4 - Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, April 13th, 2006 ’ A decade of devotion


A DEVOTED Whalley headteacher is retiring after 10 years of service. Mr Phil Mahon (62), pictured, who has


been principal at Oakhill College for the past nine years, having gone there as a teacher, will soon be passing on his cloak to his successor, Mr Michael Kennedy, a former Stonyhurst College teacher. Described by colleagues as someone


who is far from the “shy and retiring” kind, Mr Mahon has been praised for his achievements by staff and governors at the independent college. Tony Baron, chairman of the school’s


governors, said it has been Mr Mahon’s good managing which has delivered results for the college and helped to keep it ahead of the rest. Originally from Bootle, Merseyside, Mr


Mahon joined Oakhill from St Mary's Hall, the preparatory school for Stony­ hurst, where he was the deputy head. Moving to Oakhill to teach PE and RE, he was soon appointed head - a move, he said, which “really brought my faith


home”. “The best times have been created by


the children themselves. Seeing weaker children grow in confidence, some achiev­ ing great academic results here and beyond at university and others reaching their goals on the sporting field,” he said. Paying tribute to his colleagues, Mr


Mahon said it is the supportive, family and community environment which have given Oakhill its trademark. "Having been part of the team over the


past 10 years has been an honour indeed. At Acorns Nursery we have an enviable reputation through a great team which


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has recently achieved Investors in People status.” A new prep school, a Millennium Hall,


the latest I’T applications and sophisti­ cated music composing desks are just some of the added resources which have been introduced into the college during Mr Mahon’s headship. A keen lover of sport, Mr Mahon used


to enjoy playing and later coached at var­ ious clubs including Lancashire and Blackburn RUFCs. "I'm looking forward to spending more


time walking the hills and the coastline and indeed down the fairways, as well as enjoying more time with my wife, Patri­ cia, son Christopher, daughter Philippa and grandchildren Amy and Katie,” he declared. Mr Michael Kennedy, from St


Anselm’s College, in Birkenhead, takes over as principal on Tuesday, May 2nd.


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HELLO and welcome to this week’s edition of Whalley Beat. Can I start by issuing my heart­


felt commiserations for everybody who, like me, backed a complete donkey in last weekend’s Grand National! This great British institution is a


great tradition and for some fami­ lies, the only occasion in the year where a bet is placed. As traditions go, I kept up with past form and traditionally picked a loser! Having hobbled around for the


past 12 months and been less than convincing between the sticks for my local football team, I am having an operation on my knee this week, via arthroscopic surgery. The full extent of the damage will not be known until the surgery takes place, but for obvious reasons, I will not be around the village for the next week or so. I will be resuming work at our


divisional headquarters in Black- bum, to assist with a project to set up our new-look Internet site. In the meantime, if you have any com­ munity concerns regarding Whal­ ley, please contact your Communi­ ty Beat Manager, PC Geoff Pen- nal. His contact details are at the foot of the column.


• Charity School Disco On those sunny Bank Holidays


and primary school half-terms, I distinctly remember my mum tak­ ing me and my friends to a really brilliant park. At five or six years old, it seemed like the biggest park in the world and without a shadow of a doubt, it was certainly the best.


w ith p e s o Jaso n Taylor The park in question was, of


course, the Ribchester play area and even now, there are enviable facilities for the children of the vil­ lage. It certainly draws visitors to the village too, who are only too willing to spend their money at the ice-cream van, the village stores and maybe have a spot of lunch at one of the pubs afterwards. Wouldn’t it be great to have a


park like that here in Whalley? Local resident Angela Cunliffe


and the rest of the Whalley Play­ ground Action Group certainly think so and they have arranged a cracking event to help raise funds for their project to provide new and stimulating play facilities for the village’s younger children. The themed ’80s and ’90s night


for over-18s gives everyone in the area the perfect opportunity to re­ live their youth. All “pupils” must attend the


School Disco in school uniform or games kit and there will be a £2 fine for anybody who turns up in their own clothes!' In true school disco tradition,


there will be a raffle and a proper tuck shop! But unlike those diffi­ cult days of stroppy teachers, mul­ tiple detentions and high-school heart-break, you can be one of the rebels and drink cider to your


Catherine’s life-long ambition to be fulfilled


A FORMER Whalley resident is about to fulfil a long-held ambition of running the London Marathon. Since the age of 10, Catherine


Timson (26), pictured, who is an ex-pupil of Whalley Primary School and Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, has watched the 26-mile race on television and has yearned to join the thousands of entrants pounding the streets of the capital. Next weekend she will slip on


her running shoes and take part in the gruelling challenge to boost funds for Concern - a charity working to eliminate extreme poverty in the least developed countries of the world. Born and brought up in Lime-


field Avenue, Whalley, Cather­ ine (26) swopped village life for the bright lights of London two years ago, where she works as a conference production assistant. Looking forward to the race,


she said: “I ’m really excited. I have always wanted to take part in the London Marathon and always watched it on television. “When I moved to London, I


used to stand in the street to cheer on the people running. “I am really looking forward


to it and am pleased that I am raising money for a worthy cause. Previously I have taken part in two half-marathons and last weekend completed a 20- mile race.” Catherine, who is the daugh­


ter of Paul and Jenny Timson, is hoping to raise £1,000 for the charity. Anyone wishing to sponsor


her can do so by logging on to justgiving.com/catherinetimson


heart’s content! The bar will be open, so you don’t even have to steal your dad’s! The event takes place on Thurs­


day, April 27th, and tickets are priced £5 each, with proceeds going towards the new park equipment fund. You can purchase and collect your tickets from Angela on 01254 824958, or from The Dog Inn, Abbey Clean and Tyldesley’s Butchers. Please show your support for this


excellent project to help create another reason why Whalley is such a great place to work, live and visit! So.. . before I finish off this week,


I’d like to take the opportunity to wish my mate, Matt, lots of luck as manager of a new bar, which opened in King Street in Clitheroe last week. I went along to the open­ ing night of “sobar” and was very impressed. If it’s half as successful as Matt is hard-working, it’s certain to be a very cool venue to be. Good luck. That’s pretty much it for this


week. I hope you have a fantastic Easter and a long, enjoyable Bank Holiday weekend. If you would like to get in touch,


you can e-mail me a t jason.tay- lor@lancashire.pnn.police.uk or leave messages on my voice-mail service: 01200 458772.-This number is for non-urgent matters and should immediate police attention be required, please ring 0845 125 3545 or in the case of an emergency, dial 999. While I am away, you can catch PC Geoff Pennal on 01200 458727 or geoff.pennal@lan- cashire.pnn.police.uk.


Open day is a hit with job seekers


JOB-HUNTERS turned out in force to a recruitment open day held a t Calder- stones NHS Trust. More than 100 people were able to gain


an insight into the wide-range of care and non-care careers at the Whalley hospital as well as being able to visit the site, meet existing members of staff and learn more about learning disabilities. As well as being able to view the jobs on


offer, the event enabled guests to learn about the many benefits available to those who work at Calderstones, including the staff gym and assistance with childcare. A number of visitors also took the


opportunity to be pampered by indulging in some complementary therapies kindly provided by Vanda Tor, a secretary at the hospital and qualified complementary therapist. Miss Sonya Clarkson, human resources


adviser, organised the recruitment open day. She said: “It was an excellent event and I was delighted to see so many people had attended as it provides us with an opportunity to meet potential employees prior to the interview process. “There was a good mix between those actively looking for a job and those think­ ing of maybe making a career change who came to see what’s on offer. “The attendees particularly seemed to


enjoy sampling the complementary ther­ apy that was offered.” Those unable to attend the open day


can still find out about the jobs available a t Calderstones by logging on to www.calderstones.nhs.uk


EASTER fun was enjoyed by youngsters at Whalley Pre-School. Toddlers at the group made a


model of Whalley Arches'and enjoyed the traditional egg rolling competition. Each child hard-boiled the egg and decorated it before taking


turns in rolling it through one of the arches. Afterwards, the sweet­ toothed youngsters were treated to a chocolate Easter egg - thanks to the generosity of Clitheroe’s Sains- bury branch. Mrs Debbie Cushing, pre-school leader said the fun-filled event.


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Oakhill pupils take home the awards


by Tim Smith


ENERGETIC pupils from four local schools were put through their paces when they participated in the Ribble Valley small schools’ netball tourna­ ment. Youngsters from Oakhill College


and primary schools in Chatburn, Simonstone and Balderstone took part in the fun-filled annual event. The format of the tournament, which was held at Oakhill College,


was a round robin, where all teams played each other. Oakhill A and Chatburn won all


their games and by chance played each other in the last game of the afternoon, which effectively became the final. Oakhill won by five goals to two


and became winners for the third successive year. Two of the winning school’s older


pupils. Gemma Bland and Amber Hazelton, who are county netballers.


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helped with the umpiring during the afternoon. They were mentored by Mrs Sara Thompson, chairman of the Ribble Valley Netball Club who assisted Mrs Cath Lee - Oakhill’s sports teacher and organiser of the tournament. Following the games, certificates and trophies were pre­ sented to the teams in the Millenni­ um Hall by Mr Philip Mahon, prin­ cipal of Oakhill College. Our picture shows the winning team. (B060406/3)


Easter egg-rolling proves a hit , r Photo; HEN PAllSONS


Laptops Weekly hospice lottery winners There were also 15 £10


stolen TWO laptop computers worth £3,200 have been stolen from busi­ ness premises in Brockhall Vil­ lage.


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a wndow open to gain entry into Science in Sport arid escaped unseen with the computers. Anyone with


which is now its second year, proved a hit with the children. Our picture shows four-year-old


Isabella Shaw presenting a picture to Clitheroe Sainsbury’s manager, Mr Mark Herrington, as a token of the toddlers’ appreciation. (B050406/3)


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