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Thu 31 Dec 2020
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It is with sadness that I report the death of Paul Tate. Paul
was the co-founder of Chorley Film Society and also a member of
Chorley Historical & Archaeological Society. He was a very
friendly and likeable person with a skill of telling terrible
jokes and stories so they sounded hilarious. Today is Paul's
funeral. |
Paul Tate
(10th Mar 1951-26th Dec 2020) |
Estelle Briers has sent me some fascinating information about
Paul that we’d like to share.
Paul was an integral part of
the Chorley Film Society from when it formed in 1986 to when it
disbanded in 2019. He avidly enjoyed all the arts and was a
familiar face to everyone who came to our films as he invariably
greeted people with a friendly smile and an old joke before
asking for their money. As the Society's raffle man at one point
he brought in nearly 20% of all the income but it's for his film
introductions that he will be best remembered. Usually ignoring
the film entirely in favour of a rambling comic story, it's fair
to say he made our screenings unique, warm, welcoming and full
of character. His cheery smile and passionate optimism will be
missed, and our love and thoughts go to his family.
Paul
was 2nd ever editor of Pluto (furthest from the Sun) the
newspaper of Preston Poly then University of Central Lancs 1991
- 4. I think he came up with the name. This role was won by a
yearly campaign for Students to vote, his slogan was You know he
makes no sense ! Pluto parties were legendary, always meant to
begin with his lecture on the history of the pencil sharpener
and could travel by train to Chorley or Manchester & back. His
homeP was referred to as Lime Grove Studios. Pluto was a bit
like Private Eye.
One of Paul’s first jobs was in the
Hong Kong Police. He came to Chorley in 1972 & opened a betting
shop.
He then did Combined Modules to get a degree at UCLAN
and then into Insurance.
His main focus was on attending
community events & being the reader in church. He did the raffle
at the Film Society for most of its history - often being the
only profit. His film introductions were legendary & often
infuriating. His commitment to a long term self devised joke
that only he understood put him into the realms of DaDa or
surrealism.
He loved slapstick & panto. One Xmas he managed
to see 21 pantos in 21 days. His favorite play was The
Importance of Being Ernest, which he would travel to see in any
venue that put it on.
Paul's Final Request was that after
the ceremonies, at the graveside for all there to listen to
"Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" by the Smiths be played. One
last joke. Some lyrics from the song "I was happy in the haze of
a drunken hour, but heaven knows I'm miserable now" Paul always
put that on the jukebox wherever he went.
The Requiem
Mass to Celebrate the Life of Paul was at St Gregory's R,C,
Church, Weldbank, Chorley
Thursday 31st Dec 2020a t 10:00am
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Paul Tate. |
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Fri 25 Dec 2020
Walked to Drinkwaters ruin above White Coppice for a solo camp
and Christmas tea. |
Camp above Drinkwaters west of White Coppice. |
Christmas morning view of The Whittle & Clayton-le-Woods War
Memorial. To the left of the cross can be seen the stars of
Pollux and Castor in the constellation of Gemini. They were twin
brothers in Greek and Roman mythology. One of their sisters was
Helen of Troy.
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Tue 22 Dec 2020
This photo of Annie Fothergill Eccles (1850 - 1928)
is dated Oct 1906. She lived in White Coppice and was the wife
of Alfred Ephraim Eccles the famous Temperance Reformer.
A.E.Eccles also managed the Cotton Mill in White Coppice. They
are both buried in the graveyard of St Barnabas Church, Heapey. |
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Mon 21 Dec 2020
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White Coppice in the rain. |
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Sun 20 Dec 2020
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Lights on Cross Keys Drive with the Winter Hill TV transmitter
in the background. |
Gannow tunnel on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Burnley.
Nobody
knows what the inscriptions mean. |
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Sat 19 Dec 2020
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Two Christmas Trees on Waterhouse Green. |
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Fri 18 Dec 2020
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Fanny Hill 1972 album photo by David Bailey. |
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Tue 15 Dec 2020
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This year's Christmas Card. |
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Friends Janet & Duncan have kept my cards since the first in
1982. |
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Mon 14 Dec 2020
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Early morning pavement cleaning on Preston Rd. |
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Sun 13 Dec 2020
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Rain most of day so did much needed work on bike. New bottom
bracket, chainrings, chain and rear cassette. |
Old bearings |
New bearings. |
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Thu 10 Dec 2020
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Cycling through Farington doing Christmas card drop |
Mill Street with snowman. |
Dean called on his 41 year old vinatge motorbike. |
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Tue 08 Dec 2020
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My Dad was born 106 years ago today.
Here he is with Mum in
1938. He died in 1979. |
Cycled to Pleasington Crematorium and Plot H where Dad and
Mum's ashes are. |
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The full skip is being taken away and an empty one left. |
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Mon 07 Dec 2020
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Sad to hear of the death of Doug Scott at the age of 79 (29 May
1941 - 7 December 2020), an amazing mountaineer. He was the
first Briton to summit Mt Everest in 1975. I went to many of his
mountaineering lectures. |
Doug Scott (1941 - 2020) |
Doug Scott on Everest 1975 |
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Sun 06 Dec 2020
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An evening walk to the Top Lock in Leeds and Liverpool Canal to
admire the lights. |
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Fri 04 Dec 2020
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Hamish MacInnes (7 July 1930 - 22 November 2020) leaves Glen Coe
for his funeral that took place at a crematorium in Glasgow 4th
Dec 2020. |
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I returned on my bike to Horrobin Farm, Riley Green to
photograph the lights on the tree as they have now added the
hedge lights. |
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Thu 03 Dec 2020
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The Roebuck Inn have swithched their lights on though they have
tostay closed. |
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Tue 01 Dec 2020
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The lights are now on the Christmas Tree, Waterhouse Green. |
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