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Happy Valley With filming for a new TV series due to start soon, the former WPC who helped Sarah Lancashire bring Sergeant Catherine Cawood to life talks to Yours

By Carole Richardson s every Happy Valley fan will know, Sarah Lancashire’s Sergeant Catherine Cawood is one big-hearted, tough cookie who’s good at her job. Retired police officer Lisa Farrand has an awful lot in common with her…

For years she’s pounded the real-life beat of the beautiful West Yorkshire patch where the popular BBC1 drama is set. And as a police advisor for the award-winning show, written by her old primary school friend Sally Wainwright, she’s helped actress Sarah pull off a gripping and realistic performance as Catherine.

“As a police officer watching a police drama you often want to shout at the TV!” admits Lisa (52) who lives in Huddersfield with husband Richard (55), who’s also a retired police officer.

“Sally’s a real perfectionist who wanted everything to be as realistic as possible, which involved me spending time with Sarah explaining how to hold handcuffs, use a baton or get into a police car. She even wears my old police hat.”

Lisa advised Sarah to spend time getting to feel comfortable in a worn, not pristine, uniform.

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And in one scene from the last series, when Catherine gets out of breath chasing a criminal, stops and tells herself, “You’re getting too old for this..” Lisa actually suggested the line after being asked what she would do. “Jargon has to be realistic too,” she adds.

So is feisty but kind and compassionate Catherine actually based on Lisa, who’s one of only a few officers of her rank to be awarded the prestigious Queen’s Police Medal for her work?

Lisa laughs in a way that suggests it’s not the first time she’s been asked that question. “I did ask Sally if she’d been following me around when she wrote the part of Catherine!

“But I think so many police women who joined the service at a certain time will see elements of themselves in her character,” admits the gran of two.

At 18, Lisa was a single mum to son Sam (now 34), and later began working in the education sector teaching basic maths and English to people with learning difficulties. At the age of 26, when married to the father of her second son Tom (now 27), a local newspaper article caught her eye.

West Yorkshire Police wanted more married women in the force.

“I thought I could make a difference,” Lisa recalls. “As a passer-by I’d seen people arrested

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Left: Sarah Lancashire, who plays Sgt Cawood; right, the show’s writer Sally (left), with Sarah and Lisa

for shoplifting and thought the police were being a bit heavyhanded. Being older and more mature, I thought I could be compassionate with people without having the wool pulled over my eyes. I’ve always been one of those people who fights for a cause. Mum and I used to deliver food parcels during the miners’ strike in the Eighties.”

After playing no sport since school netball days, Lisa spent six months training to pass the necessary physical fitness test.

Following all the exams and assessments, she joined the force in August 1989.

“I was sort of thrilled; not anxious but apprehensive,” she recalls. After 18 months as a probational constable based in Halifax, she realised she’d found her true vocation. “I didn’t want to be a sergeant or a detective, I just wanted to be a community beat officer,” she says.

Based in a predominantly Muslim ward, she threw herself into the culture, even learning Urdu at night classes and organising award-winning community projects in a deprived area. “I’m a firm believer that you go out and give 100 per cent, and it was a brilliant time, absolutely brilliant,” says Lisa. “I loved the way the community looked after each other.

“If you cut me down the middle, I’m sure it would say community beat officer like a stick of rock!”

In 2002, Lisa received the Queen’s Police Medal from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace for services to the police, which she

hopes is testament to her original ambition to make a difference.

However, a year later, a serious attempt was made on her life – a terrifying repercussion of the Bradford riots of 2001.

“I thought I was going to die,” says Lisa, recalling how four young Asian men tried to run her over then force her into the back of a car. A local Halal butcher saved her life by locking her in his shop while he raised the alarm. “I felt as if I was drowning; it’s the only time I’ve tried to scream when no sound was coming out,” she adds.

‘I’ve spent time with Sarah explaining how to hold handcuffs and use a baton’ Eventually the men were brought to justice and Lisa took an office-based training job in the equality, diversity and rights department for three years. But by 2006, the urge to be back on the beat got the better of her.

“I helped start up a town centre team in my home town of Huddersfield on a beat covered by CCTV and so I felt safe,” she says.

Much of Lisa’s work involved improving student safety using innovative schemes, such as comedy awareness films, which she also enjoyed.

“It sounds a cliché but I honestly like to help people,” says Lisa. “My gran and grandpa used to drill it into me that you reap what you sow; to treat people

as you expect to be treated and always smile!”

However, after being seriously injured making an arrest, which left her with a permanent brace on her right arm, Lisa was retired from the force on medical grounds in April 2013, a decision she’s contesting certain issues of.

Months later, thanks to a mutual friend, she got a call from former schoolfriend Sally, who she’d lost touch with at the age of 11. “I was big for my age and got bullied for being overweight,” says Lisa. “Some of the other children were horrible to me but Sally and her sister Diane were lovely friends who saw me for who I was. I’d always remembered her being this really kind person – and when we met again all those years later she hadn’t changed, despite her success.”

Soon Lisa had taken on her exciting new role for the TV drama, and a new series of Happy Valley is due to return to our screens early next year. “It’s not going to make me rich and it’s not glamorous at all! I had so many layers on when we were filming on the freezing moor tops I could hardly walk!” she laughs.

“But it’s great fun and it’s given me the opportunity to meet people I would never have met.”

Old police habits die hard though and Lisa’s not giving any clues away about the next series. “Even if I could, I wouldn’t!” she laughs. “You’ll just have to watch!”

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Fill up on fibre Help your digestion along by getting more fibre into your diet from wholemeal bread, brown rice, oats and beans.

Try to eat seven portions of fruit and veg a day. Pickled brassica veg, such as sauerkraut, is packed with probiotics that are great for keeping your gut healthy. If you’re struggling to go to the loo, go for a handful of dried fruits to get things moving.

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beat tummy troubles Ease stomach aches and banish that bloated feeling for good By Katharine Wootton iggling tummy upsets aren’t unusual – in fact 40 per cent of us have at least one digestive complaint at any time, from heartburn to difficulty going to the loo. As we get older, tummy troubles become more common too,

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as your body’s hormones change post-menopause and your digestive system slows down. However, you don’t have to put up with digestive problems. Follow these seven steps to a more settled stomach and feel better today!

Have a moment of calm Stress can give you a knotted feeling in your stomach and play havoc with your digestion. So try to find a way of staying calm, whether that’s reading a book or having a relaxing bath. Make mealtimes especially peaceful by sitting comfortably at the table, concentrating on your food and keeping any discussions for after you’ve eaten.

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Control pants and tight dresses might help you look your best at a dinner party, but clinging clothes put extra strain on your digestive system that could make your stomach feel unsettled later. If you know you’re going to be eating, wear loose-fitting clothes that skim over your belly, such as a swing dress.

Say goodbye to digestive discomfort ✢ If you’re looking for something to soothe your stomach, New Nordic Dida tablets (£21.86/90 tablets) contain a traditional Swedish blend of natural ingredients to keep your gut healthy and reduce uncomfortable digestive symptoms, such as gas and bloating.

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Aim to drink at least eight cups of water a day and steer clear of fizzy drinks – they can leave you bloated Choose your drinks wisely Aim to drink at least eight cups of water a day and steer clear of fizzy drinks – they can leave you bloated.

Drinking a lot of caffeine can cause tummy upsets, so limit yourself to two cups of tea or coffee a day.

See if you can swap at least one of your usual brews for warm milk and honey or peppermint tea, both of which soothe your stomach.

Spot the trigger Keeping a food diary can be helpful for seeing if certain foods trigger your symptoms. If you find it’s dairy products that always set off your stomach pains or diarrhoea, you may be intolerant to lactose, the sugar found in milk and diary foods. Try cutting out these foods for a while to see if the problem stops. Fatty foods and certain spicy meals are also notorious for causing tummy troubles, so swap your fried foods and curry for grilled, lean meat and veg and see if you start to feel better.

Keep it regular Eating at regular times throughout the day and not skipping meals helps keep your digestion in rhythm. Aim to graze on four or five smaller meals a day rather than three big ones and eat your last meal at least two to three hours before bed to stop stomach pains disrupting your sleep. Schedule your meals in advance for times when you know you’ll have the chance to enjoy your food slowly.

✢ See your GP before taking vitamin supplements or herbal remedies, particularly if you take prescribed medicines. Always speak to your GP before stopping any medication or before starting any diet or exercise regime.

✢ The tablets work by lowering the amount of yeast in your digestive system. This stops troublesome gas building up in your intestine, which can cause stomach cramps, a swollen tummy and flatulence, especially after meals. ✢ New Nordic Dida tablets, created in Scandinavia, are packed with natural ingredients that calm your stomach, including cinnamon, cardamom and the oils of fennel and mint.

Antiseptic extracts of garlic and thyme also help keep in check the delicate balance of your body’s digestion. And finally, niacin, a natural form of Vitamin B, makes sure your gut is working at its very best. ✢ Taking two Dida tablets a day, alongside a healthy diet and lifestyle, could help keep bloating, sugar cravings and an upset stomach at bay, so that digestion problems never have to get in the way of you feeling great. ✢ Find out more at www.newnordic.co.uk YOURS

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Remember your mum telling you not to talk with your mouth full? Well, it was sound advice. Swallowing air when you eat can cause bloating, so always eat with your mouth closed and try to save dinnertime chat for after your meal. If you like to freshen your breath after a meal swap gum for a mint – chewing gum encourages excess air to sneak in while you chew.

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Amy Sell is a family historian at www.findmypast.co.uk

esearching your family history has never been more popular – or easier – with a wealth of free resources available.

“Family history is the perfect hobby for anybody who likes puzzles or detective stories,” says Amy Sell, a family historian. “Discovering who your ancestors were is the ultimate real-life mystery.” If you fancy turning supersleuth, here’s how to get started...

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Chat with relatives Jot down everything you can remember about your ancestors, particularly maiden names and significant dates, then ask your family to help fill in the blanks. “They may be able to add extra details to what you’ve listed,” says Amy. “It can really bring your family together, and is a great way of bringing history to life for grandchildren.”

Don’t forget to trawl through any letters and photos for clues, too.

create your f Our step-by-step guide has all the advice you

Get out there Births, deaths and marriages are usually easy to fill in, thanks to official census records dating back to the mid-1800s in Britain. Earlier records still exist with local parishes and newspapers, but you might need more help to root these out.

Online access is a bonus, but if you don’t have a home computer, visit your local library where someone can assist you.

Or, visit the National Archives in London, or the Borthwick Institute in York, where you’ll find copies of original records as well as computers to use.

Don’t be daunted – the staff are there to help you.

Take as much information with you as possible and decide which strand of your family you’re most interested in researching.

Online sites can be invaluable to your search

✢ National Archives, 0208 876 3444 (www.nationalarchives.gov.uk); Borthwick Institute, 01904 321166 (www.york.ac.uk/borthwick)

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Your Story “It’s just like doing a puzzle”

A visual display detailing family names Mary Fulton (59) from London, has recently is a great way of recording your traced her family tree. research and, as you fill it in, you’ll feel a “I never knew my grandparents or much about real sense of achievement! You can do my past. After my mother’s death, I found some old this yourself with a large piece of paper family photos with names and places on the back, or there are online tools specifically for which triggered my interest in finding out more. this purpose.

“I began looking through the census records online and To do it yourself, write your name discovered my great-grandfather’s Will on the genealogy website three quarters of the way down on a Scotland’s People (www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk). When he died in piece of paper. If you are married, your 1918 he left quite a valuable estate – around £2,710,000 in today’s husband or wife sits alongside you, money – which puzzled me as my father had grown up in genteel linked with an ‘m’ or an ‘=’ with their poverty. The Will revealed he had left his thriving spirit business to birthdate. Add any children beneath his two sons and his main house to his youngest daughter. What you, including a ‘b’ followed by their happened to the business? date of birth.

“Now it’s back to the online records to pick up the trail. One find Fill in your parents, and above them leads to another; it’s like doing a puzzle and I find it totally absorbing!” your grandparents, along with birth Find living family dates. Add aunts, uncles and cousins, Printers, 01902 836284 If you want to trace a living relative, attaching extra pieces of paper to the (www.genealogy printers.com) you can search the electoral register side or top as necessary. You could which should provide you with a even add photos next to the names and Going further “Once you’ve tracked down your postal address. display it in your home. ancestors you can find out more about “Another method of tracing a Find My Past offers a free online them using school and employment or relative is Genes Reunited,” says service where you can add to your tree military records, details of crimes and Amy, “You can search other people’s as you go, and it has census records for local newspaper reports, which should family trees to see if you have any you to search. Once you have all your be traceable online,” says Amy. relatives in common and get in touch research, you can send your details “It’s also a good idea through the website. It worked to a professional printing to join a local family for me – I found a cousin I never company such as history society, knew about.”

Genealogy Printers, which may help ✢ Visit www.genesreunited.co.uk who create charts you further.” starting from £5.

“If you can, create digital copies ✢ To find a ✢ Have you traced your family They also have of any photos or documents you history and found anything blank charts local group, find,” says Amy. “This will protect the surprising? We’d love to know. that you can fill contact the information from harm. Whenever Write to us at the address on page 3 in yourself.

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CANINE COTTAGES ✢ Warmore, Somerset: This pretty six-bedroom cottage is great for a big family getaway with the dog. There are doggy quarters for cleaning mucky pups after walkies and even a special dog sofa! For dog-friendly pubs, visit the nearby village of Dulverton where the Bridge Inn welcomes four-legged guests and has a stash of gravy bones behind the bar.

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BLOW DOGGY DREAM THE BUDGET! ✢ The historic St Pancras Renaissance Hotel,

in central London, now offers a chic city break for dogs about town. Enjoy a luxurious overnight stay, complete with a two-hour expert city dog training session in the comfort of your suite, where Fido will learn to enjoy a city environment. His tail will be set wagging by the Woof Box of treats – including gourmet snacks, eco-friendly chew toys and VIP membership to online pet shop StyleTails, among other goodies. ✢ St Pancras Pooch City Break, from £740 per night. Or, for £30, your dog can join you in a regular room, 0207 841 3540 (www.stpancras renaissance. co.uk) Dogs will love the WoofBox treats!

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✢ 2 Warmore Cottages, from £345 for seven nights, 01244 356695 (www.sykescottages.co.uk) Bridge Inn, 01398 324130 (www.thebridgeinndulverton.com)

✢ Stiffkey, Norfolk: North Norfolk is a very dogfriendly county and we like the look of 2 Red Lion Cottages on Wells Road, which has three bedrooms and welcomes one dog (downstairs only). It’s not far to the Beach Café at Wells-next-the-sea, voted Britain’s most dog-friendly café by the Kennel Club. The café has its own free dog wash to clean coats after a run on the beach, too. ✢ 2 Red Lion Cottages from £120 per week (www.visitnorthnorfolk.com/places-tostay); Beach Café, 01328 713055 (www.holkham.co.uk/stay-eat/beach-cafe)

✢ Altarnun, Cornwall: The owners of the Crooked Chimney Cottage will kindly provide a doggy dinner and water bowl for your dog’s arrival! It’s a Grade Two-listed granite building that sleeps five and is set 12 miles from dog-friendly beach Trebarwith Strand. ✢ Crooked Chimney Cottage, from £315 per week, £27.50 supplement per dog, 01647 434063 (www.helpfulholidays.com)

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SOMETHING DIFFERENT ✢ Kirklington, North Yorks: Go glamping at the quirky Camp Katur, which is set in 250 acres of countryside and has a range of accommodation from en-suite tents to pods or teepees. Dogs can stay for free. Take a day trip to the National Trust’s Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Ripon, where well-behaved canines on leads are welcome to walk the estate, including the gardens and deer park. ✢ Camp Katur, from £20 pppn, 0843 886 0607 (www.campkatur.com); Fountains Abbey, £12.10 adults, 01765 608888 (www.nationaltrust.org.uk/fountains-abbey)

✢ Holland: Take a ferry to one of Europe’s most dogfriendly countries!

Stena Line has onboard kennels with built-in cameras, so you can keep an eye on your furry friend from your cabin’s TV. When you’re there, you’ll find numerous cafés, restaurants and hotels that cater for canines. Services run twice daily between Harwich and the Hook of Holland. ✢ Stena Line, two adult foot passengers and dog from £170, 0844 770 7070 (www.stenaline.co.uk) ✢ If you’re planning to take your pet abroad, check the details of the Pet Travel Scheme well in advance, to find out what is required by the country you’re visiting. Visit www.gov.uk/take-pet-abroad

Take your pooch on a camping trip

HOTELS FOR HOUNDS ✢ Yelverton, South Devon: The Moorland Garden Hotel has eight rooms suitable for dog owners and can offer luxury dog beds, bowls and blankets for a £10 charge. Dogs can also tuck into special snacks at the hotel’s bar.

Maps with ‘waggy-tail walkies’ are available from the hotel and seeing as it’s located beside the Dartmoor National Park, you won’t be short of fabulous routes. ✢ Moorland Garden Hotel, from £12 b&b, £10 per dog, 01822 852245 (www.moorlandgardenhotel.co.uk)

✢ Washingborough, Lincolnshire: Washingborough Hall is a 12-bedroom Georgian country house. There are two resident pooches, so it’s no surprise that the generous grounds are perfect for a good dog walk. Numerous local attractions welcome visiting hounds, including Bolingbroke Castle.

Or try a teasure trail and see if pooch can find some hidden treasure! ✢ Washingborough Hall from £135, £10 supplement for dogs, 01522 790340 (www.washing boroughhall.com) Treasure Trails Lincolnshire (www. treasuretrails.co.uk/lin)

Four Seasons even has its own pet butler! ✢ Many beaches

✢ St Fillans, Perthshire: For a short break have seasonal with splendid scenery, visit the Four restrictions when dogs Seasons, where there’s a resident pet are not allowed on the sand. butler to see to your pooch’s every need.

Visit www.nearestbeach.

There’s a special dog menu (as well as co.uk to see what snacks for cats and rabbits) a pet-sitting or restrictions apply pet-walking service, plus a pampering parlour where they can be washed and clipped to their heart’s content (additional costs apply).

If you love animals but don’t have your own pet, you can even ‘borrow’ the hotel dogs, Sham and Pagne, to walk the surrounding trails. ✢ Four Seasons, from £64pp, £25 supplement for dogs, 01764 685333 (www.thefourseasonshotel.co.uk) ✢ For more ideas on pet-friendly stays, visit www.petspyjamas.com

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With new stage shows coming up, Sir Bruce Forsyth tells us what motivates him and how thankful he is to be alive ✢ Be thankful for life

can only do your best. Actually that is what I want as my epitaph, “I did my best!”

I feel lucky to be alive and to have celebrated my 87th birthday recently. One has got to feel lucky as life really can be short.

My dear friend, Sammy Davis Jnr, died of throat cancer in 1990 and I am still here 25 years on. So I count that as being lucky. It is particularly sad because Sammy and I could have had so many more years of friendship and working together.

✢ Never give up

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✢ Leaving Strictly has cut down my stress

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Since quitting Strictly, I no longer live on adrenalin and can switch off more easily. Now I can have a nap at whatever time of the day I like and I have learned to really enjoy them. I also regard massage as a medicine. If I have a good massage, any stress in my body is easily eliminated.

✢ Remain true to yourself Always be yourself and find out who you are. It’s no good trying to be someone else. Be who you are and settle for who you are. Live by that and know your limitations. I would also say to myself that you

That would be my advice to someone starting out today. It can take years and years to get to the top. I put in years of training as a child before it all happened for me.

I was in showbusiness for 16 years before I got somewhere and look at how different it is today. ✢ To book tickets for Bruce’s London Palladium show on Sunday, May 10 call 0844 412 2957 or visit www. reallyusefultheatres.co.uk/ourtheatres/london-palladium ✢ Bruce will also be performing at the Cardiff New Theatre, April 27. Call 0292 087 8889, www.newtheatrecardiff. co.uk and at Norwich Theatre Royal on May 4. Call 01603 630000. ✢ He was talking to Olivia Buxton.

✢ Work still keeps me motivated

WHAT MADE YOU WHO YOU ARE TODAY?

I’m looking forward to my show next month at the London Palladium. It is the first time in ten years that I have been on stage there. I will be singing and dancing and doing all those things that I love to do in front of a live audience. I love TV and Strictly but there is nothing like live theatre.

Why am I doing it? It’s just to see if I can still do it. I am trying to prove a point to myself.

My darling wife Wilnelia. I could not have made it to the top without her. I have lived with her for the last 32 years and she has been absolutely marvellous.

She has been great to my family and my daughters (from Bruce’s previous marriages). Her love is just as important as what I have achieved professionally. Having love in your life is all you need. It’s no good going out there and being a big star if you’ve got nothing to back it up with. It’s true when they say a younger partner keeps you young. Wilnelia is 32 years younger than me and keeps me on my toes!

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