00:00 Hi, my name's Sam, Digital Reporter for the Lancashire Post and come with me as I visit
00:06 places in the Ribble Valley after the area was named the happiest place to live in the
00:10 UK. I also asked residents about their favourite things to do and visit in the Ribble Valley.
00:17 So I jumped on the next available bus into the Ribble Valley where I wanted to see why
00:21 it was such a happy area as well as talk to residents about their thoughts on living in
00:26 the Ribble Valley.
00:29 Could I just get your reaction to the news that Ribble Valley's been named the happiest
00:33 place to live in the UK?
00:34 Yeah, I would agree. Yeah, it's a really positive place to live.
00:37 What's your favourite thing about living in the Ribble Valley?
00:39 Probably that everything's on your doorstep, so there's loads of nice walks to do, the
00:45 countryside's beautiful, loads of little shops, yeah.
00:49 A lot of people have kind of mentioned the sense of community and little towns in the
00:52 Ribble Valley. Would you say that's kind of a good point?
00:54 Yeah, absolutely. There's loads of local things. Yeah, yeah, definitely.
00:59 Yeah, so what is your favourite thing about living in the Ribble Valley?
01:08 Well, I just think it's the lovely walks and the nice countryside and, like I say, I've
01:14 been here all my life and I really like to see nice friendly people. It's all to do with
01:18 the sense the new houses have been built, you know, and quite a few different people
01:25 have come in. It's just a lovely place.
01:27 Would you recommend someone to move here if they were thinking about it?
01:31 I would think so, yeah. I've always been, like I say, I've lived here all my life and
01:37 I've been quite happy here. And there's such, you know, you're so close to all the countryside
01:44 and lovely walks, yeah, I can't fault it.
01:47 And is there a kind of sense of community in Ribble Valley and Longridge, would you
01:52 say?
01:53 Oh yeah, there's lots of things you can get engaged into, like line dancing and country
01:59 western nights and there's all sorts of different things. We've lost our cinema, which was a
02:04 blow, but yeah, it's just nice. I just like it. It's nice and friendly.
02:10 So, would you recommend people move into the Ribble Valley?
02:14 Oh yes.
02:15 What's your favourite thing about the Ribble Valley?
02:17 I've known the Ribble Valley all my life, although I haven't lived here. I've had relatives
02:22 that have, and owned stables, horses, and it was very popular around the area. I'm going
02:33 back right through to the early 60s. It's never changed. It's very traditional, very
02:44 reserved. It is a very close-knit person place. You've seen the history of the Romans
02:56 and all the background, and we're very proud of it. Lancashire people are very proud of
03:02 the Ribble Valley.
03:03 And I guess on a final note, there was also news that the happiest place to live in Lancashire
03:09 was actually Osselt Whistle and not the Ribble Valley. I just want to get your reaction to
03:13 that.
03:14 No. I grew up here in Lancashire. I'm not sure about Osselt Whistle being the happiest
03:24 place.
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