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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial),
i a w e e k ly lo o k at local issues, p e o p le and p la ce s com p iled b y Joh n Turners
a considerable amount of time discussing the difficul ties which schools across the county are experiencing in managing their budgets this year. Lan c a sh ire received a
considered by the Schools Forum indicates tha t taking both F.S.S. and Direct Grant into account resources received from Government for Schools
below-average increase in funding from Central Gov ernment in 2003/04, but the County Council exceeded the DfES passporting target for Schools Budget by three per cent. The enclosed information
Throwing down the challenge for our schools minister to get his sums right T
he recent meeting of the Lancashire Schools Forum spent
Budget increased by only 3.4%.
per pupil minimum provided for by the DfES Increases in teachers pay, National Insur ance and Superannuation, together with changes to the operation of the Standards Fund and a shortfall in the funding of Performance Relat ed Pay have left many estab lishments without sufficient funding to manage their schools. Governors and Headteachers
This is very close to the 3.2%
have made use of reserves (much of which had been ear marked for development work) but they have also had to cut important elements within their budgets including profes sional development, mainte nance, books and teaching materials as well as terminating
An open letter to the Rt. .Hon. Charles Clarke M.P., Secretary of State for Education, from Mr John Davies, Chairman, Lancashire Schools Forum'
temporary contracts which
under different circumstances would have been made perma nent. In short, they have been
forced to cut the provision of education for young people in their schools.
The forum's prime concern is
to ensure that schools in Lan cashire receive adequate fund ing in order that young people may receive a high quality edu cation. We recognise that since 1997 education resources within the
LEA have improved significant ly, but we are extremely con cerned that the Local Govern ment settlement this year has caused schools in the county to make the sort of savings that they have not had to consider since the 1980s and early '90s. We understand th a t you
have stated that this position will not be allowed to continue in future years and we are heartened by this assurance. However, today's young peo
ple will suffer as a result of your Government's funding policies.
Young people set fine example of helping those less fortunate
Brothers on run
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tual wisdom and challenge, I hope to be able to write like that some day and have some assurance from God that, if I plod on faithfully and sincerely, I can rely on His help to do just that. Then I recall to mind being
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reminded by a fellow preacher of something which I said to him which he had found most inspiring. As I heard those words
repeated over several years I was moved to say: “Let’s give God the glory for the great
o m e t im e s , when i come across a well-cho sen, phrase full of spiri
things He has done with me through the inspiration of His Holy Spirit.” In my early days as a Primi
tive Methodist preacher, there would come an encouraging word of response from a mem ber of the congregation, such as “Amen, brother, praise the Lord.” But folks do not say such
words these days - perhaps I fail to move them so deeply. How ever, I feel sure that many peo ple keep praying forme and I much appreciate this. Those of us who try to testify
to our faith need all the help we can get. Among the many blessings
for which I am truly thankful is the patience and encourage ment those early listeners gave me. I hope th a t if any of them
read my words nowadays they will still be moved to say “Amen, brother, praise the Lord.” For when we try to steep our
selves in knowledge of Jesus, we come to the conclusion that He is truly the Lord of a Christ ian’s life and definitely the actual son of Almighty God. We come to a point in life, when we accept His commands as of God’s. We also begin to believe, wholeheartedly, without ques
tion, that what He is reported as having said is absolutely true.
Test youself. Do you believe
that you can base every action of your life in the assurance that Jesus can be taken at his word? Yes? Goodl This will affect
your life enough to enable you to live'it at its highest and best in all situations. You can now begin to realise
that you can do no other than take Jesus at His word and be aware of a blessed assurance that Jesus is the Lord of your life, who will walk and talk with you hourly and your future days will be lived in secure peace of mind.
& That is a most satisfactory
experience. In this way we seek to know the Lord’s will before me make our very important decisions and are helped to express our faith in the way we can most bless others. Jesus asks us when we pray
for some good thing in His name to believe we had it and so we shall actually receive it. One last word. If you'ever
begin to feel really defeated and downhearted, be sure to pray yourself alive and alert again, to be conscious of enjoying His special kind of eternal life, as. promised. From the collection of the late Joe Stansfleld
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CHILDREN at Slaidburn School spent a morning dis covering that, despite what some people say, there is a link between football and literacy. Nick Jackson Cooney and Paul Troubridge, of the
Adidas Soccer Academy, worked with 20 junior chil dren aged between seven and 11. Using football as a back
ground, the children learned a wide range of literacy sub jects, like alliteratio n -
“Beckham’s beautiful bananas” - muscles of the body, diet and exercise. Head teacher Mrs Bar
bara Milne-Redhead said: “They ended the session with red faces and their hearts were pumping. They
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are diagnosed with MS, a disease of the central ner vous system that affects the ability of the brain to send messages to other parts of the body. I t tends to happen in the prime of life when job and family responsibilities are at their most demanding, so the impact of what is usu ally a lifelong condition goes far beyond the individual; Anyone wishing to sup
ly pleased to be able to run as part of the MS Society team. It's a cause we're very keen to support as our father has suffered from this terri ble disease for many years and we know the money that is raised will really make a difference for many people with this illness.” Around 50 people a week
port the Preston brothers can contact Michael, tel. 01200 458025.
PU P IL S a t M o o r la n d School in Clitheroe a re willing to go a long way to help provide blind and deaf people with the opportunity to use computers for educational purposes. With the help of teachers and par
ents, pupils a t Moorland School have already raised £230 for the "Sound, Sense and Vision Charitable Trust" by holding a raffle a t the school's annual garden party. Hundreds of visitors had a great day
at the school, despite it being FA Cup Final day and having to take refuge in the sports hall because of the pouring rainl Visitors were serenaded by the Clitheroe Town Band and watched a stunning display of football skills by the Moorland Football Academy team, as well as judo and fencing demonstrations. All nursery and kindergarten children took part in a fancy dress competition, while football fans were able to watch the FA Cup Final in the main school house. The pupils are now pinning their
hopes for more funds on the annual spon sored walk around local villages in the Ribble Valley,'a gruelling 21 miles, which took place on Monday.
Sponsors are already flooding in, and the children are hoping to beat last year's
DO you have a flair for baking? If so, the
Clitheroe WI Market would like to hear from you. New bakers are needed to provide home baking to add to the array of high-
quality items sold at the market each week. The market takes a small commission ■
to cover costs, with the baker keeping the rest.
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underspent last year by some £lbn, if this is so why cannot some of this money be released to resolve problems which schools are facing now? As Secretary of State, you
The DfES, we are told,
sents more than 600 schools in Lancashire, look forward to your response and hope that you will find time personally to consider the contents of this letter.
- LOOKING BACK
100 years ago
THE General Purposes Committee met to decide the site for the proposed new Free Library. The Times wrote: “The voting, we hear, was not unanimous. Why it was not will all come out at the next council meeting, when we may expect the usual sticking for correctness and the seeing of mountains where only molehills exist.” The committee recommended th a t the Town Council utilise the site of the old Bailey’s premises, which were idle and the property of the Corporation.
□ The walking race for boys was an
undoubted success. Setting off from Mr Blackburn’s sporting emporium on Moor Lane, the 39 competitors swept through the streets like a miniature avalanche and did exceedingly well. I t was considered that walking over four miles “full tilt” was no joke for a lot of lads under 14, but they did all right and were a fine example to older boys.
□ Farmers in Sabden were said to have
grand total of £1,100 raised for the Dia betic Association.
More about the garden party is on the
school website a t
www.moorland-
school.co.uk
Pictured are three young visitors to the garden party, (s)
Knead for dozens of bakers The market is open each Tuesday
morning, 10-30 to 11-45 a.m. from March to early December, in Clitheroe Lower Parish Church Hall. Producers do not have to be WI mem
bers. Anyone interested can go along to the market to discuss how easy it is to
become involved or, alternatively, tele phone 01200 425264.
been mystified for some time by the strange disappearance of lambs, until a gamekeper came across a pair of eagles in a hollow feeding on one. The birds flew off at his approach and his shots did not hit them, so they escaped to carry on their depredations. He thought they had come from Pen-y-Ghent, where eyries had been seen in recent years.
50 years ago
AFTER repairing the three-mile-long "nightmare” Anna Lane at a cost to them selves of £2,000,16 farmers were informed that the county council would not take over the responsibility for future mainte nance of the lane until it was fully made up to CC specifications.
□ A large island on the River Calder
above Whalley Bridge was scheduled for removal to reduce the threat of flooding. A mechanical excavator was put into posi tion, but was so large it required a police escort and took seven hours to move it two miles.
□ Coun Frank Dugdale was re-elected
Mayor of Clitheroe. He said he was encouraged by references made to his impartiality when in the chair the previous year and expected his fairness to be put to the test again, as the council was once again equally divided.
25 years ago
•their health, for mere tawdry and “ill- found reasons” of obligation to defend their leader, “Milk Snatcher Thatcher”.
□ A bulldog named Winston (seven)
learned an awful lot and there was a lot packed into the day.” In our picture Jorden
Gott (left) and Emma Turner learn a football les son from Nick and Paul. (K160603/2)
was brought out of retirement at Shire- burn Kennels, Clitheroe, to take part in the BBC series Wuthering Heights. The normally placid dog had to chase the young Cathy and bring her down. His suc cess led to an offer from a French film company producing its own version of the story.
□ Miss Lucy Mary Boden, of Sabden,
left a number of village properties in her will to Sabden Baptist Church, to be let at low rents to old people of limited means. Her father had been minister at the church for 33 years.
THE prospective Labour parliamentary candidate condemned the county council’s decision not to provide free milk in prima ry schools. He said that its refusal to take up an EEC offer which would have given children milk for two terms was a rejection of a heaven-sent opportunity to benefit
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the years risen to the various challenges which have been set before them but it is totally unrealistic to expect schools to continue to meet these chal lenges as well as others such as the new Workload Agreement without adequate funding. The Forum, which repre
rightly have high expectations of schools. Lancashire schools have over
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A CEREMONY took plal this week putting the village| Whalley in the centre of L e cashire. The newly-revamped Lancash|
Cycleway, re-opened in a ceremol which took place at Slaidburn g Tuesday, makes Whalley the plJ where the two 130-mile circuits, <J
any other cycleway in the country. L The first official users were a grol
and tourism chiefs to mark the i launch of what is heralded as Brih. most scenically-diverse cycle I'iiL combining a greater variety of ctj trasting landscapes and features thT
to the north and one to the soul meet. Schoolchildren joined councill(|
of Year 6 pupils from Brennan! Endowed Primary School in Slaf bum.
i They were led along part of tl
route by Lancaster-based t r a l writer Mr Jon Sparks, author ol
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CHILDREN who are members ol the After-School Club at Trinit.T in Clitheroe are going to find theil latest volunteer will take somf keeping up with. Sprightly octogenarian DianI
is amazing. She hadn’t been hei for more than 30 seconds befoif she had persuaded one of the cliil dren to take her on a tour of th | building to find out what we do. “She got on very well with th l children. She is full of energy an !
to make regular visits to the clu| to help, with the children. Trinity’s Janet Dodd said: “Sli
Williams is the oldest of Trinity’! 130 volunteers. Mrs Williams recently signed uj
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