The new South West Institute of Technology at Petroc hosted ‘Northern Devon marine- opportunities ahead’ on Thursday, November 25.
Organised by Torridge.
ONE of Lancashire’s best loved independent bicycle shops has announced it has shut after 60 years in business. Sutcliffe Cycles, based in Preston decided to close this Christmas Eve after serving thousands of people across the North West over the years. The closure has come about, despite unprecedented demand for cycling as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, due to owner Martin Sutcliffe’s decision to enjoy a well-earned retirement. He said: “I have always considered I entered the trade at just the right moment “Up to that point bikes had largely been a beast of burden, a mode of transport that got you to and from work, with the idea of a bicycle as a leisure item for adults still in its infancy.
ONE of Lancashire’s best loved independent bicycle shops has announced it has shut after 60 years in business. Sutcliffe Cycles, based in Preston decided to close this Christmas Eve after serving thousands of people across the North West over the years. The closure has come about, despite unprecedented demand for cycling as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, due to owner Martin Sutcliffe’s decision to enjoy a well-earned retirement. He said: “I have always considered I entered the trade at just the right moment “Up to that point bikes had largely been a beast of burden, a mode of transport that got you to and from work, with the idea of a bicycle as a leisure item for adults still in its infancy.
WOULD you like ice with that? Jean Wilson, receptionist at Blackburn YMCA got her skates on to deliver a refreshing brew to Martin Sutcliffe and Gerald Simpkin who were installing an artificial ice rink at the centre. This year was 1986 and the YMCA had invested over £50,000 on a new sports hall including its own ‘Hot Ice’ skating rink. The plastic rink could be covered so that the hall could be used for a variety of other activities. Did you ever go skating at Blackburn YMCA? Were you a regular down there? If so we’d love to hear your memories and see any photographs you may have. Email them to bygones@nqnw.co.uk