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VALLEY DINING VALLEY SOCIAL food


Beautiful countryside Seriously good food


Cosy chilled-out. country inn : X


Michelin Guide 2009/10


Ked ^ Pump I Inn


The , www.theredpumpihn.co.uk


Alastair Sawday Special Places To Stay Guide 2008/9/10 AA Britains Best Pubs 2008/9/10 CAMRA Guide 2010


Clitheroe Road Bashall Eaves


Near Clitheroe : Lancashire BB7 3DA


BASflALL EAVES /X 01254 826 227 info@theredpumpinn.co.uk '


f HEN Martina ' and Jonathan, Myerscough


bought the Red Pump Inn five years ago it didn't resemble anything like the place it is today. During the past five years,


roe in the lovely hamlet of : Bashall Eaves, which is in an Area of Outstanding Natural'


they have created a cosy, chilled-out country inn just five minutes out of Clithe-


Beauty of The Forest of Bowland.


,. They specialise in great food served with genuine en­


The Michelin Guide, The AA Best Pubs Guides and the well-respected travel writer Alastair Sawday: and they have maintained a Highest Quality Assured awarded by


thusiasm by the small team there and are recognised by


• They did not seek the many food accolades they have been bestowed during this time, but they have accumu­ lated them nonetheless!


guests of their dedication to


good old-fashioned hospital­ ity, relaxed informality and a promise of superior quality and individuality. . .


clearly still really enjoy what theydol .


They also are a Four Star


Inn with a Silver Award from Visit Britain and assure


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WELCOME TO LALOCANDA


Platinum Awards Winner as Independent Italian


Food Restaurant of the Year 2009 in the UK at the


PAPA Industry Awards


Highly Commended in the England's Northwest


Tourism Awards 2009 in the category


Taste of England - Winner in the


Lancashire & Blackpool Tourism Awards 2009 - in the category


: From ,6pm to 7pm Tue to Fri From 4pm to 7pm Sunday


■, Opening Times: Tuesday- Friday from 6pm to 10.30ptn Saturday and Sunday from 12 noon to 10.30pm


. From noon to 4pni Sat and Sun Early bird 2 course for £10.95


Taste Lancashire Awards 2 courses £10


the Taste Lancashire scheme for the past three years and


in the past couple of years with group bookings for small weddings and larger family


heart of the Ribble Valley


village of Gisburn. Opened more than six


years ago by chef Maurizio Bocchi and his wife, CInzia, • its authentic Italian food is served in a cosy and friendly ambience.


the area from far and wide, as well as the couple’s regular customers, the mouthwa­


Attracting diners visiting


tering menu at La Locanda brings a true taste of Italy to' the Ribble Valley without any compromise. Fresh local ingredients


and produce including meat, organic vegetables, organic eggs, milk, cream, fish and


fruit are a key to the dishes available at La Locanda.


However, the-Bocchis travel


further afield to'source the organic flour which is a essen­ tial ingredient of Maurizio's


famous home-made pasta ■ dishes. On her annual trips


home, Cinzia personally se­ lects producers from different


Italian regions who supply the specialist produce and wines


which ensure the dishes are authentically flavoured. The Boccliis'passion


for food and flavour has earned them a number of


The Valley 16 well deserved awards. La 1 i Cinzia and Maurizio Bocchi


Locanda earned a platinum award in the Independent • Italian Food Restaurant of the


Industry Awards in London in 2009. ■


Year category at the PAPA Pizza, Pasta and Italian Food


. In the same year the res-, taurant was highly commend-,


ed in England's Northwest Tourism Awards for providing


a Taste of Lancashire after winning the Lancashire and Blackpool Tourism Award,


Taste of Lancashire title. • In an Italian home, the kitchen is its heart and it is this passion and affection for food, and the warm welcome which awaits, that makes La Locanda the perfect choice fora night out.


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SPECIAL reunion was held at Bowland High School to mark its diamond anniversary.


rated with a special event for past pupils and members of staff. Among the special guests who at-


The school's 60th year was commemo­


A taste o L


a LOCANDA Is an award-winning Ital­ ian restaurant at the


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Photographs by Annishka Atkinson, a Year 10 pupil at Bowland High School


tended the diamond anniversary events was the school's first head girl, Alice Pickard, who held the post in 1949.


a celebration school in 1949. Bowland opened as a secondary


■ Current headteacher Mr Stephen Cox said: "It was absolutely fascinat­ ing talking to past pupils and teachers about their memories and recollec­ tions."


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cask ales and varied wines, a lovely restaurant, a cosy snug and gardens with panoramic views of some stunning coun­ tryside. They have been inundated


There is a great pub with


ales and a lovely countryside setting. It IS three miles from


remains a cosy country inn with decent food, great cask


Clitheroe - and a million miles from hectic


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get-togethers as their "pri­ vate-dining" offer became recognised in their Coach House or Little Dining Room; with bigger groups in the restaurant with the gardens to themselvesi But, with all that said, it


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