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Memorable night for a Valley firm


by John Turner


A COMPANY from the Ribble Valley had a win­ ning night in every way when executives attend­ ed a black tie dinner at a gala ceremony at a plush Manchester Hotel. Dugdale N u tri tio n , of


Clitheroe, was n o t only winner of one of the top classes in the North West Business Awards - the com­ pany was runner-up in two more classes. Success did not stop at the


in a grand charity draw also went to the table occupied by the Clitheroe team. One member of staff won


a prize of dinner, bed and breakfast at Manchester’s Le Meridien Palace Hotel, and another won a package of Microsoft Software worth £300.


Their win in the awards


was announced to an audi­ ence of more than 150 busi­ ness leaders and special guests.


business awards either. The first and second prizes


A total of nine different


awards were given out on the night, with one award going to two different Liverpool organisations. Judges gave Dugdales the


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top award for Customer Focus and made them run­ ners-up in Strategy of the Year section and Small to Medium-Sized Business of the Year section. Dugdales, which has


introduced innovative mar­ keting techniques to supply farmers with feedstuffs for cattle, were one of 10 class winners who now go through to the national competition, which takes place in London in the autumn. Hundreds of companies


entered the finals of a com­ petition described by the Chancellor of the Exchequer as the "business Oscars". The awards recognise and reward best practice, innovation and success. Commenting on the


awards, Mr Warren Buckley, customer services director of sponsoring company Busi­ ness Solutions a t Orange, said: "Every finalist in each region this year has demon-


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strated outstanding achieve- drive to deliver bright busi- including the Lord Mayor of Howard Blackburn had to a wonderful result. It reflects ment in securing business ness in their individual mar- Manchester, Coun. Audrey make a presentation to a on the marvellous workforce su^ ? s*


shown a real passion and north-west dignitaries Managing director Mr was a wonderful evening and


have shown a clear focus on The evening was hosted Mill, Salthill, was founded also had to respond to ques- Dugdale, holding the trophy, both innovation and good by the actor Cameron Stew- 153 years ago. The firm tions from the judges. service. Each of them has a r t and was attended by employs 36 people.


Mr Blackburn said: “I t staff with their awards, (C080703/4)


Dancing queen Rate has a stay out of village very special audience


a t the Central School of Ballet in London, was due to perform at the Bloomsbury Theatre for the Earl and Countess of Wessex last night at a gala event. Kate successfully auditioned for a


A BALLERINA from the Ribble Valley pirouetted in front of royalty this week as she made her London stage debut. Kate Wignall, a first-year student


place at the prestigious dance school last year, and was awarded a three- year scholarship to study ballet and contemporary dance. The Central School of Ballet is one of Europe’s leading centres for dance training and education. The former Ribblesdale High


ital with the school Kate was taking to the stage as part of a Gala Evening of Dance. The event, which was in aid of the school’s development appeal, opens the summer season a t the Bloomsbury Theatre. The royal couple were to see a


School Technology College pupil, who went on to study at Blackburn College, started dancing when she was five. At the age of eight she was accepted as a Junior Associate of the Royal Ballet School. In her first performance in the cap­


The north-west finalists gratulations to them all." Dugdales, of Bellman during three sessions and he Our picture shows Mr and the Dugdale Nutrition


kets and we offer our con- Jones MP. panel of distinguished judges we have here.”


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A WHALLEY man was ordered by a court not to go within three miles of the village. Graham Carter (37), of Woodfield View,


was remanded on bail until July 17th by Blackburn magistrates. He is charged with assaulting his wife,


Mrs Kerry Carter, causing her actual bod­ ily harm. Conditions of bail include residence at


an address in Merseyside, not having con­ tact with his wife and not going within a three-mile radius of the centre of Whalley.


showcase of ballet, contemporary and jazz dance by students from the Cen­ tral School of Ballet and Ballet Cen­ tral - one of the country’s most popu­ lar touring companies.


It is often tough being a student!


SCHOOL has became really heavy going this week for pupils of Ribblesdale High School Technology College. There have been no classes. A few of them have been sitting around having their hair done and offering their


hands.up for a manicure. Others have eaten airline meals, some have been to the pictures or even taken in a show.


There was no need, though, to fear falling standards


in education - they were all learning in a different way during curriculum week.


Years 7,8 and 9 took part in various activities, spending each day in a different department.


Formal lessons were out. Instead, all pupils from


Royal award presented to a life-saving super team


VOLUNTARY lifesaving work by a Clitheroe teacher and her dog has been marked with the investiture of the Queen’s Medal. Helen Mor ton, and her dog,


Linnhe, were among the 25 members of the Rossendale Search and Rescue team presented with the medal by the D ep u ty Chief Constable of L an ­ cashire, Julia Hodson. The recipients were the team mem­


bers who had been active for at least five years. Linnhe is the second search dog to have joined geography teacher Helen


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on operations throughout the North- West. She carried out more than 100 operations with her previous collie, Skye, from 1992 until, sadly, the dog collapsed and died while out for a walk in May, 2000, at the age of 10. In her long career, Skye made a


number of successful lifesaving searches in arduous terrain and in awful weather. Skye was given the highest grade


artists, one showing pupils how to make miniature shoes and the other weaving wall hangings; Year 9 pupils looked at airline meals, cooking a simulated airline meal then eating it.


Activities included demonstrations from two visiting


pupils took part in sessions on yoga, diet and assertive­ ness as well as having their hair and nails done by a vis­ iting hairdresser and beautician. Visits included Dugdale Nutrition for an industry


Special Needs staff provided “The Works” where In the languages department pupils watched French


videos, listened to French music, tasted French food, learned about the EU, made posters - even fitted in a croissant and hot chocolate. There were talks with speakers, research, worksheets


for a search dog a t an assessment course in Snowdonia in 1995. Linnhe, now aged seven, is following


in her mother’s pawsteps and will be graded in September. (B020703/11)


on tourism; research and production of a display for a magazine; and a cinema visit and follow-up work in classroom. On Tuesday there was an all-day workshop with the


Remand on bail


A WOMAN from Gisburn and a man from Worsthorne, near Burnley, were remanded on bailby Blackburn magis­ trates after they appeared on a charge of assault causing grievious bodily harm. Karen Foley (42),


of Todber Caravan Park, Gisburn, and Simon George Den­ ton (33), of I-Iecken- hurst Avenue, Worsthorne, were ordered to stand trial at Preston Crown Court. It is alleged they


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assaulted a man named Mr David Pritchard. They were both


remanded on bail until September 1st for the preparation of committal papers.


Say Two Touring Company from Leyland. Some pupils visited Jodrell Bank in Cheshire, others went on a RSPB trip Rockwater Bird Park.


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A CLITHEROE schoolgirl who was injured after her pony fell on top of her a t a pony club show is now recovering at home. Jessica Collinson (10) was


CE Primary School pupil was treated for a fractured pelvis, but was allowed home after three days. She had just taken part in


airlifted to the Royal Preston Hospital after the accident at the Chipping Pony Club Show in Longridge. The Bolton-by-Bowland


finished second out of a field of 12 entries. Jessica was going on to


compete in junior equitation, but her pony became upset while the pair were waiting and it reared up. Although Jessica managed


to bring the pony under con­ trol, Polly went over back­ wards and lost its balance, falling on top of its rider. The North West Air


the novice equitation class on her pony, Polly, in which she


Ambulance attended, togeth­ er with a land ambulance, and one of the mothers, who was a nurse, offered immediate first aid.


This week Jessica’s grand­


mother, Mrs Eileen Jackson, said the youngster was doing well. She added that the whole


family, including Jessica’s par­ ents, Mr Peter and Mrs Tracey Collinson, wanted to thank all those who had helped Jessica after the fall. She added: “We are grate­


ful to the paramedics and the air ambulance crew for what they did, and the nurse who came over to us on the field. It was wonderful to.have some­ one around that knew exactly what they were doing.”


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