A teenage girl reported missing 18 days ago has been seen in Greater Manchester. Bayan Almohammed, 15, first went missing from her home in Skelmersdale in the early morning of May 4.
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A popular skiing venue will be holding a celebration event next month - marking 50 years since it first opened its slope to budding skiiers.
When Ski Rossendale opened in September 1973, it boasted the longest artificial ski slope and largest facility of its kind in the UK, at 500m.
Now, plans are in place for a 50th anniversary celebration event at The Hill, the new name for the centre off Haslingden Old Road, Rawtenstall, reports LancsLive.
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When it first opened, the slopes saw the official opening by Sir Jack Longland, vice-chairman of the North West Sports Council and conqueror of Everest, and three members of the British Olympic Ladies’ Ski Team.
In November 1973, then Prime Minister Edward Heath visited the slope. Eddie ‘the Eagle’ Edwards has visited twice – the first time to jump over cars – and world downhill skiing champ Franz Klammer also visited.
Manager Dave Fuller was one of the first to learn how to ski when, aged 13, on November 5 1973, he took instructions from the original chief ski instructor Jean Marchal.
As far back as December 1963, keen skier Michael Parsons from Waterfoot held a meeting to form Rossendale Ski Club as the snowy winters had meant the hills around the Valley had become popular for skiers in the winter months.
At the time it was mooted that Rossendale could become ‘a winter sports centre’ and 10 years’ later, and three years in the planning and construction, the £58,000 slope opened and plans began to revive the once-flourishing ski club.
Dave said: “The ski slope is a legacy and it is one we need to ensure is here for future generations to use and to look after. We are proud to have indirectly built on that
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