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The Forgotten Forests and Mystical Moors: A Picture of the Past with Stephen Oldfield

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The Forgotten Forests and Mystical Moors: A Picture of the Past with Stephen Oldfield

An event by The Friends of Rossendale Museum at The Whitaker

Author of 'The Forgotten Forest' Stephen Oldfield will be talking about how his passion for Rossendale and its local history developed from being a small boy, his childhood links with the Whitaker and how he came to write the 'historical field guide to the Rossendale Valley.'

Dates
Thursday 24th February 2022
7:30 pm
Tickets
£4.00
Recommended age group 14+

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Stephen will also be using his own photographs to show a number of key sites that have inspired him, with their associated history and folklore.

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