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Sat 25 Jun 2022
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It was great to be back on the Manor Road School fields for the
4th annual Clayton-le-Woods Summer Fair on Sat 25th June 2022.
There was something for everyone with many stalls and events
throughout the day. Unfortunately I couldn't stay for all of
them. It was good to see the Police encouraging the children on
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Some budding drivers were able to sit in the driving seat of a
Tac Ops BMW interceptor pursuit car. An engine from the
Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service was also on site for close
inspection. Thanks to Clayton-le-Woods Parish Council and
everyone who put in the massive amount of work it takes to stage
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Wigan Ukulele Club. |
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An evening walk along Hill Top Lane, Whittle-le-Woods. |
Further on the walk I reached the bridge over the Leeds &
Liverpool Canal at Town Lane and took this photo on infared to
bring out the clouds. |
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Fri 24 Jun 2022
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A nice sunny morning view of St John's Church then some rain
at mid-day asa I went for a walk by the River Losctock. |
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Thu 23 Jun 2022
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Out on an evening bike ride and stopped on Marsh Lane Brindle to
take this photo of the old route of Catherine's Lane that used
to link to Sandy Lane before the M65 Motorway obliterated most
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Tue 21 Jun 2022
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I started today's Summer Solstice and longest day with an early
morning bike ride to Denham Hill, Brindle where I was fortunate
to see the sunrise on the longest day. At the Denham Hill
Ordnance Survey Trig Post the sun rises from behind Pendle Hill
28km (17.3miles) away.
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I cycled back to Denham Hill to watch the sun setting into the
Irish Sea around 20:45. The masts in the photo are the Inskip
Transmitter Station 17 miles away. Inskip is a high frequency
transmitter station operated by the Ministry of Defence
Communications Service. Before 2003 it was operated by the Royal
Navy. The tallest 4 masts are 180m (590ft) high. |
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Mon 20 Jun 2022
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This evening I was cycling home from a Brindle Historical
Society meeting and stopped at Denham Hill to watch the sunset.
It was rather nice! |
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Sun 19 Jun 2022
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It's fathers day today and I cycled to Pleasington Crematorium
late morning to remember Dad at plot H. Some rain in
Pleasington. On my way home stopped in Pleasington to photograph
the old Fordson tractor. |
Plot 'H' Pleasington Crematorium. |
Fordson tractor. |
Fordson tractor. |
Fordson tractor. |
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Sat 18 Jun 2022
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A visit to the Town Barber in Chorley to see Rachel for a
haircut. |
As Kate Bush is Runnin’ up the Charts to number one I thought
I’d dig out my original CD of Hounds of Love that I bought 34
years ago. I even have the original paper ‘Access’ receipt. How
sad is that? |
Kate Bush
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Kate Bush |
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Bike ride via Gregson Ln., Brindle. A visit to Arrowsmith House
then the Blue Plaque fixed to a wooden fence post that
commemorates the WW2, V1 self propelled [Doodlebug] German bomb
that dropped nearby on Christmas Eve 24th Dec 1944. No-one was
injured except some Chickens and a window blown in at nearby St
Joseph's Church. |
Arrowsmith House |
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Fri 17 Jun 2022
Rain overnight and sat in car first thing for the rain to
ease before setting off along the Schiehallion Road to head up
towards the Schiehallion North Observatory site. I followed a
route I've used before and the first part has the occasional
sheep track to follow. Higher up I had to negotiate the best
route I could find through the heather until I reached the site
where, Nevil Maskelyn, the Astronomer Royal, made his pendulum
observations over 7 weeks in 1774. I descended to the north and
across a wide valley and a low summit at 400m and a direct route
back to my car. |
Site of the North Observatory looking east.
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Site of the North Observatory looking west. |
Schiehallion from a low 400m summit on the descent. |
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Thu 16 Jun 2022
An early start for my walk up the Boar of Badenoch above the
A9 at Pass of Drummochter. |
Haircap Moss on the climb.
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Bunchberry on the climb. |
Mist and drizzle on the summit of Boar of Badenoch 739m |
Still cloudy on the descent. |
Common Milkwort on the descent. |
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After the walk a drive to the Schiehallion Road for the night in
readiness for tomorrows walk. |
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Wed 15 Jun 2022
Back in Scotland to do some walking. The first was abovce
Dalnaspidal Lodge off the A9. |
Penstocks on the Loch Garry outlet.
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Heading up the Sow of Atholl. |
Shooting butt on the climb. |
Summit of the Sow of Atholl, 803m |
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Tue 14 Jun 2022
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Good to ahve brewing facilities at Chorley Historical Society
new venue in Astley Village Community Centre. |
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Mon 13 Jun 2022
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Morning visit to Chorley Hospital to give blood sample.
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Bike ride via White Coppice and Heapey. This coping is the old
school datestone 1826 |
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Sun 12 Jun 2022
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Evening walk to Lower Copthurst to see Anne Bould and leave some
prints of old views around the area. |
Anne Bould's house and covered in ivy is her late fathers
workshop. |
The same viw around 1965 |
Anne's living room where Eric's refurbished fireplace used to
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Eric with the fireplace that used to be in Anne's
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Sat 11 Jun 2022
Our Whittle & Clayton-le-Woods War memorial is 101 years old
today (Sat 11th June 2022). It was unveiled on Sat 11th June
1921. The old photo on the left is from a postcard and shows
only one tree in the area. Now it's surrounded by trees, bushes
and the memorial garden.
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Fri 10 Jun 2022
Brindle Community Hall was filled to capacity this afternoon
(Fri 10th June 2022) to hear Sir Lindsay Hoyle give a
presentation to the West Pennine Villages U3A group. Sir Lindsay
is Chorley’s Member of Parliament and also Speaker of the House
of Commons. His presentation was non-political and about his
very demanding roll and responsibilities. With around 3,000
employees involved with the House of Commons he is responsible
for many things from Security to Catering. He managed to bring
the G7 Summit to Chorley last year which was traditionally held
in London. Amongst many events he got the Red Arrows to fly over
Astley Hall and also a WW2 Spitfire. He is the 158th Speaker, a
post that goes back 646years to 1376, and the first Lancastrian
to hold the job. A brilliant afternoon was enjoyed by all but as
soon as the question session finished he rushed off to Chorley
to conduct his MP Surgery duties.
It is also Sir Lindsays
65th Birthday. |
Brindle Community Hall |
Sir Lindsay Hoyle. |
Sir Lindsay Hoyle, 65 today. |
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Thu 09 Jun 2022
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The old Whittle Surgery on Preston Road is now up for sale. |
Whittle Surgery. |
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Wed 08 Jun 2022
Old gas retort at Summerseat. |
Halfway House Cafe. |
Halfway House Cafe. |
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Sun 05 Jun 2022
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This afternoon was the Senior Citizens' Jubilee Afternoon Tea in
the Whittle-le-Woods Village Hall. The event started at 2:30pm
shortly after our guest of honour arrived, The Mayor of Chorley
is Councillor Julia Berry. A huge thanks to the organisers for
organising this amazing event and we had individually decorated
Jubilee cakes thanks to Sally at Whittle Vintage Tearooms and
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Chorley Mayor Councillor Julia Berry & Whittle’s own Cllr Eric
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Lovely cakes |
Current Mayor of Chorley Councillor Julia Berry, Whittle’s own
Cllr Eric Bell who was Mayor 20 years ago and Cllr Wendy
Mcdonald. |
Street Parties on Langdale Grove. |
Street Parties on Langdale Grove. |
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Sat 04 Jun 2022
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Events on the Canal Basin play area. |
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Street Party at Paradise Close. |
Called at the War Memorial Garden to photograph
the gate
Joe Breen made. |
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Detail by Joe Breen. |
Detail by Joe Breen. |
Detail by Joe Breen. |
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Fri 03 Jun 2022
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As part of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee
celebrations the bells of St John’s, Whittle-le-Woods rang out
this morning to join other churches all across the country. A
huge thanks to our dedicated team of bellringers. |
St John's Band of Ringers.
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St John's Band of Ringers 2022. |
Our Queen’s 70years Platinum Jubilee celebrations continued at
the Roebuck, Whittle-le-Woods. |
Waterhouse Green |
Roebuck and Flags. |
Village Hall. |
War Memorial Garden. |
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Called at Eric's to photograph him with the
fireplace that his friend refubished after Eric got it from Anne
Bould's father, Harry Nightingale, the undertaker at Lower
Copthurst. |
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Thu 02 Jun 2022
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One of the countywide Platinum Jubilee Beacons was lit on Denham
Hill, Brindle, Lancs at precisely 21:45. We could see other
beacons on the horizon which had also been lit. Some we could
see were Hoghton Tower, Rivington Pike and Great Hill. |
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Just below the beacon is the Brindle Royal Observer Corps Post
bunker which is being restored by the Brindle ROC Post
Restoration Group. The team put on a barbeque while the local
Brindle St James Cubs, Scouts and Explorer Scouts groups set up
and lit the beacon. |
Richard de Hamel. |
Barbeque at the R.O.C. Post. |
Brindle St James Cubs, Scouts and Explorer Scouts. |
Beacon by the trig post on Denham Hill. |
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Queen Elizabeth II was crowned 69 years ago today in Westminster
Abbey on Tue 2nd June 1953. Of all the Coronation photos this is
my favourite and was taken by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980). |
Queen Elizabeth II |
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Wed 01 Jun 2022
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Late morning cycled to Pleasington Crematorium to the
Remembrance Book which was open at Dad’s page. The room has been
locked for the last 2 years. Then cycled to Withnell Fold to
Mum’s bench and sat down with a picnic lunch I’d made. Cycled
home along the canal and Lower Copthurst. |
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The Remembrance Room is open at last. |
Pleasington Crematorium. |
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Residents & visitors to Withnell Fold village may have
noticed the Women's Institute Notice Board on the gable end of
the first terrace. I mention it because it is a lasting legacy
to my father who made it & carved the inscription himself. He
made it to help my Mother who was the Secretary for the Withnell
Fold Women's Institute & needed somewhere to put the notices.
Dad died 43 years ago today & he made the noticeboard of oak
over 55years ago. |
The Notice Board that Dad carved. |
Women's Institute Notice Board. |
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