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www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk Explore life on Valley farms THIS weekend; brings


.. Open Farm Sunday, a . national initiative allowing members of the public'to explore participating farms in their area and learn more about farming. ' In the Kibble 'Valley at least'two farms are taking


^ part, one at Gisburn and . another at Slaidbum. ■ " • Henry Rowntree farms at Windy Pike Farm, Gis- bum, and will host a farm walk from noon to 3 p.m. .• looking a t his Kibble Aberdeen-Angus herd in-.: beautiful countryside. Con­ servation work is very important a t Windy Pike and Henry will show visi-


-tors how nature conserva- • tion can go hand-in-hand. with running a successful working farm. - The event will be sign­


posted from the A59 at


. Gisbum - turn at the Auc­ tion Mart to Bolton-by- Bowland, go over the river, turn first right and Windy Pike is the first farm on the right; Meanwhile, up at Slaid­


bum, Marty Handley will host a similar event event at Croasdale House Farm,: iniCatlow Road (BB7-.


■ 3AQ), from 10-30 a.m. to 3- 30'p.m. In fact, this event


-will involve six local farm­ ing families all coming.


together to'give an insight into life on a working hill


; farm in the beautiful Forest of Bowland.


- . There will be guided bird walks, nature trails, treas­ ure hunts and demonstra­ tions including sheep han­ dling, clipping and dog mn- ning.


' ■ Other attractions include a hands-on area with chicks and rabbits, competitions and a barbecue: with refreshments Tor sale throughout the day.


- ■Open Farm" Sunday


events are free of charge, but visitors are advised to


, wear clothing suitable for ■ : the weather and especially , suitable footwear for a farm


■visit. More information on Open Farm Sunday can be found online at: www.farm- sunday.org .


Dog is seized to allay fears


■ POLICE have seized a stray dog following several incidents reported in the Henthorn Road area of Clitheroe.


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• A , jo in t effort • by Clitheroe Police and Kib­ ble Valley Borough Coun­ cil’s dog warden service has taken a husky-type dog off the streets follow­ ing reports of a stray dog


, terrorising the neighbourr ^ hood. ■ -'Two lambs on a local


. farm were found dead and in other incidents in the area a pet rabbit and other • dogs have been attacked. People living locally expressed fears that a child ;■ might be next unless action was taken. The. decision to seize the dog


■was taken in response to : those fears and it is being kept in . kennels while investigations continue into the various incidents reported. . In the meantime a


police spokesman remind­ ed dog owners to keep their pets under control, particularly during the lambing season. .


TEENAGERS from a Clitheroe high school proved they are the cream of the North 'West when they made a new generation milk float and dairy, product to win third place in the Manufacturing. Institute’s “Make it” Enter­ prising Challenge Grand


Final. The 14 and 15-year-olds from'


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Ribblesdale High School Tech­ nology College took on boys and girls from across North West England., in a competition designed to introduce young peo­ ple to manufacturing and test their powers of innovation, cre­ ativity and clever thinking. ■ I t was the climax of a year-long


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competition during which the Ribblesdale team won a Lan­ cashire final to reach the grand final in Preston. Judges from competition spon­


sors, Burnley-based Aircelle and BAE Systems, were there at the


final to assess the competing teams’performance in an entre­ preneurial challenge set by Robert Wiseman Dairies and packaging firm Tetra Pak. Each team established a mini-


manufacturing dairy company for the day and selected job roles, from managing director to manu­ facturing manager and through to finance, sales and marketing • managers.. , • They created a new milk-based.


product aimed a t a customer of their choice - from a baby through to a celebrity - devel­ oped a marketing. plan and designed their own product pack­ aging. ■. They then built an eyecatching


■ and environmentally friendly vehicle to transport their prod­ uct. . • Each team developed, designed


and costed their ideas, built mod­ els of their modern-day milk float and constructed 3D products; Finally, they pitched to a panel of


business investors comprising “dragons” from leading North West manufacturing businesses. Teams from high schools in Liv­ erpool and Orrell won first and second places, with Ribblesdale third, and all the finalists won trophies, shopping vouchers and goody bags. Nicola Eagleton-Crowther,


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“Make I t” campaign manager for The Manufacturing Institute, said: “The recession is making young people think differently about future careers and many are now considering opportunities in manufacturing and engineer­ ing, which the Government has i predicted will be some of the top jobs of the future. “In fact, 60% of our finalists i


said they might consider a career in manufacturing, with 11% con­ firming that it would be their first


. career choice.” Our picture shows the success­


ful team from Ribblesdale High School Technology College, (s)


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Ann’s returned to save White Hart


by Hannah Ramsden


A FORMER Sabden • woman has returned to the village after 20 years.to rescue an ail­ ing watering hole-, from closure. Mrs Ann Fielding has


taken over as licensee at the White Hart Inn, in Padiham Road, in a bid


to restore it to its former glory. ■ Brewery Daniel


, Thwaites had planned to board up the building but asked Mrs Fielding, who also runs a pub in Preston, to take a look. “As I had major heart


surgery four years ago I really did not want- another pub, but when I saw how badly i t had ■ been neglected I could not let them close it. ■ “The carpets were


black.and sticky, the seats were worn and ; ripped and the walls were nicotine-covered and dirty. “I lived in Sabden for


several years and I always loved the White Hart, it is a lovely coun­ try pub.” Mrs Fielding lived in


the village before mov­ ing to Settle with her two children. She later moved to The Welcome


ANN Fielding with her daughter, Victoria, and son, Andrew, at the White Hart, '


Sabden (B270109/2b)


Tavern in Pres ton, which she still runs. Since her re tu rn to


Sabden Mrs.Fielding said people in the village have been nothing but supportive of her efforts to revive the pub. Customers from The Welcome Tavern,


' friends,- family and staff have all helped to clean and redecorate the pub and Mrs Fielding has also had help from her daughter Victoria and son Andrew, who work at


: both pubs when they get the chance. “Everyone has been so


Feast of creative photography


PHOTO fans at Kibbles- i dale Camera Club were treated to a feast of cre­ ative photography from' guest speaker Dianne Owen. Her distinctive work


comprises images she has taken and then blended on the computer, adding effects such as glow, grain, opacity reduction and blur to each layer before bring-


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' Nursery fast forwarded time to :, t; their wedding day to help cele-'


V brate the marriage of one of their ’ nursery nurses.


.. Four-year-olds Hugo Carring- I : ton and Georgina Carver took


part in a mock wedding in the week before their nursery nurse Alicia Leonard’s big day. ' ■ ■ Other children,at the nursery-


were also given the opportunity to take part-in the wedding cere­ mony and took i t in turns to get


married. They also threw confetti


; and helped make a wedding cake. - Our picture shows children at


■■Moorland'Nursery holding a mock wedding with nursery nurse Alicia Leonard, ju s t before her own big day. (A090408/4)


round for close inspection and many questions were raised.'Dianne was eager, to respond and very gener­ ous with her knowledge, and. technical expertise. She readily accepts that this genre of photography is not to everyone's taste, but everybody can appre­ ciate the creativity and skill needed to produce the


■ tional gold medals and she was awarded her Fellow-. ship of the Royal Photo^, graphic Society last, autumn. Examples of her- work can be viewed online ■


at: www.dianne.viewmy. info Some members were so


inspired by her presenta­ tion that they are planning to have a go at these tech­ niques, and the results are eagerly anticipated.


• Club members fared ;


well in the print classes of the Lancashire, and Cheshire Photographic Union’s 2009 competition. Results of the presti- -


gious competition have been published, with local; enthusiasts enjoying suc­ cess in the Monochrome .- and Natural History sec- ■ tions. Stephen Robinson’s “Heron” is being put for­ ward by Lancashire and Cheshire as part of their its into the national Photo-, graphic Alliance of Great- Britain competition.-His :■ “Yellow Dung Fly” was;,; retained for the-L&GPU


- excellent finished images.: V-Her. work has been ■ recognised with interna-


•folio, which puts it in the top 5% of the entries. -.- ■ S tu a r t Clark also did


exceptionally well with both his Monochrome entries,.; “Speed” : and “Giant’s . Causeway”,' retained for the folio. Steuart Kellington, Gra­


ham Dudley-and John Fletcher each had one print chosen. Overall the club was 28th out of 55 entrants in the Colour Prints; 20th out of 44 entrants in the Mono­ chrome and 16th out of 33 in the Natural History, a good result for a fairly small club.' There are near­ ly 100 clubs in total in the Union. • At the Ribblesdale Club’s AGM, Peter Lord


• was elected chairman, while retiring chairman


:: John Bradley takes over ■ the ■vice-chairmanship. Ian ■ Heslop continues as treas­ urer, while Dean Weaver becomes secretary. Sue Marsden is the new pro­ gramme secretary and Jeff Cowling also returns to the committee. . •New members • are


: - always welcome'at Rib- -blesdale- Camera-Club;- ; which meets at .West Brad­ ford Village Hall on Tues­ day, evenings at 7-30 dur­ ing most of. the year. More information can be found on the club’s-website: www.ribblesdalecamera- club.org.uk


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kind and supportive. My neighbour sent me a wel­ come card before we had even met and villagers have brought me lots of old pictures, some of old Sabden. “I t would have been a


tragedy for this public house to close.” ’


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. r I ^ ^ I ‘ t ‘ * f ^ ^ « r ' - Workers’ fiind-raising fun


FLORAL shirts and colourful garlands were worn by staff at Barclays Bank in Clilhcroc to help raise funds for a good cause. Above, the Hawaiian-themed day at the Castle Street branch helped make


money for Rock FM’s “Cash For Kids” charity - formerly its Help a Local Child campaign. (B220509/4) Meanwhile, (below) staff at Genesis


hair and beauty, in Wcllgate, joined in the fun with a bad taste day. (B220509/5)


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