[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by RainbowSix

If you have it in print and have typed it in via your older PC then its in an electronic format already.

However your reticent to take it that step further and publish it online which I can see you have good reasons for.

What are you planning on doing with this information now? Are these books going to be available for purchase? for view at any exhibitions?
What about the accringtons past thing in the arndale?
The Pals display in the town hall?

It would be a shame if after all that hard work you did not either profit from it by selling some (I suspect that was not your intention) or let others know of it all.

Still your choice.

Hi Rainbow, theres a long history behind the saga of Bill Turners work, most of the original display in the clown hall, came from Bill lending them things from his collection, and them either copying it or keeping it, and then it appears on web sites by courtesy of H.B.C,
(H.B.C. Had completely ingnored any reference to the Pals after the 50th Aniversay.)
They did the same to me. I created a time line of the Pal for Bills 2006 exhibition at the Haworth, comparing what they we doing thro out the war, with other events taking place, walking thro the market one day just after its refurbishment, and there was my time line on board in one of the empty stalls, I blew my top, because I'd copyrighted it to Bill, they took it down. They don't have a copy of the Pals Casualty Book July 1st 1916, when my daughters took them to France they were under strict orders not to let any one see them, if they had those books would have been like oily rags wi thumb prints an wet finger marks of page turners, the only person who was allowed a preview was an old work mate of mine who lives in France, and is my eldests God father, she said there were tears in his eyes when he was looking at them, and was very reluctant to hand it back.

I wouldn't trust that lot int clown hall with used toilet paper, individually they appear to be nice people, but collectively, nuff said.

My copy of the 1916 disaster, and the other books the Greater Accrington Heroes, are printed on a special paper that the government uses to prevent photo copying, and its not cheap over £30 a ream, so if any one nicks my books they can't do owt with them.
Please don't go an say for the people of Accrington, I spent nigh on 30 years at the Fire Station, and ruined my health for the people of Accrington, they've had enough out of me.