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. by Duncan Smith IT was patriotic British Blues


• topping the prize list at Clit- heroe Auction Mart’s Christ- - mas Cattle Show and Sale.


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UPPER CRUST: Chatburn butcher Roy Porter, v left," receivings his’ Great Northern Pork Pie Competition best-in-Lancashire award from' Craven Cattle Marts general manager Jeremy Eaton.


Roy’s pies are Lancs champs


BEST of the Red Rose entries in a ‘‘War of the Roses” battle to find the’ best pork pie in Yorkshire : and Lancashire were tra­ ditional pork pies from ' the Bridge Road shop of Chatburn butcher Roy Porter. Mr Porter received the


won the top prize in the -.


■ speciality cold eating pie category with its pork and:


.apple speciality cold eat- ‘ ingpie.


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• Reserve championship? honours fell to the first


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accolade for the best Lan-: cashire pies at the second ■ annual Great Northern ■ Pork Pie competition, staged to coincide with - the Christmas prime stock shows and sales at Skipton Auction Mart. However, the major honours all V went to Yorkshire rivals. / : Skipton butcher Farm-: house Fare,Tun by Janet Green - ironically a Lan-; castrian born in Colne! • ■ - landed the.supreme.• champion pork pie acco­ lade-with her first prize- ■' winning and best-in-York-:' shire stand pie. -.'■Farmhouse Fare also' -


prize traditional pork pies from Kirklees butcher.. Simon Haigh, of Bolster- ■


.: moor Farm Shop, Golcar, -- Huddersfield.


■ I Roy Porter said:-“I ■


. thoroughly enjoyed the. day and the concept - it;-


- was brilliant. We’ll defi- - nitely be back next year .- to renew rivalry. Rest as­ sured those 'Yorkshire .


: boys won’t get it all their \ own way again!”'" : The' contest was open to butchers,- farm shops;


. and bakers v/ho make pies - on their own premises. All - entrants took along extra pork pies to be auctioned ' in aid of Manorlands, the Sue Ryder hospicc at Ox-/-; enhope, Keighley.


* ; , Judging the pre-sale show- .-was Mr Alan Beecroft; of Coun- trystyle Meats, Clitheroe; who backed his own judgement by. subsequently purchasing both the Champion and Reserve Champi-


: on. The Champion was a British : Blue heifer bred by the Walker family of Dunsop Bridge, weigh­ ing 548kgs and making'340ppkg. • Just pipped at the post,’the'


Reserve Champion was another, British Blue heifer,.this time from A. A; & E. Critchley, of , Hutton, which was shown by Miss Charlotte Holt. It weighed


.522kgs and sold at 280ppkg. .; Auctioneer Joe Worthing­ ton saidd: “Despite challenging weather conditions, we had an exceptional show of cattle today and Alan had his work cut out to judge them all. Overall, trade •


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-' Other Show re su lts .were: ; ’ Continental bull -1 British Blue


: : from T. W. Pickard & Son, Great ; - Harwood sold; for £1,048.41;, ■ (177ppkg) to J. & B. Fitton, of Shaw;-Continental.heifer - 1


; British Blue, J. C. Walker & Son, Dunsop Bridge; 2 British Blue,- A. A. Critchley & Son, Hutton; , 3 British Blue, T. W. Pickard & Son, Great Harwood; Continen-, tal steer - 1 British Blue, T. W Pickard & Son, Great Harwood;


' 2 - Limousin, I.-Pickup, Great Harwood; 3 - Blonde, I. Pickup, . Great Harwood; Highest priced Continental cull cow - Belgian Blue sold by T. W. Pickard &


CHRISTMAS CHAMP: Adam Collantine from show sponsor Farm Feeds, Show Judge Alan Beecroft and Championship winner Geoff Walker with the winning British Blue heifer.


was very good with lots of cattle well over the £2 per kilo mark.” The day’s top priced cull cow : was-a Belgian Blue shown by


, T. W. Pickard & Son, weighing 878kgs and making 146ppkg, selling to Mr John Thompson, of Gargrave.


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' Son, Great Harwood, to J. & S. J. Thompson, of Gargrave, at £1,281.88 (146ppkg); Highest priced Native cull cow sold by E. L. & S. Barnes, of Altham, to Chaigley Farms, Chaigley, at £673.44 ( 92ppkg).


. Show sponsors were E. Taylor and Sons Feeds, of Balderstone, ’ Farm Feeds NW, Glasson Dock, and Darbyshire & Co. Account- ants, of Clitheroe and Whalley. •


Report highlights farm poverty


A QUARTER of UK farming households live below the official poverty line, receiving relatively little support either frora agri- • cultural policies or the welfare state.- To help address the situation


• ing households have successfully increased production, resilience and farm incomes, one in four are living in poverty. “A quarter of farming house- - holds have an income of less than


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the Commission for Rural 'Com­ munities has published “Poverty? Amongst Farming Households: ■


Achieving Ssustainable Liveli­ hoods”, a report identifying t(j£ root causes of poverty among farming households and setting ;■


•out what government needs to do ; to address the situarfon.


■ V-Dr Stuart Burgess, chairman o f . -.the.Commission for Rural Com- munities, said: “There is tremen-;, dous variety within farmingim - this country. While many farm- '


, £20,000 and in the majority of - cases this derives from capitalis­ ing on the business assets rather ?


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/than actual farm business profits./' These struggling farms are likely to have grazing livestock and be located in upland areas. Many are left trapped in poverty with-


?out the resources or support to 'earn a living wage.: ;- ;


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. ; : “For the.majority of farming /households the ability to diver- l-sify production and earn income -


/off-farm is essential to subsidise ‘ /their traditional farming liveli--


. hood. Overall nearly two out of three farms have some form oL off-farm income, and.in 2008/09


• the total income from diversified . activities was £300m. . .“While'many farmers have proved to be highly entrepreneur- ' ial, some do not have the skills or


- opportunity to diversify into new 'businesses. Tenant farmers can : experience specific barriers to -business development due to the / fact that they do not own the land that they farm. - “They often find it difficult to access investment capital and


tenancy agreements can prohibit : certain business activities to avoid ■ tax and inheritance implications' for the landowner.


‘Planning regulations can also


be a barrier for those wanting to change, the use of farm buildings to diversify their Incomes. • ■ . • “The, coalition government’s


‘Homes;on the Farm’ scheme, which encourages farmers to convert existing buildings' into affordable housing, is a helpful intervention on this particular- challenge. “Because of business failure,


retirement or ill health some farmers have no choice but to leave farming.


. “ However, inadequate pension provision and a lack of alternative affordable housing can make this difficult. Furthermore, the sale of assets to fund retirement can un­ dermine the viability of a family farm for a successor.” i : - -


Buyers out in force at prime show


); RED Rose exhibitors and buy- :. ers were out in force at Skipton /;■;


' Auction Mart’s annual Christ-v :;mas prime stock shows and /'sales. . ' , . Cattle section judge Geoff' ■ Nutter,: of Rowland Foods,;;!


-.’ Preston, awarded the supreme ' championship ’to a' British f s Blue neiferfrom'William and-;!;:


;; Jonathan Timm,'^of Horsforth, :j Leeds;'and the reserve' supreme L- 'J championship to a British Blue-; -J cross heifer from Flailey Baines,-;.’ ofMiddopFarm, Gisbum.


PRIME BEEF: Hailey Baines with her Skipton Christ­ mas prime beef .supreme champion,'joined by pre-sale show lud^e Geoff Nutter.


on behalf of Bradford butcher:: John Summers, Clayton; /


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Mr Nutter was himself a ma­ jor buyer, sourcing top quality ■


..prizewinning beef on behalf o f . ■ his butcher customers, who will ■. mature it in readiness for their .own customers’ Christmas ta-


s'bles. His acquisitions included:; • The first prize 550kg Brit-,


ish Blucrcrossibullock-and ; reserve male champion from *


: V .These cattle , headed- the ':; ' prices at £2,815 (£4.90/kg) andi;;. £2,066 (£4.'70/kg) respectively,?,!/ both selling to West-YorkshireL-, wholesale hutches-John Penny ; and Son's, 'of Rawdon. Leeds.’ '


vJimmy Baines, who has farms in '• /Trawden and Gisburn; sold at •: £1,180 (214.5p/kg) to Patton’s


• Butchers, Millom, Cumbria. :•T h e first prize 575kg Gon^V


■tineiital bull,-also from Jimmy"; 'Baines, sold at £1,067 (185;5p/;:; kg) Jo .Wilkinson Butchers' of f Ormskirk Market.' - -


• British Blue-cross heifer, also- -awarded a special, prize for- the best-animal purchased at • GCM;Skipton, from James- Middleton, Arncliffe, sold at £1,190 (214.5p/kg) to Stephen'


'The third.prize:555kgi


■ Hallsworth Butchers, of Whal­ ley.


: Sam' Howarth Wholesale


• Butchers in-Diggle, Oldham;- acquired the second prize :38kg pen of Continental-cross'


•.second prize 39kg Continental- .■cross trimmed lambs from Ian


.’Lancaster, of Pendleton, sold- f to, Andy Sanderson Butchers,


'Baxenden. for £100 Der head'


•/untrimmed butchersl'larabs- ' from Fox Farms, of Clitheroejt ...at £82 each (221. Ip/kg).- -The ■


(256.4p/kg).’Ian Lancaster also presentedithe second prize pen of 44kg Gontintental-cross trimmed lambs, sold for £120 ; per head (272.'7p/kg) to E li te® Meat in Starbeck, Harrogate.- ^ vThe third prize 47kg C on-®


tinental-croEs trimmed lambsga from; Jimmy ;Towler; o f ^ Grindleton,':sold; to Hamlet® Butchers, Garstang,- for £100 a


'head (212.8p/kg).The second > . prize: other Continental-cross • , heifer frorh Trevor; Stoney,;,^ Pateley Bridge, sold for £1,135® (234.5p/kg) to Alpes Butchers,^ of Clitheroe.


, W -Main'Show:sponsors;\yere®


The Farmers Guardian, Allflex,^ Guy Machinery and Philip Bol- ; land Trailer Trainine. - . .: J j-


End of year boost to model line


I boosted, the diesel line-up of its 1 cee’d model range by introducing


KIA with a Perrys dealership on I Accrington Road, Burnley has


a new,VR-7 special edition of the cee’d and pro_cee’d.-A new top- of-the-range version of Sorento has also been launched. -/• ; - Initially launched as a 1.4-litre pet­


rol version in September, the VR-7


1 special edition is now available with I Kia’s economical 1.6 CRDi turbod­ iesel engine in both the cee’d and pro_cee’d family hatchbacks. The VR-7 special edition adds a


host of extra equipment, as well as offering a cost saving oFup to £815, over the entry-level ‘1’ trim 5-door niodel it is based upon. Bluetooth, iPod connectivity and reverse parking sensors add extra convenience whilst 16-inch alloy wheels and body-cod­ ed, heated-and electrically operated door mirrors: enhance the; exterior ■ looks. Inside, a 6-speaker GD/stereo, leather finish to the steering wheel, p a r knob and handbrake lever and ‘one-touch’ electric front windows complete the list of additional equip­ ment. ,


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; Powered by Kia’s 1.6 CRDi en­ gine, and mated to a six-speed manu­ al gearbox, the VR-7 versions deliver 89bhp at 4,000rpm and peak torque , of 1731b/ft .from just l,750rpm. The 0-60mph dash takes 13.5 seconds and


•Make sure , that you


a comfortable motorway cruise is en­ sured by a 107mph top speed. C02 emissions of 113g/km (VED band ‘C’) and a combined cycle econo­ my of 65.7mpg ensure low running


costs. ' ' The cec’d was the first vehicle from


any Korean manufacturer to achieve a 5-star Euro NCAP rating when it - was tested back in 2007 and the VR-


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. features. A Vehicle Stability Man­ agement System - Electronic Stabil­ ity Control (ESC) with Brake-Assist System (BAS), Electronic Brake-- force Distribution (EBD) and Hill- start Assist System (HAG) - serves to actively help prevent incidents.- . '


7 has a comprehensive array of safety ■ Eco) and tour planners. There is also


easy, access, to. a ‘Parking Location’ function. ■ The audio performance has been substantially upgraded with the ad­ dition of an external amplifier and a subwoofer to the standard 6-speaker


- The VR-7 1.6 CRDi pro_cee’d is priced at just £13,220 OTR and the VR-7 1.6 CRDi cee’d at £13,420 OTR (both prices include VAT at the new 20% rate).. As with every new Kia, an industry-leading seven year warranty comes as. standard.. Ordering opens today across the UK Kia dealer network. New top-of-the-range .‘Sat-Nav’


; versions of the Sorento SUV: Building on the successful ‘KX-3’


top-of-thc-range trim level, the new Sorento ‘KX-3 Sat-Nav’ adds an inte­ grated satellite navigation system, an


■ uprated Hi-Fi and a colour reversing camera system to the specification of Kia’s flagship SUV.


• The ‘foC-3 Sat-Nav’ is available in


All Wheel Drive with a 2.2 CRDi en- ginc and a choice of 6-speed manual or 6-speed automatic transmissions. Featuring a 6.5” colour touch­


screen, the fully-integrated satellite navigation .system offers European


■ mapping, motorway junction views,. lane guidance, speed limit warnings, . multi-route planning (Fast, Short,


£500 DEPOSIT


COMTRIBUTION ’ .?lncludK £500 Kia deposit contribution ' ' Finance subjert to status. /


' set-up. The touch screen unit is used to control the audio system as well as the Bluetooth functionality - the con­ tact directories of up to eight mobile phones can be controlled from the ■screen.. ■ . . Tlie final piece of extra equipment


on this new version is an advanced reversing camera which offers a col­ our view of any obstacles to the rear of the car when reverse gear is se­ lected. The image is displayed on the 6.5” touch screen display. A similar system is also available on the new Sportage crossover and certain ver­ sions of the Soul urban-crossover. Available to order now, the Soren­


to ‘KX-3 Sat-Nav’ Manual and ‘KX- 3 Sat-Nav’ Automatic versions are both rated insurance group 30 and priced at £31,155 OTR and £32,635 OTR respectively (including VAT at the new 20% rate).: For more information about -the


range of Kia models at Perrys or to arrange a test drive, please call 01282 427 321, drop into the showroom on Accrington Road or visit www.per- rys.co.uk


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