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School service bringing pride I to the village


An unusual characteristic about Grindleton is that'it can boast of having both a primary and secondary school. Grindleton CE School, located next to St


Ambrose Church, in Sawley Road, dates back to 1838. With the original building still being used, the


42 pupils at the church village school are taught in a small, but friendly environment. |-'Headteacher Mr David Lloyd, who has been at


- the school.for almost six years, is proud of the school'ethos, which concentrates on building a child’sself esteem.: ;■


- “Due to the size of the school we can be cre­


ative and flexible with the curriculum, therefore catering to the children’s individual needs,” said Mr Lloyd. ;


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VILLAGERS Ivan and Anne Taylor, Paul Shackleton, Dave Brown, Craig WhiUaker and Nicola Ollcrenshaw (D211205/la)


by Tracy Johnson


DESCRIBED by author Christopher Hill as a village th a t should have a more prominent place on maps of 17th Century England, it is easy to see why. Grindleton is bordered by the local fell


and the River Ribble and is by. far one of the most interesting places in the area for local history.


_ . Located in the perfect spot to appreciate


panoramic views of the Ribble Valley and the legendary hill, the historical village is more widespread than most in the borough. Visited by Mahatma Ghandi during his


trip to Lancashire in 1931, Grindleton was a working village well-known for its trading industry. Many of the houses in the village are


original weavers’ cottages and date back to pre-industrial days when cloth was trans­ ported by pack horse over the fells to the market.


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■ The patron saint of Grindleton is St Ambrose, after beekeepers, as early .Grindletonians were classed as great bee-


keepers due to the extensive number ol | fruit trees which grew in the village. - The Main Street of the village was also home to a jam factory, which in 1940 pro­ duced half a ton of jam for a local hospital. ■ These facts and many more about the fascinating history of the village can be dis­ covered in more depth by taking part in the | Heritage Trail. Set up by the village’s Mil­ lennium Committee to commemorate the new century, walkers can obtain maps from either of the village pubs and follow the


■ trail via waymarker plaques. Taking around one hour, the route gives people the opportunity to gain an interesting insight into the local history. Once consisting of a bakers, butchers,


grocery shop and a cobblers, today Grindle­ ton is still thriving with two pubs, both which received highly-commended certifi-


. cates in the 2003 Best Kept Village Com­ petition for outstanding features, two schools, two churches, a cricket team, two


football teams and an Equestrian Centre. It is a village with a lot more to it than


meets the eye and definitely worth a visit.


4-The quaint school, which describes itself as a- “typical village school where everybody knows everyone”, is supported by FOGS - Friends of Grindleton School - a parent funding association, for which Mr Lloyd has nothing but praise. • Also a supporter of various charities, the school


has strong links with Grindleton’s, Rowland High School. Based just along the road; pupils are . invited to visit the secondary school in prepara­ tion for the step-up to senior school. Now known as Rowland High School The Spe­


cialist School in Performing Arts, it has just under 500 pupils and has been teaching children from the village and surrounding areas for the past 55 years. The building, which dates back to the 1900s,


was previously a hotel, hydro and cliildren’s home before being turned into a‘s'chdol;'-then named Riversmead, but changed to Rowland in 1974 with the change in boundaries. Although extensions have been added to the-


school to cater for the increase of pupils, teach­ ing is still done in the original building, which is very quirky, as the structure of the. small rooms have remained the same. In fact, if legend is to believed, a ghost of a_


Trutex began life in picturesque mill Millenmum


LONG-ESTABLISHED school- wear supplier Trutex formally had its head office in the village. The company, which opened in


1865 as the,Clitheroe Shirting Company, \vas base'd at Grindleton Mills before its move to Clitheroe in 1990.


. Located a t a site on the river-


bank, an article in the Clitheroe Advertiser arid Times in 1965 described conditions inside the


building, as the firm celebrated its 100th year of trading. “At Grindleton the most up-to-


date machines are used in account­ ing and dictaphones are in use in offices.


( “The modern decor is most


attractive and the view of the river on a sunny day makes it impossible to believe that you are in a factory.” However, more than 30 years later, the company, which had man­


ufactured under the Trutex brand from the 1920s before changing its name to Trutex in 1965, decided to move its head office from Grindle­ ton. I t transferred lock, stock and


barrel to new purpose-built head­ quarters at Clitheroe, as the latter


. offices were deemed no longer ideal and would have required consider­ able maintenance to be brought up to essential standards.


A WOODLAND planted to mark the Millennium is thrmug in the centre of Grindleton...... The 12-acre Greendale Wood, initiat­


ed by the Grindleton Millennium Com­ mittee, was planted in December 2000 to celebrate the turn of the century. Helped by the efforts of local people


and pupils from Grindleton CE School and backed by the Woodland Trust, the wood contains more than 7,000


trees, including oak, ash, silver birch, wild cherry and field maple, as well as hazel, guelder rose and blackthorn shrubs. It also contains a special Mil­ lennium feature of a grove of local dam­ son trees. The woodland was e.xpanded during


the Queen’s Golden Jubilee celebrations in 2002, when supporters were asked for a donation to plant a tree in honour of the occasion.


■young boy called “Jeremiah”, is apparently said - to haunt the school. - ■ . Now a designated school of performing arts,


Rowland’s academic success has grown from strength to strength and pupils get additional 'opportunities to work with the arts, something clearly shown by the school’s new sports hall and performing arts suite currently being developed. Our pictures show pupils from Grindleton Pri­ mary School. (B161205/3)


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THE picturesque church of St Ambrose in Grindleton (A21120.)/2b) Long-standing soccer history


GRINDLETON has two football teams playing in the Craven League. ■ Established since the 1960s, the club


initially started out playing for the Clitheroe and Districts League, but moved into the Craven League once the latter had folded. ■The amateur players, who are a mix-: ture.of ,village, and local lads, have their


first team in the premier league and the reserve team in the second division. One of the long-serving members of Grindleton Football Club is Mr Bernard


Jones. • Now in his 50s, Mr Jones manages the reserve team, but has been involved with the club since his teenage years when he .used to be a keen player.


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