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To Loulabelle, Hi, sorry about not responding to your previous thread. Would you still like updates? I can pm you if you like.

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Hope somebody posts a few pics on here for the ex-pats and out of towners :)

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here you go ...:D

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Tatting in pic #6 !
I used to do a lot of that and have a few doilies in a drawer somewhere.

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What a range of stuff!!!! So pleased to see several models of Ewbanks. Somebody should do a book on this firm and their products.

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Thanks Shillelagh for posting photos.

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V impressive display - and that's just the ladies' hats! No seriously, I have been involved in this sort of thing myself and this looks good. If I were closer I would be there with you -I love it. Well done.

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Atarah can you volunteer if you can only do say a couple of hours and not set times

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To esteemedjuju

Too right you can volunteer and of course you say WHEN you are free. We really need more interested volunteers, so that we can open for more days than we did in the Market Hall. At the moment, we don't think we will try to open Wednesdays. We are getting a rota going, so if you could only give a few hours "whenever", that would be really helpful.
Hope to see you down there! :-)

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Thanks a lot Susie. It really is looking good, we are all "proper proud" and if ever you come to Accrington, do pop round. Let me know when if you ever do, and I will try and be there on that day.

Thanks again.

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You're welcome, I know how much hard work has to go into a project like this. And Shillelagh's photos really do it justice. Well done Jen. Hope the press were there too.

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Hi, yep the press came round for an interview on Wednesday, but any photos of the opening event, which was on a Thursday, wont be in the Observer until next week of course.

Hyndburn history museum moves to Accrington Arndale Centre - Accrington Observer

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your welcome ... and heres the rest of em ... :D

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Was in town yesterday so went and had a look round the museum found it very interesting the staff where very helpful if you have a question about something they will try and answer it for you well worth a look if your in the Arndale centre
just keep away from our Atarah she will talk you to death:D:hidewall:
no really she is very good and has done a lot of work to get this realised congratulations
by the way Atarah the Empire theatre is up for sale could you get a lottery grant and move into there :D

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just who in their right mind would want to live in a flat with panoramic views over a bus station?

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Not me thats a racing cert.:eek:

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Thanks Mick, that's really nice of you to say that. :-)

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Was gonna pop in again,but twas closed today.

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Hi Cashman, yep, we shut shop for this year last Friday, although we had the Museum in the Market open last Saturday. We open again after the hols on Friday 3rd 2014 and then, from Mon 6th onwards, we are back to normal, all staff back from either hols or sickness. We have put two signs up by the Arndale premises, telling folk of our New Year opening time.

Make sure you pop in again please! :-) Your pal Pixie came in Friday.

Am just home from going to see War Horse at The Lowry, utterly amazing!

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I could have saved you the trip I have it on DVD (Blue Ray) you could have borrowed it:D

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What, you have the STAGE production on DVD?
Nowt like watching the real thing. It was truly AMAZING

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Is the museum not open on Saturdays Atarah?

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Hi Sam, hasn't been for a few Saturdays due to Xmas holidays, sickness, busy time of year for folk etc. etc. Hopefully "service will be resumed" in the New Year. (The Market unit was opened last Saturday).

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Okay, thanks.
Have a nice Christmas.
Ill come and help out some saturdays when im free.
Dont want to come back to accrington yet as i hear its bad weather. Id rather stay here in Lanzarote. :D

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Enjoy your holiday and be nice to see you back at the Museum.

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Some friends of mine are going to the Lowry in January to see it

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A thank you to Mick. He keeps popping into the Museum, bringing gifts. Nice one Mick!

:-)

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BBC Northern News after 1-30- Hyndburn Museum

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Good publicity, looks good. On again tonight in BBC1 Northern News after 6-30

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Thanks for that Gordon, you beat me to it. Have only just got home so couldn't put details up any earlier. We heard off someone they had seen the short "live" version, and they too said it was good publicity.

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Half an hour to go. I am trembling with anticipation . Saw the short version - Bernard Scully did well. I hope it brings in some volunteers , some visitors and some dosh.

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Excellent bit of publicity-about 2 minutes. It looks well. Was that you, Atarah? If I lived nearer I'd be volunteering right away. Congratulations to all involved.

The presenters didn't know what a Ewbank was and assumed the whole of the Empire State Building must be built of 'a lot of bricks'. Just shows - if you're not from Accy you know nowt!

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Nah Gordon not our atarah that un, it was a good bit of publicity i thought, Bernard n Doddy did very well. as did the lass on first.:)

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No, I wasn't anywhere in sight. The crew had been around for hours and hours, when they finally shown it on telly, it was only a really short version. Good fun, but smashing publicity.

Anyone on here who is local, do pop in to see us.

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Would anyone be able to post the link please for the BBC North West programme our Museum was on?

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Sambo, can I just say what you have done in the Museum recently is WONDERFUL. You have been a great help and its smashing to see such a youngster interested in history :-)

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Good on yer Sambo.;)

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Well, our Museum is looking good these days! Hope you find the time to call in and see us. Opening Easter Sat and most probably Easter Monday.
hyndburn heritage museum homr

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You need to change some of the meta tags on your webpage, at the moment they are

Which is why the link in your post looks the way it does

You may also wish to change this one

To show the main picture on your website home page. At the moment it is a picture of the railway arches so if you post a link to your site on facebook the picture you will see witll be the arches and not the museum.

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Thank you Neil for your kind comments, but, .... haven't a CLUE what you are talking about :-)
When I click on the link, it takes me directly to our Museum website, so, I am confused.com??????

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In your post above where you posted the link, the words of the link are "hyndburn heritage museum homr" which looks naff with no capitals and home spelt homr. So I looked at the metadata on your webpage and made the suggestions in my post. Just mention it to whoever created your webpage.

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Oh right, didn't know what you meant. Soz about that, I must have been rushing.

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:o Ooops, that was my fault Neil. I created the site. Initially I didn't have a museum photo - hence the temporary viaduct which I altered but being a forgetful sort of a person I had completely forgotten the hasty title and typo which were crying out to be corrected.

Any other anomalies you spot please feel free to point them out. I more than welcome constructive criticism. It's very much a work in progress.

Hyndburn Heritage Museum

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Museum great idea

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I am usually rushing doing such things and am also pleased when someone points out something I have missed.