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Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, March 5th, 2 0 0 9 11 - lead the way in fit and healthy lives by Duncan Smith


' CHILDREN-from St James’ . Primary School, in Clitheroe, are


heading the way in keeping fit


: and staying healthy following a visit from MedEquip4Kids.'" ; Youngsters a t the school • in . Greenacre Street learnt about the'


importance of rliving healthy lifestyles from School Presenter Deb­


sdiiie tasty treats! ■: parent of one of the pupils;'Other


;; practical activities included making biscuits, healthy snacks, dips, sand- wiches and bread. A visit from East


- Lancs Primary Care Trust provided .. information on eating well and why it is important, to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables each day. ■ Several parents came into school to


i. teach pupils how to make items such . ias fishcakes, tomato and cucumber ■'salsa, and hedgehog bread .- with children relieved to learn tha t its


»ingredients did not include hedgehog! i’KsThere were trips to Wellgate Fish . Shop to learn about the dif-


I Kferent types of fish we eat,;


I s a n d in-school tastings of I unusual fruit and vegeta-J


•.bles. Three classes visited Booths


- supermarket, where they enjoyed a full tour and a chance to taste more unusual foods. The School^ Council and Eco Council found out more about Fairtrade foods and displayed some of them at a Fairtrade food, tasting stall. The packed week culminated mth


a final food tasting buffet where par­ ents were invited to sample food that the children had been-making throughout the week. Special guest


' was acclaimed chef and proprietor of Northcote Manor, Nigel Haworth,i


‘.who sampled some of the food and' /presented signed cookery books as> , prizes.


- - ; . Kate Monaghan, a teacher at the , . .


: school, commented: “Food Week was a huge success. The aim of the week was to raise children's awareness of healthy eating and to encourage them to try foods that may be new to them, to get them involved with


■ food, cooking recipes and to promote a healthy lifestyle. ■


. “The children had a wonderful time and a great many people gave


, their time and skills to make it all happen.”


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c Our pictures show some of the prizewinners and Food Week helpers ; with chef Nigel Haworth, some of


>the pupils cooking up a tasty treat ■ and other pupils enjoying a slice of r ..(the action on a pizza-making visit to , • The Villa restaurant. (B110209/l)~^


Good show despite snow - DESPITE snowy weather


-. there was a very good show of • ■ cattle.forward and a good trade to match when Clitheroe Auction Mart held a Show and :


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■; • Sale of Suckler Bred Cattle. '■ Judge Mr Geoff Warburton, of Warrington, had his work cut out judging from the six


. 'classes of bull, heifer and steer, ■both under and over nine months old.


; He';eventually placed the championship with a Belgian Blue steer owned by N. Brown, of'-Littledale, Lancaster.


'Reserve champion was awared to Messrs J.' C.-Walker and ,Son,'of Dunsop Bridge, show-; .ing a Belgian Blue bull in the


. over, nine month class, which.: went bn to sell to the judge for :


•> £880. Messrs Walker also had • first and third prizes in the .


; heifer over nine month class, :selling for;£885 and £805 ; respectively, to Mr Longton, of Warrington^.-'-, := First prize in the steer under .' nine months class was a Bel­


gian Blue shown;: by Mr Richard Ireland, of Whalley, selling to J. M. Townsend, of Laneshawbridge, for £775. Mr


■Ireland also won the heifer under nine months class with a Belgian Blue; selling for £705 to Mr S. Eastwood, of Hud-- dersfield.


, . A The show and sale was spon­


sored by NWF. Agriculture' and trade was generally very brisk with notable prices as fol-’’ lows:


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■ Bulls -Angus to £402; Bel-; gian Blues to £880; Blondes to , £825; Charolais to £735; Lim-i ousins to £815; Simmentals to - £605.


. ■ Heifers,-Angus to £385; .


'■ Belgian;; Blues ' to ■£900; - Blondes to £680; Charolais to -


V £585; Hereford to £852; Lim-' : ousins to £798; Simmentals to '"£588.


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; Steers-Angus to £695; Bel-i • gian Blue to £850; Blondes to £950; Herefords to £490; Lim-.; ousins to £910; Simmentals to £572.,


A FUND-RAISING quiz night is being held in Slaidburn later this-/: month.-"’'^-


|P K e : ( B t 6 o n ' Z I The Friends of;Slaidburn


Friends plan fund-raiser '


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- School are organising the event : ? • which'wUl lak e place bnFriday, ;';ty and everyone is w elcome to;


fee of £2 per person and teanw';; should be of no more than four , people. ■ The event is being held in the'r, courtroom of the Hark to Boun-::; .


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Prlntiipal: Mrs C.RUev EAMA INN < r West Bradford


LANCASHIRE’S assistant chief constable was guest speaker at the Ribblc Valley Macmillan Cancer Support “100 Club” lunch.Wcndy Walker addressed SO club - members at the Spread Eagle at Sawley. . Born in the Ribblc Valley, Wendy, who


lives locally, detailed how she has succeed­ ed in a predominantly man’s world to rise to her current rank; - A total of £1,000 was raised at the lunch­ eon - in the last year the 100 Club has raised more than £30,000.


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OUR photo­ graph shows Wendy


Walker with members of the Ribble


Valley Can­ cer Support Committee. (B250209/1)


bie Barker, who spoke about the-


charity’s education programme,'"- “Get Active with Pip”. I t was launched in 2007 and has already been presented to more than


-20,000 primary schoolchildren across the north of England. The


^ programme teaches children to be as healthy, as possibly with their diet,


, hours of sleep and personal hygiene, while encouraging them to complete ■ . one hour of exercise every day.


V Following the presentation,-the '


activities,-asking friends and family:- to . make a donationito-^MedE- quip4Kids in return for completing-;'- thegames.


^ ' They raised ju s t ’under:£540,~-


which will be spent providing hospi- • - tals and community health:teams across the region with medical equipment to ensure children andVt:


pupils put their new-found knowl-- edge to the test with’pen and paper. ■


babies receive the best possible treat­ ment when sick or injured.


'. ■. : As a thank you, MedEquip4Kids


presented the school with a Stay..; Active pack full of sports equipment; to make sure the youngsters put Get - Active with Pip into practice. . ;


: -;r; Mrs Barker said: “We are aiming to have children across region to complete 210,000 hours of exercise .■ during this academic year and the children from St.’ James’ Primary


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School have made sure we are well on our way to achieving that. . “We are extremely grateful to thev


children and their teachers for sup­ porting us and raising £540, which we will spend making sure children and babies can stay healthy and active.”


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