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POLITICS students at Stonyhurst College gained a first-hand view of the devolved political scene on a special mis sion to Scotland. • Their first port of call was the Scottish Parlia ment a t Holyrood, in
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Edinburgh, where they met, among other politi cians, Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond. ; Earlier they had a live
ly question and answer session with, Conserva tive MSP Gavin Brown, discussing Scotland’s proposed plans to tackle alcohol-related problems.
A-LEVEL students from Stony hurst'; College flew to Belfast for a rare oppor tunity to meet leading Northern Ireland politicians at Stormont Castle. : The trip proved timely as it was on
the eve of an attempt to sabotage the recent peace process - something the pupils were eager to learn about. Marina McConville, Education Offi- -
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cer at the Northern Ireland Assembly, ■ met the pupils and gave a talk about the conflicts and political significance of the Stormont building itself. They then lis tened to a series of short lectures by the members of the four main Northern Irish political parties. Each talk gave a brief overview of the party’s aims and purposes and pupils were encouraged to contribute to a lively debate during First Minister’s Questions. Afterwards the pupils bumped into
Ian Paisley Junior, of the Democratic; Unionist Party, and the BBC Ireland Correspondent, Mark Simpson, who happily agreed to be photographed with the Stonyhurst pupils. ; The pupils also enjoyed a bus tour of
Belfast to .visit its political landmarks, including the Bobby Sands mural, the murals on the Protestant Shankhill Road and the Catholic Falls Road, the Peace Wall, the famous Maze Prison; and the Harland and Wolf shipyard. Mr David Ridout, Head of Politics at
Stonyhurst; said: “The pupils all thor oughly enjoyed the day, which deepened their understanding of the conflict in Northern Ireland and the measures that have been taken to resolve it.” Our picture shows the Stonyhurst stu
dents mth Mark Simpson (left) and Ian Paisley Jnr. (s)
with Mr Brown airing his views on “headline grabbing” legislation. The pupils then watched
First Minister’s Ques tions in the main cham ber and were impressed w i th First Minister Alex
Salmond, whom they were lucky enough to meet for a brief chat. They also met Indepen dent MSP Margo Mac Donald, something of a legend
in.Scottish poli tics, and Christine Gra- hame MSP, a prominent Scottish National Party
member. • After lunch the pupils
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enjoyed a mystery tour that included a visit to Murrayfield Stadium, the home of Scottish
Rugby Union. Our pic ture shows students chatting to Mr Salmond (left)..
Arts extravaganza is now under way
by Duncan Smith A TWO-MONTH festival of
the arts is up and away! ■ This year’sRowland Arts Festi val, running from the May 1st until June 30th, celebrates the vast wealth of creativity and abundance of talent in the area through exhibitions, art trails and walks, workshops, films and a host of other artistic events. There will be something to
stimulate visitors of all ages, from the chance to leam stone-carving at one of the many workshops to enjojdng an evening of entertain ment in a local village hall. Clitheroe’s Platform Gallery
will stage “Rowland - An Inspi rational Landscape” from June 2nd to 20th, an exhibition featur ing ceramics and crafts inspired by the environment that makes
: up the Forest of Rowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It will occupy the main gallery,
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DIFFERENT faiths came together in Clith eroe to show their unity. X';The
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....Buddhists, Quakers, ■ Christians, 'Muslims'
. and followers of the Bahai faith were repre sented. As well as stalls, there were practical demonstrations and workshops, including circle dances, drumming and chanting. One of the organisers,
Farouk Hussain, said: “It was an opportunity
. for different faith groups to come together and celebrate what they
have in common and show-unity. I t was a good local event which showed that, irrespec tive of faith, creed or
colour, people can come together, work together and celebrate and respect • each o th e r ’s ■faiths.”.--' x. ‘
r itors to the event taking part in a Sacred Circle Dance.
' X Our picture shows vis- (A040409/6) Pupils catch on to trout rearing scheme
SCHOOLCHILDREN who have raised young trout from eggs in their classrooms have seen them released into the local river system.
Now in its third year, a scheme run by ,
the Ribble Catchment Conservation Trust sets up special rearing tanks in pri mary school classrooms, stocked with trout eggs kindly donated by Dunsop
■ Trout Farm. Over the v/eeks the children can watch , , ,
the eggs hatch and the baby fish - known as trout “fry” - grow and develop until they are ready for release. A representa-
, tive of the conservation trust then returns to supervise the release, again watched by .
the children, who can look out for the fully grown fish returning to spawn in future years. ■ Pupils at Thorneyholme RC Primary
School, Dunsop Bridge; are now "old hands’’ at trout rearing, ha-ving t^ e n part in the scheme last year. They saw th e ir: young charges released into the stream through the village. Meanwhile, pupils at Pendle Primary
School, Clitheroe, took part for the first time. 'They .did a marvellous job, under,
the guidance of teacher Richard Water- house, and gained a lot of knowledge and pleasure from the experience. Hopefully they MU repeat the process when it begins- again in November of this year. •
■ ; Two more Ribble Valley schools. Berry. Lane Primary, Longridge, and Brabins Endowed, Chipping, will be releasing their fry over the next few weeks. Our pictures show pupils and teachers
at Pendle Primary lined up along the bank to watch their fish sMm away and (inset) pupils at Thorneyholme School inspecting their fry prior to release, (s) ■....
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“The Village Art Show” will showcase work by children from schools in the Lune Valley work-, ing with artists from Green Close Studios. Running from June 2nd to 13th, this exHibition will focus on re-inventing aspects of tradi tional village shows and our rela tionship with creativity, produce and environment.
Clitheroe’s New Form Arts is
inviting people of all ages to join in a three to four kilometre cre ative trail, with arts and craft making activities for all ages.. Planned for Sunday, May 24th, it will begin at Downham Village Hall and end.with an exhibition, at Chatburn Village Hall. On June 4th there will be a
Brick Carving Workshop, a t which anybody who has ever wondered how bricks are made Mil also have the chance to carve their very own. This is also a rare opportunity to tour the Claughton Brick Works, near Lancaster, which is linked by the
while in the education gallery ■ last remaining aerial runway to . • • ' ■
the quarry on Claughton Moor. These are just a few of the many events planned and the good news is th a t many of the events are free, while for others there is often only a small fee. Pull details and booking information - essential for most of the events - can be found via: the internet at:
www.bowlandarts.co.uk The Rowland Arts Festival
2009 is co-ordinated by Sue Flow ers, an environmental artist, based at
Green.Close Studios in
Melling.. - Sue, whose energy and passion
has been the driving force behind the festival, said: “The Rowland Arts Festival is the start of some thing big - an opportunitj' for artists, communities and visitors to the area to come together to celebrate this special landscape, environment and nationally important Midlife habitat.” • Printed event guides are also available from Green Close Stu-
■ dios. Call 015242 21233 or e-mail:
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A LIFE-SAVING charity at work in the Ribble Valley and across the North-West Is marking Its 10th anniversary by Issuing Its own 999 call. Since the North West Air Ambulance
first began flying in 1999, it is estimated that the charity has flown more than 7,000 missions and saved countless lives. It is particularly effective in remote
rural areas such as large parts of the Rib ble Valley and Rowland Fells, where it can be at difficult-to-reach emergency scenes in minutes and transport casual ties quickly and smoothly to hospital. Now the North West Air Ambulance
is asking for anyone who has been flown to hospital in their hour of need to come forward and attend a special birthday party later this month. The charity, which relies totally on
public donations to keep flying, is hoping dozens of former patients MU be reunited with the helicopter which saved their lives, and also meet other people who needed to be flown to hospital. That is likely to include men, women
and children involved in car crashes, sporting accidents, industrial incidents, and fell walking emergencies. Operating 365 days-a-year, seven days-
a-week, the air ambulance often means the difference between life and death, because of the treatment paramedics give on board the aircraft and the fact the aircraft is only ever an estimated 10 minutes away from one of the region’s hospitals.
THE air ambulance on one of its many Ribble Valley rescue missions (S) But when patients leave hospital, it is
often difficult for the charity to monitor their progress or even whereabouts because they fly so many missions. So, charity chiefs are pleading with
people who have needed use of the emer gency helicopter to get in touch and come to the big birthday bash in May. Charity chief executive Lynda Brislin
said: "This is a really special occasion for us, and what better way to celebrate than to in-vite the people who needed the service when they were in serious trouble. “We want people to contact us so they
can be reunited Mth the heUcopter that may have saved their life, and alk) get the opportunity to the meet those who work so hard to keep this amazing charity run ning.” The air ambulance Mil also be inviting the media to attend the party to thank
them for their support over the past 10 years. “Without the help of particularly local newspapers which support the char ity week in week out by publicising the work we do, we would certainly not be able to sustain the level of donations which the charity receives from members of the public each week,” said Lynda Brislin. ■ Former patients are asked to contact the charity as soon as possible, so they can be given an official invite to the birthday party. People can either call 0151 547 7830 or e-mail:
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northwestairambulance.com O I t costs around £3.5m. each year to
' keep the North West Air Ambulance in the air and saving lives across the region. To find out how you can help, call the donations hotline on 0800 5874570 or -visit:
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A DELL laptop computer worth £400 was stolen by raiders who smashed a patio door at a house in Mitton Road, Whalley, between 11-40 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Friday.
Tools are taken
ELECTRICAL tools valued at £850 were stolen by thieves who
broke into a Mercedes van in Taylor Street, Clitheroe, in the early hours of Saturday. ■
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