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The final stages of the Rib-- blesdale Camera Club’sannual £


• ^competition were completed 5 with the Nature, Portraiture


-; - and Record sections of the projected images, the winning images chosen by internation­ al judge Mr Bob Dennis, from


_ "theWirral.


The advantage of inviting such ’ anexperiencedjudgelayinhis j ability to clearly explain why;


. > spme entries, although attrac- v tivefdid not fit the'coinpeti-3 tion rules and were marked down. This particularly ap---: plied to the Nature and Record


_ elements of creativity or pic­ s ' ' torialism. On Portraiture, he . advisedthatthephotographer


, should talkto the model to re- - lax them and capture a feeling of engagement in the image.' - '■


' '^-Nature was considered ’ first, won by Ann Moyle’s su- • perb picture of a cheetah and


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. Jter cub. David Conroy’s “Fla-'- a . Tningo” was placed second - •


with Steve Proctor’s “Red.V Squirrel” third. Steuart Kel-i


r lington’s “Lapwing” washighly;'


; : es by Steve Proctor and one by Steven Robinson.


: Preston’s “Sophia" was a wor­ thy winner, followed by Ken


Geddes’-“Dani” and David


. ly commended, while Peter Seavers’ “Richard Hawley”


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»■ s. commended and commended ■ - " awarded to two further imag- ■


In the Portraits, Kevin -


. was commended. There was ; mystery about Bob’s choice for


- .sections,wheretechnicalpho- > .tography is required, devoid of


; top place in the record, when ; he said he was awarding it to ■’ the “most boring image in the . whole competition”: After . giving a Highly Commended ■ to Ken Geddes’ “WWII Shel­ ter Art, Littlewoods Builds ing” (despite condemning it" because of the caption on the


front face), he went on to place Raymond Greenwood’s “Mary


M” third andTrevorMarklew’s , “Statue of Napoleon” second.; With his audience held in


suspense, he then repeated; that Record should be bor-.: ing, its only function being to > record a subject so it could b e : used in restoration work; be-, fore awarding the first place to


r:KenGeddes’ “Ruston&Horns-- by Makers Plate” - a perfect


• record with even a black back­ ground to give no distractions! Commenting on his win,


• Conroy’s “Simply Lovely”. - Entries by Steve Proctor and ■ ^Michael Critchley were high-


- a delighted Ken Geddes said: “This surely must have been : the first time this had hap­ pened in the history of the • club, where creativity is usu- :■ ally highly valued. Welearn!” Ribblesdale Camera Club


meets on Tuesday evenings from 7-30 pm at Grindleton ■ Pavilion. Visit www.ribbles- ; dalecameraclub.org.uk >


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■=■ Ken Geddes' winning image in the -:.... Record section Portraits section.


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Civic meet Some experts show o f f their own knowledge; oth:


;; ers share their enthusiasm |’ "aswell. ■ •


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■ Gordon Taylor was un- ¥ doiibtedly in the latter cat-


g - ' .egory for his talk on the , history o f Bellman and ■ i Salthill Quarries to Clithe-


| v .. roe Civic Society. ‘ - It tracked the develop-


v; . - ment of these quarries,


fi~- \ which have always been of vVital importance to Clithe-


| : roe’s industrial economy. ■ - .-William Rowe and James V Carter started their en­ terprise at Bellmanpark


r works in 1877, but split in 1879. William Rowe then traded as Clitheroe Pot- land Cement Co. and James .-Carter and Sons took Bell-


• mariparkworksandini883 heincorporated Rowe’s ce­ ment company.In 1895 he


• acquired Salthill Quarry from Robert Pearson. Even . today; some people call it


• Carter’s Quarry. -Lime was much in de-


mand from the late 19th century;, especially for spreading on the land to


- increase yield: Making Tarmacadam was start­ ed in 1901: The process of making cement from lime­ stone dust and clay (Raw- mix) was fully explained


arid illustrated by Gordon. The old lime kilns and the


K Parkhouse tunnel are now . listed as scheduled monu­ ments.


" Gordon showed pic : . tures o f the lagoons (not


.i>. ¥ . the tropical island type!), g ■ blasting and quarrying be- : fore mechanisation; Itwas hard graft indeed and of­ ten dangerous. Eventual­ ly, Salthill was sold off and -became Tarmac and an in­


Ken Geddes'shotof‘Danf, runner-up in the Portraits section. - -


dustrial estate and nature reserve. Lime, cement, drystone aggregate (sin- . gle sized stones), building


Show put a smile on audience’s faces


“Happy music” was the best way.of describing the Cata- leya Quintet’s programme of


• MJrtffobdwind music at the Clit-r . fieroe Concert Society’s last v ^ ' meeting, writes Ken Geddes. Starting with Ibert’s Three?


^ Short Pieces; a more serious •i movement from Neilson’s


t-vrWindQuintet followed. The. ?%^yell;kn6wn Westerly Winds byPaul Patterson.based on - ^ e s t Countryfolk songs, was.


"\.,-in four movements, with' the ' beautiful Linden Lea his in- + -'Spiration for the third mbve-


The Cataleya Quintet'®^


ment.ThelMtmovementiises ^.with:the' British Grenadiers theHelston FloralDanceasits - coming back to dispute the


main theme, with the previ- .r : final section. However the Flo- ous three tunes ¥ together w fral Dance triumphs! Franz


' <- "s 151, li]


. Danzi .was a German com-- poser writing around 1800, '


- but with an Italian father it is no surprise that his music is


'immediately attractive, tune- ful and charming. Again to


v provide a contrast, contem- - P.orary cpmposer Julio Med-


,, aglia’s music was next played, y- 'based on Brazilian musical


. fornrs. His Suite Popular Bra-: ., sileira, dating from 1993, was i


full of memorable tunes,tiie last movement - traditionally's associated with the carnival - - being the most complex, re-


. quiring a high quality of play-


1 in& The concert finished with .Norman Hallam’s Dance Suite


from 1980, with movements marked Waltz, Bossa Nova,


Quickstep and Charleston. 1 5 - .This was an enjoyable con:


; cert played by five virtuosic wind players, fully deserving


; to be chosen for the prestig­ ious Park Lane Group’s 2014 cpncert season. Bassoonist.


Sophie Robertshaw’s par­ ents, who live in Prestom


were guests of the Society at the concert.


stone and Tarmac all came ^ from Bellmanpark works, the veritable hub of Clithe- roe’s industry.'


Gordon’s minute knowl­ edge of the quarries was ev-


■ ident throughout his talk. .His knowledge of rocks,


stones.thequarryingproc-


. 'esses old and new were passed on to his enthusi-


.. • thanks were expressed for - afascinatingpresentation. ^ ' . The next meeting o f Clitheroe Civic Society will


astic .audience: Sincere


.. . be on April 7th at 7-30 pm . at RVBC chambers, Church


’-■ Street, with Phil Dykes . speaking on “Wild Flow- ers in Salthill and Crosshill


- Quarries”.- ’ ' — b tDu n c an Sh it r V


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CBtheroe’sHayley Baines contin­ ued hersparkDngrunoffbrm in


theprnnelambarenaatSkipton Auction Mart when securing - both the championship and reserve championshipatthe Marchshow.


Hayley, also reserve champion at the February show, landed


a notable double at the latest renewal with two pens of five Beltex-cross lambs. Her 37kg title winners sold for ashow- topping £121 per head (327p/kg) to Vivers Scot Lamb in Annan,


Hayley Baines, second from left, with her March prime lamb champions^0


. Skipton,joined by, from left, her mother Lynne Baines, Nicola Worslevof sponsors Wynnstay, and CCM’s Andrew Fisher.


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^itj} the 45 kg runners-up sell- Felliscliffe’sAndrewAtkinson, ingfor£n3.5oeach(252p/kg)to buying on behalf ofHartshead


Meats in Mossley, Oldham , Atotalof2,354primesheep


were forward, with the 1,998


old season lambs among them selling to an overall average of £81.94 per head, or i95.2p/kg


(SQQ197-4P). All breeds were generally


dearer, with Mule and homed lambsnotablybettertosell,es-


3 m


pedally44-46kgMules, which were all around £35- £37 over the weight.


were keenly sought after by a fullringsideofcustomers/with


The356cast sheep forward


bigMuleewessellinginthemid to late £ 7o’s, strong horned ewes well on in the fiso’s arid heavy Continental ewes into three figures.


Blue bulls in demand at show A total of 221 calves and stirks


were forward at Gisburn Auc­ tion Mart’s Spring Show and Sale.


: A three-week-old British


Blue bull from the John Cal­ vert, of West Marton, was awarded the champion ro­ sette and went onto sell to John Swann, ofYork, for £488. The highest priced bull


calf was £555 for a British Blue from R. Jackson & Soris, of Wiswell, and C,F, Morton & Son, of Samlesbury, with a Charolais at £540 were both too old to be eligible for the


10-week cut-off point for the . Show.


.... Blue bulls averaged £370


for all quality. Top of the blue heifers came from Co­ lin Whitelock, o f Gargrave, at £360, with plenty of other : calves sold in excess of £300


and achieving an overall aver- ageof£2g8.


.. Simmental bulls topped-at s i i l i l


18- John Calvert with his champion British Blue calf which sold for £488.


£475 for the Reserve Cham­ pion from J. Fisher & Son, of


Whitechapel, and levelled at £364, onlyjust behind the


m


British Blue average. Again, plenty of Simmental heifers


- sold above £300, indeed Dav­ id Shuttleworth, of Gargrave, achieved £350 twice, then £338 and £335.


. Limousin Bulls averaged


just shy of £300. Heifers sold between £100 and £342 from JamesWellock, ofEshton, and averaged £250 right through. Fifly-one black and whites


sold between a minimum of £5 and maximum of £175 and


achieved an overall average of £73.


_ Stirks attracted strong interest, plenty of Hereford Steers on named sires sold between £680 and £825. A pair of smart Limousin-cross British Blue heifers found pas­


Turner & Son.


tures new in Kirkby Stephen at £810 a piece. Including, the black and whites the overall stirk average was £490. Auctioneers were Richard


Gisburn Mart*! saw busy day in sheep yard


The sheep yard at Gisburn Auction Mart saw a busy


. day’s tradingforthewellsup-' ported sale on March 22nd.' '


Thirty-seven spare lambs


kicked offproceedings and even with so many about,


sold to £16 and averaged just over £10 apiece.


There were more than 550 sheep with lambs at


footforward.Toppriceofthe day was for four-crop LLeyn ewes with smart twin Texel-


Beltex lambs from S.J. Bur­ ton, ofPateley, selling Bridge


at £214. Also above the £200 mark was Richard Mason, of Addingham, with Mule Shearling suckling twins and Richard Umpleby, of KiUinghall, with Texels and


. twins, both achieving £202. On the whole, all breeds


of all ages with twins were good to sell.in the £170 to £190 bracket and with sin­ gles £130 to £150 per family. Quality outfits were keenly bid for, with several fami­ lies going to pastures new in Cheshirejust shy of £200. - There was plenly of inter­ est in Godfrey Haygarth’s 100


Swaledale stock sheep win- ...tered on Settle tops. Aged


and broken mouth ewes due a to the Blue Faced Leicester


from April 1st onwards sold for £82 each. Swale Shear­ lings sold to £85 and Dales-


. bred ewes to £84.' . • Demand remains strong-4 ^' forin-lambsheep.Thehigh-


est priced pen of the day was £205 for smart pure-bred Charollais Shearlings front Andrew Bailey, of Eldroth,


due early April and scanned at 200% to the Charollais • Ram.


bury, topped the store hogg trade with Texels at £go apiece. There was general­ ly a lack of flesh in this de- . partment, but still plenty . ^ of farmer buyer interest in ' the horned, Gritstones and Herdwicks on’offer, result-


Rodney Sheard, ofDews-


. ing in an overall average for all quality of £57.


The next sale on April 5th includes many repeat *


consignments of sheep and lambs frorii the same satis­


fied vendors. Auctioneers were Richard Turner & Son.


Ladies led the way at cull ewes sale


Lady farmersdominated the top prices in an outstanding day’s trading for cull ewes at Gisburn Auction Mart on March 20th. Beltex sheep breeder


Karen Shuttleworth, of Gar­ grave, led the trade with a> Beltex ewe which sold for


£164 to Bowland Foods Ltd, Preston. Her next lot under


■ the hammer, another Bel­ tex ewe, achieved £152 to the


same buyer. Mrs Christine Atkinson,


of Wigglesworth, sold her Texel ewes for £116, but Pe­ ter Dakin, of Sawley, did his


' bitforthemenwhenhesold , a pen on five Texel ewes for


£101 to Lancashire Halal Di­ rect Ltd, Blackburn. Averages were: Hill ewes


£57.81; Lowland ewes £89. Auctioneers were Richard Turner & Son.


Farmland prices up go up by 15% in a year Farmland prices hit yet an- '


other record high during the ; final six months of 2013, hav-


ingjumped around 15% in the space of a year, says the latest RICS/RAU Rural Land Market. , Survey H2 2013. During the second half "


of last year, the average cost of farmland rose to £7,754 - per acre across England and Wales, hitting a record high tor the ninth consecutive pe­


riod. The cost of land is now 14-3% higher than during the same period in 2012 when an acre cost, on average, just un- der £6,800. Growth in prices has been


driven by the ongoing surge in: demandfromfarmerslooking •; to expand their operations, while the amount ofland comr ing up for sale is continuing to lag well behind. However, ’ with many areas having been .


subject to severe flooding in recent weeks, it remains to be seen what impact this will


haveonthepriceandsaleabil-


:-ity of farrriland in some areas. Despite remaining un­


changed on the first half of the year, prices in the North ' West were the highest in Great Britain, with the cost


ofan acre comingin at £8,813. Meanwhile, land north of the border, in Scotland, was the


least expensive with an acre costing around £3,750.


k . Looking ahead, chartered


surveyorsarepredictingpric- es to continue to rise over the coming year, given the signif- .


icant supply-demand imbal­ ance. That said, with floods


having swept across the coun-. • tiy, markets in the southern


regions could well be signifi­ cantly affected in terms of both transactions and prices.


Jeremy Blackburn, RICS


Head of UK Policy, comment­ ed: “Farmland price growth has been enormous in recent


years. With commodity pric-


eshavingremainedstrongfor some time, many farmers have been looking to expand their businesses and, with so little coming up for sale, competi-


: tion for good land is fierce. . “Although, withfloodshav- ing devastated large swathes


of southern England, what re­ mains to be seen is the impact^*^' on the market in these areas A and further afield. It will not


be surprising to see this have


anegativeeffectontransac-- tions. In fact, a lot of the best


quality and highest value ag- : ricultural land in the UK is.-'**'* located close to rivers and on floodplains so this could po­ tentially have an impact on food production.” _


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