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Accolade for school in top value probe


.. - .. by Natalie Cox


ONE of the country’s leading Sunday papers has highlighted a Kibble Valley school’s unusual academic achievement:. An article in the Sun- : their local school with-


|ipline, a development of integrity, erenity and dignity. I t involves a deep-


Ir feeling for other people; considera­ tion, compassion and love - and i t is. difficult. Unfortunately such phrases and


lence and ennui shrivel it . I t is not Authoritative education tha t stunts -th, it is permissiveness and author­


thoughts are considered out of date. This is not so. Mutual respect, serenity, dignity and work develop the human fpirit, whereas disrespect, anger, vio­


itarianism. CCTV is part of th a t Authoritarianism, an easy option paid |o r with £s rather than our personal •f forts as social animals. Who is more secure and has better


buality of life - the person who knows pe is surrounded by people who value, spect and love others as they are val­


ued, respected and loved by him, or the pne who knows th a t when she is nugged, burgled or has her car stolen,


Ihe thug who did it might be caught because a blurry image is recorded by a ideo camera? Answers on a postcard,


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LOOKING BACK


100 years ago


JE unfortunate death of Mrs Margaret fhersall (32), of Low Moor, caused a ; iful sensation in the town. She had


Inded the premises of Messrs James Icaster and Thomas Crook, artificial Ih makers on Castle View, to have Ih extracted, but had succumbed to ■effects of chloroform. The inquest resulted ih the two men hg committed on the Coroner’s war- p on a charge of manslaughter.


I An instructive course in poultry


|ping commenced in the National ol, Grindleton. The lecturer offered • questions on his specialisation


lugh the newspaper. - iMiss M. Burns of New Mills was


Jointed cook at the Workhouse a t a r of £25 per annum.


50 years ago


Ite of affairs in Egypt and the Middle 1st is due in no'small measure to mis- (idling by the Labour Party."


|/E chairman of the local Conservative ation said: "The present disastrous


) It took 20 firemen four hours to bring


per control a blaze at C.W.S. Dairies, aigley. Snow and ice made conditions


Sicult and a fire sub-officer was injured pn he slipped into a vehicle inspection . The fire badly damaged the 330ft


[Iding and two lorries were destroyed. 1 An osprey was observed over the


ber Hodder and worried a farmer,


|o was concerned for his poultry, spite the fact that the bird is a fish |er. f t was captured when roosting, but > found to have been badly injured


la shot. I t was sent to a taxidermist, bn to a village inn, where it is still |played.


25 years ago JAFF at Clitheroe’s new health cen-


j took their own heaters to work to bp themselves and patients warm,


leir actions followed several break- f.vns in the central heating system •ing a spell of freezing weather. maintenance engineer said that


p system had been bought to a price, . a function and that no instruction


knuals were available to facilitate pairs.


1A Jack Russell terrier called Beaut 3 rescued after being lost under­


bund near Waddington. The dog bped its lead during a walk and bolted |vn a badger sett.


f t was four days before the thin and ngry animal was dug out. The owner


Id he had purchased her as a fox- Inter, but would wait until she was


le r and more sensible before they went nting.


1A feature on the development of l Courtyard recalled the days when it


Itheroe and the Old Bull at Blackburn, l e Swan was a staging post inn for ials or an overnight stay, and the court- jrd and buildings provided stabling, h housing and farmyard. There was e rivalry between the Swan coach - ned Victoria - and others in the town,


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day Times Home suppl- out feeling they have to ment aimed to find edu- move elsewhere to a cational bargains "where more expensive area." you can get more GCSEs This week's school for your mortgage". I t newsletter reported that


named Billingtons's St the Sunday Times arti- Augustine’s RC High School as one of the top five in the country giving "best value" in relation to local house prices, with others located in Tyne and Wear, Cum­ bria, Shropshire and Avon. Also printed was a


_local authority averages. St Augustine's was high­ lighted as a school with above-average results and was ranked in the top five for best value. Headteacher Mr An­


map of th e country which compared proper­ ty prices around sec­ ondary schools with


• Billington included on a full colour map of Eng­ land in the Sunday Times. He added: "We are delighted that fami­ lies get excellent value for money in terms of the eduction provided by


thony McNamara said it had been novel to see


cle had aimed to provide "a league table with a different slant". I t said the feature, which has been researched all over the country, had report­ ed th a t "every estate agent knows that a good school can put a t least 10% on the price of a house." Parents were told that


Clitheroe Advertiser & Times; January 31st, 2002 5


PUPILS a t St Augus­ tine's RC High School, ■ Billington, will be brushing up on their French language skills in readiness for a trip to Brussels next month. The school's team "


won the annual Young Enterprise French lan- • guage competition held a t Ribblesdale High ~ School Technology Col­ lege. Presenting their ;. company, Dreamcatch-; eris products - cards, travel jigsaws and . . . dreamcatchers - in French, judges awarded the school most points.. Other presentations


in the first study of its kind, analysts Experian had looked at every sec­ ondary school in the country in a bid to iden­ tify those which provid­ ed the best, value for money when academic results were linked to the cost of housing. The newsletter con­


cluded by saying: "You'll be reassured to know that St Augustine's was identified as one of the five high schools in Eng­ land offering 'best val­ ue'!”


Call to lead on jubilee A QUEEN'S golden jubilee rallying cry has


several sources for street parties and similar evets. The chairman said tha t probably they should


Ribble Valley," declared chairman Coun. Eric Ron- nan at a meeting of Whalley Parish Council. "Look­ ing back in history Whalley has celebrated many things in the past." Members heard that grants were available from


been issued in Whalley. "Let us give the lead in celebrations to the whole


vice on the Monday of celebration week. A sub-committee is looking into the parish coun­ cil's input and public participation is sought.


have started with the project last year, but suggest­ ed there was still time to catch up. Arrangements are going ahead for a church'ser-


on the day included 1 "Chameleon," by Rib­ blesdale High School - Technology College, "Wax Worx" and "Time Warp,", by St Christo-1 pher's CE High School, "Fusion," by Clitheroe Rqyal Grammar School, and "Smart Remarks," by Norden High School, Rishton. St Augustine's will


take part in the Jeunes Enterprise Congress • • 2002 in Brussels next month.


Owl alarm to thwart the thieves


JOINER Mr Martin Bednarczuk is bran­ ching out so success­ fully th a t thieves are targeting hiswork. Mr Bednarczuk,


who lives a t Barrow, but works at Oswald- twistle, carved a squirrel in a one-and- a-half-ton tree trunk to stand in a cus­ tomer's garden. Thieves, armed with a saw, came along,


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sawed th e squirrel off and stole it. Undaunted, the cus­


tomer asked Mr Bednar­ czuk to carve an owl (pic­ tured) in what remained of the tree trunk. And now the owl is


alarmed and sits in the glare of security lights to combat the garden thief. Mr Bednarczuk (45) is


hoping th a t the sculp­ tures will occupy more and more of his time. " I t is what I really


any number of animals and birds. He is'also’ini


enjoy. I am not happier than when I .am doing the, sculptures. I am 45 now and not getting any younger, and I would really like to do the things I enjoy," he said. His repertoire includes


the process of. carving a ' larger-than-life Guine­ vere and Charles the Sec-' ond. But he is hoping


Harry Potter mania will open up a big market for carved wooden owls.


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Comedian’s ‘Cool’ offer to aid flying doctor cash appeal


COMEDIAN Phil Cool has agreed to donate his services as a s ta r a ttra c tio n to help Dr Grant McK-


eating raise £5,000. The Chipping-based


comic was eager to help when he heard th a t Med-ALERT was rais­ ing funds to fully-equip Dr McKeating as the la te s t addition to the network of volunteer fly­ ing doctors, ready to respond to any serious


accidents or medical emergencies.


He will attend a £35- ;


a-head charity ball a t My tto n Fold Hotel, Langho, on May 3rd. Dr McKeating and


Med-ALERT are at pre­ sent appealing for dona­ tion of items for a grand auction and a big raffle. And two of the doc- ■


tors’, colleagues a t Pre­ ston Hospital, where he works as a consultant in anaesthetics and inten­ sive care, will be playing their part, being mem­ bers of the band "Almost Famous", who will play for dancing. Dr McKeating's prior­ ity is to raise £4,000 to


equip his Audi Quattro with a defibrillator to go along with the other hi- tech equipment he already has installed to help out a t the scene of accidents. Already th e doctor


has been put to good iise. He has responded to 28 calls in the two months since his appointment. Anyone who can help


the charity effort, either with gifts for the auction or raffle, or who wishes to buy tickets, can con­ ta c t Dr McKeating on 07711 918104; or Marie Dawson, of Med- ALERT, on 01772 743543.


Disgust at slates theft


PARISHIONERS of St Mary's Church, Gisbum, have expressed disgust a t the theft of 25 coping slates from a wall. Police inquiries are going on into the Friday night


theft and into one of stone items from Clayton-le- Dale. A white van was seen a t both locations. The slates, worth £500, were cemented to the


wall. Church officials say some force would have been needed to move them.


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