Todmorden, Lancashire or is it Yorkshire? It seems a confused town with both a Lancashire postal address and membership of Lancashire Cricket League, an Oldham postcode, a Rochdale telephone area code but is in the West Yorkshire local authority of Calderdale. What I do know is I was very impressed on first coming north to see washing hanging across the street in Hebden Bridge and in Todmorden in 2008 I saw that this wonderful tradition lives on. *
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and here's the splendid Town Hall which found a simple solution to the problem of where they belonged.
The River Calder was the historic boundary between Lancashire and Yorkshire - so they built the Town Hall slap bang across it with the boundary going right through the middle of the building. *
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the two middle figures are Lancashire cotton spinning) on the left and Yorkshire (engineering and agriculture) on the right and the historic boundary goes straight down from the apex.
In the Town Hall ballrom great fun was had dancing from Lancashire into Yorkshire and visa versa
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the railway bridge to the south of the town with its twin castellated towers
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and as seen from the north - I suppose it has four towers in all, rather grand
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looking through the bridge at the locks
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blossom on the canal
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and one of the Rochdale canals grand sights, the Great Wall of Tod, the railway being up high *
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canal boats perfectly mirrored in the still waters
Permanent, Faslane,6 miles NW of Helensburgh, Scotland on A814:
Faslane Peace Camp sited close to Faslane Nuclear Submarine Base. Also 1st Saturday in every month noise demo, workshops, free cafe and kids space. Tel:01436 820901
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Permanent for 'woodland maintenance workers', near Garelochhead, Scotland:
Peaton Glen Wood Peace Camp sited opposite Coulport Nuclear Weapons
Base For more info click here
Every Tuesday evening, 6 - 8 pm, Main Entrance at NSA/USAF Menwith
Hill, near Harrogate, North Yorkshire: Peaceful
protests/witnesses against the proposed US 'Star Wars' systemThe
demonstration is focussed on the people who work at USAF Menwith Hill
- for example - we are protesting at the roles this base has ie in the
American Missile Defense System ("Star Wars"), the specifically the
continuing role re the Afghanistan and Iraq conflict, the policy of
'pre-emptive strikes', the ECHELON system We are also calling for Independence
FROM America. Please come and voice your concerns at the presence of
this American base on UK land.For more info click here
2nd weekend of every month: Aldermaston Women's Peace Camp clickhere or contact info@aldermaston.net
Every Wednesday, 4-6pm Brighton, Smash EDO,noise demo against the arms manufacturer for more information click here
3rd weekend of every month, North Yorkshire: Menwith Hill Women's Peace Camp contact helenmenwith@yahoo.co.uk
last weekend of every month, Cumbria: Sellafield Women's Peace Camp contact 0113 262 1534
First Mondays of every month 5-6pm Warton, on A584 7 miles west of Preston, Lancashire. Vigil and leafletting of workers at arms makers BAE Systems site contact Jan Harper 0151 2636578 janharper1@yahoo.co.uk
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