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Enough of all this jibberish! H.R.H. did indeed come to Accrington today and a good time was had by all! He landed somewhere behind Hollins School, by helicopter and was driven down Black Abbey Street, onto Bank Street and up Oak Street, to the main entrance of the North Lancs Training Group Premises.
H.R.H. The Duke of York, was the distinguished guest of honour when he opened the Group's new head offices on Oak Street on Fri 5th March 2004. The Groups's links with The Patron's Company began in 1996 when it was approached along with 29 other bodies, to save the Outward Bound Trust at Loch Eli, who's facilities the Group had used for a number of years. Each of the 30 bodies agreed to donate £10,000 per year. This enables the Outward Bound Trust to continue and develop people of all ages and abilities in the virtues of outward bound activities.