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Judge Brian Ward are the winning Bowiand pupils from the left Jn^h hmi Stephen Hardy, Ryan Middleton and Sam Mitton


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by Duncan Smith


TEAMS from Ribble Valley Schools swept the board at the East


•Lancashire round of the annual Rotary Inter­ national and BAE Sys­


tinues to grow in popular­ ity and this year involved more than 100 schools from within Lancashire and Cumbria putting for­ ward around 300 teams competing in different ; age groups at 10 regional


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Business help for disabled


by Julie Magee !lll^i{ ‘


A SCHEME to encourage disabled people to start their own businesses has re­ ceived a boost with funding


Evans, who is the coun­ cil’s champion for disabled


need to set up their own business.


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learning how to appraise their own business ideas, and improving planning are some of the areas covered in the training.


. What this training will do v is give them the skills they


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and B.Cooke; 3 (joint) F.EccIes, P.Parrott and P.Oddie; ^^®^bers are welcome eveiy Friday at 7 p m/^ "


M Domino results were: 1 0*oint) S.Barker •


“Many disabled people across Lancashire want to - i Start their own business.


County Coun. Evans said: Sharpening up ICT skills,


le, has provided £1,200 at 15 people can con­


gramme is run by East Lancs into Employment and aims to help disabled people develop the skills and confidence they need to set up their own firm. County Coun. Carolyn


from Lancashire County Council. ; The Think Ahead pro­


need to take their ideas forward, but also the confi­ dence they need to go into business.


■ Employment has a good record of supporting disa­ bled people in business and I hope this funding opens up opportunities to even more budding entrepreneurs.” Brenda Kean, man­ ager of East Lancs into


“East Lancashire into


Employment, said: “People come to us with a range of


good ideas and the drive to move their business for­ ward and we want to do all we can to help them realise theirvision.


sider the training they will“More than 82% of busi­


• use the support services we provide. Any person with health issues wanting to consider setting up a busi- ■


nesses established with our support are still run­ ning after two years and we want people to continue to


ness should contact us to? find out more.” For more information'


about East Lancs into :■ Employment, call 01282 ' 456186 or.0845 838 9854.'


• SOLO whist winners at the Pendle Club were: E.Child. are welcome every


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Lady Farmers’ hats tribute to true matriarch


: Longridge by six of her seven grandsons. : ;The. church - chosen because her own . place of worship, St Peter’s at Stonyhurst, - was closed for refurbishing - was full oT those remembering an intrepid matriarch of both her large family and her Hurst Green


. tion, all wore hats in a special tribute as the coffin .was borne into St Wilfrid’s Church in


second of her seven children, remembered - someone who made friends wherever she went. His mum had met the Queen twice, : two Popes and Rhodesia’s Ian Smith; she loved Ascot races and travelling on ■ the < Orient Express and the QE2; founded and organised local and county groups of suchiJ as the Wl.and YFC;‘ and made lifelong;.; friends in vvhatever country she visited from ; Portugal, Bulgaria and France to Canada, ,; South Africa and the USA.


community who never lost her enthusiasm : for life. , :


the eulogy,, her soni-Richard, the


s. wprk and embroidery.: She: designed and ‘ organisedthe construction of two family;-


v-.jA'gifted artist,’she completed paintings is for all her children and grandchildren and was also accomplished at pottery, needle-;


THIRTY members of Lancashire NFU Lady .Farmers lined up to form a guard of honour at the funeral of their former president, Lucy Wilkinson. - In keeping with her lifelong fashion tradi-


era and we will all really miss her’


Ws the end of an homes and went to evening classes to learn


she grew up at Dutton Hall in Ribchester and attended SS Peter and Paul School loca ly and Notre Dame in Blackburn.-


French and enhance her English Born Lucy Platt and the fifth bhix sisters


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1960,waspresidentandconnty and holidays for membws^^ : "Sed.tnps


1960. was ____ cially opened its new c lu b h S , a n K S i L a * Farmers Club' wlH sister Annie in in


A founder member and nresiHpni nf u . ' Green Bowling Club,'she desiimefi


V- M R S LU C Y WILKINSON


. retaiy of the village’s British Legion branch, helped to refurbish the cenotaph and twice attended the annual Remembrance Service at the Royal Albert Hall, r - Mrs Wilkinson also started the Meals-on-


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“Burnley College is within easy walking distance of the main parts of town and the College can now help students with their travel costs”


"Tutors are really approachable and I agree with Ofsted that lessons at the College are Outstanding"


"There is a wide range of extra curricuiar activities for ali students which help to demonstrate a high level of commitment and develop skills for university and future employrrient"


I , "There is a supportive academic ethos at Burnley College and everyone works really hard" ;


t 1i^a^st Lancashire Hospice and the rest restora- tion fund for St Joseph’s, Hurst Green.


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Wheels service in Hurst Green, helped to organise the village open garden days and was a guide at Stonyhurst College. “Lucy was great at asking people to do things, but it always brought the response ‘We’ll do it for Lucy.’ It’s the end of an era and we will all really miss her,” said Richard. • Mrs Wilkinson, who was.87, is survived by her seven children,-:24 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. An amazing response request for donations in lieu of flowers over £l,500,Which will be donated to


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^ "Over 350 of the College's students progress to university each year and I received advice from the College on the best universities to apply for and the academic requirements"


Nathan Bend Course: A Levels Previous School Homeldon Community College, Burnley


f. i.fe For Information on Burnley College Sixth Form Centre contact Student Services on 01282 733333 or text us on 01282 570570 Outstanding sixth form education F.S TO n/iY ADVANCED; From Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, from the left, Chris


Sumner, Ben Smith, technician Jon Marfleet, organiser David Ratcliffe, Niamh Stafford, chief judge Brian Ward and Robert Douglas.


tion, the winning team was from St Augustine’s RC High School, Bill- ington, with St Bead’s, of Blackburn, runners-up. In the intermediate sec­ tion it was the team from


centres throughout the North West. ■ The local Blackburn- with-Darwen, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley event took place at The Hollins Technology College, Ac­ crington, with 14 schools participating and Ribble Valley teams leading the way. In the foundation sec­


tems Technology Tourna­ ment. _ The competition con­


FOUNDATION:


the winning team from St Augustine’s, from the left, .


' Keely Roberts, Louise Smith, LoisClos-


- sick and Jack Taylor with their crane in progress.


was to design, build and demonstrate a working model of a crane, fitted with an electro magnetic grab. This had to con­ nect with and lift a bottle


tion, the team from Clit­ heroe Royal Grammar School’s Sixth Form Cen­ tre pushed last year’s win­ ners, QEGS, into second place. This year’s challenge


Bowland High School, Grindleton, which came out on top for the second; year running, with Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School), Blackburn, in second place. In the advanced sec­


signs, incorporating jibs raised and lowered using pulleys, electric motors to raise the load and switch­ es and wires designed to operate the electro mag-


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and teacher teams had the additional challenge of their crane passing under a bridge during the jour­ ney along the track. Some ingenious de­


transport the load along a measured track and lower and disconnect the water bottle from the crane’s electromagnet. Intermediate, advanced


containing a measured amount of water. The crane then had to


commented on the high standard of entries and thanked Hollins Technol­ ogy College for once again hosting the event.


‘‘Burnley College is , Outstanding"


' B u rn le y College


Why A Level students choose to study at Burnley College Sixth Form Centre


100% pass rate for five years


teachers had a great day developing team work skills, meeting deadlines and getting to know chil­ dren from other schools. Chief judge Brian Ward


publicity signage for tour­ nament sponsors BAE Systems and Rotary In­ ternational. The pupils and‘their


net, made this one of the most challenging projects the tournament has seen in many years. Designs also included


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