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lers using the M3 farm Inent system, lompany has also extend- lroduct range'and now l-ange of feeds specifically 1 to individual farm needs,


growth comes about after [fanning and hard work lout the company," says


[kburn. [two-year strategic plan 1 lwth targets are now well lour grasp, the commit- |d team work shown by all 1 contributed greatly and bgnised by the directors' fnt in our accounts pub-


J business (of foot and |lisease) was considerable, [eduction in tonnage and |d costs. The management Id all the staff responded Jicently and took the Ko mitigate the effects.” ■lirectors expressed their Be to the workforce for its |se to one of the greatest Bes the company and the Ty had faced in its 150 listence".


1 June. katement said: 'The effect


Sxtension plan is rejected


[LANS to build a two- Jorey extension at the rear ■ a semi-detached house in [arrow have been turned ■own. 1 An application for the [remises in Clitheroe Road [a s recommended for


pfusal. In a report to members


|f Ribble Valley Borough [ouncil’s Planning and development Committee, [fficers said the design and lie impact of the extension |n the symmetry of the [vo dwellings were among |ie ir reasons for recom­ mending refusal. I Councillors agreed and he scheme did not get the >-ahead.


luthouse can be replaced


[N existing outhouse at a |roperty in Victoria Ter- ice, Billington, can be [placed by a single-storey ^tension. A report to members of


llevelopment Committee laid that the extension Tould “fill the void area” (etween the rear of the lid-terrace property’s listing kitchen and out-


louse and the boundary [all to the yard area. J The scheme was sup- lorted by councillors.


Pendle Club [RIDGE winners at the


[endle Club were Mrs loan Lavery, Mrs Marian fradwell, Mrs Frances lorter and Mrs Jackie hilling. New members are relcome every Monday at


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|-30 p.m. Solo whist winners at lie club were Mrs E. Lan-


laster, Mr D. Grant and l l r A. Leonard. New play- Irs are welcome every Monday at 7-30 p.m.


In a leaf :’s book


lich showcases local pro-


If these drive tourists into Ion, support our economy |dde a rural focus for locals. Prince’s comments on


; the pub the centre of Immunities struck a chord : and, while we won’t be ; the Bashall Arms, we


I be brewing and selling our | r by the summer.” shire Rural Futures has


Ipporting the Bashall ini- IProject manager Mr John fik, who will be welcoming 1 visitor today, said: “The


lias been working hard to Jthe voice of the country- peard and that a future is i for the people who live


|k there. ; visit is an ideal opportu-


I show what has already nieved with regard to rural ktion, and yet also to high- nprovements required to it continues well into the


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YOUNG people from across the Ribble Val­ ley are on track to meet Prince Charles dur­ ing his visit to Clitheroe today. Six youngsters representing villages


across the Valley, together with officials from the Whalley-based Ribble Valley Youth and Community Service, will be dis­ cussing issues of rural transport and its effect on young people with the royal visitor when he stops off at the Platform Gallery en route to Chipping. Mr John Kirkham, the Youth and Com­


munity Service’s district team leader, said: “The reason we have been asked to take part in the royal visit is because we have made significant strides in enabling young people to move around from their villages to access opportunities that perhaps they would not have been able to otherwise.” Mr Kirkham, pictured with the mural,


explained that two separate transport part­ nerships have been formed by the Youth and Community Service to enable young­ sters living in outlying villages the opportu­ nity to access youth services in the evenings. The first scheme saw the service teaming


up with the North Lancashire Rural Trans­ port Partnership and the Countryside


Agency to fund a bus service which trans­ ports young people from six villages to Bow- land High School every Monday to take part in the Bowland Rural Youth Project. A second initiative has just got under way


involving a partnership with the Ribble Val­ ley Rider, and this will also take youngsters to Bowland on Monday nights. , ■ During his time with the service, the


Prince of Wales will also be viewing a 15ft. mural with aboriginal themes which depicts


a futuristic train. Mr Kirkham explained why: “A year ago


we held a young people’s conference which was sponsored by First North Western to look at youngsters’ experience of all modes of transport. One of the recommendations in the report which was published following the conference was that young people find train stations dreary - it suggested that art work could be put up to make them brighter


places. “First North Western then sponsored the


young people to do a piece of art work which has just been completed and will be on dis­ play for Prince Charles. After that we hope to apply for planning permission and then install it on Whalley Railway Station.” (B080103/1)


A real hive of activity at the Platform Gallery


THIS week has seen a hive of activity at Clitheroe’s Platform Gallery. It was a case of all hands


on deck at the Station Road art emporium to ensure the Christmas craft exhibition was removed in time for this morning’s visit by Prince Charles. And in between helping to


clear the gallery, Ribble Val­ ley Borough Council’s Arts Development Officer, Mrs Katherine Shoesmith, was practising the talk she will give to the royal visitor as she guides him through the building today. The gallery has been chosen as the main focus for his visit to Clitheroe. As well as watching local


schoolchildren making felt pictures, Mrs Shoesmith will be introducing her royal vis­ itor to Suzanne McCullock, the artist-in-residence who has been helping the young­ sters. In the main area of the


Mrs Shoesmith will also be telling Prince Charles


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work will be exhibited in the venue. ■


gallery, she will introduce the Prince to four local artists. Alongside Jenny Cork, will be cabinet- maker Gary Wilson, Louise Swindells, who works with textiles, and jewellery-maker Ellen Darby. Pieces of their


about a new venture which is due to start later this year with the aim of devel­ oping the educational side of the gallery. The new ini­ tiative will involve out­ reach work in rural areas around the Ribble Valley. Platform Gallery co­


Mrs Shoesmith hands over to Mr John Kirkham, dis­ trict team leader of the Ribble Valley Youth and


ordinator Liz Martch and gallery assistant Frances Spencer will also meet the Prince of Wales, before


Community Service, for the final part of the visit. Prince Charles’ journey through Clitheroe is expect­ ed to take around 15 min­ utes, but Mrs Shoesmith said she thinks he may stay longer. “I imagine because of his interest in art and craft that he will want to talk to the artists and look at the work in the gallery.” Our picture shows Mrs


Shoesmith, Mr Wilson and Miss Martch; (CR070103/1)


Children’s dream is fit for a prince 1


All set for a very special passenger


AT the wheel of the Bowland Tran­ sit midi bus taking Prince Charles from Clitheroe to Chipping today will be a former Ribble Buses Clitheroe depot manager. David Wilson has been involved


with buses and trams since 1977, and will take the Prince from the Clitheroe Interchange to Chipping, via Chaigley and the Hodder Bridge. Mr Wilson now works at Lancashire


County Council’s Preston headquar­ ters as bus services co-ordinator for Burnley, Pendle, Rossendale and the Ribble Valley. He started as a conductor on the


trams in Blackpool in 1977 before join­ ing Ribble Buses as'a management trainee at the start of the ’80s. "We had to pass our PSV Driver's


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the Prince. There's not many drivers that can say they've had a member of the Royal Family on their bus." Among the dignitaries on board will


be Lord Shuttleworth and County Coun. Nora Ward. There will also be a number of local people who rely on public transport. "The bus the Prince will be on is a


brand new, low-floor, easy-access vehi­ cle like the ones we use on quality bus routes and the new park and ride at Walton le Dale. It's almost space aged


compared to the ones in our collection." The Bowland Transit scheme will


begin officially at Easter and be oper­ ated from a nerve centre in Chipping. Local people will be able to influence when and where the bus runs, ensur­ ing it meets the needs of those living in rural communities. Prince Charles will receive a spe­


cially-printed ticket and model of the bus when he makes his journey. The model was supplied by Lancaster City Models and repainted by Paul Robson Models of Penrith. • The current bus service from


Clitheroe Interchange to Chipping is the Lakeland Service 210 and involves changing buses at Longridge.


TrustinsBritish products *


MEMBERS of the Bowland Farmers' Co-operative are putting trust back into British products. Chairman Mr Jim Curwen is a ten­


ant of the Duke of Westminster on a 3,000-acre farm at Abbeystead. Today, Mr Curwen hopes to be able


to tell Prince Charles of the success of the co-operative, which was formed in the autumn of 2000. Bowland Forest Foods, the branding


arm of the co-operative, is to mount a display of its home-produced beef and lamb at Chipping Village Hall. The farmers aim to produce top-


qu'ality food for local people and, in doing so, hope to keep smaller farms in business and help in the fight to retain local butchers' shops. "We hope we can put more money back into the econo­ my and put more trust into beef," said Mr Curwen. The outbreak of foot and mouth dis­


ease effectively put the co-operative's launch on hold during 2001, but the 37 Bowland farmers involved continued planning, discussing strategies such as marketing and resolved to ensure that, although food production had ground to a halt, the enterprise was not aban­ doned. At the end of foot and mouth, the


co-operative moved back into top gear, supplying their farm-produced meat to restaurants and butchers. Hotels such as Northcote Manor, Gibbon Bridge and the Moorcock are among those supplied, while butchers' shops include Alan Hacking in Clitheroe, Mark Robinson, Chipping and outlets in Nelson and Garstang. The livestock does not go to auction,


which Mr Curwen believes reduces stress levels, and local abbattoirs are


.used before the product returns to local people.


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JUST over 40 children from Brabins Endowed School and St Mary’s RC Primary School, Chipping, are singing for Prince Charles. They have chosen Abba’s “I


have a dream” to sing in the foyer of the community centre as the Prince arrives. I t proclaims: “I have a


dream, a song to sing, to help me cope with anything.” The youngsters will be


accompanied on the guitar by Mrs Margaret Rogers, of St Mary’s, and Brabins head Mrs Glynis Goldsbrough will also be there. Mrs Rogers and Mrs Golds­


brough are pictured with the children a t a rehearsal this week.


(C070103/3)


THERE are not too many people milking sheep - but Chipping farmer John Stott is one of them, and today he will be meeting a member of the royal family who is making a stand for British farming. Mr Stott is one of just 150 farmers milking sheep. He has been involved with the Bowland Inititiative


for the past four years and is a keen supporter of it. '.'We need to ask ourselves if we want to bring food


in from abroad. Do we want the countryside to go derelict, covered in weeds? We are here to look after the countryside, as well as to help with the supply of food." Mr Stott's brother, Peter, is also diversifying. His


son, Simon, has set up a business aiming to clear up all the piles of black plastic, left on farmland. The plastic is taken to Dumfries, washed and cleaned and converted into plastic benches. Other Bowland busi­ nesses showcased at Chipping today include organic cheese-making, yoghurt making, joinery and outdoor reared pork. A hamper of local food will be presented to the Prince as a memento of his visit before he unveils a commemorative plaque. The.wicker hamper is being provided by Hamper-


stop, which has a stall on Clitheroe Market and has secured a contract with Duchy Originals to produce an exclusive range of hampers. In it will be food pro­ duced by clients of Lancashire Rural Futures, whose project manager, Mr John Welbank, will be escorting the Prince during his visit to Chipping.


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