Lancashire Day In Pictures: The Most Famous Lancastrians
IT’S Lancashire Day. You thought every day was Lancashire Day. Not so. Only today. The rest of the year is Yorkshire Day. In honour of this auspicious occasion we bring you the top Lancastrians in pictures: featuring Cecil Parkinson, Cherie Booth, Dame Thora Hird, Eric Sykes, Geoff Hurst, Mystic Meg, Richmal Crompton, Les Dawson, Bernard Manning, Anthony Burgess, Julie Goodyear, Sir Norman Foster, Eric Sykes, Sir Thomas Beecham, Mike Leigh, Michelle Marsh, Saun Ryder, Emmeline Pankhurst, Peter Purves, Dame Joan Bakewell, John Inman, Henry V and…
How Lancashire Football Took Over The National Game
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England's Geoff Hurst cracks a shot past German goalkeeper Hans Tilkowski to score the final goal of the World Cup Final against West Germany at Wembley. 30/7/91: 25th anniversary. 24/4/96: Return of ball. 17/11/98: Hurst knighted by the Queen. * One of soccer's great mysteries - whatever happened to the ball used in the match - is set to be solved after an unidentified person contacted Hurst and offered to return the ball, previously thought to have been taken by German striker Hans Haller. See PA Story SOCCER Ball. 26/03/2002; Geoff Hurst cracking a shot past goalkeeper Hans Tilkowski to score the final goal of the World Cup Final against West Germany. The commentator who uttered the most famous words in English football "they think it's all over, it is now" has died at the age of 81. Kenneth Wolstenholme died at a private hospital in Torquay with his daughter by his side. His famously quoted line, for which he received just 60, came as Geoff Hurst scored the final goal in England's 1966 World Cup win against Germany at Wembley
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November 30th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
I have heard there is a novel called “Lancashire Hotpot” written by Robin Drinkall. The first 15 pages are available for free on http://www.lulu.com
It is my understanding the book is partly based on a true story in Lancashire.
The main plot involves a private detective from Preston called Charlie Fleetwood. He has been hired by a firm of lawyers in Manchester to investigate the theft of some valuable Faberge jewellery at Slaidburn Hall.
Charlie Fleetwood and his partner Jeremy Worden soon realise someone is manipulating events to suit their own agenda.
The novel takes the reader through the picturesque landscape of Lancashire including Lytham, Whitewell, Chipping, Manchester and Preston.
I will not spoil the ending but I can disclose the reader will be left wondering if “Lancashire Hotpot” is actually a story within a story about a real psychological parallel world.
Robin has written another book on Osteoporosis in Denmark. It has been described as the best patient friendly information book on non-compliance of medicine available. The Lancashire Hotpot is his first novel and the plot is 100% believable.
Spooky
November 28th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Happy Lancashire Day to my fellow Lancastrians!! (Born in L’pool pre Merseyside and proud of it!!)
November 27th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
Stockport was in Cheshire too when Joan Bakewell was born. On second thoughts it was peobably in Mercia when she was born