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' The pictures were the cream of. this year's county pho- tographic'competition and represented about the best


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five per cent of the total entry.....,.. ,. . ;... ;; The standard was exceptional, with many, fine natural history entries prominent in the competition. There were


also some very fine landscapes, but fewer portraits, although these were again of a high standard.


.,, :.;.• A slight disappointment was the apparent choice of


only, one Ribblesdale slide,: a picture of a steep alley, with many, steps,;by Ken Geddes. The final 15 pictures were the Lancashire and Cheshire Photographic Union's 2002’ entryjnto.the national competition run.by the Photo-, graphic Alliance, of Great Britain.


.Towards the end of’this,-there was the unexpected pleasure of club member .Trevor Marklew's slide of three children looking out of upper windows. To have a slide selected for the county's entry into the national competi­ tion was a great achievement because Lancashire and Cheshire are always close to the top of these competi­


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- ■*^The next meeting will be on Tuesday when Alan Ross from Manchester. talks about ."Pyramids,'Pharaohs and Politico" The club meets at' 7-30 p.m. in'its Chatbum clu-


— area.. broom. -= Men accused of indecency ;P H i i l t -.4. vXXViX-X'•■■i X* •'V'piR^.Jnr^ ■:F-w-y:\


A RIBCHESTER man has been charged with, indecently assaulting a!4- year-old-girl he allegedly met on the Internet. Alan Ralph Riles (35), of


Riverside, was remanded on bail by Blackburn mag­ istrates until October 31st. Anthony Philip Bain


(35),- of Sabden Walk, Blackburn, is also charged with indecently assaulting another 14-year-old girl and was also remanded on bail until October 31st. .Magistrates had previ­


ously ordered th a t both men should be dealt with at Preston Crown Court.


PARENTS of toddlers at a Clitheroe nursery, school pulled out all the stops to provide funds for extras benefitting the 100 young pupils. In the last 12 months they have raised a


record amount to bolster the work of the Rib­ blesdale Nursery School which last year cele­


Busy fund-raisers break record to support nursery Money was raised by all kinds of activity,


brated the 50th anniversary of its foundation. ■ The parents' group outgoing chairman Mrs


Stephanie Zak presented school principal Mrs June Dewhurst with a cheque for £2,700. It was the highest annual amount the parents had 'ever earned for the school.


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FEATURE Editorial written by .


ANDREW SPENCER


your child to one of the many local education authority-controlled schools or one of the independent ones scattered around the area, it is vitally 'important that you make the right


choice. Most schools are now in the process


of holding open evenings for parents of Year 6 schoolchildren who will be;


mi. These will provide an insight into ^11 {noifffll I


what the school has to offer - and it is crucial that the child attends these too, for it is they who will be spending five years or,more there after all. The open evenings are just one


source of information, on secondary education for parents. ’ They give an insight into the teach­ ers, the headteacher and the past achievements of the school to help you make your decision.


But there are, of course, other .


things to be considered. Some schools have specialist status,


such as technology colleges. ■ If your child is particularly inter­


ested in sciences or engineering, these could be a good choice. - If sport or the arts


areabigfactor, again you will need to think carefully. Remember, too, to


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including coffee mornings, a Christmas fair, quiz nights and a sponsored walk undertaken


by the children. Our picture shows Mrs Dewhurst receiving the cheque from the parents. (J101002/9)


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selection was remarkable. Qnly one in a hundred, of the year's entries make the final selection to represent the


With the high quality and number of entries this year, . , .


EXACTLY 100 slides from the Lancashire and Cheshire Photographic Union's 2002 slide foho were shown.at the


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CRGS leavers aim for the top


THE 2002 CRGS leavers, are well up with national .■ trends and seeking wider professional skills from , higher education .than ever before. ■ ■ . , ; The main school and its . sixth-form centre are both


almost'notoriously shy . about trumpeting their ,


far higher number of stu­ dents into higher educa­ tion than "average. - I t might even be the national.


concerned. ." • Some 278 18-year-olds


left in the summer and all but a handful have gone the length and breadth of Britainvto,: train for a


remarkable • range of


future c a r e e r s . - ■ From Forozah-Adam -


reading medicine at Man­ chester University - to Rabia Younis -law with politics at, coincidentally, the same university - the CRGS pupils are dearly set to join the long line of illustrious predecessors. Would-be lawyers easily


outnumber the seven potential doctors but quite a number of leavers have opted for other med­ ically-based careers. They include dentistry, medical science, psychology and health, genetics, pharma­ cology, pharmacy and physiotherapy. Media and entertain­


achievements - pressure - on places is heavy without ! any public relations effort. But CRGS sends out a


leader as far as schools rather than colleges are '


ment based subjects have a t tracted a' number^of leavers. They are taking courses in such subjects as journalism,'film studies and-.-French;- 'popular music and recording, pub­ lic relations, music tech­ nology, a r t and design, theatre studies, drama,. film and theatre, journal­ ism with design studies,, computer games program­ ming and football and sci­ ence.


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tions of science are natu­ rally. enough a main fea- turee of the leavers' list. They include zoology, computer science, natural science, forensic science,


. anatomical science, chem­ istry with study in North America, chemistry, mole-


. cular physics, astrophysics and chemical engineering. Business-based subjects


are represented too - fash­ ion and textiles retailing, management studies, busi­ ness and German, interna­ tional business, manage­ ment with accounting, computing and manage­ ment, international man­ agement with American business, business finance and even business admin­ istration and psychology. One student has chosen


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CHEQUES of £200 each' were presented to clubs for young people in the village of Chipping following this year's steam fair. ,The village Scouts,'


junior football club, young farmers and Brownies were ■ beneficiaries. Pictured, from the left


are Bob Noblett (Chippmg Scout Group), John Treacy (Chipping Junior FC), Mary Harrison (secretary and founder Chipping Steam Fair), Liz Cliff l chairman, Chipping Young Farmers' Club), Carole Millington and Sue Harrison (Chipping Brownies). ■ ■ Representing the Scouts


and Cubs are, from the left, Stephen Harrison, Michael Treacy, James Burrow, Chris Bailey, Adam Noblett and Tom Bailey. Representing the Brown­


ies are, from the left, Ash- leigh Noblett, Lucy Harri­ son, Eleanor Lynch and Jemma Craig, (s)


Lighting time sign limited


THE hours at which signs on a new joinery works in Clitheroe can,be lit are to be limited. • Residents have protested


Egyptology and a couple archeology, there are a few more doing subjects such as history or modern lan­ guages and there are also several teacher-training entrants. One boy has joined the RAF.


about the signs, already on the building at the junction of Peel Street and High- field Road, Clitheroe. Members of the Ribble


TWl long! Natig been! R{


ChriS £20,1


Valley Borough Council Planning and Develop­ ment Committee decided that the signs could be lit between 7 a. m. and 6 p. m. on weekdays, not on Satur­ day afternoons and not at all on Sundays.


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Farm buildil of little intef


SOME agricultural buildings; Farm, Grindleton, are of no histj est or utilitarian use, councillors 1 Despite objections from nearb.


the Ribble Valley Borough Couni and Development Committee r^ mission for a bam at the farm to 1 a house. The lean-to buildings at the ba


- marketed for employment use, f said that dwelling permission had ed and it would be.unreasonable j


demolished, partly for access r i objector suggested that the bar!


’ feK Gonii .jFi^k-Pyai^LCtttMgtg the buildings to be demolished.hj


lease to the elderly at the farm, | ted by the trustees of Grindleton es, was withdrawn. There were and officers had recommended rt that guidelines would be breaehe gerous precedent set.


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keep a second and maybe even a third choice;, school in mind, as some schools will be over­ subscribed and you may not be allocated your top choice. The distance chil­


dren have.to travel to school is a big factor, and education auth­ orities usually prefer youngsters to attend • a school in their own


area. And if your child is


not allocated a place at your first choice school, there is an appeals ■ process which will hear your


case.


open evenings are but one source of infor-. mation to parents. Lancashire County Council can also help you make the choice. I t has a booklet and inf ormation service available for parents a t the Education and Cultural, Services Directorate on 01772


As we ' say, the .


254868.;: ' The area education v


office in;the Globe- Centre,' Accrington',;.


can also Kelp - call 01254 220708 if you need advice. ’ . 7 ’• • '.'And.Javed^Khan'


; seryicA'at.Nelson : L ib ra ry iiisa ' ■


source of assistance. ; You can'call him on 1606361. A' "• "


and the' information' ;


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THE funds of Oakhill Colld received a £1,292 boost followi| of high drama and hilarious l l Shireburn Arms, Hurst Green. E Eighty-nine sleuths attempt!


murder which involved six susd And only one table of detecti| ents and friends of Oakhill Cc


ley), were worth their salt. The hotel was converted for f


a romantic location on a smaf nected to the mainland only bI . The finale revealed that the | by "Norman," usmgaheavyl


mg room. Pictured is “the murderer”. | Man’s ‘embarr^


conviction not A CLITHEROE man wii


* described in court as an "embj vious conviction failed to dec applied for a firearms certific


. Wrighton (48), of, Mitchell StJ ■ had received the conviction uf


’ ! • ■ Blackburn magistrates he| gunlicence.. . ■ . r


• month before he filled in h | forms.


• ‘The conviction was hande j ..


v cel'of it and had not wanted ■ th e application fonm


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. trates and not revealed in r defence solicitor Stephen _ client was embarrassed at brad


national computer when his I checked, but clearly it did, s)


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’ K Wrighton pleaded guilty 1 ' statements to procure two IS


fined £200 with £50 costs. V I .


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