A rare wartime photo showing the first stage of preparing biscuit TNT at Royal Ordnance Factory Chorley (Buckshaw Village) #Chorley #Lancashire #localhistory #royalordnancefactory #rofchorley

More local medals back in #Chorley! Awarded to James Gilgun of 28 Eldon St, Chorley. He served in the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. He died of Bronchitis in February 1921. I took his medals to his resting place in Chorley Cemetery 🫡 #Lancashire #loyalnorthlancashireregiment

📷 Comparing views down Market Street, Chorley: Walking Day, late 1950's. All Saints Church congregation walking in front of the Town Hall, with the old Barclays building to the left and looking down Market Street in the background. #Chorley #Lancashire #localhistory

I'm hoping to trace any #WW2 Veterans in #Chorley & District. I made an appeal last year but had no responses. Zero. My concern is that we have allowed the last of our WW2 Veterans to pass by. Comment below or private message. 🇬🇧 #Lancashire @ChorleyCouncil @LindsayHoyle_MP

This year Chorley's Poppy Shop will be on Chapel Street (former "Outdoor Land" shop). It will open on 22nd Oct and remain open every day from 8am-6pm. An official opening will take place on Saturday 24th October at 11am. Thank you for your continued support. #poppyappeal #Chorley

Trench art in the style of an officer's cap, made from a 1968 shell that had been filled at Royal Ordnance Factory Chorley (Buckshaw Village). 🇬🇧 #rofchorley #royalordnancefactory #Chorley #Lancashire #localhistory

To learn more about Chorley & District military history, go to the top of the Facebook page, click 'Files', and you've access to a number of free pdf files that I've written. FB: Chorley & District Armed Forces Community 🇬🇧 #Chorley #Lancashire #localhistory #armedforcescommunity

Members of Euxton Home Guard, 1943. Chorley & District Armed Forces Community 🇬🇧 #Euxton #Chorley #Lancashire #localhistory #homeguard

Not the most exciting, but another before and after of the Lychgate at Euxton Church. #Euxton #Chorley #Lancashire #localhistory

This week is the first National Cadets Week. It began with a message from the King. Thank you to all Staff, Volunteers & Parents across #Chorley & District that give up their time to help the youth at Sea Cadets Chorley, Chorley Air Cadets - 92 Sqn RAFAC & British Army Cadets 🫡

I was asked if I could help a Major of the Royal Netherlands Army with an enquiry about one of our #Chorley #WW2 casualties. I sent the Major a photo of Pte Southworth and he sent me a photo of his grave. We will remember them 🇬🇧 #Lancashire #localhistory #armedforcescommunity

📷 Comparative views along Pall Mall, Chorley - looking towards the 'Big Lamp' junction. #Chorley #Lancashire #localhistory

Rainbow over St Laurence's Church in Chorley earlier this afternoon. #Chorley #Lancashire #rainbow #stlaurence

Wartime bakelite oil bottles for the Lee Enfield rifle, packed at ROF Chorley. The picture of rifles on the right shows the slight alterations between the SMLE from #WW1 (top) and the #WW2 variant. #Chorley #Lancashire #localhistory #royalordnancefactory #rofchorley #rof

Old cast iron wagon plate from The Chorley Railway Wagon Company. #Chorley #Lancashire #localhistory #Railway

The Green at Rivington, Lancashire. #Rivington #Chorley #Lancashire #localhistory #heritage

Euxton Hall from a century ago and an Ai colourised version. #Euxton #Chorley #Lancashire #localhistory #euxtonhall @EuxtonHallHosp