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In West Lancashire, we’ve never been in any doubt as to whether we’re part of the Red Rose County or not. Unfortunately for some of our neighbours, they’ve been living under a cloud of confusion for almost four decades now.
14 New! Planning Ahead 26 Taste Test - The Fat Olive 28 Puzzle Corner 32 Bonfire Guide 34 Win Panto Tickets 36 New! Class from the Past 38 Win a ‘Lanky Spoken Here’ Book! 40 Puzzle Solutions 41 Recipe Of The Month 42 Jack’s Tracks visits Dalton 46 Motoring 48 Home Services 50 Useful Numbers
This month, to coincide with Lancashire Day on November 27, we take a look at the confusion which emanated from the local government reorganisation of 1974, creating new councils such as Merseyside and Greater Manchester (see pages 38-40). The fallout is still being felt to this day. Writing the article prompted me to recall the proposals a few years ago to split West Lancashire in half, putting the western side in Sefton and the eastern side in Wigan. To say there was outcry is an understatement. In the end, the plans were ditched and many locals breathed a sigh of relief. It just goes to show that when it comes to local identity, bureaucrats meddle with our boundaries at their peril! This is the last issue of Local Life before Christmas in our Burscough and Villages distribution area. We’d all like to wish you a very merry Christmas and to say a big thank you to our advertisers, our hardy distributors and, most of all, to you for reading and supporting Local Life all year round. All the best
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West Lancashire Archaeological Society’s remaining talks for 2013 have been announced. On Friday, November 1, Jessica Pearson, of the University of Liverpool, will give a presentation on Evidence of Geographical Origins from Analysis of Skeletal Remains. On Friday, December 6, Mike Nevell, Head of Archaeology at Salford University, will give a talk on Lancashire Goods – Archaeology of the Early Cotton Industry c 1650-1800. Lectures are held in New Church House, Ormskirk, at 7.45pm. Entry is £3 per lecture on the door of £10 per year membership.
By-Election Result Parbold has a new West Lancashire Borough Councillor following a recent by-election. David Whittington was elected following the death of Cllr Barbara Kean. The final result was as follows: Clare Gillard (Labour) 461 votes, Damon Noone (UKIP) 103 votes, David Whittington (Conservative) 554 votes. The next Borough Council elections will take place in June.
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Amanda Returns International opera star, Amanda Roocroft returns to her roots in Lancashire on Saturday, November 2. She will be performing with accompanist, Joseph Middleton, in Douglas Music, Parbold’s Live Music at the Weekend series in the Auditorium, Parbold Village Hall, starting at 7.45 p.m. Amanda has entitled the evening “Tell me the truth about love”, because – in song– it charts the course of a weekend love affair through the eyes of a young woman. This will be another opportunity to hear Douglas Music’s new Steinway piano. This instrument, originally from the Barbican Hall, London, has been purchased with more than £11,000 donated by members of the public, and grants have been provided by the Arts Council England, Lancashire County Council, West Lancashire Borough Council, Parbold Parish Council and North West Music Trust. Tickets are priced £15 or £5 for students and young people. For further information or to purchase tickets, visit www.parbolddouglasmusic.org or call the Box Office on 01257 498452 or 01257 462382.
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Generous locals are being asked to buy a Christmas present for children in poverty-stricken areas of the world. Operation Christmas Child is the world’s largest children’s Christmas project, run by the Christian charity Samaritan’s Purse. They have been sending gift-filled shoeboxes around the world since 1990.
Parbold Chamber Choir’s latest presentation, Longing for Light - A Concert of 20th Century Sacred Spiritual Music, takes place on Saturday, November 23. It starts at 7.30 pm and is being held at St Mary’s Church, Church Road, Rufford. Among the show’s features includes Benjamin Britten’s Festival Te Deum, John Rutter’s Requiem, and Morten Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna. Tickets are available on the door or by calling 01704 821303 or 01772 491121. Alternatively, visit www. parboldchamberchoir.co.uk
Please pack in your shoe box either toys such as a bear, jigsaw, yo-yo, building blocks, or education items such as a calculator, pens, pencil etc. Alternatively, pack hygiene Items such as toothbrushes, or soap or other items such as sweets (sell-by date to be at least March of the following year), gloves, scarf, sunglasses, cap, hat, bangles or necklaces. All gifts should be new, please include items from each category. Bring label and £3 donation with your box. The closing date is November 15 and boxes should be taken to 72C New Court Way, Ormskirk, between 10amnoon Monday, Tuesdays or Thursdays or to McColls shop in The Hub , Edge Hill University anytime.
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On the Beat Anti-social behaviour on Mark Square, speeding around schools and speed awareness on Hesketh Lane are all being looked at by Tarleton police officers. The issues were raised by local residents. If you want to speak to officers regarding a non-emergency policing matter, contact PC Brian Arends or PCSO Neil Cronshaw on 01695 566444.
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More traffic disruption is set to hit Burscough as Junction Lane is set to be partially closed until midNovember. Lancashire County Council has announced the road will be shut from its junction with the A59 for a distance of 100 metres so that service pipe repair works can be carried out. The alternative route through the duration of the works is via Square Lane. The works are expected to last until 5pm on Tuesday, November 12.
Friends of Becconsall Old Church, on Becconsall Lane, host an afternoon with the Rawstorne Singers, starting at 2pm on December 8. Seasonal refreshments will be served. All welcome. For further details call 01772 812832, 815352 or 814788.
Newburgh Meeting The next Newburgh Parish Council meeting takes place on Wednesday, November 27, at 7.30pm in Newburgh School, Back Lane. Villagers are invited to go along.
Objection Lodged Mawdesley Parish Council has registered its objections to plans for the Village Hall. It relates to the proposal to erect ten, 10m high floodlight lighting columns in place of 12 existing column, four of which are floodlit, to the existing tennis courts. The Parish Council has asked Chorley Council for lights to be time restricted and care to be taken to ensure they do not shine into bungalows on Hurst Green.
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Do you live in Burscough and would you like to save money while helping a good cause? The 29th Ormskirk (Burscough) Scout Group is offering a Christmas Post service to villagers. The scheme offers locals the opportunity to send Christmas cards at a fraction of the cost of Royal Mail and raise funds at the same time. The cost is only 30p per stamp, which will be available from designated selling points within Burscough village and there will also be special Scout post letter boxes in the village from the beginning of December.
The Methodist Church Hall on New Street, Mawdesley, is holding a Christmas craft fair between 10.30am and 3.30pm on Saturday, October 26. Admission is free and there’ll be a tombola, bottle dip and children’s lucky dip available. All proceeds from these will go to Queenscourt Hospice in Southport.
All you need to do is buy the special Scout stamps, write the full address with postcode on your envelope, stick on a Scout stamp and post it in the special Scout boxes - cards will be delivered between December 14-21 in the Burscough area. For more information email info@ burscoughscoutgroup.co.uk
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Festive Festivities Parbold & District Flower Club’s November 13 meeting will see Liz Broad giving a talk on ‘Festive Festivities’. A few days later on November 19, there will be a Gala Evening – Patti Dawson and Kate Russell with ‘A Christmas Carol with Apologies to Charles Dickens’. The club meets on the second Wednesday of the month, apart from August, December and January, at Parbold Village Hall from 1.30pm until approximately 4pm. New members and visitors are welcome. New member subscriptions are £34 a year, and the visitor’s fee is £6 per meeting. For more information about the club, call secretary Eileen Martin on 01704 893124 or email parbold@ flowersnorthwest.net
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Planning Ahead Tarleton Netholme Farm, Park Lane: Proposed livestock building (application reference 2013/1065/FUL). The neighbour consultation period ends on November 5. Land to the rear of 160 and 162 Hesketh Lane: Proposed erection of detached dwelling including incorporation of land into domestic curtilage of proposed dwelling (application reference 2013/1070/ FUL). The target determination date is December 6. Land to the rear of 29 The Gravel, Mere Brow: Proposal for two detached dwelling houses (application reference 2013/0111/FUL). The standard consultation process ends on November 5. Silverdale, Moss Hey Lane: Proposal for a ground floor extension to side elevation of dwelling (application reference 2013/1046/FUL). The neighbour consultation period ends on October 30.
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Parbold Parbold Douglas CE Primary School, Lancaster Lane: Plans are for a single storey pitched roof classroom and store rear extension (application reference 2013/1067/ FUL). The target determination date is December 4.
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Martin Mere, Fish Lane: Planned improvements to the traffic flow within Martin Mere car park, including alterations to access and exits on Fish Lane. Existing entrance to become entrance/exit (application reference 2013/1076/FUL). The standard consultation process ends on November 1.
19 Springwood Drive: Proposed two storey rear extension, conversion of loft to living accommodation and erection of detached outbuilding (application reference 2013/0970/FUL). The standard consultation period ends on October 29.
Brandreth Farm, Tarlscough Lane: Proposed grain/ produce storage building (application reference 2013/1047/FUL). The neighbour consultation period ends on November 6.
Bispham Land adjacent to 12 The Green, Maltkiln Lane: Proposed upgrade and surfacing of existing parking area (application reference 2013/1028/WL3). The standard consultation process ends on November 4.
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Jacobite Talk On Tuesday, November 19, Veronica Massam will delve into the Lancashire Jacobite Network in a presentation hosted by Douglas Valley Historical Society. It is held at Parbold Women’s Institute, The Common, starting at 7.45pm. Visitors pay £2 per meeting or can take out an annual subscription for £12.
Fun Day
Ruffling Feathers! Holmeswood will be the venue once again for an annual show which will certainly end up ruffling some feathers! Southport and Ormskirk Bantam Society is holding its yearly Open Show on Saturday, November 2, at The Club Room, behind the Village Hall, Wiggins Lane. Once judging is complete at about 1pm, upwards of 250 poultry and waterfowl will be able to be viewed before the prizes are presented later on. Refreshments are available all day in the village hall and there is a raffle too. Entry to the event is free and all are welcome to attend.
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A charity family fun day to raise money for Dogs for the Disabled, and to celebrate 25 years of the organisation, is being held on Friday, November 1, from 10am-2.30pm at New Church House, next to Ormskirk Parish Church. There will be stalls, crafts, competitions, a raffle and face painting. Admission is free and all are welcome.
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A Christmas market is being held on Sunday, December 1, from noon until 4pm at Tarleton Holy Trinity C of E Primary School, Church Road. On offer will be bespoke, locally made Christmas presents, produce and home decorations from over 35 stall holders. There will also be an opportunity to join in with the children’s Christmas craft activities, meet Father Christmas, listen to local band ‘Jacqui’s Rhythm Katz’ and start this festive family time of year with an afternoon of Christmas shopping and entertainment.
Mere Brow Local History Society is hosting a talk from Kevin Bargen on The History of Musical Instruments on Wednesday , November 20, at 7.30 pm in Mere Brow Village Hall. Visitors welcome. Entry is 50p for members and £2.50 for non-members. For further information, ring Jeannie Ayres on 01772 815905.
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Gardening talk Parbold, Newburgh & District Garden Society welcomes a talk on Wednesday, November 20, from Philip Dunnett who will give a presentation on soft fruit. All meetings are at Parbold WI Hall at 8pm. Visitors welcome. For more information, contact David Pennington on 01704 821984.
Currently, the group is busy rehearsing for its annual pantomime which this year is a new panto version of ‘Treasure Island’ to be performed in the Village Hall from December 5 to December 7. If you are interested in getting involved, email mawdesleydrama@yahoo.co.uk or visit http://www. madsociety.co.uk/.
Mission Day
Amateur Dramatics Interested in acting or helping out backstage? Mawdesley Amateur Dramatics is looking for new members to get involved. The drama group is based at Mawdesley Village Hall and meets on a Wednesday night from 7:45pm. It normally produces three shows a year; a play, a pantomime and either a variety show or a murder mystery.
St John the Baptist Church in Burscough is holding a mission day on Sunday, October 27. A group of about 60 people are setting off around the village to take part in a number of chores that folk in the area have been struggling to get done, such as painting sheds and fences, clearing gardens.
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Coming up in the Arts Centre Alpha Group Tuesday evenings from 8th October – 10th December
Ha Ha Comedy Club 22nd November & 20th December
Nestled in the main building at Burscough Wharf, The Arts Centre is home to a diverse programme of entertainment and community based activities. Managers Sandy Tyrer and Tony Lunney work tirelessly each month to coordinate a range of regular events as well as bringing some new opportunities to the mix.
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Since the Wharf opened in 2012 the popular Ha Ha Comedy club has become a regular feature in the Arts Centre welcoming some national acts including Cold Feet Star, John Thompson. Every second Monday of the month the centre is filled with jazz fun as a professional four piece house band welcome musicians of all abilities to come along and jam the night away, whilst the Ormskirk Ukulele Band meet every Thursday evening – always welcoming new members. For those looking for something a little more peaceful, on Thursday and Friday mornings the centre plays host to two very popular sewing groups.
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Bear Necessities! Chicago Teddybears Society Jazz Band will be performing at Tarleton Bowling Club on Friday, December 6. The performance is in aid of Holy Trinity Church funds. The evening starts at 7.30pm and tickets are £10, including supper. Call 07855 486598 for further details.
Walk On ACTion Walkers have a number of strolls planned throughout November and December. All walks will start and finish at Aughton Village Hall, Winifred Lane, opposite Town Green Station. Walks will be around five miles in length, on easy terrain and at a leisurely pace. Children and well behaved dogs on leads are welcome. The route will be decided on the day taking into account the weather, condition of footpaths and the
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Taste Test
A Firm Favourite! Ever since Marlon Brando played the seminal role of The Godfather in the early 1970s, we have grown steadily fonder of all things Italian.
gives me confidence when eating out. Run by husband and wife team Matt Varley and Jen Hardman-Varley, the executive chef Matt has 15 years’ experience working on the Continent, picking up a wide selection of cooking methods, styles and flavours.
Nowadays, we know our barristas from our barmaids, and our ciabattas from our chip butties thanks to the ever growing amount of outlets. Sadly this has in some
Our window table gave us the perfect opportunity to watch the world go by along with a number of fellow diners who appear to have been tempted by The Fat Olive’s special offers, such as the new Pizza, Pasta & Grill Menu (£5 between noon - 2pm Monday to Saturdays) or their ‘Terrific Tuesdays’ (£12.95 for three courses). No sooner had we started people watching, our starters arrived; king prawns cooked in chilli, lemon and garlic butter (Gamberoni Diavolo) for me while Julie chose breaded goats cheese fritter with red pepper salad
cases spawned some bland imitations. So it was with a small sprinkling of curiosity that my colleague, Julie, and I headed out to the Italian-inspired The Fat Olive restaurant in Ormskirk town centre for a weekday lunch. Situated on St Helens Road, it is within handy reach of the town’s bus station, car parks and just a few minutes’ walk from the train station. The first thing I noticed about The Fat Olive was its classy décor, with elegant wooden floors, smooth cream walls and charming metal handrails, complemented by a mezzanine floor which gives it an instant open, welcoming feel. The kitchen is also visible from the main dining area, which always
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and a roast tomato and onion chutney (Formaggio de Capra Fritto). The prawns were immense; succulent and generous but not overpowered by the chilli which, in fact, boosted the flavour of the seafood without losing its own characteristics. Julie’s fritter was encased in a
golden brown crumb, which had just the right crunch to offset the silky, cheese centre. Served with strips of juicy red pepper, rocket in a light dressing and a tangy chutney, the dish had flavours which, like mine, complemented each other perfectly. The choice for main course was difficult as there were so many contenders. I readily admit I was sceptical about finally deciding to plump for the Tagliatelle Blu. I’ve not had great experiences with cream-based dishes in the past, and this relies heavily on blue cheese and wild mushrooms to boot which, as any cook will tell you, are very tough customers and on their own can have a tendency to overpower other ingredients. Putting them together in the same dish can therefore be a bit of a risk but I couldn’t resist seeing if the chef could rise to the challenge. Thankfully, the balance was just right,
and a special mention has to go to the mushrooms, which were cooked to perfection. Julie was delighted as well with her Diavolo Penne, a spicy sausage and piri piri chicken dish cooked with chilli and tomato and Napoli sauce which had just enough spiciness to allow the flavours of the spicy sausage and chicken to shine through. Admittedly, I wasn’t going to opt for desert but the Homemade Tiramisu caught my eye and I just couldn’t resist. Therefore the diet has been put off until Monday… again! In my defence, I’m not usually one for Tiramisu as they’re usually sickly affairs but by now, I had been so impressed I couldn’t see The Fat Olive letting me down. My trust was not misplaced as I was
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rewarded with an extremely refreshing, dainty and, most importantly, authentic desert. At this point though, I had to publicly apologise to Julie for scoffing at her choice of Sticky Toffee Pudding. I’d rather haughtily suggested she couldn’t round off an Italian meal with a quintessentially British desert. What duly arrived was large piece of surprising light, deliciously decadent sponge, served with the smoothest toffee sauce, and creamiest vanilla ice cream she’d had for a long time. If I hadn’t had been eating Tiramisu at the time, I’m sure Julie would have ordered me a generous portion of Humble Pie. With me put firmly in my place (again), we bid a fond farewell to the friendly and attentive staff before heading back to the office. On the way back, we contemplated the fact that in a world littered with cheap imitations, soggy spaghetti and ropey ricotta, restaurants which offer genuinely superior Italian dishes have a job standing out from the crowd. However, the Fat Olive is among those which deserve to be lauded. What’s really pleasing is that beforehand, I’d assumed you could only get tasty Italian food by hopping on an Alitalia flight to Sicily. It turns out though that when it comes to being made an offer you can’t refuse, the Fat Olive is definitely one local ‘Family Firm’ worth saying yes to!
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Local Bonfire Guide
Remember, remember! Saturday, November 2
Newburgh Community Bonfire
Fireworks at Royal Umpire A fantastic array of fireworks will light up the sky at Royal Umpire on Southport Road, Croston, starting at 7pm. Hot food will also be available.
This annual event is organised by Douglas Valley Lions Club and held on the Red Lion field, Newburgh. The fire will be lit at 6.30pm.
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Following the success of previous years, Southport Hesketh Round Table is once again organising a Family Bonfire and Grand Firework Display at Victoria Park. Gates open at 5pm. The money raised from this year’s event will be donated to Anthony Nolan Trust. Fireworks start at 7:40pm. On offer will be fire engine displays, limo rides, bouncy castle.
Held at Ormskirk Cricket Club, Altys Lane, Ormskirk. Fireworks start at 7:30pm. Bar and barbecue available. Admission - Adults £5, children £3, under 5s Free
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Admission - £5 per person , under 11s free.
This year’s annual Mawdesley Village event will as usual be held on the Millennium Green. A hot dog stall will be available plus much more. People are asked not to take their own fireworks or sparklers. Gates open at 5.30pm, bonfire lit at 6pm, fireworks are 7pm. All times are approximate. Admission - £5 entry fee for adults, £3 for children. Tickets can be bought from Londis up to 7pm on November 1 or £6/£4 on the gate.
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Halsall Bonfire Night This annual event is once again being held at St Cuthbert’s Primary School on New Street, Halsall. Organised by the school’s PTFA, there will be a barbecue with hot food such as burgers, sweets and candy floss, live music, a DJ and glow sticks. The event starts at £6. Admission - £5 for adults, £1 for children and students.
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audience participation - this festive treat is a show that’s simply not to be missed and the star studded cast includes TV’s Kim Woodburn and Steps’ Lee LatchfordEvans! We’ve got 3 family tickets to the opening night of Jack & the Beanstalk on Friday 13th December. For your chance
to win a family ticket, simply fill in the easy crossword on the opposite page and return it to Local Life Crosswords, Unit 8 – Hewitt Business Park, Winstanley Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 7XB or email your answers along with your name, address and contact number to crossword@ locallife247.co.uk. The closing date for the competition is Friday 29th November 2013. Back to the story - down on their luck, Jack and his Mum can barely afford the rent, and to make matters worse the whole town is being terrorised by the evil Giant Blunderbore. When Jack is tricked into selling the family cow for a handful of magic beans - and returns home to the furious Dame Trott - their madcap adventure to the top of the beanstalk begins.
With castles in the sky, evil henchmen, pantomime cows, love and romance, a huge Giant and a truly superb pantomime Dame - this is one show that guarantees the festive ‘feel-good’ factor for you and all your family. Join KIM WOODBURN- the Queen Of Clean & star of How Clean Is Your House & I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here (Runner Up 2009) and LEE LATCHFORD EVANS (Steps), Jamie Greer, Nick Newbould and the rest of the cast at Southport Theatre this Christmas - With 27 performances to choose from and tickets starting from just £9.50, what better way to celebrate the end of 2013 with a super day or night out at Southport Theatre? PERFORMANCE DETAILS: When:
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Class from the Past - St John’s Catholic Primary, Burscough
Welcome to our new column where we help Local Life readers rekindle memories of their school days by publishing your photographs. This photo, courtesy of Tony and Denise Bridge, is of a class at St John’s Catholic Primary School, Burscough and was taken around 1954. Among those pictured are Michael Birrell, Ann Birrell, Stephen Clayton,
Tommy Marsden, David Ritchie, Michael Brewer, Noel Delaney, George Mortimer, John Orritt, Henry Beesley, Clive Winrow, Roy Platford, Anthony Rawlinson, Peter Briggs,Linda Couch, Barbara Gallagher, Denise Urquhart, Marion Baron, Judith Brand, Angela Turner, Joyce McConville, Stephen Judge and Teresa Clarkson.
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Borderline Madness Almost 40 years of confusion over ‘Lancashire’ shows no signs of abating. David Sudworth reports…
It’s a date etched on the mind of many a proud Lancastrian. Each year, on November 27, devotees of the Red Rose County gather in town squares, village halls and other community spaces to hear the Lancashire Day Proclamation, a rousing piece of script which aims not only to entertain, but perhaps more importantly, inform. The need for the educational part of the proceedings can be traced back to 1974. Almost overnight, , a large-scale reorganisation of local government took place with the old, two tier system of Lancashire County Council, supported by smaller urban and rural district councils, was abolished. In their places, new, larger, metropolitan authorities were created. Areas such as Rainford would now come under St Helens Council,
overseen by Merseyside County Council. Although County Councils were themselves abolished in 1986, many who live in the ‘new’ areas still think they are no longer officially recognised as Lancastrians – a myth which campaigners say has been perpetuated by the media, the retention of the names of the local police forces and a redrawn Lancashire County Council area. Chris Dawson, founder of the Friends of Real Lancashire, explains: “New administrative counties were created, but these did not affect the boundaries of the ancient and geographical counties. The boundaries of Lancashire remained unaltered. However, because the media began to refer to these new administrative counties instead of continuing to use the names and identities of the geographical counties, some people were misled into thinking that they had been moved over night into a new county.” This is backed up by the Government, which issued a statement at the time saying: “The new county boundaries are administrative areas, and will not alter the traditional boundaries of counties, nor is it intended that the loyalties of people living in them will change despite the different names adopted by the new administrative counties.” Government Ministers have subsequently reaffirmed this. However it’s fair to say the battle to preserve ‘Lancashire’ is not without its challenges, particularly as the 1974 reorganisation becomes an ever-distant memory. David Monk is the Chairman of Rainford Parish Council. His village became part of the Merseyside council area in 1974. David said: “There is nostalgia among people who were born in Lancashire to identify themselves with the old county; they have never felt part of St Helens. The younger people, never having been involved in the change, would probably not have a strong opinion on the topic. Rainford’s demography has changed considerably over the last 40 years - a large part of the population have only known ‘Merseyside’.” That’s not to say people who remained in the administrative area of Lancashire have been able to
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rest on their laurels. Only relatively recently, there was uproar at proposals from a Government quango to carve up West Lancashire and divide it between the Sefton and Wigan council areas. There’s also consternation from some quarters about the ‘new’ authorities’ seeming reluctance to officially recognise the area’s Lancashire heritage. A spokesman for Wigan Council said: “We do not use Lancashire on our official documents or letterheads. We have not promoted Lancashire Day in the past and have no plans to this year.”
Chris Dawson, founder of The Friends of Real Lancashire
In comparison, last year, many of the councils still in the administrative area of Lancashire held celebrations. Among those was Chorley Council which held cooking demonstrations of Lancashire food. However, the Friends of Real Lancashire say they can now
actually see the benefits of the abolition of ‘Lancashire’ in the administrative sense. Chris Dawson, who set up the group in 1992, told Local
Lancashire Day Diary Proclamation Readings Ormskirk: Near the Clock Tower (Noon) Southport: Outside the Scarisbrick Hotel, Lord St (1pm)
Events Friday, November 22: West Lancashire Heritage Association lecture by Lizzie Jones “Twenty Years of Being Somebody Else” followed by a hot pot supper at New Church House at 7pm. Vegetarian option available if notified. Tickets £10 from Patrick Waite on 01695 573350. Saturday, November 23: Homestead Farm, Wiggins Lane, Holmeswood. A two course lunch with after dinner talk by David Lonsdale from Coronation Street. Tickets £2. For more details, call 01704 821358.
Win a copy of ‘Lanky Spoken Here’ To celebrate Lancashire Day this Wednesday, 27th November, we’ve got four copies of Dave Dutton’s ‘Lanky Spoken Here’ to give away. To be in with a chance of winning, simply match the following phrases with their meanings. Send your answers to Lancashire Quiz, Local Life, Unit 8, Hewitt Business Park, Winstanley Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 7XB. The deadline for entries is Friday, November 29th, at noon. Usual competition rules apply and the editor’s decision is final.
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Life: “There’s no chance now of Lancashire County Council going back to the time when its boundaries mirrored the old traditional boundaries as they did before 1974. The way things are going, the County Councils will be abolished which to some extent would help as there wouldn’t be a ‘boundary’ for people to get confused over.”
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Reet On! Along with its culinary delights and stunning scenery, Lancashire is well known for its unique dialect. It’s one of the country’s most recognisable regional accents – and some of its words can be traced back to Viking times. Old Norse can Lanky dialect aficionado Dave Dutton, from be found in many ‘Lanky’ Atherton words, such as ‘nay’ and ‘nowt’. Even everyday English words such as ‘gate’ are still used today in Swedish, Danish and Norwegian. One of those fascinated by the dialect is Atherton-born actor Dave Dutton. Over the years, Dave has starred in Coronation Street, Brookside and Emmerdale. He’s also written a book, ‘Lanky Spoken Here’, which is billed as a comic guide to Lanky words, phrases, sayings and customs. Dave told Local Life: “My love of Lancashire dialect stems from my upbringing in Atherton where virtually everybody spoke it, and lots of people who live there still do today. My grandma, who was born in the late 19th Century, spoke broad Lancashire so it was natural that I picked up on it. I love it for its pithiness and its dry sense of humour which I have tried to encapsulate in all my Lancashire books; Lanky Spoken Here, Lanky Panky and Lancashire Laughter and Tears. It’s also an amazing link with our forebears with echoes of the Saxons and Vikings still lingering in our dialect words today. “It is tough, it is tender, it is beautiful and it is worth preserving. Long live Lanky – and a Happy Lancashire Day to all your readers!” For more on Dave, visit www.davedutton.co.uk
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The picture is of Liverpool Road South, Burscough (A59)
Recipe of the month
Granny’s Christmas Pudding The stout in this recipe will add the moisture to the pudding and the cocoa powder makes the pudding look dark
Ingredients
Method
• 1oz mixed peel
Place all the dry ingredients in a large bowl and mix together.
• 1oz ground almonds
Add the eggs and the brandy and mix then pour in the stout gradually and keep stirring until your mixture is the consistency of a loose cake mix.
• 2 medium sized eggs • ¼ teaspoon almond essence • 2 teaspoons brandy • 1 can of stout • 2 teaspoons cocoa powder • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg • ¼ teaspoon baking powder • ¼ teaspoon mixed spice • 4oz plain flour • 4oz breadcrumbs • 4oz beef suet • 4oz brown sugar • 4oz raisins
Grease your pudding bowl (2 pint pyrex bowl) with a little butter and pour in the pudding mix. Cover with foil and then a tea towel or pudding cloth and tie it to the top of the bowl, this is to prevent any water getting in. Place in a large boiling pan and fill with water ¾ of the way up the side of the bowl. Boil on a moderate heat for 6 hours keep topping up the water with boiled kettle water if the level starts to drop. When the pudding is ready turn it out and leave to cool. These puddings can be stored wrapped in foil from now until Christmas, to reheat just place the pudding back in the bowl and boil for another 2 hours on Christmas day. Can be served with a sprinkling of icing sugar on the top or pour on ¼ brandy and light for a flaming Christmas pudding.
• 4oz sultanas • 4oz glace cherries • 1 grated lemon rind • ½ apple grated • ½ carrot grated
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Jack’s Tracks
Dalton Autumn is possibly the best time of year to pull on the walking boots. The leaves are turning a golden colour, the weather is mild and nature’s bounty is in full flow, with conkers, acorns and fir cones covering the ground. So it was in high spirits we headed towards Ashurst’s Beacon near Up Holland for this month’s stroll. It’s an area I know well from my days working on the local paper but perhaps, like many people, I spent my leisure time exploring places miles away rather than what was on my own doorstep, which made this walk extra special. No sooner had we parked the Local Life charabanc and Jack, as per usual, was raring to go. We chose a car park just opposite The Beacon pub, fronting onto the golf course, which gave us a sneak preview of the views to come, as well as giving Jack a few minutes to find his ‘fetch’ stick from the undergrowth. Walking boots on and armed with copious energy-boosting chocolate bars, we crossed the road and headed toward Ashurst’s Beacon. The pathway towards the monument is just to the left of the pub and not signposted. Once at the top we had an early treat; stunning 180 degree views from Cheshire in the south to Blackpool Tower in the north. The wind was blowing quite a bit, and had a distinctive autumnal chill, but it wasn’t enough to distract us. To give some perspective of distance, Dalton Parish Council’s 100 year centenary stone, just a bit further up, advises that standing at the top of the Beacon, we are five miles from Wigan Parish Church, 27 miles to the Bowland Fells and 84 miles to the Isle of Man.
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We started the walk from the Beacon itself, but you need to have your wits about you as the paths aren’t immediately obvious. We had to walk in a north westerly direction towards the woodland. As a rule, If you can see Blackpool Tower, basically you need to head towards that, and the informal pathway will become apparent. Once in the woods, we were greeted with a floor scattered with pine cones. Having picked up a few for my six-year-old daughter, we headed westwards and eventually hit a cobbled footpath with fields on either side. Around five minutes later, continuing eastwards, we cross a stile onto a bit of a grass clearing and an old stone house, complete with a rather large, solid wooden gate. If you turn around you should see some sort of rusted farm machinery at the boundary of the grassland. We bore left down the side of the house and carried straight on. What greeted us at the end of the path was a beautiful 17th Century stone dovecot, which as we discovered was restored by the North West Buildings Preservation Trust in 1985. Alongside this was a small pond and trees groaning with conkers and
acorns. Suffice to say, being a big kid at heart, I started hoovering these up in anticipation of being able to use my haul to stage a mass conker challenge back at Local Life Towers. However, Jack being a dog and therefore having no interest in conker fights was in no mood to hang around so headed off towards the car park of the magnificent St Michael & All Angels Church. The church faces the equally impressive and historic Ashurst’s Hall, a
Grade II listed building which was originally the seat of the Ashurst family. Coming out of the car park, we took a right past the primary school and down Higher Lane. Before long, the pleasing sound of acorns crunching underfoot was ringing in our ears – they were all over the place and to be honest my heart sank a little when I saw the street sweeper a little further down the road. Before I became too disheartened, we peeled off rightwards onto a tree-lined Dungeon Lane, where we came across some very colourful wild, but I am advised highly poisonous, mushrooms. As a seasoned walker, Jack didn’t pay much attention to the various fungi on display but for a novice like myself, I couldn’t resist whipping out my lens for a quick photo op. At the end of the lane, we turned left and then around 50 yards down we turned right. Now admittedly, at first we were hesitant as it looked very much like a private driveway (signage says Blackbird’s Farm/Lees Lane Nursery/Mobility Store) but according to our trusty Ordnance Survey map, it was a public footpath so went down it. Towards the rear of the property, we saw the
Ashurst’s Beacon Ashurst’s Beacon is one of the area’s most prominent landmarks. Predominantly overlooking the 1960s Liverpool overflow new town of Skelmersdale, the Beacon dates back to 1798 and is believed to be one of a chain of Lancashire beacons stretching from Liverpool up to Lancaster. Archives suggest it was built by Sir William Ashurst to serve as an early warning system against invaders ahead of the Napoleonic wars.
all-important way markers and a stile so headed over it. Eventually we came to a field and spotted a bridge over the River Douglas in the distance. However, before that, we had a challenge we just couldn’t avoid – a field full of cows. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love animals but these cows were a bit too friendly for my liking. Jack didn’t seem to mind them and pleasantly sauntered off like he was on a Sunday stroll. I, on the other hand, was
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It attained listed status in 1967 and is owned by Wigan Council. Despite being targeted by vandals and graffiti artists over the years, the Beacon remains a popular spot locally due to its views spanning as far as the Welsh Hills.
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breaking into what became a rather brisk walk/slow jog. This only seemed to intensify the cows’ interest in us and they eyed us far too keenly as we hot-footed it towards the bridge. Once safely out of harm’s way, I looked back and to my horror saw that the preponderance of cows masked the fact that, in the middle of them, was the largest bull I had ever seen. Gulp.
Wood and started to get some lovely views towards Standish, with Winter Hill in the distance. We continued heading southwards before taking a right onto Long Heys Lane. It’s at this point the walk becomes quite steep so, in anticipation of the energy sapping gradient I was about to embark upon, I cracked open one of my choccie bars and steeled myself for the challenge. I’ve no idea how Jack – at this point on his lead due to the frequency of vehicles using the road - managed it without refuelling but he did. After about 10 minutes or so, we spotted a small path off to the right and headed down it. Cross the driveway to Bradshaw Farm and Bradshaw Barn and head off again into the wooded area which adjoins the properties. Before long, the pathway comes out near the Beacon and, five miles later, the walk was complete. All in all this was a very enjoyable afternoon. Due to the informal nature of some of the pathways, and some possible confusion which can arise due to lack of signage, you do need to keep your wits about you. But the rewards are plentiful; beautiful buildings, historical points of interest, stunning views. And If that doesn’t grab you, then there’s always the lure of a pocket full of free conkers…
After thanking my lucky stars, we headed off towards the Leeds-Liverpool canal via the Douglas. We went over a stile and ended up at what felt, again, to be like private property with some well- tended grass and bushes adorning the landscape. Just to the right was a rather pleasant and unexpected feature of this walk, a memorial stone showing the site of the Old Douglas Chapel, which existed for 400 years before being demolished in 1875. The memorial cross is carved from the old church’s threshold stone, and erected in 1906 as a lasting memory of somewhere which was clearly an important focal point for this rural community. Once past the stone, and a cluster of old dwellings, we carried on, taking the towpath on the Dalton side heading towards Wigan. Although he maintained his usual ice-cool exterior throughout, I suspect the recent bovine drama must have caused Jack some anxiety as he decided to crouch down by the canal and take some hearty slurps to quench his very sudden thirst. Once suitably refreshed, we started to head back, over the Douglas and headed towards Keckle Hey Wood. The pathway went past a few barn conversions on the right, before emeging on to Lees Lane. Going left, it was a short walk before we turned up the track opposite Lower House Farm. We headed up through Wigan Lane
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Test Drive - by Andy Enright
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