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Other volunteers have the unenviable task of trawling through local newspaper ar chives to track down relevant articles and information.
. "We've got adverts for cars and tractors as well as stories
on the anniversary of a chapel and the 50th anniversary of
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Chipping Women's Institute," says Sue. "Local newspapers are one of the best resources - and libraries, and often there are people there with a wealth of local knowledge " Sue, who has been work ing on the project since the
beginning of May, has also been making contact with local people through a variety of events, including a farmers' evening that attracted about 20 farmers keen to contribute to the project, Chipping Local History Society's monthly open days, and over tea and
cake at Dunsop Bridge village hall. She has also recently at
tended Abbeystead Show' and, at the weekend, Chip ping Show, and will be at the Hodder Valley Show on Sep tember 13. "We want people to come along and talk to us and also bring in any photos or souvenir programmes they might have," says Sue. These informal conversa tions have already proved
valuable. "People have talked about the decline in public transport and how it has af fected their lives," says Sue. ■"Ppor public transport is one of the main disadvantages of ' living in a rural area and some areas have actually organised their own — I think Scorton has provided a service into
Garstang a couple of times a week."
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part of the bigger picture of life in Bowland over the past
50 years, along with the ris ing price of animal feed, the advances in fanning practices and employment. But woven into this basic fabric is the
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detail of everyday life - detail that is often overlooked as irrelevant or mundane. . However, Sue and her small
team of volunteers would like to hear about it, or see it, of
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bowlandscrapbok@gmail. ■ com or on 01200 448000. Alternatively take a look at
facebook.com/bowlandscrap- book.
, Marking the
tHE Bowland Scrapbook project is one of a number of ways in which the area is mark ing its 50th anniversary as an AONB.- It io funded by a £10,000 grant from the
He, itage uOttcijr miu wm ultimately produce a
36:page A4 book chronicling life in Bowland since 1964. To make it manageable the project lias been-
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split into four categories. These look eit: • Farming and land management.: . • Visitors and tourism - • Major events such as floods and foot and •
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Royal visits • ' - - Co-ordinator Sue Holden said: "We've got a
• Village life - anything from Rose. Queens to lot of information on some things, like tractors
and mouth, although we recognise what a sens! t've t0PC this is and how hard it is to discuss "
but need more on other farm vehicles and also farm buildings themselves. "We'd also like to talk to people about foot
In. addition to the scrapbook, Bowland AONR
Rural Life is delighted to be supporting ■
• beauty over the last half century 9 The Awards have a total of seven
; 'Ihej e f e ainied at recognising the work of individuals and organisations that have contrib- uted to conserving and enhancing its nature
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including farming for conservation, best kern vil lage, biodiversity and vibrant community^
a special place There are also awards for sustainable tourism
traditional boundaries and outstanding contribi In the first instance entrants need to be ablet
show how they have significantly contributed to
. at least one of the AONB Partnership's principal objectives, which include protecting and enham ing the cultural heritage of the area, promoting social and economic development and encour
aging enjoyment of the AO N B f Beyond that each award has specific criteria
ut for comprehensive details and application orms go to at
www.forestofbowland.com/
AAor^n0 /' contacMhe AONB office on 01200
48000 for a paper copy. But hurry - the dead line is this Friday; August 29.
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LANCASHIRE nature reserve will have its
^ own mini-Stonehenge - by the end of the year,
thanks to a little help from volunteers.
They were on hand earlier if 25?
this month to help put in place stones in the second phase of a project at Brockholes near Preston, which will aims to build a circle made up of a total of 13 stones. The first ones were laid on
the Summer Solstice and the latest batch was timed to coin cide with Lughnasadh, or Lam mas weekend, which marks the start of the harvesting season.
Wildlife Trust Senior Conser
vation Officer John Lamb said: "The stones represent the most northern and southerly • positions of the moon on its 18.6-year cycle through the night Skies. They also point to our nature reserve at Warton Crag, near Lancaster, and to the Bolton Office in Seven Acres Local Nature Reserve. "We needed help to dig the
holes, collect packing stone material, to move the stones
into their holes and to backfill the holes. It was also an op
portunity for people to visit our lovely reserve and help to create an area that can be "■ _
enjoyed by visitors fo r genera tions to come." The stones are limestone and have come from Aggre-
• gate Industries' Back Lane Quarry, near Camforth. The remaining stones
will be placed in the ground on the Autumn Equinox (September 21), the Hallowe'en weekend
(November 1) and finally on the Winter Solstice on Sunday, • December 21.
The stones help to tell the
story of Brockholes.and the surrounding area, which was created by glaciers during the last Ice Age, 10,000 years ago.
HOMAGE TO ANCIENTS: The laying of the Summer Solstice stones
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