Friends of Real Lancashire

@lancslinguist @NowtbutaLad It’s on our new A1 size OS map available from FORL online shop.

@NowtbutaLad @FORLancashire Why isn’t Rishton on that map 🤔 ?

A very happy #Lancashire Day wherever proud Lancastrians may be in the world. The County Palatine was established in 1182. The map is from 1936 and quite rightly shows "Lancashire over Sands", Manchester and Liverpool (I'm not into this 1974 boundary change). @FORLancashire

@NowtbutaLad Thanks for posting. A decent map. Have you got our new one?

@BBCLancashire @VisitLancashire On Lancashire Day of all days, this day is especially for the historic county and we should respect that. Sorry to disappoint, what you have created here is lovely but it does not represent the whole of the historic county.

We've been working on something very special for #LancashireDay with @VisitLancashire. We’re thrilled to introduce our brand-new short film, This is Lancashire, which showcases just a few of the fantastic places in our county. 🌹 Listen on BBC Sounds: bbc.in/LancsListenLive

@RealCounties And another which we often hear. - “ Old Lancashire” - there is no such term.

Remember: ✅ Our maps show THE counties ❌ They are not ‘former’ counties ❌ They are not ‘former’ boundaries ❌ They didn’t have ‘boundary changes’ ❌ They have not been ‘abolished’ They are the true counties, existing today with the same boundaries they’ve had for centuries.

Introducing our 2025 #Lancastrian Awards. Due to technical issues, we apologise for the late publicity. As we always announce the winners on #Lancashire Day, the time to get your nomination forms submitted is short. Closing date is Wed 19 November. Please feel free to share.

#LancashireDay is on 27th November? Are you having a "Lancashire Do"? We have lots of #Lancashire items in our shop. TTowels, #Flags, Bunting, #Badges, Fridge Magnets, Pens, #Jigsaws, Cards & Books Plus our new A1 size OS map OS of the Historic County. forl.co.uk

A new Poet Laureate for Historic Lancashire - a first for Historic Counties. Please read the piece about Steve Williams here which is also on our Facebook page. His first poem ‘To Lancashire’ can also be found on our website. #Lancashire #poetry forl.co.uk/poet-laureate-…

Good morning. A lovely Liverpool sunrise (somewhere behind those clouds!) Resized for phone wallpaper. Please help yourself👍

"There is a forgotten, nay almost forbidden word, which means more to me than any other. That word is England." Winston Churchill

@hil3494 @LondonMarathon @Oldham_Hour Well done Steve 🌹

TCS Virtual London Marathon - Done!! 26.2 miles around the streets of Saddleworth, Oldham and Rochdale!! Phew!!🥵🥵🥵 @LondonMarathon @Oldham_Hour

@LancsISA Good to see this represents historic counties. A great shame that the first team play the occasional match in Sedbergh in Yorkshire! Oh wait a minute, is it Cumbria or Westmorland & Furness?😂 @lancscricket we want all home matches in the historic county of Lancashire. 🌹🌹

Quiz. Can you name the 6 Lancashire players in this table? What about the 4 Northants players?

It is with deep sadness that we learn of the passing of Lord Doug Hoyle. Lord Hoyle was a patron of FORL who as a Lancastrian himself, born in #Warrington, was a loyal guardian of this historic county. Our thoughts are with his son @LindsayHoyle_MP and his family at this time.

50 years ago today, our county was carved up. There’s absolutely nothing to celebrate in this but let us celebrate the fact that our boundaries have been in place for hundreds of years, certainly since 1182. If you were born in this area, even post 1974 you are a Lancastrian. 🌹

Thoughts and prayers for the Princess of Wales and her family as she undergoes treatment for cancer. Hope the Media respect her privacy. 🙏

Get your #Lancashire flags and bunting from us. Also, T Towels, Pens, badges, postcards. Proud to have designed the flag of Lancashire and had it approved by the @FlagInstitute Go to our online shop forl.co.uk @GrahamLiver @BBCLancashire

@hil3494 Well done Steve.

Recently sent a copy of ‘What’s Next Sir?’ to Sir Ranulph Fiennes, thanking him for endorsing my Book!! #WhatsNextSir Lovely to receive an e-mail back from the legend himself - “Dear Steve, Many thanks for your book. It is really well done and I am honoured that you used my review summary. Hoping it sells well, it certainly should. And well done with all your achievements! Have a great 2024 From Ran” @matadorbooks @Oldham_Hour

@GwynneMP A lovely tribute Andrew.

@lancscccaction @Liverpool_CC Totally wrong that LCCC play at Sedbergh in Yorkshire. You wouldn’t get Yorkshire playing their home matches in Blackpool.

Play games at @Liverpool_CC rather than at private schools in Cumbria. Look at what the Club did last year for Afghan refugees who live in Liverpool. Outstanding idea merseysportlive.co.uk/2022/11/25/liv…

See our #lancashire #AdventCalendar on Facebook. A daily tour of the historic county. Days 1 & 2 took us to the most northern, southern, western & eastern points on the #historiclancashire compass. Today we tour producers of sweets. What’s the first name that springs to mind?

@TheLengthsman Nice photo Archie of the border between Lancashire and Cumberland.

A favourite for #fingerpostfriday with the Duddon Estuary and Black Combe in the distance