This will take place on Saturday 7th January 2012
If you have not already booked your place, then please contact Shirley as soon as possible
Chipping is situated in the Ribble Valley on the edge of The Trough Of Bowland.
A well kept secret to many, This picturesque Lancashire village has won a number of best kept village competitions over the years.
The village is known to be at least 1,000 years old and is named
in the Domesday book as 'Chippenden' the name coming from the
medieval 'Chepyn' meaning market place. Chipping really thrived
during the Industrial Revolution when there were seven mills
located along Chipping Brook. Today only one survives the famous
chairmaking factory of H.J.Berry where furniture has been designed and
made since the 1890’s.
The
Trough Of Bowland is both a delight and a pleasure with its
rolling pastures, working farmland and dense forestry. The area is
classed as “an area of outstanding natural beauty” and it
certainly lives up to expectation. The
Forest of Bowland occupies most of the north east of Lancashire. It
consists of barren gritstone fells, deep valleys and peat moorland. It's
an attractive alternative to the overcrowded Lake District, and today
this grouse moorland is also used for walking and cycling. The name 'forest'
is used in its traditional sense of 'a royal hunting ground', and
much of the land still belongs to the Crown. In the past wild
boar, deer, wolves, wild cats and game roamed the forest. The origins of the name Bowland most likely came from the long-standing connection of the region with archery - the 'land of the bow'.
Just to the North of the village the access areas of Clougha, Fair Snape, Wolf Fell and Saddle Fell have been opened up to the public by access agreements
negotiated between Lancashire County Council and the owners. This
means that over 3,260 acres of open country is now open to walkers.
