Thursday, February 19th, 2003 ' No;6,394^^>-,,;_Jjgj{aand views from the Centre of the Kingdom. ,


imes - by Duncan Smith A N innovative tourism initia-


; tive bringing food lovers flock-, r; ing to the Ribble Valley has won a prestigious award.


■ Launched last ye^, the Ribble Valley Food Trail celebrates and


'.promotes all th a t is best about i' the area’s high class food produc- -ers and retailers. ' ■ ■ . . •. From butchers to brewers and


cheese to chocolatiers, the trail leads visitors bn a mouthwatering


■ ■ meander around Valley. The initiative was spearheaded by Ribble Valley Borough Coun-


regions, with each regional win­ ner going forward to the national finals, which will be held a t the House of Lords on March 18th.


■ - Full of praise for the Ribble Valley Food Trail, competition ; judge Richard Todd described it as: “An absolutely brilliant initia­ tive demonstrating what can be .• done by forward thinking, and I hope it drives other councils to regenerate regions and showcase the best of their produce. : ■ “This is a.Very worthy project


where the local council has woken up to the fact th a t local food is ;


■now on the tourist map. ■ " “What has happened here is th a t with a small amount of '


- money, the council has gathered . up local food producers (with •


r some strict rules) 'and created , a trail taking tourists to where' the


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> : cil, working in partnership with . various other agencies. ■ ! ! ■ ■


Now it has won the Enterprise ^ Award in the North West regional i - round of" th e Countryside


:.'i'Alliance'Awards, which m e a ^ it , will go on to vie for a national


'■ of Britain. Awards celebrate the skills, pro-


c-' • i duce,' traditions and enterprise of ’the countryside through the chai-T,


c'-acters who work hard to make it tick'. They are run across 12 UK


HUGHES


■/food is madei sold orseryed'with- in the district. ■ “All who have signed up have /


noticed an increase in sales. The - set-up cost was about £5,000 . which is peanuts in the scheme of things, and has breathed new life :


'in to the area. The enterprise . shown by this initiative is inspir- ■ ing,' because i t showcases the


■ ■ title'against winners from the rest . ‘never say die’, approach of ru ra l,


Britain. ‘Tstrongly believe this should


•: win eyery award going for its /sheer optimism, dedication and ; firm beUef in small rural business-: ■ es from butchers to restaurants,p • . • Continued on page 2


CHATBURN teenager.Phoebe Fran- kland will make a leap of faith for a very good cause this weekend. . / Phoebe (16) plans to make a tan­ dem skydive on Saturday - weather- conditions permitting - to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation. I t is the latest in a string of fund-raisers: for the charity organised by.the;


teenager and her family, many o f : them held a t The Brown Cow, Chat- bum, which is run by Phoebe’s mum.


■' They chose the British Heart Foun­ dation because Phoebe’s uncle, Ian


' Lang, was born with a hole in his ' heart and underwent surgery as a


: child to correct the condition. . - : /'. ' A lot of encouragement has come


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