4 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, Aprii 27th, 2006


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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Head’s praise for staff and pupils by Natalie Cox .


A VALLEY school which prides itself on educating the whole per­ son held its annual speech night. Clitheroe Royal Gram­


mar School pupils con­ verged on King George’s Hall,Blackburn, to cele­ brate their academic and extra-curricular achieve­ ments. In her speech, head­


teacher Miss Judith Evans said the school’s exam results had been “superb” with the GCSEs among the best in the country. They had resulted in the school being ranked 34th in the top state schools in the United Kingdom, and 29th based on its A-level success. Miss Evans described the


results as a “real team effort”, paying tribute to the calibre and commit­ ment of pupils, teachers and support staff. She went on to say: “However, we are not an academic sweatshop - we place great emphasis on educating the whole per­ son and creating an envior- ment where everyone can tluive.” She listed the numerous


extra-curricular activities which flourish at the school, noting achievements in public speaking and mathe­


matic competitions, as well as sporting excellence and the thriving music depart­ ment. Miss Evans then out­


lined the future direction of CRGS, in particular its bid to become a specialist lan­ guage college. She said the school would use its new status to establish stronger communtiy links and those with its “family of schools”. She concluded by saying:


“Here at CRGS we are pas­ sionate about the future, particualry the future for our students beyond school. Our students who are awarded prizes and certifi­ cates tonight will be the doctors, lawyers, teachers, accountants, academics, scientists, entrepreneurs, managers and decision­ makers who %vill be leaders within our society in the future. We believe th a t Language College status fits in ideally with the ethos of our school and will fur­ ther enhance the opportu­ nities for students and staff within the global communi­


ty.” Miss Evans finished by


thanking students, teach­ ers, support staff, parents and governors, and other related organisations, for their continued commit­ ment to CRGS. Prize winners are pic­


tured with Miss Evans and Dr Catherine Needham, a


former CRGS pupil, who is a lecturer in politics at Queen Mary University in London and was the guest speaker, (s) Prizes were awarded as


follows. Year 7 Mat thew Aker-


man, James Mashiter, Mari­ anne Russell-Smith, Emma Staples, Sophie Tomlinson, Stephanie Wells, Louise White- side, Victoria Woodward. Year 8 - Maria Asad, Rebecca Bent­ ley, Adam Bolton, Clementine Brown, Lauren Elliott, Scott Heptonstall, Gabrielle Parkin­ son, Rebecca Phillips. Year 9 - Edward Bell, Emma Clegg, Rhian Ebery, Laura Fielding, Thomas Fisher, Sarah Forrest, Elizabeth Highton, Felicity Sowerbutts. Year 10 - Richard Ankers, Louise Aspinall, Kate Cavanagh, Matthew Cuyes, James Croyden, Andrew McRae, Thomas Thurogood- Hyde, Sophie Wenbom. School Merit Awards: Han­


nah Aslam, Sarah Clarke, Amy Crabtree, James Craven, Beni Egressy, Emily Holmes, Amy Newman, Rose O’Duffy, Rebecca Powell, Mitchell Rooney, Jessica Thornhill, Ali­ cia Wade, Hannah Wallis, Charlotte Winder. Old Girls’ Association Prizes


for academic progress: Gregory Bonner, Jordan Campion, Hazel Duckworth, Sebastian Gardner, Jack Hartley, Jessica Ibrahim, Rachael Pietrzak, 'I’ina Stevenson. GCSE Prizes


Sir Ralph Assheton Prize and


Trophy for outstanding GCSE results and a major contribution to the life of th e school: Jung Yin


Tsang. School prize for excellent GCSE results and a major contri­ bution to the school: Matthew Ver­ non (head boy). School prize for excellent GCJSE results and a major contribution to the school and the Derek Edmondson Sports Cup: Anna Rowlandson (head girl). School prize for excellent GCSE re su lts: Manaka P a ra n a th a la . Veevers Cup for outs tan d in g progress and the Gerald Hood Prize for GCSE I^tin: Scott Smith. Eve­ lyn Garnett Prize for excellent GCSE results: E k ta a Abrol, Alexandra Barker, Peter Bickerton, Joshua Black, George Duckworth, Rebecca Dyer, Bryony Frost, Thomas Holmes, Andrew Leeson, Michael Olstowski, David Perry, Rachael Round, Megan Whittaker.


John Macalpine Prize for excellent GCSE results: Tze Yeung Cheung. Emily Chew, Matthew Crane, Ilona Gill, Meghan Hardman, Hira Ishaq, Oliver Kenyon, Jonathan Wharam, Samantha Whitham, Rebecca Williams. Hughes Cup for Sportsman of the Year: Nicholas Smith. Kenyon Cup for athletic prowess: Heather Donald. Donald Spencer Pr ize for PE: Conor Parfitt. Year 12 prizes - Victoria Bache,


Christopher Bell, Thomas Berry, Richard Brigg, Samantha Brown, John Byrom, Jennifer Calvert, Megan Clough, Thomas Draper, Kinga Egressy, Nora Egressy, Dean Gallagher, Beth Gardner, Sarah Graveston, Katherine Halley, Valerie Hartley, Daniel Heap, Ash­


ley Hesketh-Leybourne, Laura Horsfield, Andrew Jones, Isobel Langley, William Latham, Sarah Maltby, Liam McCarthy, Christo­ pher Menelaou, Erica Mileham, Joanne Nowell, Luke O’Duffy, Katy Osborn, Natasha Parrott, Haymesh Patel, Peter Ritchie, Hannah Searle, Christopher Sedg­ wick, Jonathan Simmonite, Richard Stones, Anna Sycheva, Emily Thornber, Anna Tunnard, Timothy Wainwright, Emma Wareham, Frances Wemyss-Hold- en, Aaron Wilson. GCE Advanced Level Prizes,


Old Clitheronians’ Honoratus Prize - Foundation Scholarship: Mark Bailey. Laurence Hardy Memorial Scholarship: Daniel Diggins, Richard Moore, Peter Gill, Math-


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cw Ankers, James Aspinall, Stephanie Bamber, Charlotte Beaumont, Catherine Collinge, Karl Eastham, Natasha Pinch. Colonel L. C. King-Wilkinson Memorial Scholarship: Sarah Layzcll, Claire Nelson, Kay Polley, Sarah Powell, Euan Ralston, Jen­ nifer Robertson-Wclsh, Benjamin Shepherd, Phoebe Wallbank, James Warburton. Southworh Scholar­ ship: Konrad Dabrowski. Evelyn Garnett Prize for Art:


Natalie Hughes. Joseph Fainvealh- er Prize for biology: Nadia Ivauser. William Kilner Prize for business studies: Kaine Smith. Frank Daw­ son Prize for chemistry: Maryam Naseem. Jean Dawson Prize for classical civilisation: Sarah Bellamy. Emma Walton Prize for comput­


ing; Jonathan Cockburn. Alan M att ick Prize for design and technology: Guy Isherwood. Richard Marshall Prize for econom­ ics: .Andrew Charlesworth. Lewis Coles Prize for Eng­ lish language and the James Thomber Trophy for great­ est all-round contribution to th e school: Suzannah Hacking. John Macalpine Prize for English literature:^ Emma Charnley. John Hudson Prize for English language and literature: Andrea Ralph. Richard F o r t Prize for French: Suzanne Yip-Sou.Barbara Bingham Prize for general studies: Lauren Watson. F rank Mitchell Prize for geography: Katie Dooley. Miss Boothman Prize for German: Helen Fitz­ patrick. Peter Ditchfield Prize for history; Thomas Claydon. Edward Boden prize for maths and further m a th s : Daniel Roff. Charles Myers Prize for music: Fraiser Patterson. School prize for PE: Helen Slinger. Peter Liver Prize for physics: Benjamin Litt- ley. Michael Garnett Prize and Trophy for politics: Paul Jaggs. Hector Gilleard Prize for psychology: Arren Sagan Ronald Kay Prize for pure maths with mechanics: Harry Carnegie. Elsie Clarke Prize for pure maths with statistics: Lousie Hartley. Winnifred Lumb Prize for religious studies: Jane cell. School Prize for sociol­ ogy: Lauren Rogers. School Prize for Spanish: David Bunyan. School Prize for theatre studies: Kate Har- ling. Emma Bottomley Prize for a student entering medicine or related course: Katie Cowbum. J. B. Park­ er Prize for head boy: Ben­ jamin Freeman. Annis Watson Prize for head girl Sophie Longton.


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Chiarity pair plan black tie ball for Malawi’s youth


by Tracy Johnson


A CHARITABLE couple are appealing for local sup­ port towards a sununer ball they are organising. . Mr Jamie Whitwell (32), of


Billington and Miss Joanne Louise Cooper (32), of Cheshire have arranged a black tie event at Eaves Hall, West Bradford in aid of Ripple Africa. Proceeds from the event.


which will feature the Liverpool band from the Cavern, The Mersey Beatles, will be donat­ ed towards education facilities in Malawi, East Africa, where a new secondary school and double classroom block to accommodate 200 students is being built. The pair, who were inspired


by last year’s LiveS event, said that coming from a privileged background they wanted to contribute in some way. A former Clitheroe Royal Grammar pupil, Jamie said:


“Having grown up in Pendle­ ton, I have lived in the Ribble Valley for the majority of my life and would like to provide something for the local commu­ nity. “After the much-publicised


progress that was achieved in 2005, I feel true economic development can only be realised if it is underpinned by education. “Having travelled a little


through Africa and witnessed first-hand the potential of the Continent and enthusiasm of


the kids in particular, I would like to put something back into that experience.” Jamie, who works for John­


son Matthey as a project man­ ager and solicitor Joanne, are looking for sponsors for the event and would welcome any donated goods which can be used in the casino-based auc­ tion. The event, being held on Friday, August 18th, will also feature a buffet and disco. Tick­ ets are £34.50 and can be obtained through emailing: EavesHallBall@hotmail.co.uk


Easter treats make flyaway success


EASTER was not all about eating lots of chocolate eggs for three young Slaidbum girls. Instead, Emma Parker, Cait-


lyn Dickinson (both eight) along with her six-year-old sis­ ter Neve, thought of other peo­ ple before themselves and raised money for a life-saving charity. The creative trio, who attend


Brennands Endowed Primary School in Slaidburn, turned their hands to making Easter baskets filled with goodies and sold them to local villagers. ' The big-hearted youngsters


raised £72 for the North West Air Ambulance. “The air ambulance receives


no government funding and relies entirely on donations from the public,” said Caitlyn. “The helicopter is able to


reach remote areas like Slaid­ burn, which are inaccessible to land ambulances so we thought it was a fantastic idea to raise money for the charity and have fun at the same time by making the Easter baskets.” Pictured are the generous


youngsters with their “egg-cel- lent” Easter baskets in aid of charity (from left to right) Neve, Caitlin and Emma. (S200406/2)


Caravan plan is turned down


A GARDEN centre’s appeal against refusal of planning permission to build a temporary dwelling on site has been dismissed. Hansons Nursery and


Garden Centre, Barrow, had requested the tempo­ rary siting of a mobile home on the Whalley Road site for three years for the nursery manager. Following a hearing,


planning inspector Sean Slack said that having vis­ ited the site, he had seen lit­ tle evidence of any large- scale production of plants taking place. The garden centre busi­


ness had been operated since 2003 without a dwelling on the appeal site. Ribble Valley Borough


Council planning officer Graeme Thorpe had referred to a number of . properties for sale in the nearby village of Barrow. Ms Janet Dixon, on


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THIS year the Rotary Club of Ribblesdale and its Inner Wheel club have a husband and wife team as presidents. Mr Paul Carlton and his wife,


Kathleen, have organised a joint event by the two clubs which will take the form of a musical extravaganza.Tomorrow evening in the Ribble Valley Council


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