environmentalist.


ROLTON-BY-BOWLAND man Paul William o- Yn r34? of New Laithe Farm, was remanded Simpson (


actual bodily harm


A SPECIAL Christmas event is being organised by Clitheroe WI Market on Saturday. The market in Clitheroe Parish Hall starts at 10-30


and goS on to 11-45 a.m. There will be a variety of Christmas goodies, including special hand-made era , home-baking, preserves, plants and decorations.


Charged wth assault magistrates charged with


S A Karen Simpson, causing her


OOZING confidence and b r im fu l of ta l ­


en t, new b an d FY8 made its press debut a t Blackpool’s P a r ­ adise Rooms and left th e audience sh ou t­


ing for more. For Clitheroe's Jon­


athan Lloyd (20), it was the culmination of weeks of rehearsals, photo-shoots and rec­


ordings. Now set to change the


face of the charts, Jonathan (pictured) and


his four co-band mem­ bers have certainly made an impressive start. With songs penned by


Minehead, where they share the stage with S


Club7.


upside down for the for­ mer St Helen's Church, Waddington, chorister who was "spotted" while on stage in the seaside resort. lie successfully sang and danced his way through numerous audi­


Life has been turned


tions and saw 7°-Plus other hopefuls fall by the


wayside.The former Clitheroe Royal Grammar School student already has a diploma in performing arts and is currently midway through the final year of a three-year performing arts degree in


MTV-lauded boy band N Sync, a possible film score and advertisement lined up, the band's launch week was com­ pleted with a Children In Need appearance at 30 schools on Friday before a quick trip to Minehead, where FY8 appeared with sensation­ al girl band Atomic Kit­ ten as part of a Smash Hits line-up. Next week sees the five returning to


Blackpool. Determined not to


abandon his


Jonathan is embarking on a hectic performance


studies,


schedule as part of a Anne Lloyd, brother three-year contract with Robert and sister Kim­ berley amazed. I t was the first time they had o on stage, and «**“


proud parents Ian and


St Anne's-based Lilas Music Management


Ltd. The company stage Seen p hd performance , -at seen F luoliY8se certainly everything


manages Steps and N the Sync and is confident


- ;es the five returning to Last weens ueuu„ stable' Last week's debut lett ,, in


FY8 will be the nex^ ar mQre than they had line-up from the seaside antidpated.


Inft • Ribble Valley fans


now have the chance to see FY8 in concert on December 8th. The band is performing at the Star­ dust Theatre, Pontins Holiday Camp, Black­ pool, at 7 p.m. Tickets, priced £5.50, are avail- able from the front office of the Clitheroe Adver-


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MP pushing for full debate on the foot and mouth crisis


THE handling of the foot and mouth crisis was on the agenda for d iscu s s io n b y th e Ribble Valley's MP


yesterday. Nigel Evans was due


to speak at an adjourn­ ment debate during which he was set to call for a full public inquiry to be held into the out­


Christmas goodies on sale week, Mr Evans said.


break. Speaking earlier this


"We have seen the farm ing industry in the North-West devastated by the foot and mouth


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crisis."We have seen our farming communities brought to the brink of destruction and many have gone out of business because of this outbreak. The North-West farming communities need sup­ port from the Govern­


i___ fnr o full nublic Mr Evans added that


be calling for a full public inquiry into the outbreak of foot and mouth so we can see the mishandling of this crisis by the Gov­ ernment. We must learn from the mistakes that the Government has made with this disease, and it should not run away from holding this


inquiry. "Farmers are in des­


ment, but they have received very little. "In this debate I will


Restrictions go on the Skipton Infected Area


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D E F R A h a s l i f te d restrictions from the S k ip to n In fe c te d


Area. The move, on Tues-


day, released 2,931 farms from Infected Area restrictions. Nationally, this now


leaves only the Penrith Restricted Infected Arrea and the North­ ern Infected Area par­ tially surrounding it, where the programme of blood testing within 3km protection zones is


ongoing. [.V.


£800 was caused to a front window at F. A. Allen and Sons Ltd and, at the Citizens' Advice Bureau, the damage was valued at £50.


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the areas, all of which proved negative. Around 300 premises which were culled out as infected premises or dangerous


contacts will remain under restrictions until


they have completed sec­ ondary cleansing and disinfection and restock­


ing procedures. A spokesman for Lan­


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Parents asked to combat fire-raisers


A PRIMARY school in Clitheroe is taking


a c t io n to c om b a t f ire - ra ise rs who have atta ck ed school buildings twice. S t J a m e s ' S c h o o l h a s in g s i t e b u i ld in g u s c d a s a a n d


asked parents neighbours to be extra vigilant to catch the


culprits. Someone tried to set


fire to doors at a works site portable building nearly a fortnight ago. The attempt failed. Extra police patrols,


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site office for building work being carried out at


the school. Headteacher Coun.


Stephen Adnitt said: "The toilet was complete­ ly burnt to the ground. "It is the first time we


were mounted after­ wards, but another raid on the buildings soon after dark on Friday was more successful. A portable toilet was dest­


royed by fire. Fire-fighters from


Clitheroe prevented seri­ ous damage to an adjoin­


have had this sort of thing. It is very worrying, but when you look at some of the things faced in Clitheroe, it is not sur­


prising."He appealed for any­ one seeing anyone acting suspiciously on the site at Greenacre Street to come forward with informa­


tion.


Sara’s hopes of a top shop title are dashed


I STIFF competition from childrenswear


s h o p s across the coun­


I Sara's, of Castle Street, Clitheroe, was pipped at the post having reached the finals of the Drapers


try dashed the hopes of a Ribble Valley retailer. For the fourth time


Record Awards. However, shop owner


I Mrs Sara Collinge was


not downbeat after a t t e n d i n g t h e t r a d e jo u r ­ nal's g l i t t e r in g aw a r d c e r -


I emony held at London s Natural History Muse­ um. She said that it was prestigious to have even


been named as one of three finalists in the chil- drenswear category. "I was thrilled to get


through to the final," said Mrs Collinge. "To be run­ ner up four times is a fan­ tastic achievement. The girls work so hard and without the customers


and staff the shop would not exist and it is great to


be recognised for that. "Everything we do is


with our customers in mind, so it is nice to be recognised in an award like this where other peo­ ple look and see that we have a fantastic shop."


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an official inquiry had been held after the last


Mr Evans added that


outbreak, but said its rec­ ommendations had


either not been properly followed or had been


poorly given. He concluded: An independent inquiry can


bring forward fresh rec­ ommendations to help stem any further out­ break or ensure that a future outbreak of foot and mouth could be more efficiently controlled."


Handling of epidemic for Euro scrutiny


TH E Government's handling of th e foot a n d m o u th d isease crisis is to be exam­ in ed b y th e E u ro ­ pean Parliament. The European-led


public inquiry is seen a s


chiefs, who have opposed a full public


inquiry in Britain. Jaqueline Foster,


M E P for t h e N o r t h W e s t w e l c o m e d t h e a n n o u n c e m e n t . S h e


said: "The inquiry by the European Parlia­


ment will be fully pub- lie and will call witness-


es and demand access to documents - exactly what the Government


wants to avoid. "Farmers and agri­


as a a blow to the Prime Government is, quuite Minister and D E F R A


cultural workers across the North West have been devastated, and the dithering by the .«


frankly, nothmg less than a disgrace,


inquiry will be estab- | lished by the end of the year, with British a8n " culture ministers called to account for their deci­


I t is hoped that the sions.


head of DEFRA Mrs I Margaret Beckett and Mr Nick Brown, who led the department when it was known as the Min­ istry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Mrs Foster said: "It is (


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important that we hear evidence not only from current ministers but also from Nick Brown. He may have been Tony Blair's fall guy for the | Government's handling


of the outbreak, but he must still give account of


his actions to the inquiry and to North West farm- ers."


An independent public


inquiry held in Devon last month has criticised strongly Government actions on foot and mouth. Vets at the inquiry said tha t the culling "was carnage by computer" and described the way the crisis was handled as "medieval".


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