October

NEW PAGES

NEW PICTURES

War Memorial found under buildings, Norden Brickworks in the Industry Section, Holt Farm, Lidgett Brook in the Waterways Section, Daisy Hill Mill, Parish Church, Mary Street Methodists, Free Masons in the Buildings Section, Astoria Skating Rink, Group picture in Bridgefield Mill, West Station Close.

UPDATED PAGES

September

NEW PAGES

Evacuees to Rishton during World War 2. The Ladybird Trail Walk, found on the walks page, Drapers found under Shops.

NEW PICTURES

Rishton Arms Public House, Victoria Mill from 1906, Mary Street United Methodist School, Station Road, Scrap Yard in the buildings section, Great Harwood Loop Line in the transport section, The Roebuck Inn and World One 1 outside the Roebuck ending the war found in the History section, York Mill, Masonic Hall, in the buildings Section.

UPDATES

World War 2 updated with evacuees link, Station Close new information added,  1935 Railway station plan replaced, Eartha Kitt updated with new information, New story added to the Shorts page in Stories, walks menu updated with new link.

August

UPDATES

World War 2 Cenotaph details updated for R W Melling. 1947 Street Index.

NEW PICTURES

Bowling Greens under the Sports Section.

July

NEW INFORMATION

The Rishton Legion Club. Banks found in the Shops section, Geology of the land, Acknowledgements.

NEW PAGES

William Whittaker and Joseph Hodgson, local Poets, found in the Genealogy Section.

NEW LINKS

Genealogy Page, and of course the A to Z Section.

June

NEW PICTURES AND INFORMATION

Added to Parish Church Recipes 1977, under the Potato Cakes Recipe.

NEW PICTURES

Hermitage Street, High Street, Maple Street, Street Art in Rishton, found in the Stories Section, Sausage Factory, Skating Rink,  Chemist Shops, Labour Exchange, Parker Street, Owd Helens in Tottleworth, Number 15, Corner Cottage, Tottleworth, Roebuck Inn, Free Masons Lodge, Reservoir, Parish Church, Tottleworth Bridge, Conservative Club, Church Street, Bakehouses found in the Shops Section, Postal Services and Post Boxes, in the Services Section, Pet Shops, Buses and Bus Stops in the Transport Section, Saint Andrews Mission, CCTV Cameras, Walmsley Street Playground, Facts about Rishton in the Rishton Life Section, and Doctors Surgeries.

NEW PAGES

Footpath 18, from Lee Lane to Lidgett Brook, in Walks. Conservative Club War Memorial, and Tennis Courts.

NEW INFORMATION

Walks menu, new link added, Regal Bingo and Cinema, Saint Peter Street, name corrected, War memorial, Masonic Hall, Acknowledgments, Conservative Club, New link added, Wickets Hotel, Leisure in Rishton menu, new link added, and as always, the A to Z index.

May

Rewrote the Buildings menu page.

I need to do new pages for Eachill Park, Medals.

NEW PAGES

Street Lamps and Lighting. Minster Mill. Pet Shops, Bowling Greens, Masonic Halls, The Advertiser Publication, Norden School Class of 2004, and Freemasonry.

NEW PICTURES

Rishton Advertiser, Rishton Carnivals in Rishton Life, 4 new pictures on Mary Street Methodist School, Saint Charles Church,

NEW INFORMATION

The council Minutes for Rishton UDC in 1953/54 were added to the Council Section. Services Menu new link. A to Z Index. Benches, Garages and Allotments, Sussex Road, Eachill Road, Services (Electricity), Kings Hall, Cliff Street, Sands Estate under the Suburbs Section, and Sands Road/Close, Tottleworth Docks, Saint Charles Road, Burton Street, Industry Menu, new link added, High Street, Cut Wood Park, Rishton Golf Club, Parks Menu, Holt Street Recreation Ground, Ice Cream, Power Station, Fielding Street, World War 2, Centre, Buses, Stourton Street, Hermitage Street, the Canal, Slaughterhouses, War Memorial, Lidgett Pub, Shuttleworth Street, Pedestrian Crossings, Leisure Menu, new Sports Link, Parsons Printers, new link added, Roebuck Inn, Norden School, new link added, and Bridgefield Mill.

April

Having problems at the moment with web hosting, although I notice that searches are still being carried out okay. So some pages and add-ons are still hit and miss.

NEW INFORMATION

NEW PICTURES

In the industry section, new picture has been added to the pop factory, or fizzy drinks factory, 1st Rishton cub pack.

March

NEW INFORMATION -

Cliff Street, Demolition of Chapel Street Flats, Walmsley Street Park, Holt Street Recreation Ground, Parker Street, Eachill Footpath, 1st Rishton Parish Cubs, School Street Methodist Church and School (Primitive),

NEW PICTURES

Dunkenhalgh Manor, High Street, Blackburn Road, Church Street

Donshu Davidsons

NEW PAGES

February

New website goes LIVE and ONLINE!

NEW PAGES

Genealogy Frequently asked questions (thanks to Barbara for its inclusion) in the GENEALOGY SECTION, Saint Bartholomew's Christenings 1547 - 1812, and Saint Bartholomew's Church Weddings 1547 - 1812, and Burials, all found in the CHURCHES SECTION, and GENEALOGY. Also in the GENEALOGY SECTION, Eartha Kitt. Prospect meetings minutes are attached to the Prospects page, found in COMMUNITY. Learning's of a Rishton Child in FUN STUFF. Beechwood recording studios makes its debut this month in the BUILDINGS SECTION. 2nd Rishton Brownies in LEISURE, Rishton Area Council Minutes from 2001 onwards in the COUNCIL SECTION, Rishton PROSPECTS panel meeting minutes, found in the COMMUNITY SECTION.

NEW PICTURES

Sand Quarrying in the INDUSTRY SECTION

UPDATED PAGES

The website A to Z index, and more pages than I care to mention, including WW2.

January

NEW

Well, after lots of behind the scenes plotting and planning, work is underway on transferring ALL the data from the old web site to the new one, which is due to go live by the end of February.

New pages include the Actress Eartha Kitt in the Genealogy Section, Family Tree Section found from Genealogy.

UPDATES

Obviously too many to mention because every single page has been updated.

New information hasn't been added to the pages, rather they have just been tweaked, and will carry on being tweaked with your help. Just let me know spelling errors, glitches, what you like and dislike,