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www.ditheroeadyertiser.co.uk Thursday,April3,2014 Thursday,April3,2014 www.clitheroeadvertiscrco uk CinHEROEADVERHSER&IIMES I Rowland’s newest B^B set


to boostarea’s Local couple's new venture will fulfill their long-held ambition .. •' ■


’St, byDuncan Smith


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Cliffierorisawardwinning b tourism promoter Simon En-. A; twistle-famousforhisghost walksand Ribble Valley tours- will officially open theTrough of Bowland’s newest B&B this


•Friday. Special guests at the open­ ing of Clerk Laithe Lodge and Bowmans Rest will also in c lu d e th e Mayor o f the Ribble Valley, Coun. . Richard Sherras, and Mayor


ofClitheroe, Coun. Kevin Hor- kin.' ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ •■ ■ There will also be repre­


sentatives from Ribble Valley Tourism, Made in Lancashire, the Visit Lancashire Tour-- a


. ist Board, Forest of Bowland -AONB and the Ramblers’ As- sociation.


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Enterprising husband and wife team Matthew and


:=■ Helena Lewis have invested- ‘ a lot of time and energy in­ to their new venture, which' brings a brand new bed and •' breakfast offering outstand­ ing accommodation to the Trough of Bowland.


; Located in the heart o f


the Hodder Valley, just out­ side Newton-in-Bowland, the newly-built Clerk Laithe' Lodge offers five luxurious en suite guest rooms, while Bow­ mans Rest offers delicious home cooked food for up to 14 guests. •


At weekends, members of


the public are also welcomed for mouthwatering light- •- lunches arid afternoon teas


featuring irresistible home- made cakes.


: ‘ Mat thew commented: “It has been a very'exciting two 1 years getting Clerk Laithe off theground.


/ . “We are delighted to be ’• opening in the year in which - we are celebrating 50 years as


■ an Area of Outstanding Natu­ ral Beauty and I’m confident


s our lodge will help attract ' ’ more visitors to the area and


help boost the local economy. , Helena added: "We’re com-


mitted to providing top notch traditional, locally sourced • home cooked food and cakes


. whichl’msurewillbeverywell received by our visitors. “Our standards are very


high and wehave been award­ ed a five star rating for food hygiene by Ribble Valley Coun­ cil.”


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. Matthew and Helena havelived ■ in the area for many, working in the catering arid corporate . business sector. Helena loves cooking and baking, while Mat-


'thaw has worked in the food sup­ ply chain, eventually owning a wholesale food company supply- : ing hotels arid restaurants until . retiring in2003after which he worked as afood consultant The official opening by Simon En- twistle-an authority on the his­ tory and folklore of Ribble Valley -is planned for noon on Friday. More information about Clerk Laithe Lodge and Bowmans Rest available at www.clerklaithe. co.uk. ■


" by Duncan Smith


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Ribble Valley foodies are in for atreatas River Cottage head chef GillIMeller will be in Gis­ burn to open the village’s first ever Farmers’and Producers' MarketaweekonSaturday,


• April 12th.


As well as opening the market, Gill will be demonstrating his . culinary skills using some of v


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the fresh, local produce on of­ fer. • Gill has been at River Cot­


tage for eight years and has ap­ peared on TV alongside owrier Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, as well as contributing to the-1 very successful River Cottage cookerybooks.


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Gisburn Festival Hall’s man­ agement committee, said: “We are really looking forward to Gill Meller opening the farm-; ers’market. “Our customers will have


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Gill Meller, head chef at River Cottage, will open Gisburn'sfirst ever Farm­ ers'and Producers'Market later this month.


• The farmers’- market is a


community project organised by Gisburn Festival Hall Man­ agement Committee and the aim is to promote local pro­ duce and encourage people to shop locally, while also raising funds for the hall.


• The market will be held


at Gisburn Festival Hall on Burnley Road from 10 am to 2 pm. There will be free park­ ing, free admission, on-site refreshments, a children’s


playground and an Easter egg - hunt. Local youth band Silent


- Laughter will also be enter- • taining the crowds. •


1 : Because of the interest in


the event, the number ofstalls available has been extended and there is still a chance for traders to join the fanners’ market.


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Churchgoers’ cash donation fqr clean water World Water Day wascelebratedbythe .


: congregation at St John’s, HurstGreenwith a special conununion service, during which


. a cheque for £3,000 was presented to local Water Aid representative Chris Wilcock. This represented 10% of the fundraising for the church’s eco-toilet project (now under way) and the money will go towards ' thecostofaWaterAidsanitationproject'


being completed in the Bahi region of Tan­ zania. ■ ■


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A spokesman said: “At the Sunday service, - Chrisspokeofthedevastatingproblems - caused by poor sanitation and dirty water, such as cholera, typhoid, diarrhoea, - trachoma and skin diseases.


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“The project in Tanzania will directly pro­ vide safe, clean water services to some of - the poorest rural communities and will di-


> rectly help reduce the time spent by women and girls fetching water. “Water Aid transforms lives by improving access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation in the world’s poorest communities, andits latest campaign is working towards mak­ ing this arealityforeveryone, everywh ere by 2030.” At the end of the service, bottles of water were distributed by the vicar, the Re v. GiU Mack, as a reminder of the many miles walked in Tanzania to collect water and to use water thankfully.


Help for heart failure patients


Heart failure patients at the Royal Blackburn Hospital


•will now be able to rest and sleep more easily - thanks to a special chair which has been funded from charitable donations. ' - Wilpshire-based fund­


raising group Just for Alex donated money to help the Pumping Marvellous Foun­ dation charity to purchase


this special chair. The money was farther topped up with • a £400 contribution from money given by cardiology patients to the East Lanca­ shire Hospitals NHS Trust.. Angela Graves, heart fail­


ure nurse manager at the Trust, said: “We would like to say a big thank you to Pump­ ing Marvellous and the'Just for Alex fund-raisers for this


wonderful piece of equip­ ment. Heart failure patients are often admitted to hospital in great distress and may have struggledfordaysandnights. • “The aim is to remove fluid


that has gathered in the pa­ tient’s lungs with medication. “The chair enables the


patient to gain much-need­ ed rest whilst the medication begins to do itsjob.” ■


Not everyone knows that Molly's Cafe is now open every Sunday from 1030 til 4.00 throughout the year!


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River Cottage’s Gill will open Gisburn market


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