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Just got some news that Sheila Dibnah is giving a talk in Whitehaven at the end of this month.
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On a continuing push to raise fund (and clear some space) at the Heritage Centre, the current owners are starting to put some larger items up for sale. Read more…
“This is Business Staffordshire” has just posted some more details of the proposed Fred Dibnah movie. Including a couple of quotes from 47-year-old Ian Williamson from Cheshire, the person who is proposing this idea: Read more…
The team over at the Fred Dibnah Heritage Centre have put a call out for anyone with construction equipment to give them a hand:
We are in need of a Mini-Digger that we can borrow to use on the yard. Can anyone ‘lend’ us one for a couple of jobs?
If you can help drop Leon at the Centre an email on freddibnahtours@live.com.
The life of steeplejack Fred Dibnah is to be turned into a blockbuster movie.
Plans for the film are still being drawn up, but a website has been launched in a bid to attract the necessary funding from the film industry.
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On the 14th January 2010 the Bolton council planning permission meeting approved the plans for the conversion of Fred former home to a Heritage Centre.
Initially there was concerns from local residences regarding the amount of traffic and parking disruption that the Heritage centre would bring to the area, but the current owners have made a deal with Metro Taxis to provide free transfers to and from Bridge Centre car park in Bedford street. (Ed: does anyone have details/tel/web/email for Metro Taxis, they deserve some extra business for helping out)
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Word just in regarding the latest Bolton Council Planning Committee Meeting to address the outstanding concerns regarding the proposed Heritage Centre at Fred’s former house:
aaarrrggghh planning meeting has been put back to the 14th Jan due to the extreme weather, wish us luck, cheers everybody hope you are not all too snowed in. Leon Powsney.
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Along with news that the next (final?) Council Planning Meeting deciding the fate of the proposed Heritage Centre in Fred’s former home will be on the 7th January 2009, Leon and Jan are putting a call out to Facebook and Twitter users.
ps if any supporters are on facebook or twitter please let us know be email.
So as Leon says, if you are a regular on either of these sites, drop him an email at freddibnahtours@live.com.
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AN ACCRINGTON landmark came crashing to earth, marking the end of a mill’s 229-year history.
The demolition of Woodnook Mill chimney created a huge dust cloud as it came swiftly down, watched by a crowd of spectators who had gathered in the rain to watch the end of an era.
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But still no go ahead.
After a couple of days of noticeable silence we’re starting to get news of the out come of the Bolton Council’s Planning committee meeting that took place on the 10th December 2009 regarding the proposed Heritage Centre at Fred’s old house.
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