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many more prizes. Tickets are £1 each or £5 per book. The raffle will be drawn on Sunday 28th November at the animal centre.

Hannah Kirrane - Animal Centre Manager t: (01253) 703000 e: enquiries@rspcablackpool.org.uk fb: @RSPCAlongview www.rspcablackpool.org.uk

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25,000 Years in One Evening Lord of Bowland Annual Lecture 2021 Tues 5th Oct, 7:00pm

Originally planned for autumn last year but delayed due to the pandemic, ‘Maps, Mines and Minerals: 25,000 Years of Bowland History’, will be delivered by award-winning geologist Dr Nick Riley MBE and will take place online. From the melting of the last ice sheet to the present day, the presentation will explore the interaction between people, landscape and geology – explaining how this has shaped life in Bowland across millennia. William Bowland, 16th Lord of Bowland said: ‘Bouncing back after months of lockdown, this year’s lecture – our 10th – will take a long view of the Forest we call home. No-one could be better equipped to guide us through 25,000 years of history in one evening than Nick Riley. ‘Born in Blackburn, Dr Riley is the UK’s leading authority on the geology of Bowland. In 2003, he was awarded an MBE for services to UK geoscience. More recently, he was awarded the John Phillips Medal by the Yorkshire Geological Society for his lifelong contributions to understanding the geology of Northern England.’ Traditionally held at Browsholme Hall, the Lord of Bowland Annual Lecture has built a

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large following over recent years. Given the continuing situation, however, the decision has been made to hold this year’s event online, so that as many people as possible can be accommodated. Open to all freeof-charge, the format will also allow virtual visitors from beyond Bowland to discover the heritage of this beautiful area. William, 16th Lord of Bowland, will introduce the evening, which aims to raise funds for two local charities: Slaidburn Archive, which works to record the history of the Hodder Valley; and Champion Bowland, which supports projects benefiting the environment, local communities and visitors to the Forest of Bowland. Both organisations rely heavily on grants and donations to continue their work. Places for the lecture can be booked by emailing Sandra Silk.

Local Producer Donates Funds to Raise Awareness of Bowland’s Special Habitats

Through funds raised from sales of Goosnargh Gin’s ‘Hay Time’, a re-wild the child project was able to secure educational resources to support visits for youngsters to learn about the special hay meadows in the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. 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

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uses local, organic and sustainably grown botanicals to produce a limited number of their unique distillation, the fourth ‘Chapter’ in their range of gins, 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. Chair of Champion Bowland Mike Pugh said: ‘We were delighted to receive £600 from Goosnargh Gin, with a particular focus on supporting an educational project within the Forest of Bowland, linked to the hay meadows. Working with the AONB, we were able to find the ideal project to support these aims. Located at the Gathering Fields - a site already working in partnership with the AONB to restore their own hay meadows – is the project ‘Re-wild the child’. 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