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9:17am Sunday 19th February 2012 in Ribble Valley news
By Jon Livesey, Reporter
SHEEP had to be led to safety when a fire broke out at a barn in Chipping on Saturday night.
The blaze, which started when a tractor set alight, spread to the rest of the barn in Mill Lane at around 9pm.
A farmer had to lead a flock of sheep to safety as firefighters from Longridge and Preston put out the fire, which wrecked both the tractor and barn.
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Keep Darwen Green
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10:24am Sun 19 Feb 12
Your ferret stinks
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11:51am Sun 19 Feb 12
Between_the_lions
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1:22pm Sun 19 Feb 12
Keep Darwen Green
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1:48pm Sun 19 Feb 12
living the end times in BB1
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4:04pm Sun 19 Feb 12
Your ferret stinks wrote:The wealthy heroic farmer who carried out this daring resue is said to have been a lottery winner previous to this incident infact 'he was quite minted'.However in a interview the monrning after he said:'am skint guv' whats happened to all youe money? he said: i got fleeced last night.
SHEEP had to be led to safety when a fire broke out at a barn in Chipping on Saturday night.
Surely if the farmer had just opened the barn door they would have all run out! They cant be that stupid can they?
Your ferret stinks
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9:31pm Sun 19 Feb 12
living the end times in BB1 wrote:And since he is so down on his luck and skint he has decided to come out of farming and open a leasure centre,
Your ferret stinks wrote:The wealthy heroic farmer who carried out this daring resue is said to have been a lottery winner previous to this incident infact 'he was quite minted'.However in a interview the monrning after he said:'am skint guv' whats happened to all youe money? he said: i got fleeced last night.
SHEEP had to be led to safety when a fire broke out at a barn in Chipping on Saturday night.
Surely if the farmer had just opened the barn door they would have all run out! They cant be that stupid can they?
living the end times in BB1
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9:58pm Sun 19 Feb 12
Your ferret stinks wrote:one reveller decided to take one of the sheep home with him for a special night they wool both remember for ever more. However he couldn't untie it from the lampost,so he got a knife out and 'lamb chopped' it free.
living the end times in BB1 wrote:And since he is so down on his luck and skint he has decided to come out of farming and open a leasure centre,
Your ferret stinks wrote:The wealthy heroic farmer who carried out this daring resue is said to have been a lottery winner previous to this incident infact 'he was quite minted'.However in a interview the monrning after he said:'am skint guv' whats happened to all youe money? he said: i got fleeced last night.
SHEEP had to be led to safety when a fire broke out at a barn in Chipping on Saturday night.
Surely if the farmer had just opened the barn door they would have all run out! They cant be that stupid can they?
He has tied 6 sheep up to a lampost in the centre of town......
Between_the_lions
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10:15am Mon 20 Feb 12
Keep Darwen Green wrote:Nice
Flock of seaguls saved from ridiculous 80's hairdo's
armdec1
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7:21pm Mon 20 Feb 12
Keep Darwen Green wrote:Sick! All of you! Burning sheep isn't funny and whether or not you think most farmers care strongly for their animals. TOWNIES! Where would you be without supplies from the countryside. Relying on your allotments?
It will celebrated long into the night at this years Burnley sheep dipping festival. It will be remembered for generations to come. A spokesman said you haven't lived unless you've been dipping a sheep from chipping, bring yer own wellies and take yer pick. This years festival, as last years will be held at Turf Moor. Last year the whole town was in attendance and this year they are hoping to attract people from further a field. The spokesman continued, people from outside the area have yet to come to one but we are hopeful this will change soon. Some members of the comitee said this year we should include pigs as well, but thats just weird.
bubble of reason
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7:21pm Mon 20 Feb 12
Your ferret stinks wrote:Yep the Farmer had to shout " Get the Flock out of here" Well I think that is what he said?
SHEEP had to be led to safety when a fire broke out at a barn in Chipping on Saturday night.
Surely if the farmer had just opened the barn door they would have all run out! They cant be that stupid can they?
Your ferret stinks
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9:55pm Mon 20 Feb 12
armdec1 wrote:Where not all townies and alot of us know how to make light of a bad situation at times, and i dont think the sheep will be to offended by the remarks on here, however if you want to make them feel loved i think theres still 5 left tied to the lampost in town as i think living the end times in BB1 took one home blaming a reveller, (sorry bud couldn't stop myself) usualy they are left there in town ....it's a bit like doggin but near you it's called acting the goat!
Keep Darwen Green wrote:Sick! All of you! Burning sheep isn't funny and whether or not you think most farmers care strongly for their animals. TOWNIES! Where would you be without supplies from the countryside. Relying on your allotments?
It will celebrated long into the night at this years Burnley sheep dipping festival. It will be remembered for generations to come. A spokesman said you haven't lived unless you've been dipping a sheep from chipping, bring yer own wellies and take yer pick. This years festival, as last years will be held at Turf Moor. Last year the whole town was in attendance and this year they are hoping to attract people from further a field. The spokesman continued, people from outside the area have yet to come to one but we are hopeful this will change soon. Some members of the comitee said this year we should include pigs as well, but thats just weird.
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living the end times in BB1 says...
9:30am Sun 19 Feb 12