For children considering future career paths, you’d generally expect answers of ‘athlete, ‘soldier’ or ‘teacher’. ‘Hangman’ would be pretty far down the list – but that’s exactly what a young…
Chorley Pals Memorial Overlooking the Flat Iron car park stands the Chorley Pals Memorial. Unveiled in 2010, the statue depicts one of the soldiers who went to fight during WWI,…
The Landings A typical mining family rests on the roundabout by St. Helens YMCA, just off the A571. The Landings was conceived by Thompson Dagnall, depicting a collier picking coal,…
Sky-High Sculptures Southport’s tall bronze sculptures – denoting a cyclist, diver, seagull, sun and shrimp respectively – are now as much a staple of the seaside town as Silcock’s Funland…
Warp & Weft Sculpted by Adrian Moakes, Wigan Warp and Weft was erected in 2002, and is said to represent the relationship between the town’s former major industries. Aptly named…
For this month’s Jack’s Tracks we visit Scorton, near Garstang, the gateway to the Bowland Fells, for an excellent and varied six mile walk with great views. The walk takes…
We’re all well aware that summer in Britain is no guarantee of sunshine. If the weather’s preventing you from getting out to the park or the beach, why not wait…
Though we’re approaching the end of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, one thing has looked pretty clear throughout: 2019 has been a standout year for women’s football. With big brands…
St. Helens has always been a town of relentless industry. From the glass factories of Pilks to the numerous collieries scattered about the borough, labourers of the last century hardly…
For fourteen days – around the first two weeks in July – shops and factories across town closed for business, and the masses trooped to the seaside for a fortnight…