| NEWS & VIEWS 2. COMMENT. SCOSPA – Chris Helliwell explains what it is and what it’s doing 4. DIARY. News and views from around the area. 9. LETTERS. What Pennine readers think. 10.’ A GREAT DAY OUT IN BURNLEY. Hilary Darby continues our series of visits to Pennine towns. PENNINE IDENTITY 12. THE YEAR OF THE LAPWING. Ken Spencer tells how the Pennines are fast becoming the last stronghold of this well-loved bird. 14. PENNINE HERITAGE. Latest news from Pennine Heritage 17. BEES IN HIS BONNET. Albert Morris on the trials and tribulations and the fun of bee-keeping. 18. PUBLIC PARKS. An almost forgotten heritage? asks Robert Gilpin 20. STONE – goes down great guns. Phil Greaves says lets leave some of our past as black as it was painted. 29. BERRY IN EXILE. Steve Berry’s letter from London. 31. METAL SPINNERS. Margaret Goodwin’s feature on a fascinating skill. 33. AUNTIE ANNIE.Kate Mulholland catches the spirit of days gone by. GETTING THINGS DONE 34. TOWN AND COUNTRY. Pete Sutton’s account of how Plant Hill High School became involved in returning the Piethorn Valley to it’s pre-industrial revolution state. 36. OLD STAGERS IN OLDHAM. Freda Millett describes a colourful century of theatres in the town. REVIEWS 41. WELCOME TO THE VALLEY. How Rossendale launched itself as a tourist attraction. 45. LLOYD GEORGE HIGGINS Another Lowry? |
Front Cover picture: Lapwing Illustration by Roy Hubbard  Click on the picture above to view a larger image. |
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