[WillowTheWhisp]

But to get back to the point about what we can be proud of. I think we sometimes take things for granted and don't really think about them until someone else mentions them. For instance the nature reserve at Foxhill Bank which has amongst other birds, herons and kingfishers. This leaves me again thinking that there has got to be scope for creating an oasis in Accy around the river (Grange Lane/Oak St)

What about the two windows in the church at Church Kirk designed by Edward Burne-Jones? Any photos Atarah?

I believe Accrington Market Hall is the oldest in Lancashire. (In which case it would be a crying shame if anything were to be done to change it)

Stone for the restoration of churches in Whalley and Clitheroe came from Green Haworth (or Bedlam)

For the sake of records - Belthorn is the highest village in Lancashire and Huncoat must be one of the oldest places in England. It has existed since Doomsday. Well there's a mention of it in the Domesday Book. The Carding Engine was invented there by John and Ellen Hacking.

On the subject of inventions, the Industrial Revolution owes a lot to Hyndburn what with James Hargreaves of Stanhill and his Spinning Jenny, John Mercer of Gt Harwood and his mercerisation of cotton and the invention of chemical dyes. (OK maybe these should be in a different thread but whilst I'm on the subject of inventors what about Dr. Lovelace and his famous floating soap - Clayton-le-Moors) I'm sure there are probably more.