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18 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, January 14th, 2010


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Put safety first - even in the fields


FARMERS across the North West are being encouraged to make their New Year’s resolution a promise to come home safe from the field. The Health and Safety Executive


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(HSE) is launching its “Make the Promise” farm safety campaign for 2010, as the snow and ice makes con­ ditions difficult for farmers. Across Great Britain, 38 workers


lost their lives in farming-related incidents from January to November 2009 — and the HSE has issued a


- stark warning that people are still dying in needless agricultural acci­ dents. The latest official figures for 2008/9


show that 26 workers were killed and another 589 suffered major injuries in farming accidents - including three deaths and 36 major injuries in the North West. In Ribble Valley there were no


deaths, but there were two major non-fatal injuries and one injury requiring more than three days’ absence from work. More than 1,100 farmers in the


North West have already signed up to the new safety campaign and still more are being encouraged to do the same.


Judith Donovan, HSE board mem­ ber and its agriculture champion.


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said: “For those 15,000 farmers we know have made the promise to come home safe, and the many more who may have made the pledge privately, the challenge for them now is to keep it - particularly when they’re bat­ tling the weather or working to tight timescales. , “Losing concentration or taking


seemingly harmless shortcuts is when horrific accidents can so easily hap­ pen.


“To those farmers yet to make the


promise, we encourage them to'do it not only for themselves, but for their


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families and their livelihoods. “Over the past 10 years, 455 lives have been lost on British farms -


: that’s hundreds of families and farms devastated. Let's make 2010 the year that everyone comes home safe.” David Sowerby, HSE Regional Director for the North West, added:


. “All too often we're having to investi- . gate deaths or serious injuries in and ’around farms in the North West. We see first hand the terrible grief that families face when someone is killed, and it is heartbreaking - particularly when farmers keep dying for the same reasons. “We offer farmers training, support


and guidance on how to keep them­ selves and their workers safe. “We’d much rather be doing that


than dealing with the horrific conse­ quences of accidents, many of which are preventable.” Although only about 1.5% of the


working population works in agricul­ ture, the industry accounts for one in five work-related deaths every year. As part of the campaign, farmers


can request “Promise Knots” to place around their homes and farms as a simple, but ever-present, reminder of the commitment they have made to come home safe. For full details of the campaign,


visit www.hse.gov.uk/makethep- romise.


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I Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 01282 426161 (Advertising), Burnley 01282 422331 (Classified) www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, January 14th, 2010 19


J . Lambs to market stall By Duncan Smith


SLAIDBURN farmer Geordie Park­ er sold a pen of five Beltex lambs at £164 each a t Gisburn Auction Mart’s show and sale of prime sheep Weighing 39kg, Geordie’s champi­


to John Mellin, of Long Preston, with his Beltex/'Texel lambs weighing 47kg and selling at £122 (260p per kg) to Knavesmire Butchers, York. Dunsop Bridge-based Geoff and


Margaret Walker were in the money with their 51kg Mule lambs which sold for £52.50 (150p per kg) to Andrew Atkinson, of Harrogate. T. Parkinson and Sons, of Blacko, picked the first prize rosette in the


on lambs, sired by Airyolland Law­ man and out of homebred Texel cross ewes, sold to George Cropper at £164 (421p per kg) for hiis Butchers Market Stall on Accrington Market. The reserve champion rosette went


hill-going lamb class with a pen of well-fleshed Cheviots, weighing! 38kgs and selling for £70 (185p per kg). Thomas Binns, of Downham, | won the Suffolk class with a pen of |


lambs weighing 41kgs and selling for £71 (174p/kg). The pre-sale show sponsor Diane


Eatough, of P.M. and M. Chartered Accountants, Blackburn, said: “I am delighted to be involved in such a prestigious event; the quality of lambs on show was exceptional.” Averages were: Prime lambs up to


receiving his championship rosette from Diane Eatough of pre-sale show sponsor P.M. and M. Chartered [ Accountants, (s)


and Son. ' Our picture shows Geordie Parker j


Milk and slurry rules relaxed


SOME of the regulations on spread­ ing milk and slurry will be relaxed temporarily to help Lancashire farm­ ers during the big freeze, the Envi­ ronment Agency (EA) has ann­ ounced. Milk and slurry are not normally


When the going gets tough, farmers get you going


; THE worst weather for years has brought out the true spirit of the countryside, according to Douglas Chalmers, northern director of the


. Country Land and Business Associ­ ation (CLA). '


He has praised rmal communities


ular deserve thanks for their efforts to keep remote rural areas working. : He said: “We have all managed to


for working together in the recent adverse weather. And he believes farmers in partic­


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. tractor. Much has been said in the media of the lack of gritting on rural roads, but let’s highlight the good news.instead, and recognise the efforts that farmers especially have made to keep roads open and in help- ’ ing supplies reach their destination.


get through to work, but it has some­ times needed the help of a shovel or'


in g far longer. ■ “Despite this extra pressure and


access, find, feed and water stock, and supposedly routine jobs are tak­


■ the perception of idyllic rural life. We have seen drifts that even tractors- have struggled to get through - but our farmers persevere and often open ■ a lifeline for those stranded. S9 .instead of complaining about those


, twice before moaning when he comes across a tractor on the road in future.' “Snow can bring a harsh reality to


significant risk to themselves, they still turn out to help - stranded strangers as well as neighbours, and many a desperate motorist ■will think


'who haven’t cleared, the roads, let’s ' thank those who have.


, - i “We have always said that agricul- •; ture is the heart of rural communi- ■


, ‘‘Yes this weather is causing prob-' ; lems for everyone, but farmers have ■•to turn out no matter how severe * conditions may be. They have to


ties. Surely these actions demon-" strate this.” • ^'Our picture shows Mr Chalmers


. as a farmer gives a tow to another. stranded motorist, (s)


allowed to be spread on frozen ground, due to the high risk of water pollution from run-off, but the EA will be taking a more flexible approach to help farmers who have run out of storage options. Milk can cause more harm than


sewage if it flows into rivers where it can kill fish and other aquatic wildlife.


However, snow and icy conditions


have prevented tankers in some parts of the country from completing then- usual milk collections, causing some


farmers to have to stockpile milk on farms. Slurry storage is also under pressure in some places. The EA stressed that it was issu­


vent storage overflowing; . • There is no alternative tempo-


in breach of pollution and waste reg­ ulations, the EA announced will not take enforcement action when: • Action has to be taken to pre­


exceptional weather conditions, the EA will allow farmers whose slurry storage is at capacity, or near to it, to spread slurry and waste milk on snow-covered or frozen soil. Although this would normally be


ing the guidance to reduce the risk of pollution from overflowing storage tanks and would apply only until milk collections returned to normal. To help farmers get through the


to reduce the amount of slurry pro- j duced daily, such as keeping animals


are urged to contact their local EA office for guidance or call the nation-1 al EA helpline on 08708 506 506.


a! PEN of champion I , Texel lambs from Seth


: pen of five Texels, weigh- J - ing 47kgs, sold for £130 j


; ' (277p/kg) to Knavesmire j Butchers, York. Aiiction-


iii eers were Richard Turner [


I l’andSon. ; < 5-,‘Seth is pictured (right) j • with his champion lambs


• and: the pre-sale show | ■


! judge) Mark Robinson,


-of Robinson Bros Butch- e”rs. Chipping, (s)


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■for Lancaskira amL-fke L«k« -Oistrief


•fBlakey, of Bolton-by- Rowland, took top hon- :;:ours at Gisburn Auction - Mart’s annual Christmas | prime lamb show and s a l e .■ The award-winning j


ance for dairy farmers on its website j (www.environment-agency.gov.uk) and will also be circulating it to farmers and agricultural organisa-1 tions. The guidance also pro-vides advice j


on straw and washing down dairy j parlours -with low volume hoses. Farmers facing storage difficulties |


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in pollution. ■The EA has issued detailed guid- 1


rary storage available, such as at a neighbour's farm, and there are no other environmentally acceptable | options for disposal; • The activity is unlikely to result |


32kgs - 165p/kg; 33-39kgs - 182p/kg; 40-45kgs - 178p/kg; 46-52kgs - 164p/kg. Overall 177pj^g. Auctioneers were Richard Turner |


WIN! Crafts


THE Stitch & Creative Crafts Show takes place from January


29th to 31st at Manchester Cen­ tral. Visit the Stitch and Creative Crafts


new ideas to take away and try at home.


- Whether you are an experienced


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There is something


for everyone at this superb show.


meet a wide selection of ’ exhibitors offering all the latest in cross-stitch, sewing, card making, needlecraft, knitting, patchwork, quilting, scrapbooking, ribbon craft, ' papercrafts, stamping, beading and many more popular s titch and creative crafts.


Admission prices are


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Workshop prices vary


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To be in with a chance


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ative Crafts Show takes place between January 29t and 31stat Manches­ te r Central. Opening times-for the. event are; Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m. to 4p.rn.


Billy Connolly


Live at London's Hammersmith Apollo by Rail


2 days, departing 23 Jan 2010, from £ 1 6 4 .9 5 9 9


• Return standard class rail travel to London from Manchester Piccadilly & Preston • A reserved seat for an evening performance of Billy Connolly Live


■ • Overnight stay at London's 4 star Tower Guoman hotel with continental breakfast • Free time in London • Return


. coach transfers between the hotel and the Hammersmith Apollo :


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ABBA Weekend


By Rail 2 days, departing 5,12 February, 5,12,19 & 26 March 2010 from £ l 74.95pp


• Return standard class rail travel from


■ Manchester Piccadilly & Preston • A top price ticket for a Friday evening


performance of Mamma Mia! • Admission to ABBAWORLD at London's. ; Earls Court • Overnight stay at London's


’ 4 star Tower Guoman hotel with continental breakfast


Also offered as a two-day break with admission to ABBAWORLD only. Please call for details.


Peter Kay


Live at London's 02 Arena by Rail


2 days, departing 6 November 2010, from £ l 84.95pp


• Return standard class rail travel to London from Manchester Piccadilly 81 Preston • A reserved seat for ah evening performance of Peter Kay Live • Overnight stay at London's 4 star


: Tower Gudm'an hotel with continental breakfast • Free time in London • Return coach transfers between the hotel and the 0 2 Arena


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