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Clitheroe Adve r tlser& Time s,T h ursd a y ,A p r il 14,2011 So here’s to you Mr Robinson


S LA ID B U R N ’S Thomas Robinson won both the champion and resen'e champion rosettes at Gisburn Auction Mart’s annual spring"show and sale of beef breeding and store cattle. Judge Cliferd West, from Driffield,


chose British Blues for champion and reserve from the T. Robinson & Son Slaidburn herd. The champion heifer realised £1,080 selling to Mr West and the reserve realised £920, selling to Ian Townson, of Clitheroe. The popular event enjoyed a brisk trade for total clearance o f 340 cattle


forward. Best Cow and Calf Class was won by


CHAMPION: Jimmy Baines with his Skipton March prime cattle cham­ pion, a 505kg Limousin-cross heifer.


Baines reigns at show H-


RED Rose showman Jimmy Baines reigned supreme at Skipton Auction Mart’s March prime shows and sales, the monthly showcase for the best butchers animals from the region. Mr Baines, who farms in both Gisburn


and Trawden, sent out the prime cattle champion, a 505kg Limousin-cross heifer knocked down for£l,169 (231.5p/kg). The title winner, along with the cham­


pion lambs, plus the two reserve cham­ pions in the show classes, all fell to the same buyer, James Robertshaw, of Keel- ham Farm Shop in Thornton, Bradford, for its award-winning butcher’s shop. The 2,221 prime lambs forward - 725


head of hill-bred youngsters among them - represented a strong turnout for the time of year, with trade to match. Texel lambs, all weights, averaged 207p/kg and


Beltex-crosses 245p/kg. The overall aver­ age was £80.84 per head or 196.48p/kg. Prime steers sold to a top of 190.5p/kg


(av 153.52p/kg) and prime heifers tp a high of 231.5pAg (av 144.72p/kg). Show sponsors were Guy Machinery,


and Philip Bolland Trailer Training, both based in Skipton. Skipton Auction Mart general man­


ager Jeremy Eaton said: “We are seeing increasing numbers of clean prime cattle at our weekly sales, with a good attend­ ance o f retail customers. In addition, we have a good range o f buyers seeking commercial clean cattle. “ Because of growing demand, we re­


quire more finished cattle, both at our weekly sales and, together with addition­ al premium quality cattle, at our monthly prime shows.”


No rain on Patrick’s parade


THERE was no rain to spoil theSt Patrick’s Day Parade at Gisburn Auc­ tion Mart. A total of 203 suckler bred and dairy


bred stirks and young store cattle were forward, the majority o f which ranged in aged between six and 10 months old. Feeders from Norfolk and Wales, to­


gether with local farmer buyers ensured a good trade throughout, many exceed­ ing vendor’s expectations and a total clearance. Huge thanks go to Peter Fox, of With- gill, who had the unenviable job of judg­


ing in the pens, but chose a shapely red roan British Blue Heifer from S. Pearce, o f Northowram, as champion. It went onto sell for £600 to W. M. S. (Norfolk Ltd). Edward Hollingworth, of Middleton,


was pleased to receive his Guinness on St Patrick’s Day for the Reserve Cham­ pion, a Limousin-cross Steer, which sold for £710, again going down to Norfolk. . Top price of the day and also going to Norfolk was £810 for a Blue-cross Steer from D. M. & R. E. Capstick, of Swinden Moor.


B. & M. Slater, of Chipping, selling to M. G. K. & Y. Thompson, of Long Pres­ ton, for £1,250. Second prize, from D. G. Johnson, of Bolton, sold to the same buyer for £1290. Third prize sold to E. R. Hyde & Son, West Ardsley, for £1,170, from W. Harrison, of Longridge.


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ON TOP: From the left, pre-sale show judge and buyer of the champion, Clifford West, with Allflex rep Jane Chapman and vendor Thomas Robinson with his champion British Blue.


MP’s backing for the ‘rural Oscars’


NIGEL Evans, MP for the Rib- ble Valley and Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, at­ tended the Countryside Alli­ ance Awards at the House of


Lords. Speaking after the reception, Mr


Evans said: “They call these awards the ‘rural Oscars’ and they are a fantastic celebration of the magnif­ icent farmers, shops and rural busi­ nesses that we are lucky enough to have throughout the UK. “More often than not the pro­


duce sold is produced in neigh­ bouring communities and these businesses provide the lifeblood of villages and towns across the coun- tiy. “We have a rich rural heritage


that had been allowed to fade. I am delighted, as demonstrated by the fact that this was the sbcth annual awards, that the countryside is go­ ing from strength to strength and long may that continue.”


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CHAMPION: Ian Plews,


Cogent Rep­ resentative, with Aubrey Greenhaigh (Judge),


Tom Crook (vendor)


with Cham­ pion heifer,


(s) ANO TH ER big entry o f cattle at Gisburn’s


weekly dairy sale met a strong trade for all tvnes of cattle. Topping the commercial cattle was Bargh Bros, of Bracewell, with a heifer giving 28 litres


selling to Messrs Redmayne, of Samlesburv for £2,040. A group o f nine Dutch and German heif­


ers from Richard Marsden sold well topnine at £1,720.


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In the pedigree section the honours went to Tom Crook, of Hoghton, with a superb Weeton


Jackson heifer out of an excellent 92pts Fowler- brook Angela.


COUNTRY BOY: Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans meets rural affairs cam­ paigner and TV cook Clar­ issa Dickson Wright at the CLA Awards reception at the House of Lords.


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Cattle trade is strong She sold giving 331ts to Doug Wallbank of


Samlesbury. Taking second prize was Colin Sin­ gleton, showing a Regancrest Dolman heifer, which sold giving'30kg to C. F. Morton and Sons, Samlesbury. Top price at £2,120 was Gordon Beresford


with a Jo Decker heifer, which was very fresh and fell to regular customer David Shuttleworth. A consignment of in-calf heifers from H. Ward,


Yew Tree Farm, Brindle, made to £1,580 also to D. Shuttleworth. Top price in-calf heifer came from Malcolm


Bretton at £1,650 having been served with sexed semen and run with Limousin x Holstein bulls.


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