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the rose bowl to the win­ ners. A raffle raised £108.


SAW L EY


Canal trip Members of Sawley Wlq


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were well-entertained bjj j Mrs Julia Bedham's, account and slide show of-' her holidays on the canals j of Belgium. She described^ her visits to historical^ towns, the perils of negoti­ ating Belgian locks and2 the hazards of large indus­ trial barges. Mrs Pat Rat-jj cliffe thanked her for heL. very interesting talk. Members enjoyed a


flavour of Mrs Bedham's holiday with a supper of


pate and cheese with wine. A competition for a hol­


iday photograph was won by Mrs Kate Sims with Mrs Rita Webb and Mrs Joan Porter runners-up. The business meeting


was chaired by Mrs Webb which included an account by Mrs Eileen Wilson, of Downham WI, of her visit to the intermediate gener­ al meeting. The next meeting will


i one of i)urpic- loverat


be held on September 19th when Mrs Joan Wallbank will give a flower arranging demonstration. New members will be very wel­ come, just as Mrs Chris Thurston, a would7be- member for August, was.


day at 17 Sse from 10


|e new rose Nicholas's


ing for sup- "lie fund for th roof to


Iric parish pure. There nd tombo-


[:akes and ; of prizes borne.


J Members le welcome


|h Council sday at 7- Methodist


j meetings i to speak


lir matter pntact the Angela;


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llacmillan yer the last ,000 has


Ivas well- pwlers and i the Rib-


It Harwood


pals - M ^ Yerkess


Bell (21), G. 19): S. Gall (21), D.


bottom and Ve (10). R.


hid (16). M. J. Pilling per and B.


I - M. Lam­ ping (21), S. jidd (15). R. Jell (21), M. 3. Yerkess


|,ambert and , R. and C.


Iman Mrs l>y thanked Ived for their ielp to make Tierful week-


and Mrs


llmbra pre- res on behalf daughter, sident Mrs l i presented


: Club, the lose Bowl


SLAIDBURN Whist drive ; A whist and domino i


drive held in Slaidburn Village Hall on Saturday! was enjoyed by all. Whist ] winners were: M. i Coulthard, W. Barker, J. Seed, K. Metcalfe.


j Dominoes: M. Berry, D. J


Lowe, S. Berry, B. Wilson. Raffle: H. Lowe, W.


Barker, D. Lowe, E. Bark­ er.


The next drive will be


on September 28th. Bowling


.! During the summer hoi-!


idays Slaidburn childrenj have been enjoying bowl-1 ing matches held on the) green.each Wednesday, afternoon. There are some I


-keen players among them J i and with the help of mem-t


1 bers and’mothers it is time]


- w e l l s p c n t . J i i i c c j in d bis-1 ' cuits are served a f the end./


CONTEMPORARY WITH


TIMELESS CHARACTER. . .


Damp start did hot stop [ the crowds flocking to Chipping’s 75th show


AtWET start to the


day dampened the grass, but not the enthusiasm of com- p’etitors and specta­ tors at the 75th Cjhipping and Dis­ trict Agricultural and Horticultural Society's annual; show oh Saturday. -


Story and pictures by Robbie Robinson


into a bright and .dry afternoon, with almost - a record gate. Secretary Mr Stan Bullock said: " I t was the second highest attendance we've ever had." The foot and mouth


disease "20-day rule" meant that entries were


--Attendance was very much reduced in the cat- good, on what turned tie section, and there was


a complete absence of sheep and goats classes. However, the large


crowds had the chance to enjoy a wide range of attractions and competi­ tions, which featured everything from heavy horses and heifers, cheeses and chocolate cake, to bulls and babies. After a year without


local agricultural shows owing to the fo o t and mouth disease outbreak, there was a marked keenness to get on'and


groups, was also broad­ cast. \


- As ever, the animals


were popular with the youngsters, who had a chance to groom a pair of Simmental cows and watch the ponies, horses and their riders in action. The hounds of the ■ Holcombe Hunt also


enjoy the hard work and competition, and the well- polished vintage


spectacle which country farm machinery and shows present. There was something


to interest everyone with the dog show and dis­ play, craft stalls and impressive cheeses; poul­ try, cookery, vegetable and flower classes. Local residents topped


the lists of livestock win­ ners, notably Mr Ken Thornber, of Chaigley,- who scooped up an arm­ ful of trophies with his Ayrshires.


' The show was not


without its digs at offi­ cialdom. One introducto­ ry announcement includ­ ed the phrase "blasted rules" when referring to the continuing .livestock restrictions imposed by DEFRA following last year's fo o t and mouth disease outbreak. A lively song, which


was a humorous jibe at what is perceived as meddling in the affairs of the countryside by the Government, anti-hunt organisations and other


RESULTS Cattle


Local. Earl Derby Cup for


champion, Capt. Berkley Weld Cup for best pair, Ann Kay Challenge Cup for best dairy heifer, W. O. Street Cup for best dairy cow: Ken Thornber. • Holstein Friesian. F. Bam-


ber Challenge Cup for champi­ on, Sir. W. Brass Cup for col­ lection o f three, Tom Cowell Trophy for best heifer in milk: J. and M. Sanderson. Ayrshire. A. E. M. Pye Sil­


ver Salver for champion, Cherry Tree Cup for best heifer, Rose Bowl for best cow: Ken Thornber. Open Dairy. S. Bu llock


Cup for champion: J. and M. Sanderson. Simmental. Society Chal­


lenge Cup for champion: J. and V. Wood. Belgian Blue. Society Chal­


lenge Cup for champion: K. McGuire. Commercial Beef. Ashko


Tankard for best steer: I. Pick­ up.


Jersey. J im ’ Singleton


Memorial Trophy for champi­ on: J. D. and J. S. Jones. Specials. Stonyhurst Cup


for best cow in herd book: J. and M . Sanderson. W. Pye


Memorial T roph y fo r best exhibit by show member: Ken Thornber. Society Rosette for supreme cattle champion: J. and Mv Sanderson. Semex Shield and Prize for supreme dairy champion: J. and M. Sanderson. W. Pye Cup for Young Farmer's.Club best dairy calf bom after Sept. 1st, 1999: James Robinson. Shire Horses


N a t West Bank Cup for


shire horse champion: E.R. Williams. Committee Tankard for best foal: E.R. Williams. W.P. Brewer Cup for best pair o f shire horses: J. Higgins. Shire Horse Society Silver Spoon Award: J. Hig-. gins: Norman Hayhurst Tro­ phy for Trademsan's Turnout: Thwaites' Ales. Light Horses and Ponies . In-hand pony/horse. A.H. Birtwhistle Challenge Cup for .


in-hand pony champion: Stan Greenhalgh, Preesall. T. Isles Hillmore Enterprise Cup for brood mare: AmieSteff, Bum- ley. W.H. and M .E . Park Memorial Trophy for champi­ on in-hand horse: Amie Steff, Burnley. Giles Cup for equi­ ta t ion champion: .M a ry Abrams, Whittingham. Crys­ tal Springs Trophy for junior equ ita t ion : Heidi Barrett, Chipping. Newland Challenge T rop h y for lead rein equi­ ta t ion : Shannon Barrett, Chipping. John Potter.Cup for best


family horse: Lisa Slater, Stan- dish. N at iona l Provincial Building Society Cup for chil­ dren's everyday riding pony: M. Howarth-Sambuca, R o ­ chester. W.J. France Challenge Cup for best children's every­ day riding lead rein pony: Isabelle Coates, Clapham. Working Hunter. Saddle


End Cup for champion: Emma Walker, Trawden. Shetland Pony. Eclipse


Shetland Stud Shield: J.D. Kay, Mellon J. Harrison Tro­ phy for junior champion: J.D. Kay, Mellon Specials. Pearson Trophy


and S o c ie ty R o s e t te for supreme light horse champion:


Amie Steff, Burnley. • Horticulture ,•


A Mr-.' . Beard - Cup and


U A i l lU lb ' l i l S l iUW . UUU1L U V I 1.-,'. • ( i iw o v u w u vw i , tham. Society Cup for most house Cheese.


engraved tank a rd.fo r .b e s t exhibit-in show: John.Ben-


points in hortculture;classes:. John'Proctor/MajdrRead; •


Gift day -l- I A gift weekend held in]


West Bradford Methodist i Church, raised £1,250] towards the upkeep of the, church and grounds and! for its continued work in, the community.__[ Members and friends of]


the church thanked every-i one who supported the] event and invite them toi services held every Sunday ] at 2 p.m. Coffee momingsi are held on the second and] fourth Thursdays of eachi month, the next one being! on September 12th, to] which everyone is wel-' come.


- ..WHALLEY


Folk evening | Husband and wife folk]


duo Lynn and Barrie Hardman will provide the] entertainment in Whalley, Village Hall on September] 7 th for the next monthly entertainment night. j Future entertainment


on the first Saturday of each month will include a dance, story-telling and drama. Tickets for the folk evening are on sale at £3.50p. :


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MR DES STOBBS and his wife, Val, from Auckland, New Zealand, who had travelled further than any other visitor to the show (CR240802/3)


RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans and the Mayor of the Ribble Valley, Coun. Mrs Joyce Holgate, at the show (CR240802/2)


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CupTor most points in veg-: etable class: J. Hancock. -The T e r ry Wadesori Mem o rial Challenge Cup for most points in flower section: John Procter. The Tom Rich Memorial Tro­ phy: John Hancock. The Ted Hoyle Memorial Rosebowl: John Procter. The Dan Seed Memorial


Trophy for most points in pot plant classes: John Procter. J. D. K ay Cup for best dahlia exhibit: D. Swindlehurst. Mr


and Mrs Singleton Cup for most points in dahlia classes:


K. and E. Shepherd. Fr Fran­ cis Duggan Memorial Trophy


for best exhibit in children's


classes: Katy Blezzard.Arthur Jackson Memorial Trophy for best tomatoes: Messrs Hunt and Bu xton. D a v id R ich Memorial Cup: Frank Hoyle. WI classes


Cup for most points in cook­


ery: Julie Scott. Cup for best chocolate cake: Daisy Bowers. Children's Shield for most points: Victoria Seed. Photog­ raphy Cup: Margaret Whit­ taker. Rose Bowl: Kath Lloyd. • Poultry


Show Champion Cup:


Clarke Alexander. Soft Feath­ er Shield: Alan Procter. Award for best hard feather: Clarke Alexander. Reserve Show Champion: Alan Procter. Cup for be s t waterfowl: Laura Ewan. Clip for best eggs: G. C. Taylor. Cup for the best children's exhibit: Thomas Davies.


Cheese Crumbly Lancashire:


Greenfield’s Dairy Products. Creamy Lancashire: A.D. and P.E. Shorrock; T a sty Lan­ cashire: Butler’s Farmhouse Cheese. Any other variety of crumbly cheese: Wensleydale Dairy Products, Hawes. Mild Cheddar: Isle of Man Cream­ eries. Mature Cheddar: Dairy Crest, A sp atria. D ouble Gloucester. Greenfield’s Dairy


Produ cts . R e d Leicester: Greenfield’s Dairy Products. Any- o th e r v a r ie ty o f hard pressed cheese: Butler’s Farm-


- '•?Blue'.Veined:: Wcnsleydalcr


D a ir y - Produ cts , .:-Iiawes.’ Smoked Cheese: Greenfield’s D a iry Produ cts . Ad d it iv e


Cheese: Butler’s Farmhouse Cheese. Timothy Procter Cup for best Lancashire cheese: Greenfield’s Dairy Products. Texel T roph y for supreme champion cheese: Greenfield’s Dairy Products. Biosysteras Cup for best traditional Lan­ cashire Cheese: Butler’s Farm­ house Cheese. Vintage Farm Machinery


Non-tractor: John Cowgill


Ferguson Tractor: Ken Red- fern. Fordson Tractor: J. W. Pinder. An y other tra c to r : John Cowgill. Show Champi­ on: John Cowgill. •


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