Clitheroe 422324(Editoriai),01282 426161 (Advertising), Burnley 01282 422331 (Classified); 12 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, June 4th, 2009 wwtw.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk Farm’s fiini-filled familyfair


A VALLEY farm is liost- ing the fourth annual Lan­ cashire Garden and Coun­ try Fair this weekend.


: Prom tomorrow until


things about the show so it will be great to meet the'


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Sunday, the event is being ■ staged at the home of Mrs. Dowson’s Ice Cream Par­ lour on the A59 a t Clay- ton-Le-Dale.


: Lanc^hire lass and gar- ^


dening; guru Christine Walkden will open the fair a t H aw k sh aw .F a rm tomorrow. •


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A former “Gardener’s World” presen ter,. Ch'ris-;


■ tine also starred in her own‘i, BBC2 show “Christine’s Garden” and has led g a r - . den tours and field trips across .the world; but said:''


• growers and nurserymen and see what they have broughtalong. - ■ “But I know I ’m going to have just as much fun


: simply talking to the Lan­ cashire folk and getting back to my roots.” , - Stunt motorcyclist Jez


Avery is among the acts who will perform a t this year’s fair. .


' “There is still no place ■ like home and that is why I am re a l ly looking for­ ward :to coming to the Lancashire Garden and Country Fair. “I-have-heard great


- On Saturday, Jez, who holds the long-jump world record, will perform his ramp-to-ramp stunt show. He said: “I th in k people will be amazed by some of the tricks you can do using only your own leg muscles for power and_at how far and high it is possible to go on a two-wheeled motor­ ised jump.” Other attractions taking


place over the three days will include dog obedience


and agility demonstra-


■ tions, while visitors will also be-able to “hug a


' husky” and see Siberian ‘ huskies pulling sleds. ■ - Four-legged friends will


- be able to take part in the dog shows being staged on both Saturday and Sun- ' day and there will be lawn-


'■ mower and ferret racing, sheep and duck herding, as well as live music.. , , The show will be open


, from 10 a.m. until 5-30 p.m. on all three days with tickets costing £4 for adults on Friday, and £5 on the other two days


.‘ unless they have been booked in advance via the


ticket hotline on 01492 523410. There is free entry for


children on Friday and Saturday, with a £1.50 charge for the overrthrees on Sunday. Family tickets will cost £13.


. Fancy a day out in Swaledale? A CHOICE of four guided


w a lk s or a simple stroll round a Yorkshire town are on offer this weekend. ■ The North East L a n - ,


cashire Coach Ramblers will be heading for a mar- - ket town in the white rose county on Sunday, June. 7th.


Richmond - with its


Norman Castle, cobbled market place and Geor­ gian town houses.- is the destination chosen for the outing. Anyone joining the coach ramble will be offered the choice of four.: walks of varying lengths ■ or given the chance to


explore the town for them­ selves. 'Walker^ photogra­ phers and painters who fancy a day out in Swaledale still have time to book a place. For more details, or to find out about local pick up points, contact Mrs Hazel Dean on 01282 449979.


Simply the win


by Julie Magee


TWO Kibble Valley businesses have been voted the best in the North West.


:■ Sara’s gift shop, in Clitheroe,.


and The Carmen Rose tearooms, in Ribchester, were in the finals of The Greats Gift Retailer. Awards held in London. And a t the “Oscars” of the gift-


ware industry, Sara’s manager^, Shabana Younis, walked off with the trophy for national retail employee of the year. “I am so so thrilled for Sha­


bana,” said owner Sara Collinge. “She didn’t expect to win and was completely shocked when her name was called out. ; “She really deserves it and I am


so happy that all her hard work and support has been nationally recognised. I have always been very lucky to have such superb staff working for me, but Sha­ bana, in particular, is amazing. I am very lucky to have her running Sara’s for me while I concentrate on The Carmen Rose.”


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.: A stunned Shabana added: “I was really shocked to receive the award. I wasn’t expecting it at all. I t was an ovenvhelming feeling to receive an award for the job I love. doing at Sara’s. My boss, Sara, her partner, Carl, and my colleague. Sue, had a fantastic night and winning the award was the icing, on the cake.” ‘


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th a t Sara’s, in Moor Lane, Clitheroe, has been nominated as the best gift shop in the North West. The timing could not be better


for owner Sara, who has just cele­ brated 20 years in business in Clitheroe. And not only is Sara delighted


: to have been judged the best in the North West, but her tearooms


■ has also been picked as one of the best eating places in Lancashire. ■


• The finals of the Lancashire It’s the second time in two years ? and Blackpool Tourist Board’s


Taste Lancashire Awards is being held in June.


. ' To get through to the finals of the to u r ist board’s taste Lan­ cashire awards is amazing,” she said. “Previous winners of these awards include Northcote Manor and The Three Fishes, so I’m thrilled that our small traditional English tearooms has been chosen as a finalist.”


. Our pictures show Shabana with her award and Sara with her partner, Carl, a t The Carmen Rose Tearooms, (s)


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Tickled pink friends have raised £30;000 in memory of Denise


A GROUP, of fund-raisers are tickled pink after rais­ ing in the region of £6,000 in memory of Whalley.. mother.Denise Durkin, who lost her four-year bat­ tle with breast cancer in November 2004. :


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., The “pink'party” held'at the Stirk House Hotel, Gis- bum, was the fourth “pink event” th a t Gail Bailey, Siobhan Trickett, Ruth Telford and Jen Read have organised.


^ • Approximately £30,000


has been raised in Denise’s , memory through various


ve run


fund-raising events, with the money di-vided between various cancer charities and the East Lancs Hos­ pice. ■ Attended by 230 party


goers, attractions at the Saturday night extravagan­ za included pink fizz, sup­ per, a raffle, auction and party games! Entertainment was pro-


■vided by band Clock, while D J Mike Beckett, who very generously donated his services free of charge, kept the dance floor packed. Organiser Gail said: “I t


was a brilliant night and we’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who helped make the event such as suc­ cess.”


_ . She gave particular men­ tion to Ribblesdale High School art teacher Lisa Middleton, who designed


- all the table decorations for the party, before thanking the numerous local busi­ nesses, which donated raffle and auction prizes to the event.


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£500 damage


VANDALS threw part of ■ a brick through the win­ dow of a house in Hol- lowhead Lane, 'Wilpshire, in the early hours of Sun­ day. I t shattered the glass


in the 10ft by 4ft window and caused £500 worth of damage. Anyone with- information about the


: incident should call the police on 01200 443344.


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.................M - ....- Bogus caller tricks pensioner (85)


POLICE in Clitheroe' are appeal- ■ ing for-information after a bogus workman conned his way into the home of an elderly woman. •: 'At approximately 12-30 p.m. ■


on Thursday,-a man tricked his way iiito the home of an 85-year- • old woman -in . Hazel- Grove, CIitheroe,''by saying he wanted to check her electrics. 'Once inside the kitchen, he dis­


tracted the lady by asking her to turn a switch on and off. He.then:,^ rummage'd through the drawers!


in her bedroom, before making off •' with £360. The man is described as white and aged in his early 50s. He is 5ft lOins tall with a


.et,: possibly a suit; and was dis- " playing what the lady thought' was an official photo identifica­ tion on his jacket pocket. He was carrying a clip board and may- have spoken with a local accent. : An investigation is under way


• information to come forward. DC Carol Ragen said: “I urge anyone


stocky build and short brown hair. He was wearing a dark jack- >


. who sawthis man in the Hazel Grove area of Clitheroe between midday and 2 p.m. on Thursday, : May. 28th, to call Clitheroe CID


on 01200 458742 or Crimestop- pers anonymously on 0800 555


T i l . Anyone who is concerned about a person a t their door should ask-for identification and if they are still in doubt, do not let them in. and contact the


and police are urging anyone m th : police.”


STARS of films and television have often visited the beautiful and picturesque vil­ lage of Downham, and licensees of the Assheton Arms, David and Wendy Busby have met many of them during the 25 years they have been running this charm­ ing and rustic free house. ■ ■ ■ The film "Whistle Down the Wind" was


filmed in the surrounding area and the popular TV drama series "Born and Bred" transformed the village with its fake shop, fronts and the pretend war memorial out­


side the pub. , During the 25 years the couple have


seen many changes from when the pub was the hub of the community and people called in for a beer every night of the


week. (“Now things are very different,’’ said


David.-“The emphasis is more on food and lunchtimes are the busiest period


• when walkers and tourists tend to pop in for a bite to eat. Early evening trade is also good as many regular customers come to dine. We specialise in seafood ^


-well as other locally sourced ingredients for our traditional dishes, which are popu­ lar both with locals and visitors, he


added. ■.


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...... “Tourists from all over the country


came to Downham to see where ‘Born and Bred’ was filmed and we were disap­ pointed when the series finished. Visitors. from further afield still come, however, as the series is still being shown in other countries," David said. ' , As for the future, they have no plans to


change their recipe for, success and will continue to provide the best of food and service to all their customers.


: : , . Running a business and looking after a


family has made for a busy life for the cou- pie, perhaps this is why their two cliildren have not followed in their parent's foot­ steps. They live quite close, however, daughter Cass Preston is a hairdresser in Whalley and son Andrew is in education: in Manchester. They also have two grandT' children, Lucie and Sophie, who.attend. Barrow school.


:: ■.: A celebration to mark the 25th anniver-, sary was attended by more than 250 fam-: ily, friends, suppliers and customers old and new who enjoyed a glass of bubbly and canapes to mark this wonderful achievement:


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