MR ADRIAN SHURMER, author of "Shurmer's Official Guide of Hyndburn".
 

can't remember his first name but he was a driving instructor apparently and back in the day he wrote the guide to Accrington books (the little red things) Apparently he took the concept further and led the way for doing them for all other towns. Maybe.

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Adrian was his first name. also stood as an independant on teh council for a while, (I think he's stood down now)

re: MR ADRIAN SHURMER, author of "Shurmer's Official Guide of Hyndburn".
 

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Still got my shurmers from very late 80's very early 90's:D

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Was he not once in the police......

re: MR ADRIAN SHURMER, author of "Shurmer's Official Guide of Hyndburn".
 

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I like this bit at the end

Council chiefs have earmarked land bordered by Union Street, Edgar Street and School Street for the site of an indoor bus station. Designs for the new bus station are being drawn up so that work can start by 2006.


still waiting!!!

re: MR ADRIAN SHURMER, author of "Shurmer's Official Guide of Hyndburn".
 

Maybe HBC are in a time warp :D

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He certainly was.he served in Accrington then went to great harwood as a sergeant if my memory is correct..ive still got my shurmers guide from early 1980 and it was yellow,back then..

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question ....whats was wrong with the original bus station on the side of the Market Hall ? are there so many accidents that it is unsafe ? seem to remember that it was wide enough for three bus bays ( Black Dog-Clayton, on the side next to the Market Hall , Haslingden route buses in the middle and the green Blackburn corporation buses on the other side near to Garth Dawsons , plus other stops for Accy corporation bus routes )
if it aint broke ......dont fix it ....... :confused: :confused:

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Definitely was, he and his wife used to live on the same road as my parents in the eighties.

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Adrian was (and still is, I suppose :) ) my best mate's dad when we were growing up together in Harwood. His son was the best man at my wedding. I haven't seen his dad for a year or so as I don't get home much but I think he's still doing OK.

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I think Adrian's guide will be around a long time after he has departed this earth, I still use mine to this day

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He was a Councillor for a year or so, about 12 years ago. He stood as an Independent, and single handedly held the balance of power between Labour and the Conservatives, in the days when the Mayoralty was earned, not given as a political sweetener. So he was never made Mayor.

I remember he was red hot on traffic issues, and always spoke out against road humps and "sleeping policemen".

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You might remember Adrian, held the balance of power the year I was Mayor. Made for an interesting year.

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Ya Bernard, think thats the last time I had a chat with you, if I remember rightly, I may be wrong but I don't think he lasted the year did he;)

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Adrian was my partner on the crime car for several years. A good copper with a strong sense of RIGHT. He went on to become an advanced driving instructor until his retirement from the police. He later served as an independent councillor for Great Harwood and quit after several noteworthy run in's with Britcliffe, having proved his point that the man was apparently just of much of a self centred ego then as he is today.

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Adrian has sadly died (didn't see in the thread). There is a memorial bench to him on the footpath near to the bottom end of Gt Harwood Golf Club near to the disused railway line.

The story from some 20 years ago was that Hyndburn Council used his maps without permission and had to pay a royalty (This was a long time before he went on the council).

The guide was pretty unique in that a Street location was given as "off Birtwistle Street" and then the house number on Birtwistle Street that it was alongside was given.

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The plaque on the bench in question.

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I used to find Adrian Shurmer's Guide extremely useful in my earlier years as Local Land Charges Officer at Hyndburn Borough Council - I did the job for 25 years up to my retirement. Hyndburn didn't publish its own street guide so Shurmer's came in very handy! Re earlier comment about the mayoralty being given as a political sweetener rather than earned - I hope that's not true in my case!! Judith Addison - current Mayor of Hyndburn

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Today I am visiting Mrs Shurmer with a welfare officer from the Retired Bobbies to help her dispose of a lot of copies of Adrian's book on driving, which is held in high regard by Advanced Drivers. I shall pass onto wer all the good wishes for Adrian expressed on here.

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I really wish our moderators could alter the heading which states "that Shurmer chap" - please could you not amend it to say MR ADRIAN SHURMER, author of "Shurmer's Official Guide of Hyndburn".

I have "flinched" ever since that heading was used.

Re: MR ADRIAN SHURMER, author of "Shurmer's Official Guide of Hyndburn".
 

your wish is our command June:D

MR ADRIAN SHURMER, author of "Shurmer's Official Guide of Hyndburn".
 

Thank you very kindly sir!
A much nicer introduction to the article.

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Well done Atarah and Mick.....I have arranged for the stock of copies of 'Mind How You Go' to be collected by the Marie Curie Foundation, so they will be going on sale in their shops soon. Other copies will be going to local charities.

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found a copy in my loft this morning

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A warning to others - 'Mind how you go' when up in the loft.

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Oh no! You think cmon might be up there?

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:D:D my copy has the picture and back on the cover blurred . has anybody else have a blurred cover on theirs :confused:

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I have two copies of Adrians guide, and neither copy are blurred.

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Adrian certainly was in the Lancs.Police, I knew him when he was at Accrington and at H.Q. Driving school. Last I heard of him, he was teaching some of the Man.Utd. team in defensive driving.

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Adrian was much liked and admired by his colleagues and supervisors.