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Clltheroe Advertiser &TImes,Thursday, August 9,2012


valleyeducation Aweekly look at local schools and colleges


WELCOME to v a l le y e d u c a t io n a new weekly feature designed to high­ light and celebrate the achievements of Ribble Valley's young people and teaching staff. Every Thursday we will be showcasing the success stories from our schools and colleges. If you have something to shout about then


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Charity fund-raiser Kelsey's bid for beauty crown


bells decorations ■ wfnrfu


Wendy Whitlow (far ight) and Katherine Barnes manager at Rossendaie House Nurseiy and Baby Unit, with some of the tots.


t mum, Debbie Gill, her grandmother


t a l e n t e d Sabden teenager Kelsey Gill is set to battle it out for a place in the Miss England contest.


- ARTISTIC: Pupils from the Clitheroe school try their h a n d s T d e c o i S S s S e i r float, (s i-.i


Y O ^G S T E R S at St Michael Our Lady of the Valley. The par- and St John’s Primary School, ish priest is Mgr John Corcoran. Clitheroe, have been busy dec- orating a float for the town’s


Torchlight Procession. The idea behind the float is to


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promote the Parish of the Lady of the Valley. In 2010, following the retirement of Fr Peter Bir­ mingham, St Mary’s RC Church was merged with the parish of St Michael and St John’s Church, Clitheroe, to form the Parish of


Louise Sells are now qualified to take the children out of the setting and take full advantage of the learning experiences in a natural environment. The Forest School’s ap­ proach has been proven to de- .velop children’s confidence.


gaining Forest School accredi­ tation. Mrs Jean Holland and Mrs


PUPILS at Ribblesdale Nurs­ ery School and Cascades Day­ care, Clitheroe, are benefiting from learning outside of the classroom, thanks to two staff


Learning in great outdoors Och aye! Tartan ft™ at Chatbxu-n


, . , The lorry for the float is being ning will be ringing bells. ing them with a wide variety of


experiences, such as digging up worm^ playing in mud, explor- ing and making dens in the rain! The children have been very


excited about going on the centre’s bus to a local nature reserve even in the very wet weather of late.


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setting are looking forward to continuing their learning ad­ ventures in the forest through­ out the next 12 months.


Staff and children from the


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Im not sure what’s involved” then here’s an^opportunity to find out.


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, Next Thursday, August 16th, an mtormation evening for potential foster cares is being held at Ac-


a cup of tea and a chat with ex­ perienced social workers, and to see whether you could join the


It is a chance to go along, have Could you be a discoyenng the rewards of shi


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ing and later made porridge and short­ bread and tried Scottish crafts.


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information evening can call the fostering recruitment team on 0800 195,1183 or visit the website: www.lancashire.g6v.uk/love


more about being a foster carer. We halve children who need to be placed coming to us through our social work teams every week, from newborn babies to teenagers. Because they - and their needs - . are so varied, we need a large va­ riety of foster carers we can place them with.” . • Anyone unable to get to the


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ately in tartan or blue and white, while a piper serenaded them during assembly., The pupils then learnt Scottish danc­


a Scottish Day as they have been learn­ ing about Scotland in their topic work. All the children dressed appropri­


INFANT and junior children at Chat- burn Primary School performed their end of year productions entitled “The Litter Muncher” and “The Rocky Mon­ ster Show”. The next day, the infant children held


communities of the Lady of the Valley.


Ao^t is a joint venture in- the schools and parish


the theme of bells, the idea coming from the new bell St Michael and St John’s Church acquired earlier this year and the new bell which St Mary s Church at Sabden is going to receive in the near future.


A sub-committee decided on


provided by Mr Andrew Brown, formerly of Waddington Fell Quarries and his wife, Mrs Jane Brown, is to create displays of flowers in the shape of bells. School children at both St Michael and St John’s Primary School and St Mary’s Primary School have been busy decorating small bells in preparation for the torchlight procession, which takes place later this month. Those accompanying the float on the evemn wui o nngin


ing funds for the Miss England charity “Beauty With A Purpose”, so Kelsey is staging a concert called “Kelsey Gill and Friends” at The Grand, Clitheroe, next Friday (August 17th). All the proceeds


her way through to finals of the Miss East ■ Lancashire contest next month. If she wins that she will have secured her place to try for the Miss England title and ultimately go through to the Miss World contest. Part of the challenge involves rais­


The pretty blonde 15-year-old has won


will go towards helping deprived children in this area.


said: “Kelsey entered the competition for a bit of fun after seeing a flier at a beau­ ty salon in Clitheroe and we are all very excited about it now, but there is a lot of work to be done before the flnal.”


to the stage to sing a selection of songs along with her older sister Xanthe, who is 22, and a host of other young and talented performers. It was Xanthe’s idea to enter Kelsey into the beauty competition and since then everything has snowballed. Kelsey’s proud mum, Mrs Debbie Gill


A gifted singer herself, Kelsey will take


BEAUTY BID: Kelsey Gill.


School, was able to enter the competi­ tion, formerly Miss Blackburn and Miss Burnley, as a new category has been intro­ duced for girls aged 13 to 16. For the final, which h ^ an Olympic theme, Kelsey will have to model a summer outfit, evening- wear and an eco-friendly costume. She will also have to wear a sports outfit and Kelsey has chosen a shovqumping theme as she irsed to ride as a child wrth the Eng­ lish team.


Kelsey, who has just left Bowland High


■goers have handed them in they will be kept and used to make a papier mache basque for Kelsey as her “green” costume. Kelsey is being sponsored for the com­


next week’s concert have been printed in red, white and blue and when theatre


Inspired by the Olympics, tickets for 13


and don’t forget your picnic CLITHEROE Town Council is once again sponsoring a ‘ Proms” on the bandstand within the grounds of Clitheroe Cas­


Sunday Proms in the park...


and the programme will feature items relating to events and an­ niversaries in 2012. The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, The Lon­ don Olympics, the centenary of Kathleen Ferrier’s birth and the 400th anniversary of the Pendle Witch Trials will all be included, plus the traditional British Sea Songs, Land of Hope and Glory


afternoon, beginning at 2-30 p.m., apd the audience is invited to bring along picnics plus plenty of Union flags and hats! Slaidbum Silver Band will provide live music for the occasion


and Jerusalem for the audience to join in, sing along and wave their flags. Admission to the event is free. For more details phone the


band’s conductor, John Cowking, on 01200 423855. ' C L IC K


For more news and views from Clitheroe and around the Ribble Valley log on to www.clitherpeadvertiser.co.uk


tle, this year to be held on Sunday August 26th. In a break with tradition, the event is being held on the Sunday


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Rossendaie House Q


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York Street, Clitheroe, BB7 2DL 01200423244


on Friday, August 17th, and will feature The Phil Knight Experience, Sabden duo. The Lay-Bys, Xanthe and Zimmer, Jay Atherton and several other acts. Tickets are £10 and these are available from the


Grand Theatre on 01200 421599 or 07971 161305.


petition by the Rossendaie House Nurs­ ery and Baby Unit in Clitheroe, which is owned by her grandmother, Mrs Wendy Whitwell. Her mum Debbie also works there as Assistant Director. Wendy set the business up for her own grandchildren and Kelsey went there as a youngster. “Kelsey Gill and Friends” takes place


Open Day Saturday 11th August


10.00am - 12.00pm Facilites include;


Free child places for all 3 year olds Fully trained staff


Places from 0-5 years


■Rossendaie House Nursery and Baby Unit York Street Clitheroe are proud to be sponsoring kelsey Gill in the finai of Miss Junior North East Lancs in September


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