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kestrelx 31-10-2010 19:14
Pendle Witches and Halloween!
 
Some years ago Countryfile did a Halloween Special and a lot of it was round Pendle Hill. John Craven mentioned a pub that was legendery where people used to congregate which had a cable system over it which was used to slide down and they used to run a witch down it on a broomstick! Anyone know more about this pub? Did anyone use the cable system? :) Any info welcomed :dflam::dflam::dflam:

steeljack 31-10-2010 20:37
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I can remember back in the mid 60s loads of young folk would make the trek up to Pendle hill , from both the Clitheroe and Sabden sides at Halloween, especially if it fell on a weekend night , could get a bit 'rowdy' but never any trouble , most folks were too knackered after the hike and usually soaked in the rain (not many had cars or transport in those days) these were the days before the ski-slope being built next to the Wellsprings pub.

cashman 31-10-2010 21:00
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The pub up pendle was the Wellsprings, can't remember that much about it, was ejected after about 15 mins. but many used to congregate in it that night.:D

kestrelx 31-10-2010 23:05
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Originally Posted by steeljack (Post 857343)
I can remember back in the mid 60s loads of young folk would make the trek up to Pendle hill , from both the Clitheroe and Sabden sides at Halloween, especially if it fell on a weekend night , could get a bit 'rowdy' but never any trouble , most folks were too knackered after the hike and usually soaked in the rain (not many had cars or transport in those days) these were the days before the ski-slope being built next to the Wellsprings pub.
In the 70's also I went up there once I think. But you could could see all the lights going up Pendle from the coppice on a clear night! Don't they walk up there any more?

kestrelx 31-10-2010 23:06
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Originally Posted by cashman (Post 857356)
The pub up pendle was the Wellsprings, can't remember that much about it, was ejected after about 15 mins. but many used to congregate in it that night.:D
And do you remember the witch on a broom stick coming down a wire? :dflam:

cashman 31-10-2010 23:10
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Originally Posted by kestrelx (Post 857380)
And do you remember the witch on a broom stick coming down a wire? :dflam:
remember very little, was never sober, was probably me ex girlfriend.:D

jaysay 01-11-2010 09:08
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Did the pilgrimage back in the sixties set of from Accy, bus to Burnley, then to barrowford, on foot then through Barley over the top of Pendle ended up in Whalley about 5 in the morning, caught the first bus back to Accy, didn't see one witch:D

jaysay 01-11-2010 09:11
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Halloween always reminds me of the Mother-in-Law, I can picture her now sat next to the fire shinning her broom ready for the annual tip over the rooftops, God bless her little cotton socks:D

kestrelx 01-11-2010 09:27
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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 857439)
Halloween always reminds me of the Mother-in-Law, I can picture her now sat next to the fire shinning her broom ready for the annual tip over the rooftops, God bless her little cotton socks:D
:dflam:What was her name? Alice Nutter or Demdike? :hehetable

jaysay 01-11-2010 09:56
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Originally Posted by kestrelx (Post 857450)
:dflam:What was her name? Alice Nutter or Demdike? :hehetable
No just plain old Matilda:rolleyes:

kestrelx 01-11-2010 18:41
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No just plain old Matilda:rolleyes:
This was supposed to be a thread about History, not your ex's :D

jaysay 02-11-2010 18:23
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Originally Posted by kestrelx (Post 857603)
This was supposed to be a thread about History, not your ex's :D
No it's about witches, which eminently describes my ex-mother-in-law:D

kestrelx 02-11-2010 18:28
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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 857884)
No it's about witches, which eminently describes my ex-mother-in-law:D
Did she make an efigagy of thee and stick pins in it!:dflam:

jaysay 03-11-2010 10:24
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Did she make an efigagy of thee and stick pins in it!:dflam:
No she let her daughter do that:D


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