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but big crowds enjoy show Words: Robbie Robinson


Pictures: Jeanette Dawson and Rebecca Wright


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TRAFFIC jams and heavy showers did not prevent thousands of people enjoy­ ing a day out at the Royal Lancashire Show last week. As judges inspected sheep, goats, cattle,


horses, poultry and vegetables, plus the skills of their various handlers, riders and produc­ ers, the crowds flocked through the display tents and arenas to see the best of rural Lan­ cashire. After the official opening, HRH the Prince


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Edward tpured the ground with his wife Sophie, Countess of. Wessex, and chatted with a group of Army Cadets, some from the Ribhle Valley area.


A highlight of Wednesday’s show was the


judging of the beef cattle, the group winners of which went on to the Champion of Champions’ competition.


cattle .tent into the arena where their owners and handlers anxiously awaited the judge’s slap on the winning animal’s rump.


Competitors walked their beasts from the


tine, the British Simmental champion, which received the Champion of Champions sash and was introduced to a somewhat nervous Mayor of Clitheroe, Coun. Mrs Joan Knight, by owner Mr David Donnelly, of Ashbourne, Derbyshire. The Mayor then presented him with .the


Lawrenson Rosebowl, a trophy donated to the RLS by Clitheroe Town Council, from its stock of silverware.


had sent everyone scuttling for shelter under marquees and trade tents, the lighter of which were unable to cope with the volume of water


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•• ’ ?! A downpour immediately prior to the judging After some deliberation it was Atlow Valen­


I t ’s a s u i ta b le showground: It-s p i the first time we’ve < used the ground ,; and these problems j


will be addressed - , Show chairman Mr ■ Rennie Pinder'


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and sagged and bulged in places. However, the rain soon passed and a weather window opened up.


The Household Cavalry thundered round the


main arena on their musical ride and the aircraft carrying the Red Devils free-fall parachute team appeared, ready to add to the spectacle. I t circled just under cloudbase and after a cir­ cuit to drop wind markers, the team members


jumped in rapid succession, smoke streaming from boot-mounted canisters. The parachutists swooped round and dropped swiftly and accu­ rately into the arena to loud applause. Trade tents reported brisk sales and the best


of local and Lancashire products were available, from farming equipment and supplies, to old- fashioned sarsaparilla and cheeses, sporting goods and rural craftwork. The decision to.cancel the final day of the


the evening’s torrential rain, the roads leading from the grounds and the car parks could be very muddy and therefore dangerous for the next day’s visitors.


show was made after a meeting held at 10 p.m. last Wednesday by senior members of the show society, the police and health and safety staff from Ribble Valley Borough Council. It was made clear by the police that following


Insp. Bob Ford, of Clitheroe police, said:


“The combination of mud on public roads, traf­ fic and pedestrians created a hazard to public safety.”


Show organisers have been criticised for the


choice of location and Coun. Brian Collis (Ribchester) said that he had warned them that the site at Salesbury Hall Farm was bad because the drainage was poor and access dif­ ficult. However, Mr Rennie Pinder, chairman of


the Royal Lancashire Show, responded by say­ ing that the land was very well drained. He accepted there were traffic problems, but


stressed: “I t ’s a suitable showground. I t ’s the first time we’ve used the ground and these problems will be addressed.” The traffic difficulties encountered will not


show would be learned. People who purchased advanced tickets for


Thursday’s show can obtain a refund by writ­ ing to the show secretary enclosing their tick­ ets.


The address is RLAS, 5 Windmill Cottages,


out the Ribble Valley. “In Waddington the Higher Buck Inn and


Preston New Road, Mellor Brook, Blackburn, BB27NT. The severity of the rainfall was felt through­


several houses were flooded as rainwater poured off the fell into the village. Mr Ken Lawton, of Eaves Hall Lane, West


Bradford, said: “The heavens opened and it wasn’t long before the lane resembled a river and a few people were flooded out further down in the village. “Iam a resident of Eaves Hall Lane myself


and it was a bit worrying at the time.” • See "As I See It", page 4.


MRS DINAH PROCTER with I the best large fowl (soft f l


lead to the show being relocated, despite reports that a new site was being sought. Mr Pinder said that lessons from this year’s


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