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Tue 18 Oct 2016
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There was rain on my morning walk but
it certainly makes the roads look more attractive under the
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Mon 17 Oct 2016
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This evening at the Chorley
Photographic Society Annual Awards evening. I don't enter
competitions anymore but my name is on some of them awards from
many years ago.
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Sun 16 Oct 2016
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Afternoon caught bus to
Blackburn then to King George’s Hall for 3pm to buy £7.50
(concession) ticket for the 4pm performance of ‘Super Slow Way’
Super Slow Way: A Rhapsody to the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. |
Blackburn Bus Station |
A specially commissioned
Rhapsody by composer Ian Stephens and words by Ian McMillan.
A musical celebration of the canal’s Bicentenary.
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Blackburn King George's Hall |
Ian McMillan was there
to tell the story of the country’s longest waterway that took
almost half a century to build.
A new choral piece, Hundreds
of Blackburn’s voices was heard from the stage, including
Blackburn People’s Choir accompanied by school children from
Ashleigh, Cedars, Lower Darwen, St Silas and Intack Primary
Schools. The local talent was joined by international soprano
Amanda Roocroft, while music provided by the Brighouse &
Rastrick Brass Band, Bhangra pioneer and tabla player Kuljit
Bhamra and cellist Jonathan Aasgaard to form a unique musical
celebration of the canal’s bicentenary.
Afterwards I caught
the bus part way home but got off at Higher Wheelton and walked
the last few miles home along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in
the dark and rain. |
At Blackburn King George's Hall |
King George's Hall. Ian McMillan
seated on the left |
King George's Hall. Amanda Roocroft
(Soprano)
Jonathan Aasgaard (Solo Cello) |
Ian McMillan by Des Willie |
Amanda Roocroft
by
Anthony Roocroft |
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Sat 15 Oct 2016
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Two views of the setting Hunter's
Moon this morning.
The full moon is tonight |
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Thu 13 Oct 2016
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The Quakers Meeting House on
Co-Operation Street.
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Wed 12 Oct 2016
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The photo display of Chorley
Hygienic Laundry over 100 years ago is now on display at Bowen
Pie Shop. The shop is on the site of the Laundry which was
closed & demolished 10 years ago.
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Mon 10 Oct 2016
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Cycling home from Preston Railway
Station this is the view of the River Ribble from the tramway
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Fri 07 Oct 2016
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I'm back at Tweedbank Railway Station
in Scotland to start another cycle ride across the country. This
time to Ayr. |
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Tue 04 Oct 2016
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Drove to Hoghton Church for 14:00 for funeral of Valerie Birtill
(14 Apr 1943 – 23 Sep 2016), wife of David of Withnell Fold.
Funeral Director Chris Livesey. After wards to Pleasington
crematorium then reception at Gold Club off Bury Lane. |
Hoghton Church
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Valerie Birtill |
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Evening drive to
Browsholme Hall for talk by Dr Fiona Edmonds titled
“Scandinavians and the Celts” early medieval history of Bowland
area amongst other things. |
Dr Dr
Fiona Edmonds on the right |
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Sun 02 Oct 2016
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Junction of the Lancaster Canal and
Leeds & Liverpool canal
at Whittle Springs. Soon to be 200
years old |
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Sat 01 Oct 2016
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I spend an interesting
afternoon in Whitworth between Rochdale and Bacup. I was
visiting the
Whitworth Historical Society Museum and an art
exhibition in St Bartholomew’s Church. The church is very
impressive but looks out of proportion with the tower. That is
because it suffered fire damage in 1988 and the restored
building is much smaller. |
St Bartholomew's Church |
The Historical Society
Museum is very interesting and I was fortunate that Alan Gale,
one of their members, was there and told me about a memorial
‘blue plaque’ on a terraced house a couple of miles towards
Bacup.
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St Bartholomew's Church |
St Bartholomew's Church |
St Bartholomew's
Church c1870 |
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On 9th July 1913 King George
V and Queen Mary were on a tour of Lancashire Towns. They were
on their way to Rochdale when the Queen needed a pee (too many
tea receptions) and their car stopped at 43, Market Street. The
Queen went inside to do the necessary and the King stood on the
pavement chatting to the residents, though the plaque makes no
reference to this. |
Whitworth Historical Society
Museum |
Whitworth Historical Society
Museum |
Whitworth Historical Society
Museum |
Whitworth Historical Society
Museum |
Queen Mary (1867-1953)
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Royal loo break at 43,
Market Street |
43, Market Street |
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