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*SEPTEMBER 2025 UPDATE*
There are now more than 17,553 images on the website including those on our Other Collections section. There are more images to see if you View our Articles section to read longer articles written by our volunteers on a range of historical subjects.
We have received a donation of Burco Dean archive material which has not yet been digitised for the website but you will find information about Burco Dean and a small selection of images on our Articles page.
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We WELCOME NEW VOLUNTEERS and have vacancies on our Wednesday and Thursday afternoon sessions. If you can spare a couple of hours why not contact us and arrange a visit to the archive. All that is needed are some basic computer skills and an interest in local history. PENDLE AND WEST CRAVEN images can be found in the Surrounding Districts pages and we would welcome volunteers from the Pendle area to digitise images and stories about this area as we have no volunteers working on this area at the moment.
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50 Years Ago
Julie Felix pictured during Sunday's concert at St Theodore's.
From a review by Norman Powell:
In spite of the fact that she had only landed at Gatwick that morning from East Africa, Julie Felix was in sparkling form when she appeared at St Theodore's School on Sunday evening, 26th October 1975. It had taken her almost as long to travel to Burnley, and the concert organisers were looking a little worried when she failed to arrive at the scheduled time.
Julie Felix established a rapport with her audience with her first number, and held their rapt attention right through her programme which included new songs, old songs, folk songs, and inevitable protest songs. Julie Felix describes herself as a Mexican Californian, and she has an international appeal. Her recent trip to Africa was in connection with the Freedom from Hunger campaign. She is a very polished performer, equally at home chatting with her audience as when singing. She writes a great deal of her own material, and puts it across in a very professional manner. Her technique is impeccable, not least her own accompaniment on the guitar.
