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Magazines Editor With lots of sunshine over the summer, the weather gave everyone the opportunity to start venturing out, so it really feels like we are, at last, getting back to normal. That’s the message we are all hearing loud and clear and it’s vital that we continue supporting local hospitality and businesses. In this month’s issue of Live Ribble Valley, one person who is delighted to be returning to some sort of normality is international events organiser Julie Perry. Julie organised Wayne and Coleen Rooney’s five-day wedding extravaganza and, more recently, created a spectacular event to celebrate the 30th birthday of reality TV personality Olivia Attwood. The star-studded event, in Manchester, received huge coverage in the national press. In this, our September issue, you can read all about the events Julie has been involved in – including some here in the Ribble Valley. As this is our wedding issue, it seems fitting that the Ribble Valley was recently named as the country’s marriage capital in the Sunday Times. With a host of beautiful venues within a few square miles, it comes as no surprise that the region has been recognised on a nationwide basis. Also in this month’s magazine, we continue to meet inspirational people that have made their mark nationally, not least fell-runner Shaun Livesey who, at his peak, twice won the English Fell Running Championships and ran for England and GB. Northcote’s head chef Danny Young has recently been named as one of the nation’s Acorn Award winners – the coveted accolade recognises the talent of just 30 elite chefs under the age of 30. As always, we have some fabulous fashion, great lifestyle features and in our motoring section Paul Agnew reviews the latest electric cars from BMW and Porsche – the BMW iX3, a pure electric trailblazer and the Taycan Cross Turismo, a stunning super-car that ticks all the boxes. Enjoy! Jan Woolley Editor
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LANDING THE THREE FISHES NIGEL HAWORTH EXCLUSIVE SUMMER GARDEN PARTIES GIN COCKTAILS ON THE WEST END STAGE MIA MCLOUGHLIN GETTING TOUGH ON CRIME NEW POLICE COMMISSIONER
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Photography: Kirsten Platt kirstenplatt.co.uk Shot on location @ Mitton Hall mittonhallhotel.co.uk
ENGLAND’S WEDDING HEAVEN ROMANCE IN THE RIBBLE VALLEY
Car supplied by Ribble Valley Wedding Cars rvweddingcars.co.uk
UK’S THIRTY UNDER THIRTY TOP AWARD FOR HEAD CHEF DANNY YOUNG
Model: Melissa Gaffey
FELL RUNNING LEGEND SHAUN LIVESEY
PARTY PLANNER TO THE STARS JULIE PERRY
