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11. Lest we forget - part 1
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 6 November 2008TO COMMEMMORATE the 90th anniversary of the final days of the First World War, Bygone Days is publishing a two-part special based on personal experiences and the contents of letters sent from the Western Front written by our brave soldiers.
12. Hall or nothing
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 16 October 2008A FEW years ago I was invited by Captain Norman Wolstencroft to view the interior of his home, Tonge Hall.
13. Wife was nearly up in smoke
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 20 November 2008RETIRED butcher Bob Chapman is keen to acquire old photographs of Rhodes. Born and bred in the village he has made it his hobby to collect old photographs of the area so they can be enjoyed for future generations.
14. New to you
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 23 October 2008I WAS delighted recently when a town ‘native’ with a haul of history got in contact
15. Wartime memories
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 17 July 2008NEXT year, 3 September marks the 70th anniversary of Britain’s entry into the Second World War.
16. They're the class of '61
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 25 September 2008FOR sometime now I have had a photograph taken by the late Edwin Driver during the construction of Langley Estate in 1955.
17. The future was bright
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 4 September 2008WE HAD a fantastic response from our readers in October 2007 following our feature on the Avenue Cinema which once stood at the junction of Rochdale Road and Victoria Avenue.
18. In support of St Peter's
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 14 August 2008LAST month we had a fantastic response following the publication of a 1960s school photo sent in by John Flynn from Lincoln.
19. On yer bike
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 9 October 2008A COLLECTION of 16 Lancashire postcards which had spent years gathering dust in an Ipswich drawer have now been liberated.
20. Power to the people
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 7 August 2008THIS week we feature one of the new buildings that were constructed during the interwar years.