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TV star to fulfil fine food dream


JT has been months in the ■ planning but,, a t last, Nigel Haworth, star, of BBC's “Great British- Menu” is set to achieve an. ambition of working with


.' Yorkshire’s amazing farm­ ers, growers and fine food suppliers. • The Bull at Broughton, already one of the coun- ' ty ’s landmark destina-


. tions, is about to become the fourth Kibble .Valley Inn, joining a line-up of pubs which have already • collected the cream of Britain’s top awards.


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• Kibble Valley Inns was the brainchild of Nigel and Craig Bancroft, co­ proprietors of Northcote, the Michelin. Starred restaurant and hotel in the heart of the Kibble Valley, and recently voted


■one of the top 10 restau­ rants outside London and: placed eighth best'in th e . UK by Kestaurant Mag-* azine. Since . they first launched their idea, less.


• than four years ago, the • Three Fishes at Mitton,.


• the Highwayman near Kirkby Lonsdale and the:


• Clog and Billycock at Pleasington have ; all attracted cult-followings, ; with the country’s top food writers and maga­ zines heaping praise o n . their innovative menus. .■


■ . The idea is simple, pro­ vide beautifully relaxed surroundings with loads, of character and charm, ■ then present traditional


• dishes, with a contempo­ r a r y twist, featuring ingredients from all the local food heroes.


. .' Nigel has long har-


. boured a desire to create dishes th a t are the very essence of Yorkshire and The.Bull - on the A59 near Skipton - provides a perfect platform; . = “So . many , of; the


N o rth ’s most talented producers are - "only a stone’s ■, throw from Broughton Hall, includ­ ing many of .Yorkshire’s


.- legendary cheesemakers”, says Nigel. < « ^ • .- Operations manager,


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. 'Andy Morris, is oversee­ in g the. .£300,000. of


. improvements which have been agreed, as well.as the arrangements for the


. grand opening as a Kibble Valley Inn.


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TWO Kibble Valley manufacturing compa- . nies have joined-.the world class business elite by winning the prestigious Shingo


-Bronze Medallion for operational excellence. . . BAE Systems’Sarnies- '


bury site and Clitheroe-; based conservatory com­ pany Ultraframe are the .■ first two UK organisa-'. tions to achieve recogni­ tion in the international award process, which has • been cited as the “Nobel Prize”' of operational- excellence by Business


'Week magazine. The Shingo Prize,


(wwwlshingoprize.co.uk) is a highly effective blue­ print for lean transforma- •


: tion, driven by deep cuL • tural change across the entire enterprise. For more than 20 years the .' Shingo model has been . used to educate, assess,- benchmark and recognise operational excellence in outstanding organisa­ tions in the US, Canada and Mexico. Now, in col­ laboration w ith The Manufacturing Institute, ,


• it is open to organisations. in Europe. : .The businesses were v


excellence - featuring world-leading authorities and practitioners a t the cutting edge of business transformation from both-; sides of' the- Atlantic.


presented with- th e i r , medallions in Manches- : ter at the UK/US Shingo Summit - a week-long conference dedicated to ■ lean and operational


■ For many organisa­ tions the Bronze Medal­ lion is the first step in the- journey towards the ulti­ mate Shingo Prize.for., outstanding world class performance in every aspect of-business enter-, prise. The next step is the Silver Medallion, but organisations can leap that stage to achieve full Shingo Prize s ta tu s i f , they achieve exceptional scores in the. rigorous


evaluation process. ; Nigel Blenkinsop,


BAE Systems Samles- bury site director, said: “In 2004 we established a Lean Learning Academy a t Samlesbury and the challenge now is to really embed lean principles not only in our culture, but also into our supply chain. . ’ “The Shingo prize


process pro'vides a way to benchmark our progress against companies across the globe and gives us feedback th a t can help focus improvements in core manufacturing and business processes. I ’m delighted th a t we have


. been awarded a Bronze Medallion a t our first attempt and I look for­ ward to building on this achievement in the months ahead.”. . Mike Price, Chief :


Executive of Ultraframe, said: “We have made some significant progress on our-lean journey over the past four years and are always looking for opportunities to critical­ ly re'view the progress we have made and identify opportunities for further ■


-. improveinent. “We were awarded a


,Best Factory Award in 2007. winning Best Engineering Plant. Since


then we have worked hard to close the gaps highlighted in the bench­ marking report. . “We are delighted to


have been awarded a Bronze Medallion and look fonvard to receiving the feedback report. This year has been a challeng-i ing year for us, like most other businesses, and it’s great to receive external recognition th a t we are doing the right things.” Named after one of the


architects of the Toyota Production System, Dr Shigeo Shingo, The Shin­ go Prize p ro v id e s . a framework and bench­ mark for excellence for all


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MP urges Ribble households to support stricken dairy farmers


■ organisations of all sizes '


. and sectors -^ whether they are hospitals, gov­ ernment departments,' universities, banks, or -manufacturing business-


; es. ',; . . ■_.'■ ■ ■ Julie Madigan, Chief


Executive of The Manu- facturingjnstitute, said: “I t - is less th an nine months since BAE Sys-


.'. terns and Ultraframe first challenged for the Shingo Prize, so i t is a fan tas tic achievement th a t they have achieved. the bronze medallion in this short space of time.


■: .“They can now contin­ ue to use th e Shingo Prize framework to achieve even higher levels of quality, customer sat­ isfaction, cost perform-


. ance and delivery, and we are certain that they will


; both succeed in claiming th e u l t im a te Shingo Prize.”


■ Our picture shows the . p re sen ta t io n of the ■ Bronze Medallion awards


; in-Manchester. Pictured le f t to r ig h t are: Julie


-Madigan, of The Manu­ facturing Institute, Nigel Blenkinsop, of BAE Sys­ tems’ Samlesbury, Mike


-Price, of Ultraframe, Kobert Miller, Executive Director of The Shingo


■ Prize for'Operational Excellence, and Neville


■ Chamberlain, Chairman of The Manufacturing . Institute, (s)


Emma’s eco-friendly designer ladies’ clpthes 1 / I — Jjs.'


- A NEW- flavour has-- been added to a green designer outlet in the Kibble Valley. - “Lovage” a t Back- ridge Farm, Wadding- ton, offers the chance to buy and sell well looked after designer clothes and accessories at a frac-; tion of the original price.


. ■ Owner Emma Drage (pictured) said: ’’Intro­ ducing ladieswear was


buying for their children


■ to branch out into •ladieswear, so I decided to take the plunge and ., move to a larger unit on the farm and ‘Lovage’. wasbornl”


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■ Lovage specialises in top end;labels such as


; Moschino, DKNY, C by Chloe,'Hugo Boss and Laundry, and also sells a range of shoes, acces­ sories and handbags.


,:the natural next step in : the development of the business. • “I started ^Lettuce^ ' which focuses on beauti­ ful and contemporary-; children’s clothes, ju s t over 18 months ago and in that time it has estab-* ■


: lished itself as a firm favourite for those look­ ing for great timeless ' designer pieces.


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:• “ I w a s -c o n s ta n t ly . being asked by mothers


■ ■ Emma added: “The


reaction to the new store has been tremendous and many customers have already been back \vith items to sell."


; . L o v a g e j a n d L e t tu c e are open daily from 10


a.m.Jo 5 p.m. ■ ; ;; For fu r th e r informa­ tio n ' a b o u t current ranges ring Emma on 0844 736 6165 or e-mail:


. info@lovageclothing.co m (s).


BRABINS School PUPILS taking part in the Ribble Catchment Conservation project, (s) ble Valley primary school


are doing their bit to keep the district’s waterways well stocked with trout. Brabins School, at


Chipping, is among sever­ al local schools taking part in an educational project run by the Kibble Catchment Consemtion


Trust. It sees special rep­ ing tanks installed in classrooms where children


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“SMALLFKY” afaKib- can watch trout egp ,; trout fry, , which he ’ ’ hatch into baby fish.


known as “fry”. ■When they are'big


enough they are released into local streams, where they will continue to grow, returning as adult fish to spawn.


. . ' Stephen Hatton, Habi­


tat Project Manager for the trust, said the Chip­ ping children had done, a great job raising their


released in to . Chipping Brook as they looked on and cheered. .


■ “The school has thor­ oughly enjoyed rearing their fish; and helping their - local stream to thrive,’’he said. . ;■.• ;Our picture showsthe


Chipping children lining the bank for the release of theirtroutfry. : . - • - )


■ OUR picture shows the children celebrating their Ofsled success. Nursery is ‘outstanding’ - official


A KIBBLE VALLEY children’s centre has gone to the top of the class after a visit from educa­ tion assessors. Kibblesdale Children’s


Centre is celebrating after the Kibblesdale Nursery School was found to be “outstand­ ing”, while Cascades Daycare received a good


' inspection report, with outstanding features. The staff and children are delighted that their


hard work has been recognised. Ofsted -visited the cen­


tre ’s nursery school, describing it as “excel­ lent, inspirationally led and extremely, well man­ aged” providing “out­ standing care in a very safe and fully inclusive setting where children flourish”. The use of indoor and


outdoor facilities a t the. centre ensures the chil­ dren are “challenged to


learn very successfully”. , The" teaching was described as excellent, making “learning chal­ lenging and exciting for pupils”. ■ 'The report concluded


that Kibblesdale Nursery deserves its fine reputa­ tion, adding: “Based on its tra ck record and


: ambitious leadership team and goyerhors the school is oustandingly placed to continue to improve.” .


Pupils get trout and about


A RALLYING call is being made to people to support Britain’s dairy farmers. The plea has been issued by '


■ Kibble Valley MP, Nigel Evans after uncertainty over dairy farmers’ future follow­ ing the collapse of Dairy Farmers of Britain - a co­ operative th a t provides a


ten th of the UK’s-milk, around one billion litres each year.


; . " , The receiver announced


earlier this week that farmers in the collapsed co-op ■will be paid jus t 20p for a li tre of milk. . .. ■ ■ '. Speaking from Westmin­


ster, Mr Evans said: “The UK dairy indus try is ..worth


’ around £8bn. per year to th e . economy and employs around


75,000 people. “The industry is particular­


ly active in rural areas and is ; intrinsic to the rural economy. “I t is a great shame th a t


Dairy Farmers of Britain has gone into receivership,, mean­ ing that the 400 members still involved will only receive 20p


per litre of milk that they pro­ duce. That is a loss on every litre that they produce. . : - “I t is not difficult to work


out that economic situation is unsustainabla That MU mean: that a new generation of dairy farmers simply will not want to join the industry.


:■ “As customers we do not want to pay exorbitant prices


for any product. However, I do feel th a t people are pre­ pared to pay a little more if '


■ they are sure they are sup­ porting local, British busi- ^ nesses. ■; .


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■ “The supermarkets, there­ fore, must reflect this and


• ensure that they offer locaUy- • sourced produce a t a price th a t is sustainable for the


farming community.: ; “In the Kibble Valley,-the


Bowland Milk Consortium has been successful and is well marketed and supported by the local chain of family run supermarkets. Booths.. “I t is precisely this sort of


support that will help us pre­ serve the British dairy farm­ ing industry.”


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Produce programme is growing great guns


A KEVOLUTIONAKY Valley project is creating a link between sustain­ able living and support­ ing disadvantaged indi- ■viduals. The Stable Trading


Company sells produce ' th a t has been planted, prepared, cooked and sold by people with phys­ ical disabilities, mental health problems or other challenges.


. ■ The programme’s


objective is to rehabili­ tate individuals by pro­ viding employment opportunities and accred­ ited training courses with the eventual aim of long­ term employment. Stable Trading cur­


ren t ly comprises four projects across Lan­ cashire - The Pantry in Accrington, Growing with Grace a t Gisburn . and Clapham, and a site at Calderstones, and has plans for several other ventures in the pipeline. I t was established in


2007 by John Atherton and the Trinity Commu­ nity Partnership charity in Clitheroe as a Commu­ nity Interest Company with the aim of encourag-; ing equality and social .- inclusion through h o r t i- ; cultural projects..; M r Atherton said:.


“Stable Trading provides indi'viduals with the abil­ ity to farm organically. ■


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■ “ I t also offers them highly-marketable skills; to help obtain permanent ■jobs, something; they.; may not have enjoyed the opportunity to do before. ■ “We are dedicated to


helping some of society’s; less fortunate individuals, and to producing good q u ality organic food;; th a t’s what we’re about.


■ “The success of: the individuals with wh'om; we work is a great tribute to the project and to all


‘ OUR picture shows two of the Stable Trading staff busy in the vegetable plot.


of those involved with Stable Trading.” ,


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.'■ O Run as a financially- sustainable social enter-


• prise. Stable Tra'ding offers fresh fruit and veg­ etables from a quality . local source and runs a


reliable home delivery box service which takes seasonal produce across the county.


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