Rajasthan & Kashmir Picture Show

FOREST OF BOWLAND AONB (cont)

Hay Time is just one of Goosnargh Gin’s creations which are distilled in small batches in their bespoke copper still Bea in the shadow of Beacon Fell. The company uses sustainably grown botanicals from Bowland’s Coronation Meadows. The wildflower-rich Coronation Meadows are located at Bell Sykes Farm in Slaidburn and they act as a living seedbank – one of the last unimproved flower-rich grasslands in this part of Lancashire. Peter Blackwell, the farmer at Bell Sykes Farm lets the grasses grow much longer before cutting and bailing, so that the seeds can develop and then be used to regenerate wildflower meadows elsewhere. During 2020, for every bottle of Hay Time gin sold, Goosnargh Gin donated £5 to Champion Bowland. Owners Richard and Rachel Trenchard were keen to support a project in the Forest of Bowland that would provide educational visits for youngsters to learn about the importance of protecting these wonderful habitats. Re-wild the child, based at the Gathering Fields near Abbeystead, is a grass roots project in its early stages, raising funds and awareness for the rewilding of a wildflower meadow and providing opportunities for educational visits.

Sandra Silk e: Sandra.Silk@lancashire.gov.uk www.forestofbowland.com

RAJASTHAN & KASHMIR

Picture Show Fri 12th & Sat 13th Nov, 7:00pm St Helen’s Church

Robin Shorrock will be presenting a picture show of Rajasthan and Kashmir, India. Due to reduced numbers, and to ensure that no one misses out, it will be held over two nights on Fri 12th & Sat 13th Nov at 7:00pm. The night will include a pie and pea supper at the Sunday School, behind St Helen’s Church, Churchtown. The cost of the ticket are £10 each and under 16’s are £6. We start in India’s capital Delhi before flying to Udaipur to see the palaces. From there we travel overland into rural Rajasthan, staying in old hunting lodges and visiting Hindu and Jain temples before moving onto Jodhpur to see the palaces and market. We then visit the wildlife resort of Chattra Sagar before making and a final stop at Pushkar, site of the famous camel fair (not on while I was there) and then returning to Delhi by train. Flying from Delhi to Srinagar in Kashmir we then stay on a houseboat on Lake Dal. We visit several Mughal Gardens before catching a very early boat market and then going up into the Himalayas to a ski resort. It would be very helpful if you could please purchase your tickets before Mon 1st Nov so we can plan the catering. Tickets and more information are available from Robin Shorrock.

Robin Shorrock 01995 602238

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