Clitheroe Advertiser &TImes,'nuirsday, May 6,2010 ^ B WHAT'S C - s T " - - ' ^ g% New website for war A NEW website dedicated '


■ to local :men and women - i; killed duringUhe- Sec­ ond World War has.been i launched in Glitherde;


, Members of Clitheroe t /


i. men and .women from .Clithe-: i: " 'roe and the Ribble Valley who ,^were killed during the 1939 tp^T ^4945.conflicteither on active ji-


. Now In its liilnl y e ^ a h i la ^ 'b ^ : back due to . busiest baly show in the Noth’


B99mv$ pjiMyiMwmilimiii.. J"/ 'Our v^" ovifi; £


pregnancy, birth, baly, toddler & & febJous tn filed d^fcr al the femT/;TotejiS


-;;'.:put4heir.’details on ,th’e'web'-T^^ -tisfrAs part of the projectmem-trij-.rT;^


efument,'the youngsters’prioritygr ?, was.toMdcuTrient thoselfrqmfe^ Clitheroe who were killed ahdfei


^branre b q ^ put .together in memory of •


r^eivice'or as dviliansr^^^i^Cj.J^: 4>;ipescribed as a working doc-'J®


. '.^. .by Duncan Smith O T


sbe/s of; thqyouth4ofrum:^^ill|gN^:WEBSITE: The Deputy Mayor of the Ribble Valley and the Mayor of Clitheroe with Arron Ripley;'Michael Tomlinson, Daniel Dewhurst, Jordon Rose and Bolton at the'launch ofthe Ribble Valley Remembrance website.


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V a Braille version and.a film ■ about the p r o j e c t . ' - -


|i1here will be a fantasflo selecfon'of stands aid acbife ttra^hoS^^f? lithe d^„ BieiylhingjDUWiI need for pregnancy and parenthood.# SeelxrVeyM# |cute Kids, Top Tots & Baby Msts at a Ive aand Rial on the d^ 9 VariouSil i= dem


onstrations thiogtiout the d^ see local press kr m |tO BOOK A STAND OR TOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CAUi^


: :i. Organisers are still looking 'to find a permanent base for ithe book. which would then enable as many people-as possible to view it, but in the


ere detals 9 £150 adnfcsion't


■ meantime, once it is complete; it will be kept in the foyer of Clitheroe Town Hall.


:; Mel Diack, who has helped ■co-ordinate-'the-project;


P®°Pl^ "'hb died in.the F irs t. thanked all the partners: Peter World War, together with. -Dunn,(ITzone);ChrisTatter- -sail (Braille IT); Norman Kel-,


. ly, calligrapher; Beryl Taylor,. ‘ Art and Craft Studio; CVS;' Lancashire County Council Museum Services; Andrew at North West Sound Archive; Roger and Marion the film crew; Shirley and other dedi­ cated local people who have been involved behind-the-. scenes. d Each of the youth forum;.'-


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members involved will receive . a copy of the film, and it will


; also be presented to veterans - - who were interviewed as p a r t , of the project. ■ . Mr Diack added: “We would >


• still like residents of the Rib­ ble Valley to contact us with .


. their stories and memories of World War Two and I can be


the Cenotaph during the re­ membrance period and then a display of the work in the Castle Museum followed by a celebration evening with the film being shown hopefully in the council chambers.” Attending the official launch


at the ITzone in Shawbridge Street were the Deputy Mayor


contacted via the website or by; -of the Ribble'Vallpy, Coun. telephone on 01254 823012; • Lois Rimmer,'an(l'lhe'Mayor “This project will culminate 4 o f ; Clitheroe, Coun. Mary in a trip to London to view Robinson.:' !


a grand ol’ town


: V 6n;the banks of a mighty .- river where the folks can


hear foot stompin’ jazz nightandday.: ;


.s ; New Orleans? Nay lad... it’s Clitheroe!


^ when the town staged the first Jazz festival in the area for 45 years.,


. At least it was last weekend, .


■ spread over three days. Some ■ were held outdoors, some in ■ cafds, bars and restaurants, as well as events at The Atrium in Clitheroe.Castle and at The


. Grand in York Street. . A unigue aspect of this Jazz Festival was that aspiring


young artists performed along- ride renowned national and international artists, each ben­ efiting from the experience. Remarkably the event was put together in only three


by Faiza Afzaal


' :THERE were celebra- tions all round at Bar- row Primary School


'laf ter a recent Ofsted ; ,inspection judged the school.to be an o u t­ standing provider. -


-' Following Ofsted inspector Shirley Her­ ring’s visit to the school,


.^he said: “This is an out­ standing school. Pupils are exceptionally well supported and cared for and attain consistently


. high standards. In the national tests for 11-


V year-olds in 2009, the ' school was placed in the' top 100 primary schools: in the country.” '•


' She added: “Morale is


- high and the headteach­ er inspires strong team-


. work to improve pupils’ progress and well-being. Strong leadership: and rigorous evaluation of;


. the school’s work by sen-: ■ ior leaders, ever striyirig? -to improve, have result-r :ed in improvem'entsrin';


. teaching, very effective'; assessments and;highi'j quality marking. V;-' if


; . “The varied curricu-5; dum provides richiop- portunities for pupils to learn.:Pupils welcom'e^- the o pportunity? to* choose a theme to study that interests them and to organise additional


; .VVELL DONE: Children ..dent jOfsted news, (s) i_


activities.” . ■'


4§^jTKeisafeguafdin*g,bf '^pupils was also judged Jistojbe'outstanding.'The i *Ire'port‘said: ff-Pupils'feel'■ ■esafe because, they have I


j*confidence in the adults- tearound them; One pupil


,j;iremarked,-‘My school is ■


.5 safe; caring; healthy and ■ '' Idnd’.” - '•Headteacher: M r Christine Marchi said:!


at Barrow Primary School celebrate the.excel-


“Barrow is a.-fanta'stic school with; wonder- ful staff. 4Ve; all:work:


. together as a team and. • ;haye a.common belief .;


-that:the-children always; come first


?:-“Itam.'enormously'' proud, that Ofsted'has- ' recognised the outstahd-:T ing quality of education s


•provided here.’-’ ' : John Strong, chair? '


■inan;of governors,'add-., ed:i“This‘Ofsted report-


• places.'BarrowPrimary: . Sehool amongst the very


- best schools in the coun- : try. It is'"a true reflection


of the school,’’which ex-, emplifies all that is best in primary education.


-■■-“Our pupils deserve


[ and receive the best edu-. Ication it: is possible to


provide.”


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months by a team of volunteers : from the thriving Ribble Val­ ley Jazz and Blues Club. They


. were led by club secretary and ' festival co-ordinator Clive Greenwood, who said: “The Jazz Festival was a greater sue- . cess than we ever imagined. . •“Every.event was well at­


tended by people from many parts of the UK. It has plaeed. the event firmly amongst the choiees of UK jazz festivals. h^ve received very pos-


. itive feedback on all aspects • of the festival, including the ' organisation, a well-balanced • programme and a high stand-; ard of music catering for many - choiees in live jazz. Events like this ean only be good for the town of Clitheroe, its business­ es and tourism, and for keep-


ist Rebecca Joy, who sang at The Post House


sponse from a live perform-' ance and it is so good that we ’ had arranged so many and: varied acts. It also provided a < valuable social opportunity.” '. Commenting on the festi- :


val’s emphasis on - and oppor­ tunities for -T young musicians,’


JA ^ : some of the weekend’s Free Cafe Jazz performers, Including vocal­ ; ; ■


ing live music a l i v e ; . - - C l i v e added: “It was good to , “Many people have said.-r: see that-jazz is becoming in-


there ismothing like the re - - creasingly popular with youth, and there were quite a lot of


; : As part of the Jazz Festival


young people attending the gigs.”


. a photographic competition -.was held and we hope to pub-


;; lish some of the results in the .- coming weeks. In the mean­


time, the pictures on this page taken by our photographer Ben Parsons, give a flavour of the event. • Ribble Valley Jazz and


Blues Club stages monthly gigs and other events through- out the year. For more infor-; mation on the club and all its activities visit: www.ryjazzand- : - blues. co .uk - ..


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. Clitheroe was brought alive with 241ive music;events


RNGER PICKIN’ GOOD: George Allison’s Jazz guitar delighted audiences


!ey*J^^Festivar Morris plays jm guitar at the castle gates during the Ribble Val-


; ing from the Heritage Lotteiy.'t' • The site - www.rvremem- ■ brance.info - is dedicated to |


Youth Forum have been work­ ing on the project for the past . 18 months after securing fund- : ;


STILL BLOWIN’ /. STRONG: ? Colin Ball playing for - customers at Maxwells '


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