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During the year 2000 D J Clark built a visual record of the Lancaster & Morecambe district using photographs and information submitted by those that feature in the pictures. The project was conducted in association with Lancaster Museum and has been archived for future generations to look back at the district at the turn of the new Millennium. For more information on the project visit the information page. If you find a caption is wrong or there is a fault with the page please e-mail D J Clark.

Date: 29th May 2000
Location: Bowland

Photographer's Diary

I had been tipped off about this event a friend living in the area and had since seen it advertised in the papers. The Duke of Westminster who owns most the farms in the area was there to open it, but long gone before I arrived.

I was surprised to find I knew many of the farmers and others attending from my days at Folly. There was not a huge amount happening, but it was fun and people were enjoying themselves. A huge group of African women appeared from somewhere, some said Manchester, some said Somalia. I never got the full sorry but they seemed delightfully out of place at the event and made it somehow very unique.

I shot the sheep being rounded up, dry stone wall building, a few beagles, some carvers and iron mongering and sheep scanning - whatever that might be. Hilton Dawson, the MP turned up dressed as a farmer and I mocked him for his dress "We keep turning up to the same events, the only difference is you get invited and I have to gate crash" I remarked - we laughed.