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IT ALL BEGAN IN APRIL, 1284

... with many royal visits. In 1832 Princess Victoria and her mother, the Duchess of Kent, paid a visit, followed in 1861 by Prince Albert. I On July 10th, 1953, Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edin-1 burgh visited the town after the Coronation. They had a great ...

Published: Saturday 31 May 1969
Newspaper: Accrington Observer and Times
County: Lancashire, England
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A princely time for Kevin JETSETTING businessman Kevin Horkin made sure everyone knew he was from Oswaldtwistle ..

... Haslingden Old Road Oswaldtwistle was attending a video and television festival in Cannes when he found himself seated beside Prince Albert of Monaco during a star-studded dinner Kevin who was promoting his pets video said: “When I said I came from Oswaldtwistle ...

Published: Friday 24 April 1998
Newspaper: Accrington Observer and Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1477 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

Friday November 1990 31 Christmas past and present MANY of the rituals which we associate with Christmas are of ..

... generally considered to have been the first to have the idea of decorating a pine tree with lighted candles to represent stars Prince Albert Queen Victoria's German consort populkarised the idea in this country with a tree lit with candles at Windsor Castle in ...

Published: Friday 23 November 1990
Newspaper: Accrington Observer and Times
County: Lancashire, England
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THE OBSERVER Friday 8 June 1990 Ernie on song for talent finals again TALENTED pensioner Ernest Birtwistle ..

... 40-page book traces the parish’s history telling how All Saints was consecrated in the same year as Queen Victoria married Prince Albert It was built to serve a township which had grown rapidly in size as the development of steam power and the construction ...

THE OBSERVER Tuesday 17 December 1991 1 There are seven main types of 'Christmas” tree Britain's traditional ..

... CASH WITH CASH BACK 10 DEPOSIT 329 APR MAURICE JONES HIGH STREET RISHTON press of a button to make it more realistic! 4 Prince Albert first introduced Christmas trees (for use with indoor decorations and presents) into Britain from his native Germany in ...

Published: Tuesday 17 December 1991
Newspaper: Accrington Observer and Times
County: Lancashire, England
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WHEN it comes to choosing a wedding gown there are literally hundreds to pick from All the designers bring out

... associated with the Virgin Mary It was Queen Victoria who established the custom of bridal white At her own wedding to Prince Albert she discarded the once obligatory silver dress for Royal brides in favour of a pure white gown This of course set the fashion ...

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... McIntosh got a glimpse of traditional Lancashire life when they were invited for tea at Accrington Town Hall The couple from Prince Albert Saskatchewan are on a three-week holiday visiting a lifelong friend Beatrice Dewhurst of Hodder Street Accrington Fell ...

Published: Friday 11 September 1998
Newspaper: Accrington Observer and Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1232 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

tti ' OBSERVER Tuesday 24 December 1991 f ' Merry Christmas to ail our members Magical videos to be won

... does Christmas fall in? 2 Christmas cards were first introduced in (a) 1743 (b) 1903 (c) 1843? 3 Queen Victoria’s husband Prince Albert has an important connection with modern-day Christmases' What is it? 4 Literally what does Christmas mean? 5 What tree ...

Published: Tuesday 24 December 1991
Newspaper: Accrington Observer and Times
County: Lancashire, England
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THE OBSERVER Friday 14 June 1991 OBSERVER TV GUIDE SATURDAY FOR THE BEST IN SOUND & VISION THOMAS SAGAR GROUP

... alibis Spitting Back The 1991 World Music Awards From Monte Carlo stars of the music and film world join the awards' patron Prince Albert for the ceremony at which Elton John Cliff Richard Status Quo and Phil Collins receive special awards 1 10- Kojak Followed ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1991
Newspaper: Accrington Observer and Times
County: Lancashire, England
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6 THE OBSERVER Friday 6 July 1990 OBITUARY OBITUARY Mr J E Flynn A LIFE member of Stan-hill Working Men's

... he retired in 1976 he moved to Salesbury where he spent his time fishing mostly on the River Ribble as a member of the Prince Albert Angling Society and the Ribchester Anglers He was the husband of the late Nellie Chapman and leaves a daughter Margaret ...

Jonathan HOW did a renowned doctor become impaled on a Samurai sword in a house where the only other occupants

... greatest royal romance of the last century the love affair and marriage of his great great-grandparents Queen Victoria and Prince Albert Prince Michael explains that in modern terms the marriage should never have worked They were both 21 and both from sin ...