What did my grandparents and parents do for work - The Working Lives of the people of Leyland and Farington

In 2018 the Leyland Historical Society began a project to interview as many of the ex employees that were still around from the various industries, like Leyland Motors for buses and trucks, three different rubber companies, four cotton mills, a paint works, a bleach works, engineering works and many smaller concerns. When we started the project the guide we initially produced listed 27 sites relating to industry in the town, in a later edition this rose to 55 sites. Following the 340 interviews undertaken so far, the number of sites has now risen to 143.
One of the aims of the project was to provide school children the chance to interview their parents and particularly their grandparents to see why they moved to Leyland, where they worked and what they did.

Timings

Saturday 19 September:

1100-1700

Location & directions

Worden Hall, Worden Park, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 1DJ

Directions:

Worden Hall, Centre of Worden Park, Leyland

Contact on day:

Peter Houghton

Telephone number:

+447867790076

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

Parking in centre of park adjacent to Worden Hall.

Additional information

Bring any memories for the Society to record either photographically or audibly.

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