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	He was one of the team hoping to set up an Esquire Club in [[Burnley]] in 1970, and was described as "Northern Convenor of the [[Committee for Homosexual Equality]]".<ref>"Burnley site for new 'club' ", ''Burnley Express and News'', 26 May 1971, quoted in ''Amiable Warriors'', page 209.</ref> He was one of the speakers at the [[meeting in Burnley Library]] and is played by Dean Michael Gregory in ''[[The Burnley Buggers' Ball]]''.		He was one of the team hoping to set up an Esquire Club in [[Burnley]] in 1970, and was described as "Northern Convenor of the [[Committee for Homosexual Equality]]".<ref>"Burnley site for new 'club' ", ''Burnley Express and News'', 26 May 1971, quoted in ''Amiable Warriors'', page 209.</ref> He was one of the speakers at the [[meeting in Burnley Library]] and is played by Dean Michael Gregory in ''[[The Burnley Buggers' Ball]]''.

	In ~~1979~~ he acted as a link man between Blackburn’s gay community and the police in connection with the murder of [[John Kirby]].<ref>[http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/11389004.LOOKING_BACK__The_murder_that_sent_shockwaves_through_Blackburn___/ "The murder that sent shockwaves through Blackburn"], ''Lancashire Telegraph'', 5 August 2014.</ref>		In 1973 he acted as a link man between Blackburn’s gay community and the police in connection with the murder of [[John Kirby]].<ref>[http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/11389004.LOOKING_BACK__The_murder_that_sent_shockwaves_through_Blackburn___/ "The murder that sent shockwaves through Blackburn"], ''Lancashire Telegraph'', 5 August 2014.</ref>

	He may later have moved to other pubs in Blackburn:		He may later have moved to other pubs in Blackburn:

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	In 1979 he acted as a link man between Blackburn’s gay community and the police in connection with the murder of [[John Kirby]].<ref>[http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/11389004.LOOKING_BACK__The_murder_that_sent_shockwaves_through_Blackburn___/ "The murder that sent shockwaves through Blackburn"], ''Lancashire Telegraph'', 5 August 2014.</ref>		In 1979 he acted as a link man between Blackburn’s gay community and the police in connection with the murder of [[John Kirby]].<ref>[http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/11389004.LOOKING_BACK__The_murder_that_sent_shockwaves_through_Blackburn___/ "The murder that sent shockwaves through Blackburn"], ''Lancashire Telegraph'', 5 August 2014.</ref>

	He may later have moved to other pubs:		He may later have moved to other pubs in Blackburn:
	:"Ken had the Wheatsheaf on Mincing Lane for a while and then The Adelphi on the boulevard."<ref>[http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f66/yates-wine-lodge-blackburn-42672-5.html Anonymous posting] on ''AccringtonWeb''.</ref>		:"Ken had the Wheatsheaf on Mincing Lane for a while and then The Adelphi on the boulevard."<ref>[http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f66/yates-wine-lodge-blackburn-42672-5.html Anonymous posting] on ''AccringtonWeb''.</ref>

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	==Further reading==		==Further reading==
	*Peter Scott-Presland, ''Amiable Warriors'', Volume One.		*Peter Scott-Presland, ''[[Amiable Warriors]]'', Volume One.

	==References==		==References==

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	'''Ken Pilling''' born c. 1936 (aged 34 in 1970)<ref>''Amiable Warriors, page 207.</ref> was the landlord of the [[Merchant Hotel]], [[Blackburn]] in the 1970s.		[[File:Burnley meeting Ken Pilling.jpg\|thumb\|Ken Pilling (centre) at the Burnley meeting]]'''Ken Pilling''' born c. 1936 (aged 34 in 1970)<ref>''Amiable Warriors, page 207.</ref> was the landlord of the [[Merchant Hotel]], [[Blackburn]] in the 1970s.

	He was one of the team hoping to set up an Esquire Club in [[Burnley]] in 1970, and was described as "Northern Convenor of the [[Committee for Homosexual Equality]]".<ref>"Burnley site for new 'club' ", ''Burnley Express and News'', 26 May 1971, quoted in ''Amiable Warriors'', page 209.</ref> He was one of the speakers at the [[meeting in Burnley Library]] and is played by Dean Michael Gregory in ''[[The Burnley Buggers' Ball]]''.		He was one of the team hoping to set up an Esquire Club in [[Burnley]] in 1970, and was described as "Northern Convenor of the [[Committee for Homosexual Equality]]".<ref>"Burnley site for new 'club' ", ''Burnley Express and News'', 26 May 1971, quoted in ''Amiable Warriors'', page 209.</ref> He was one of the speakers at the [[meeting in Burnley Library]] and is played by Dean Michael Gregory in ''[[The Burnley Buggers' Ball]]''.

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	He was one of the team hoping to set up an Esquire Club in [[Burnley]] in 1970, and was described as "Northern Convenor of the [[Committee for Homosexual Equality]]".<ref>"Burnley site for new 'club' ", ''Burnley Express and News'', 26 May 1971, quoted in ''Amiable Warriors'', page 209.</ref> He was one of the speakers at the [[meeting in Burnley Library]] and is played by Dean Michael Gregory in ''[[The Burnley Buggers' Ball]]''.		He was one of the team hoping to set up an Esquire Club in [[Burnley]] in 1970, and was described as "Northern Convenor of the [[Committee for Homosexual Equality]]".<ref>"Burnley site for new 'club' ", ''Burnley Express and News'', 26 May 1971, quoted in ''Amiable Warriors'', page 209.</ref> He was one of the speakers at the [[meeting in Burnley Library]] and is played by Dean Michael Gregory in ''[[The Burnley Buggers' Ball]]''.

			In 1979 he acted as a link man between Blackburn’s gay community and the police in connection with the murder of [[John Kirby]].<ref>[http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/11389004.LOOKING_BACK__The_murder_that_sent_shockwaves_through_Blackburn___/ "The murder that sent shockwaves through Blackburn"], ''Lancashire Telegraph'', 5 August 2014.</ref>

			He may later have moved to other pubs:
			:"Ken had the Wheatsheaf on Mincing Lane for a while and then The Adelphi on the boulevard."<ref>[http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f66/yates-wine-lodge-blackburn-42672-5.html Anonymous posting] on ''AccringtonWeb''.</ref>

	==Further reading==		==Further reading==

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	'''Ken Pilling''' born c. 1936 (aged 34 in 1970)<ref>''Amiable Warriors, page 207.</ref> was the landlord of the [[Merchant Hotel]], [[Blackburn]] in the 1970s.		'''Ken Pilling''' born c. 1936 (aged 34 in 1970)<ref>''Amiable Warriors, page 207.</ref> was the landlord of the [[Merchant Hotel]], [[Blackburn]] in the 1970s.

	He was one of the team hoping to set up an Esquire Club in [[Burnley]] in 1970, and was described as "Northern Convenor of the [[Committee for Homosexual Equality]]".<ref>"Burnley site for new 'club' ", ''Burnley Express and News'', 26 May 1971, quoted in ''Amiable Warriors'', page 209.</ref> He was one of the speakers at the		He was one of the team hoping to set up an Esquire Club in [[Burnley]] in 1970, and was described as "Northern Convenor of the [[Committee for Homosexual Equality]]".<ref>"Burnley site for new 'club' ", ''Burnley Express and News'', 26 May 1971, quoted in ''Amiable Warriors'', page 209.</ref> He was one of the speakers at the [[meeting in Burnley Library]] and is played by Dean Michael Gregory in ''[[The Burnley Buggers' Ball]]''.

	==Further reading==		==Further reading==

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'''Ken Pilling''' born c. 1936 (aged 34 in 1970)<ref>''Amiable Warriors, page 207.</ref> was the landlord of the [[Merchant Hotel]], [[Blackburn]] in the 1970s.

He was one of the team hoping to set up an Esquire Club in [[Burnley]] in 1970, and was described as "Northern Convenor of the [[Committee for Homosexual Equality]]".<ref>"Burnley site for new 'club' ", ''Burnley Express and News'', 26 May 1971, quoted in ''Amiable Warriors'', page 209.</ref> He was one of the speakers at the

==Further reading==
*Peter Scott-Presland, ''Amiable Warriors'', Volume One.

==References==
<references>

[[Category:Pub landlords]]
[[Category:1936 births]]