OneGuyFromBarlick

Ian,
Many thanks, that is one of the things we wondered about. One of our members visited the grave on Thursday to leave flowers and he saw the Remembrance Day Cross. We wondered if it was done generally for all service personnel or if it was a member of the family.

Tony

Industrial health and safety 100 years ago was not what it is today. The mills of Barnoldswick in those days were probably no better or worse than anywhere else. Bancroft Mill was opened in March 1920 and only ten months later it recorded its first, and, so far as we know, only fatal accident. Monda...

They are not big on IT Peter, they just use the PayPal facility that the site already has for donations. We messaged Peter directly on their Facebook page and made the payment by PayPal. Ours were delivered by Peter who wove them, I suppose there will be an agreed rate for postage if you contact th...

Good for them! If they really want a challenge, have a look at this jacquard loom made from Technic Lego!

Thanks for coming Ian, sorry I missed you. I had to leave early today, but will be back tomorrow.

Looks as though Finlay got up some speed on the stop valve from the motion blur on that last shot! I hope he enjoyed the experience.

Tony

Stanley - thanks for coming yesterday, it was good to see you, I'm glad you were impressed, I can say that I am too as I have had little or no involvement in the Bradley rebuild.

Glad to hear that we are looking after 'your' engine well too

Tony

Sorry for delay in replying, Whyperion, been a bit busy getting ready for Heritage Weekend and fighting npower (that's another story). Highways Drainage is just another category of charge that the water co's can levy on non-domestic premises. It is nothing I'll certainly check on Middleton Railway, ...

Thanks Chinatyke, we have had grants from the Heritage Lottery fund in the past but my impression is that they are only made for specific projects and not for what would be classed as 'running costs' We can certainly check though..

Does anyone here have experience of applying for Lottery Grants?

First I must declare an interest: I have been the Treasurer of Bancroft Mill since earlier this year. Now we have got that out of the way I must thank Stanley for such an eloquent and thoughtful post. No-one is better qualified than he, as the last Engine Tenter at Bancroft and one of those responsi...