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Clltheroe Advertiser &Tlme8,Thureday, March 7,2013
Clitheroe Young Fanners celebrate successful year
s W V r J j - s - ^ \ . . . - r l i.l t 'IT ••'■■-- V - ^ , ........ ‘- I ^ . , ’*5lt^W I I I t ' ;,- r -I ••!#'-• v « lim THRIVING CLUB: Members of Clitheroe Young Farmers at their annual awards presentation, held at The Shireburn Arms, Hurst Green.
CLITHEROE Young Farmers Club held its annual Presenta tion Evening at The Shireburn Arms Hotel, Hurst Green, where chairman Richard Whit- well welcomed members and guests. . . : ■' The awards were presented by -
President Miss Mary Bailey and wer as follows: J. Bibby Tankard for Best Junior Boy - Jack Pickup; Na tional Westminster Trophy for Best Junior Girl - Natalie Bristol; Roger Green Trophy for Most Improved Junior Boy-William Whitwell;Jen-
. nifer Faraday Trophy for Most Im proved junior Girl - Chloe Thorn- ber; Michael Benson Tankard for Best Boy - James Smith; Ingham c& Tipping Ltd Challenge Rose Bowl for Best Girl - Megan Ashworth; Peter Harrison Memorial Trophy for Involvement - Natalie Bristol; Martyn Bristol Sheild for Senior Stockjudging-John Walmsley; Mr & Mrs R Williamson Shield for In termediate Stockjudging - Olivia Lee-Riley; Clitheroe & District Ag ricultural Show Trophy for Junior Stockjudging - Jack Pickup; Tuco Chemical Shield for Top Sheep
Judge - Jack Pickup. G. W. Bargh Trophy for Tractor Backing - Sam Cowgill; James Spurgeon Trophy for Outstanding Contribution - John Walmsley; Robin Greenwood- Challenge Cup for Most Involved
New.Member - Katie Thornber; Florence Cowperthwaite Attend ance Trophy - Olivia Lee-Riley. > There were several awards from Regional, County, Northern Area and National Events including awards for fence erecting, debating, ten pin bowling, stock judging, quiz and volleyball., Presenting the awards. Miss Bai
network of Young Farmers Clubs - meets on Wednesday evenings for indoor meetings at Pendleton 'Vil lage Hall. Members do not have to be from a farming background, but just have an interest in agriculture and country life, and new members are always welcome. For more in formation phone Secretary Megan Ashworth on 07792528978.
ley congratulated the club on once more having such a successful year. She also expressed how honoured she was to be still part of Clitheroe Young Farmers. The club - part of the national
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ty Heritage Team has been researching the history of the women’s suffrage movement, which had some very active members in' Lancashire. The displays will coincide with International Women’s Month.
women's votes HISTORICAL documentation about the women’s suffrage movement in Lancashire will go on display in the county’s libraries this month. Lancashire County Council’s Communi
Library displays recall fight for
A regular round-up of news from local schools and colleges It^s blast off
. frage movement campaigned over many years to improve the lot of women all over the world, and particularly to get them the vote.
■ the forefront of the campaign for suffrage both locally and further afield. It is appro priate that 100 years later, during Inter national Women’s Month, the displays in several Lancashire libraries will chart the history of the movement and will explain
- “In 1913, women in Lancashire were at
■the differences between the various fac tions. “What distinguished the suffrage move
. from working class women. “They became involved in,the move
ment in Lancashire from other areas of the country was that many of its leaders came not from the educated middle classes, but
ment as a result of their experience of fac tory work and of organising working wom en. It is difficult to say how many women were involved in the radical suffragists’ campaign. Only the names of the most ac tive are known and only a handful of these leading suffragists have been considered in any detail. “The displays will be on show from
March 8th and I have no doubt that, for people who are interested in the history of the early 20th century, they will find the material to be totally fascinating.”
Sue Holden, a community heritage man ager at the county council, said: “The suf-
TO BOLDLY GO...: Children at Downham Pre- School looked to the stars for a week study ing the planets, spaceships, aliens, distant constellations and the solar system. They also made fantastic space ships from boxes donated by DJP Domestic Appliances, of Clit heroe, and even dressed up their very own Downham astronaut.
these Stonyhurst pupils
equipped with gas mask boxes and name labels, they were shown around the shelter before •meeting the families with whom they were going to be billeted. “The children were fascinated
CHILDREN at Stonyhurst St Mary’s Hall spent a day as World War II evacuees as part of their history studies with a fascinating trip to Stockport Air Raid Shelter. S u itab ly d re s s e d and
interested in the gas masks and incendiary bomb they were shown,” said Joy Twigg, who teaches Year Five at Stonyhurst St Mary’s Hall.
by everything Warden Marshall told them and were particularly
ed and the children heard tales of naughty tricks which were played on people there as well as being dismayed at the idea of using squares of liewspaper as toilet paper! Songs such as ‘Run, Rabbit, Run’ helped to keep the children’s spirits up as they ex plored th6 tunnels.”
“The toilets were also inspect .
HARVARD-BOUND: Matthew O’Connor at Stony hurst College
STONYHURST Col lege sixth former, Mat thew O’Connor, has been awarded a place at Har vard University, the top university in the US, and will start a four-year de gree course in September. • Based in Cambridge and
Boston, Massachusetts, it has more than 20,000 de gree candidates and has more than 360,000 alumni around the world. Matthew, from Hurst
Green, is studying'A level courses in Latin, Greek, Maths and Further Maths. He is also a keen musician and enjoys swimming and cycling. “The application proc
■ all surprised he has done so terrifically well. \Ve look forward to hearing about his experience at Harvard.”
Andrew Johnson, said: “Matthew is an outstand ing student and I’m not at
ess for Harvard differed from that of the UCAS sys tem in a number of ways,” Matthew explained.“ 'lliey are interested in your ertra curricular pursuits almost as much as your academic achieveihents, including how you have helped other people. They also want to know what you intend to do with your education af ter graduation.” Stonyhurst headmaister,
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