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School says thank you to couple who worked tirelessly for 27 years


A COUPLE who have worked tirelessly for a Rib­ ble Valley school for almost three decades are finally putting their feet up. Mrs Bridie P la t t was


caretaker at St Joseph’s RC Primary School, Hurst


Green, for 27 years, and received invaluable help and support from her husband, Ted. To mark their retirement,


they were presented with a beautiful school clock by the headteacher, Mrs Wilkin­


son, and the chairman of governors, Fr Adrian How­ ell, on behalf of the gover­ nors, staff, parents and chil­ dren at the school. Other gifts to help them


pass the time included a combined TV and video,


gardening vouchers and plants. Our picture shows Mr and'


Mrs P la t t receiving their clock from Fr Howell, Mrs Wilkinson and some of the Year 6 pupils at St Joseph’s, (s)


’s A-mazipg achievement


A PUPIL from Rochester is one of five Stony- 2], The other pupils are boarders and arefrom hurst Gollege pupils, who^havetexcelledjintacountries as diverse as Zimbabwe,-Hong Kong? maths by gaining the equivalent of a grade A and Nigeria.


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tat AJevel after, only oneyear in thesi^hifoim.M; -The pupils: each gained,enough points to ' ' ’Alex Yates (pictured), from Dutton, Ribch- gain a grade A in mathematics at A2 level,


ester, is among a group,of^thrre:boysand;twoAat^'Head of maths Mr Dave Rawkins said:’IWe; girls, all aged 17, who are now forging ahead . are delighted and very,‘proud of them.-This


;with further,maths and:additionalTurther«remarkable.:achievement'is:a testament;.to; matlw A-levels this year. ■ C"


i- j . j *'?,, - their determination and hard work".",''' * Jessica’s magical review


THE latest Relay Reader winner is a young book fan who reviewed a story about magic. Jessica Wild, who is eight and lives in


Whalley, reviewed the book “Mr Cosmo the Conjuror”.


. She wrote: “I t is about a magic man who is


coming to town," and described the main characters, Mr Cosmo, Mrs Cosmo and their two children. They all arrive in a horse drawn caravan and as this was Jessica’s favourite part of the story, she drew a picture of it for. the review. She said that she liked the story because it showed her how to do tricks and added: “I t .


THOUGHT fo r th e w e e k


STANDING at the edge of the cause­ way, looking out along the row of tall posts standing erect in the sand and : marking the route of the ancient pil-' grims. I pondered on down the cen­ turies just how many feet must have traversed this way before me as they crossed the sands on their pilgrimage to Lindisfarne.


k • A pilgrim is one who journeys to a second place.'


. A Christian is essentially a pilgrim: ' The .whole of our life is’one long jour­ ney to God. Summing up his existence, Christ said: “I came from the Father.’.; and now l am going to the Father.” '" V .


V Now the risen Lord invites us to


Himself and and invites us to come with Him to the Father. Our whole life is our.response to that invitation.. - To make a pilgrimage is to set out on


a journey which expresses outwardly our spiritual journey-through life. A pilgrimage made in a proper disposi­ tion gives us new strength and purpose to continue faithfully to its end the' more serious pilgrimage of life itself. Whatever the definition or image of


pilgrimage, the urge to make the phys­ ical journey goes back to primitive' times. 1 ' '


' ! • In pre-Christian days, journeying to


holy places was well established. The Greeks sought inspiration from Apollo at Delphi, the Peruvians worshipped •: the sun at Curzco.


! : The first Christian pilgrimage was


made to an empty tomb, th a t from which Christ rose and which still com-


. mands the most interest and inspira­ tion “to, walk in the footsteps of .the Master.” We can be inspired-by wit­ nessing the deep faith of other pil-' grims.


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• There is no absolute necessity for us to go on'pilgrimage in ordeij to live: 1 faithfully to God.


[ We can have a sacrosanct place in


our own homes, a location where we pause awhile, be i t short or long', to raise the heart and mind to God. Even after death, Cuthbert’s body


did not cease journeying until it finally rested in the sacred place of Durham Cathedral. The Lord will keep you from all evil, He will keep your life, 1


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was good when Mrs Cosmo pulled eggs out of , her husband’s ears.”


j ' Jessica (pictured) is a previous Relay


Reader winner having received an award in January on “Mr Majeika and the Music Teacher”.


j She is also well on her way to completing


the 76 books she is required to read and review to receive the ultimate accolade] of Marathon Reader.


Jessica is a pupil at Whalley CE.Primary


School and enjoys swimming, attending Brownies and writing stories as well as read- ', ingthem. (s)


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S^< . ’'S^T. Six Wives of Henvv VIII


LOOKING BACK 100 years ago


MOST people, it was said, would agree with the sentiments expressed by Bish­ op Thornton when distributing prizes to the successful students of Whalley Technical School. He told his audience that it was an understood thing that no class in society was superior to any other class in intellectual capacity and claimed first class results could be obtained from those of humble rank. ■ Mrs Mocatta, the lady speaker at


Whalley, averred that the art of cook­ ing should be given a position of pri­ mary importance in the different branches of education. She said th a t from good cooking


sprang good health, good temper and, therefore harmony, thus bestowing prosperity, not only on the individual blit on the whole race. She offered


Whalley womenfolk a prize of £2 for the best cooked dinner. : ■ The new reading room, billiard


room and baths, presented to the peo­ ple of Low Moor by mill owner Mr William Garnett, were opened in the presence of his family and a good num­ ber of the inhabitants of Low Moor.


50 years ago


THE Rural District Council wanted “Courtesy Cops” re-established as a prime measure in reducing road acci­ dents, and also the introduction of zebra crossings where Belisha crossings previously existed on the main road through Whalley, Chatburn and Bar- row. ■ Owing to the serious menace to


lambs and poultry from foxes in the area, farmers in the Pendle district, were considering forming a club to hunt and destroy the marauders. They considered united action would bring quicker and better results, and encour­ age poultry-keepers, some of whom had suffered considerable losses as a result of a tta ck s by foxes. I t was believed to have been the first time a club of that sort had been formed. ■ Two houses of the 14 being built


at Barrow by the district council were being knocked into one to accommo­ date one of Ribblesdale’s largest fami­ lies. The 13 members of the family con­ cerned were living in a three-bed- roomed cottage in Wiswell when the offer of the council home was made.


25 years ago


THE people of the Ribble Valley had two weeks in which to apply for a house on the £ lm . Riverside development scheme at Low Moor before outsiders were given the chance to move in. The 84 houses were made available on a half purchase, half rent basis. Keys were first offered to local council tenants, those on the waiting list; first time buyers and young couples. ■ A councillor criticised the staffing


levels at Ribble Valley Borough Coun­ cil, saying th a t the council’s proud record of low rates had been achieved by understaffing and underpaying employees. She said tha t the council should be ashamed of keeping rates low by such methods." ■ Three local motocross riders led


the North-West team to third place in the National Inter-C entre Team Scramble, held at Norwich. ■' ■ ’ ■ Described as one of the biggest


box office successes of all time, "Star Wars" hit the screen at the Civic Hall, Clitheroe.


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by Duncan Smith


RUNNING two half-marathl the space of three weeks is th J ity challenge facing Ribcheste


Peter Crossley. He is already half-way to h it tl


goal, having completed the recent! North Run in just over one hour | minutes. Now he is moving on to phasel


his fundraising effort and prepaif the Liverpool Half-Marathon o | day, October 12th. A keen runner, Peter works in th l


Chester area, where he is co-ordin| YMCA England’s “Partnerships i ons” project, working with young-1 ers across Britain. The charity ben


from his running is Y Care Intern! the overseas development agency YMCA..


I Its Liberia Appeal is raising ml


orphans, displaced children and ol| nerable groups following the hun


al” lists - the Destinations of Leavers printed in the annual CRGS Presentation Night pro-


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gramme. Older generations can marvel a t the


variety of careers on offer today and the ability of the local education sys­ tem to launch - propel even - young people into them.. For some folk over 50, over 40 even,


there may well be a slight pang of regret that such chances did not come their way. More and more l6-year-olds are, in


effect, flocking to the CRGS Sixth Form and going on to a remarkable diversity of higher education venues across Britain and even across the Atlantic. There is plenty of advice available


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NOTICEBOARD


T is one of the Ribble Valley’s most fascinating and, indeed, pride-inducing “hardy annu­


from a team led by the acting heads of ■ the sixth form, Mr Eddie Murphy and Miss Anne Farmer. They share the post, in addition to their other duties, suc­ ceeding Mr Nigel Spooner, now a profes­ sional musician. The success of the sixth form has one


a weekly look at local issues^ people and places 1


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Pride in our you n gsters - b u t some pangs of regret for older generations


Pure sciences such as physics or zool­ ->T|! A U !


bers rise. In fact, results are better than ever. International opportunities increase


perplexing feature which no doubt has a ■ sound explanation. Girls considerably outnumber boys a t York Street, with 170 of them in the upper sixth which . disbanded this summer, against 112' boys. The new school y e a r’s lower and


upper sixth form totals 558 pupils this time and is clearly one of the biggest units of its kind in the country. Its repu­ tation'spread far and wide some time ago and CRGS has been very careful not to allow standards to slip as num­


every year and this time, five CRGS boys have obtained scholarships to Car­ dinal Stritch University, Wisconsin. There is a soccer element, but primari­ ly all are there for quality academic degrees. The leavers include eight future doc­


tors and dentists, nearly all girls. But the fair sex opt for testing roles in other fields too,, including construction pro­ ject management, crime, deviance and society, equine science and the RAF. Pupils of both sexes are doing univer­


sity courses in various theatrical skills, including acting, theatre technical art, drama, dance and physical theatre, and film studies and writing.


ogy are a rarity in the list, no doubt reflecting a national trend. But a large proportion of leavers have places on more career-directed or specialised sci­ ence courses of infinite variety, includ­ ing colour and polymer chemistry, bio­ medical sciences and maths and com­ puter sciences. Careers in upcoming recreational


activities are in mind for some leavers, taking subjects such as computer games technology, simulation and virtual real­ ity, outdoor education instructor or, for one boy, ski instructor. Management or allied degree courses


are chosen by quite a few leavers, sever­ al seek law degrees and one or two are going directly to teacher training. A handful of boys and girls are mov­


ing straight into employment or taking a gap year. Our own line of work appears to have attracted only one can­ didate, to a journalism course a t the University of Central Lancashire.


Waddin


OVER 900 Girl Guides from all| over the North-West enjoyed : fun-filled event a t Waddowl Hall, Waddington. Aimed at the senior section ofl


the Guiding movement, thos^ aged between 14 and 25, the activities day included r a f t | sledging, circus skills and


Couple can


NEARLY six years after losing their daughter to cancer, a Sabden couple are still raising money to help a charity th a t sup­ ported her through the ill­ ness. Dennis and Margaret


Balmbra, of Stubbins Lane, have raised hun­ dreds of pounds for the Cancer Relief Macmillan Fund to help the work of the Macmillan nurses. I t follows the death of


their daughter, Mrs Julia Whalley, aged 47, on December 1st, 1997. In February her parents held


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The Lord will keep your going out •" and your coming in,


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