The Great East Lancashire Best Butty Shop Competition. Wow…… The results of our Butty competition from our May edition are now in, and what we thought was just a bit of fun has shocked us with an overwhelming and passionate response. We have literally received thousands of votes, yes, thousands, by post, vouchers and emails from people showing their support and appreciation for their favourite Butty Shop. Here are the regional winners and the overall winner. Burnley area: Muffins Sandwich Bar, St James Row, Burnley. Padiham area: Kendalls Sandwich Bar, Burnley Rd, Padiham. Great Harwood: Eddlestons Confectioners, Blackburn Rd. Gt H. Clayton: Katies Kitchen, Barnes Square, Clayton Le Moors. Accrington: Church Street News & Food. Accrington. Oswaldtwistle: Yummies Blackburn Rd, West End, Ossy. The overall winner with most votes was:
Katies Kitchen, Clayton Le Moors.
Certificates are on there way.
Congratulations to all our winners and a massive thank you to all the Butty Shops out there doing a sterling job in keeping East Lancashire nourished. Our winning voter who receives a copy of Jamie Oliver’s award winning 30 Minute Meals Cook Book is: Heather Johnson who voted for
Muffins Sandwich Bar in Burnley.
It Happened In July. It’s a History Thing. 1 July. 1838 British scientist Charles Darwin presented a paper to the Linnean Society in London, on his theory of the evolution of species and natural selection. 3 July. 1996 It was confirmed that the Stone of Scone, the symbol of the Scottish nation taken by Edward I of England in 1296, was to be returned to Scotland from Westminster Abbey where it has been used in the coronation of 30 British monarchs. 4 July. 1776 Congress accepted the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson, formally ending American links with Britain. 9 July. 1887 The inaugural Lawn Tennis Championship was played on top of the croquet lawns at Wimbledon, Spencer W Gore taking the men's singles title. 10 July. 138 Death of the Roman Emperor Hadrian who ordered the building of a wall across northern England to keep out the barbarian Scottish tribes. 12 July. 1910 British pilot Charles Stewart Rolls, 33, died after his French built biplane crashed at a flying competition in Bournemouth. He was a partner in the Rolls-Royce car company. 19 July. 1545 King Henry VIII looks on as his newly refitted flagship the Mary Rose sinks in the Solent, off England's south coast, with the loss of 700 lives. 21 July. 1969 The Eagle lands on the moon and US astronaut Neil Armstrong is the first man in history to walk on its powdery surface. 22 July. 1946 More than a year after the end of World War Two, bread is rationed in Britain. The shortage is blamed upon a poor harvest and drought. 23 July. 1940 The Local Defence Volunteers changes its name to the Home Guard. The one million-strong force, which includes many WWI veterans, is intended to form Britain's last line of defence against the expected German invasion. 28 July. 1540 A busy day for King Henry VIII as he has Thomas Cromwell beheaded and then goes on to marry Catherine Howard. 29 July. 1588
The Spanish
Amada is sighted off the coast of Cornwall. The English fleet under the command of Charles Howard and Francis Drake set sail from Plymouth, to establish the birth of British naval su- premacy. 30 July. 1966 England win the Jules Rimet trophy, football's World Cup, at Wembley Stadium after beating Germany 4-2 in extra time.
6. 21st July 1837 Euston Station, the first in London, is opened.
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July Awareness Days Well Dressing - Derbyshire. What ????? Get a Life ! Wells are dressed with large framed panels decorated with elaborate mosaic-like pictures made of flower petals, seeds, grasses, leaves, tree bark, berries and moss. Henley Royal Regatta The River Thames and the town of Henley on Thames are transformed into one large sporting and social arena where the world's best rowers compete. 7th-14th July. National Transplant Week. 6th July. Children’s Art Day 11th July. World Population Day To mark 11th July 1987 when the world population hit 5 Billion. The day is also used to address population issues. 5th July. Tynwald Day is a national holiday of the Isle of Man. 12th July. Orange Men's Day (Northern Ireland) Protestant Irish march with drums and pipes to commemorate the Battle of Boyne, which occurred on Ireland’s east coast in 1690. In Northern Ireland, it is a bank holiday. Swan Upping. The census of swans takes place annually during July on the River Thames in a ceremony known as Swan Upping. Swans are counted and marked on a 70 mile, five day journey up the River Thames. It starts on the third Monday at Sunbury and ending at Abingdon on the Friday. 15th July. St. Swithin's Day. Saint Swithin was England’s Bishop of Winchester. St Swithin's Day, if thou dost rain, for forty days it will remain. St Swithin's Day, if thou be fair, for forty days "twill rain nae mair."
25th July St James'Day Patron saint of pilgrims( Children would make Grottos and decorate them with scallop or oyster shells. 16th-31st July. Festival of British Archaeology. 25th July St James'Day Patron saint of pilgrims (Children would make Grottos and decorate them with scallop shells. 25th July St Christopher's day Patron saint of Travellers
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