Wet field day’s still a brolly good show
PHOTO. KEVIN McGUINNESS. Longridge Field Day umbrellas
Fancy dress: four years and under – Rainbow Mermaid – Isabelle (aged three); five to eight years – Aerial Mermaid – Eleanor (aged five); nine to 10 years – Olympic Torch Holder – Ben (aged nine).
11–16 years – Lassie come home – Paige Bown with Misty.
Group fancy dress: First prize and winner of the Alan Brown Memorial Trophy – Bill and Ben, Courtney and Eric; second – Fairy Ring – Shannon and Tamzin Harrison; third – Alice in Wonderland – the Girls from Skipton.
Floats: Winners receive the Alan Riding Rose Bowl, and this went to first placed St Wilfrid’s School and Nursery with Neptune’s Kingdom; second – Around the World in 80 Days by Longridge CE Primary School, Berry Lane; third – Celebrating 44 Years of Mrs Irene Reid, Lollipop Lady by Little People at The Limes.
Best decorated house/shop:
Winners receive the Dog Inn Jubilee Trophy, and this went to first placed Mary Frances; second – Especially for You; third – Barn Cakes.
Vintage Cars: Winners receive the Jim Dobson Memorial Trophy, and this went to first placed Triumph Herald (1960), JD Cornall, Pilling (fully restored); second – Citroen 2CV6 Dolly (1988), M Whitby, Longridge; third – Ford Capri (1977) – B Cookson, Blackburn.
Motorcycles: Winners receive the Conservative Club Rose Bowl, and this went to first placed BSA 650 A10, Morris Copeland, Warton; second – Kawasaki 22R 600, Mr Okpol, Longridge; third – Kawasaki ERGN, Mr Gilday, Broughton.
Football and tug-of-war competitions were cancelled on safety grounds due to the weather.
Scarecrow competition: Group one: first – Cpl T Baldrick by 142 (Longridge) Sqn, Air Cadets; second – Rosie Petals by Evie Hill Cara and Amy; third – Queenie by Grace Ollerton and family.
Group two: first – Harmony Herb by Evie Hill Cara and Amy; second – Dr Einstein by Ash and Lucy Maxwell; third – Lilleth May by Shannon Harrison.
Raffle: First prize of £100 – ticket no 0284.
Second prize of £20 voucher – ticket no 0038 – Mary Frances.
Third prize of £20 voucher – Buildbase, ticket no 0037.
All 25 prizes have been claimed.
Prize list will be displayed in the Youth Club.
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Weather for Longridge
Friday 24 May 2013
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 6 C to 14 C
Wind Speed: 29 mph
Wind direction: North east
Tomorrow
Sunny
Temperature: 7 C to 14 C
Wind Speed: 12 mph
Wind direction: West
