■Vt' , , > ■ |.clitheroetoday.co.uk - Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial); 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified), www.clitheroetoday.co.uk > m o r e t im e i n by Julie Wintle >rove a hit ; Michael and St John's


id patients, visitors and Imunity Hospital with | the "The Little Drum-


I and performed to each Ig their Christmas story


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A TEACHER who, has taught generations of Ribble Valley children retired from Bow- land High School on Friday after 32 years' service. , Mrs Barbara Thwaite’s teaching career began


in 1960 at a secondary modern school in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, as a science teacher. I t was a brand new building just in the process of being set up. Her first task was to equip the new laboratory


from scratch, having been told by the headteacher that money was no object. Mrs Thwaite said: “This was at the time when


CSE was being introduced in secondary schools, GCE only being available for "brighter" children. I soon changed that and ran a GGE biology class in lunch times with great success.” She added: “ One of my successful pupils was


lovely young lad called Alan Titchmarsh!” After five years, Mrs Thwaite moved to Settle


High School for a period before bringing up two chil­ dren and doing supply work. In summer 1971, Mrs Thwaite was asked by.the'


education office in Skip ton if she would consider teaching science for three days a week at a small country school in the corner of the West Riding called Riversmead. Three days soon became four and in 1972, she was


invited to become full-time. “Bowland is quite small, but it has a great heart. I t is like a mantle that envelopes all who have ever been a part of it, friends, pupils, governors, staff and parents. Its family ethos is second to none,” Mrs Thwaite commented. She said there had been several amusing tales she


could tell about school life including the time she was interviewed with the governors concerning her being made a permanent member of staff. “A lady governor pointed out that I did live rather


a long way away (all of 14 miles) and wanted to know what would I do when it snowed. “She continued by adding that she noticed I lived


on a farm so I would be able to come to the school on a tractor. I was appointed and up to now I haven’t had to use the tractor!” During Mrs Thwaite’s time at Bowland, she has


served under four heads of science, been a member of the governing body for many years and an active member of the PTFA. She has also taken on the responsibilities that


come with being pastoral manager and assistant head. “I have seen the school grow from 200-plus pupils


on the verge of being closed down many years ago to a very successful, academic school achieving 70% A


- C in GCSE, with the possibility of achieving tech­ nology status in the future,” she commented., “I had the honour of accompanying one head to


London to celebrate being listed as one of the most improved schools, a feat that we repeated the fol­ lowing year.” Mother-of-two Mrs Thwaite, who is married to


husband Richard and lives on a farm at Coniston Cold, went on to say she would miss the school, but was looking forward to her future retirement includ­ ing being able to spend more time with her two grandchildren. “I am sad to be leaving, but I feel that the time is


right. I look forward to spending time travelling, taking up new interests and hobbies, being able to spend more time with my grandchildren and I may


: even don my wellies and overalls and take up agri­ culture again on the family farm.” She added: “l am extremely proud to have been


associated with Bowland for the last 32 years and most definitely regard myself as a true Bowlander and I hope to keep in touch.” Headteacher Mr Maurice Graham described Mrs


Thwaite as the “backbone” of the school and “a Bowlander through and through”. He added: “She will be an irreplaceable character


for her loyalty and commitment to Bowland above and beyond. Mr Graham said Mrs Thwaite must have taught


around 3,000 pupils during her long career and worked with around 300 different members of staff. Two special assemblies were held on Thursday


ir Boys strip off in the best taste to show green is best!


Party time for village


Rainbows RAINBOW Guides


| fromWhalley Methodist Church indulged in festive • goodies and had a promising time at their Christmas party. An extra sparkle and warmth was added to the party when Father Christmas arrived to present the girls with gifts and their promise badges. Rainbow Guider Ms


Colette Bradley explained: “All the girls enjoyed the Christmas party and were espe­ cially pleased when they received the badges. Our picture shows


Father Christmasd, staff and Rainbow Guides showing off their badges at the Christmas party. (A021203/1)


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BRAVE boys who bared all for a charity calendar are set to grace the walls of homes throughout the


work at local household waste and recycling sites operated by French firm


Sita for Lancashire County Council. They were persuaded to


strip off by Barnoldswick councillor Jennifer Purcell and fellow fund-raiser Dianne Hodkinson, with money from the calendar sales going to a thorough refurbishment of the town’s Frank Street O.A.P. Centre. Their stunt was inspired


by the now world famous WI Calendar Girls, from nearby Rylstone and Dis­ trict WI. The new calendar hit the


headlines when Lancashire County Council declined to back it, even though the cal­ endar also promotes recy­ cling at its household waste sites. It is even printed on recycled paper. Each month’s picture


shows one of the Sita employees stripped down, with strategically placed recyclable or waste items


region all next year. The “Calendar Boys” all


sparing their blushes. Mr September, identified


only as “Aki”, works at the Clitheroe household waste site and Mr August, “John”, is a former Clitheroe man. The other pin-ups work at Sita sites in Barnoldswick, Great Harwood, Burnley andPadiham. So far, 2,000 calendars


have been printed and demand has proved high. When all the costs are cov­ ered, the calendar should raise about £3,000 for the O.A.P. centre. Coun.'Purcell, who also


took the pictures, said: “Those boys have been absolutely teriffic. When they knew what the calen­ dar was for, they agreed to pose straight away and they’ve been busy promot­ ing it and signing copies ever since. “They are a credit to Sita


and I can’t praise them enough.” A big order for the cheeky


calendars came from Sita’s headquarters, in France, and other copies have been dispatched around the world, as well as the hun­ dred sold locally.


Top national honour for dancing duo


TALENTED teenage ballerinas Serena Marchetta and Maria Huerta have been selected for the English Youth Ballet fol­ lowing recent auditions attended by more than 150 hopeful young dancers. ' Both girls, who are pupils at Stonyhurst College, Hurst Green, will start rehearsals early next year for the ballet company’s first performances in 2004 - “Sleeping Beauty” on April 2nd and 3rd at the Char­ ter Theatre, Preston. Serena (16), from Fulwood, Preston, has


■been dancing for 13 years and is working towards the Advanced 2 ballet qualifica­


tion. Maria (also 16), from Mexico City, Mexico, also dances for the Ballet Folk- lOrico de Mexico and when at home prac­


tises daily for six hours. She also takes dancing lessons at Stonyhurst College dur­ ing term time. English Youth Ballet takes large-scale,


professional ballet performances to the­ atres around the country, featuring up to 100 young dancers selected from regional­ ly-held auditions. Jonathan Hewat, Admissions and Mar­


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keting Officer at Stonyhurst College, said: “It is a wonderful achievement for these two girls to be chosen to dance with the English Youth Ballet. They are both very talented and all at Stonyhurst College are delighted for them and proud of their achievements.”


, New exhibition for: gallery


CLITHEROE’S Platform Gallery will be staging a new exhibition in the New Year by artist Ruth Moilliet whose work is based on the exploration of the plant kingdom. The exhibition will run from Friday, Janu­


ary 10th until Saturday, February 7th. . The Platform Gallery is open from 10 a.m.


■to 4-30p.m. Monday to Saturday, »


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and Mrs Thwaite was presented with farewell gifts from the junior and senior pupils at the school. There was also a presentation from the staff on Fri­ day.- A surprise retirement evening was held at Conis­


ton Hall Hotel. Mrs Thwaite’s teaching responsibilities will be


undertaken by a new appointment, Miss Aisha Caratella and her leadership and management responsibilities will be undertaken by Miss Yates and Mrs Wasdell, who have been promoted to the Senior Management Team. Pictured is Mrs Thwaite with her husband,


Richard, being presented with flowers by second generation pupils who she taught at Bowland High School. (B181203/1)


New Year openings


FAMILY historians and anyone with a passion for research will be pleased to know that Lan­ cashire Record Office will be opening its doors on Saturdays in the New Year.


, In a bid to become even more accessible to the public, the Record Office in Bow Lane, Preston, will run a pilot scheme opening on one Sat­ urday a month. The office, which


boasts 13km of archives, will open on


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Saturday January 10th, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the same hours on the second Saturday of each month.


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g r e e n w a s t e OUR pictures show some of the Calendar Boys


taking a break from their recycling duties, above and “Mr September”, right, who works at Sita’s Clithcroc site, (s)


Boxes of cheer heading East


SHOE boxes filled by Ribble Valley resi­ dents should be on their way to needy chil­ dren in 14 Eastern European countries. Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes,


which were filled by schools, churches, com­ munity organisations, businesses and mem­ bers of the public, will be among the first to be distributed. Boxes collected in the Ribble Valley were


in the first batch of 250,000 shoe boxes en route to their destinations in 19 articulated lorries, already on their way to Bosnia,' Croatia and Romania. These will be followed by a series of dis­


tributions in 11 other countries with the final one taking place in Russia between January 6th and 9th as part of the main Christmas celebration period in that coun­ try.


Operation co-ordinator Josie Smith said:.


“We are still processing shoeboxes for the later distribution trips, and anyone who still wants to make a contribution should get in touch. “We are all out to beat last year’s UK


and Ireland total of 1.3 million shoeboxes.” Anyone wishing to participate should contact the helpline on 0870 0112002. .


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