Beautiful day. Drove from the M6 along the A59 towards Samlesbury. New traffic lights outside the Swallow Hotel controlling traffic from Walton Le Dale. About time really, it always was a close your eyes and hope for the best type of junction. Then the old gates outside BAE SYSTEMS have been closed and new ones with traffic lights built further up. Large new office block inside the site, looks impressive. Remember reading about that in the Evening Post something to do with the JSF although that seems to have gone quiet lately. Samlesbury looks a big site now.
Nice country drive towards Ribchester, recall a spell of going to the Lode Star pub many years ago but it seems to have disappeared. Noticed an attractive early 17th Century (think) house by the River Ribble bridge before Ribchester, need to look that up.