Favorite Memories of Accrington

[AnneW]

Ah 48/49 was well before my time - I'm talking about the 1970's! The rhodedendrons at Arden Hall were fabulous - not been up there for prob 20 years - making me nostalgic - due a visit to Accy in Oct so I might just have to take a walk up there!!

[esteemedjuju]

the lnk takes you to the bbc page just type in bob dobson in the search box

[SoulManic]

Originally Posted by Barrie Yates

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

There was a bumper crop of whimberries on the Coppice this year. Saw many people with plastic bags full late July - early August. The heather was also quite spectacular along with some naturally seeded rhodedendrons. It's a shame more people don't walk up the Coppice and enjoy some fresh (sometimes very fresh) air. The main paths are being renovated at the moment so maybe it will encourage people to give it a go.

[cashman]

got a new favourite memory now- getting back to Accy weds night after 3 Days down the smoke, its a lunatic asylum, everyones on a mission, mobile clutched to lug hole, ignorant as sin. give me Accy any day.

[Taggy]

Yep.....Busiest place in Britain....loneliest place in Britain....unfriendliest place in Britain!! MP's deserve it!!....and it deserves them!

Best Regards - Taggy

[Tina]

Originally Posted by jaysay

My best memories of Accy (I haven't been out in town for years) was the Bridge Inn when Dave and Sue Johnson had it (Sues the present Mayoress) Used to go in most lunch times and few nights playing pool

Is The Bridge more up baxenden way ? If so I remember Dave and Sue - I came back to England - well must be ten years or more now - to show my husband where I grew up. If this is the pub I'm thinking of, they were very kind and friendly to us.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Tina

Is The Bridge more up baxenden way ? If so I remember Dave and Sue - I came back to England - well must be ten years or more now - to show my husband where I grew up. If this is the pub I'm thinking of, they were very kind and friendly to us.

Nah Tina the "Bridge" is town centre, just up Church St on yer left.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Tina

Is The Bridge more up baxenden way ? If so I remember Dave and Sue - I came back to England - well must be ten years or more now - to show my husband where I grew up. If this is the pub I'm thinking of, they were very kind and friendly to us.

Cashy has answered your query about where the bridge is, but 10 years ago Dave and Sue would have been in the Grey Horse near the hospital, I'm nearly sure they hadn't moved to the Peel Park then

[Wynonie Harris]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Cashy has answered your query about where the bridge is, but 10 years ago Dave and Sue would have been in the Grey Horse near the hospital, I'm nearly sure they hadn't moved to the Peel Park then

Reckon you're right, Jay. Used to call in for a pint on my way to the match and I recall Dave and Sue behind the bar.

[rtbarton]

From when I was a nipper on visits to Accy, Speedway Garage (now a tyre depot) on Ellerbeck Rd, where I used get in the way of Albert Brown and his dad.

I also used to "help" the stoker in the laundry behind Whalley Rd.

Upstairs in The Mechanics Institute helping Grandad play billiards. This was the library last time I visited Accy, but I recognised the stairs.

[groove]

Groove remembers Thursday nights at lar de da's was pound a pint night...Groove gave many a young lady a good seeing to on the railway station afterwards many times....happy days

[steve2qec]

Originally Posted by groove

Groove remembers Thursday nights at lar de da's was pound a pint night...Groove gave many a young lady a good seeing to on the railway station afterwards many times....happy days

Those were the days, eh? Does that mean there could be lots of Groove juniors out there?

[groove]

Originally Posted by steve2qec

Those were the days, eh? Does that mean there could be lots of Groove juniors out there?

Groove was always careful Steve

[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by steve2qec

Those were the days, eh? Does that mean there could be lots of Groove juniors out there?

Lets hope not, there's enough idoits out there already.

[groove]

Originally Posted by Retlaw

Lets hope not, there's enough idoits out there already.

Groove thinks Retlaw should learn to spell the word idiot before he decides to call people it