Originally Posted by garinda (Post 657162)

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Still, at least the kids will be able to play in all the fresh new snow...the stuff that didn't appear overnight as promised.

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 657162)

Still, at least the kids will be able to play in all the fresh new snow...the stuff that didn't appear overnight as promised.

Originally Posted by K.S.H (Post 657176)

Just heard they've sent Rhyddings home, theres hardly owt on the floor now :confused:

Originally Posted by lancsdave (Post 657197)

Interesting to see how easy it is to get about from all those who live in the lowlands :D

I've just spent an hour digging tracks along the street to get the car off, and before anyone suggests walking, tried that first, it's horrendous underfoot, and you if you walk down Willows Lane you get drenched in slush from moronic drivers who think it's funny to go hell for leather through the slush :mad:

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 657200)

There'll be no fish/seal for tea, at the Nanook of the North household tonight then?

:rolleyes::D

Originally Posted by lancsdave (Post 657202)

I made sure we had provisions in yesterday because I heard the forecast and knew all the shops would be shut today ;)

Originally Posted by andrewb (Post 657208)

Garinda how exactly did you have no fresh snow? I was in a taxi at around 3am going past your neck of the woods and it was chucking it down with the white stuff!

Originally Posted by andrewb (Post 657208)

Garinda how exactly did you have no fresh snow? I was in a taxi at around 3am going past your neck of the woods and it was chucking it down with the white stuff!

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 657207)

Enjoy your dried whale blubber.

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 657233)

OMG they are that desperate for food they are slicing bits of Tink's backside already :eek::D

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 657160)

Lancashire Radio have been updating there website every 10 minutes or so all morning. The Education Authority website let us down again :(

Originally Posted by hedman2003 (Post 657239)

How do you expect that the "education website" is more up to date than broadcasting via local radio

At 7.30 morning there were in excess of 100 schools who had decided not to open, the information channel is by local radio that is how both schools (via passwords to the radio station) and parents are informed will happen. I'm not aware that it's ever been the expectation that the "education website " was the first point of contact

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 657162)

Schools should remain open as long as one teacher is there

Originally Posted by Lilly (Post 657252)

You're living in a bygone age there, Garinda.

The days are gone when schools opened with one teacher present.

One teacher could not, nor would they be allowed to be in sole charge of 200 children.

It does seem a bit silly at first thought that the schools are closed when we did not get the snow but some places did. I believe Rossendale and Bacup had it bad this morning and if the teachers are coming from a distance and can't get their cars out then that's that.

Originally Posted by cashman (Post 657262)

no thats pathetic, never heard of a bus service, i used it back in late 80s early 90s when i could not get me car up bamford crescent, even walked from yon to Blythes church a couple of times to get to work.:cool: thats not a bygone age Lilly.

Originally Posted by Lilly (Post 657271)

A teacher in sole charge of 200 children is something from a bygone age.

Originally Posted by cashman (Post 657273)

agree wi that, but its pathetic to me if only 1 can get there, as west ender said weve become a nation of wimps.

Originally Posted by katex (Post 657277)

I think us older ones are being a little unfair on our younger generation of parents with children of school age.

Years ago, very few people had cars and primary school children were usually entered into primary school on catchment area rather than choice. The car made it easier for parents to get their younger children to school say up the Great Harwood rather than Clayton where they would live. I have no objection to school runners for primary school children in these circumstances.

Problem now is that due to the decreasing industry locally, we have had to move out further for employment, and the motor car has allowed us this. Not many people worked over 10 miles away, if they did, they had the local transport sussed.

Sure Entwisi would not be working in Cheshire daily if he did not have his own wheels. By the time, you have found out the transport route to your company, would be nearly the end of the working day. !

Of course I always walked to school ... Peel Park only a few hundred yards away, and the High School was within walking distance for me from William Street. Lots of my contemporaries at secondary school came from outlying districts like Hapton, Belthorn, etc., and have memories of them not being able to turn up for school due to the buses not being able to make it through.

The majority of teaches were usually local too, and did not look for posts far away from home.

Originally Posted by ***Mr D*** (Post 657274)

Wonder if the Job Centre closed.:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Lilly (Post 657271)

A teacher in sole charge of 200 children is something from a bygone age.

Originally Posted by hedman2003 (Post 657239)

I'm not aware that it's ever been the expectation that the "education website " was the first point of contact

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 657308)

Just because it has not does not mean it should not. The school own website could be used to inform parents what is happening as well.

We are in the 21st century now, its a shame that the head teachers expect us to sit and listen to the wireless waiting for the announcements. We want to quickly check on our PC's so we can spend time trying to arrange childcare after being let down by the schools again.

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 657308)

Just because it has not does not mean it should not. The school own website could be used to inform parents what is happening as well.

We are in the 21st century now, its a shame that the head teachers expect us to sit and listen to the wireless waiting for the announcements. We want to quickly check on our PC's so we can spend time trying to arrange childcare after being let down by the schools again.

Originally Posted by Lilly (Post 657311)

'Wireless' LOL......very 21st century haha. :rolleyes::D

You didn't have to listen to your wireless, Neil.

The letter we got yesterday had the website address for Radio Lancashire on it and the news on that was up to the minute.

Originally Posted by cashman (Post 657318)

not a lot of help fer someone with no computer.

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 657308)

Just because it has not does not mean it should not. The school own website could be used to inform parents what is happening as well.

We are in the 21st century now, its a shame that the head teachers expect us to sit and listen to the wireless waiting for the announcements. We want to quickly check on our PC's so we can spend time trying to arrange childcare after being let down by the schools again.

Originally Posted by emamum (Post 657350)

apparently a kid rang 2br this morning pretending to be a teacher and said thier school was shut (it wasnt) they didnt get away with it but good try!!!

Originally Posted by BERNADETTE (Post 657178)

Hollins is closed it is pathetic that schools are closing because of a bit of sleet.

Originally Posted by hedman2003 (Post 657357)

yep it's not as simple as that all the Headteachers are issued with a password to prevent that situation