Only a short distance from this busy scene,
there is much tranquility to be found in Forton........
We are
indebted to Mark Wilson for this collection
of his unpublished photographs
Only a short distance from this busy
scene,
there is much tranquility to be found
in Forton........
beside the Lancaster
Canal
along the canal
towpath
by the River Wyre
and beside Forton
Primary School
The school received a coveted
Countryside Award for the imaginative
development of The Dell
We had
a Post Office & Shop until November 2006. Sadly they have now closed,
but a part-time Post Office has opened in the Methodist Church
SOME PHOTOGRAPHS OF PAST FIELD DAYS
Nancy Lamb as Rose Queen, pictured when she
represented Forton at the Garstang Festival, 1955
Margaret Carr was Rose Queen in 1970
Young participants seemed to take it very seriously in
the 1970s !!
There could be some loss of dignity for the adults ....
.......not least for the Vicar of Shireshead. Can
you identify him in this group?
This picture was originally thought to date from
the early 1970s,
but we were pleased to receive an email from Vicki Davis (formerly Vicki Garrad)
who can date it to
June 1963 or 1964. Vicki is on the far left of the back row. Can anyone
identify others present please?
FLORAL DISPLAY
Foxgloves: Hollins Lane, June 20 2004 (photo
by Terry Mansfield)