The Con club - Page 10

Accrington Lad · 12-12-2012, 07:57

Seriously people, can you not just grow up! Im guessing you are all nearly double my age but yet u get the pleasure of trying to wind me up by telling me that Churchills is rubbish and I should support accy. You are the type of people that make most kids my age turn to drugs and violence, and if that does happen to me, I know whose house I will be smashing up first!
Just shut up and let me try and learn about my Local History, what is wrong with that?
NOW, INSTEAD OF KEEP POSTING NEGATIVE COMMENTS HOW ABOUT WE MEET UP AND HAVE A 'LITTLE CHAT'?

Shurm · 12-12-2012, 08:10

alan7554 · 12-12-2012, 08:38

i as a mature adult did years ago go to churchills in accy,i found the place buzzin and a good night out even better than la de da's if fact i used to do the doors there with ian britcliffe,nuff said and it was a tragedy when that lad was killed,i think thats when it went down the pan,it was a beautiful building and its a pity its being left like this,as a listed building it should by law be saved,

katex · 12-12-2012, 09:39

Have been looking on Google Earth, noticed that graffiti has been sprayed on two of the windows ... says 'Sam' ... just wondered like ? lol.

cashman · 12-12-2012, 09:55

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Originally Posted by katex

Have been looking on Google Earth, noticed that graffiti has been sprayed on two of the windows ... says 'Sam' ... just wondered like ? lol.

Perhaps its the drugs we made him turn too?

Mog · 12-12-2012, 09:57

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Originally Posted by Ewoodsambo3

Seriously people, can you not just grow up! Im guessing you are all nearly double my age but yet u get the pleasure of trying to wind me up by telling me that Churchills is rubbish and I should support accy. You are the type of people that make most kids my age turn to drugs and violence, and if that does happen to me, I know whose house I will be smashing up first!
Just shut up and let me try and learn about my Local History, what is wrong with that?
NOW, INSTEAD OF KEEP POSTING NEGATIVE COMMENTS HOW ABOUT WE MEET UP AND HAVE A 'LITTLE CHAT'?

Now then young man. The last thing you want to do is to fall out with people who question you in a genuine way. Also if somebody questions you in any way shape or form and that makes you come up with a statement that they could make you turn to drugs and violence and you threaten to smash their houses you must be a very weak person in the first place. Your interests in a dilapidated building for one so young in this day and age appears somewhat bizarre. The Con club was the best place to be in the 60s. I used the place between 1962 to 1968/9 on many occasion. I met and courted some of the nicest young ladies from Accrington, Haslingden, Clayton, Great Harwood, Blackburn etc. I had some of the best mates that anyone could wish to meet in the place and I also spent some of the best times of my youth in the dance room and the bar. I think that I may not be double you age I may even be treble or quadruple depending upon the ages that you have on your profile. You say that you have access to the whole building and therfore the owner must have given his permission for you to wander around willy nilly in a building that is falling apart all around you. This is a dangerous place to be in. I ask the question. Is the building open to everybody. ie are the doors open for all to enter. Do you wander around by yourself and if you fall or are involved in any collapse of the building, does anyone know your whereabouts. If the owner has given you permmision to enter a building that is in such a state of disrepair, I would question his professionalism. If you have not got permission, I would advise you to stay away from there. If you would like to meet up and chat with some of the guys who have shown an interest in your posts. then there are two meeting places that some of the guys go to on a Saturday. One is a pub and the other is Accys football ground. Sam be safe and take care and mind where you tread.

katex · 12-12-2012, 10:12

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Originally Posted by Mog

I think that I may not be double you age I may even be treble or quadruple depending upon the ages that you have on your profile.

Just a correction, he states in his profile that he is 16; in his D.O.B., he just enters his birthday as August 22 ... not the year or his age. That's the way I read it anyway.

flashy · 12-12-2012, 10:13

so Sam, which school do you go to?

flashy · 12-12-2012, 10:17

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Originally Posted by katex

Just a correction, he states in his profile that he is 16; in his D.O.B., he just enters his birthday as August 22 ... not the year or his age. That's the way I read it anyway.

if he was born on August 22nd, he wouldn't still be in school, Reece is one of the oldest in his school and his Birthday is September 11th, Sam would have left school earlier this year....he could come up with the excuse he is in sixth form....but i don't know one child who is in sixth form that refers to it as 'school' they usually want to get away from saying 'school' in order to make themselves sound more mature

like i said earlier....'buzz' in

lets not turn this into a bitching thread, i really don't understand why people lie about things, they always get found out in the end

anyway....Churchills, didn't someone die getting thrown down the steps a few years ago?

cashman · 12-12-2012, 10:28

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Originally Posted by katex

Just a correction, he states in his profile that he is 16; in his D.O.B., he just enters his birthday as August 22 ... not the year or his age. That's the way I read it anyway.

Just another correction, his profile has been altered.

Accrington Lad · 12-12-2012, 11:41

I know I shouldnt of be going in there. But its what kids do. Im not going in there to trash the place like lots of people have the impression I do. I have helped the owner of churchills out a lot, i noticed one day that someone had cut the padlock off so i went to the shop, bought a new padlock and put it on, i then left a notice on the door telling the owner to phone me or email me and i would bring the key back. Just as I was leaving the owner turned up and thts how i met him. He is a lovely man. He appreciated what i had done and just like you he was confused and questioned why somebody my age would be so helpful and interested in the place. I then told him of how i love the building. We then exchanged details and the next day I came back and spent all day there weeding, clearing out debris from the entrance, planting flowers in pots on the bay windows,sweeping the steps outside and raking in leaves.
He then came later on and thanked me and payed me even though I insisted I wanted no money and wanted to do it out of the good of my heart. (I enjoy helping people out, im not a bad person, i also do voluntary work for the RSPCA.)
Im not trying to cause anyone harm or greif. Please just understand that. Thanks.
(P.S. I have not been back inside the building since I met the owner.)