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>. An array ojf wonderful foods- meat from traditional: " “ , Lancashire breeds, organic milk and chees^ yogurt a n d / '


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yj.w;: ice-cream,- handmade chocolate, pies and pastries^ and a and vegetables packed with natural flavour/Sif


' - can be found at shops and restaurants along the b o r r^ ' ,


s-vij-ough's leafy, lanes and in its historic towns and v illa g e s t '^ - .


.: ;. :.^Ribble,Valley Borough Council,-aims to put th"e spotlight ts::h on the area’s food producers as part of the area'sbngo-i'i’f ; mg recovery from the 2001 foot and mouth epidemic - ? \


■s^atsiThe trail was launched"during.Taste Lancashire 2008,tS i-Av.a year,of events"and activities’ co-o'rdinated by^the Lan--f|% i v;';cashire and Blackpool Tounst Board, aimed at promoting Lancashire produce.^/ _ “ 1


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- , An independent panel comprisingJood and tourism, '< / experts and writers from throughout Ribble Valley conn%ft5


.sapiled thejra il, which features36 restaurants,- inns, shops*'? jfe^and delicatessyns with-an unswerving commitment t6‘i»'-s?i s-ir' local produce, high quality foocistuffs and excellent cu*s-?>p; tomer service


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Leaflets are available frornthe council's Tourist In fo r - /- ' , mation Centre, at the council offices, o ff Church wSk - i i ' - The Ribble Valley Food Trail will.be renewed every year5« 'f i


i- r ;a n d details of how to apply.for.membership, mcludmg>?-vi® selection criteria, are available on-line.


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p-*.'«Tourism Initiative, the Lancashire Rural Recovel^ Action / ' * :,Y/Plan, the North West Development Agency and the Lan-iiS-. I - / cashire and BlacITpoolTounst B o a r d . ' - ? ' .......


Check out the food trail at www ribblevalleyfoodtrail ■ Ribble Valley Mayor and Mayoress, John and Phillipa Hill, are pictured with Roger Hope, of Harrison and Kerr Butchers, a t the -la u n c h o f the Ribble Valley Food Trail. G080708/ia..-


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■ small village respectively in the.-.vl prestigious annual c om p e t i t io n . . - Meanwhile, Salesbury was


; named the best first-time entry,;. r Ribchester was highly commended


‘ in the medium-sized village cate-.-r - gory and, just over the border in Pendle, Barley was the best-kept: : •


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? scooped a wide range of Cerlifi-. . . cate of Merit awards in the annual -; competition's many ancillary class-, es These were:''.,-,/ _ •P u b lic Hall-winner West


Bradford Village Hall; HC Knowle.:-;i i'Cii Kl s f * ..A'CrUprAiWista


Winner Waddington Hospital Cot- . t a g e s i ^ , ' / -


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- ?>..• Place ofjworship - winner St - Peter'and St Paul's RC Church,


. RiBche'ster; highly commended .jj,*: / , -rv, t'r


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Green Village Hall~“ - ' :?*;Sheltered Accommodation;-


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* :^S h o p /F illin g Station-winner Cosgrove's at Whalley, HC Check-, mate at Whalley


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^ • Public Toilet-winner Chip- ^ ping Village Toilets; HC Rochester


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c , •fBowling Green - HG Sabden., Crown Green Bowling Club


. • Cricket Field-HC Salesbury Cricket Club


I Chipping took first place In the medium-sized village category. A09c»08/3a A total of.99 villages'entered..


■' the competition in 2008 which is . ' -iopen to all villages in Lancashire,,, ?? and IS designed to encourage, ^ - commu


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..facilities tidy and well maintained :?«The judges look for evidence of;. community pride and effort to ,,’ x ■rriakejthe best of what e x ls U / / . | | rather than looking for architec-- ,.,, tural merit, old world charm or«,v, i''p.icturepoStoard/


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