10 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, December 7th, 2006


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Healthy eating is given the thumbs up at Ribblesdale


by Faiza Afzaal


NEW healthier school meals have been given the thumbs up by pupils at one Clitheroe school. Increasing numbers of young diners


at Ribblesdale High School Technolo­ gy College are enjoying their lunchtimes choosing from a revamped menu offering fresh, tasty and nutri­ tious food. Since September, every school in the


country has seen fruit, vegetables and water appear on the school menu, while chips have been scrapped completely. In addition, fizzy drinks have been


removed from school vending machines.


The changes are based on recommen­


dations by the Government and follow a high-profile campaign by celebrity TV chef Jamie Oliver to improve the quality of school dinners in a bid to tempt yoimgsters away from processed, ready-made junk. Despite reports in the national press


that the healthier menus are driving pupils away from the canteen, catering staff at Ribblesdale High claim pupils at their school love to eat their greens without being bribed. Kirsty Anderson (25), unit catering manager at the school says the healthi­


er food being dished up is proving a real treat.


“The children love to choose from the


revamped menu because it offers a vari­ ety of delicious foods and promotes a well-balanced and healthy diet,” she commented. “Chips have been scrapped altogeth­


er and replaced with home-made pota­ to wedges, jacket potatoes, waffles, hash browns and creamed potatoes.


You now no longer smell the fryer, you smell food cooking. “We serve more vegetables, soup, sal­


ads, fresh fruit in all forms and yoghurts are a must daily. “Catering staff are always working


hard and encouraging the pupils to adopt the healthy option by choosing a side salad with their jacket potato, or having fresh fruit for afters. She added: “We do not sell fizzy


drinks at all. Instead, we have intro­ duced a milk bar, which has proved extremely successful. We are going through 160 litres of milk a week - this is a good way of getting calcium into them. Kirsty added she believes scrapping


junk food from the menu has shown a big difference in the pupils’ behaviour during lessons. “Teachers and parents have noticed


a big difference in the children’s behav­ iour. Their social and emotional skills seem have improved because of the change in their diet,” she added. “There was a lot of bad publicity


leading to the introduction of the revamped menus and since the begin­ ning of term, there have been reports in some newspapers that there has been a decline in pupils eating school meals. This is certainly not the case at Ribblesdale High. If anything, we are attracting more young diners than ever. We have had a positive feedback from everyone - pupils, parents and staff. Headteacher Mr Simon Smith


added: "While at first many students were somewhat sceptical about the new menus, particularly the absence of chips, there has been an acceptance that the food served now is much bet­ ter for them. In part, this is due to the


work undertaken with pupils to make them even more aware about how healthy lifestyles and what they eat affects their academic performance." Our picture shows catering manager


Kirsty serving up one of the healthy dinners to Year 8 pupils Aaron White, Rajna Begum, Sophie Kay and Jack Middleton (A281106/1) and below, one of the tasty menus on offer.


DAYl Cottage pie


Cajun spiced chicken with pineapple rice Tuna pasta bake


Sweet and sour pork with vegetable rice


Thai noodle cake Halal cottage pie


Vegetable wraps with sweet chiUi and garlic sauce


Chicken, bacon and mozard- lapUta


Leek and potato


along with potato options, vegetables, cold sweets, hot


pudding, sandwich bar and salad bar


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01200 423152 _ Upgrade for historic hostelry by Natalie Cox


A HISTORIC Ribble Valley inn has been upgraded to hotel status. Waddin^on’s Moorcock Inn has


been elevated to its new position after an appraisal under the Valu­ ation Office Assessment. Until recently the establish­


ment, which sits on the slopes of Waddington Fell overlooking the Ribble Valley, was only classified as a “pub with premises”. Now its managing director, Mr


Les Conn, is delighted with news of the upgrade. He said: “When I started work at the Moorcock I read about th e his tory of the building and as a result I was determined to get the certification changed - this place should not be classified as just a pub.” The first stage of his dream to


revitalise the Moorcock has now come true, following extensive redevelopment work which has seen all 13 bedrooms being com­ pletely refurbished, as well as hav­ ing work carried out to the ball­ room and bar area. Stage two is to secure star and


rosette ratings, as well as relaunch­ ing the restaurant which prides itself on serving home-cooked food sourced, where possible, from Lan­ cashire.


Said Mr Conn: “We are working


very hard to put the hotel back where it was and to let the people of the Ribble Valley know that the owners have the ambition to bring it back high up the market. There is the need in the Clitheroe area for a top quality hotel and that is


what we are trying to achieve here.” He added: “When I started


work here my ultimate vision was to turn the Moorcock into a 32- bedroomed country house hotel with full leisure facilities including swimming pool and gymnasium and I still have that goal in mind.” However, with decades’ worth of


experience in the hotel business, Mr Conn knows that to succeed fully, establishments need to build a good reputat ion slowly and properly. With good feedback already coming from clients, Mr Conn is confident that the Moor­ cock is already taking big steps in the right direction. “We have achieved a lot, but


there is still a lot more to do. With the owners Stephen and Andrew Thornber, we have given pride back to the staff who really enjoy their jobs and work very closely together.”


Locked gate means detour for ramblers


HOPING to start their recent walk from Greenberfield Locks’ picnic site, Clitheroe ramblers were disconcerted to find the car park locked.


They therefore had to start the


walk from Letcliffe Park, on the other side of Barnoldswick, but


which was luckily also on the walk route. The walkers dropped downhill


from the park to the canal at Cockshott Bridge, where the cana l towpath was followed north to Greenberfield Lane. A farm track


was followed and then field paths to the ancient hamlet of Stocks, and from there to Bracewell. After a very wet and windy


start, the weather improved with the leader even having to get out her sunglasses.


The south-westerly route was


continued through fields imtil Hes- keth House Farm was reached. There the ramblers made a sharp turn to reach Brodgen Lane at Brogden Hall.


After following the lane uphill, fine views were enjoyed on every


horizon. Taking another acute turn and walking now almost due east, farm tracks took the ramblers past Jack House and Hollins and then on towards Bamoldswick. An obscure path by a stream brought the group on to Esp Lane


and then Westgate. Turning off Westgate another


path by the side of the stream took the ramblers past a derelict saw mill, a waterfall and on to a narrow street, which led the group on to Colne Road and uphill to Letcliffe Park.


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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified)


www.clitheroetoday.co.uk Crib dedication sees


the start of Christmas CHRISTMAS celebrations began in Clitheroe with the dedication of the crib on Castlegate. A crowd of onlookers gathered for the occa­


sion enjoying carols sung by pupils from St Michael and St John’s RC Primary School. Clitheroe Town Mayor Coun. Allan Knox


gave words of thanks alongside United Reformed Church minister the Rev. Norma Jackson. The annual event coincides with the town


being given a festive feel with the erection of a Christmas tree and lights next to the crib as well as smaller trees and lights being erected on business frontages. Our picture shows pupils from St Michael


and St John’s RC School singing carols at the dedication service for the Christmas crib on Castlegate. (A281106/3)


Multi-use games area idea moves on


by Julie Magee


PLANS to build a multi-use games area at Edisford Primary School are


gathering pace. The Clitheroe school, working in con­


junction with Clitheroe th e Future, wants to provide a facility that can be used by pupils during the day and by the


local community in the evening. It is proposed to site the area, which


will cost in the region of £90,000 includ­ ing floodlighting, on the school’s playing fields so that it will be covered by the site’s CCTV cameras. A grant for £25,000 has already been


secured by Clitheroe the Future from the Foundation for Sports and the Arts, which is funded by Littlewoods Gaming.


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Rotaract needs you!


CALLING all 18 to 30-year-olds liv­ ing in the Ribble Valley - Rotaract needs you. Tonight at 7 for


7-30 p.m., a special meeting is taking place at the Bengal Tandoori in Whal- ley Road. Its aim is to try


and get Ribble Val­ ley Ro taract up and running again after a period of inactivity. If you cannot make tonight’s meeting, but want to know more about getting involved, call Trevor Roberts on 07973 362919 or Barbara Bryan on 01254 249623.


Remand on bail


C L IT H E R O E man Craig Antho­ ny Lord has plead­ ed not g u i lty to assaulting Antho­ ny Dugdale.Lord (35), of Mearley Brook Fold, was remanded on bail by Blackburn magistrates.


However, additional funding will have


to be found for the plans to go ahead. Deputy headteacher David Edmond­


son said that the school was now meeting with community groups such as Ribble Valley Athletics Club to try to move the project forward. “We would now welcome input from


any other community groups who could act as partners,” he added.


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