Places to see in ( Fleetwood - UK )
Places to see in ( Fleetwood - UK )
Fleetwood is a town and civil parish within the Wyre district of Lancashire, England, lying at the northwest corner of the Fylde. The site of the town has been continuously inhabited since the Middle Ages. Fleetwood acquired its modern character in the 1830s, when the principal landowner Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, High Sheriff and MP, conceived an ambitious plan to re-develop the town to make it a busy seaport and railway spur. He commissioned the distinguished Victorian architect Decimus Burton to design a number of substantial civic buildings, including two lighthouses. Hesketh-Fleetwood's transport terminus schemes failed to materialise.
Decline of the fishing industry began in the 1960s, hastened by the Cod Wars with Iceland, though fish processing is still a major economic activity in Fleetwood. The town's most notable employer today is Lofthouse of Fleetwood, manufacturer of the lozenge Fisherman's Friend which is exported around the world.
Fleetwood is located on the Fylde Peninsula, 8 miles (13 km) north of Blackpool, on the western side of the mouth of the River Wyre. The town itself is on a peninsula, almost 2 miles (3 km) wide, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea, to the north by Morecambe Bay and to the east by the River Wyre. Access to Fleetwood is thus restricted, and for many years there were only two roads into and out of the town. A large sandbank, the North Wharf, extends some 2 1⁄4 miles (3.6 km) north into Morecambe Bay, and is exposed at low tide.
Fleetwood's economy still revolves around the traditional areas of fishing, tourism, port activity and light industry, but since the early 1970s the town has continued to struggle economically. A government report in 2006 stated that three of the town's five wards fall into the 5% to 10% most deprived wards in England. The town's largest and most prominent single employer is Lofthouse's of Fleetwood Ltd., manufacturers of Fisherman's Friend—a menthol lozenge popular worldwide and especially in Japan.
The Mount and the entire length of Fleetwood Promenade has an uninterrupted view across Morecambe Bay, a view described by author Bill Bryson in Chapter 23 of his book Notes From a Small Island as easily one of the most beautiful in the world, with unforgettable views across to the green and blue Lakeland hills: Scafell, Coniston Old Man, the Langdale Pikes. Directly across the Esplanade from the Mount lies the Marine Hall and Marine Gardens, Wyre Borough's largest entertainment venue, opened in 1935.
The 13 hectares of Fleetwood Memorial Park was developed out of the earlier Warrenhurst Park, itself an early-C20 park designed by Thomas Lumb of Blackpool. In 1917 the park was renamed Memorial Park in memory of those who died in the First World War. The memorial statue was added a few years later and memorial trees planted by the children who lost relatives. Fleetwood Pier, also known as 'Victoria Pier', was a feature of the town from its construction in 1910 until it was destroyed by fire in September 2008.
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Playdale Playgrounds - Memorial Park, Fleetwood, Lancashire
Our Regional Manager for the North, Paul Battye, shows you around a Merrymeet Plus toddler multi-play unit at the Memorial Park in Fleetwood, Lancashire.
Fleetwood Memorial Park
Remembrance Day procession departs Memorial Park. Nov 14
Features Fleetwood Old Boys
Kids In The Memorial Park, Fleetwood
Mark, James and Grace in Fleetwood Memorial Park - Tuesday, 7 May 2013.
Fleetwood Remembrance Sunday 2018
The Final Homecoming Community Parade in Fleetwood
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Remembrance Sunday Fleetwood 2013
Cenotaph guard approach Memorial Park
The Homecoming ~ Tuesday 11 November 2014
A community parade in Fleetwood to commemorate the First World War Centenary and celebrate the restoration of Memorial Park.
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Remembrance Day Parade Fleetwood 2013
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Memorial and fleetwood retire postal worker
Houston texas - retire get together for lunch ????
Opening of Marine Gardens Fleetwood
Marine Gardens official opening was on Saturday 22 September in the company of Mrs Doreen Lofthouse OBE.
See the parade and what happened during this fabulous event.
Fleetwood town walkabout July 2013
The North Euston Hotel area sightseeing. You need more than a day to explore this town,
TONY MITCHELL - The Steamer - Fleetwood - NW UK
TONY MITCHELL
RAW - LIVE - SOLO - SIDE VIEW
THE STEAMER - FLEETWOOD - N.W. ENGLAND
Friday 09.05.2014
Tony, formerly Kiss of the Gypsy, Stealers' Wheel,
Kingdom of the Dead Men gave a solo two-set evening at this locally famous musicians' venue. This recording was taken side-stage and is uploaded without any editing or any other treatment. There was not direct sound feed to the camera - just the internal video microphone....so Born to be Wild is really a virgin tape, Raw - Live - Solo.....
You may find more professionally produced Tony Mitchell sounds by entering: xgypsymusic into the YouTube search box.
Get out of here Fleetwood is going to flood!!!
via YouTube Capture
Places to see in ( Poulton Le Fylde - UK )
Places to see in ( Poulton Le Fylde - UK )
Poulton-le-Fylde, commonly abbreviated to Poulton, is a market town in Lancashire, England, situated on the coastal plain called the Fylde. At the time of the Norman conquest Poulton was a small agricultural settlement in the hundred of Amounderness. The church of St Chad was recorded in 1094 when it was endowed to Lancaster Priory.
Poulton has the administrative centre of the borough of Wyre and is in the parliamentary constituency of Wyre and Preston North. It is part of the Blackpool Urban Area and approximately 5 miles (8 km) from Blackpool town centre; there are rail links to Blackpool and Preston, and bus routes to the larger towns and villages of the Fylde. Poulton has a library and two secondary schools; Baines School and Hodgson Academy. There is a farmers' market once a month and since October 2011 there has been a weekly market on Mondays in the centre of the town.
Poulton-le-Fylde stands 19 feet (5.8 m) above sea level. It is approximately 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Blackpool and approximately 16.5 miles (27 km) north-west of Preston. It is situated on the Fylde, a coastal plain that is approximately a 13-mile (20 km) square peninsula. The town is on flat, slightly raised ground, approximately 1 mile (2 km) from the River Wyre and 3 miles (5 km) from the Irish Sea.
Poulton's public spaces include the Jean Stansfield Memorial and Vicarage Park, Tithebarn Park and the Cottam Hall Playing Fields. The Jean Stansfield Memorial and Vicarage Park is close to the town centre. It was built in 1955 on the grounds of the town's former vicarage, sold to Poulton Council in 1951. Tithebarn Park, north-west of the town centre, was built on the site of a former railway halt, Poulton Curve. It features grass play areas.
Poulton town centre has been a Conservation Area since 1979 and 15 buildings and structures in the town have been designated as listed buildings by English Heritage for their special architectural, historical or cultural significance. The market place at the centre of Poulton is the width of two streets and is now closed to motor traffic.
Poulton-le-Fylde railway station, on the line between Kirkham and Fleetwood was originally situated at the bottom of the Breck, the road leading north out of Poulton. Poulton is approximately 13 miles (21 km) west of the M6 motorway and is linked to it by the M55 at Greenhalgh. There are A roads to Fleetwood, Blackpool, Preston, Garstang and Lancaster.
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Fleetwood Pre ASDA
This video was a re-run of the previous one but this one shows the buildings boarded up waiting for demolition. This is the last video I have in my collection. Apologies for the similarity but at least a comparison can be made.
Floods at the Fleetwood's!!
There is a river through our land!!
Tom Petty’s daughter posts heartbreaking pics with her dad as she pays tribute to singer who died ag
TOM Petty's youngest daughter shared a series of photos remembering her fondest moments with her rock-star father hours before he died.
AnnaKim Violette Petty, 35, posted touching snaps with her dad on Instagram as she sat in the hospital with the rock musician who died on Tuesday after a cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu.
Paying tribute to the 66-year-old musician, she wrote alongside a photo of herself at one of her father's concerts: I feel grateful for having the greatest rock star as a dad.
Another of her first Instagram posts was a touching photo of herself and the “Free Fallin'” singer, writing: “We are all a mirror of divine love.”
Sharing a picture of herself in tears, she wrote that it had been the longest day of her life and also changed her username on picture-sharing site to dadlivesmatteronelove.
He was taken to a hospital in Santa Monica on Sunday night and was placed on life support before he passed away on Tuesday.
The Los Angeles Police department initially told reporters that he had died shortly after his arrival at hospital.
This was corrected when it emerged that the rocker was still on life support, though his family had already signed a do not resuscitate order on the musician.
In the early hours of the morning a statement from Tom's manager Tony Dimitriades confirmed the star's death, saying : “We are devastated to announce the untimely death of our father, husband, brother, leader and friend Tom Petty.
“He died peacefully at 8.40pm [4.40am BST] surrounded by family, his bandmates and friends.”
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers wrapped up their 40th anniversary tour at the Hollywood Bowl last Monday, finishing a run of 53 shows across 24 states.
The band played their first UK concert in 18 years this summer when they closed the British Summertime series in London's Hyde Park.
Petty was joined onstage by friend and Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks, who wrote her hit Edge of Seventeen about his relationship with first wife Jane Benyo, during the set which included hits such as Don't Back Down and Free Fallin'.
This year's tour had been described by Petty as their last nationwide trek.
He told Rolling Stone last December: I'm thinking it may be the last trip around the country. It's very likely we'll keep playing, but will we take on 50 shows in one tour? I don't think so. I'd be lying if I didn't say I was thinking this might be the last big one.
We're all on the backside of our sixties. I have a granddaughter now I'd like to see as much as I can. I don't want to spend my life on the road. This tour will take me away for four months. With a little kid, that's a lot of time.
Petty also co-founded supergroup The Travelling Wilburys in the 1980s along with Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan and George Harrison.
The group's debut The Traveling Wilburys Vol 1 won the Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group at the 1990 Grammy Awards. It was also nominated for Album of the Year.
A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Petty has sold over 80million records worldwide. His latest album with The Heartbreakers, Hypnotic Eye, was released in July 2014.
Speaking to The Sun's Simon Cosyns at the time of its release, he said of the state of America: “We need a plan B. It’s a very upfront issue for this generation and it would be hard to write about much else in America right now.
“I’m old enough to have lived in a country where, if you were willing to work hard, you could have a fairly nice life.
“You could support a family and even get a shot at owning your home but you never thought you’d get a swimming pool.
“Now the culture has hypnotised people into thinking they’re really nothing if they’re not wealthy and a Kardashian.”
The guitar-playing veteran also reminisced about the music of his youth, praising contemporary Bob Dylan as well as the likes of Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis.
Bob told Rolling Stone: “It’s shocking, crushing news. I thought the world of Tom. He was a great performer, full of the light, a friend, and I’ll never forget him.” Tom was inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.
Speaking of his fellow Traveling Wilbury, Petty said: “None of us can compete with Bob Dylan even now you know. He’s far above us all.
“Music was so good when I was young. At 10, I was obsessed with becoming a record fan.
“I came to befriend some old records, Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis and all that good Fifties rock ’n’ roll. I learned all that stuff so by the time The Beatles came along, it was like, ‘Wow! This is my music, the music of my generation.’
“I’m still interested in going back and seeing what I missed. I still want to find that Hank Williams song I’ve never heard.”
Warhorse Memorial Unveiling
Princess Anne unveils the war horse memorial to the some 110,00 horses and mules trained at the remount depot just outside Romsey.
It sits in the memorial park, which was built using hard core from the remains of the camp on Pauncefoot Hill.
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Fleetwood Hill Walking Tour
Walking tour that followed the Battlefield dedication from Oct. 26th, 2015. Tour given by Garry Adelman, Director of History and Education from the Civil War Trust.