New Salvo, 294. The recent by-election and how Labour might revive + a view on the Government's 'Plan for Rail'. Days out in Bollington, Radcliffe and Hale and news of new edition of my biography of Allen Clarke ('Lancashire's Romantic Radical') lancashireloominary.co.uk/index.html/nor…

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Exhibition of Railway Workers' Art started at Bolton's Platform 5 Gallery today. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays to end of month 12.00 to 4.00. Free admission!

Wainwright prize for nature writing goes to James Rebanks for English Pastoral | Science and nature books | The Guardian theguardian.com/books/2021/sep…

Champagne Moments, a great team effort saw us hit one of our team targets in September, so we all can enjoy a bottle of bubbly! Our E Marketing target is to hit 2000 followers by the end of the year on Twitter, so any help would be gratefully received ! 😀 #shoplocal #cumbria

The sun coming up under Miners Bridge, Coniston Coppermines. @featurecumbria Discover Cumbria Visit Lake District, Cumbria @NJPitchford Andrew🥾⛰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

first Salvo of 2022 - railway workers' culture, women dialect writers, Barnsley, William Hesketh Lever, steam on Shap lancashireloominary.co.uk/index.html/nor…

The calm after the storm; a sight for sore eyes #Brantwood

Between storms, yesterday we got some beautiful sunshine and colour in Coniston. It seemed like the first time in ages. Back to wind and rain for today 😊 @featurecumbria Discover Cumbria Brantwood @RuskinsGardens

One of the delights of early spring, in Coniston.

Lake reflections on Coniston Water this morning.

Our Rivington Rambler bus is running Thursday Friday and Sunday this week! 10.40 and every hour Horwich Parkway to Rivington. Fare revenue to Rivington Heritage Trust, just £1 or 50p kids

Nice day out in Rivington, using the wonderful 575A bus. Every hour from Horwich Parkway. Drops off at entrance to Rivington Brewery!@rivingtonbrewco Rivington Terraced Gardens

Salvo 304: rail strikes plus a 'companion' piece on the future for local railways +Saddleworth Brass Bands contests and travelogue to West Lancashire and Moss Bank Park Miniature Railway. It's here: lancashireloominary.co.uk/index.html/nor…

Delighted to share our latest annual magazine, COMPANIONS REVIEW, a compendium of writing & images by Guild Companions & friends from 2021, encompassing a range of interests & perspectives, laid out & designed by Companion Peter Day. A FREE digital read: issuu.com/guildofstgeorg…

Church Beck as viewed from The bridge in the middle of Coniston yesterday.Showcase Cumbria Discover Cumbria

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It's the Christmas edition of The Salvo, with a new ghost story, Gordon Brown's report on devolution and portrait of a remarkable Northerner, Solomon Partington. Have a lovely Christmas and New Year, let's hope we get some trains running! lancashireloominary.co.uk/index.html/nor…

Happy Easter from Coniston.