24: Clitheroe Advertiser STimes, Thursday, June 5th, 2008 Brewery goes for gold


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Duo are tr ans - Atlantic fun


•.:. by Marcia Morris


A BREWERY from Ciitheroe - had the honour of winning the f irs t-ev e r Beer of th e Year competition a t th e Admiral Lord Rodney in Colne. ' “Bowland Gold” by Bow- •


r ney’ have voted for us’. Land­ lord Richard ‘Stedders’ Sted- man said: “We’ve had gre at fun in th e p a s t 'c o u p le of months choosing our champi-.


land Brewery was voted the ■ best from a selection of more th an 250 beers from a ro u n d - th e c o u n try by “T h e Rod­ ney’s" locals.


• Bowland p ro p r ie to r Mr


R ich a rd Baker sa id : “ I t ’s g re a t th a t o u r beers a re so popular, and i t ’s an honour ; th a t the regulars a t ‘The Rod-;


^ n , but i t was no surprise to'a lot of.our locals th a t Bowland, 'Was voted the best.”,.- He added: “Hopefully we:


iwill feipeat th e competition n e x t ' year,


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knows...?” Our p h o to g ra p h shows


Richard Baker from Bowland Brewery receiving the award from Richard Stedman. (S)


TWO Kibble Valley men are ready to face the challenge of a lifetime. • ■ Huge waves, sleeping whales which when startled can cause serious damage to a small boat, and the possibility of bump­ ing into sunken containers which have fallen off tankers; all await when th e y - undertake an epic journey sailing thou- sandsof miles across the Atlantic Ocean. . 'Russell Morgan, of Ribchester, and Martin Kenyon, of Ciitheroe, along with ' Russell's brother-in-law Alastair Sames, of Mellor, and Neil Ainsworth, of Black- bum, are set to fly to America to set sail across the Atlantic, accompanied by expe-. rienced skipper Damian Likley. - Their boat, renamed Beluga, is a 30 ton


Fleming 55 motor yacht, Mth an overall length of 60 feet and two Caterpillar diesel engines. . I t is quite an unusual feat to tak e a .


motor yacht across the Atlantic, as it is more commonly undertaken by sailing yachts, but this boat is equipped Mth the ' huge fuel tanks needed for one stretch of 2,000 miles doing eight knots. ■: The epic challenge ■will take one month


to complete, starting on June 7th, depend-: ing on the weather of course, with a four day trip from Fort Lauderdale, where the boat is being prepared, to Bermuda. Here they will spend two or three days sorting o u t any small problems th ey m ig h t encounter before setting off on a nine day trip to the Azores. From there they sail th Madeira and on to Gibraltar, before reach­ ing their final destination which is Menor­ ca.


"The weather, conditions need to be


almost perfect and this is one of the best times to do the crossing," said Russell. I t has. the correct currents and trade winds,' but we must make sure we are away from , Florida by the middle of June before the hurricane season starts," he added. . . . "The main reason we wanted to underr take this journey was the opportunity to bring the British designed boat, built in 1995, back to this side of the Atlantic. I n ' one respect it is a commercial venture,


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because of the money exchange rate the ideal opportunity arose to buy the boat at a good price and hopefully sell it on at a profit, but also it will be an adventure that the whole crew is looking foryvard to experiencing. We are not taking this light-. ly, a lot of planning has gone into the trip and we have invested in a satellite com­ munication system which will allow us to do a blog from the boat."


‘ Martin, (46) and Russell (45), have


been friends for many years, in fact they have been rally car navigator and driver ■ together for the past four years, but have 25 years’experience in the sport. Martin-is the proprietor of the Dog


Inn, in Wellgate, and also owns the Tan­ ning Studio on Moor Lane. He is married. to Claire and they have two sons aged 21 and 19. Martin has quite a lot of sailing experience and is proficient in motor boat radio communication and boat handling, b ut has never a ttempted anything as daunting as this.


- ■ ■Russell, who lives in Ribchester with


his \vife, Philippa, also has two sons aged 17 and 19 and runs a family motor trade business. He has a wealth of experience-. and has been on th e high seas many* times, once sailing from Eastbourne to?- the Mediterranean, through the Bay o f : Biscay. He is quite capable of skippering the boat, but for safety reasons decided to - ■invite along fellow Englishman Damian- who has crossed the Atlantic nine times in s


' all. The culmination of Martin and Rus­ sell's rallying achievements was winning the British Historic Championship for ;; 2007, in their Mark LEscort car, a series;-; of rallies held throughout the country.' Now both their two elder sons have start­ ed rallying together. Anyone who would like to keep a watch on how the journey is progressing c a n ' : -visit '. website: http://weblog.skymate.com/sm/page/bel- uga to find th e i r p o s i t io n and keep abreast of the information they post;: •■iT Our photograph shows intrepid sailors


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Russell (left) and Martin and inset, the boat they will use. (s) "


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SCHOOL dinners have been;- given a high-tech overhaul at :• oneeducationalestablishment: . in the Ribble Valley. " • ■ A biometric cashless p a y - ;


ment system^and state of the a r t kitchen equipment have _ been in s ta lled a t Bowland


■ High School. : ' In partnership with Lan-';- cashire County’s Commercial . Services' Catering Division;: extensive improvements have


-been made to the school’s din-, ing experience.''’' ' ; f The new.faciltiesand furni-;- ture were-unveiled to gover-v nors and pupilsrecently.;i-v


; wired for. sound jr-there are - : plans to install a ■video link. -- ' The majority, of pupils at';; . Bowland purchase a school. ' - meal and sales are amongst . .'


the highest in Lancashire from ■ several Lancashire schools,


• : .Bowland’s dining area has ' also been redecorated and ■


' kitchens managed by LOGS. ■ : The improved facilities sup-}' port the school’s healthy eat­ in g ; policy ;and - meet n ew ' n a tio n a l,sch o o l food s ta n - ; dards, providing pupils with improved menus, more choice and the availability of fresh, local produce.


:•'-;The new money less pay-- ment system, already used in '.


. uses biometric technology to create a digital signature from a p a r t ia l f in g erp r in t. The , unique image'which is created


replaces cash a t the point of sale.


^ The school explained th a t


.the system is tota lly secure- and meets all th e req u ire ­ ments of the Data Protection Act. I t added that the biomet-


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a b u t 'i t -h a d 'r e ‘cejye'd}a}„vj5ry^^ en th u s ia s tic response from


. catering staff,'pupils and par- :ents .when-it opened for busi- ness earlier this'month.


; ; .'.Headteacher Mr-Stephen . Cox said: “Although biometric,


identification has been used in


; schools for library, use for a number of years, we are one o f . ,, the first schools in Lancashire : -to embrace the technology for.>


:: use in paying for school meals. - ; ; While i t is e a r ly 'd a y s the


'. pupils; have embraced the ‘ -, speeding up service.’-


: technology and we are hoping ■;;that:it;will enhance th e ir - lu n ch t im e - experience by


’;’ ^ ; Mrs Elaine Cox, of LOGS,


X- demonstrates use of-the cash-,, a less payment system, to h e r , ‘ . daughter,vMelissa; a.Year.8;


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