Talking of witches, did anyone venture into Pendle this Easter, there used to be hundreds of folk going up Pendle Hill and Jack Moores monkey at Barden, I remember Jack Moores monkey well, all along Barden lane, both sides of the road there were stalls all the way down, selling things like monkeys on sticks, windmills and all manner of things to delight the kiddies.
There was no traffic about as there were very few cars then, but it brought folks from miles around and everybody ended up at Jack Moores monkey, it was a real monkey in a big cage, a nasty piece of work too if I remember rightly, There was a cafe, with an old flagged floor where you could by pots of tea and pop, I am going back here to the early 1950's, also there was boat swings that sat two people, sitting opposite each other with a rope hanging down in the middle, when you pulled on the rope you could swing yourself as high as you wanted.
The weather always seemed to be fine I never remember it raining never mind snowing like it does now. Jack Moores monkey went on for years, it stopped in about 1968 when the old lady who owned the cafe and monkey decided that she had had enough, another old tradition gone forever. Does anyone else remember Jack Moores, I dont think it is there anymore, it was located past Barden Mill and under the bridge.
Stephanie.
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