The Pike — A Poem For Lancashire Day
Time to honour our gradely county* for Lancashire Day so I wrote about The Pike — a part of the landscape I see first thing in the morning and last thing at night.
Lancashire Day is on 27th November every year.
*REAL Lancashire includes Barrow-in-Furness to Manchester. Reet.
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Many thanks to all the photographers who contributed images of The Pike. Please follow their Instagram accounts to see the rest of their eye-catching images:
- Ian Smith IG @butchers_lad
- Matthew Craig IG @matts_journey
- Cheryl Doran IG @Chereel
- IG @kiwinde
- Sarah W IG @nerdygrrrl
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Nikki
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Coming to this one a little late, I know, but we share an affection for the Pike. I too had a view of it from my bedroom window for most of my growing up, when lived at Coppull.
Ah that’s good to read. It’s good to connect with your environment.
I went into town on Sunday for the first time since the wall was taken down. So pleased to see the back of the horrible thing! It looks so much better now.
Ahh fantastic good to know Thanks for the post like.
Awesome!
Yeah, I grew up and the Pike was always there off in the distance. Not been up top for many a year, but it’s a stunning spot.
It really is. It seems to me the landscape that surrounds you becomes you too. Whitworth Street in Manchester is magical to me too.
I live near there! That area of the centre is glorious. They even tore the Berlin Wall down in Picc Gardens recently!
It’s really nice and spacious and surprisingly quiet. I still have my first flat on the street so I get to go back fairly often.
Oooh good. It was an eyesore and a half. Those metal trees kill me. Did David Hasselhoff sing as it was pulled down?
The Hoff should have been there but, alas, I believe he wasn’t. A tragedy.
So nice!
!Brilliant!
Thank you