217 Saturday 11 May 2024 Burnley

 This  wasn't  the  greatest  trip  ever. Simon  was  stuck  for  ideas  and  asked  for  a  "menu". This  was  influenced  by  cost  and  he  picked a  visit  to  the  Weaver's  Triangle  Heritage  Centre  in  Burnley. We  took  the  train  to  Burnley Manchester  Road.



We  had  some  time before  the  Heritage  Centre  was  due  to  open  so  we  went  to  the town's  two  record  shops  which  face  each  other  across  the  same  street.



We  went in  both of  them. Simon  found  more  of  interest  in  Astonishing  Sounds  where  he  had  a  long  chat  with  the  owner.  We  then  went  for  lunch  at  The  Star. We  noted  that  the adjacent cinema  there  was  now  derelict  which  didn't  bode  well  for  the  future  of  the  pub ( and  it  has  since  closed ). We  walked  down  to  the  heritage  centre  which  was  still  closed.  As  we  knew  it  was  a  volunteer-run  operation  we  decided  to  give  them  some  leeway  and  waited  beside  the  canal  for  them  to  open.


There  was  no  sign  of  life  and  eventually  we  asked  in  the  pub. They  said  it  hadn't  been  open  for  some  time  and  was  more  or  less  derelict. A  look  through  the  window  seemed  to  confirm  this. 


After  cursing  them  for  not  updating  their  website ( they  have  since ), we  returned  to  the  station  to  go  home.



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