The recently retired headteacher of Haslingden High School has been awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours list.
Eve Challinger was head of the Rossendale high school until August 2011 and led it to become an ‘outstanding’ school by Ofsted standards.
To read more about her own special memories of her time as head follow this link to About My Area community website.
Catherine Smyth Media produces the school’s press and PR as well as the in-house school magazine Haslingden Highlights.