All creatures great and small


“NEVER work with animals” is a much used phrase, but it fell on deaf ears when thousands of visitors converged on this year’s Royal Lanca­


tem p eratu re s rose at


shire Show to experience the sights, sounds and smells of the county’s farms. As the sun shone and


Chorley’s Astley Park, a large contingent of Kibble Valley residents attended


countryside in what was, e s s e n t ia l ly , a town setting. They were among the


1 Report by Stewart Pimbley Prior to the show, press


to witness the coming together of the county’s


(10,000 people who passed through the gates to sam­ ple the delights on offer, which transformed an ordinary field for three days into a celebration of Lancashire’s farming. Prom the moment visi­


tors parted with tickets, there was a non-stop extravaganza, equalling


any of the nation’s theme parks in the entertainment stakes. But th e re were no


officer Mrs Judith Roberts described it as a “holiday cam])” for the weekend, with entertainment for the whole family. Rubbing shoulders with


horse to the agile sheep­ dog, there were animals of different shapes, sizes, colours and textures. Many vis itors were


tweed-jacketed farmers and families laden with picnics, it was apparent how right these senti­ ments were. The weekend show had


Several Ribble Valley


attracted to the fine beef section, with prizewinning beasts from all breeds, including Belgian Blue, Hereford, Charolais and Aberdeen Angus. One particular attrac­


all the ingredients of a winner — scorching weather, a fine turnout of champions and varied show displays to suit every taste. No aspect of farming or country life went unrecog­


white-knuckle rides or n o v e l ty s id e sh ow s . Instead of being computer generated, the thrills were real enough to touch, smell and hear.


tion was the addition of a Saler breed class to the show, which was a feather in the cap for the society, being a first in the whole of the UK. Competing in the sheep


nised and there were even some non-farming activi­ ties, such as HMS Daeda- lous’s mast-manning per­ formance and a champion ski jump display. Prom the mighty shire


entrants pitted their wits in an event entered by


Katy Cropper, a past win­ ner of the television com­ petition and well-known s h e e p d o g s k i l l s demonstrator. Apart from leaving its mark in the farming


stakes, Ribble Valley was represented in a display organised by the tourist


section were entrants from as far afield as Aberdeen and South Wales. Those vis itors who


enjoy the tension and frus­ tration of television’s “One man and his dog” were spoilt with the quality of this year’s sheepdog trials.


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office.The council’s tourism officer, Mr Keith Taylor, and tourist information officer Mrs Mary Parker were wooing visitors to the valley with the prom­ ise of seeing some of England’s most beautiful countryside. Manning the Lancashire Federation of Women’s


Institutes’ marquee were members of local WI groups, helping to refresh the many exhausted show- goers wanting a bite to eat and a drink. The Clitheroe influence


the rapid fire display of


the aerial ski show, with its somersaults and turns,


even found its way into Lancashire County Coun­ cil’s marquee, where a dis­ play by the Records Office showed one of the town’s election pamphlets dating back to 1832. There was ample oppor­


certainly did. An altogether less ener­


tunity to enjoy the spec­ tacular shows in the main ring. Straight from Hamp­ shire’s HMS Daedalous were the high-flying ta len ts of the Royal Navy’s display team, which scaled a 90ft mast. If that was not enough to take your breath away,


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getic time was had by those taking a trip down memory lane, with a dis­ play of farming machinery from bygone days. The clunk, click and hiss of long-forgotten steam threshing machines and vintage trac to rs soon b ro u g h t back v iv id memories for anyone with an affection for farming’s past. For anyone seeking


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