Some of these things are well-known already, some of them not so, however it’s only when you package them all together that you begin to realise what an amazing, distinctive place that St.Helens is...
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GEOFF DUKE
Geoffrey Ernest Duke OBE (born 29 March 1923 in St. Helens, Lancashire) was a British multi-time world champion Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
The name of Geoff Duke is synonymous with motor sports, for he dominated motorcycle racing ... read more...
The No. 9,Jubille Cone Building - A Worlds First
The No.9, Jubilee Cone Building built in 1887 and situated at The World of Glass is a now a listed monument. This building is the birthplace of the continuous production of glass, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The industrial pioneer Will ... read more...
bob smith
A good frend of mine St Helens born Bob Smith started motorcycle racing in 1978 , and in 1981 he became British champion , beating even Barry Sheene that year to lift the title, sadly Bob was killed racing in 1983, but he should be rem ... read more...
Dream
Dream is the spectacular, internationally significant, landmark sculpture sited on the former Sutton Manor Colliery in St.Helens, close to Junction 7 of the busy M62, midway between Manchester and Liverpool, where it is passed by over 35 mi ... read more...
NGF EUROPE
The NGF EUROPE Factory in St.Helens manufactures more fibreglass cord than any other facility in the world. Each year NGF EUROPE produces enough cord to stretch to the moon and back twice, or around the Earth forty times.
A 1mm diameter ... read more...
Double Award-Winning Blackbrook Diversion
The only major new road scheme completed in the Northwest in 2007, and delivered both on time and within budget, the Blackbrook Diversion has scooped two major national awards.
It has won the 2007 Green Civil Engineering Projec ... read more...
