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Perfect weekend for enthusiasts of craft, garden and woodland


Thousands enjoy the fun - and vista - at Stonyhurst College


THOUSANDS of peo­ ple from all over the County Palatine flocked to Stonyhurst College over the week­ end for the great Lan­ cashire Garden, Wood­ land and Craft Festival. From Liverpool and


story by Linda Bloomfield


Manchester, from Pre­ ston and Colne, Black­ pool and Burnley, they converged on the ancient Jesuit school set in some of the most beautiful of English countryside for this two-day extravagan­ za devoted to garden, woodland and the diverse skills of an army of craftsmen. The festival was opened


tion rooms in the college - were quite remarkable, both in diversity and quality. If you thought wood-carving was a lost art, then you only had to meet a master of the craft, Mr Martyn Bednar- czuk, a Ukranian refugee who came over after the Second World War. His work can be found in cathe­ drals, churches and the col­


pictures by Anthony Braithwaite The crafts - in two exhibi­


on Saturday by Granada TV's Jeff Turner and attended by the Mayor of the Ribble Valley, Coun. Chris Holtom, and his Mayoress, Mrs Dorothy


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by Vantage, the major East Lancashire Vauxhall deal­ ers.


.Jonathan Mewat, of St Mary’s Hall, Stonyhurst. The weather could have


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been better, but the rain held off, allowing everyone to stroll around, chat to the experts, sit down and listen to the Siaidburn Silver Band, or buy a burger from the chefs of the Preston North Rotary Club, which had a line-up of five large barbecues on the go all day. Among the garden dis­


plays it seemed that tall spiked plants, like the aci- danthera, an elegant, scent­ ed relative of the gladioli family, hollyhocks and mon-


• bretias are in vogue. But the clear winner, the


"must-have" plant that just walked out under everyone's arms, was lobelia speciosa "Fan Scarlet” a 2ft. high, upright lobelia with spikes massed with glowing crim­ son flowers. At £2.95 a pot, this perennial, propagated by dividing clumps, was not iust a bargain, but accord­ ing to Gordon Rigg s, the Todmorden nurserymen, the real hit of the year.


lege itself. He settled in Oswald- twistle and now his son and grandson are following in his footsteps. Cushions, hand­ made Teddy bears, fine con­ fectionery, jet jewellery, ornamental stone-work and stylish furniture con­ tributed to the Aladdin's cave of high-quality crafts. There was a chance for


and being puppy-walked by Mr William Preston and his wife, Joan, of Penwortham - their 14th pupil. Handsome, good-mannered and totally laid-back, Charlie relaxed as only a dog with a dollop of labrador in his breeding can do. Then the Siaidburn Sil­ ver Band struck up. Charlie sat up, ears pricked, listened intently . . . and then he neatly picked out the high notes until told to pipe- down. The festival was organ­


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lege and Landmark Envi­ ronmental.


everyone to tour the college, with its Grade I listed build­ ings and a rare opportunity to see the famous observato­ ry, now part of an initiative for the Meterological Office. Down in the woods every­


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EILEEN COOKE and Barbara Fox show off their hand-made greetings cards, which were* being sold lo raise money for the NSPCC (T130800/2) '-.iHir,


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thing stirred. Ecology, once regarded as a quirk, is now serious business and every opportunity was taken with vivid, thought-provoking displays to get home the green message. But one poignant exhibit


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did it the best - a young female badger, victim of a road traffic accident, stuffed for posterity. She must have been a beautiful creature when she was alive - sleek with an appealing, almost feline face and extended Fu Manchu claws. Silently, she reminded us of man's obses­ sion with getting from A to B faster and faster, paying scant regard to anything else. Two helicopters - a


Squirrel and a Gazelle - droned overhead and gave people the chance to let this gorgeous landscape unfurl


dogs. West Highland whites were certainly the most pop­ ular, but unofficial dog of the day was seven-month- old Charlie, bred by the Guide Dogs for the Blind


beneath them. It was a great day, too, for


ROSE M ARTIN, Alexander Warner. Francis Warner and Anna Starke} are pictured cn|ovmg woodland 10101, with storeu4lcr Pamela Jcllc\ (I 1.108t)t)/2)


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MARIA RAMSEY puts on a colour­ ful face for the festival (T130800/2)


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TELEVISION gardening expert Jett Turner is pictured with, from the left, the Mayoress ol Ribble Aallce, Mrs Dorothv Shaw the Mavor of Ribble Valiev. Conn. Chris Ilollom; Mr Peter Smith, ol Vantage, Mr John Travis and Clitheroe Advertiser and l imes Editor Mr Leigh Morrissey (T1JOSOO/2)


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