500 metres for 1000 jobs: Todmorden Curve & Weavers Triangle
The Financial Times spoke of it as 'the missing piece in Burnley's jigsaw'; forthright Lancastrians speak of it as 'the no brainer'; the facts simply speak for themselves: nowhere else in the country is there a town of 90 000 people 23 miles from an urban centre of 2.5 million people without a direct rail link between the two.
That's why Burnley's has submitted an £8.8 million bid to the Government's Regional Growth Fund (RGF).
Reinstating 500 metres of rail track would: connect the two economies of Burnley and Manchester via the Todmorden Curve; give a 'green light' to a £100 million project by Barnfield Investment Properties in a cluster of canal-side mills called the Weavers' Triangle; generate a total of £30+ million GVA for the Lancashire economy each year, and safeguard or create 816 jobs.
You can see why we call it the 'no brainer'.
It's affordable in context of other rail schemes, deliverable due to a huge amount of preparation work that has already taken place and exceptional value for money, generating four times the amount of its one-off cost EACH year.
What's more it will rebalance Burnley's economy towards private sector jobs which means sustainable economic growth.
Manchester wants it; Burnley wants it - now we seek to make the Government want it too.
You can learn more about Burnley's RGF bid by visiting burnley.co.uk/invest
Places to see in ( Burnley - UK )
Places to see in ( Burnley - UK )
Burnley is a market town in Lancashire, England . Burnley is 21 miles north of Manchester and 20 miles east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun. The town of Burnley is partially surrounded by countryside to the south and east, with the smaller towns of Padiham and Nelson to the west and north respectively. Burnley has a reputation as a regional centre of excellence for the manufacturing and aerospace industries.
Burnley began to develop in the early medieval period as a number of farming hamlets surrounded by manor houses and royal forests, and has held a market for more than 700 years. During the Industrial Revolution Burnley became one of Lancashire's most prominent mill towns; at its peak it was one of the world's largest producers of cotton cloth, and a major centre of engineering.
Burnley has retained a strong manufacturing sector, and has strong economic links with the cities of Manchester and Leeds, as well as neighbouring towns along the M65 corridor. In 2013, in recognition of its success, Burnley received an Enterprising Britain award from the UK Government, for being the Most Enterprising Area in the UK. For the first time in more than fifty years, a direct train service now operates between the town's Manchester Road railway station and Manchester's Victoria station, via the newly restored Todmorden Curve, which opened in May 2015.
Areas in the town include: Burnley Wood, Rose Hill, Harle Syke, Haggate, Daneshouse, Stoneyholme, Burnley Lane, Heasandford, Brunshaw, Pike Hill, Gannow, Ightenhill, Whittlefield, Rose Grove, Habergham, and Lowerhouse. Although Reedley is considered to be a suburb of the town, it is actually part of the neighbouring borough of Pendle.
Along the Burnley section of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal are a number of notable features. The 3,675-foot (1,120 m) long and up to 60-foot (18.25 m) high almost perfectly level embankment, known as the Straight Mile . The Weavers' Triangle is an area west of Burnley town centre, consisting mostly of 19th-century industrial buildings, clustered around the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
The Singing Ringing Tree is a wind powered sound sculpture resembling a tree, set in the landscape of the Pennines, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Burnley town centre. Towneley Hall was the home of the Towneley family for more than 500 years. Various family members were influential in the scientific, technological and religious developments which took place in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Burnley is served by Junctions 9, 10 and 11 of the M65 motorway, which runs west to Accrington, Blackburn and Preston (where it connects to the M6), and northeast to Nelson and Colne. Rail services to and from Burnley are provided by Northern. The town has four railway stations: Burnley Manchester Road, Burnley Central, Burnley Barracks and Rose Grove.
There are several large parks in the town, including Towneley Park, once the deer park for the 15th century Towneley Hall, and three winners of the Green Flag Award, including Queen's Park, which hosts a summer season of brass band concerts each year, and Thompson Park, which has a boating lake and miniature railway. On the outskirts of the town there are galleries in two stately homes, the Burnley council-owned Towneley Hall and Gawthorpe Hall in Padiham.
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Gawthorpe Hall & Grounds (Burnley, Lancashire,UK,)
Had a nice morning at Gawthorpe hall, it is owned by the National Trust and
we were slightly disappointed that we couldn't look round the house till 1pm
when they opened the doors, we arrived early so we looked round the grounds which were very nice but we didn't find one bench to sit on ! , we visit a lot of National Trust places and most have plenty of places to sit and take in the beauty, ( disappointing !)
Hapton Valley Canal Barge Holidays, Lancashire
Welcome to Hapton Valley Boats, narrowboat and wide beam boat hire, the start of your waterways holiday on board one of our high quality canal boats on the Liverpool - Leeds cana;.
Go to canal-cruises.co.uk for more information or call 01282 771371