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Bosses at a Ribble Valley farm shop have been fined £60,000 after four children were left fightingfortheirlivesaftera “lambing live’’ event.


Huntley’s Country Stores in Samlesbury admitted a breach of duty of care after a catastrophic E.coli outbreak following-the event in the spring of 2014 in which visi­ tors were allowed to stroke and feed lambs and watch sheep give birth. A total of 15 people were


struck down by the killer bug -13 of them children - with nine people needing hospital treatment. A further 15 possible cases


were also recorded. Four of the children went


on to develop the deadly Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome after the bug caused their kid­ neys to fail. Some parents were told


that their children may die. ' Preston Crown Court


heard this week of a catalogue of errors at the farm. They in­ cluded: • Allowing visitors exten­


sive and uncontrolled access to the lambs - children were allowed to enter the animal pens and roll around in faeces- covered straw. • During bottle-feeding


lambs were allowed to climb onto the seats, leaving them filthy and visibly soiled with faeces. • Animal pens had open


bar gates allowing contami­ nated bedding to spill out onto the main visitor area. ■ • Animals were densely


packed, creating an environ­ ment favourable to the build­ up of the bacteria.


• Hand washing basins


meant for visitors were used to clean animal feeding dish­ es, causing the water to be contaminated with the dead­ ly bug. - The UK’s leading expert


on E.coli 0157, emeritus pro­ fessor of bacteriology at the' University of Aberdeen, Pro-' fessor Hugh Pennington CBE, worked on the case. He said: “It is hard to think


ofa better way to facilitate the transmission of E.coli 0157 from infected lambs to chil­ dren than by allowing them


to romp in a pen with lambs, stroke them, and lie down in and play with the straw in the pen (likely to contain faeces).” At court on Monday, Har­


ry Wilson (68) Managing Di­ rector of Huntley’s Country Stores, based at Huntley Gate Farm, Whalley Road, Sam­ lesbury, pleaded guilty to a breach of duty of care to em­ ployees and visitors attending the Lambing Live event under the Health and Safety at Work Act.


He was fined £60,000 and ordered to pay £60,000 costs


to South Ribble Borough Council. Sentencing, Judge Pame­


la Badley said: “What was in­ tended tobealovelyfamilyday turned into a nightmare. “There’s no doubt that


the harm caused is at a very high level. It resulted in a life- threatening and life-changing injury to these young victims and their families.” South Ribble Borough


Council worked with six other authorities on the case. Deputy Leader Warren Bennett said: “This is by far


the worst breach of health and


' safety regulations we have ev­ er seen. “Despite repeated offers of


help from our environmental health officers and numerous copies of the industry code of practice being given to Hunt- ley’s, they blatantly disregard­


ed all advice. “The risk assessment was


woefully inadequate.” The families of those af­


fected will now be free to pursue civil claims against Huntley’s, which could run to millions of pounds:


event Anarchitect’sviewof whatthecarpark would looklike from the Chester Avenue side, (s)


Multi-storey car park vision of the future


By Su e P lu n k e t t sue.plunkett@jpress.co.uk Twitter@clithadv’ertiser


An architect’s vision of the future in Clitheroe would cre­ ate a £3ni 300-space multi­ storey car park nearthe town centre.


Mr Charles Stanton, a direc­ tor at Clitheroe-based Stanton Andrews Architects, says the plan is vital for the town’s sur­ vival in the light of new homes that are being built and also the mqj or market revamp and the redevelopment of Holmes Mill that will transform it into a multi-million-pound leisure venue that will be the envy of the North West. Hehasdrawnupplansfora


proposed car park at two pos­ sible sites, Chester Avenue and Railway View, to throw the idea open to public debate. Speaking exclusively to


the Clitheroe Advertiser, Mr Stanton said: “Considering the major re-development that is taking place in Clithe­ roe this is something that has


to be considered. We have ta­ bled the plans to start a debate, save the council a lot of money and come up with a simple so­ lution.” Mr Stanton has presented


his ideas to planning chiefs at Ribble Valley Borough Council for consideration. The estimated building


costs of the Chester Avenue car park are between £3.25 and £3.7501, which works out at around £11,000 a space or £500 per square metre. It would offer 300 spaces in a two level building opposite the Post Office sorting office and would take town centre car park capacity to 564, almost a 50 per cent increase. Mr Stanton said: “This


would be around the height of a to wn house so would have minimal impact on neigh­ bours.It is not within a conser­ vation area or heritage asset, is not within a flood plain and is accessible for vehicles.” Todealwiththeperception


thatChesterAvenueisremote, improved signage would be in­ troduced. Mr Stanton also sug­ gests that town centre parking


could be reduced to 30 or 60 minutes to encourage drivers to use alternative parking. The project would increase the town centre car parking by 50 per cent to 564 spaces. The second site earmarked


for the development is Railway View, which would provide 245 parking spaces and would cost around £2.5m to build. There would be 150 spaces in this multi-storey, taking town centre capacity to 509; a 33 per cent increase. Mr Stanton added: “I work


in Clitheroe and live just out­ side the town so I do have an in­ terest in the best way forward for its future.. “It has to move forward yet


preserve its heritage at the same as a market town and I believe this is right way.” The scheme was welcomed


by Clitheroe businessman and former Mayor Kevin Horkin who said he had been calling for a development of this kind for many years. He said: “We need to in­


crease parking in Clitheroe otherwise shoppers will vote with their feet, and their cars,


and shop elsewhere. I support this 100 per cent. The retail de­ velopments taking place and also the nunber of new homes being built in the next couple of years is going to swell the population considerably and it is something we have to se­ riously consider.” Daniel Williams, presi­


dent of Clitheroe Chamber of Trade and Commerce, said: “We welcome ideas that look at any possible issues of park­ ing in the town as this is one ar­ ea that can directly influence visitors, residents and the suc­ cess of local businesses. The current parking situation is by no means terrible, but there will always be improvements to be made. “It’s important the council


lookatanyserioussuggestions to improve facilities in an open forum to ensure the town can continue to take advantage of thegrowingpopularityofClit- heroe and the Ribble Valley." A spokesman for Ribble


Valley Council said: “Parking is one of several ongoing town centre matters that we are keeping under review.


A wet wedding day to remember FROM PAGE 1


“After the news had sunk in I decided to take it in my stride and just stay calm because there was nothing I could do


about it.” OfficiatingpriestMgrJohn


Seven-year-old Anna- belle Martinwas among -


-those taken ill, needing three operations, three blood transfusions and ) l i days of dialysis.


^ Martin said: “The impact kious before any hospital ^further difficulties she ^ that ouVdaughterwould^ on'the family hns been appointments.


v. Her, mother. Juliette.--:: and'beco'mes very anx-j -


-extremely t r a u m a t i c . ^ “She has lost all inter- >berty and key milestones "-fighting for heir life we- \ “Annabelle has devel- est in animals for fear of inherlife. ” oped a phobia of needles ’ becoming ill again.


( will have to face in pu- ' be\hospitalised and^ , >^:'would neverh'ave visited


' “If we ever'tliduglit,Huntley’s".-’ V;, Z - ’ ;■ ," ,


“We do not know what ^that'by'feeding.lambs -A ->i*-


Corcoran suggested that the couple went to Clitheroe’s St Michael and St John’s Church where he could carry out a blessing but he would not be able to officially marry them there as they had been registered to tie the knot at St Hubert’s. And if he attempted to marry them at another


church he could be sent to prison for up to 13 weeks as it is illegal! Laura added: “We tried to


getholdofaregistrartoattend but all the offices were closed. Then we had to contact all go guests to ask them to come to a different church. “It was quite a rush but


we managed to get hold of everyone and they arrived on time and even though we did not get to say our vows the blessing was perfect in every


way.” Laura and Will, (33)


who works as a heavy plant


operator, held a reception at the Out Barn at Clough Bottom Farm. And on the following day they did it all again but this time at St Hubert’s where they got the chance to say their vows and officially became Mr and Mrs Park. Laura said: “I wore my


dress again and all our guests attended in their wedding outfits. Even though the Saturday ceremony was perfect it was wonderful to ■ get married officially in the


’ church that means so much to us as a family. It was certainly a unique wedding and we will


have a wonderful story to tell people.” The day was rounded off


with an emotional visit by the newlyweds and several of theirguests, including Laura’s dad and her mum Lorraine, to Clitheroe Hospital. They went to see Will’s mum, Janet, who was too ill to attend. Laura said: “She was over


the moon when she saw us all. It was a very emotional moment and I am grateful to my family, friends and Fr Corcoran for being so amazing and making everything come right for us in the end.”


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Village farewell to larger- than-life character Peter


A village turned out to say farewell to one ofits favourite characters last week. People packed St Mary’s RC Church in Sabden and dozens stood outside in the rain for the fu­ neral Mass for Peter Wright, who died aged 68 after suffer­ ing from oesophageal cancer for nearly three years. Peter was a larger-


than-life character,known throughout the Ribble Valley. He went to St Mary’s School in Sabden and St John’s in Pa- diham and at 15 began work as a labourer in the Sabden cotton mills. When the mills closed he went to Main Morley in Padiham for several years, a short time at Perseverance Mill and then back to Sab­ den where he worked at both


. Pendle Furniture (Contrast Upholstery) and engineer­ ing company Marbill until a serious leg injury some years ago. He was brought up on the family farm in Sabden, Cob- den Farm, and was the sixth of 10 children. He loved watching cricket,


was a season ticket holder at Burnley FC until this season, played bowls with Sabden Bowling Club and for many years was the “mascot” for the Pendle Witch darts team, travelling to every away game, often in fancy dress. He also


Peter Wright: In the stands at Burnley Football Club


played dominoes for the pub and if there was an event or party anywhere in the village Peter would be there. Fiveyears ago he moved in­


to Littlemoor sheltered hous­ ing where he was involved in all the activities and enjoyed playing Father Christmas when children from the vil­ lage schools visited. Tributes such as “hewasa


legend”, “a great man”, “there’s only one Peter” have been paid since his death on November 24th following the illness that he fought with typical humour and strength, always happy and full of fun. After Requiem Mass last


Tuesday there was a commit­ tal at Burnley Crematorium. He leaves three brothers and four sisters.


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