HEDGELAYERS from across the North are expected to take part in a competition in Ribble Valley tomorrow on the A59 near Pendleton from 9.30 to 2.30pm.

The event, sponsored by Lancashire County Council, encourages rural skills and promotes good hedgerow management.

Over £350 prize money is up for grabs by winners of categories for professional hedgelayers, farmers, volunteers and beginners.

Up to 30 competitors will lay around 10 metres of hedge. Visitors will be able to watch and also see the hedge laid in a competition last October.

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