Youngsters in fight for farmers’ future
by Faiza Afzaal
WHILE most schoolchildren are looking forward to break ing up for the summer holi days, youngsters at one Clitheroe school are busy look ing at ways of securing the
livelihood of local farmers. In recent years farming has
been struck by a variety of crises - BSE and the foot-and-mouth outbreak being the main ones. Considerate pupils at Edisford
Primary School are calling on their peers and local folk to rally behind their plans and alleviate the plight of farmers by learning about food being produced and consumed locally. Next year the school is embark
ing on a major project to gain “Eco-School” status. In the light of this, pupils have began circulat ing a petition calling on the Gov ernment to help farmers keep farming and prevent them from facing an uncertain future. The move also coincides with
the countdown to the “Year of Food and Farming” campaign to be launched in September, where young people will be given direct experience of how their food is produced. Organisers are hoping to sign up an unprecedented num ber of local farms and businesses to the campaign so tha t pupils across Lancashire can be offered memorable, hands-on learning experiences based around three core areas: visits, growing experi ences and cooking food. School teacher Mrs Ann
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Hitchen said: “In a bid to gain eco-school status, children will be educated in many local and global
issues so th a t they can make informed decisions in the way that they live and their influence on the planet. “As part of this, we are aiming
to use the opportunity provided by the ‘Year of Food and Farm ing’ to educate the children about where our food comes from and the importance of self-sustenance. “In particular, we would like to
raise awareness of the importance of natural, local food products and the benefit of supporting our local farming community.” In a two-page let ter to the
Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, Year 6 pupils wrote: “We spoke to a local dairy farmer and were hor rified to find tha t they receive only 18p per litre of milk that they produce; not only this, but the
cost of producing this litre of milk is around 18p, so farmers are struggling to survive. “To begin our year of food and
farming, we are setting up a peti tion in school, to ask the Govern ment to help farmers to keep farming. If you feel as strongly as we do, please pop into school and add your name to the petition, or
log on to:
www.clilheroeadvcrtiscr.co.uk to add your name to our on-line
petition, or sign-up at the front counter of the Clitheroe Advertis er and Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe.” Our picture shows 11-year-old
Sam Gould-Woolley holding the petition with Ted Handscomb and Daniel Jeffries. (CR030707/2)
Duo extradited from Florida
A HUSBAND and wife extradited from Florida have appeared before Blackburn magistrates on conspiracy and money laundering charges relating to a multi million pound business allegedly based in Clitheroe. Police said banking for the £10m.
damp-proofing business, allegedly a scam, was being run from an address in Clitheroe and rogue traders hit 1,500 vic tims a year, including pensioners in Accrington, Blackburn, Clitheroe and Burnley over a 10-year period. Nigel Hudson (48) and Sarah Hudson
(26) were sent in custody to Preston Crown Court on deception and money laundering charges relating to offences allegedly committed between September 2005 and September 2006. Mr John Wood (prosecuting) said the
money involved in that period was in excess of £1.5m., but police believe the business has been in operation for 10 years. The investigation has involved trading standards officers from West Yorkshire, Lancashire, Merseyside, Cheshire, Wigan, Wirral, Warrington, Manchester and Bolton, and police offi cers from Lancashire, North Wales, Staffordshire, West Midlands, West Yorkshire, Portugal and Florida. Eight other people, Daniel Sharpies
(19), of Cardigan Avenue, Clitheroe; Lawrence Baron (20), of Henthorn Road, Clitheroe; Jack Edward Brown (19), of Manchester; Karl Jeeves (27), of North Wales; Joseph O'Toole (49), of Manches ter; Paul Markey (32), of Stockport; Scott Alan McGrory (34), of Wolver hampton, and Alan Keith Chen (43), of Derby, have all been charged with con spiracy to obtain property by deception.
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