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LISTENERS to last weekend's "Saturday Live" • programme on Radio 4 might have ben surprised to hear a local voice espousing th e . late larnented delights of Creamola Foam! . RibchMter songwriter Clyn Shipman ' •


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featured on the programme along with. • original Level 42 drummer Phil Gould, as each has recorded original songs spotlighting the


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' iconic fiz^ drink "Creamola Foam"," popular. . • in the '60s and '70s and prepared from soluble crystals.


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Hence The Tortoise, from the left, Vicky Lindsay, Glyn Shipman and Seamus . - Heffeman,. and, left, the much-missed Creamola Foam which featured in Glyn's lyrics and saw him featured on BBC Radio 4.


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. reminiscing about this product ,That led to ■ Glyn and Phil being interviewed by Saturday Live presenter J. P. Devlin about how Craemola Foam had foundd its way into their lyrics.


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until Nestle ended its production in October 1998. Flavours included raspberry, lemon,' - .


The previous Saturda/s programme had


included a reference to the drink which generated a wave of feedback from listeners


• cola, apple and orange. Supplied in tin’s, it was made by adding water to the powder ■ causing the mixture to froth up. There is now even a social media site. The Creamola Foam Appreciation Society, which is dedicated to the memory of Creamola Foam!


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"Hence.The Tortoise", will perform as support to acclaimed a capella folk trio Coope, Boyes St Simpson at Mellor Brook Community Centre. In the vyake of his radio appearance, Glyn has confirmed he will be indudihg his tribute to the Scottish sugar-laden soluble powder in the band's 30-mihute set. Tickets may still be a\failable by wisiting: www. mellorbrdok.org Hence The Tortoise will also headline the


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JlIBBLE Valley’s first Forest School got the mayor and mayoress’s seal of


jve outdoor aspect to their pre-school urriculum. Ribble Valley Mayor Coun. Ian Sayers nd the Mayoress Mrs Jean Hayes, along


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pprdval on Saturday. J 'The facility, based at Whalley Forest iarden, was launched by First Class


tith 50 parents and children from across loth nurseries, officially opened the For- Ist School with a treasure hunt allowing oth children and parents to explore the roods and see what activites will take ilace there. Coun. Sayers also planted a Royal'


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lerful project and, as keen tree enthusi- ist, was delighted to see the beginning of I sustainable project.


)ak sapling and 100 further saplings /ere planted by the nursery children as lait of FCCC’s link with the Woodland 'rust. He said the Forest School was a won-


ter building, nature discovery arid environ­ mental art to help them gain confidence and’ encourage eiqploratiori in a safe environment


es will attend a two-hour Forest School lession each week under the guidance )f FCCC’s Forest School Leader Amy Wilson. They will take part in activities such as shel­


schools had six weekly visits from volunteer David Bun- yan, of Bolton-by-Bowland, for “train like an astronaut” sessions in which they did physical exercises and learned about astronauts’ training re­ gimes and healthy diets. / Then 160 p u p ils 'f rom


all the schools gathered at The Grand, Clitheroe, for the grand finale, when they learned more about the uni­ verse and space travel, fired airroowered miniature rockets and experimented with gravity. They also had questions and answers with Danish scientist


NASA, the European Space Ageiicy and UK Space Agen­ cy, aims to get children inter­ ested in space, science, and the aspects of asfronaut train­ ing that can benefit their own wellbeing. Pupils at five Ribble Valley


SC H O O L C H ILD R EN blasted off into space in their imaginations in the “Mission X” project. The project, promoted by


nember this day and watch the fruits of heir labours as they get older and watch he trees grow. They will be able to say T ras there’,” said Coun. Sayers. Children from across the two nurser-


“The nursery children will always re-


LAUNCH: Ribble Valley Mayoress Mrs Jean Hayes and the Mayor Coun. Ian Sayers with, from left to ri^t, Amy Wilson, Forest School leader, Imongen Clifford, Edward Francis and Sue Chappell, FCCC Whalley manager, (s)


Chappell said: “Our Forest School is an insprrational project that will offer our pre-school children regular opporturrities to achieve, develop and gain confidence and build their self esteem in a natural environment.


FCCC’s Whalley Nursery Manager Sue


by the sky.” FCCC would like to thank Chris Gathercole of Whalley Forest Garden, alongside Clitheroe Golf Club, Andrew Piercy and John Cadman who ’ all contributed to the launch of their Forest School.


“The outdoor classroom is only roofed


STARS: Stonyhurst's students Rob Youlten^^) y */ ..


Blast-off for Space Age pupils


SPACE: Some of the pupils who attended the Mission X day, with Dr Al­ lan Clements and David Bun-


. has just been awarded an A* grade in GCSE Maths, com­ pleted a term early! “I am delighted with their


EVERY single pupil in a Stonyhurst Year 11 maths class


success,” said Rob Youlten, their teacher, who is also a ■housemaster, and former


aging when an entire class gains the top grade! They enjoy maths and relish the challenges of the subject.” They have now started work on the AS syllabus.


Downham’s healthy tots


Trig, physical activity and 'exercise. The children took part


to the Ribble Valley by Df Allan Clements, governors’ chairman at Gisbura Primary School, who is manager of the


Per Wlmnier, who is training to go on an international space f l i^ f and has been mentored by Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon. The project was brought


to encourage children in a fit­ ness regime, and to encourage their'interest in science and maths. “Mission X makes learn­


National STEM Centre ( S c It ence, Technology, Engineer­ ing, Mathematics) based at; York University. - He said: “We’re using space


job in the weeks leading up to the final event.”


ing enjoyable for them. They were fascinated with the theo­ ry that life on earth may have come from a comet, about the principles of gravity and how much thrust is needed to get a rocket up in space. “David has done a fantastic


WINNER: Isaac Varley.


for two to five-year-olds covered a different theme based around healthy eat-


DOWNHAM Pre-school took part in the Healthy He­ roes scheme run in conjunc­ tion with Lancashire County Council, Change41ife, East Lancashire NHS and Sur- estart. ■ Each week, the scheme


pupil, of the Ribble Valley school. “It is obviously very encour­


from 26 schools across the re­ gion competing in a variety of maths-based activities including problem-solving challenges and


FOUR pupils from Whalley- based Oakhill College compet­ ed in the regional final of the • UK Mathematics Trust Team Maths Challenge in Blackpool. The-event involved teams


■girls Katie Maher and Abigail Hindle enjoyed a great day and achieved something they never thought possible - enjoying a full day of maths!


Eight boysUaniel Riding and Jack Hodder and Year N to


Grade A maths stars -•i.1


a team relay race solving maths problems against the clock. The Oakhill team of Year


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ELCOME to v a l le y e d u c a t io n aregular ifeature designed to highlight and celebrate the achievements of Ribble Valley's young people and teaching staff. Here we aim to lowcase the success stones from our schools and colleges. If you have something to shout about then contact Julie Magee on 01200 422324, or e-mail j’ulie.magee@jpress.co.uk


Maths is fun! No, really! f ■


NUMBERS: Oakhill’s Maths.. 7 -


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/ ^ r / V ■ I; Clfthoroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, April 4,2013


in'a cress-growing competU tion where they had to grow cress and present it in a model of their choice. The winner was Isaac Varley (4) with his cress caterpil­ lar. He won a prize for him­ self, along with a Riverford organic vegetable box for r his family.^The runner-up was three-year-old Thomas Thomber for his Mr Potato Head entry.


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