Monthly Archives: July 2009

Sir Bobby Robson

Today Sir Bobby Robson died.  His praises are endless and one person said he was on the boundary between the modern and old fashioned manager. With the example of his non-demonstration when Maradonna scored the hand of God goal as … Continue reading

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History of Preston

Went to Alston Hall near Longridge today to listen to Stephen Sartin speak about the history of Preston through its Guild Merchant. Stephen Sartin being one of the current  leading historians about Preston although he currently seems more involved in … Continue reading

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Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3a signed

Announcement today that the UK has ordered another 40 Eurofighter Typhoons and in total the 4 nations involved 112 aircraft. This is just under half of the full Tranche 3 and is being called Tranche 3a. Good employment news in the … Continue reading

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Organic Food investigation report

Shock, horror, the newspapers are carrying headlines that say organic food is no more nutritional than non-organic food. The reputable Food Standards Agency with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine have conducted a study with 162 analyses and made … Continue reading

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F35 JSF engine work in East Lancs

Rolls Royce announced it is investing in new plant at its Barnoldswick facility in East Lancashire to make engine fan blades for the Joint Strike Fighter.  The total investment in product development across the UK by RR and the government is valued at £300m.  Earlier in the … Continue reading

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Quadrophenia

Went to the Grand Theatre in Blackpool to see Quadrophenia. Was a lot better than I expected.  Being someone who liked the Who I’m surprised that I wasn’t aware of it. It’s an interesting story of a rebellious youth who … Continue reading

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Tatton RHS Show 2009

Drove down the M6 to Tatton for an enjoyable day at the show on Thursday.  Is it that we don’t listen to the weather forecast or that it’s never as they say. Expected the show to be pretty waterlogged but … Continue reading

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PNE ins and outs

Paul McKenna signed for Notts Forest today. He’s a PNE vet and was captain. Seems PNE got a good price, said to be £750,000, and Paul was pleased to get some cash in his pocket and said he was pleased to join … Continue reading

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Newspaper deliveries cancelled

Told today that a newsagent in South Ribble is stopping delivering newspapers because they can’t get anyone to deliver them. We all need to run our own businesses as best we can but from what I heard this newsagent hasn’t … Continue reading

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Wind Turbine near Garstang

A planning debate on a new Wind Turbine near Garstang has been on-going for nearly 2 years and it appears that the turbine is to be built after the local council was over-ridden by the Planning Inspectorate.  This is an … Continue reading

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Criced – England v Australia

I learnt the Welsh for cricket. Yes, it’s criced.  Pronounced crickedd probably. What is the relevance of that?  England are playing the first test away, in Wales. AT this moment England only need 100 runs to avoid an innings defeat with only … Continue reading

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Leyland Vehicle Event 2009

Havn’t been to the event for a couple of years and discovered late that it’s moved to the middle of Leyland now. Sign on the motorway said use Junction 29 and then I discovered that all signs led to Park and … Continue reading

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A visit to Blackpools Art Gallery

Yesterday had a look at the Grundy Art Gallery in Blackpool. It’s a small place, but not a bad building,  near North Station. At the moment there is a collection of photographs mounted in acrylic to give a high gloss … Continue reading

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Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Thought we’d have a look in the museum this week although we were short of time and I now wish I’d written something earlier as I’ve forgotten the details.  The painting of Sir Richard Arkwright that the museum has bought … Continue reading

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Marina at Cottam?

I read in the LEP that a planning application has been submitted to build a marina, apartments, Tesco and nature reserve at Cottam. Sounds a good thing from reading it and having little knowledge of the area. I might wonder … Continue reading

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Alan Irvine Stays

A bit late with this one although there is something on the website. Snippets are coming out since the decision on Tuesday morning that Alan Irvine has turned down the job at WBA.   He wanted to listen to what they had … Continue reading

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Barton Grange

Visited the new Barton Grange yesterday. It was a very hot day, about 28degC.   We’ve not been before and it was further towards Garstang than I expected,  just north of the turn off to Guys and through Bilsborrow. You’re impressed from … Continue reading

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Baxi merge with Dutch company

Baxi the central heating boilermaking company who began life in Bamber Bridge over 150 years ago have merged with a Dutch company. The company is now based in Derby and owns the names of many of Britains best known central … Continue reading

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