Clltheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Gibbon Bridge receives a top national award
A KIBBLE VALLEY busi nesswoman was jubilant this week, following her success in
a major national competition. Miss Janet Simpson, of the Gibbon Bridge Hotel, Chipping, received the Best Independent Marketing Campaign statuette from TV per sonality Jill Dando at a star-stud ded presentation in London. The contest she won was one of a series
tre — it was a wonderful feeling to have the Gibbon Bridge Hotel, the Forest of Bowland, and the North West recognised as a beautiful and special place to visit.” The hotel currently holds other titles,
including Lancashire Life Hotel of the Year, North West in Bloom Award, and Hotel of the Year by Accolades of Cater ing Excellence. The latest award was gained after a mar
organised by the Caterer and Hotel- keeper and sponsored by American Express Travel Related Services. The “Cateys” have become highly-valued accolades in the 14 years since their inception. The vibrant state of the UK hospitality market was reflected in record nominations this year, and Miss Simpson’s success took the area into top-class company. Previous winners of the marketing award have included the Savoy, London, and the Gleneagles in Scotland. < This week Miss Simpson said: "We are
keting campaign based on the creation of the Gibbon Bridge Bandstand in the 20- acre hotel gardens. The object was to maximise use of the premises and create a corporate identity for it. In making the award, the judges spoke of the way the campaign under stood the local market and used a strong, unique selling point.“A lot of independent operators could learn from this,” they said. The panel included key national figures from the hospitality industry, who consid er the entries after consultants prepare a detailed dossier. Named as Pub Operators of the Year,
absolutely delighted with the award. It is a great honour to receive acknowledge ment for our efforts, which we hope con tribute something that bit different to the area as a whole. “There were 949 guests at the awards cen
were Marjorie and Steven Doherty, who run Lakeland Traditional Inns Ltd, the company which has recently acquired the Spread Eagle Hotel, Sawley, and Paul Heathcote, proprietor of Heathcote’s, Longridge, named Independent Restaura teur of the Year.
Anniversary offer takes some licking
team avert tragedy wi,h ° View
Lottery’s £172,000 donation will help mountain rescue
TIM PROCTER REPORTS
THE area’s fell and mountain safety experts are getting a major cash boost from the National Lottery. Now everyone
involved is determined to make the very best of the money in helping avoid tragedies among walkers and climbers Nearly £200,000 is to .........................
be spent extending and
improving the head quarters of the Bow- land Pennine Moun tain Rescue Team at Smelt Mill Cottages, Duhsop Bridge — and £172,000 of it is com ing from the Lottery Sports Fund. The team is best known
that the building can be further extended and improved, with more space, more appropriate facilities, and disabled-- friendly features such as a lift and widened doors. ■ “We are ' particularly
' publicly for its sometimes
dramatic search and res cue achievements, often . in difficult terrain and sometimes appalling weather. But it has a test- ■; ing non-emergency role , too. training people from ; a wide variety of organi sations to get the. most out of the countryside safely. Over the years, the best
part of a six-figure sum has been sunk into expanding the former waterworker’s cottage headquarters. Some is from grants, and some has been raised through the commitment of the 50 or so team volun
teers. The lottery money means
id ice cream vendors, Hud ion’s Home Made Ices of Uhatburn, reduced their jrices for the day. . . to just
3ELEBRATIONS to mark 50 years of making :e cream took some licking. ’he owners of the celebrat- a smallholding and a dairy
out back. The ice-cream business was added in
Lp per cone. Mr Maurice and Mrs
Irene Smithson took a trip jack to 1947, when the jutcher’s and grocery shop irst started selling ice :ream to the public. They Iressed up in clothes of the ■ra and, more importantly or the children of the vil- age, sold their ice creams
it the prices of the day. Within minutes of the
ichool bell ringing, hun- ireds of children swarmed into the tiny shop at the ;omer of Downham Road, musing dramatic queues. The shop was originally a toll house before the Hud son family turned it into a butcher’s and grocery with
increased, the Hudsons bought a larger boiler to
1947. During the 1950s, as trade
make the ice cream which the Smithsons, who took over the present business in
to keep the shop as tradi tional as possible and their extra attempts to do so on Wednesday certainly struck a chord with the
1988, still use today. The Smithsons have tried
public. “It was a great success,”
said Mr Smithson, who estimated that around 300 ice creams were sold on the day. Pictured, from the left, Mr
happy that we will now be able to offer residential accommdation for people with disabilities, especially wheelchair users who will now be able to take advan tage of the opportunities we offer,” says . team spokesman Mr Stuart Davidson. “We will also be able to extend and develop^ our ‘safe use of the’out-" doors’ education work, and 'coaching opportunities and training for group leaders.” Mr Davidson said that
they were keen to work w i th o th e r org an isat io n s to
develop the range of provi sion at their headquarters. The actual extension work
could take up to six months, and although out line planning permission has been obtained, there are formalities to, go through which mean it will be next spring before it is ready.
Young Toby comes up with name for new rare bears enclosure at London Zoo
RIBBLE VALLEY boy Toby Hyde is giving three cheers for the rare bears at London Zoo, who are returning after an absence of 12
years. Toby (12), of Knowle Green, and his col
leagues, all members of London Zoo Chil dren’s Committee, showed their grasp of the bare essentials by coining up with the winning name — Bear Mountain — for the beasts’ home on the New Mappin Terraces, which opened to the public last month. I t is the largest urban bear enclo
sure in the world. In a first for London Zoo, the two sloth
and Mrs Smithson with their daughter-in-law, Mrs Mandy Paul (CAT 10549).
i-raiser for SuperScan Appeal lidents of a sheltered housing development in • want to play their part in raising money for the ierScan Appeal.
rday morning they are to hold a coffee morning, d buy stall, cake stall and draw at Castle View
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bears—the only ones in the UK — share their home with muntjac deer, monkeys, geese and peacocks. The spectacular 2,300 square metre rite puts the needs of the ani mals first,.including ropes, trees and undergrowth so they can explore, climb and forage for food. Giving Bear Mountain a rave review,
Toby said: “The animals have a huge enclosure. I t ’s absolutely brilliant and they would not know the difference between Bear Mountain and the wild.”
The sloths are the latest in a long line of famous London Zoo bears including Win-,
nie, an American black bear. They stand a metre high, weigh around 100kg and eat up to 5kg of food a day. Toby, who attends St Mary’s Hall at
Stonyhurst College, wants to be a vet when he is older.
1995, when he saw an article in a national newspaper asking for children to enter a competition to win a place on London Zoo Children’s Committee. He went through an interview in London before being accepted on the committee at the begin ning of last year.
His unusual hobby began in November, ,
cial decisions about advertising campaigns for the zoo and offers suggestions on what children really want from advertising, as well as coming up with creative ideas for publicity stunts. Toby now makes regular trips to London to help the zoo make important decisions on its future. Once his term of office is over, he hopes to find a position at another
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