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Young poultry fanciers steal the honours at annual show


by Robbie Robinson


RECORD attendance and young newcomers featured' at Saturday’s Ribble Valley Poultry Show, held at


Clitheroe Auction Mart. From the 1,132 entries in a large vari­


ety of classes from all over the country, 16 judges chose the champion birds and Mr Stan Bullock from Chipping present­


ed the trophies. Among the contenders were many


youngsters who entered the juvenile class­ es, a group which is being encouraged as the number of older fanciers decreases and land available on which to keep birds reduces.


. Chairman and founder member Mr


Colin Cooke said: “We started in 1960 and the first show cost £38.” Now the show is well established among


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LILY MASON with the winner in the Juvenile Old English Game best of breed (0811036b)


PLANT hunter Dr Brian Barnes gave an interesting and informa­ tive talk to Clitheroe Naturalists, entitled “P lant Hunting in the Yorkshire Dales”. Although he lives in Southport,


Dr Barnes has a great affection for the area around the three peaks of Ingleborough, Whernside and Pen- y-Ghent. As this was an area where many


of his audience had enjoyed some memorable walks, it was particu­ larly enjoyable for them to recog­ nise many of the places and plants depicted in the speaker’s excellent slides. They showed not only the land­ scape, but also detailed close-ups


the best in the country and features in all the top fowl and poultry publications. Mr Cooke said: “One of them called the


Ribble Valley show the Classic of the North.” Now a firm from Sunderland sets up the


show and staging it costs £1,400. In the juvenile classes there were three


young winners from Clitheroe. Twins Ben and Sam Mitton took the


Juvenile Bantam class with their award winning pair of Barred Rocks and Lily Mason, who is only four, was delighted with her best of breed win in the Juvenile Old English Game class. Mr Cooke said: “Her granddad was with


MR COOKE with Ben and Sam Milton and Iheir winning Barred Rocks (0811036a)


her and you should have seen him - to him it was if she’d won the World Cup.” He was delighted with the youngsters’


attendance and said that everyone had a grand time, adding: “I ’m very keen on get­ ting more local youngsters involved.” Mr Cooke stressed that the show is just holding its own and hopes the young blood


Hunter’s Yorkshire Dales safari


of some of the flowers, ferns and mosses described, notably the mountain pansies, orchids and globe flowers. The talk was divided under sev­


eral headings, including weeds and ruderals, some Ingleborough plants, species of short turf com­ munities, plants of abandoned quarries and plants of high level ash woodland. Dr Barnes paid particular atten­


tion to differentiating the various kinds of alchemillas, more com­ monly known as ladies’ mantles. I t was gratifying to listen to


someone who was able to convey his lifelong study and love of botany and could demonstrate how


features of the h ab ita t all play their part in deciding what will sur­ vive and fertilise. Such features included altitude,


soil conditions, the d in ts and grykes in limestone, the effects of glaciation and quarrying and the benefits of conservation areas. The audience was glad to be


reminded of what next spring may bring. The next meeting, which takes


place today, will have Syd Cambus talking about “Glorious Teeside”. The naturalists’ series of winter


walks starts on Saturday and all are welcome. Walkers are asked to eet at Clitheroe’s Chester Avenue car park at 11 a.m.


A helping hand for others


fruit machine INQUIRIES are con­ tinuing following an incident which took place on Saturday, between 6-30 and 6-45 p.m., at the Wadding- ton Arms, Clitheroe Road, Waddington. Five to six offenders


crowded around the f ru it machine in the public house and, with a duplicate key, they opened the machine to steal money. They took off with


£300 in cash.


will keep it going. He said: “Visitors come from all over, so there is good trade for the town, too.” He passed his thanks to everyone who


contributed towards the show’s success. “I ’m very grateful to Clitheroe Auction Mart in particular. Without them it would­ n’t happen.”


Raid on pub’s Club’s invitation


MEMBERS and friends of the Ribble Film Club are being invited to a "Christmas bash" at the New Inn in Clitheroe. The event, on December 8th, will also pro­


vide an update for members and supporters of the club and the opportunities available fol­ lowing the Lottery grant application. The evening will incorporate a DVD presen­


tation with more than a hint of Australia, fea­ turing footage not previously seen in the UK. Film club chairman Mr Bruce Dowles said:


"We have set ourselves new targets since the end of our days at the cinema over six months ago and we intend to do a 'Phoenix Nights' for 2004. While the loss of 35mm screenings is sad, the club will adapt and survive and spread a little happiness in the arts and culture world in Clitheroe and the surrounding area." Mr Dowles can be contacted on 01200


426757. Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, November 13th, 2003 9 Gardeners’ guest is a hit


MEMBERS and guests of Glitheroe Garden Club met a t the Ribchester Arms for an informal dinner. Thirty attended and the


guests of honour were Mr and Mrs Jim Atherton, of Darwen. Among his other talents, he is well known as a writer and pre­ senter of Lancashire dialect poetry.


' Following the meal, Mr


Atherton entertained everyone with his poetry, spanning a range of emotions from the


very humorous to the tear-jerk­ ing. His contribution to the


evening was very well received and, by comments afterwards, very much appreciated. His fee and money from the


sale of poems afterwards were for a local charity. Mr Atherton has raised


many thousands of pounds with his efforts so far and declared he would continue to do so as long as he had breath in his body.


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SOOTHING music can now be dispensed along with other treatments a t Clitheroe Health Centre, thanks to the generosity of a Clitheroe couple. When Mr and Mrs Pat and Jackie Devine,


of Littlemoor Road, celebrated their silver wedding anniversary, they asked friends and family for charity donations rather than pre­ sents and flowers. They raised just over £600, with some of


that money already benefiting patients at the busy health centre. I t has been used to buy a portable CD


stereo and a selection of CDs to be used in the treatment room, so that patients can listen to music that could calm them or help take their mind off their treatment. One of the CDs is specifically for children. Mr and Mrs Devine renewed their wedding vows at St James’ Church before staging an


•anniversary party for family and friends at The Swan and Royal, in Clitheroe. I t is not the first time that the couple have


helped the health centre. When Mrs Devine was 40 she asked for donations instead of pre­


POLICE are investigating an incident which took place between 6 p.m. on Saturday and 8-


30 a.m. on Sunday. A paving slab was thrown at the windscreen


sents and the couple bought a combined TV and video for the centre’s waiting room. Mrs Devine explained: “Over the years our


family has had a lot of treatment at the cen­ tre, whether it’s Pat or our three sons, Robert, Jonathon and Mathew, usually with football injuries. We just wanted to give something back and say thank you to the wonderful staff here.” The rest of the money donated for their


anniversary will go to this month’s Children in Need appeal and various Christian chari­ ties through St James’ Church. Mrs Devine works as a school crossing


patrol officer - what the children still call a lol­ lipop lady - at Clitheroe’s Brookside Primary School and hopes to raise more money on Children in Need day. She will be asking parents and children to


pay 20p to guess what she is wearing under­ neath her long lollipop lady’s coat. Our picture shows, from the left, Mrs-


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