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Richard Foster , February 15th, 2021 09:42 In our monthly subscribers only feature, Richard Foster looks under that milk advert to a Lancastrian football club with an occult history Walking down Whalley Road in Accrington, towards the Crown public house, the parish of Altham and the old industrial village of Clayton-le-Moors, the pedestrian will pass under a brown sign adorned with a football, stating “Accrington Stanley FC”. Following the sign’s arrow down Livingstone Road and taking a sharp left will lead the curious to the Crown Ground, now known as the Wham Stadium. This is the home of Accrington Stanley (1968) FC, a small football club close to the heart of the town, previously a “housewives’ favourite”, then “the club that wouldn’t die”. And now a club in the heart of the community, which is quite possibly the most rock & roll in the land. ....
THE 11th Service Battalion East Lancashire Regiment, better known as the Accrington Pals, has launched a Christmas campaign to help restore this 1975 bus. The vintage Leyland Leopard is one of the last remaining examples of a Hyndburn Transport vehicle and had been painted in the blue and red colours of the Accrington Pals. If you help restore the bus this Christmas you will receive a specially designed, personalised gift certificate. The bus is owned by charity Accrington Heritage Trust, and the plan is to restore the bus to a modern safety standard at a cost of £14,000, so that it is available to tour local historic sites and for use by schools and other local organisations. It is currently housed at the Town and District Transport Trust in Great Harwood. ....