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. They tell us, quite rightly, that we must plan for retire­ ment and have a pension fund that will provide us with an adequate income when we retire. One of the problems is that


we can never be sure how the future vrill turn out or how reli­ able a pension fund is. The other day I heard of a


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he Government is con­ stantly.telling us how important forward plan­


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10 0 years ago


THE first May show of horses and turn­ outs was held in Clitheroe over the week­ end. The annual event, gathered around 60


entries who assembled in the cattle mar­ ket where judging took place. Attended by the Mayor and Mayoress,


Coun. Whipp and a crowd of spectators, a host of prizes were awarded to competi­ tors. • Members and players of Clitheroe


Central Football Club were celebrating after being told they had been admitted into Division Two of the Lancashire Com­ bination.


' •The managers, officials and overlook­


ers a t Messrs J. Soiithworth and Sons enjoyed their annual outing, which this year took the form of a waggonette drive through Whitewell, Dunsop Bridge and Newton. • Sewing and knitting machines were


available to buy from J. Parker, in Clitheroe. The trader, based in 1 and 3 Back Commons, provided all machine requisites of any description’.


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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Valley Matters NOnCEBOABO '' a weekly look at local issues, people and places examinations.


Testing children to death? M


o s t Year 11 pupils across the Ribble Valley are cur­ ren tly s itting their GCSE ■


These are expected to last until the end


of June. Two years ago, it is most likely that the


same pupils undertook their SATs exams, when they were in Year 9. Next year, most of the pupils will take


their AS-levels at college or sixth form. The year after, they should be sitting


their A2-level exams to obtain the grades they require to go on to university and pursue their chosen career. . Exams, exams and more exams! Exams are a fact of life, but are today’s


pupils expected to sit far too many? Being good at examinations does not


always mean that the standard of educa­ tion a t a school is brilliant or that the child will always do well in life. Of course, children need some form of


assessment to determine how well they are performing during their school years.


As I see i t . . . by Faiza Afzaal


but examining young children puts them under an incredible pressure and they have to learn to cope with stress at a very young age. Let us take SATs (Standard Assess­


ment Tasks) examinations for example. At the ages of seven, 11 and 14, chil­


dren are expected to sit their SATs. As well as children's academic progress,


the exams are aimed to monitor national curriculum targets and how the school is performing as a whole. However, when SATs were introduced '


by the Government in 1992, they prompt­ ed fears from teachers, parents and pupils who said that they were stressful on the children and did not always give a realis­ tic indication of school performance.


LOOKING BACK 50 years ago


CROWDS lined the streets to watch the traditional Mayor’s procession through Clitheroe town centre. The ancient cere­ mony, which was welcoming new Mayor and Mayoress Coun. and Mrs. C. Chat- burn, was attended by councillors, corpo­ ration officials and members of voluntary organisations in the town. Led by the Bor­ ough band, the procession led the group to High Mass at SS Michael and John Church. • Results in the General Election saw


the Conservative candidate for Clitheroe being re-elected. Mr Richard Fort, who was celebrating his third parliamentary win, beat off competition by Labour can­ didate, Mr Rutter. A total of 85% of the electorate went to the polls in one of the highest turnouts across the country. • One of the journalists from the


Clitheroe Advertiser and Times emigrat­ ed to New Zealand this week. The 22- year-old, former Ribblesdale Modern School pupil. Jack Hilton,, joined a daily newspaper as a linotype operator.


i When introduced they were intended to


provide a benchmark of individual per­ formance in a range of core subjects, the main ones being English, maths and sci­ ence. I t is right that children need to be test­


ed from time to time, in order to monitor their academic ability and at the same time monitor the standard of education provided at the school. Some parents may argue with me and


say that SATS are very important as they prepare the children for real exams, such as GCSEs, AS and A2-levels. In my view, one major, exam after


another can discourage those children who are not academically gifted to take up further education. ■ In conclusion, I would like to wish all


the Year 11 pupils, who are undertaking their GCSEs, the very best of luck. We all know exams are not all “easy,


peasy, lemon, squeezy” and they may be tearing their hair out revising, but rest assured, all the hard work will pay off on results’ day.


Valley author takes 25 years ago


THE town centre streets were closed to trafiic for several hours during the Bank Holiday weekend as Clitheroe was trans­ formed into an array of colour and crowds for the traditional country fair. The Sunday event, organised by Ribble


■Valley Sports and Recreational Council, included music by three bands, street artist entertainment and a variety of stalls and proved a popular event for all members of the family. • The first Ribble 'Valley borough coun­


cillor to celebrate a golden wedding anniversary occurred this week. Coun. Frederick Brown, of Hurst


Green, celebrated 50 years of marriage to his wife, Mary.


^ • Clitheroe bike shop Pedal Power was advertising its new premises. The proprietor had transformed an old


storage warehouse into an attractive showroom displaying a range of bicycles to meet peoples’ cycling needs. Based on Waddington Road, the shop


also stocked cycle accessories and carried out repair work.


Forward planning


through his employer. ’When he changed jobs he was told that he could leave the money in the pension fund and it would pro­ vide him with a pension at retirement. When he recently retired he


found that the fund only pro­ vided him with a pension of something like 22p a week because the money had been kept in an account where it had not earned any interest. So what had been a consider­


able sum when he put it in, was now almost worthless.. Forward planning can have


its failures.


I am constantly amazed by the number of people who do


not forward plan in the bigger picture. None of us know whether we


will reach retirement or how long we will live in retirement, yet we plan for it,. All of us will live in eternity


and it is much longer than retirement, but have we for-. ward planned to know what


that eternity will hold for us? Have we prepared for that


time which everyone of us will experience?


The difference between for­ ward planning pensions and


forward planning eternity is that we can invest for eternity in a way that .the results are guaranteed. ■. When Jesus died and rose


again He opened a way that we can access by faith and know that it is guaranteed. ■ That faith is not just an


intellectual belief, but means that we act on what we believe. Our life and goals are differ­


ent when we believe in Christ. We live a life of investment in the future and our future is cer'; tain.


Brian Clark Clithcroc Community Church ■: i i j j


on the literary world! A YOUNG Ribble Valley author is set to take the lit­ erary world by storm. Ten-year-old Thomas Hughes-Gooding has won the


“Author of the Future” award in the prestigious writ­ ing magazine “Scribbler”. Thomas, a pupil at St Mary’s RC Primary School


in Langho, said the inspiration behind his award win­ ning story, “Auntie Evil” was the tale of the Pendle ■Witches. “I wrote my first story when I was four and since


then I have written many stories, especially fantasy ones,” he said. Proud parents Alan and Cathy Hughes-Gooding


are over the moon at his success. “He’s always reading and writing in his bedroom so


we’re really pleased about this award. We both work as science teachers so this has come as a real surprise - - he’s absolutely delighted to have been recognised.” The young s ta r ’s favourite author is Anthony


Horowitz and his favourite hook is “Skeleton Key” by that author. Thomas is currently hard at work writ­ ing a new book called “Alien Invasion” in which an astrobiologist befriends a disguised alien who plans to take over the world.


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, 1-3 King Lanei Glitheroe; Book-lover Alexander wins another reader award ( u p h o l s t e r y I i


THE Relay Readers’ baton has been handed to nine-year-old Chatburn schoolboy Alexander Lancaster. Having just been awarded


the scheme’s gold award, Alexander (pictured), a pupil a t Chatburn CE Primary School, has now been named as winner of the monthly review prize. The Relay Readers scheme is


run by the Lancashire County Library Service in conjunction with this newspaper and its aim is to encourage more young people to read books. Here is Alexander’s award­


winning review of Terry Deary’s book “The Awesome Egyptians”: ‘.‘This book \vas an.


to a a isieH li


awesome one, and Terry Deary is an awesome author. 'The best part of this book was the bit about the gods such as Sohek, Thoth, Seth, RC, Horus, Hathor, Sekhmotptah, Isis, Bes, Anubis and Osiris. My favourite god is Anubis, the jackal-headed god of the dead. I also liked Sobek, the crocodile -headed god who controlled water supplies. The Devourer was cool - it was half lion, part crocodile and part hippo. “Moving on I ’ll tell you a


story from the hook. 'When Prince Ramesside was born, the goddess of fate went to his cradle. ‘This child will die by a crocodile, snake or dog,’ she _said..When the boy .was .older.


he married a beautiful princess in Syria. His life seemed happy until he was attacked by a snake. But you will have to read the book to find out what happens. ‘"The second best hit was the


bit about the curse of the Mummy’s tomb. There was a story about an Egyptian girl who had her hand chopped off, and some people took the hand, but one night a ghost came in and took the hand. Oohh scary! Read it for yourself. ‘ “As I said before, Terry


Deary is cool, he wrote the ‘Terrible Tudors’ and that was good too, hut not as good as this one. History is very, very horrible.’! ( s ) . - . . _ . u . - ____


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Rebecca’s following in mum’s footsteps


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Rebecca Cunliffe from Clitheroe. The 23-year-old now works alongside


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her mother a t Abbeyfield House, Clitheroe, looking after the elderly resi­ dents and helping them to enjoy their time there. It was during part-time weekend work


while still at school that Rebecca, pic­ tured, first sampled life at Abheyfield House and she was in no doubt about what to do after completing her GCSEs: "Looking after people was what I'd always wanted to do and luckily as soon as I left school I was offered a full-time job at Abbeyfield." Since then, she's gone from strength to


strength, starting an Apprenticeship in Care with Pendle Training and combin­ ing her job with working towards a nationally recognised qualification. She spends one afternoon each week at Pen-


ot everyone takes advice from their parents after leaving school, but following in her mother’s footsteps has paid off for


die Training in Nelson, learning all the skills and techniques necessary for caring for the elderly: "Even though I was used to working


here, the apprenticeship has helped me to develop myself, learn the reasons behind what I do and even taught me new skills." "I really enjoy the classes at Pendle


Training and get to meet other people who are in a similar role." Rebecca’s training adviser, Ian Hal­


stead, is impressed by her determination: "She's a great apprentice, and really live­ ly. The more she learns through the apprenticeship the more confident she is becoming in her job." Rebecca will soon complete her NVQ


Level III and hopes the experience will help her have a long- career in the care sector: "Working at Abbeyfield is really


rewarding ... it's nice to know you are making a difference to people’s lives," she said.(s)


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