How much do you know about LANCASHIRE here are a few bits of of trivia about our county you may not be aware of.
Lancashire was established in 1183
It has a population of 1,134,974 (2001Census)
.The county covers an area of 3,075 sq km - making it one of the largest shire counties
.Dunsop Bridge in the Ribble Valley is the centre of the British Isles
.The highest point in the county is Green Hill near Whernside at 687 metres high,
Preston is England's newest city.
The Leeds Liverpool Canal - Britain's longest - flows through large parts of the county.
The mill towns of Blackburn and Burnley were the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century
.You can see Blackburn and Burnley from Pendle Hill. The hill is only 165ft shy of being called a mountain
.The largely `undiscovered` Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Beauty covers 802 square km - making it the same size as New York City.
And the Forest of Bowland is the first protected area in England to be awarded the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas, joining just 30 other protected areas across Europe.
Bashall Town, near Clitheroe, is England's smallest town
Do you remember the old workmates you had and did become mates for life .The picture shows a bunch of lads from the ROOSECOTE POWER STAITION in Barrow taken in 1958 it shows from RIGHT TO LEFT --ALAN WHITE BOB WARD (my uncle) CLIFF PLANT & FRANK GARBUTT --.Bob and Cliff became best buddies and moved around Lancashire to end up at PADIHAM power staition .How many of todays folk will have mates for life as folk once had jobs for life .How where your best mates at work and did and are you still mates
After last nights snow our part of LANCASHIRE awoke to a covering of snow.We have been very lucky with mild temperetures all winter so this morning was a shock to the system .I did get up early this morning hoping to get some snow scene pictures but it took a little longer than expected to de-ice the car (the proper way ,why do some folk still use the boiling kettle of water method )but I did manage to get this one (above ) More snow is forcast tonight so will try and get out a little earlier tomorrow .
This was the sight that we work up to in OSSY this morning HAILSTONE tapping on the windows like a knocker upper of years gone bye, but still winter useually has one last throw at us before it warms up .I was hoping to get out with the camera but being the coward I am its too cold and wet so I will do it again some time .Talking of PHOTOS ,I have now removed some files from the gallery and would ask if any members upload photos please keep the file size to a minimun amount .
WEATHER UPDATE FROM OSWALDTWISTLE AT 20.30 HRS---HEAVY SNOW FALLING
Whislt building this website there are a few things I have come to rely on One is the postings of our members and number 2 is BOLTON LOCO will ALWAYS be on the site at around 7 o"clock in the evenings UK TIME .AKA SYD WINWARD has stuck by this site from the start and I really do value your postings and freindship .SO THANKS SYD sorry BOLTONLOCO you really are a STAR MEMBER
Tonight I answered a reply on the forums by our member MARIONP inviting her round for a brew and a chat on her return home to Accington later in the year .I am also looking forward to meeting JOHN LARGE in MAY .Some time later in the year also I shall be in SOUTHPORT so maybe I shall meet up with CHAS .I would really look forward to meeting any other member maybe next time I am in BARROW meet DORIS or SNOWMAN1100 it would be great to have a gallery of THE WEBMASTER MEETS. I am also looking forward to greeting our two newest members on to the site BOWTONLAD AND SIMON SMITH so hurry up lads and meet the gang on LANCASHIRE RE-UNITED
Whist listning to the radio news today I thought I had missed somert .In the UK today its NO SMOKING DAY but it is also apparentlly by vertue of the date 3.14 NATIONAL PI DAY .At first I thought our member ROY had flipped and set up a day for the humble meat and potatoe .I could never get MATHS at school so there for on second thoughts I shall have a PIE fer supper
There are two things that epitomise LANCASHIRE ,THE PEOPLE AND LANCASHIRE FOLK MUSIC . Not many LANCASHIRE FOLK enjoy the affection of us Lancastrians as did FRED DIBNAH sadly departed FRED was the BOLTON steeplejack who found fame through his TV documentaries with his broad LANKY accsent and vast knowlage .The fivepenny peice a LANCASHIRE FOLK group are favorites of mine so how fitting there music accompanys this tribute to FRED .I hope you enjoy this as much as I do
Lancashire Re-United offers for sale and exclusive to this website prints of original artwork of LANCASHIRE BUSES and other Transport modes by WALLACE TRICKETT who has VERY KINDLY given me the selling rights to these prints.
Simply click on LANCASHIRE PRINTS to purchase these stunning memories of Lancashire's municipal transport heritage the list of which just keeps growing and growing
