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»■ throwing down the gaunt-; *>^’ letbyt^mmgithasthebest'' comfort food in Northern


Britain this winter. The Eagle at Barrow claims ^


: Lancashire’s residents and ■ visitors can beat the winter -


blues by enjoying comfort^ food o f a different standard ... from most choices on the ma-4; jority o f menus.


- l i i is is down to the venue’s


in-house brasserie being un^ r derthecontrolofownerKevin


-Berkins, a masterbutcher, innkeeper and restaurateur -- with more than 150 national:


^and regional awards under his belt. The first delights diners


can choose to feast on at The Eagle at Barrow are its award­ winning sausages, created by Kevin, who has been the national sausage champion at the BPEX Sausage Awards at theButcher’sHall, Smithfield, on two occasions.


v Kevin takes tremendous


pride in creating sausages' packed full of good ingredients


jand high in nutritional value.; His delicious sausages come in : tempting varieties that soon


: have the tastebiids tingling, His magnificent Cumberland sausage is made to an award­ winning recipe, while chilli, chorizo andgarlic is a popular favourite with those seeking foreign flavour fusions. . .


■.■■■■• Other, choices are caraV melised shallots and sage,


Master butcher Kevin Berkins with some of his award-winning sausages. :


“The Connoisseur” - apples poached in calvados and cider, with a hint ofhoney and fresh thyme-rand “The Whole Hog”- —a traditional pork sausage made to an old recipe. There . is also always a Sausage of the


'Week option. Those looking for another type of comfort food will find solace in Kevin’s magnificent dry-aged beef on the bone - a rare-to-find culinary delight these days, but one which diners cannot


praisejiighly. enough once 7: they tasteThe difference be-


tween Kevin’s steaks and the ’ " norm.^7- - ■ " • £7 - - _ Kevinserves both rib eye t


and sirloin steaks, which are expertly’cu t from his’dry- agedbeefj-This is stored in a-


.. vety expensive, purpose-built humidificationand controlled moisture cabinet and left to age overthe course~of35 days.. Dry-aged steak is a rarity in ?. Britain because o f the costs . involved in getting the right • ■ ■ s


: equipment to age the beef. This makes The Eagle at Bar- row’ssteakexperience some­ thing no meat lover should miss.


; Kevin buys local Bowland


beefandallows the air velocity ■ within the cabinet to seal the outside of the meat, retaining the moisture within.-


z :-The meat: is allowed to


rest^without movement throughout the 35 days, to


-create_a complex flavour, sa vou rin e s s ,. swee tn ess and a hin t o f bitterness.


- This enables Kevin to produce a perfect tasting i o o z


steak


that is more tender and fla­ voursome than anything else on the dining out map. Kevin commented: “We


have a menu packed with dishes that can beat the win- ,v ter blues, but our sausages and steaks really do stand apart from anything else out there this winter. “Add to th is the-‘Best


Burger in Britain’ and excep­ tional pies and puddings and we think we should be the number one destination for anyone wishing to beat the winter blues through food.” ■


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i Did you go to Bowland High School? If you’re a former


• “pupil who would like to sup- portcurrentones,theschool would love to hear from you. Right now, there are pu­ pils in theassembly hall fac-


. ing similar.challenges and opportunities to those faced by previous pupils,


• And being connected to former pupils could really help them to progress in fu­ ture years.. The school in Grindleton is one of more than 500 state


- schools and colleges across • the country which have reg­ istered with the charity Fu­ ture First to set up networks


• of former pupils or alumni. Future First’s vision is . thateverystateschoolorcol-


• lege should be supported by a thriving, engaged alumni community that helps it to do more for its pupils. More than 50,000 former


s pupils across Britain have al-


. ready signed up to stay con- nected with their old school. 'They are helping to


inspire young people in a number of different ways, whether that be as career and education role mod­ els, mentors or e-mentors, work experience providers,


- governors, donors or fund­ raisers. It does not matter when


you left school, whether you are in further education or employment,.whether you still live nearby or have moved further away, there


are lots of ways that you can


’ help. , + " . V . ' , ; “More than 39% o f state


■ 'school students don’t know anyone in a job they’d like to do,” said Alex Shapland-


v'Howes, managing director -/of Future First. ~ ;


“If they see that someone


. ‘‘whowenttothesameschool, ;. grewup in the same coimnu- ■i nity auid has achieved a ful­ fillingand satisfyingjob, it


• helps them see it’s possible -forthemtoo. ' “It’s really important for


all students to be motivat­ ed to succeed in the work­ ing world and hearing first hand from relatable people in interestingjobs can make a huge difference.” v , Headteacher John Tar-


box said: “We signed up to Future First’s scheme


• straightaway. z~ -■ “A network of past pu-


. pils with all their valuable experience will be vital in helping us to broaden cur­ rent pupils’ jobs horizons and equip them for the world of work.” • Helen Dakin, who manag­


es the Future First scheme at the school, is waiting to hear from former students on hdakin@bowlandhigh. lancs.sch.uk Former students can al­


so sign up to Future First’s alumni scheme by clicking on the “Former Students” link on the website www. futurefirst.org.uk 1 Teachers wishing to sign


up another school to Fu­ ture First should click the “Schools and Colleges staff” link.


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■ sented films of their journeys, entitled;?Travels With Spell­ bound”, to Clitheroe Natural­ ists at St Mary’s Centre. It consisted o f picture's


from contrasting corners of the globe,featuring a variety of climates and landscapes:


7 . It started with the isle'of Mull - the birds along the audience Spellbound with talk on travels


. shores, the golden eagles, the • ^ravens, the rare sighting of a corncrake, the white-tailed ’■ bearded seals along the coast .and the Highland cattle with


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r-. The Sharps’ films of Egypt showed the great temples of


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