10 • Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, July 3rd, 2008


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OUR pliotograph shows headteacher Mrs Gallon and Pcndle Primary pupils celebrating : -the school’s first-class Ofsted report (B230G08/l),v'


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A CLITHEROE primary school has been described as having some “outstanding aspects”.


• Education assessors who visited Pendle Primary School in May, have published their findings. ; ' The team of Ofsted inspectors


who spent two days at the Princess Avenue school described it as “a happy, purposeful place where the pupib enjoy their education and the staff want them to do well”. ... New headteacher Mrs Alison.


Gallon smd everyone at the school was delighted with the report. She said: “We are particularly


proud of the inspectors’ comments regarding our children, whose ‘behaviour is impeccable’ and ‘who thoroughly enjoy school’.” . Mrs Gallon added: “Our chil­


dren achieve very well and by Year 6 they are confident learners, with good levels of academic and per- sonal skills. “The inspectors clearly recog­


nised the hard work put in by staff and children, governors and par- ents and we are very happy with the report.” The report said pupils “thor- • oughly enjoy school” and make an


“outstanding contribution to the school community”. Teaching was


described as “consistently good” and a “good curriculum, with out­ standing features, meets the needs , of all the pupils and helps them to ] enjoy their learning”. The report noted that the “out­


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standing quality of pastoral care has a significant impact on pupils’ all round development and person­ al achievements”, adding that “good leadership and manage­ ment are sustaining the school’s exisitng strengths and actively seeking improvements.”


Third-agers celebrate first decade


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• Stan Miller, Eileen Miller,. Alan Brook-.


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A timely boost for Valley’s (iegion of ‘unsung heroes’


CARERS in Ribble Valley who voluntarily look after relations, neighbours and friends needing help and support are being given a timely b o o s t . ' Last, month was national “Garers’ Week”, which saw East Lancashire Primary Gare Trust launch its new “Garers’ Gharter”, which will act as a framework to assist


. th e a re a ’s hidden army of “unsung • heroes”. ■ The PGT’s ground-breaking charter is thought to be the first drawn up in the North West and has been compiled in con-


. junction with actual carers and support­ ive organisations throughout East Lan­ cashire.


; • : The result is a tangible commitment


and a worked-out set of pledges which aim to inform new carers and look after the


i interests and wellbeing of existing carers throughout the area. ;vThe charter’s launch was timed to coin­


cide with national Garers’ Week and puts East Lancashire PGT at the forefront of efforts to give ■vital backing, recognition and support to the many home-based car­ ers in its area. The initiative is in line with the Government’s own “New Deal For Garers” and has the backing of partner­ ship bodies throughout the PGT area, which covers nearly 400,000 people. I t has been developed with the area’s


Garers’ Network, which includes leading organisations such as Garers’ Link and Age Goncern, with support from other involved agencies and organisations. Janet Eddleston, a health -visitor in the


Ribble Valley, has been helping to formu­ late the charter on behalf of the PGT, working actively in the surrounding bor­ oughs of Burnley, Hyndbum, Pendle and Rossendale to pull it all together. Janet, now the PGT’s Garers’ Startegy


Go-ordinator, said: “Our aim is to make a positive difference to carers’ lives and to ■ improve their quality of life and support, wMch ■will in turn help the person they are


caring for. “We are delighted to be not only raising


awareness of what carers do, but also tan­ gibly helping the hidden army of unsung heroes who help to look after loved-ones, friends and neighbours. “The PGT recognises the task they


undertake willingly and frre of charge and is determined to support carers in every way possible. We have to be realistic with our wish-list; but this charter underpins a serious commitment to help carers as much as possible. I t gives us a framework to work towards. • “There is much more still to be done.


This is just the start and we intend to develop a comprehensive strategy for car- eres according to the set of values set out


in the Gharter.” Janet has a long history of “active serv­


ice” in the front line of supporting carers. She was a health visitor in the Whalley area for 26 years and helped set up the Whalley and District Garers’ Support


■Group for residents in both-Whalley and the Glitheroe area more than 13 years ago. She explained: “The local health


. IT is 10 years since the University of the Third Age was founded in Glitheroe and to mark the occasion, some 70 members gathered together at the Gibbon Bridge Hotel, in Ghipping, for a celebration lunch. This was a most enjoyable event enhanced by the


" guest speaker Mr Stan Miller. He and his wife had •. travelled from Evesham.. ■ Mr Miller spent his working life in the field of edu-


rfeation and after retirement it was a natural progres- i'ision to join the U3A. However, nobody was more ■^surprised than he was to find he had been elected as .^president of the governing board of the Internation- , :al Association of the U3A.


' ■' He spoke about how the very first USA was found- Toulouse University.. ■


i'ed in.1974 in France by,Professor Pierre Vellas, of ■


After modest beginnings his ideas about providing-


activities for “third agers” spread to'other French- speaking countries such as Belgium and then gradu­ ally grew to become a worldwide phenomenon. Professor Vellas then founded the Internet


Association of Universities of the Third Age. The chairman of Glitheroe U3A, Mr Alan Brook-


man, also introduced Mr Keith Emslie, of Lytham St Annes, who 10 years ago was instrumental in. telling the late Rev. Eric Ghard, vicar of Downham, about his USA group. This prompted Mr Ghard to bring some like-minded people'together with the view to setting up the Glitheroe organisation and he became the first chairman. Mr Peter Houldsworth, a founder member,,


expressed thanks.' . .■


authority was keen for district nurses to work closely with health visitors to help patients and carers even more. We looked at the needs of the community and found there was very little available to help car­ ers as such. So, with the help of GP sur­ geries. We formed a carers’ support group and went from there. The local district


■ ^''d myself set up a peer support counselling session, as well as outings. “We met twice a month and built from


there. Now 13 years on, we are still vibrant and progressing. The PGT helps fund our


' activities and we meet in Whalley Village Hall. We have seen immense benefits for a


lot of people and it’s very rewarding for all concerned.”


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9 The Whalley and Disr (rid Carers’ Support Group meets in Whailey Village Hall every first and third Wednesday in the month between i-30 and 3-30 p.m. For more information contact Janet Eddicston on 01254 2822G5.


Clitheroe Advertisers Times, Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 11 Car vandals leave trail of destruction


MINDLESS vandals left a trail of destruction after targeting parked cars in Glitheroe. : ■


" Hundreds of pounds worth of dam­ age was caused after they scratched the bodywork of five vehicles parked in Shawbridge Street, Glitheroe. ■ Police are investigating the inci­


dents, which happened some time on Friday. . If you witnessed anyone acting sus­


piciously in and around the Shaw­ bridge Street area, please call Glitheroe Police on 443344, or the free-and-confidential Grimestoppers line on 0800 555111.


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