The archive is extensive and we aim to make many of these images available online.
*SEPTEMBER 2025 UPDATE*
There are now more than 17,553 images on the website including those on our Other Collections section. There are more images to see if you View our Articles section to read longer articles written by our volunteers on a range of historical subjects.
We have received a donation of Burco Dean archive material which has not yet been digitised for the website but you will find information about Burco Dean and a small selection of images on our Articles page.
We are now operating without the benefit of Heritage Lottery Funding and welcome donations to enable us to continue scanning negatives and making them available on the website. Donations can be made directly to us or via JUSTGIVING
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BCTHIC is most thankful for the generous donations made by:
Burnley Rotary, Burnley Pendleside Rotary, Stocks Massey Bequest Fund, Celeste & Kevin (in Canada) and other donors who have contributed to our funds to enable this project to continue after our Heritage Lottery funding ceased.
All funding contributions are gratefully accepted
We WELCOME NEW VOLUNTEERS and have vacancies on our Wednesday and Thursday afternoon sessions. If you can spare a couple of hours why not contact us and arrange a visit to the archive. All that is needed are some basic computer skills and an interest in local history. PENDLE AND WEST CRAVEN images can be found in the Surrounding Districts pages and we would welcome volunteers from the Pendle area to digitise images and stories about this area as we have no volunteers working on this area at the moment.
We have produced a short history about the project which you can download.
50 Years Ago
Roaring machines churn up choking clouds of dust at the Burnt Hill circuit.
Sabden moto cross ace Bob Wright held his own against the top riders in the country on Sunday, 22nd August 1976, taking two second places in a day's scrambling events held behind the Waggoners Inn, Manchester Road. Bob's second places came in the two Burnt Hill moto cross races and he was unlucky not to be positioned in the Lancashire Grand National event - which he won three years ago. In the latter race he was leading for 10 laps before crashing his machine - luckily he was unhurt.
The races, organised by Burnley Calder Round Table and the North-Western Auto Cycle Union, attracted more than 4,000 people who came to see big names like Vic Eastwood, Vic Allen and John Banks. There were also plenty of cheers for the local heroes Bob Wright who is presently seventh in the British Championship series, and fellow Sabden riders Lynn Warren and Ian Haythornthwaite.
