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24-06-2008, 21:02
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Re: Favorite Memories of Accrington
I wonder if we ever played tennis at the same time, Margaret R. My friend, Betty, and I spent a lot of time on those courts in 1958/59.
 In Accrington my memory place is the Wayside café (opposite Joe Mort's), playing Elvis, Buddy Holly and Lonnie Donegan on the juke-box, drinking frothy coffee and being gently guided by the fatherly hand of the owner, Stan Forber. I was introduced to my husband there, in January 1960 - 3 days before my 17th birthday. 
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24-06-2008, 21:59
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Re: Favorite Memories of Accrington
have too many good memories of accy (when it WAS a town) but heres a few, settin off early morning with a frozen jubbly or mambo, crisps, mars bar, n trekking over the coppice to gamblers caves, spending day playing japs n commandos, or cowboys n indians, then when knackered, coolin off in the adjacent lodge. returning home starving fer me tea.
playing footie fer St Augustines, then graduating to bob bannisters boxing club on argyle street. then later the Australian, Horseshoe, Welcome,Colliers, ST,Leger, to name the regulars, bit disapointed to reach 18 but thats life.
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25-06-2008, 05:40
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Re: Favorite Memories of Accrington
Bug Hut on Saturday afternoon as a kid, St. Pauls scouts, our first U14 youth football team "Pegasus", going up Stanley in the 50s, Knowlmere St and the Empire up Ossy. I,m prejudice but I think we grew up in the best era between 1950 and 1965.
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25-06-2008, 09:01
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Re: Favorite Memories of Accrington
got to agree ossy kid the 50's & 60's was still the best era not seen one like it since.
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25-06-2008, 09:06
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Re: Favorite Memories of Accrington
Id love to go back in time and see that era too mez, my mum always goes on how 'great' the 50's and 60's were
 especially the time me mum and dad met....see what they were really like
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25-06-2008, 09:12
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Re: Favorite Memories of Accrington
The 50s and 60s seemed wonderful as a contrast to what went before in the 30s and 40s, which was world war, food rationing, social deprivation, and short life expectancy due to disease.
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25-06-2008, 09:59
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Re: Favorite Memories of Accrington
I would have loved being around in the 50's and 60's, the dawn of Rock and Roll, then all that Soul.
 People had more respect for there fellow man and respect for authority. Asbo's are a mark of honour amongst today's youth, not shame. 
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25-06-2008, 10:58
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Re: Favorite Memories of Accrington
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25-06-2008, 11:00
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Re: Favorite Memories of Accrington
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25-06-2008, 11:08
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Re: Favorite Memories of Accrington
wheres the grey horse?, i cant think for the life of me
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25-06-2008, 11:13
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Re: Favorite Memories of Accrington
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25-06-2008, 11:21
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11 weeks to CHRISTMAS!!!!
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Re: Favorite Memories of Accrington
Thats why i didnt know where it was...too far away for me
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25-06-2008, 22:48
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