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Heritage banner unveiled at Burnley brewery
3:00pm Monday 5th April 2010
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- By Tyrone Marshall » Reporter
A HUGE banner paying tribute to Burnley’s history and heritage has been unveiled at the site of Moorhouse’s brewery.
The 180ft long wrap now covers the frontage of the 145-year-old brewery while it undergoes a £4.2million transformation.
It features iconic images ranging from the Singing Ringing Tree to Pendle Hill.
With the words ‘famous witches and award-winning beers’ on the front, the banner celebrates Pendle Hill as the inspiration for their award-winning cask ales.
David Grant, managing director of Moorhouse’s, said: “We are expanding our brewery three-fold, doubling our workforce, and adding a visitor centre too, this is our investment in Burnley.
“But with this wrap, I wanted to show our pride in Burnley.”
“Burnley has so much to offer. Beautiful countryside, outstanding heritage, businesses willing to get behind the town, and great people. It is a place full of great stories, many of which are now being told across the Atlantic too.”
The increase in sales in the American market, alongside new contracts in the south of England, have led to Moorhouse’s Brewery posting their second consecutive double figure increase in annual turnover despite difficult trading conditions.
Mr Grant said: “Much of our present success is down to traits defined by previous generations - those who led Burnley to the top of the industrial world, those who believed in hard work, in taking opportunities when presented, and those who were passionate about Burnley… just as William Moorhouse was in 1865 and I am in 2010. This banner reflects this pride.”
“We all have a role to play in Burnley’s future.
“I am investing, creating jobs and with this banner, hopefully, showing the people of Burnley how proud Moorhouse’s is to be a part of this town’s future.”
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Burnley Lad, Burnley says...
3:14pm Mon 5 Apr 10
Honest John, Burnley says...
4:32pm Mon 5 Apr 10
A drunken fat bird with a black eye throwing up a kebab with a can of stella in her hand outside the job centre at 4.30am with her kids in a double buggy and her bloke smoking weed with a ripped tracksuit covered in greasy goo and a dog on a piece of string
Honest John, Burnley says...
4:37pm Mon 5 Apr 10
Old Timer, Burnley says...
5:29pm Mon 5 Apr 10
Once a person has no work and children born into families where the parent (yes parent) has never worked and political parties catch votes by pandering to these people and get back in goevernment you have this situation. Joe Stalin wouldn't have had this.
Burnley student, Burnley says...
11:23pm Mon 5 Apr 10
Honest John, Burnley says...
11:51am Tue 6 Apr 10
My parents were poor, very poor my mum had two jobs and my dad had three jobs. we had an outside loo and no bathroom, no phone, no car and this was well into the 70's They paid bills, bought soap and food as a priority not weed and cider. My parents ensured that we were respectful and honest, not thieving drug using scumbags who's primary concern is their own pleasure and gratification at the expense of other peoples hard work. These parasites then spoil others peace and quiet after a day of working hard to provide dole or the latest incapacity benifit for the glass backs, for them to run to the shop for cider or get taxis to go into town to go on the **** till 4am and a locate the latest baby making partner to ensure continuity or their species.
I have had at least 12 jobs all of which I have found myself by getting off my backside why hasnt one of those lazy barstuards beaten me to any one of those jobs or those of my parents? the answer is the they were on their backs in bed or addled on drink or drugs or lying in their filthy pits thinking it was funny not working whilst whingeing about being poor.
You are right Jo stalin wouldnt have had this, the bone idol parasites would have been working in the salt mines and would have similar muscular proportions to a drug ravaged heroin adict. I might well have still been paying for them but I wouldnt have had to lock my doors to keep them out
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