New takeaway served up a taste of Orient

FISH and chips please!

This lucky lady was one of the first customers at Accrington’s first Chinese takeaway which opened in the 1960s.

She was snapped by former Observer photogra- pher Garth Dawson.

History was made by the Hyndburn Sea Cadets in the early 1990s when girls were allowed into the unit for the first time in 50 years.

Nine young girls, who worked hard to earn their places in the unit, were presented with their badges at the cadet headquarters at Enfield Wharf in Clayton-le-Moors.

Members of Immanuel Church in Oswaldtwistle, and the church’s cricket club, performed the timeless fairytale Sleeping B Beauty.

Ruth Clare, a member of the church choir, played the title role and her b brother Adam Butterw worth was the prince.

The pantomine turned i into a real family affair with the duo’s father Eric Butterworth as Buttons and Ruth’s husband Phil and her brother-in-law taking on the role of ministers.

‘Masochism pays’ was t the message from fundr raisers (left) who completed a gruelling Army assault course for Barn nardo’s. Seven teams from Hyndburn took part at the Fulwood barracks and raised £600.

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