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THE appearance at Clitheroe Sta­ tion of sausage maker Mr Cliff Cowbum was by Royal command. ' Mr Cowbum, proprietor of the shop in Castle Street famous for its sausages, received the request for the sausages from St James’s Palace and he was there with a


selection of the 70 varieties of sausages regularly made at his shop. He handed over to the Prince


some Cumberland pork, organic venison, Lancashire pork and beef and stout sausages and spent a couple of minutes in conversation with the Prince about the famous Clitheroe sausages. “He told me he had heard about


our sausages and he could not come to Clitheroe without seeing some,” said Mr Cowbum. “I t was lovely, really. He was


Royal visit team


IREPORTERS: Vivien Meath, John Turner,*


| Natalie Cox and Rob­ bie Robinson.


| PICTURES BY: Colin Horne, Jonathan;?


Myers, John Turner and Steve > Pendrill.


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(lie Smith, from Chaigley, Id to listen to the group, \uch included her daughter Jiariotte, from outside the


(She said: “They’ve been ractising hard and are so k cited. They sang really jell. I asked Prince Charles I he had enjoyed it. He said


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f s and th a t he was so leased th a t music is still lught in schools.” 1 Most of those waiting out- Ide the hall to greet the Tince waved Union flags, (it among them were some aving placards urging


tince Charles to "carry on anting."


|An d not everyone was Iterested in the rural rea- Ins for the Prince’s visit. I,vo Alro-Caribbean women


1-scribed how they had trav- lled from Gloucester to leak to the Prince about Je looming war against aq.


(Wearing long evening- lyle dresses under their I rm overcoats, they strode kerminedly up to the hall Itrance, but were turned Vay as they had no passes, (policewoman took them to he side and explained that lie nature of the Prince’s


(sit prevented their meeting Im, but they were very per­ cent. I One, Ms Elizabeth Good,


lid: “The USA is stopping le Prince from going there (cause he will try to stop (e war. He must speak out; i must tell him he must


leak out. ] “He has the spiritual Inver; we know this. He is he only one who can stop ie war.”


THE Prince meets Platform Gallery co-ordinator Liz Martch and gallery assistant Frances Spencer while Arts Development Officer Katherine Shoesmith looks on (J090103/11)


“ I WISH we could have a royal visit every week” was the sentiment expressed by a local council boss after Prince C harles sp e n t T h u rsd ay morning in Clitheroe. Speaking about the heir to


the throne’s visit, Mr David Morris, the chief executive of Ribble Valley Borough Council, said: “I t is good for the Ribble Valley and the town - a tremen­ dous advert. I t has shown the power of the Platform Gallery and the local artists’ displays. To get recognition from the Prince of Wales is absolutely superb. “From the youngsters to the professional artists, it is encour­ aging for them and a big boost


for the Platform Gallery.” _ allery


HE really made my dayl That was the verdict on the royal visit from


A hat fit to wear to meet a Prince Miss Carr had been collected by carers from


Miss Ellen June Carr (64), who travelled from her farm home in Slaidburn absolutely deter­ mined to meet Prince Charles. Bedecked in a red hat, specially trimmed


with flowers for the occasion, her wish was granted as the smiling Prince emerged from the Platform Gallery. Spotting her in the front row of the crowd, he made his way towards her and asked about the


hat. "He wanted to know all about it and said he


intends to tell his mother about me and my hat," said Miss Carr. "It took me three weeks to make it," said the


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Slaidburn 'Women’s Institute member. ”1 have never seen him before, but he was bom when I was 10.1 was a pupil at Ribblesdale School and we all went out to watch as a plane flew through the sky, trailing his name behind it."


her Slaidburn home at 8-30 a.m. on Thursday. "I have never seen the Prince in person before, but my late mother wrote to the Queen when she was married and offered her some farm­ house butter. We used to make it in a chum. “The lady-in-waiting wrote back and


thanked her, but it was not accepted. “I've always wanted to see the Prince, but never thought I would see him and speak to


him too." As Miss Carr left the station for her lunch at


the Castleford Day Centre, her meeting with the Prince had ensured that she had plenty to tell her friends there, her brother, Tom, as well as memories to take her throught the coming


winter months. Our picture shows an excited Miss Carr,


complete with picturesque hat, all set to meet the Prince.


(.3090103123) Gallery proves a hit with the Prince


very charming, very easy to talk to. I was very nervous, but he put me at my ease straight away. “This sort of thing is good for Clitheroe. The more good news


• th a t happens, the better for Clitheroe,” he added. Mr Cowbum is the fifth genera­


tion of his family to be a butcher. His father, who originally came from Rossendale, moved to the Castle Street business in Clitheroe in 1968.


IALFEATURE THE


Sausages come by Royal command!


” Sausages from Cowman’s


Butchers are sent all over Britain, some reaching as far as the West Country, London and the South East. So great is the demand for the


sausages that in the three weeks up to Christmas Mr Cowbum and his


staff made three and a half tons. Two ladies from Langho who


were among the hundreds waiting to welcome the royal visitor out­ side the station, made the Prince’s day. Royal fans Mrs Helen Brett and


Mrs Marjorie Patton almost set the visitor back on his heels when one of them told him: “You are


■ better-looking in real life than you are on television”. Just before he climbed aboard


the bus to take him to Chipping he made a detour on the station car


park to chat to members of the public hoping to catch a glimpse of him. After hearing the remark about


his good looks, the Prince turned to the two ladies, from Langho, smiled and said: “That is some­ thing I suffer from”. Mrs Brett said afterwards: “I


couldn’t believe it when he came and had a word with us. He is mar­ vellous”.


‘Prince Charming’ wows young and old alike!


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THE Prince of Wales is presented with a string of locally-produced and made sausages by Mr Cliff Cowburn during the royal visit to Clitheroe (J090103/28)


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STEPPING off the bus, Prince Charles arrives outside the village hall at Chipping to see the farming exhibition set up there (0901031-2)


HOURS spent polishing and lems encountered using public


preparing the first of the new Bowland Transit Midibuses paid off when it was unveiled by none other than Prince Charles. The low-floor midibus is one of


a fleet of four vehicles which has been provided for residents in remote villages. The new service will begin at Easter and will be operated from a nerve centre at Chipping. On board, during the journey


from Clitheroe to Chipping with the Prince, were representatives of those whose lives have already been enhanced by services such as dial-a-bus and others for whom rural bus services can pro­ vide a lifeline. Chatburn 14-year-old Emma


ARTIST Jenny Cork explains her work to the Prince after presenting him with a piece of her glass work (J090103/18)


ing Prince Charles round the gallery and introducing the


Mr Chris Hughes, the bor- var;ous WOrkshop groups and


ough’s In su re and tourism arysts described the royal vis- manager, added: “This visit itor as “very charming”.


gallery'no^endfitk absolutely ,Sh.e added: “* e.w“


fantastic particularly in terms finely interested in the art of our regional and national and craft. His time here has -----


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ran because it means he must have been happy with what we had put on display for him.” However, for Mrs Shoe-


smith, gallery co-ordinator Liz Martch and gallery assistant Frances Spencer, the end of Prince Charles’s visit meant it


nmfile as a contemporary craft certainly raised the profile of was back to business as usual, gallery”


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g Arts Development Officer it is doing well by attracting a ready for a new exhibition Mrs Katherine Shoesmith, who royal visitor.


had been given the task of guid- “I am pleased his visit over- opens tomorrow.


the gallery and confirms that getting the Platform Gallery titled “Storytelling” which


Wood landed a dream ticket after being asked to accompany the Prince on the journey and chat about rural transport. She was one of a team of local


youngsters who compiled a report last year calling on public transport bosses to make buses and trains more teen-friendly. She said: "I was really looking


forward to meeting him, although I got a bit nervous in the morning. I t was a fantastic day." Emma was one of a number of


young people who took part in a travel conference in November 2001 which resulted in the report: "Young People and Public Trans­ port." Also on board was disabled


bus-user Mrs Sally Britnell (61), of George Lane, Read, who said: "He showed a lot of interest in


tran sp ort when you are in a wheelchair and we chatted about all sorts of things. He was very easy and pleasant to talk to. He was Prince Charming. I felt we were very honoured to be asked to meet him." Slaidburn Youth Group facili­


tator Jackie Howard, of Tow- nend, was another-travelling on the bus during its scenic journey through the snow-covered land­ scape. As the bus, driven by Mr


David Wilson, made its way along the winding rural country lanes, cottage-dwellers and farm­ ers waved at the royal guest from their front doors and windows. ■ And another enthusiastic


reception awaited the Prince when he arrived at Chipping Vil­ lage Hall to see how fanners have fared in the wake of foot and mouth. The exhibition was host­ ed by Lancashire Rural Futures, a Lancashire County Council project aimed at regenerating the Forest of Bowland area. I t showcased rural businesses,


including sheep-milking, organic cheese-making and a farm plastic


recycling schema The Prince tucked into local


farm-assured beef served by celebrity chef Nigel Haworth, of Northcote Manor, Langho, then chatted about diversification to Tosside farmer Tony Holland, of Bowland Outdoor Reared Pork, who had roasted a hog in the vil­ lage hall, pictured below. He said: "The Prince is a keen


local transport and it was like supporter of the countryside and chatting to a friend." Mrs Brit- was very interested in how we nell was accompanied by her hus­ band, Gerald. The couple use the Read dial-a-bus regularly and


have fought back from the decline in agriculture." Bashall Town farmer Simon


|ice needs a ticket, whocb supplied by bus driver Mr avid Wilson, (s)


|LOCAL Chef Mr I Nigel *•


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Haworth . carves a slice


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SOME tasty (reals are on the menue from Robert Kitching and JohnWeld-Blundell who proudly show the Prince some of their many cheese products (C090103/Ih) ; /


BOWLAND Outdoor Reared Pork-proprietor Tony Holland offers the Prince a slice of hog roast (C090103/lg)


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' describe it as "excellent and a great social occasion. Everyone meets on the bus," added Mrs Britnell. "The Prince asked about prob-


Barnes, who opened the Bashall Barn Farm Shop and Cafe last year and now employs 10, said it had been the opportunity of a lifetime to speak to the prince.


7 + ENTRANCE EXAMINATION Saturday, 18th January 2003


Please telephone, fax or e-mail the school for further details on:


Telephone: 01254 506070 Fax: 01254 506080


E-mail: principal @ westholmeschool.com


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