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Old 23-08-2011, 16:33   #92
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Re: Blackpool Illuminations Switch On
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Originally Posted by mobertol View Post
To harp back to comments earlier in the thread by TeaLeaf about the relevance to Accrington and area of Blackpool - it was "the" Mecca for the Lancs working class for decades. In fact, if it hadn't been for a Wakes Week holiday my Grandparents would probably never have met -she was from Padiham and my Grandad from Accy, they met on one of the piers and I would imagine that many others followed suit -it was a great melting pot...
"(Met) on one of the piers" Shouldn't that have been "under one of the piers"
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