Clitheroe food festival is feast of edible treats
2:00pm Monday 6th August 2012 in News
French tourist Anny Patton views a ‘Witch Cake’ at Clitheroe’s Platform Gallery
MORE than 15,000 people are estimated to have taken to the streets of Clitheroe for the town’s food festival.
Around 80 food and drink exhibitors set up their stalls on the market car park and ‘Bull Ring’ area to tickle the taste buds of passers-by with street foods and artisan products. Castle Street was also lined with concessions while professional chefs led demonstrations on how to cook some of their specialities.
Among the chefs were: Nigel Haworth, of Northcote in Langho; Victor and Vinny Yu, of Yu and You, in Copster Green; Michael Heathcote, of the Duke of York, in Grindleton; and multi-award winners Maurizio and Cinzia Bocchi, from La Loconda, in Gisburn.
Food critic Matthew Fort, who is on the judging panel of the popular BBC programme Great British Menu and whose family comes from Clitheroe, was also a special guest.
Ribble Valley Council leader Michael Ranson, who is also chairman of the festival organising committee, said everybody had had a great time.
He said: “It was absolutely brilliant, the best event you could possibly hope for.
“Everybody seemed to enjoy it, a lot of people came from all over the place, so it was really good for Clitheroe.
“Organiser Julie Whaller did a tremendous job and deserves a massive thanks.”
Comments(27)
Michael@ClitheroeSince58
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2:08pm Mon 6 Aug 12
alf-abett
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3:09pm Mon 6 Aug 12
Michael@ClitheroeSinI too am from Clitheroe but your post does seem rather smug to say the least and Cltheroe cannot be compared with "other towns" aroundabout us.
ce58 wrote:
Unlike other local towns, we in Clitheroe are enjoying the good life :)
Blackburn, Burnley, Nelson and Colne to mention a few are having their towns torn apart with the recession and in some instances poor decision making, so lets not gloat and feel superior, after all we are a market town and the majority of the local workers commute unlike the towns mentioned.
shytalk
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3:32pm Mon 6 Aug 12
Michael@ClitheroeSinTell that to those in Clitheroe that have been made redundant at Ultraframe, 3M, Johnson Mathey, Stalwart,Hansons, etc over the last few years and are unable to now find work in the area.
ce58 wrote:
Unlike other local towns, we in Clitheroe are enjoying the good life :)
Michael@ClitheroeSince58
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5:05pm Mon 6 Aug 12
shytalk wrote:Follow alf-abett's advice and commute to Manchester, my daughter did it for years before she emigrated to Australia and was earning 30k+ she did not sit moping about not having a job she got out and got one.
Michael@ClitheroeSinTell that to those in Clitheroe that have been made redundant at Ultraframe, 3M, Johnson Mathey, Stalwart,Hansons, etc over the last few years and are unable to now find work in the area.
ce58 wrote:
Unlike other local towns, we in Clitheroe are enjoying the good life :)
shytalk
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7:29pm Mon 6 Aug 12
Michael@ClitheroeSinThat's ok if you can commute to Manchester,move to Manchester, or emigrate....Many are not in the position to be able to afford do that.
ce58 wrote:
shytalk wrote:Follow alf-abett's advice and commute to Manchester, my daughter did it for years before she emigrated to Australia and was earning 30k+ she did not sit moping about not having a job she got out and got one.Michael@ClitheroeSin ce58 wrote: Unlike other local towns, we in Clitheroe are enjoying the good life :)Tell that to those in Clitheroe that have been made redundant at Ultraframe, 3M, Johnson Mathey, Stalwart,Hansons, etc over the last few years and are unable to now find work in the area.
accy lad and proud
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8:08pm Mon 6 Aug 12
Michael@ClitheroeSinMichelle@ Blitheroe since 58 you are such a smug Bunt. the Epitamy of jumped up ****-hero-nians, full of s-1t, champagne taste Brown Ale Budgets !! You crack on Numb Nuts gloating away, you Pompus Tool !!!
ce58 wrote:
Unlike other local towns, we in Clitheroe are enjoying the good life :)
shytalk
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8:52pm Mon 6 Aug 12
accy lad and proud wrote:One of your thumbs up accy lad and proud comes from someone living in Clitheroe. Please don't tar us all with the same brush as Michael@ClitheroeSin
Michael@ClitheroeSin ce58 wrote: Unlike other local towns, we in Clitheroe are enjoying the good life :)Michelle@ Blitheroe since 58 you are such a smug Bunt. the Epitamy of jumped up ****-hero-nians, full of s-1t, champagne taste Brown Ale Budgets !! You crack on Numb Nuts gloating away, you Pompus Tool !!!
ce58
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8:56pm Mon 6 Aug 12
ce58 comes form Clitheroe. We're not all 'richard-heads' like him, most of us do actually sympathise with those struggling, indeed many of us are in the same position. The recession is hitting Clitheroe like other towns - just look at all the empty shops in the centre. We are however, fortunate enough to be a market town with several excellent speciality shops, and local eateries which help us to put on events such as the food festival. People like him give us a bad name. Most of us aren't gloating at the devastating impact the recession is having on neighbouring towns. He needs to learn a bit of compassion.
Michael@ClitheroeSince58
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8:58pm Mon 6 Aug 12
shytalk wrote:Why on earth would getting on the train to Manchester be so hard for you, if my daughter could do it for years without bellyaching and griping I'm sure you could manage it, would you like me to come on the train with you the first time you leave Clitheroe?
Michael@ClitheroeSinThat's ok if you can commute to Manchester,move to Manchester, or emigrate....Many are not in the position to be able to afford do that.
ce58 wrote:
shytalk wrote:Follow alf-abett's advice and commute to Manchester, my daughter did it for years before she emigrated to Australia and was earning 30k+ she did not sit moping about not having a job she got out and got one.Michael@ClitheroeSin ce58 wrote: Unlike other local towns, we in Clitheroe are enjoying the good life :)Tell that to those in Clitheroe that have been made redundant at Ultraframe, 3M, Johnson Mathey, Stalwart,Hansons, etc over the last few years and are unable to now find work in the area.
Michael@ClitheroeSince58
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9:00pm Mon 6 Aug 12
accy lad and proud wrote:That's the last time I am sending Cake to Maundy Grange for the likes of you :)
Michael@ClitheroeSinMichelle@ Blitheroe since 58 you are such a smug Bunt. the Epitamy of jumped up ****-hero-nians, full of s-1t, champagne taste Brown Ale Budgets !! You crack on Numb Nuts gloating away, you Pompus Tool !!!
ce58 wrote:
Unlike other local towns, we in Clitheroe are enjoying the good life :)
Michael@ClitheroeSince58
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9:02pm Mon 6 Aug 12
charmed-one wrote:So are you up to taking Shytalk on the train to Manchester to get a job?
I'm ashamed that Michael@ClitheroeSin
ce58 comes form Clitheroe. We're not all 'richard-heads' like him, most of us do actually sympathise with those struggling, indeed many of us are in the same position. The recession is hitting Clitheroe like other towns - just look at all the empty shops in the centre. We are however, fortunate enough to be a market town with several excellent speciality shops, and local eateries which help us to put on events such as the food festival. People like him give us a bad name. Most of us aren't gloating at the devastating impact the recession is having on neighbouring towns. He needs to learn a bit of compassion.
charmed-one
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10:57pm Mon 6 Aug 12
Michael@ClitheroeSinPerhaps the only jobs available to them in Manchester don't pay enough to justify forking out all that money for train tickets
ce58 wrote:
charmed-one wrote:So are you up to taking Shytalk on the train to Manchester to get a job?
I'm ashamed that Michael@ClitheroeSin
ce58 comes form Clitheroe. We're not all 'richard-heads' like him, most of us do actually sympathise with those struggling, indeed many of us are in the same position. The recession is hitting Clitheroe like other towns - just look at all the empty shops in the centre. We are however, fortunate enough to be a market town with several excellent speciality shops, and local eateries which help us to put on events such as the food festival. People like him give us a bad name. Most of us aren't gloating at the devastating impact the recession is having on neighbouring towns. He needs to learn a bit of compassion.
2 for 5p
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11:16pm Mon 6 Aug 12
Michael@ClitheroeSinhey we will all be able to enjoy it soon Michael, when the council decide to build hundreds of new homes o green belt land in clitheroe :-) :-)
ce58 wrote:
Unlike other local towns, we in Clitheroe are enjoying the good life :)
Not so snug now are you. :-)
Michael@ClitheroeSince58
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11:28pm Mon 6 Aug 12
charmed-one wrote:Manchester Pays much higher wages than Clitheroe, It's all win, just needs a different way of thinking regarding commuting.
Michael@ClitheroeSinPerhaps the only jobs available to them in Manchester don't pay enough to justify forking out all that money for train tickets
ce58 wrote:
charmed-one wrote:So are you up to taking Shytalk on the train to Manchester to get a job?
I'm ashamed that Michael@ClitheroeSin
ce58 comes form Clitheroe. We're not all 'richard-heads' like him, most of us do actually sympathise with those struggling, indeed many of us are in the same position. The recession is hitting Clitheroe like other towns - just look at all the empty shops in the centre. We are however, fortunate enough to be a market town with several excellent speciality shops, and local eateries which help us to put on events such as the food festival. People like him give us a bad name. Most of us aren't gloating at the devastating impact the recession is having on neighbouring towns. He needs to learn a bit of compassion.
Michael@ClitheroeSince58
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11:29pm Mon 6 Aug 12
2 for 5p wrote:Dream on, you will never get in :) lol
Michael@ClitheroeSinhey we will all be able to enjoy it soon Michael, when the council decide to build hundreds of new homes o green belt land in clitheroe :-) :-)
ce58 wrote:
Unlike other local towns, we in Clitheroe are enjoying the good life :)
Not so snug now are you. :-)
Kiwihead
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2:42am Tue 7 Aug 12
ce58 says it like it is and has my full support, as a former Clitheroe resident myself. Ahem.
2 for 5p
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5:25am Tue 7 Aug 12
Michael@ClitheroeSinhey Michael you have shown what a proud pig headed to%#er you really are. Your the Richard not me.
ce58 wrote:
Unlike other local towns, we in Clitheroe are enjoying the good life :)
Michael@ClitheroeSince58
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10:10am Tue 7 Aug 12
2 for 5p wrote:I have an amazing App for my Samsung Galaxy I say to it "who is 2 for 5p" seconds later it replies "2 for 5p is called Richard Head" so sorry the Internet knows best :)
Michael@ClitheroeSinhey Michael you have shown what a proud pig headed to%#er you really are. Your the Richard not me.
ce58 wrote:
Unlike other local towns, we in Clitheroe are enjoying the good life :)
accy lad and proud
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11:10am Tue 7 Aug 12
Michael@ClitheroeSinI've got a similar app on my i phone ! If you punch in Michael@ClitheroeSin
ce58 wrote:
2 for 5p wrote:I have an amazing App for my Samsung Galaxy I say to it "who is 2 for 5p" seconds later it replies "2 for 5p is called Richard Head" so sorry the Internet knows best :)Michael@ClitheroeSin ce58 wrote: Unlike other local towns, we in Clitheroe are enjoying the good life :)hey Michael you have shown what a proud pig headed to%#er you really are. Your the Richard not me.
ce58, it comes up with founder member of the Cl1t-her-atzi ! The Voice of Radio Drivel Valley ! Pompus Tool ! Know All ! Utter and complete Richard ! etc etc etc !!!!!!!!!! :)
Michael@ClitheroeSince58
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11:17am Tue 7 Aug 12
accy lad and proud wrote:LOL glad you are getting into the spirit of things :)
Michael@ClitheroeSinI've got a similar app on my i phone ! If you punch in Michael@ClitheroeSin
ce58 wrote:
2 for 5p wrote:I have an amazing App for my Samsung Galaxy I say to it "who is 2 for 5p" seconds later it replies "2 for 5p is called Richard Head" so sorry the Internet knows best :)Michael@ClitheroeSin ce58 wrote: Unlike other local towns, we in Clitheroe are enjoying the good life :)hey Michael you have shown what a proud pig headed to%#er you really are. Your the Richard not me.
ce58, it comes up with founder member of the Cl1t-her-atzi ! The Voice of Radio Drivel Valley ! Pompus Tool ! Know All ! Utter and complete Richard ! etc etc etc !!!!!!!!!! :)
Michael@ClitheroeSince58
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11:19am Tue 7 Aug 12
Kiwihead wrote:Was it you that got kicked out for not paying your council tax and now live in one of the poor towns local to me?
Michael@ClitheroeSin
ce58 says it like it is and has my full support, as a former Clitheroe resident myself. Ahem.
Your ferret stinks
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1:22pm Tue 7 Aug 12
ce58 you certainly know how to push people's buttons but be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint!
Last week, i stated this woman was the ugliest i've ever seen. I have now been visited by her sister, and now wish to withdraw that statement..
Michael@ClitheroeSince58
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3:25pm Tue 7 Aug 12
Your ferret stinks wrote::)
Hey Michael@ClitheroeSin
ce58 you certainly know how to push people's buttons but be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint!
Last week, i stated this woman was the ugliest i've ever seen. I have now been visited by her sister, and now wish to withdraw that statement..
paperboy70
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12:29pm Wed 8 Aug 12
Michael@ClitheroeSince58
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6:14pm Wed 8 Aug 12
paperboy70 wrote:That's a good idea but would it be fair on the starving multitudes from the surrounding towns, talk about rubbing their noses in it lol
Think they should run the Food Festival over the whole weekend and encourage people to visit the town on the Sunday too.
Kiwihead
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4:47am Thu 9 Aug 12
Michael@ClitheroeSinI would not consider New Zealand to be 'local', but I did reside in Clitheroe 70 - 86, before it disappeared up its own @rse.
ce58 wrote:
Kiwihead wrote: Michael@ClitheroeSin ce58 says it like it is and has my full support, as a former Clitheroe resident myself. Ahem.Was it you that got kicked out for not paying your council tax and now live in one of the poor towns local to me?
Michael@ClitheroeSince58 says...
2:06pm Mon 6 Aug 12