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Forum: Heritage and History 08-09-2005, 01:13

Replies: 20 Milnshaw Park And Hagg Reservoir Area Of Town Views: 3,012 Posted By UBZ Re: Milnshaw Park And Hagg Reservoir Area Of Town Your going to have to jog my ancient memory here, wasn't Sharnall the res opposite Gatty park? I suppose youv'e been swimming at the Bull Head bridge too eh? Another spot was just to the east of...

Forum: Anything Goes 07-09-2005, 21:18

Replies: 10 View the World Views: 438 Posted By UBZ Re: View the World I presume you guys are talking about "earth.google.com" When you say the image distorts what do you mean exactly? When running google earth most of the places in the UK are in low resolution so...

Forum: Heritage and History 07-09-2005, 19:10

Replies: 20 Milnshaw Park And Hagg Reservoir Area Of Town Views: 3,012 Posted By UBZ Re: Milnshaw Park And Hagg Reservoir Area Of Town I remember playing around those pond's when I was at school as well. We got our critters from there to stock the pond that we built in one of the Quadrangle's at the Cromwell building at Moorhead, I...

Forum: Heritage and History 07-09-2005, 16:06

Replies: 20 Milnshaw Park And Hagg Reservoir Area Of Town Views: 3,012 Posted By UBZ Re: Milnshaw Park And Hagg Reservoir Area Of Town Are the little pond's still there on the hill above Hagg's lodge? There's another pond I remember too (Rogans pond?) it used to be full of disused vehicles and such. This was situated on the hill...

Forum: General Chat 07-09-2005, 15:56

Replies: 31 Poll: milnshaw park or the coppice Views: 1,403 Posted By UBZ Re: milnshaw park or the coppice Well I think they should build it on "Whinney Hill Tip". This post is not a troll, I'm serious. I left Accy over ten years ago and I've been browsing around this site going down memory lane etc...

Forum: User Photos 07-09-2005, 00:14

Replies: 5 Hyndburn Park - junior school Views: 1,908 Posted By UBZ Re: Hyndburn Park - junior school Good question, I'm estimating somewhere between 1970 - 75. Cheers, Dennis

Forum: User Photos 06-09-2005, 17:35

Replies: 5 Hyndburn Park - junior school Views: 1,908 Posted By UBZ Hyndburn Park - junior school Look Familiar? Anybody recognise themselves? I wish I could name the kids but I can only name a few and I'm in the picture. ...

Forum: Church 05-09-2005, 18:06

Replies: 9 Coke ovens Views: 1,291 Posted By UBZ Re: Coke ovens There used to be something similar just to the east of the tracks by Accy railway station, I know they haven't existed there for donkeys now but I distinctly remember the bollocking I got from my mum...

Forum: Church 04-09-2005, 21:20

Replies: 9 Coke ovens Views: 1,291 Posted By UBZ Re: Coke ovens Hi Mick, I used to play around this area when I was a lad, ecky thump! We used to call them "the fairy caves" no idea why but I'm curious about those too. Cheers, Dennis.

Forum: Tech Talk 28-08-2005, 03:21

Replies: 18 Ham Radio Views: 2,262 Posted By UBZ Re: Ham Radio Hi Ernie, Well if you've no room for aerials try "echolink" its Ham Radio over the I'net. I go on it every now and again from home. We have a repeater just to the south of us (VE6LOS) it's tied...

Forum: Tech Talk 27-08-2005, 19:49

Replies: 18 Ham Radio Views: 2,262 Posted By UBZ Re: Ham Radio Used to be G1UBZ, lived up Dill Hall. Moved to Canada in 1994, now VE6UBZ. Hi to Ernie (G0JSQ) haven't heard/seen you in a long time, and Hi to Ian (G0BMH) we went to college together for a...

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