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AFTER working for the Min-; istry of Defence for more than 25 ; years, Peter Colder (56) severely-, damaged his back in a rock-, climbing incident and was forced to take a medical retirement. ; ,


-i ; Peter hated being out of work and he found himself feeling I9W.: in self-esteem. < He said: “I felt that because I


‘ was forced to leave work, my sta­ tus in society had been complete­ ly taken away from me. I’m nor­ mally such a positive person but I really felt terrible.’^ Peter’s wife, Melanie, encour­ aged him to see what courses,


: were available at Blackburn Col­ lege. I t was Melanie’s persuasion, twinned with Peter’s determina-. tion, that spurred him on to take a HND in Criminology. “I was slightly nervous


because I thought my education­ al days were over, but I decided I had nothing to lose and gave it a


go,” he said. After passing the course with distinction, Peter decided to


progress onto the BA (Hons) in Criminology, which he passed withFirst Class Honours. : :“ I was ecstatic when I got my


results: I was so surprised and so proud of myself,” he said. “I can’t thank the college enough


for their encouragement and


• making me believe in myself.v, : Cetting an education at-Black- ;. burn College" was the best deci- ..-: sion I have ever made. I t was a :


. double-edged sword because the, ■ course taught me self-respect as . well as" teaching me academical-.-


-ly.” ' ■ One of Peter’s concerns was ;■


that he would be the oldest on the course biif, to his surprise, his classmates were’of mixed ages. He said: “ I thought that, being


a mature student, T would stick out like a sore thumb, but every­ one in the class worked together regardless of age and made me- feel really welcome and at home.”_^


: Belinda Child, BA Criminolor'^ gy Course Leader,-'said that Peter ^ is living proof of the benefits that studying in higher education can bring. She said: “The skills and confi- -


dence levels that Peter has devel­ oped over the last four years have


been immense. When he started the HND Criminology he. was a fairly reserved individual but his


; success on that course, followed, by his first-class achievement on


- the BA programme, has resulted ,-: in a confident learner with excel­ lent analytical and communica­ tion skills. Peter proves th a t


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ADULT Learners’Week is Ihc UK’s largest and longest-running festi­ val of learning. It aims to encourage adults to take part in learning , activities and events..


achievement in education really is open to all.” Peter said that one of the best things about the college was how


■ the tutors care about the subject and make sure students get the most out of what is on offer. ■: ■ In 1995 Peter spent a year working for the prison service as an auxiliary officer, providing support to prison officers and he


plans to return voluntarily on a part time basis. “Even though I now receive a pension I want to give something back to people after what people have done for me,” he said. -


. For further information on courses at Blackburn College please contact Student Services on 01254 29-29-29 or -visit their website www.blackburn.ac.uk


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'Paul Fort(41) from Burnley, decided that it was! the right time to leave his full-time job as a Con-| tracts Project Engineer and hit the books.


- keen to rethink my career for something that 1 am| interested in.”


: Paul has always been interested in sociology andl psychology and originally enrolled at Universityl


"Centre a t Blackburn College to do a psychology! course.


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' "Itwas Paul’s tutor, Mike Rawsterne, whointro-| duced him to the idea of a degree, and social sci-| ences seemed like the next logical step. • Paul passed the BA (Hons) Social Science degreef with First Class Honours. Head of Social Sciences a t UCBC Ashley Whal-|


ley said: “Paul is a prime example of how it is never| too late for a career change and, contrary to popu-l


• lar belief, has proved that you can get into teach-| ing with a social science degree.” - Paul did not have the compulsory maths, Eng-|


lish and science GCSEs required to become aj teacher and had tostudy for them three evenings a | week alongside the daytime degree work. , . He has decided to do a Postgraduate Certificate!


• in’Education (PGCE) a t’the University of Cura-| bria, which he starts later this month. It is a dis-l tance learning course which incorporates online! learning, school placements and occasional daysin| university “The fact that everyday is different in teaching!


really appeals to me and I will get a lot of satisfac-| tion from helping youngsters learn,” he added.


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: ■ : Paul said: “I have two children and I have reallyl enjoyed seeing them go to school and hearing aboutj what they have learnt th a t day, which made mel


A YOUNG motorist from Chat- burn drove a t around 100 m.p.h. on the wrong side of the A59 as he tried to evade chasing police. Blackburn magistrates heard that


an oncoming car had to swerve off the road to avoid a collision before Dion Peter Reynolds sped off in his mother’s Mercedes. Police found the car later th a t


morning and traced it to the Black Bull, in Chatbum, where Reynolds, whose mother is the licensee there, admittedwhat he had done.


Reynolds (21), of Bridge Road,


Chatburn, pleaded guilty to danger­ ous driving, taking the vehicle with­ out consent and driving without insurance or other than in accor­ dance with a dri-ving licence. He was committed on bail to Pre­


ston Crown Court for sentence after the magistrates ruled their powers were insufficient. In the meantime Reynolds was made subject to an


. interim disqualification. Mr John Wood (prosecuting) said


a police officer in a liveried van first saw the Mercedes at 1-35 a.m. on the


A59. I t turned onto Pimlico Link Road and the officer was concerned at the speed it was travelling and the erratic way in which it was being driven.


............. He'lost sight of the vehicle, but


eventually came up behind it in Peel Street and indicated for the car to stop. “At th a t point the car sped off,


travelling in excess of 60 m.p.h. in a 30 limit and disappeared up Whalley Road,” said Mr Wood. ‘Thie officer managed to keep it in sight, but at a distance.”


Mayor’s charity cheques As the Mercedes approached the


Pendleton junction on the A59 another police car pulled onto the road travelling in the same direction and with his lights and stop sign illu­ minated. Ins tead of pulling in behind the officer Reynolds crossed onto the opposite carriageway to pass the police car and forced an oncoming vehicle to swerva The pursuing officer said he and


his colleague were doing about 60 m.p.h. bu t were unable to keep up with the Mercedes, which he esti­ mated as doing at least 100 m.p.h.


Mr Jonathan Taylor (defending)


said his client accepted that he had acted stupidly. He said Reynolds had left the


; family pub to walk his girlfriend ’ home, taking his mother’s keys with him. As he walked home he realised he had the keys to the Mercedes and foolishly decided to take i t for a drive. “He panicked when he came


across the police,” said Mr Taylor. “He felt he had to get away because it was his mother’s car and he didn’t have permission to be driving it.”


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A “LAST Bash Thai Night” raised an amaz- fund-raiser enabled Conn. Berryman to boost from the retiring mayor’s Welfare Fund to man, ^ e Joan Hartky, from the MS Society ing £810 for charities supported by the out- the donations he was able to give to, his cho- three organisations - the MS Society, Ribble ^ o n Saberton, of Ribble V ^ e y Choir, and going Mayor of Glitheroe, Conn. David sen charities. (T020509/1) l e r r ^ a n .


• During an event held a t Clitheroe Town Children. Pictured with the Mayor and May- nobyls Children. Held a t Clitheroe Rugby Club, the evening Council, Conn. Berryman presented cheques oress, Coun. David and Mrs Maria Berry-


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