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derekr 06-02-2012 13:41

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The Queen visited Accrington when I was in the Territorial Army which was from July1954 to 1956 I was in the Guard of Honor Outside the Town Hall the date would probable be in 1955

cashman 06-02-2012 14:30

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Seem to think the whole caboodle went up Burnley Rd?

maxthecollie 06-02-2012 15:30

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I think it was about 1953. I remember standing outside the town hall.

Balbus 06-02-2012 15:38

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It might have been in the first part of 1954. I was still at Peel Park (which I left in July 1954), and we were all wheeled out to stand in Burnley Road near the corner of Alice Street. I seem to remember it being quite a nice sunny day.

Greeny 06-02-2012 16:35

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Our Queen came up north on 13th April 1955, she arrived in Morecambe at 10.00 amand made her way to Southport calling at different towns en route. On 14th April she arrived at Darwen for 10.00am on to Blackburn when she stopped at the Mullard factory before going onto Accrington town hall for 12.35pm , then onto more towns before leaving from Colne at 4.55pm.
My dad was presented to her at Mullards and has saved his invite, menu from lunch etc. I inherited them in 2007 when he died.

Ken Moss 06-02-2012 17:47

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Her Majesty has certainly been to Rishton as I am just cleaning up a reel of film footage of it, recorded by one of my residents.

It was in 1967.

Greeny 06-02-2012 18:03

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clearly she has been here twice then.

jaysay 06-02-2012 18:11

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cashman (Post 968461)
Seem to think the whole caboodle went up Burnley Rd?

Well it certainly came along Blackburn Road, cuz I was at the top of Henry St. with my mother waving my little flag:D

jaysay 06-02-2012 18:13

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Greeny (Post 968545)
clearly she has been here twice then.

Na not Rishton surely, nobody goes to Rishton twice :D

JIMSLAD 06-02-2012 18:32

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remember standing at corner of b/burn rd peel st with scouts seemed to be stood ages

cashman 06-02-2012 18:32

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 968550)
Na not Rishton surely, nobody goes to Rishton twice :D

Oh i don't know,the Roebuck n Walmsley were great boozers way back.;)

mobertol 06-02-2012 19:15

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Interesting take on Her Maj on the Italian news this evening.

Juxtaposition with Maggie Thatcher -how Lady T wanted to be Queen back then but Her Maj was actually the Iron Lady, quite clever.:D

walkinman221 06-02-2012 19:37

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 968550)
Na not Rishton surely, nobody goes to Rishton twice :D

Course they do john once in, followed very quickly by once out:D

jaysay 07-02-2012 09:17

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Originally Posted by walkinman221 (Post 968582)
Course they do john once in, followed very quickly by once out:D

Oh come on Dave nobody stops there:D

alan7554 07-02-2012 11:45

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yes hm the queen came to rishton and the dunkenhalgh in maybe 1967-1968,the LET brought out a souvenier pape,r still got it at home


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