Calder Vale

 The picnic area at Brock Mill - The start of a walk to Calder Vale and Bleasdale

(It looks like a metal plaque has been stolen from this replica mill stone!)

 Cobble Hey Farm - a popular visitor attraction

 Part of the gardens at Cobble Hey farm

 St John the Evangelist CE church at Calder Vale. The village primary school is on the right

 The view through the lych-gate

 Snowdrops abound in the church grounds

 (Left to right) Parlick Pike, Longridge Fell and Beacon Fell

 Parlick Pike

Fairsnape, Blindhurst and Parlick Pike

Heysham village

 Heysham village at the southern end of Morecambe bay

 Fishermen's cottages at Heysham village

 Crocuses in St. Peter's churchyard at Heysham village

 St. Peter's church with the sea in the background

 Snowdrops amongst the headstones

 Another view of the chapel

 The port of Heysham with the power station in the background. The vessel in the centre is the daily car ferry to the Isle of Man.

The centre of Heysham village

Bare and Morecambe

 The seafront at Bare to the north of Morecambe.
(There is a Bare Methodist Church and a Bare Women's Institute!)

 Low tide at Morecambe further down the coast

 The beach at Morecambe

Morecambe's famous son - with a young admirer!

 Some rather older admirers!

 I wonder if they have 'a little urn'!

An impressive building on the promenade (Maybe a viewer can enlighten me as to what it is - or was.)

 The recently restored Midland Hotel - an fine example of 'art deco' architecture

 A sculpture of cormorants(?) on the jetty

The lighthouse and cafe at the end of the jetty

Nicky Nook (near Garstang)

 Looking to Nicky Nook from Cabus, near Garstang.

 The start of the Scorton Millennium Way - This is short footpath following the River Wyre into the village of Scorton. The footpath keeps walkers off a busy country lane.

 Entering the village of Scorton

 The Wesleyan Chapel in the centre of the village

 'The Barn' is a popular shop and restaurant in the village

 Another popular eating place - The Priory

The start of the walk up to the summit of Nicky Nook

The view of Morecambe Bay from Nicky Nook with Heysham power station on the horizon

The trig point at the summit of Nicky Nook

Returning to Cabus

Foulridge (near Colne)

  Upper Foulridge reservoir

 Lower Foulridge reservoir - These reservoirs feed the Leeds Liverpool Canal nearby

The village of Foulridge and the lower reservoir

 St. Michael & All Angels' Church at Foulridge

 Looking across the lower reseervoir

 The towpath along the Leeds Liverpool Canal

Sir Tom Finney CBE - His Legacy

 The Deepdale Stadium where Tom Finney played throughout his footballing career.

Deepdale is particularly significant as it is the oldest continuously used football league ground in the world!

 On 31st July 2004, Sir Tom unveiled this water feature sculpture, The Splash, which stands outside the stadium.  The sculpture was inspired by the 1956 Sports Photograph of the Year which features Tom Finney beating two defenders at a waterlogged Stamford Bridge ground.

 The award- winning picture

 Today the water feature is the focus for expressions of sympathy and gratitude
from fans and admirers of all ages....

.......young....

....and old!

 The statue is just about visible under the scarves and flowers!

I think this one says it all!

 

The road in front of the stadium (formerly 'Deepdale Road') has been re-named 'Sir Tom Finney Way'

 

 When three local Special Schools were combined, Sir Tom was proud to have the new school named after him. The school, currently on Moor Park, is to move shortly to this new site at Ribbleton.

 When Sir Tom's wife, Lady Elsie, developed dementia, he founded 'The Lady Elsie Finney House', which specialises in the care and support of dementia patients.

The 'Sir Tom Finney Sports Centre' at the University if Central Lancashire, Preston.

What a legacy!

"Tom Finney would have been great in any team, in any match and in any age ... 

.....even if he had been wearing an overcoat!"  (Bill Shankly)