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Memories and music in a special weekend


Downham Hall gardens open with First World War theme By Julie Magee


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Downham Hall opens its gar- denstothepublicthisweek- end-Saturday July 12th and Sunday July 13th - this year in aid of Downham Village Hall and ABFThe Soldiers’ Charity. Marking the centenary


of the outbreak of the First World War, there will be a special display of WWI arte­ facts and memorabilia, while Egypt Company of the Lanca­ shire Army CadetForcewillbe organising a climbing wall for visitors to try out. A bed in the garden has


been planted with poppies to mark the occasion, and all vet­ erans and serving soldiers will be admitted to the event free of charge on production of ID. The weekend will feature


music from Clitheroe Town Band, the Barnoldswick Brass Band and the Lancashire Army Cadet Force Corps of Drums, as well as perform­ ances by the Clitheroe Grand Choir, the Ardenettes and a


Downham Hall's gardens


jazz ensemble. A multitude of stalls and attractions add • to the festive atmosphere, in­ cluding WI Cakes, Mouse En­ terprises’pickles, cordials and


jams, pies from the Cumbrian Pig Company, a plant stall run by Stanley Grange and books. There will also be children’s activities including a coco­ nut shy and key game, plus a tombola, raffles, human fruit machine, ice creams and deli­ cious cream teas. Sunday additionally in­


cludes a special display of classic Alvis cars outside the front of the house.


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Friends will be manning an information stand at the event and there is also the opportu­ nity to find out more about the work of the Soldiers’ Charity and joining the Army Cadet Force. ABF, The Soldiers’ Charity


was established in 1944 and, since then, has been provid­ ing vital financial assistance to all soldiers, veterans and their families when in need. Entry is £5 and children


under 12 will be admitted free. Opening hours are 2 to 4 pm on each day. ■


Streets ahead on hospice walk


Workmates at a Lancashire es­ tate agency put their best feet forward to take part in a char­ ity fundraisingwalkduringthe night. Nine colleagues from Keenans Estate Agency, the East Lancashire family busi­ ness with offices in Clitheroe, Hyndburn, Rossendale and Greater Manchester, joined the recent women-only East Lancashire Hospice Starlight Walk. Plus, Keenans gave the event an added boost by spon­ soring the medals handed out to all finishers. The Starlight Walk raises money for East Lancashire Hospice, which is marking its 30th anniversary year of caring for patients. The


Dannielle from Keenans Es­ tate Agents said: “Our little team will be parading around in tiaras and tutus so we won’t


beeasily missed! Wecan’twait to step out and raise as much as we can for the hospice.” Sharon Crymble, from


East Lancashire Hospice, said: “The fact Keenans spon-.


Keenans staff hand over the Starlight Walk medals to Sharon Crymble from East Lancashire Hospice (centre).


event saw women from all over East Lancashire embark on a nocturnal walk offouroreight miles, setting off from the DW Soccerdome on Haslingden Road, Guide, at 10 pm.


The theme for this year’s


walk was Strictly Come Danc­ ing, with participants encour­ aged to dust off their sequins


' and glitter for the occasion. Speaking befre the walk,


sored the medals made a huge difference to the event - by helping us to cover our costs it means more of the money raised by our walkers can go towards caring for our pa­ tients.”


For more about Keenans


visit: www.keenans-estatea- gents.co.uk


Hundreds were raised for diabetes sufferers


Ribble Valley residentsjoined together to raise £616 for Dia- betes UK at Clitheroe super­ market Tesco. They took part in the ‘Big Collection’ - a na­ tionwide fund-raising event forDiabetesUKstagedinJune to mark the end of Diabetes. Week.' A team o f enthusiastic volunteers collected dona­ tions and helped raise aware­


ness of diabetes, a condition that affects one in seven. All the money raised will support the 3.2 million people living with diabetes in the UK and help find the further 630,000 who remain undiagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Sue Riley, team leader for


the collection at Clitheroe, said: “1 would personally like


to thank all of the volunteers whogave up their time to help collect donations at the Tesco superstore over the weekend. “We had a fun weekend andthevolunteersdidagreat'


job spreading some cheer in store. The customers were extremely generous. We also gave out leaflets, and a spe­ cially written pack about


Type.2 diabetes, and our volunteers were also able to answer customer questions about the condition.” The weekend was organ­


ised as part of a mqjor National Charity Partnership between


Tesco and Diabetes UK. People interested in supporting Dia­


betes UK, should visit www. diabetes.org.uk


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How Helen became Queen of Puddings


Dynamic, enthusiastic, en­ ergetic, full of conviction, a superb warm-hearted and sincere communicator - all of these terms describe Helen Colley, founder of Clitheroe-based company Farmhouse Fare. Thisamazinglocalentre-


preneur spoke to Clitheroe Civic Society to tell of her determination to be the best at something. That some­ thing was food, especially puddings, triggered at the age of 14 when a teacher at Bowland school praised her cooking. Helen knew what she wanted to do. After a Catering Man­


agement course at Nelson and Colne College, she set up an outside catering com­ pany, borrowing £250 from her parents. It became a village business operating from her parents’ farm­ house in Gisburn, building up through funeral teas and weddings and eventu­


ally catering for up to 4,000 people a week, with 76 peo­


ple working for her. Then, in 1999, Helen en­


tered a Macmillan compe­ tition with her sticky toffee pudding and won. Her fu- ■ ture path changed. Persist­ ence paid off when Booth’s agreed to stock her pud­ dings, then Sainsbury’s fol­ lowed. Different puddings were added. Disaster struck in 2001 when foot and mouth dis­


ease hit farming commu­ nities and Helen’s outside ; catering had to stop. Tak­


ing a huge leap of faith, she opened Farmhouse Fare Ltd


m 2002 at Anderson House in Clitheroe. The firm de­


veloped new puddings, got a Grade A accreditation and their own label. The production staff of


■ 160 produced 19 different kinds of pudding in small batches to keep the “home made taste" and using the


. best ingredients. Many ma­ jor supermarkets stocked Farmhouse Fare products. Their world record pudding for Macmillan was eight feet long and weighed 334kg! By developing marketing


skills; entering competitions and winning; creating new products, Helen Colley won Young Director of the Year. In 2006, she sold Farmhouse Fare Ltd which had contin­ ued growing. She is now a consultant at a Burnley bakery which develops and makes all the muffins for Costa Coffee worldwide.' Entrepreneurial flair,


new product development, employing good people, in­ vesting in the business, listening, learning and net­ working are Helen’s ingre­ dients for success, but her secret ingredient is the un­ failing and generous sup­ port of her family, friends and staff. Helen’s inspirational talk


impressed her audience and left everyone thinking that her success has been well earned and couldn’t have happened to a person more deserving. The next meeting of Clit­


heroe Civic Society is on Sep­


tember 1st when the AGM will be preceded by a buffet at 7 pm (please note differ­ ent time). The buffet must be pre-booked by contact­ ing Pauline Wood on42gi87


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