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It would be the same as when Blackburn with Darwen was formed, all the LCC buildings including schools etc. within the boundries of the new authority were handed over to Blackburn with Darwen. Even the building I was working in (Jubilee st offices) was handed over. That is how the local education offices came to be in the "Globe Centre" in Accrington, along with the Property Group. LCC also helped fund that part of the "Globe Centre"
Were the schools and other services not under the borough (Accrington) pre 1974, after 1974 they all came under LCC (same thing)

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As I said I knnew all the people in the brigade from 1957 onwards, Charlie Robinson was Acting Sub Officer A.F.S. Training till they disbanded the A.F.S. Then Charlie came on to B Watch.

Retlaw.

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CHARLIE ROBINSON WAS MY DAD.

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Then you know who I am. I became the Fire Brigade Union Rep when Cliff Talbot retired.

Retlaw.

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no i dont remember although i new cliff talbot

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Hi Willow. As I said I knew every body. I was the Fire Brigade Union Rep. Just before I retired I was the Acting Brigade Union Rep. So not only did I know all those at Accrington, but I knew a lot of the men in the other 48 Fire Stations.
Retlaw.

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Well, thanks to the Observer we now know what it will be used for. According to the Observer, Andrew and Fiona Thompson plan to turn the Grade II listed building into a school for "struggling children" for which I think we must read Chavs. It will be renamed the Phoenix Centre and will accomodate up to 50 children aged between 11 and 16 years.

They said " We see the school as being a centre of excellence where we can help children achieve in both academic and non academic subjects, thus giving them the confidence to integrate into the community and develop into adulthood."

On the face of it I suppose that these are laudable aims. But you can bet that with a purchase price of £385,000 and goodness knows how much investment required for conversion and maintenance of the building the Thompson's will be expecting to make a hefty profit on the deal. I wonder who is going to end up footing the bill for this latest attempt to clean up after irresponsible parents? Apparently, according to Mr Thompson, there is no shortage of children requiring this sort of provision.

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Shouldn't it be up to the education authority to teach children? Even struggling ones? Who are these people that they can afford to create a school like this on a private basis?

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At least the kids won't have far to go for court appearances.

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A bit of an update to this story is carried in the announcements of Planning Applications on page 43 of this week' Observer.

Mr A Thompson appears to have undergone a change of heart and had second thoughts about his philanthropic decision to open a school for our dissafected and dysfunctional children. The planning application is to request permission for a "change of use to form 15 apartments".

Clearly he is coming to regret his rash decision to bid £385,000 for a property that Lancs CC was only expecting £90,000 for.

Greed is a terrible thing!

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I don't suppose that we will ever know.

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wonder if it was P.B. snigger snigger.

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