Bill Gibbons, Canal Boat Clog Dancer, Burscough, 8th July 1980
A short documentary about Burscough man Bill Gibbons a Lancashire canal boat clog dancer.
Filmed and Edited by Barry Callaghan.
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'Images of Burscough and Surrounding Areas'
'Images of Burscough and Surrounding Areas Group 2'
'Images of Burscough and Surrounding Areas - Views from the Towpaths'
Afternoon tea canal cruise aboard the Blue Swan with Lee and the Burscough Boat Company
Many thanks to Lee and his brilliant helpers on The Blue Swan of Burscoughboats.com
David apologies for his awful camera work – but stick with it because it’s worth watching Lee give his history lesson.
We booked the trip on Group on and here is the link if you are interested.
And find out more about the French Revolution and its effect on the construction of the Leeds Liverpool Canal look here .
And some more history here
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Burscough To Parbold
Travelling from Burscough to Parbold on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
Video at 5x normal speed
Boat trip Leeds and Liverpool canal - Burnley - Reedley Marina - England - Lancashire - HD
Reedley Marina ~ Located at bridge 135 on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal
The cruise from Reedley Marina to the market town of Skipton (approx 2 days sailing) is one of the most spectacular on the whole of the network. Stunning views and beautiful countryside is interspersed with marvellous, traditional pubs and historic mills.
The Bistro Bar overlooks the boats on the Marina. Located off Barden Lane, it has the most stunning views of Pendle Hill. The Bistro Bar is under the management of #Reedley Marina with extended opening hours and a brand new menu.
Sailors Lament by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (
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The Mill To Mill Walk (Parbold to Burscough)
This is an extended version of a video about a walking history talk that led from Parbold to Burscough, Lancashire, to mark the bicentenary of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
Ormskirk and District Family History Society is a registered charity (no. 1004895) dedicated to encouraging people to research their family history in south-west Lancashire. You can find us online at odfhs.website or on Facebook at facebook.com/OrmskirkDistrictFamilyHistorySociety/
Squatting in Burscough West Lancashire Video interview with Ormskirk resident Mary Wright
Squatting in Burscough West Lancashire Video interview with Ormskirk resident Mary Wright.
In a video interview, life time resident of West Lancashire, Mary Wright, gives a first hand account of living as a squatter on Royal Navy Air Station HMS Ringtail, Nelson Road (now off Higgins Lane) Burscough, West Lancashire circa 1947.
During the interview Mary Wright tells how her Father and his family had worked the barges on the Leeds Liverpool canal, she talks about long gone local factories and businesses she worked in while growing up, the advent of the new housing estates in Ormskirk, through to today and the experience, some local residents have had of the rapid expansion of Edge Hill University in recent years and the accompanying growth of student residents in the old market town.
Vist for more community news, videos, photos and interviews from around the Ormskirk area in West Lancashire. This video was filmed and narrated by Matthew Wright and Heather Wright
Burnley to Barnoldswick - GoPro HERO on 720p
Trying out the GoPro HERO camera that was on the lowest setting (720p). We travelled on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal from Burnley to Salterforth, Barnoldswick. The camera wasn't fully charged so it didn't cover the entire journey.
Southport To Burscough
Easy drive on a sunny day.
Burscough schoolboy set to step out at Anfield
A BURSCOUGH schoolboy will walk out with the Wigan Athletic football team in their game against Liverpool at Anfield later this month.
Daniel Orritt, six, won a competition to be the Latics mascot and will walk out beside captain Super Mario Melchiot at the Barclays Premier League encounter on Saturday, October 18.
58_Scallywags Alley
We leave Salthouse Docks, passing through Albert Dock by Liverpool’s Tate Gallery, we weave our way through the docks and underneath Pier Head to emerge in front of the Museum of Liverpool and the Three Graces. The Royal Liver building, opened in 1911 and is adorned by two Liver birds is Liverpool’s signature landmark. The Liver bird that looks over the Mersey River is said to represent the wives of the sailors at sea, and the Liver bird looking over the city to represent the husbands looking back to the city and their families. The Cunard Building next door was built between 1914 and 1917 and until 1960’s was the headquarters of the famous Cunard Cruise Line but is now home to The British Music Experience. The Port of Liverpool building completes this prestigious skyline and was the first of the three buildings to be completed in 1907 as the headquarters of the Mersey docks and Harbour Board. We make our way back through SIDS Ditch, up Stanley Locks and back to Litherland where we stop for some provisions. We then move on capturing some local wildlife as well as encountering some local scallywags before we moor up past swing bridge 10 at Melling.
Rufford Canal
Rufford Canal River Douglas
Barrowford Locks
Canal boat going up the locks at Barrowford in Lancashire, England.
The Ship Inn, Haskayne, Lancashire
Some shots of the beautiful old, Ship Inn in Haskayne, featuring both back and front views and some internal shots. The Ship Inn backs onto the canal where many barges are moored and it is very picturesque.
Located next to the Ship Bridge,it is said to be the first pub built for the canal which was started nearby in Halsall Cutting.
There is seating outside the pub with view of the bridge and canal. Serves food and guest beers, popular lunch spot for walkers..
49. Liverpool to the Rufford Branch by Narrowboat. Our Canal Boat Diaries!
In our latest canal boat diaries, we move from Liverpool to the Rufford Branch by narrowboat.
Leaving the Liverpool Link we take narrowboat Silver Fox to rejoin the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, cruising through Bootle, Litherland, Melling, Maghull and Burscough on our way back to the Rufford Branch on our way to the Ribble Link.
Dillon discovers the joys of jumping into the canal, we join the queue for a broken swing bridge passage and we discover the worst fish and chips we've ever tasted!
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♫Music♫
'World Keeps Turning' by Joachim Nilsson.
'Beauty In The Mundane' by Bird of Figment feat. Cody Francis.
'The Waiting Game' by Bang Bang.
'Stepping On It' by The Fly Guy Five.
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the Temporary Slipway #2 of 2 - Stroudwater Canal
Stroudwater Canal. the temporary slipway (!) made to launch boats onto the newly restored section of the canal from Stonehouse to Dudbridge - Part 2 (of 2)
music is © Frederick Paris played in a session at the Upton upon Severn Folk Festival in the Swan 2012. see you there - I will be the one wearing er um ........
Fredric Paris is a keen historian & re-enactor of Bourbonnais culture see
and a very fine musician. &
How I quadrupled my business in 4 months
Scotman flash Wigan UK
Scotman flash Wigan UK
The Rochdale Canal
The Rochdale Canal
Crick to Husbands Bosworth, Grand Union Canal Leicester Branch
Finally I get going again, past Yelvertoft, the Welford arm, and up through the Husbands Bosworth Tunnel, to a spot on the bank just a couple of miles south of the famous Foxton Locks. In the afternoon, the rain and thunder comes down, and anyone out on the cut gets soaked.
St Marys marina fantastic 4 my boat by colscopters