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Thursday,September^,2014 www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk CUTHEROEADVERTISER&TIMES I VALLEYMATTERS Aw0eklylookatlocalissuDS,peopleandplaces ^VALLEYMATTERS is surprise guest Show how it’s done / V .


Each year I am amazed by the dedication shown by the band ofvolunteers who help tqstage the Hodder Valley Show. And this year has been no exception with The Hodder


. Valley Agricultural and Hor­ ticultural Society and its army of helpers pulling out all the stops to celebrate the 70th an­ niversary of the show in style. At this year’s show, de­


Surprise guest andXFactor 2013 runner-up Chris Maloney (farright)


with,fromtheleft, vocalist Peter Anthony,event organiserKevinHor- kin, actress Debbie Arnold, Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans and actress Vicky Entwistle.(s)


X Factor runner up Chris Maloney was the surprise guest at a “red, white and blue” ball staged by the Clit- heroe branch of the Ribble Valley Conservative Associ­ ation at Chipping’s Gibbon Bridge Hotel. A party of n o guests en­


joyed a three-course meal and were entertained by Blackpool entertainer Pe­


ter Anthony and swing sing­ er Ed Norr. The surprise guest, Liv­


erpudlian Chris Maloney, came third behind Jahmene DouglasandJamesArthurin 2oi2’sXFactorcompetition. Event organiser Kevin


Horkin said: “I am delighted with the response - it was a terrific night and £5,000 was raised for the Party funds.”


scribed by organisers as “ex­ ceptional”, the number of entries and exhibits increased while the show ground itself was literallyjam packed with visitors of all ages. When other shows have


fallen by the wayside in re­ cent years it just shows what is needed on the part of local volunteers to not only keep a


A s I See It... by Julie Magee


show like the Hodder Valley going, but to increase the in­ terest in this tradition year on year. • Fresh ideas I’m sure help,


such as staging the Young Handlers’ workshops in order to ignite young people’s inter­ est and give them the confi­ dence to show their animals. Other innovations such as


the show’s newest member - the pretend full-size Holstein cow which visitors had the op­ portunity to milk, also proved a cracking idea. The Hodder Valley Show demonstrates what can be


achieved when all sectors of the local community “pull” to­ gether, pardon the pun. The photographs we have


published in this week’s paper were captured by Slaidburn resident David McNamee, an­ other person who gives up his time freely to photograph the show for the Society and for.


• The Clitheroe Advertiser. Then there are the people .


behind the scenes, like the secretaries, Julie Harrison and Rachel Mason, the latter who supplied The Clitheroe Advertiser with all the show’s . results. Normally an epic task, ‘ thanks to Rachel, the show’s results were on a page way be­ foredeadline. There were so many re­ sults, in fact, that we only had


space to run half of them in this week’s paper. See page 37 and the other half of the results will feature in next week’s paper. ’ Through this column I’ve


only touched the tip of the ice- berg mentioning a couple of the show's dedicated band of volunteers.


. This year’s programme prints the aims of the Socie­ ty, a registered charity, which exists, it says, to improve the standard of animal husband­ ry and horticultural practises and to foster and encourage interest amongst the children and young people in agricul­ ture and the countryside. This is the aim of the annual show and other social events. Here’s to the next 70 years.


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100 YEARS AGO War and clothes TTIS QUITE probable that this autumn, or rather


winter, will see unexpected changes in styles and modes, for war has always affected women’s dress, quite as much, if not more, than that of mens. Already a certain restraint in consonance with the general feeling of the gravity of passing events, isvisible in the new autumn tailor-mades. These will be very generally worn as the weather advances and the newest models are characterised by trimmings of sober braids and stitchings, buttons only giving relief by means of their colour. The sash, especially of the military type, its ends trimmed with braid or fringe, is seen arranged in various ways on the greater number of tailored suits."


LOOKING BACK 50YEARSAGO


Driver in coma “THERE WERE POOLS of blood in Edisford Road,


Clitheroe, after a collision between a motor cycle and a car. Clitheroe magistrates also learned that the rider of the motor cycle, who was 18years old and from Low Moor, was summoned for driving without due care and attention, or reasonable consideration


and had lain in a coma for18 hours after the accident The motor cycle rider pleaded not guilty and was


fined £5 and ordered to pay witnesses expenses of


£5 and an advocates fee of £1010s. The inspector said the car was driving from the direction of Edisford bridge andslowed down to turn into Thorn


Street The motor cycle ran in to him without taking anyevasive action orattempting to reducespeed."


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25 YEARS AGO School heating


“A DECISION ABOUTthe heating of Gisburn school will be made by the West riding education authority this week, members of the Bowland District Education sub-committee learned at their meeting in Clitheroe on Monday. Members were very annoyed that nothing had been done about the matter of heating the school, although it was some months since it was first discussed, and it was decided that although letters had been sent, another letter,worded invery strong terms,should besent re-stating the case. A county councillor complained that any work done would now have to be completed while the scholars were in school, instead of in the summer holidays as originally intended."


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-Ribble VaUeyfarming duo Emma Robinson and Ian O’Reilly (pictured)are de­ lighted to have been short­ listed for'the British Farm­ ing Awards in the category “Diversification Innovator oftheYear”. Following success at the Clit­ heroe Food Festival, where Gazegill Organics and Em­ ma’s Dairy scooped the “Best Producer” award, the short­ listing has come as a real . surprise. The couple, who farm Gazegill Organic Farm in Rimington, have over the past fewyears undertaken a number of diversification projects all aimed at taking the produce of the farm away from wholesale and into di­ rect retail. The business also launched an online shop last year and the response has been overwhelming. Ian explained: “There are many people outthere who are turning to the internet and mail order to find the exact produce they are look­ ing for, which is not avail­ able to them locally, and our


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biggest sellers are the raw hasbeenthedairyprocess- milk and GMO free meats we ing where we bottle raw milk produce.”


Emma added: “We have put a tremendous amount of


andalsoprocessmilkfor schools and universities, “It has been a long road but


work into making the farm’s really worth every minute produce available to a direct of the work we have put in.” audience and it all started The farm also has an educa- with the farm butchery. The tion centre where groups hardestpieceofthejigsaw canlearnaboutfoodand


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farming as well as conserva­ tion and sustainable farm­ ing methods. It hosted 263 free group trips last year, with the majority recon­ necting with their food at primary production level. The education centre also plays host to the farms' CIC Care Farm where 16 adults with learning difficulties un­ dertake activities and grow herbs and edible flowers which they retail. Ian commented: “The care farm has been a great project for us as i t is provid­ ing meaningful and exciting activities for a diverse group ofparticipants. The retail side of the project is par­ ticularly enjoyed by some, whilst others love the grow­ ing side”. As for the future, Ian added: “We are far from finished yet and have a number of excit­ ing projects up our sleeves which will be rolled out over thenextfewyears”. The British Farming Awards take place in Droitwich on October23rd. ■ ■


A weekly lookat local issues, people and places


Sepsis alert for MP


Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans supported a profile raising event in Parliament held by theUKSepsis Trust,areg- istered charity comprised of clinical experts, former patients and people bereaved by sepsis.


Sepsis is a time-critical condition that can lead to multi-organ failure and even death and treating it accounts for one-third of UK Critical Care expenditure. An average Parliamentary


constituency in the UK will have over 140 severe cases of sepsis and around 50 deaths each year. Mr Evans said: “I was more


than happy to attend the event and meet with representatives from the UK Sepsis Trust, along with Doreen Marsden


from the Lee Spark Nf Foun­ dation, based in the Ribble Valley and a resident of Knowle Green. “In 1999 Doreen tragical­


ly lost her son, Lee, through necrotising fasciitis and has subsequently campaigned endlessly to raise awareness of the disease. “Early treatment and diag­


nosis of sepsis is cost effective, reducing hospital and expen­ sive critical care bed days for patients, and could save thou­ sands of lives. “It is therefore impera­


tive that the public is made more aware of this disease and that further effort is made by both the Govern­ ment and the health service to identify and treat it and I am more than happy to support any campaign to that end.”


f Nigel EvansMP with Doreen Marsden,of the LeeSparkNf Foundation.


Rosemere has teamed up with Clitheroe auction house to put on a special antiques and fine art auction in aid of the Rosemere Cancer Founda­ tion. Money raised will go


towards the cost of the latest generation of EBUS endoscopy equipment to better diagnose and treat lung cancer, particularly peripheralsecondary cancers, which are traditionally very difficult to spot, but often curable. This equipment will cost


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£100,000 and complete a treatment system that will enable the Rosemere Cancer Centre to offer techniques not available anywhere else in the UK.


Rosemere supporters,


their friends and family who have any antiques or col­ lectables they might like to sell to raise money for this project can make a free, no obligation appointment with


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Silverwoods’ auctioneer Wilf Mould next Tuesday, Septem­ ber 23rd, to have them valued and booked in for the auction, which will take place on Octo­ ber 30th. Silverwoods sells a full


range o f antiques, both in-house and live on the internet, and whether it is ceramics, glassware, clocks, instruments, silver, jew ­ ellery, paintings or furni­


THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK L


iving together seems to be a topical issue at the moment. Are we stronger together


ir is it easier to sort things mt independently? Many leople are grappling with his problem in all sorts of lifferent contexts. Examples are many and


liverse; students sharing ccommodation with others way from home at univer­ ity; single working people haring flats and houses in n attempt to reduce the rent hey pay; the Scottish inde- lendence debate in which ieople are weighing up the elative advantages of re- laining together and ^dependence; and the many onflicts across the world /here people are finding it ifficult to live together in


Israel, where people are - arguing about how they should be governed and by whom. When it comes to living


together there is an old argument that two can live nearly as cheaply as one and this is the motivating factor that leads many students and workers to live together in rented accommodation with people that they have never met before or hardly know. Financial advantage was


one of the motivating fac­ tors in the coming together of the European Union and some argue that this is why Scotland should remain in the UK. Economically it can be


advantageous to live togeth­ er. So it would make sense that we are stronger together because we can share our resources. Sharing what we


have is very important, but that is not the whole story. When it comes to living •


together it is more than just about money. It is about hav­ ing trust and mutual respect for each other, and it’s also about having sensitivity to each other’s feelings and ways, and caring for the wel­ fare of each other in every way.


In short it is a love for the


wellbeing of each of each other-or put in another way loving your neighbour as yourself- that makes for a harmonious relationship and household. And when this happens it


can be the start of a lifelong friendship, certainly in the case of students and work­ ers.


When it doesn’t happen


it can cause power struggles, disputes and arguments and, ultimately, the break up of


the household, whether that be in a flat or in a country. Whether we care to admit


it or not, we share one world, and this is the household of all humanity; it is where we all live. And so it is in all our


interests, regardless of race or philosophy, religion or culture, to look after the Earth and all that lives upon it including ourselves. This basic philosophy


of caring for each other’s mutual wellbeing, loving our neighbour as ourselves works; it is the only way that leads to peace and harmony. And i f you read the New


Testament found in the Bible youwillfindthisisthe way of God shown to us in Jesus Christ. REV. MICHELE JARMANY, Clitheroe United Reformed Church


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ture, as long as they are good quality antiques and the estimated value of each item is over £30, all would be con­ sidered for the special sale in October. For customers selling an­


tiques at the sale in aid of Rose­ mere, Silverwoods will waive all normal sellers’ commission charges and entry fees and issue them with a cheque at the end of November - all or part of the proceeds will be donated to Rosemere. • For more details call Silverwoods on 01200 423322.


A perfect opportunity to view our facilities and discuss your special event with us.


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OPEN DAY Clitheroe cement works Saturday, September 20,2014 9am - until - 5pm


Lots of attractions for the family


Win a trip in an air balloon Exhibitions on cement making .. and geology


Giant quarry machines, trains and road tankers . .


;- Music from Clitheroe Town Band


Guided tours, face painting, .-.j- and much, much more. 2 ' ' :


For more information call Maria Punchard on 01200 414261


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