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THE new year promises renewed efforts to help Clitheroe cerebral palsy sufferer Leona Bisping. The fund for special lighting


and a swing for Leona, who is a year old, was boosted with a


sponsored walk from Edisford to Kemple End. The fund-raiser was organised by Miss Jean­ nette Jones. Miss Jones and some of the


other walkers presented a cheque for £1,369 to Leona’s


parents, seen on the left and right of the picture. Miss Jones is in front of Leona and her father. Also on .the picture are Sian


Miller and Paul Bergman. (C171202/6)


Scafell Pike provides a worthy end to year for mountaineering club


A GROUP of 11 members of Clitheroe Mountaineering Club ended the year in the club’s tradi­ tional manner by climbing Scafell Pike, England’s highest mountain. One party set out from Clitheroe


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by car to travel to Wasdale Head to scale the peak from its western side, while another group, which stayed overnight in a climbing hut in Lang- dale, was able to tackle a longer route starting at the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel. This group made its way along


the valley of Mickleden to reach Rossett Gill expecting an arduous ascent to Angle Tam. However, this was found to be much easier, thanks to extensive path improvements. Reaching the head of Rossett Gill brought the climbers above the snowline and the path to the shelter at Esk Hause proved to be very slip­ pery due to the amount of ice. After donning extra warm cloth­


ing at Esk Hause, careful navigation was required in the thick mist to locate the path leading to Calf Cove. Despite having to surmount boul­ der-strewn slopes, a surface of firm, crusted snow enabled members to make rapid progress from there to 111 Crag col and later Broad Crag col, for the final climb to the huge cairn marking the summit of Scafell Pike. Following a short stay on the sum­


mit, the party made its way down to a stone shelter to enjoy eating Christmas leftovers in a draught-free


environment, where a reunion was


soon made with the contingent from Clitheroe - quite a feast in the pre­ vailing weather conditions. Invigorated by high-calorie lunch­


es, members returned to Langdale by reversing the outward route and were rewarded by occasional sight­ ings of blue sky and wintry views of nearby peaks, such as Bowfell. Arrival at the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel gave them the opportunity to enjoy seasonal refreshment before the evening festivities at the Raw Head climbing hut. The club’s 2003 prgramme of


indoor meetings starts at 8 p.m. on Thursday, January 16th at Clitheroe Cricket Club, when the club chair­ man, Mr Nick Millward, and his wife Veronica, give an illustrated lec­ ture about their mountaineering activities during a recent visit to the Yosemite National Park in Califor­ nia. Future meetings include an appearance by nationally-known climbing activist Richard Haszko, illustrated lectures about Morocco, China and Corsica, and features on sports injury prevention and the Air Ambulance.' On Sunday, January 19th, there


will be a day meet in the Leek Fell area, leaving the council offices car park at 8 a.m. and a weekend vist to the George Starkey hu t in Pat- terdale will take place on January


24th and 25th. Further details are available from the outdoor meets secretary, on 01200 428766,^ew. members are always welcome.’


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MORE and more local families are relying on independent schools for the education of their children. Clearly this often involves a measure of


financial sacrifice - but the results make it one which families feel is very much worth making. The successes speak for themselves. By no means does a move into the private education sector involve "breaking the bank"


entirely. As the busy property market shows,


money has never been as easy or cheap to borrow and never before have there been as many ways of achieving once undreamt of family goals. Private education is one of them, and on


any view.is a sound investment in the fami­ ly’s future. Small classes, individual attention, early


identification of weaknesses and playing into strengths, plus high expectations in an envimonment geared up to give a child con­ fidence to meet them -


these, and more, are


; the clear benefits of independent education. The area is seeing a constant increase in ‘


.independent school places and in the num­ bers of children coming forward to take them up.


In the very nature of things, parent power


'influences independent schools quickly and ' decisively - whether it’s a demand for better i facilities or fund- raising to pay for them. > State sector, governors and heads often know only too well where improvements are needed, but can be powerless to make them for cash or policy reasons. In the private seer tor, however, people can and often do decide their own policies and then set about raising extra money to fulfil them. Academic results are totally fundamental


and the basis on which most pupils’ lives will revolve. But all work and no play make Jack and


Jill dull. And when they are looking round a school, they and their parents want to see


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excellent sports, computer, hobby and indeed dining facilities as well, plus the staff to run them.’ Independent education is, of course, fre­


quently chosen by the rich and famous. But a quick glance around the local area makes it obvious that it is also chosen on a large scale by local parents.


. Ask around, chat to schools - there is no


obligation - and look hard at your situation, helped by proper financial information. You may be surprised and find;yqu.can afford independent education' for! your childl


THE area has an impressive range of independent schools and each makes sure that it offers plenty of facilities, in line with parental expectations. From small, relatively recently established schools to one or two with a historic foundation, there is a wide choice.


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. Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified), www.clltheroetoday.co.uk to descend on Langho


ONE of the highlights of the year a t the prestigious Northcote Manor, Langho, is the Festival of Food and Wine which is a week of revered and treasured gas­


tronomy. Gifted chefs from around the country


and abroad will be visiting Northcote Manor for the third festival, which has grown from its first inception by owner and chef Nigel Haworth, together with Craig Bancroft whose passion is in the


wine cellar. The festival begins on January 27th


with two brothers cooking together for the first time. Chris and Jeff Galvin are the only two brothers in the UK to have inde­ pendently gained Michelin Star recogni­ tion for their London restaurants, The Orrery and The Picasso Room, and a t Northcote they will create a five-course gourmet dinner drawing on their French simplicity with truly great flavours. The following evening Swedish chef


Christian Olsson, owner of Vassa Eggen, in Stockholm, will present a different din­ ing experience with the help of his sous chef Daniel Hoglander. Making a return visit is Philip Howard,


of The Square, Mayfair, London, and along with Charles Metcalfe, it is their third consecutive year at the festival. Heston Blumenthal will leave his own kitchen at The Fat Duck, Bray, in Berk­


shire to prepare a 10-course tasting menu that will stay in the memory and ensure an amazing evening. Australian chef John Torode is the co­


owner of Smiths of Smithfield in the heart of London’s only remaining meat market. After training in Melbourne, Torode came to Britain in 1990 and is well-known for his Asian-Pacific cookery which is sure to


delight the diners. Neil Wigglesworth, a local lad bom and


bred in Accrington, has travelled to the other side of the Atlantic to find his niche. He is now executive chef of Twin Farms Country Estate, in Vermont, USA, one of the finest hotels in the world set in 300 acres of rolling hills and meadows. He was lured away from The Point in upstate New York to design his own state of the art kitchen. However, locals will perhaps remember Neil’s restaurant in Great Har­ wood, “Tiffanys”, which received high rat­ ings in the Good Food Guide and the Michelin Guide. The week is rounded off on the Sunday


evening with a five-course gourmet dinner featuring a Lancashire menu prepared by Nigel Haworth and his brigade, led by head chef Warrick Dodds. They will use the newly-installed Aga


to show that traditional methods should never be lost in a fabulous menu.


CONTROVERSIES of various s | up across the Ribble Valley in the £ of 2002.


ments which offer plenty of encourJ for the future as well.


Some of them surrounded majo, 1


The exciting arts centre to be estJ


Clitheroe partly financed by the 1 Foundation could not, it became clea, on the Grand Cinema. The site of thl so far, uncertain, though a study on til ity of Kirkmoor Road is being startel A plan to create a young people’s cel


Grand led to protests from residents| permission has been granted, but f tions, including times of use, havel decided. The proposal is a unique ontl cillors are seeking further details. | Controversy of a different sort raj]


the British National Party’s arrival ir first for a summer rally and now, it r potential participants in the May ele. Some local people were shocked byl


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Jubilee group's party fun time


A COMMUNITY group which got together to arrange the Gold­ en Jubilee celebrations in the summer organised a Christmas party for 50 children in Clitheroe


Cricket Club. .. Residents of Warwick Drive,


Denbigh Drive, Dorset Drive and Somerset Avenue, Clitheore,


organised games, a disco, festive food and a vis it from Fath er Christmas for the children, which was a great success. Pictured are the organisers,


from the left, Susan Barsby, Ali­ son Blackburn, Christine Ander­ son, Cynthia Nanson, Eileen Sumner and Josie Arthur, (s)


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Local homes for local people issue


RESIDENTS have raised “local homes for local people” issues in objecting to a Grindle- ton cottage extension plan. But such factors do not count in planning


terms - however, officials of Ribble Valley Borough Council are recommending refusal of


the plan for 1 Shaw Terrace, Main Street, Grindleton. In a report for tonight’s meeting of the


Planning and Development Committee, offi­ cials say a two-storey extension at the end ter­ race property would radically alter the row. There are also serious implications for resi­ dential amenity and for the conservation and outstanding natural beauty areas. The exten­ sion would be incongruous, cramped and overbearing. Similar points were made in some of the


nine objections to the plan. But there was also mention of a feeling that


it is “unfortunate that people who wish to live in the village are so dissatisfied with the prop­ erties that they are choosing to buy that they wish to make such drastic alterations to


them.” Another letter said: “The extension would


take yet another village property out of the grasp of many existing local people, i. e. farm­ workers, young first-time buyers etc. We need to keep a balance of properties in the village


to keep the social balance.” The parish council also objected to the


application but there was one letter of sup­ port saying th a t the rear of the property would be improved.


Progress at college


continues to move on CONTINUED progress on a wide variety of fronts is reported in the latest Stonyhurst Col­ lege newsletter. The college has world status, and pupils


come from many different countries. But recent expansion and the introduction of co-education across all year groups has meant more boys and girls from the local area than ever before now


attend; The college elected not to publish its exam


results last year and headmaster Mr Adrian Aylward says this was to emphasise the value of the individual rather than the statistic. The A-level results, now public, were the col­


lege’s best ever - 20 U CAS points per candidate and 54% A and B grades within a 98% pass


rate. These results represented considerable added


value for candidates against predictions made from their O-level grades, pointed out Mr Ayl­


ward. Interest in the college is reflected in no less


than 30,000 “hits” on its web site every week. The site is regularly updated and ways of using it for schoolwork are being developed - already some biology holiday assigments have appeared. The college takes part in a variety of local,


national and international community efforts. A paper recycling scheme is planned by the Geography Club to raise funds for sponsoring children in the third world. Mr Aylward says that the achievements of


pupils and staff in educational, cultural, music and sporting fields testify to the breadth of education offered by the college.


In silent memory


CONTRARY to our report last week, the ashes of prominent footpath campaigner Mr Frank Parrott were scattered shortly after his death last summer. The route of Boxing Day’s walk by


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Clitheroe Ramblers passed the spot con­ cerned in Gisbum Forest. Members of the group observed a few


minutes’ silence to remember Mr Parrott and his major contribution to the success of Clitheroe Ramblers.


HAPPY despite the rain are thl organised on the Clitheroe Casl


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