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' A NEW name and a new venue are. ringing the


• will hold its open Christ­ mas meeting on Novem- ^ ber l l th at Chatburn '


will.now be known as Whalley.and District Flower Club; to reflect its wider membership, and^


School in Sawley Road, ' Chatburn. Tliis will be followed by ■


its monthly-meeting.on December 9th at its new regular venue, St Michael and St John’s Social Cen­ tre, Lowergate, Clithe-' roe.


At the monthly meeting:


a demonstration entitled ■: “Seasonal Delights” will ■ be given by Jane Brown, 1 and eveiyone will be wel­ comed by the club’s new young chairwoman, Katie : Collins.


The club has a varied


and exciting programme lined up for 2011 and would ‘ welcome new members and visitors. For more informa­


tion, call Katie Collins on ^ 07986071667.


Calderstones parade plans


A PARADE and service, of remembrance will be held at St Luke’s Chapel, within the grounds of Calderstones Hospital, Whalley, this Saturday, November 6th. .


Royal British Legion, the , event pays tribute to those who had died from war wounds following their admission to the hospital. The parade, lead by a


O rg a n is e d , by the Eiiij ll^'


local band, will start at 10-20 a.m., followed by a church service and wreath ■: laying at the war cem-; ■ etery.


Parkinson’s group meets


THE next meeting of the Hyndburn and Rib- ble Valley.Parkinson’S'


Disease Support Group takes place this Saturday,;


November Oth; from 11- 30 a.m. to 1-30 p.m. in the Supper Room at Accring­ ton Town Hall.'


join lunch, and a warm welcome will be extended ■ to anyone whose life has -


There will be a Jacob’s


been affected by Parkin- ■ son’s.


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t h e lucky winners of ' Friday’s East Lancashire' hospice lotteiy draw are:


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£100-Mrs Hill, of Black-; burn.


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Animal charity boost


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THREE Ribble Valley ea­ teries have scooped prestig-" ious awards.


■ Business recovery specialist; Katherine Lachance and the' staffofThe Black Bull, Rini- ington, are celebrating after winning Lancashire Life’s cov­ eted Lancashire Dining Pub of: the Year award. This achieve-; ment was no mean feat in a n ' area renowned for fine food/';


. particularly as the inn only reo;-:; pened last December. . : Katherine said: “It has cer­


tainly been a challenging 10 - months; coping with the reces­ sion, learning a new business : :


and.experiencing weeks of deep snow in the early days.


“However, the pub has gone


from strength to.strength. ‘ We.are very pleased to have ^


- achieved such a fantastic repu­ tation so quickly, especially in a place like Lancashire where : there are so many other excel-' lent restaurants.” Meanwhile, the Freemasons'


Country Inn, 'Wiswell, has been ' served a triple helping of food '


COVETED AWARD: The team at The Black


< Bull at


' the dining ,'pub of the year, (s)


accolades.


after being named


Rimington ,, are cel- , ebrating'l


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BRiillANT BANGERS: . Kevin Berkins is pictured with his


awards for the best


sausages, (s)


: Following chef/patron Ste­


ven Smith’s appearance at the London Restaurant Festival in a line-up featuring household names such as Raymond Blanc ' and Alain Roux, The Freema­ sons has been named in the top 50 gastropubs in the country. Its final ranking in the Old


Speckled Hen awards, run by the Morning Advertiser pub trade paper, will be announced a week on Monday. Steven . said: “The recognition comes ' hot on the heels of Freema­


r in Pubs.” - The restaurant was also


sons being picked as the only Inspector’s Favourite in Lan­ cashire, and one of only five- in the North-West in the new Michelin guide for Eating Out


shortlisted for Lancashire Din­ ing Pub of the Year in the Lan­ cashire Life and Lake District Life Food and Drink Awards. Currently national sausage


week, staff at Berkins Deli, attached to The Eagle at Bar- row pub, were delighted to get recognition for their newly


THE winter weather failed to deter hundreds of peo­ ple who turned out to Samlesbuty Hall to attend the Association of Animal Artists (AAA) free event Rendezvous. The.AAA was formed


last year with three main aims: To promote local artists through exhibitions;


■ help members to develop their skills and support lo­ cal animal-based charities. On arrival, guests were


greeted by two police hors­ es in full working tack, rep­ resenting the Lancashire Constabulary Retired Po­ lice Horse Fund. Upstairs in the gallery


created “Limoncello, Lemon Thyme and a Hint of Lemon Zest Sausage”. It was one of 15 finalists - first, second and ' third place from live categories - selected as part of the BPEX Foodservice Pork Sausage o f . the Year competition. The other finalists were Cowman’s Famous Sausage Shop, Clithe- roe, which took first place in the Traditional Pork Sausage category with its Trent Valley Sausage, and Tlie Eagle at Bar- row, which gained first place in the Speciality Pork Sausage


category with Chilli, Chorizo and Garlic Sausage. Berkins Deli also took second place in the Traditional Pork Sau­ sage category with its English Breakfast Sausage. Kevin Berkins, who runs The


Eagle at Barrow and the newly- opened Berkins Deli, said: “\Ve make all of our sausages on the premises, using fresh, quality ingredients. It is this, coupled with our ability to think outside the box when it comes to fla­ vours, that makes our sausages stand out.”


Gibbon Bridge wins ‘best hotel’ title for third time AFTER previous victories in 1996 and 2004, the Gib-


. bon Bridge, Chipping, has been named Lancashire Hotel of the Year for a third time. It was announced as winner of the 2010 title during


a glamorous awards event at Manchester’s Midland Hotel, hosted by Granada Reports presenter Lucy


Meacock and food and drink writer Ray King. The panel of independent judges had been im­


pressed by the Gibbon Bridge’s new Orangery, built i i i b r e THREE national awards have:


. been achieved by one of th e : Ribble Valley’s most outstand-':


, ing hotels and investment conf: tinues to make sure it stays at? the top.


- - , : Northcote took the prestig^:'


ious award of Hotel Restau-: rant of the Year at the National ■ Restaurant Awards 2010 cere-;


; mony at the Grand Connaught Rooms, London.


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by the UK’s greatest culinary 1 talent. < ,


■ The awards were'attended ? -


■ -• > - ' The National Restaurant ?


Awards are the result of an' e'x- tensive survey that asks chefs, ? food critics and restaurateurs:. : from all over the countiy to se- : lect the seyen best festaurants^i they have‘eaten in during the-v


. past 12 months.' From: these- votes. Restaurant magazine’-,' compiles a list of the UK’sJop : ? 100 restaurants -^ Northcote!'?.!


•celebrated a placing of26th?^: -and Hotel Restaurant of the'” Year. .


, ' : Another accolade for North-:


: cote, is' the'promotion; to VtA-':- four Rosettes and four Stars'^ v


. ./At the glam'orb'us'AAHospi-•?' tality Awards, owners of North-:;;'


- - WINNING TMM: Left to right, Kirk Haworth, Penny Smith (awards at the National Restaurant Awards.


cote Craig Bancroft and Nigel Haworth, along with head chef Lisa Allen, general manager Peter Saunders and Kirk Ha­ worth collected the hugely cov­ eted awards from the AA.: • In recognition.of'the out­


standing food- offering re­ ceived an,increase to four AA Rosettes, only.three other ven-- ues in the UK were awarded an


. extra rosette this year, plus an extra star to four AA Red Stars for exceptional quality, com­


fort, cleanliness and customer care.


- This is a huge achievement for the,team at Northcote, to- be recognised as such an Indus-■ try leader, there are only three -other venues in England out- ' /side of London, with four Ro­


settes and four Red Stars, plac-


. .ing Northcote in the company of impressiye properties, such ■


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: the ^ awards are so highly ■' pgarded and we are priyileged • •to have received this promo- ,. tion to a very exclusive club. ' ;


ton Hall. Craig Bancroft, managing - director of Northcote, said:


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The renovation of the rooms, along with our. AA House­ keeper of the Year runner-up success with Paula Seddon, the standards have been driven up continuously. Nigel and his kitchen-team, headed up by Great British Menu’s 2010 . winner Lisa Allen are thrilled


to have re'ceived the fourth ro­ sette.” • • ■


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^ , For more information ^rV4T. •asc*” ! ! ; ' m ' l this year, and its fine food, sourced both from its own


kitchen gardens and local suppliers. But most of all they were impressed by the unflinch­ ing commitment lo excellence of the hotel’s owner and


proprietor Janet Simpson and her team. sa'd: “Wc were delighted to have been short- isted for the awards and are absolutely thrilled to


have won for the third time. ' ; “With the addition of the Orangery we seem to have


been on a winning streak this year-long may it con­ Also shortlisted for the same award was The Spread


Eagle Hotel, Sawley. Among 13 other categories at the awards event, other Ribble Valley winners included Norfheote’s Lisa Allen, named as North West Chef of th^YeaC’ and renowned poultry producers Johnson and Swarbrick, of Goosnargh, winning the Lanca­ shire Food Hero award.


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were two police dogs and ■ their handlers from the Lancashire Constabulary Retired Police Dog Fund and a stand from mark Dav­ ies Injured Riders Fund. The chapel played host


to a display of the most beautiful live owls from the Trawden Rescue Owls, who visit the Hall on the first Sunday of every month. . The artists from the asso-


. ciation were dotted around the courtyard and through­ out Samlesbury Hall. There was also a chance to buy Christmas cards and calen­ dars from the charities and works from file artists.


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John's a charity spokes-man


RETIRED solicitor John Eatough (63) has completed an epic cycle


journey from Land’s End to John O’Groats. The 1,078-mile journey


raised funds for a charity • close to his heart, the Rose- mere Cancer Foundation, ■ in Preston, his mother hav­ ing died from the disease when only in her mid-30s. John said: “People have


been incredibly generous when sponsoring my ride and whilst I still have one or two donations to come in. I’m confident I’ll have raised around £5,000.” Jo h n , who lives in


Grindleton, set off from Land’s End on September 5th and travelled along the north coast of Cornwall, skirting St Ives, St Agnes, Newquay and Padstow. It was then on up to


Bristol via Launceston and Taunton. He crossed the Severn Bridge and then cycled north through Mon­ mouth, Peterchurch, west of Hereford, near to Shrews­ bury and so into Cheshire,


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then Haydock and the out-- skirts of Preston, where his- son, Robert, joined him for a day’s cycling through Lan­ cashire, which he said made


a very welcome change. His journey through th e .


Lake District to Carlisle, via Mungrisdale which im­ pressed him greatly,, was • particularly challenging. He crossed into Scot­


land at Gretna and along the west coast via Dumfries through the Highlands, par- ticularly enjoying the ride along Loch Ness, and on to John O’Groats, his wife, Di- ■ ane, providing backup for the final three days' cycling. He met other cyclists going


“End to End”, being helped ■ lo repair his bike by one cy­ clist near Levens Bridge. His only other mechanical prob­ lem was a broken chain on only his second day. John said: “I enjoyed the


adventure and a huge big thank-you to all of you for the tremendous support you gave me in my fund-raising."


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Italian eatery aeelaim


IT’S another achievement for the Gisburn-based La Locanda Ristorante Ital- ip o , which has been short listed for the second year at the PAPA Pizza, Pasta and Italian Food Industry Awards in the category The Italian Restaurant of the Year2010. A “mystery shop” during


: the summer resulted in La Locanda being shortlisted from thousands of restau­ rants across the UK. Last year La Locanda


won the Platinum award, and now owners Cinzia and Maurizio Bocchi are cel­ ebrating the ultimate acco­ lade and hoping to achieve this important goal again. Cinzia said: “It is fantas­


tic to be chosen again as one of the 11 best Italian restaurants in the UK for the only formal association that promotes Italian food in UK. This is recognition for our passion for Italian food and for the hard work over the past seven years.” The aim of the awards


is to find the very best in the pizza, pasta and Italian food markets in the UK, from products to people and businesses. The win­ ners will be announced on November 11th at a gala dinner in London.


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