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Old 27-01-2009, 11:33   #136
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lol maybe she was called Annie and she had red hair Jay??
The way cashy put it me thinks its far more interesting than that flashy
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Old 21-05-2009, 23:07   #137
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The Broadway 1st, Pickwick next, The Bridge after that, you had to go out the front door, around the building through the games room to go to the Gents it was that packed. Chips from anywhere. Back into the Pickwick then 10-40pm back into the Broadway for a lockin!! Walk home singing around 3or 4!!!! A happy Friday night back in the 70's.
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Old 01-06-2009, 17:04   #138
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Even though I left Accrington(latterly Church) in 1961, I still have so many memories. The Coppice, Red Shale, Hambleton, Little Blackpool - fantastic places for youngsters to run around and enjoy freedom. Trickets ice cream in the Market Hall, the baths - and the chippy opposite - 3 pennorth of chips and some bits. The chippy on Church St, the Melbo Coffe Bar, Joe Mort's - jiving to Night Train and the like, and a punch up every Saturday night when gangs would come from all over just to have a go at the Accrington lads (no weapons though). The Cattlemarket and australian pubs where they didn't care about your age as long as you could get over the back wall when the Police Visited. The snooker hall under the King's Cinema and D.S. Sargeson standing on top of the steps and picking out the ones he thought were under age - and clipping your ear as you left past him. The Con club on a Saturday night - Eddie McGarry I think and there was a lad from AGS played in the band - Whatmough I think. I used to go and have a game of snooker with my uncle during the interval. Met my wife there - over 50 years ago now,so that has a special place in my memories.
I suppose you can take the lad away from Accrington, but you cannot take Accrington away from the lad - or lass
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Old 02-06-2009, 08:04   #139
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Well said Barry, Ill drink to that.
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Old 02-06-2009, 09:29   #140
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Even though I left Accrington(latterly Church) in 1961, I still have so many memories. The Coppice, Red Shale, Hambleton, Little Blackpool - fantastic places for youngsters to run around and enjoy freedom. Trickets ice cream in the Market Hall, the baths - and the chippy opposite - 3 pennorth of chips and some bits. The chippy on Church St, the Melbo Coffe Bar, Joe Mort's - jiving to Night Train and the like, and a punch up every Saturday night when gangs would come from all over just to have a go at the Accrington lads (no weapons though). The Cattlemarket and australian pubs where they didn't care about your age as long as you could get over the back wall when the Police Visited. The snooker hall under the King's Cinema and D.S. Sargeson standing on top of the steps and picking out the ones he thought were under age - and clipping your ear as you left past him. The Con club on a Saturday night - Eddie McGarry I think and there was a lad from AGS played in the band - Whatmough I think. I used to go and have a game of snooker with my uncle during the interval. Met my wife there - over 50 years ago now,so that has a special place in my memories.
I suppose you can take the lad away from Accrington, but you cannot take Accrington away from the lad - or lass
Doesn't matter where you end up whether it be in France like you Barry or Tasmania like Alan, or even Ossy like myself you never forget the old days, sometimes its easier to remember what went on 40 or 50 years ago than what happened last week, must be the age thing
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Doesn't matter where you end up whether it be in France like you Barry or Tasmania like Alan, or even Ossy like myself you never forget the old days, sometimes its easier to remember what went on 40 or 50 years ago than what happened last week, must be the age thing
hi jaysee,
On a Friday night when in my late teens (18 onwards), i was allowed to go out with my Dad and we would do a pub crawl - evry fourth week or so we would catch the bus to the top of Oswaldtwistle - St Emmanuels Church. we would start at the pub there and then work our way back down Union St and finish up at the Tanpit's Club, having a half in every pub on the way - bad head on Saturday mornings.
I was in Qswaldtwistle just under 2 years ago, a family christening at St Emmanuels, and then the Con(?) Club and finished up at the pub at the top of Union St - Black Dog(?), had to go there as United were on TV and stayed there until closing time - TG they ran out of Lancaster Bomber.
The following day had to drive to Blackpool to drop my grandchildren off and then down to Portsmouth where I was working on a contract.
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Old 23-09-2009, 00:56   #142
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You missed a dance hall which was down the end of Church St,Accrington near a Pub that was called The Little Crown (perhaps you are to young to remeber it) still never mind
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You missed a dance hall which was down the end of Church St,Accrington near a Pub that was called The Little Crown (perhaps you are to young to remeber it) still never mind
This message is in reply to one by "Cashman" in which he remembers various clubs etc
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Old 23-09-2009, 07:49   #144
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You missed a dance hall which was down the end of Church St,Accrington near a Pub that was called The Little Crown (perhaps you are to young to remeber it) still never mind
it wasjust past "Barnes"furniture shop n before the "Ritz" cinema down the little entry, was too young to go, but vaugly remember it yon.
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Old 23-09-2009, 09:08   #145
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it wasjust past "Barnes"furniture shop n before the "Ritz" cinema down the little entry, was too young to go, but vaugly remember it yon.
I'm like you with this own cashy, but can't for the life in me remember what it was called, anybody any ideas
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I'm like you with this own cashy, but can't for the life in me remember what it was called, anybody any ideas
think the "Little Crown" was a Masseys Pub, but thats all n aint 100% sure of that.
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Old 24-09-2009, 08:58   #147
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It was the Ritz ballroom, H & B socoal club was there as well, left side for the Ritz and right side for H & B Club - used to go in both of them.
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One of my Favourite memories as a Kid was going down to Moseleys Bakery on a Saturday Morning and getting a lovely Crusty Warm Loaf! Used to pick the top off before i got home, then me and my Dad would cut each end Crust off, butter it, and eat it whilst still warm!

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Old 27-09-2009, 15:49   #149
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Wow - what a lot of memories this thread has conjured up!
Gamblers caves
Playing on the coppice
Going wimberry and blackberry picking on the coppice
Children's Christmas Party at the Canine Club where Santa always gave great pressies!
Playing in Arden Hall and on Leming's Pad (now a housing estate!)
Ah - happy days!
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Wow - what a lot of memories this thread has conjured up!
Gamblers caves
Playing on the coppice
Going wimberry and blackberry picking on the coppice
Children's Christmas Party at the Canine Club where Santa always gave great pressies!
Playing in Arden Hall and on Leming's Pad (now a housing estate!)
Ah - happy days!
yes, arden hall playing in the rhodedendrons, scrumping apples from the tree in front of the house. Across the lane over the wall into Owl hall and scrumping everything fro there - they tasted so much better than shop bought ones. Remember picking whimberries but think that was on Moleside - with Ken Entwhistle, Chris Firth and Barbara Firth, and a few others that I can't remember the names of - around '48/'49
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