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Old 27-02-2009, 17:46   #1
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Weather 1960-68

A colleague of mine set me a task.

When she went to primary school in Accrington from 1960-68 ish she said there was a really odd day that ocurred. Apparantely it went pitch black for a time but it was due to a storm not a total eclipse. She remembers some news in the local press about it stating that some RC schools told the children to kneel and pray as it could be the end of the world!

My friend is 53 and would like any info if you know anything please. I have googled it and searched on the net but have drawn a blank so far.


C'mon Accy Webbers Someone delve and put this woman out of her misery. PLEASE!
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Old 27-02-2009, 17:53   #2
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1963 severe snow storm 3 to 5 foot drifts in places, school cancelled ran out of the house to play with the rest of the kids slamming the front door, this dislodged a whole roofs worth of snow onto the top of me, yes everything went black, no it wasn't an eclipse, but strangely rather than nuns praying for salvation I just got surrounded by friends laughing.
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Old 27-02-2009, 17:57   #3
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There was a day which I think was in '66 or '67 when the sky went dark.
It was due to the air being heavily laden with sand from the sahara carried by high altitude air currents.
When the darkness passed, there was a fine layer of sand on everything
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Old 28-02-2009, 00:01   #4
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I shall mention both occurences to her thank you for your help X
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Old 28-02-2009, 01:06   #5
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A colleague of mine set me a task.

When she went to primary school in Accrington from 1960-68 ish she said there was a really odd day that ocurred. Apparantely it went pitch black for a time but it was due to a storm not a total eclipse. She remembers some news in the local press about it stating that some RC schools told the children to kneel and pray as it could be the end of the world!

My friend is 53 and would like any info if you know anything please. I have googled it and searched on the net but have drawn a blank so far.


C'mon Accy Webbers Someone delve and put this woman out of her misery. PLEASE!
I can remember this day i would have been 4 or 5 years old they sent us home from school i remember being really scared and people where talking about the end of the world. I attended a primary school in Accrington at the time.
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Old 28-02-2009, 01:17   #6
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sorry Romps i was probably too drunk or stoned to remember it.
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Old 28-02-2009, 01:20   #7
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I was working at DSS Charlotte St Burnley on the top floor
It was very eerie looking down on the town in darkness in the middle of the day
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Old 28-02-2009, 01:36   #8
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I can remember this day i would have been 4 or 5 years old they sent us home from school
Did you ever go back?

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Old 28-02-2009, 01:41   #9
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Rindy, what year were you born in, maybe it was a sign or a warning
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Old 28-02-2009, 01:43   #10
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Rindy, what year were you born in, maybe it was a sign or a warning
I wasn't going to mention it.

The skies turning pitch black, the rivers and brooks running blood red.

Happy day.

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Old 28-02-2009, 02:12   #11
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Remember a day in the 60s, was at secondary, and it went dark outside, would have been between 65 - 69 don't remember what it was attributed to. just presumed it was an eclipse.

Remember a Sahara type thing, sand on cars and such, while I was in Blackburn, but that would have been late 70s early eighties.
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Old 28-02-2009, 02:17   #12
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I can be reasonably precice about the year because I only worked in Burnley from autumn 66 to spring 1970
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Old 28-02-2009, 08:29   #13
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I can be reasonably precice about the year because I only worked in Burnley from autumn 66 to spring 1970

4 years is not very precise, I can tell you used to work in the public sector
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Old 28-02-2009, 09:39   #14
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I can remember this day i would have been 4 or 5 years old they sent us home from school i remember being really scared and people where talking about the end of the world. I attended a primary school in Accrington at the time.
My friend was about the same age- Susan Fishwick, lived on Dill Hall Lane.
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Old 28-02-2009, 10:22   #15
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4 years is not very precise, I can tell you used to work in the public sector
Well she does say before 68 so my '66 or 67' is reasonably accurate
wan't to know what I had for breakfast that day?
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