Accrington Railways - Robert Kenyon

ran on Monday. There was the alternative of a Rambler to Sherwood Forest and the Dukeries also on the same day. This departed at 09:10 from Rishton, Accrington at 09:16, calling at Rose Grove 09:24, Kiveton Park 11:26 (18:13), Shireoaks 11:32 (18:06) and arriving in Worksop at 11:37. The return left at 18:00 and was back in Rose Grove at 20:23, Accrington at 20:30 and Rishton at 20:36. The fares were £3:80p and £1:90p for a child. An excursion departed Accrington on Saturday, the 13 th , at 07:22, Rishton 07:29, calling at Dorridge at 10:38 (18:46), Lapworth 10:43 (18:40), Hatton 10:50 (18:33), Warwick 10:57 (18:25), arriving at Leamington Spa at 11:02. The return left at 18:20 and was back for 21:59 and 22:08 respectively. The fares were £4:70p and £2:35p for a child. The ‘Day-Stretcher’ ticket was back with a trip to the Isle of Man via Heysham, on Saturday and Sunday the 15 th and 16 th , with fares of £16:00 for an adult and £11:50p for a child under sixteen. It departed town on Friday evening at 21:23, Rishton at 21:29, arriving at Heysham Harbour at 22:50 for the 23:45 sailing. Arrival was in Douglas at 06:00, and details of returns would be given on the day. Also on the 15 th , there was a special to Great Malvern. It departed town at 07:31, Rishton 07:39, and called at Worcester Foregate Street at 11:08 (18:55), Malvern Link 11:20 (18:42) and arrived in Great Malvern at 11:25. The fares were £4:20p and £2:10p for a child and the return left at 18:32 and was back at 22:53 and 22:59 respectively. On Saturday, the 29 th , there was another special from Accrington to Morecambe for £2:90p and £1:45p, and from Rishton £2:60p and £1:30p. The timings were departing town at 09:21, Rishton at 09:28, and arriving at 10:37, returning from Euston Road at 18:30 and back for 09:41 and 19:46 respectively. June The ramblers were off again on Saturday, the 12 th , this time to Shrewsbury and Wellington for the Ironbridge Gorge. The fares were £3:80p and £1:90p for a child. The train departed Accrington at 07:45, Rishton 08:00, calling at Shrewsbury at 10:26 (18:16), and arriving at 10:47. The return left at 18:00 and was back for 20:37 and 20:42, going on to Rose Grove to drop off at 20:51. There was an advertisement in the local press for ‘Steam Hauled Excursions’ aimed at enthusiasts. On alternate Wednesdays from June 30 th , to August 25 th , it was possible to ride on the ‘Cumbrian Coast Express’ to Maryport for £8:00. It was also possible to ride over a section of the Settle - Carlisle line with a short sojourn in Appleby on the ‘Cumbrian Mountain Express’ every Tuesday, from June 29 th to September 7 th , for £9:50p. On alternate Wednesdays between July 7 th and September 1 st , fans could ride over the Pennines to York on the ‘White Rose Express’ for a short stay for a fare of £8:00. All these trains would be steam hauled “on most days on part of these journeys”, with all passengers having to travel to Preston in order to join them. Children up to the age of 16 were half fare with a limit of two per adult. On the 19 th , the special excursion was to Stratford-upon-Avon, and the fares were £6:00 and £3:00. The train departed Accrington at 08:41, Rishton 08:47, and called at Birmingham New Street at 11:36, before going on to Stratford and arriving at 12:16. It returned at 18:00, New Street at 18:46 and was back for 21:05 and 21:12 respectively. Matlock was the destination on Saturday, the 26 th , departing Rishton at 08:40, Accrington at 08:46, Rose Grove at 08:56 then calling at Chesterfield 10:56 (19:13), Ambergate 11:13 (18:21), Whatstandwell 11:18 (18:16), Cromford 11:24 (18:10), Matlock Bath 11:26 (18:08) and arriving at Matlock at 11:30, from where it would start its return journey at 18:05. It was back at 21:12 in Rose Grove, 21:22 in Accrington and in Rishton at 21:28. The fares were £3:80p and half fare for a child. July The fares were £7:00 for an adult and £3:50p for a child on the special excursion to Bath or Weston super-Mare, which ran on Monday, July the 5 th . August The Borough Planning Officer submitted a report to a meeting of the Development Services Committee, which outlined the current situation with regard to the unauthorised extension of residential curtilages at the development on Kingsway in Great Harwood and set out Enforcement Action in pursuance of the Town & Country Planning Act 1971. As amended he, in collaboration with the Borough Solicitor, were recommended to serve an Enforcement Notice on the owners and occupiers of land at numbers 11, 19, 21, 23 & 25 Kingsway, requiring them to remedy breaches of the Planning Control relating to the permitted depths of the garden extensions and fencing over the land that as part of the former BR railway embankment.

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