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Wed 30 Nov 2022
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Christine McVie (12 July 1943 - 30 November 2022 aged 79) |
While walking home heard on the radio of the death of Christine
McVie of Fleetwood Mac.
Christine McVie Born Christine Anne
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Tue 28 Nov 2022
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A misty view of the Whittle-le-Woods Christmas Tree. |
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Mon 28 Nov 2022
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Photo of boots: 28 Nov 2022, 2nd July 2019 & 13 Sep 2014. |
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Morning drove to Outdoor Action, King St Blackburn to buy a new
pair of Zamberlan VIOZ GTX boots size 44 euro 9½ price was
£219.95 These are my 4th pair of the same Zamberlan. |
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Sun 27 Nov 2022
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The Whittle-le-Woods Christmas tree went up this morning. |
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Sat 26 Nov 2022
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The Clayton-le-Woods Christmas Tree lights were turned on this
evening. |
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Just Giorge. |
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Tue 22 Nov 2022
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59 years ago today was Fri 22nd Nov 1963. In the evening
it was cold and dark. I was a schoolboy at the time and
something would soon happen that I would remember for the rest
of my life. In Dallas,Texas it was 12:31 and President John
Kennedy (29 May 1917 - 22 Nov 1963) had just been shot &
assassinated. It was 18:31 London time.
All the top TV
broadcasters were on their way to a Ball at the Dorchester,
London. Telstar was the only telecoms satellite but it was out
of range. The New York - Washington - London landline for
quality speech communications has been closed for the day. |
President John F. Kennedy
(29 May 1917 - 22 Nov 1963) |
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At 18:42 London time the ticker tape machine burst into life
stating ‘President Kennedy had been shot’. Just before 19:00
Manchester's Granada TV was the first to broadcast the news. We
didn’t yet know that the President was dead. I sat in front of
our TV in stunned silence. All the newsreaders were at the ‘do’
at the Dorchester so an unknown assistant in the studio later
came on to say “We regret to announce that President Kennedy is
dead”. For a while nothing was broadcast until 19:45 when they
got through to the Dorchester where the Director of Television
decided to return to the normal Friday night schedule. We then
had an episode of ‘Here's Harry’ a sitcom featuring the inept
ditherer Harry Worth. Then came an episode of the Scottish
serial ‘Dr Finlay’s Casebook’. I still sat there wondering why
they were broadcasting a humorous sitcom when the President was
dead. In the UK there were only two TV channels and things were
just as bad on ITV. They broadcast the game show ‘Take Your
Pick’ and then the hospital soap ‘Emergency Ward 10’. How times
have changed? |
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Wed 16 Nov 2022
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This afternoon drove to Burnley Crematorium to say goodbye
to my ewx-colleague Joyce Maskell. |
Joyce. |
Burnley Crematorium. |
A very distinctive signature from Joyce. |
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Sun 13 Nov 2022
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Today’s Remembrance Sunday events began at St John’s School,
Whittle-le-Woods then to the Whittle & Clayton-le-Woods War
Memorial. It was attended by over 150 people who turned up to
pay their respects. Afterwards there were teas in St John’s
Church. It was the first time I’ve sung the national anthem to
our new King Charles III. |
Whittle & Clayton-le-Woods War memorial at 11am. |
14:30 servcie. Around 150 peaople in total. |
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St John's Church. |
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Sat 12 Nov 2022
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The Fortigall Yew. In 1769 it had a circumference of 17m (56ft).
There are small post markers showing the original girth.
Unfortunately it attracted souvenir hunters who removed large
sections and children lit fires inside the hollow trunk and even
funeral processions passed through its midst. Two relic trunks
of the ancient yew remain and the roots coil back about around
5,000years. |
The Fortigall Yew. |
The Fortigall Yew. |
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Thu 10 Nov 2022
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I'm in Perthshire, Scotland (Thu 10th Nov 2022) to do some
walking. This is the Strathtummel Post Office. It closed many
years ago but the building is hanging on, just. |
Strathtummel Post Office. |
Strathtummel Post Office. |
Remains of the bridge at the Dunhalastair Estate. |
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Dunalastair Bridge before the collapse.
Strathtummel Post
Office. |
Dunalastair Celtic Cross. |
Dunalastair Celtic Cross. |
Clan Donnachaidh
Chief's Burial Ground. |
Clan Donnachaidh
Chief's Burial Ground. |
Dunalastair House |
Dunalastair House. |
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Mon 07 Nov 2022
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My replacement 1lt Nalgene bottle has arrived. I had to buy
it from the USA as not avilable in this country. |
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Sat 05 Nov 2022
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09:30 at Preston Masonic Hall, Saul Street for the Lancashire
Local History Day School called Finding the Way: Lancashire
roads through history. |
Preston Bus Station looking deserted. |
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Called at Preston Police station on Lancaster Rd to hopefully
see the memorial to Police Officers killed in WW1. It was inside
and not accessible to me but a police officer took my camera in
and took the photo. |
For God & Country
In memory of the members of the Preston
Borough Police Force who fell in the Great War 1914-1919 |
P.C.2. John Baldwin Lee, 5th Lancers, killed in action.
P.C.5. Walter Hamer, Royal Garrison Artillery, killed in action.
P.C.11. David Godden, 1st Grenadier Guards, killed in action.
P.C.96, George Lowther, Royal Field Artillery, killed in action.
P.C.67, Walter Seed, Royal Garrison Artillery, missing, presumed
killed in action.
P.C.61, Thomas Rawcliffe, Military Foot
Police, died of tuberculosis contracted in France.
Erected by
their Comrades in the Police. |
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Preston Masonic Hall. |
Preston Masonic Hall. |
We Will Remember Them on a bus. |
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Thu 03 Nov 2022
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During the first part of today's walk I visited Langden Intale
near Dunsop Bridge. I took some photos of Miranda, the Water
Nymph. It was made cast in reinforced concrete by George
Aldersley who was a senior engineer at Preston & District Water
Board when I started in 1965. |
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Miranda. |
Miranda. |
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Wed 02 Nov 2022
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Evening at the Real Crafty for meeting of Wigan
Archaeological Society. It was John Trippier talking about the
Bleadale Circle. |
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Tue 01 Nov 2022
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Some rebuilding works being done on Grant's Tower above
Ramsbottom. |
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View from the balcony. |
Interior. |
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