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Farmers praised for surviving catastrophes


THE MP for the Kibble Valley, Mr Nigel Evans, praised local fanners for their resilience in absorb­ ing body-blows suffered by the industry. S p eak in g a t an N FU


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meeting in Whitechapel, he listed a whole series of cat­ astrophes th a t have beset farmers including bans on beef on the bone, plunging prices, a meat hygiene ser­ vice strike, possible immi­ n e n t b an s on green to p milk and mounting costs. He commented: "T h a t the farmers of the Ribble


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George Best gives Garry helping hand


FOOTBALL legend George Best has given a helping hand to local fell-runner Garry Wilkinson's Everest Marathon charity chal­


lenge. I t was a sell-out when


Best travelled to Langho with his wife, Alex, from th e i r C h e lse a home, to appear as guest speaker a t a sp o r tsm an 's d in n e r a t th e M y t to n Fold F a rm


Hotel. Also on the bill was


comedian Bernard Man­ ning, and overall the event raised a magnificent £9,000 for the Nepalese Leprosy


Money for karaoke recording


SINGING stardom could come sooner than expected for karaoke queens Sheila Thomp­ son and Christine May­


nard. Last week's Advertiser


and Times rep o r ted the Clitheroe duo’s bid to raise £100 so th a t th ey could record a demo tape of their favourite songs, and within


hours of the paper hitting the streets, the money had been raised. Mr John Young, landlord


of the Mangrove Hotel, in Whalley Road, Clitheroe, offered to put forward the cash, as it was during one of his karaoke nights that the pair were spotted by talent scouts from Padiham-based Viva Recording Studios. He presented th e pair


with a cheque in front of locals and other singers at la s t T h u rsd ay 's karaoke


night. Christine, of Darkwood


Crescent, and Sheila, of Bowland Prospect, are hop­ ing to go into the studio as soon as possible, and are currently putting together a collection of songs to


record. Sheila commented: "We


can't thank John enough for his generosity."


Duty chemist


IIeyes Chemist, 35 Moor Lane: Sunday, noon to 1


p.m.


Feet for Life Fund. Mr Wilkinson, managing


director of the well-known firm of commercial vehicle builders at Billington, has won a place in the 1999 Everest Marathon, which reaches altitudes of 17,000 feet, and he organised the dinner to help swell the c h a r i ty fund-raising required for participation in


the race. Mr Wilkinson said: "The


dinner was a sell-out, with 292 seats taken. I t was a superb evening and all the profits are going to the Feet


for Life fund." George Best spoke for


some 40 minutes about his football career and life expe-


Valley have kept going is a tr ib u te to their resilience and determination. I t is all too easy to underestimate the contribution made by farmers n o t ju s t to our economy, but to our whole way of life. They have maintained our countryside and th e env iro nmen t in general, helping to preserve th e b e a u ty of our ru ra l


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areas. "Farmers are the heart


and soul of rural communi­ ties, and th e knock-on effects of the crisis they are facing could be devastat­ ing. I t is time for the Gov­ ernment to acknowledge their contribution and to make agriculture one of its top priorities." He told the meeting of his intention to press Agri


riences, referring to both his triumphs and downfalls. He also signed footballs, shirts and bottles of wine, donat­ ed by generous sponsors for raffles held during the


evening. Meanwhile, Bernard


Manning entertained the guests for 50 minutes, and the MC was John Farrar, Best's North West agent. Mr Wilkinson, who will


be under starter's orders on April 14th, said the dinner took three months of care­


Royal date for conservation businessman


SABDEN businessman Mr Richard Atton will be flying the flag for the Ribble Valley, when he meets the Duke of Edinburgh at a special cere­ mony to mark the 40th anniversary of the British


Trust for Conservation Volunteers. Mr Atton, who runs


Tree Craft, a woodland management and coun­ try furniture business, will be one of only three Lancashire representa­ t ives to mingle with members of the BTCV and of ficial guests at Buckingham Palace on


March 9th. He became a full-time


worker for the BTCV.in A p r il 1996, when he moved to S ab d en from Rotherham, South York­ sh ire , an d h a s since worked in lan d s c a p e forestry before starting up Tree Craft in August last year. He has also m a in ­ tained his Yorkshire links by setting up a workshop near Wigglesworth. Mr Atton commented: "I


have had links with the BTCV for several years and I found out I had been


short-listed to attend the event in early January, but was officially told a few weeks ago." He added: "I am very


honoured to have been asked to a t te n d such an im p o r tan t occasion, b u t will be quite nervous when I actually get down there." A major p a r t of Mr


Alton's business involves demons trating his furni­ ture-making skills a t local events, as well as hedge lay­ ing a t organised contests, lie recently demonstrated at the national competition, held in the Ribble Valley, and will be competing at another event in March. He said: "1 got my experi­


ence working for other peo­ ple and decided to set up on my own. 1 now specialise in hedgerow management and coppice laying, basically small-scale forestry, as I dis­ covered there was a niche in the market." Business for Mr Atton is


going well, as he hopes to bring in orders for country furniture, which he makes out of local wood, in the coming months, as well as so t tin g up p rojects with another newiy-formed local


business.


ful plan n in g and th a t o rg an isa tio n a l help had come from local men Mark Wigan and Graham David­ son: Chief sponsor was Nick Bailey, of NJB Sports, of Clitheroe, and many more businesses and indi­ viduals gave sponsorship. Our pictures show former


soccer genius George Best with Mr Wilkinson as the


sell-out dinner (top) gets


under way. (100299/20/20)


Illustrated talk on


war graves


M EM B ER S of th e R ib ­ ble Valley Family History Group were given an illus­ t r a te d ta lk by M iss M. Davidson entitled "Pause


to Remember". She explained, with the


aid of some excellent slides, how, from the mud, slime and body-r id den b a t t le fields of th e F ir s t World War, the War Graves Com­ mission has given those who gave their lives well-cared for burial grounds. I t was interesting to hear


how th e tra n s i t io n from wooden crosses with name tags and trench graves amid the battlefields, to the white stones and crosses in well- grassed areas, with people to care for the land came


about. I t was a p o ig nan t


reminder of the debt we owe so many.


Beautiful gardens


SLIDES of th e Rocky Mountains and beautiful C anadian gardens were shown to the T r in i ty Ladies' Afternoon Fellow­ ship by Mr Alan Bowles. Some of the gardens from


Mr Bowles's holiday in Canada were in topiary, like crinolined ladies. Mrs Milne proposed a


vote of thanks for the lovely afternoon. Mrs Cowperth- waite was the pianist. Tea and biscuits were served.


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