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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, June 1 st, 2006 21 clouds vanish as sun greets royal guest
DUNSOP BRIDGE’S oldest resident and tenant, 96-year-old Mrs Sarah Winifred Fox, was presented to Her Majesty The Queen at Puddleduck’s Cafe.
Mrs Fox, who has lived in the village for the past 68 ^ars and is a loyal sup
porter of the Royal Family, said it was a “memorable experience”. , “She asked me if I was well and how
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long I’d lived here for. It was really nice to see her, she was very pleasant and looked lovely. She’s a really grand woman,” Mrs Fox Lommented. “She loote much younger than she actually is, like she did years ago.” Mrs Fox, who was fortunate enough
to meet The Queen in the 1950s, added that Her Majesty was “a lo t more relaxed these days”. Meaihwhile, the Royal v is it had a
ENSURING Her Majesty had a warm welcome are Joyce Greenwood, Edna Brown and Dorothy Redmayne (G250506/lm) '
feeling of deja-vu for Miss Mary Wor- swick, Tvho lives next door to Mrs Fox. Miss Worswick, who is also one of
AS part of her visit to the Valley, Her Majesty visited two local farms - Radhohne Laund, between Cow Ark and Whitewell, and Burholme, between Whitewell and Dunsop Bridge. At Radhohne Laund, the Royal
party learned how agricultutral tech nology is at work in the rural Ribble Valley. Dairy farmer Stuart Verity gave Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh a guided tour of the farm, which is part of by the monarch's Duchy of Lancaster estate. It includ ed a visit to the milking parlour and an opportunity to learn how computer software is now at work helping farm ers monitor their milk yields and the health of their herds. Mr Verity, whose family has been
farming on the land since 1969, said: “It was a tremendous honour to have a visit from the 'landlord' as part of her 80th birthday tour. “We met the Queen on her last visit
to Whitewell in 1989 and it is tremen dous she has chosen to honour us again today. The last visit was to mark her 50th anniversary of owning the land and now she is back for her 80th birthday. She seemed very inter ested in ever^hing on the farm and very impressed with the technology we have here.” During the visit, the Duke of Edin
burgh commented on the “country smell” of the farm as the Royal couple paused to speak to Mr Verity with his wife, Kathleen, and son, Mark. Later, at Burholme Farm, the Roy
als viewed sue presentation stands in a specially erected marquee, showcash ing product and projects from the Duchy of Lancaster. The farm also supplied the beef for the lunch to be served later at the Inn at Whitewell;- “A wonderful honour” was how
farmer and tenant of the Whitewell Estate, Rod Spence, described his delight on learning that his Ribble Valley beef would be served to the Queen and her guests. He and his wife, Susan, were proud
hosts at Burholme Farm, where more than 300 tenants from the duchy estates in Lancashire, Yorkshire,. Crewe and Needwood, near Stoke, were invited to the private function to meet the Queen and the Duke. They all displayed their farm diversification
projects and Mr and Mrs Spence, who were the first to be introduced to the Queen and the Duke, were asked ques- tioim about their boxed beef and lamb business by Her Majesty. She went on to speak to Mrs Spence about the liv ery business, saying she had seen the horses in the field nearby, while the Duke asked Mr Spence about the age at which the animals are slaughtered and the different cuts of meat in the boxes. It was the first time Mr and Mrs
Spence had been formally introduced to the Queen, but they have been in her company on previous visits to the region.
The three Spence children were also
very pleased to be introduced to the royal visitors.
It is a true family association as Mr
Spence’s father and uncle first became duchy tenants in 1962, Rod and Susan then took over the farming and now son Chris works on the farm full-time while daughter Janet helps her mother with the livery side. Younger son John will also join them on the farm when he leaves school. The Queen herself chose the menu
she would like to be served at lunch for tenants and dipitairies at the Inn at Whitewell, which is just next door to Burholme Farm. The beef animal selected by Mr Spence had grazed on the land next to the hotel and the beef
was hung for four weeks prior to the lunch. Speaking the day after the visit, Mr
Spence said: “I believe it went down very well, eyeryone said the meal was • lovely and the beef was excellent. Chef at the Inn at -Whitewell Jamie Cad- man congratulated us both on the quality of the beef.” - During the private visit in the mar quee, gamekeeper John Clarke pre sented the Queen with his own paint ing of two pheasants on the estate. Two other guests among the estate tenants were Richard and Trudy Walne. “It was really wonderful, the most
magical day we have ever experi enced,” said Trudy. “The Queen passed very close to us and the Duke of Edinburgh stopped to speak to Richard, who told him his ancestors
had lived on the estate since the 12th Century.”
THE Queen and the Duke are shown some Duchy of Lancaster products by this croun of excited youngsters (s)
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PROPRIETOR of the Inn at 'Whitewell, Mr Charles Bowman was
extn®ejy_ honoured to welcome the Queen to Whitewell.
He said: “The lunch was great, we
were all completely charmed by. her and even the weather cheered up. “It was the first time I had met the
Queen and it was really lovely.- My wife, Louise, and our two children, Alex and Willa, were delighted to be able to welcome her too.” The day went perfectly with no
stress, it was almost easier than a nor mal busy lunchtime as we knew in advance what everyone was eating”, he added -with a smile.
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Among the many guests and digni taries present at the lunch for Her
- Majesty the Queen were Dunsop Bridge couple Mr John and Mrs Jill Nayler who said: “The whole day was beautiful, sunny and warm and the Queen was fantastic.”
Chairman of the parish council Mr
Nayler and Mrs Nayler were seated in the main bar area for lunch, but were very close to the Queen when she
arrived at the Inn at Whitewell and- when she left. We had a lovely close view,” said
Mrs Nayler, “and she looked fantas tic.”
We were wined and dined very well,
YOUNGSTERS, above, Joel (10) and Nathan Sleet (seven) with William (seven) and Jenny Towler (10) wait for the Queen’s arrival (G250506/lp) and right, Rebecca Cook with bahy Teddy wait to see the Queen (B250506/3a)
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the Queen’s tenante, has lived in Dun sop Bridge for the past 63 years and ' was honoured to meet the monarch 1 when she toured the area 17 years agO;' - She commented: “I have been the Queen’s tenant since 1939 and met her when she came to Dunsop Bridge in 1989. She is a really nice woman and it
is always lovely to welcome her again.” , Miss Worswick later joined the roj^ visitors at Burholme Farm, where Her'
Majesty was meeting her tenant farm- ers. After leaving Puddleducks and min
gling with pupils from Thomeyholme Primary School, the roj^ couple met the crowds who had been waiting hours
• to catch a glimpse of them. A quintet of ladies from Pendleton - Christine Dilworth, Mary Ford, Susan Nelson, Linda Sagar and Cathy Wildman - who had donned individually designed handmade eye-catching head wear with most dressed in red, white and blue, were lucky enough to get, close to the Queen. Her Majesty asked Su»n, who was
wearing an 80th birthdhy hat with a Teddy bean “Is it quite heavy?”, while the Duke of Edinburgh said: “You look a bit young for 80!” He then asked one section of the
crowd if they had been,to'Dunsop Bridge before, to which onlooker Mark Sleet, of Waddington, said “ye^ to feed the ducks”, which raised a smile with Prince Philip. The couple were drawn down the vil
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to.the cheers of the 48 pupils from Brabins Endowed Primary School, who had travelled from Chipping for the special occasion. Year 2 pupil Jack'
:Beck (six) said to the Queen he had only ever seen her in books, but not in real life before, to which the monarch replied: “I am real life”. Prince Philip jokingly asked whether
teachers Miss Sarah Boyes and Miss Jacqui Garth had brought the whole school or just the best looking ones! After her fleeting royal audience.
Miss Boyes was quite flustered and smd: “It’s made my year!”
Fellow teacher Mrs Rachel Wallace
was present when the Queen asked.11- year-old Victoria Seed when the next school holiday was. Rachel said: “I’m very excited. We were worried that we
would not get'to see her close up, but that was great, she was right in front of us.” ■ .
' Victoria also approved'of the royal
outfit: “It was nice and bright,” she said.
The purple bruise on Thomas
Brown’s chin caught Prince Philip’s eye. He wanted to know what had hap pened. “I said I’d fallen off my scooter and nearly broken my chin,” said the nine-year-old Cub Scout. Charlie Forster (nine) said: “It was
an honour to meet the Queen and Prince Philip. It was a day to remem ber forever.”
Me^while, Slaidbum resident Mrs
Mary Cowking told of the moment she handed over a bunch of pink and cream carnations and lilies to the Queen. Mrs Cowking, who is a former ten-
. ant of the Queen and greeted her dur ing her last visit in 1989, said: “She was
speaMng to all the well-wishers that had lined-up to meet her and she was smiling when I presented the flowers to her.
.“She asked me if I lived in Dunsop
Bridge. I replied that I was born in Dunsop Bridge, but now live in Slaid bum, to which she said ‘you haven’t moved very far then’. It was wonderful to see her and an honour to present the flowers. She is a lovely, friendly woman.”
Mrs Cowking was accompanied'by
friends Mrs Sheila Mason and Mrs Kathleen Metcalfe, who were also bom and raised in Dunsop Bridge and were delighted to see the royal visitors.
A TRUE Ribble Valley welcome, above, as the Queen visits Dunsop Bridge (B250506/lc) and right, excited Scouts wait to see Her Majesty (B250506/3d)
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DOG lover Mrs Doreen
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CAMERON FOSTER (four) .of Whalley made his way to Dunsop Bridge to meet 'The Queen (G250506/1S)
A perfect occasion enjoyed by all
and enjoyed a beautiful lunch.” Also in the bar area were family
the day was fairly informal, with smart outfits for the ladies, but no
well, but the whole -village of Dunsop Bridge and Whitewell had been given a polish to make it spick and span, with neatly cut verges and hedges, freshly painted railings, new bench
seat and not a bit of litter to mar the occasion.”
members of some of the staff at the Innat Whitewell. - ^ . . . Mrs Nayler said: “The dress code for
hats, and lounge suits for the gentle men. ' “Not only were the guests dressed
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