by Natalie Cox


Top Yorkshire show prize


THIS weekend’s Royal Lan­ cashire Show may be off, but farmer Darrell Pilkington had every reason to smile as he returned from its Yorkshire coun­ terpart. Mr Pilkington’s Teeswater hogg


in wool took the limelight at the culmination of the sheep judging when it was crowned the overall winner of the interbreed Wool on the Hoof competition. Owner and breeder Mr Pilking­


ton, of Rimington, keeps 10 Teeswater breeding ewes as a hobby on the family's 300-acre Higher Gills Farm. The animal, which was entered


in the Lustre Longwool section at the Great Yorkshire Show, took first place in class and then pushed the Ryeland shearling ewe, entered in the Down category by Sandra Davison, of Kilbum, near Thirsk, into reserve spot. Teeswater sheep are renowned for their fine, long lustrous wool


with a natural permanent curl. The breed is on the endangered list of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust and supply is limited with only 450 registered females on the society’s list. Mr Pilkington’s wife, Freda,


utilises the wool, which is spun at New Lanark Heritage Centre, with throws woven by A. Elliotts of Selkirk.


Mrs Pilkington makes cushions


and a friend hand-knits scarves and hats via the Pilkingtons’ busi­ ness, Teeswater Wools (www.teeswaterwools.co.uk) Mr Pilkington enjoyed memo­


rable success at the show picking up a first in the hogg in wool class and two seconds in other classes. Picture by Bruce Rollinson, Yorkshire Post Newspapers.


NEW wheelie bins being rolled out across the Ribble Valley la te r this year will be chipped. But rather than bringing a “big broth­


er” approach to checking the amount of waste being recycled, this hi-tech addition to the humble bin will enable the council to identify participation rates and also be beneficial to owner identification. That was the decision made by mem­


bers of Ribble Valley Council’s Communi­ ty Committee on Tuesday night. They had been asked to decide whether wheeled bins should have chips fitted and they voted overwhelmingly in favour. Graham Jagger, the council’s Street


Scene Manager, was at pains to point out that the only reason for the chip would be to help compile records of who is, and who is not, using the bins and find out where bins should be. “That is the bottom line,” he said. “It is nothing to do with charging, that is not on the horizon.” He quoted from a leaflet distributed by


another local council, which he said was pertinent to the Valley. It stated that elec­ tronic chips would be used to carry infor­ mation about the address the bin belongs to, helping reduce lost or stolen bins, as well as providing information about


households which are, and are not, partic­ ipating in a recycling scheme, helping with forward planning and service provision. The leaflet clearly said the electronic chip would “not weigh, record or video the con­ tents of your bin”. A report to committee about extending


the new three-stream waste collection and recycling service said th a t three new refuse collection vehicles are being pur­ chased at a total cost of around £530,000, as well as additional bins - which will be delivered in two phases - at a cost of £568,084. According to the report the next phase


of this million pound-plus scheme is due to be rolled out in the autumn. A report to committee said householders in Lon- gridge, Chipping, Hurst Green, Mellor and Ribchester are among those areas that will be included when the scheme is extended later this year. Mr Jagger told committee that the


extension of the three-stream collection would inevitably cause changes to many other services too. He said: “We are preparing to roll out the programme in the best possible way we can.” He added that liiterature and contact


telephone numbers where residents would be able to gain additional information would be sent out in due course.


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