The Lady Taverners staged their Lancashire spring lunch at Northcote at Langho in the Ribble Valley. The event marked the hand-over of the chairwoman’s role after five years from Hilary Bowker to Tina Walker.

Over the past quarter of a century funds have been raised in the organisation’s 25 regions to help enhance the lives of young people with special needs and from disadvantaged backgrounds. The aim is to give as many young people as possible a ‘sporting chance’ in life. In that time, more than £12 million has been raised.