Bamber Bridge is an urban village in Lancashire, England, 3 miles south-east of Preston, in the borough of South Ribble.
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12 Facts About Bamber Bridge
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Bamber Bridge was a voluntary official of the Bamber Bridge branch of the Weavers' Association after a spell of tuberculosis.
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Bamber Bridge was awarded the CBE in 1953 and appointed a member of the Privy Council in 1957.
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Bamber Bridge was General Secretary of the TUC in 1960 and a member of the Royal Commission on Trade Unions and Employers' Associations in 1965 and served as chairman from 1969 to 1971.
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In March 1859, a Hurricane engine bolted off the rails at Bamber Bridge, ran across the level crossings and caught the end of a house, knocking down the gable end.
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Bamber Bridge is an unparished area within South Ribble District.
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Bamber Bridge West is currently represented by Paul Foster and Caleb Tomlinson.
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Bamber Bridge East is represented by Christine Melia and John Michael Higgins.
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Bamber Bridge is covered by two electoral divisions on Lancashire County Council.
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Bamber Bridge is home to Valley Church which meets in Fourfields House on Station Road.
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