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The third in our occasional series on Cricket Club Athletic Festivals, this tells the story of the village turning out for one of its own. Read Part 1 and Part

The Civic Trust has sent us some photos from our game in the Worsley Cup Final versus Burnley in 1970 which we lost. They are all of Burnley’s innings, with

Read up on Part 1 here. The second in our occasional series on Cricket Club Athletics Festivals, this sets the scene for what became a real social event for the

This is the first in an occasional series by Anne Cochrane telling the story of the Victorian phenomenon of Athletics Festivals which were crucial in keeping Lowerhouse and most other

By Anne Cochrane On 27th October, 1939, the Lancashire League Secretary wrote to all the clubs: Incidentally, the war isn’t mentioned a great deal in the 1944 League meeting minutes,

Photo kindly sent in by https://www.bcthic.org/ 16th May 1969 Lowerhouse entertain Colne tomorrow at the West End. This recent picture shows, standing: D. Hall, J. R. Stott, (Captain), Des Sparks

Thanks to Groundwork Direct who sent this in. 15 September 1968. Holland, Jones, Wade & Hughes.Higgin, Blackhurst Picture credit https://www.bcthic.org/

Anne Cochrane has sent in a recent addition to the Civic Trust Image Collection – quite a few Lowerhouse faces on this photo: Burnley Express 19 Feb. 1980: Burnley Grammar

After this weeks post about Brian Moorhouse, Stan got in touch; Brian was a very tidy all rounder and I had the pleasure of playing second eleven cricket with him.

The following has been sent in from Anne Cochrane who has been working with a The Civic Trust, getting a great image library together. A nice little post for those

We decided to build on our post of The Lancashire League table of the Decade and update the good work on this page  on the Lancashire League table of the

We’ve put together the Lancashire League standings for 2010-2019 to see how each team got on this decade. Needless to say, this decade has 100% been our best in our