This morning I bought myself some sensible walking boots and a little rucksack and set off for the Lake District. I walked for about 5 miles then I sat on a stone, opened my rucksack and poured a cup of coffee. Then I walked about another 5 miles, sat down again and had a Mars Bar. After that I walked towards a beautiful lake, admiring the scenery…… Sorry, I’m Rambling.


100 Greatest British Television Programmes A list was compiled in 2000 by the British Film Institute (BFI), chosen by a poll of industry professionals, to determine what were the greatest British television programmes of any genre ever to have been screened. Although not including any programmes made in 2000 or later, the list is useful as an indication of what were generally regarded as the most successful British programmes of the 20th century. The top 10 programmes are: 1.Fawlty Towers BBC2 1975-1979 2.Cathy Come Home (The Wednesday Play) BBC1 1966 3.Doctor Who BBC1 1963-1989, 1996, 2005- 4.The Naked Civil Servant ITV 1975 5.Monty Python's Flying Circus BBC2 1969-1974 6.Blue Peter BBC1 1958- 7.Boys from the Blackstuff BBC2 1982 8.Parkinson BBC1/ITV 1971-1982, 1998–2007 9.Yes Minister / Yes, Prime Minister BBC2 1980-1988 10.Brideshead Revisited ITV 1981


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The past year has been an interesting and very busy one for the Blackburn and East Lancashire Model Railway Society. After 44 years at the Blackburn King George’s Halls, last October the group moved their annual show to Hyndburn Leisure Centre, where the proximity to motorway links greatly improved access for exhibitors and visitors alike.


This new,


larger venue has excellent disabled access and free parking. This year our annual show, the largest model railway show held in East Lancashire, will again be at the Hyndburn Leisure Centre, Henry Street, Church, with a second hall giving visitors the opportunity of seeing even more exhibits.


28 working


Layouts will be coming from across the UK including many not seen in the area before. Our society will be showing Grange (our cup winning scale model of a picturesque, well known railway location), Llanfair (a model of the Llanfair and Welshpool Railway) and ‘Thomas’ (children can operate this themselves). Two society members’


layouts being shown are 8.


We thought we had better give you a clue with this one as it is a traditional Lancashire snack which was served in pubs. It’s popularity seems to have faded over the years and some of our younger readers have probably never heard of it. The Meat was usually pieces of beef in a brine or jelly and it rhymed with BREW. It was sliced and served on oatcake which had been dried until it became crispy. It wasn’t soft and rhymed with LARD. So the dish was known as _ _ _ _ AND _ _ _ _.


New Bryford (from Clitheroe) and Oswaldtwistle Town (from Hyndburn). The model of Oswaldtwistle Town is a representation of a “might have been” as in the late 19th and early 20th century Oswaldtwistle Council did in fact try to persuade the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway to build a branch line into the centre of the town. 28 demonstrators, preservation societies and traders will be attending, making a total of 56 exhibition displays. Our show will be open at Hyndburn Leisure Centre on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th September from 10.00am to 5.00pm.days. Following last year’s successful show, the group also decided to relocate their club-rooms to Hyndburn, taking a unit in the Oswaldtwistle Mills Business and Conference Centre. Their new space is a large area in the centre of the building which enables members to work on all the society’s large scale model layouts at any time. These include: Blackmill, Brinklow, Oxenholme, Grange and Llanfair. Scale modelling in various gauges, including the latest digital technology, is catered for. Throughout the society’s 46 year history there has never before been as much activity at our meetings, and prospective new members are welcome. Contact our Hon. Secretary, Andy Shaw on 01254 761657. More details from www.belmrs.org


2. Garth Brooks.


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