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CHIPPING farmer Jim Walker, and son-in-law Richard Alpe, of Saddle End Farm, won the reserve championship at the annu al prize show and sale of horned and hill breeding


sheep at Craven Cattle Marts’ Skipton Auction Mart.


They won the class for


the best pen of 10 heath­ going horned shearling


gimmers, which remained in the family when sold for the day’s top price of £134 per head to father-and-son Michael and John Alpe, of nearby Whitewell. John is Richard’s brother. Jim and Richard also


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won the same class last year - some achievement as it was only the second time they had shown shearlings at Skipton, though they are familiar faces at the mart with their mule gim- mer lambs.


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| to the latest accolade, Helen ghted that our newest creation nd to win best pudding in the and very reassuring. When we


lask Booths to give us its opin- lprogressing to the final prod-


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jlooths stores from November licky Toffee Pudding, which is lie first pudding we ever made J/ery popular.” lous success in the competition 1, Clayton-le-Dale. It won the |h West Producer of the Year limmon steak. Ilge, of Fairfield Farm Shop, |wn traditionally-reared pork i October 2000, bucking the ; industry in the region. They !■ a week from their small farm


[ are delighted to win the top > kudos that goes with it. We


In now reach a wider market r lility competition like this


tig to reintroduce the general


|d again, tasting like it did 40 i like we are getting there!”


I of the judging panel, Craig |ral manager of Northcote nd Restaurant, said: “The


Jthe products we judged was lent like this confirms to me lal renaissance in the North-


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|es wrangle local aspect to the exam


htroversy is being aired in the I Press nationally, allege headmaster Mr Adrian In criticised by the head of a loman Catholic school in Ivitholding summer examina- I the conventional tables.


Iird has been defended in let- paper from another Catholic J from Stonyhurst’s recently- jr of Admissions, Mr Peter ■roe.


Ilr Clive Dytor, of The Ora- Irkshire, says it does not go ■then He writes: “Schools fix- Tsitioning in the league tables pg up their own fundamen-


i not be trapped by the bean nners, he adds,


president of the marketing at association covering all


|chools, not just Roman ; also criticises the critic, Mr |S t Edmunds RC School,


J letter points out, the results lyhurst’s best ever - were not |tely. They were merely not i media league tables, as was I before as well. Parents were


|vere and anyone else at all a on the school’s website, lire of league tables to give


lie exemplary work of staff I pupils, whose achievements lie, that prompted the stance I took,” writes Mr Anwyl. l i t Mr Brett also point-scores lendent sector when the real- Ithe state sector are actively le and more to benefit pupils ■types of school. I , shared initiatives at both Indary level have shown that J common, and much to be


|h other. Shared faith and lice and peace helped this. Iin both sectors had a great lathohc community, he says, bd if Mr Brett’s structures


J and, hopefully, discredited Iholic education,” says Mr


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beting of the Ribblesdale bk the form of a print and n the Burnley club. Two poup chose from 10 entries


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Jof the slides contest saw a juation, but then Burnley - lead to run out 20-17 win­


king aspects of the evening


Itivity of the judges and the ] of their objectives. Also, it oth clubs to see each other’s t social atmosphere with a


avid Marsh FRPS'from \ i illustrates how he dupli-


Ifor the Lancashire and' ^phic Alliance. < Ken Geddcs


WHALLEY college pupils were "flying" during a recent visit to the Grizedale Forest. Thirty children from


Oakhill College and 10 adults went to the Go Ape adventure playground. Go Ape is an aerial


assault course of 30 extreme bridges, Tarzan slides and zip slides that stretch for a mile through the tree canopy. Despite awful weather,


everyone had a fantastic time - even those who ini­ tially claimed to be afraid of heights. Some of the adults had


not only second but third thoughts and took a lot of coaxing to jump off a plat­ form 60ft up in the air. Most of the children had


nerves of steel and jumped straight into the fray. Many were so enthralled that they booked a return visit.


On stage


“STEPPING Out”, a com­ edy by Richard Harris, will be performed by Clitheroe Parish Church Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society. It will stage the show in


• from the Tourist Informa­ tion Centre (Tel: 01200 425566).


Nursery


CONVERSION of the existing gym at St Mary’s Hall, Stonyhurst, to nurs­ ery facilities has been approved by Ribble Valley Borough Council. The decision was made


by officers, acting under delegated powers. They have also passed a retro­ spective application for a sawmill and joinery build­ ing on the main college


complex. Mini-tennis


been granted to the playing field committee by officials of Ribble Valley Borough Council, acting under their delegated powers.


Interchange


PLANNING permission has been granted for anoth­ er extension to Clitheroe’s Bus and Rail Interchange building. A disabled toilet and bin


store plus repositioning of the cycle store and other alterations have been approved by officials of Ribble Valley Borough Council. •


Vandalism


VANDALS tipped over benches at Read Cricket Club on Friday night. Three of the benches were damaged, with the cost of repairs estimated at £150. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Clitheroe Police on 01200 443344.


Dairy plan


PLANNING permission has been granted for a dairy building at Middle Breaks Farm, Settle Road, Newsholme. The applica­ tion was dealt with by offi­ cials of Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council.


Church ramp


A D ISA B L ED ramp, can be installed at Sabden Baptist Church, say offi­ cials of Ribble Valley Bor­ ough C o u n c i l .T h e y approved the church’s plans for the work. :


Moped goes ' A MOPED has been stolen :


from a car park in Clitheroe. The padlocked, Suzuki UF50 machine, val­ ued a t£ 2 ,0 0 0 ,had been ■ parked on Lincoln Way. -■


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CHILDREN from a Clitheroe nursery have been learning about harvest time and lending a helping hand. The youngsters from the Tiddlers and


Toddlers Nursery School, in West View, were taught about harvesting and the crops, food and fruits involved. They also learned how less fortunate people struggle with their harvests and do not have suffi­ cient food. As part of their lessons, they made up


harvest parcels from foodstuffs they had brought from home with the help of their parents.


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Caring toddlers’ harvest food for elderly The children, three and four-year-old


pre-schoolers, then walked with staff to Clitheroe Residential Home, on Eshton Ter-race, where they distributed their boxes to residents and sang the song “Old Macdonald's Farm”, with the lyrics changed to describe picking fruit and cut­ ting wheat.


After their song the children met the


residents and talked with them. • Our picture shows 84-year-old Margaret


Hudson receiving a harvest festival parcel from Kayleigh Knight (three). .. (C300903/3)


‘Made-up’ over event’s success


PARENTS, pupils, staff and friends of Oakhill College, Whalley, were "made-up" after a recent fund-raising event. There was an excellent turnout for the


evening, which was supported by three, beauticians from the Clarins counter at, . Debenhams, Blackburn. They demonstrat­ ed a variety of treatments and showed how to use the new season's make-up colours.


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The draw on the evening was won by parent Mrs Debbie May. She received a


.Clarins gift pack from the chairman of Oakhill Association, Mrs Viv Tighe, who was also delighted that the event raised £340 for school funds.


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HIGH-FLIERS and persistent triers had their efforts recognised and rewarded when Ribblesdale High School Technology College held its annual presentation evening. It was an occasion to celebrate the


school’s many successes since achiev­ ing specialist technology college sta­ tus four years ago, but also to look to the future and the challenges ahead. Guest speaker at the event was


Peter Ridsdale, chairman of the Leeds Education Committee, but perhaps better known as former chairman of Leeds United FC. He is also chairman of governors at Settle High School, Upper Wharfedale School and Wen- nington Hall EBD Special School, which all have strong links with Rib­ blesdale High. Headteacher Glynne Ward, giving


her annual address, told her audience that the school continued to improve and build on past success - and its


achievements were now being recog- • nised. “In the course of the year I was


invited to four celebratory dinners linked to our performance as a special­ ist college, but I suppose for many the highlight would be an invitation to meet Prince Charles at Highgrove, his home in Gloucestershire, along with other secondary school headteachers who were mentioned in the Ofsted annual report as receiving the best inspection reports in 2001/2002. “However, for me, the most gratify­


ing event was a consultation meeting with the Schools Minister, David Miliband. This invitation was extend­ ed to about 50 schools that had achieved a very high success rate at both Key Stage Three and Key Stage Four, when results for individual pupils were compared to their tested ability at both 11 and 13. The improvement achieved from age 11 to 16 in 2002 placed Ribblesdale in the top 6% of the country.” Ms Ward added that the continual


overall improvement was the sum of many parts. “Charles' Handy in his book, ‘The Empty Raincoat’, states that significant change comes from small initiatives which work, that we cannot wait for great visions from great people, but that ‘It is up to us to light our own small fires in the dark- ss’. “I don't feel that we are so much in


darkness as in a constant state of con­ fusion with regard to effective educa­


tion and to successfully steer a school through this'fog amidst conflicting , advice and opinion is incredibly diffi­ cult. “Experience is often the best guide,


along with a huge dose of common sense. What we have tried to do is to embrace initiatives that make sense to us as an organisation and look to offer tangible benefits to our pupils at Rib­ blesdale.” The headteacher went on to outline


some of those initiatives, including a restructuring of the teaching week, gaining the Sports Mark in 2003 and a People Powered Award, recognising the school’s commitment to innovative staff training. “It has always remained my view


Specialist status giving us many benefits - head


by Duncan Smith


nied at the piano by Alex Gowthorpe, and Rachel Duckworth sang two pieces. After giving his address as guest speaker, it fell to Mr Ridsdale to pre-


. sent the awards. Our picture shows Ms Ward wel­ coming Mr Ridsdale to Ribblesdale for


the presentation evening. Special Awards.


1 Lord Derby Award for head boy - Ben Free­ man; Evelyn Garnett Memorial Award for


’ head girl - Katie Cowbum; Michael Watkins Memorial Award for English Li terature - Harry Warman; Karen Kay Memorial Award for Food Technology - Sarah Naughton;


; R o b er t Hargreaves Memorial Award for Graphics and the D Mortimer Merit Award - Jayne Shaw; Philpott Award for Sustained Effort-Joseph'Salazar; Thomas Hethering- ton-F ogg Memorial Award for Special Achievement - Jonathon Devine; Kenneth MacMillan Memorial Award for Music Richard Nicholson; Angie Walmsley Memorial Award for Progress a t Key Stage Three Isabella Peregrine. The Ribblesdale School Association Awards


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that any activity or initiative in school that does not impact upon learning in the classroom should not be embraced. With this in mind, our Teaching and Learning Group has been very active throughout the year looking at research and sharing ideas which can be disseminated across the school to improve classroom practice.” Moving on to the awards, Ms Ward


unveiled plans to extend the current system of rewards and recognition. “Tonight is the public occasion when we congratulate past and current pupils on their contribution to the suc­ cess of the school over the past year. Tutors identify the pupils in their tutor group that have stood out for excel­ lence, good attitude, or perseverance. “Each subject area identified the


past pupil who made most progress in their subject. We reward the best results and say thank you to the Head Boy and Head Girl from last year. “We have, however, recognised that


our rewards system has been limited to credits, stickers, prefect selection and tonight’s awards. Over the past few months, Mrs Parkes and Miss Robin­ son have been working hard to extend this system. “In years seven to nine, bronze, sil­


ver and gold awards will be made and there will be a termly prize draw for these pupils. In years 10 and 11 there will be a rewards week at the end of each term, with the presentation of certificates and a prize draw. Out­


standing pupils will be publicly recog­ nised.


. ■ ■ “The prefects will be invited to a


Christmas meal and disco, whilst the best tutor group will receive an award and the tpp pupil in Key Stage Three and Key Stage Four will receive a major prize valued at £100." Ms Ward thanked all the individu­


als and local businesses which had agreed to donate money or prizes to support the new initiative, then moved on to look to the school’s bright future. “Technology college status has brought many benefits to Ribblesdale. The additional funding has allowed us to keep pace with the rapid advances in technology over the years. The school now enjoys the use of over 400


computers for the use of pupils, all of which are networked, and our tally of interactive whiteboards has now risen to a staggering 58. “With the end of our four years, we


made a successful second-round bid, which commenced at the beginning of this month. Included in the bid is the delivery of masterclasses in technology, science and maths for the most able pupils in our local primary Year 6 class­ es and the curriculum provision for early entry in AS level Technology.” Ms Ward went on to suggest that


education must adopt a holistic approach, recognising, skills, intellect and creativity beyond that registered by stark exam results and formal qual­ ifications. She revealed that she had failed her


11-plus exam as a child and that it had taken her almost 20 years to get over that failure and understand that it did not reflect her true abilities. “We constantly hear of the need for


talented people in our fast moving world, whilst ignoring the talent that surrounds us,” she said. “One initiative in Ribblesdale last


year was related to the gifted and tal­ ented. It is amazing what gifts and talents our pupils have. These need to be recognised and encouraged. Hav­ ing collated a list of those with gifts and talents, parents were informed, so that they can support their children and a specific programme of activities for these pupils is being organised. “Thinking outside the ‘traditional’


box is difficult, but very liberating.” In conclusion, Ms Ward told her


audience: “Education is so often at the sharp end of criticism, others often think they know better, can do better. Any educational establishment is a group of human beings and, as such, not perfect, but what I can promise is that, as we enter yet another school year, we commit ourselves to high achievement and our best efforts for each youngster in our care.” • Several pupils provided musical entertainment throughout the presen­ tation evening. Isabella Peregrine played the flute, Robyn Isherwood, Amy Rignall and Hannah Lowe all played clarinet, the latter accompa­


for Academic Attainment - Rebecca Barnes, David Bunyan, Katie Cowburn, Matthew Hollingsworth, Kimberley Keegan, Andrea Moro. Young Enterprise Awards. Hyndburn and


Ribble Valley Trophy - Fiona Birchall; East Lancashire Trophy - Ben Freeman; Brussels International Congress Trophy - Katie Cow- burn.


Subject Awards. English, W.L. King Award - Leigh


Haythornthwaite; Maths, J.L. Garner Award - Martin Tattersall; E. Duckworth Award for Progress - Matthew Briggs; Statistics - David Bunyan; Science, J. Winnard Award for Biolo­ gy - Rebecca Barnes; J.S. Wright Award for Physics - Joseph Thomley; J. Farley Award for Chemistry - David Bunyan; French - Rebecca Barnes; French NVQ - Stacey Yates; Spanish - David Bunyan; Geography - Andrea Moro; History - Kimberley Keegan; Religious Stud, ies - Ben Fielding; Sociology - Victoria Eskdale; Expressive Arts, two-dimensional art - Claire Aspden; ceramics - Ben Fielding; drama - Ruth Moulden; resistant materials Ben Pearson; sculpture - Matthew Hollingsworth; textiles-JqnnyScholes; music


- Andrew Wilson; Business Studies - Kelly Cosgrove; Physical Education - Rachel Mellin and Zaki Misbah; Electronics - Arif Esa; GNVQ Health and Social Care - Jody Brere- ton; GNVQ Manufacturing - Paul Ainsworth. Form Prizes.


Abbey - Ryan Finnigan, Rebecca Zamors-


ki, Abbie Clegg, Jessica Houghton, Alice Houghton, Robbie Mount, Sam Brown, Philip Cartmill, Kane Marsden, Joanna Smith, Oliv­ er Allen, Sarah Daykin. Bailey - Oliver Grindley, Dawn Thompson,


Francesca Moon, Scott Singleton, Claire Chapman, Lisa Duffy, Holly Bond, Louise Fogg, Jade Baxter, Rebecca Thomber, Saman­ tha Peel, Gary Pickup. Castle - Jeremy Entwistle, Stacey Widdop,


Kerry-Ann Parsons, Gino Peregrine, Aaron Sharp, Hannah Tindall, Kyle B ennett Cameron Downing, Daniel Patten, Abbey Warburton, Daniel Moxom, Lauren Rodgers, Scarlett Hodgson, Sally Nicholson. Hodder - Chelsea Blackburn, William


Shanley, Adam Brogden, Nancy Hughes, Jenna Walker, Lorraine Wilson, Ben Hennessy, Robert Jones, Hannah Bowness, Michael Smith, Katherine Bailey, Andrew Hext. Kemple - Callum Dewhurst, James Rawlin-


son, Jonathan Miller, Craig Salisbury, Cather­ ine Price, Sarah Toms, Kerry Bamber, Toni Louise Lord-Riddoch, Abbey Atkinson, Dale Bamber, Emily Bateman, Daniel Wilkinson, John Clarke, Katie Harrison. Pendle - Danielle Brayshaw, Molly Glad­


win, Donna Hunt, Joanne Tattersall, Jack Bowden, Lauren Slater, Hazel Foster, Ryan Bibby, Zoe Astin, Kirstin Cott, Lee Ashworth, Rebecca Gill.


Ribble - Megan Baines, Adrian Thomas,


Chris Baron, Sarah Crossley, Adam French, April Wilson, Alex Gowthorpe, Laura Simp­ son, Emily Hearle, Rebecca Knight, Emma Mathieson, Michaela Parfitt, Jonathan Astley, Sarah Ivison. Waddow - Nicola Astin, Philip Hodgson,


Janine Pinder, Karl Taylor, Gemma Baygot, Kimberly Pearce, Jenna Healey, Natasha Holmes, Sofia Ilyas, Amy Moorhouse, Rachel Dent, Liam Kirby, Emma Frost, David Hurn.


‘Top shop’ triumph for Althams


A TRAVEL agency in Clitheroe has won a “top shop” award in a national magazine survey. Althams Travel, in King


Street, was visited by a' “mys­ tery shopper” researcher from Travel Trade Gazette, the industry’s in-house publication, seeking information about holi­ days in Greece of Turkey, with no specified resorts. Travel assistant Faith


Wright, who has been at the Althams branch for two years, gave the mystery shopper such good service that the researcher said: “This week’s winner went out of her way to help and her exceptional score was well deserved. The clerk combined a


wealth of knowledge with a great personality.” The TTG researchers tour the


country and carry out their mystery shopper surveys in a g specific town or area every week, covering several shops for each magazine entry. Not only did Althams come


out top shop locally, but its score of 88% puts it in equal first place of all the independent agencies surveyed nationally by the TTG researchers, and 34% above the average score for inde­ pendents. Our picture shows Faith (cen­


tre) with colleagues Clare Pye, and Clare Langton at Althams. (CR061003/1)


Gardeners’ talk on fuchsias


THE chairman opened the meet­ ing of Clitheroe Garden Club, held at Ribblesdale High School Tech­ nology College, by welcoming everyone, particularly new mem­ bers. He reported that membership


stood at 148 households, eight more than at the last indoor meet­ ing, held in May. He took the opportunity to


express the club’s thanks to John Zamorski, who had written a series of articles on beekeeping, printed in the club newsletter throughout the year. There was now a chance for someone else to follow John’s example. Thanks were given to all who


played any part whatever in mak- • ing the club’s annual show one of the best yet. The chairman repeat­ ed a remark he made a few years ago, when he said.that the show was the club’s public face and the club had shown the public the brightest, friendliest face one could wish to see. He said that the club very much


appreciated the support it received from the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times. Summer trips were well support­


ed and members were to be con­ gratulated on their good timekeep­ ing, which ensured good days out for all. It was announced that Jim


Atherton, of Darwen, would be the guest of honour at the club dinner on November 9th and


would entertain members with his Lancashire dialect poems. The main event of the evening


was a talk on fuchsias by an expert on the subject, George Evans, from the Fylde. Illustrating his talk with the many plants he brought along, he took members through all aspects of fuchsia growing. He explained in detail the growing of the plants from both seeds and cuttings, took his audi­ ence through the stages of creating the size and shape of the plant they wanted, and showed how to overwinter fuchsias. Among the samples he brought were a number of unusual ones, including fuchsias grown for their foliage. In thanking Mr Evans, the


chairman congratulated him on delivering what was probably one of the most practical and informa­ tive talks the club had ever had, at a level which all those present could readily understand. The meeting closed with the


members’ draw and the chairman reminded those present that the next indoor meeting was on Bon­ fire Night, when Peter Foley would be speaking on “Winter Colour in the Garden”. Clitheroe Garden Club meet­


ings, usually held on the first Wednesday of the month, are advertised in this newspaper and are open to anyone who wishes to attend. _______________ _____I. Grcgson


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