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have agreed to this incred­ ibly difficult feat or that they should identify so willingly with this most worthy Ca- fod project. They consider it a privilege to sing alongside present pupils, who under the leadership of ex pupils Toni Hudson and Matthew Haworth have continued to make a real and lasting differ­ ence to people’s lives through


• the extraordinary power of their music.”


The concert could raise


Wait finally over as Clitheroe’s new multi-niillion pound hospital opens


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Clitheroe’s new multi-million' pound hospital officially ope­ ned its doors. Healthcare officials and civic dignitaries including Clitheroe Town Mayor Coun. Val Cooper and deputy Rib­ ble Valley Mayor Bridget Hilton, joined “Coronation Street” actor and Valley resi­ dent Malcolm Hebden, who plays Norris Cole, to unveil a plaque to celebrate the open-. ing of the'contemporary £7.8m. development.


D , The two-storey build-


ing, which boasts colourful and bright interiors with state-of-the-art facilities fit for 21st Century healtcare, replaces the town’s 141-year- old hospital on Chatburn Road. There are 32 in-patient


beds with one of the wards designed with dementia- friendly principles featur- - ing 16 individual rooms and •' additional 4x4 bedded bays. Each patient has their own en-suite toilet with shower facilities, which is a huge step forward with environ­ mental privacy and dignity standards. Mr Jim Birrell, Interim


Chief Executive at East Lan­ cashire Hospitals NHS. Trust, said: “We are’delighted to have opened this state-of- the-art hospital which will help transform healthcare


ecades of waiting were finally over for residents in Ribble Valley on Monday as


A musical extravaganza in­ volving more than 250 former pupils is set to take place to mark the 50th anniversary of


St Augustine's RC High School atBillington.


As part of a weekend of


celebrations, the school will host a Gala Charity Concert at Blackburn’s King George’s Hall on Sunday June 22nd.. Entitled Just One World,


the performance in aid of the charity CAFOD, will include some of the most popular songs from the environmen­ tal musicals of former music teacher Peter Rose and lyri­ cist Anne Conlon, ex-English teacher at SS John & Thomas More School, Colne. Mr Rose, who is no w direc­


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Malcolm Hebden unveils plaque.'


for people in and around ; Clitheroe. This new d e-. velopment has provided a long-awaited facility with the patient at the heart of the hospital and everything has been designed and built with them in mind. I am in no doubt that this will provide comfortable home-from-' home for our patients and visitors and first class work­ ing facilities for staff.” Deputy Mayor Mrs Hilton,


. who had a 40-year career in the NHS retiring as direc­ tor of service provision for


•Hyndburn and Ribble Valley PCT in 2006, said: “People in Clitheroe have waited years and years for a new hospital and it is absolutely fantastic that they have this new facil­ ity now without having to leave the town for healthcare services.” Construction of the new


hospital began in February 2013. In addition to the first floor wards, the ground floor of the hospital is home to the outpatient department and consultation rooms, special- _


ist dentistry unit, physi­ otherapy and occupational therapy facilities, a restau­ rant and Clitheroe’s new ambulance station. Beauti­ ful pictures of scenes across the Ribble Valley captured by members of Clitheroe Cam­ era Club are displayed in the waiting area. The club’s pro­ gramme secretary, Michael Critchley, was also asked to design the artwork and deco­ rate the walls behind the beds, while his wife, Fran- cine’s poetry and prose were applied to the images on the wards, The Valley Restau­ rant and the lounge areas. In addition, local poet, William Michael Neary, wrote a poem entitled “ALand foryour Dreams” about the beauty of the Bowland area. The poem has been displayed as a wave-like band on the walls around the waiting area co­ ordinated with the camera club’s mural. • Log onto www.clithe-


roeadvertiser.co.uk for a video special on the opening of the hospital


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tor of Lochaber Music School in Fort William, said: “For the last few months, former pupils -includingmany who haven’t sung much for 30 years - have been exercising their vocal cords to deliver yet.anpther moving and memorable per­ formance. “We’re going to have an


amazing time, meet old friends, relive some wonder­ ful memories, and we want to share that with as many peo­ ple as possible. “At the same time, we will


do what the school has always done throughout its illustri­ ous history and provide life­ changing funds to those in dire need.” More than 250 pupils, both


• past and present, will descend on Blackburn from across the UK for the concert to raise


funds for a project to provide water for a community in Se-' beya, Ethiopia. All those taking part were


involved in the school’s origi­ nal performances ofYanoma- mo, African Jigsaw, Ocean World, Arabica, Song of Crea­ tion and One Sun One World, musicals commissioned by the World Wide Fund for Na­ ture which have now been sung by thousands upon thou­ sands of children throughout the world. . Mr Rose added: “Given


their remarkable legacy, we shouldn’t be surprised that so many of our former pupils


up to £12,000 for Cafod and is part ofa weekend of events be­ ing held by the school. Tickets are still available,


but are selling fast. They cost £10 (concessions £8) for the concert at 3-30 pm at King George’s Hall, Blackburn, on June 22nd and proceeds will go to CAFOD. Donations can be made to www.justgiving. com/justiworld • To celebrate the 50th


anniversary of St Augustine’s RC High School the school will beholdinga “Golden Party” on Saturday June 21st. The event will be held in school with the opportunity for past pu­ pils and staff to meet up and reminisce, as well as to view an archive of photographs, newspaper articles and old film and video footage from


years gone by. The school was opened


on December 14th 1963 by the Right Reverend G. Beck, Bishop of Salford with45i pu­ pils and 19 teachers. St Augus-


tine’swasinitiallyintendedto be built in Whalley, but as no suitable site could be found the school was located in Bil- lington costing £247,000. The school records show that Pe­ ter Shuttleworth, a fourthyear boy in 1963, claimed to have been the first pupil to enter the school. As he lived local­ ly, he was outside the school


before the doors were opened and made sure he was the first to step over the thresh- old. Now 50 years on and the school has seen significant changes. With accommoda­ tion for more than 1,000 pu­ pils, St Augustine’s is now one of the largest Catholic second­ ary schools in Lancashire and has recently achieved the ac­ colade of “Double Outstand­ ing” in its Ofsted arid Diocesan inspections. Tickets for the event are


£10 and can be purchased from the school.


Ex-pupils of St Augustine's RC High School are getting together for a reun­ ion concert featuring all the musicals presented in its 50-year history.They


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Photos by Anthony Farran.


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