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Flock of sheep saved from burning Ribble Valley barn

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.

Comments(12)

living the end times in BB1 says...
9:30am Sun 19 Feb 12

Thats mint well done.

Keep Darwen Green says...
10:24am Sun 19 Feb 12

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.

Your ferret stinks says...
11:51am Sun 19 Feb 12

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?

Between_the_lions says...
1:22pm Sun 19 Feb 12

the fire brigade ate the only fatality.

Keep Darwen Green says...
1:48pm Sun 19 Feb 12

Flock of seaguls saved from ridiculous 80's hairdo's

living the end times in BB1 says...
4:04pm Sun 19 Feb 12

Your ferret stinks wrote:
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?
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.

Your ferret stinks says...
9:31pm Sun 19 Feb 12

living the end times in BB1 wrote:
Your ferret stinks wrote:
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?
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.
And since he is so down on his luck and skint he has decided to come out of farming and open a leasure centre,

He has tied 6 sheep up to a lampost in the centre of town......

living the end times in BB1 says...
9:58pm Sun 19 Feb 12

Your ferret stinks wrote:
living the end times in BB1 wrote:
Your ferret stinks wrote:
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?
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.
And since he is so down on his luck and skint he has decided to come out of farming and open a leasure centre,

He has tied 6 sheep up to a lampost in the centre of town......
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.

Between_the_lions says...
10:15am Mon 20 Feb 12

Keep Darwen Green wrote:
Flock of seaguls saved from ridiculous 80's hairdo's
Nice

armdec1 says...
7:21pm Mon 20 Feb 12

Keep Darwen Green wrote:
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.
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?

bubble of reason says...
7:21pm Mon 20 Feb 12

Your ferret stinks wrote:
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?
Yep the Farmer had to shout " Get the Flock out of here" Well I think that is what he said?

Your ferret stinks says...
9:55pm Mon 20 Feb 12

armdec1 wrote:
Keep Darwen Green wrote:
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.
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?
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!

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