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. Clithcroe AdvertIscr&Times,*niursday,October21,2010 FIRST CLASS


www.cllihorocadvertlser.co.uk Clithcroe Advertiser & Times,Thursday, October 21,2010 ....... - J Business n by Duncan Smith WADDINGTON AND WEST BRADFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL ST MARY’S PRIMARY SCHOOL, SABDEN


|REAL NAPPY PROMOTER: Sarah is pictured Iwith her daughter Esme, who was modeiling I baby wear for Hansei and Gretel, Whalley, diir- |ing the Ribbie Vaiiey Baby Fair, (s)


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I SOON-TO-BE-PARENTS, their families, friends and f tots browsed goodies on offer at a recent baby fair host- |ed by Mytton Fold Hotel and Golf Complex. 5 Organised by Barrow mum Sarah Parry, the aim of I the not-for-profit event was to raise awareness about I real nappies and to celebrate the expansion of the En- j vironappies nappy laundering service in to the Kibble I Valley.


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i ■ “The RibbieVaiiey Baby Fair was a great opportuni- > ty to let people know about YummyBums, the laundry i service we now run in this area,” Sarah explained. I “We supply, launder and promote real nappies and f the service works in conjunction with Lancashire Coun- E ty Council’s Bottom Line voucher scheme, whereby a i parent can apply for a £45 voucher to put towards real I nappies.”


■ , YummyBums offer a sbt-week trial service during


which all nappies are laundered and replenished eveiy week. Once the trial period ends, the service costs £6 a week to continue. YummyBums was created when Sarah was made re­


dundant after having her first baby Esme. After volun­ teering for Environappies for six months, Sarah thought the service would be perfect for the Kibble Valley and set about designing colourful nappies that customers can buy when they settle into using the service. For more details about the service log on to the web­


site at: www.yumraybums.co.uk Alternatively call Sarah on 07731 067780 or e-mail: info@yummybums.co.uk


NEW HOME:


Rosemary Johnson at Root


Hill Estate Yard with


Christopher Ander­


ST JOHN’S PRIMARY SCHOOL, PADIHAM HIGHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL


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SINCE the acquisition of local schoolwear supplier Trutex Ltd by investment company Endless LLP in February this year, the business has initiated some key changes to its senior manage­ ment team. The most recent changes sees


commercial director Matthew Easter, who joined shortly after the acquisition, becoming managing di­ rector and Heather Walker, a local woman who has been with the com­ pany for 15 years, becoming sales


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director, reporting in to Matthew. Since joining the business. Heath­


er has climbed through the ranks and now heads up an 11-strong team, which itself has expanded recently, with four new additions in the past two months. ■ . The restructure and growth sig­


nals Trutex’s intent to improve the service and support it provides to its 1,000-plus retailers across the UK and Southern Ireland. Heather commented: “The busi­


ness has experienced a tough few years, but the new change'of struc­ ture and the implementation of cer­ tain processes across the business.


A business . opportunity has arose...


has already begun to pay dividends. “From the feedback received


from our customer base on the new products we have recently launched, 2011 is already promising to be a fantastic year for the business.” In addition to a re-shuffle at sen­


ior management level and new ap­ pointments within the sales team,: .Trutex has recently added an Asian sourcing officeto help manage and improve supplier performance for 2011. The business has also initiat­ ed a complete overhaul and review of its warehousing, with the aim of improved stock management and efficiency.


HEATHER WALKER


JEWELLERY and accessories lovers of Clithcroe are in for a treat with the open­ ing of new retail venture Sarah Rose, in Marketplace. - The shop has been years in the plan­


ning as Danesa Parker, the owner, recalls: “From being a little girl, I have always cus­ tomised everything I wear. From making my own handbags to changing straps on garments, things never end up the same as when I bought them!” Having had her family at a young age,


Danesa had to put her dream on hold until now, but the sky’s the limit from here on in.


“I’ve been inundated with lovely com­


ments about my stock already,” says a grateful Danesa. “I’ve even been thanked for opening! People seem to like the fact that every-


. thing’s gift bagged and that you can buy piecesfrom f 10 to £300”.


i f OPEN: Danesa Parker and her son, Ryan, at the opening of the new shop New home for 'wool ambassador’


AS a further manifestation of sup­ port for rural businesses on its es­ tates, the Duchy of Lancaster is . providing a new home.for local craftswoman and “Bowland wool ambassador” Rosemary Johnson. Rosemary, who started her busi­


ness Quilting Mellons as a means of helping local sheep farmers to max­ imise The value and appeal of this natural material, will occupy new premises at the Duchy’s prestigious Root Hill Estate Yard in Dunsop Bridge..


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; Rosemary, who is passionate about reviving the local wool indus­ try and the traditional crafts asso­


ciated with it, intends to make her new premises a centre of excellence, organising craft workshops, exhibi­ tions of locally produced works and demonstrations of the art of knitting and bespoke quilt-making.


the formal opening of Root Hill Es­ tate Yard, I was struck by the quality of the finish and the appropriateness of the materials used here to reflect the natural beauty of the Forest-of Bowland. • “At the event, the former Duchy


Chancellor, Baroness RoyalL of Blaisdon, invited me to visit and show her a range of the items I was


making, so the place already has some happy memories for me! I am delighted that the Duchy of Lancas­ ter has chosen to support me and my


■ business in this way.” Once installed in her new home.


Rosemary said: “When I came to ^ Rosemary hopes to encourage lo


cal residents and farmers to work together to give Bowland wool the recognition it deserves. Paul Clarke CVO, Chief Execu­


tive and Clerk of the Council for Tlie Duchy of Lancaster, added: “We are very pleased to help Mrs Johnson get her business started and believe that this will be an excellent use of the premises, pending re-letting.”


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