OneGuyFromBarlick

Yes indeed; you can hardly see the houses now, if at all. That's a cracking photo, Stanley - thankyou very much for sharing it :smile: That bandstand must've played host to a variety of acts over the years, from the archetypal brass band to pop / rock acts. I'm sure Slack Alice played there on at le...

Well I remember the shelter - and I'm glad to see the plinth is still there - it left a lasting impression on me, as a child who had to be lifted onto it, and inspired my enduring love affair with the hills. However, the other bandstand was much lower down - I used to dance on it, as I liked the sou...

Good morning, everyone :smile: Thanks for the tip, Stanley, I managed to work it out, so good luck with the donations. Thanks to you all for the welcome - it's good to be back. As you say, Barlick has and hasn't changed; I've never lost my links with the place - my dad was Barlick born (Far East Vie...

Hello everyone, my name is Cheryl, and although I'm now living in Sutton-in-Craven, I grew up in Barlick, tell anyone and everyone - proudly - that I'm a Barlicker, and consider myself to be "from Barlick" :laugh5: I was born (in Burnley, Bank Hall hospital - didn't have any say in the mat...

I've been wandering around Letcliffe Park a bit of late, and so much has changed since I was a lass back in the '70's. The pitch & putt course are long-gone, ditto the little putting green. Obviously, the Cenotaph and Jubilee Fountain were re-located to their current positions, but there are a c...