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I use Google as a quick spell check. Put in any old gush and it comes back with 'did you mean...,' and I usually do.

I wanted to know how to spell Culpeper, when replying to LankYorkYankee in a post. Being a nosey git, I ended up seeing that his town had a website. I of course had to have a little look. I found it fascinating to see where a member I see on here most days, actually lives.

I thought it would be nice if we all linked a website showing where we live.

There isn't a comprehensive one of Oswaldtwistle, but this site run by one of our members at Accy Web, has some great photographs of Ossy, so I'll start.

You might even spot a young Garinda, with other cast members of the school play, in a freezing cold playground at Moor End Primary School circa 1975.

Life and times of Oswaldtwistle @ Fotopic.Net

Now please show me your's.

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There isnt one for where i live rindy

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There is this one.

Knowhere: Rising Bridge, Lancashire, Local Heroes, Famous Residents


Who is Rhodes Boyson though?

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I thought that was the chap. Big bushy sideburns, and used to be on the box all the time talking about education under Thatcher.

Did he come from Rising Bridge?

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hes got some connection with the school and no rindy i cant remember what it is!

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As lots of us will live in the same areas, please feel free to link any site that will give us an insight to where you live, or what it's like to live there.

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Must admit, I was cautious of looking at this thread till Garinda PMed me about it. The town of Culpeper has a pretty nice site but as we are in the County of Culpeper (~8 miles out of town) thought I'd share that website. However, it kinda stunk. Here is a link to our tourism site: http://www.visitculpeperva.com/.

We are surrounded by some really neat history. My favorite is in the town near the rail tracks. There is a spot where Col. George Custer (of Custer's Last Stand), got his horse shot out from under him while trying to stop a reb train from leaving town. Another neat fact: Custer had like 13 horses shot out from under him during the Civil War but he was never wounded!

Enjoy studying up on Culpeper!

Brian

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Thanks for the link, garinda. A lot of my relatives are buried in the churchyard at Immanuel. I love photographs - especially the old ones.

By the way, Brian, Custer thought he led a charmed life. Consequently, he appeared to have no fear for his personal safety whatsoever. But he caused the deaths of many a good soldier. Of course, that all came to a screeching halt when he encountered the Sioux and Cheyenne Nations at the Little Bighorn. What I love about that place is the rodeo arena the Crow Nation erected there within view of the battle site. Custer got a little too uppity on that one. But the Indians are still there, riding their horses. The Crow Nation Fair is a MUST if you are visiting that area in August.

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GREAT HARWOOD. Almost all there is to know about Great Harwood

there's a link to my current home town

Harrogate.com in Yorkshire England

and this is where I grew up...no jokes about coming from yorkshire please ;)

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We have done them all before Lesley so no need :p

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Come on barb. You've seen mine, now show me your's.;)

I've never been to Georgia, but have read lots of books set there, and I'd love to visit Savannah. Where abouts do you live in Georgia?

By the way Immanuel is still a place of burials, and is one of the few remaining places where you can purchase a plot with great views over the moors.

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An interesting thread Rindy.

I found this Punto Info - Welcome - Welcome to Puntoinfo an interesting site all about Tenerife.

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Thanks June. We'll be able to picture where you are now, as well as still be jealous because you're in the warmth.:p

Hardly a cultural desert though is it? Had a look at yout museums and galleries, they look very good.

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I find that most people think of sun, sand and lagerlouts when Tenerife is mentioned but there's lots of other things to do. I love the scenery, especially the volcano. It's so silent up there that it gives you goose bumps.

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Hey Red, thanks for "coming out" about your Yorkshire roots! Another LancYork Accywebber. I'll let the Lanc. folks digest your Yorkshire thread. Then I could direct them to the Bradford website!

For now, here's a website for Ashton-Under-Lyne. The childhood home of me Grandfather: Ashton under Lyne, Tameside, Greater Manchester - Welcome to Ashton-under-Lyne .com

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Daddiboo was born in Harrogate in yorkshire though he doesnt remember they moved to Blackpool when he was a titch and then on to Preston when he was about 4 years old. Nothing wrong with people from yorkshire!:)

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There's not much point in putting on any piccy's of Wapping, because it's just like Church. There is a river, a canal and a bloody great print works. There are more traffic lights in Church, but more cobble stones in Wapping - as one member of the Accy Web found to her cost. Oh, the beer is more expensive down here - but you can at least get a pint of real ale, which you can't in Church, since the Stag shut.

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Stop tell whoppers about Wapping, it isn't just the same as Church, you can go beachcombing there.:D

Discover Tower Hamlets - Area guides - Stepney and Wapping

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whooah we're entering the twilight zone....

I also moved from harrogate to Blackpool but when I was 15 years old, then when I met my now ex-hubby we moved to great harwood...but only just as we nearly moved to preston!!!!!!!!!!! :eek: :)

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Hope this works, here goes Welcome to Western Australia - Tourism Western Australia

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Here is a start for Petrochemical City. :o

Grangemouth Home Page

Historical perspective for Grangemouth

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I believe you'd enjoy it. I'm situated on a woodsy piece of heaven with Lake Lanier on my doorstep. About three miles outside of a small town called Buford. Buford, Georgia History and Genealogy- Gwinnett County GAGenWeb USGenWeb Project It's become quite an art mecca, so right up your alley.

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Thanks Barb. I'll pm you details of when I arrive. I don't eat much.;)

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And I'll be in his suitcase!

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This is a project that is underway in our city.

Tampa Riverwalk

Check out the Photo Gallery and Around the riverwalk.

Maybe some ideas for Ossy.

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this is our social event of the year
Rowell Ranch Rodeo
considering we are only 15 miles from Oakland (#1 drive by /gangbanger city USA) and 20+ miles from 'big' city San Francisco we have all the traditional American values

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Not just your's, but all the links I find fascinating.:)

I always in my mind's eye pictured you in a house like Mrs Madrigal's from Tales of the City. Now I know you'll be more likely to be polishing your sherrif's badge.

Yih ha.:D

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Is it really? It seemed really nice when I went there. Bit disappointed to miss the gangbanging, though.

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. As of November 2006, Oakland had 132 murders, with the majority of victims and/or murderers from an African American background and the average age being 28 years old. [14] The murder rate increased 21% from only 94 murders in 2005, compared to 88 murders in 2004 being the lowest number down from 108 killings in 2003. The past few years into the millennium saw the lowest amount of murders, compared to the 1990's when there were known to be an average of 160 murders in Oakland each year.[15] The majority of the crimes being committed occur in the East and West parts of the city.

maybe you only visited the nice parts , we had one more last night a 15yr old lad , it's an epidemic ,populationwise we are losing more people per head of population than Baghdad or Kabul and the Govt don't give a shi*

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We went across on the ferry from Fisherman's Wharf and had a walk up from Jack London Square to the centre. Everyone seemed friendly enough, but admittedly we were only there for a couple of hours and the statistics throw a different light on it. Pity Bush doesn't concentrate on sorting out problems like this in his own country, instead of fighting pointless wars in Iraq.

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the murder stats don't tell the whole story , for every murder there are 3 or 4 times that number of folks hit by gunfire who manage to survive their wounds. For a number of years, prior to the Iraq war the Pentagon used to send military doctors to the local Public hospital so they could get training and experiance in treating gunshots

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I assume the Iraqi's and Afgans are now sending their doctors to Oakland in order to get training in treating gunshot injuries?

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Perhaps our Cremona correspondent, might want to show us her's, plus any other newer members?

Sorry, was searching for something else, in old threads I started, and thought this could be resurrected, and added to.

(I decided not to bring my 'Gorilla's snatch' thread back to life, you'll be happy to read.)

:D

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here's where i was until recently

Welcome to Llandudno

Welcome to Llandudno

Llandudno Conwy North Wales UK - Queen of North Wales Resorts

Llandudno Attractions

BBC - North West Wales Llandudno - Homepage

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Thank you Ner...er, Jedi.

Will enjoy looking at them.

:D

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No problem I'm not shy ....;) Am enthralled by the Gorilla's snatch- must investigate...:eek:

Watch this - some nice shots of Cremona in town and from outside

Cremona - YouTube

The village where i live is called Castelverde which is just outside -we can see the big tower in Cremona from here - the town-hall site of the village is pretty poor and all in Italian -will see tomorrow if there's something better...:D

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Well ... how can I follow a tower like that.

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Maybe St. Mary's will do:

St. Mary's Cathedral

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Was there a green castle there, in Castelverde?

I Google imaged it, and found Selina, and Susan, are they two of your's.

By the way, how's young Garinda the bull doing?

Don't tell me, if it involves testes, and sharp instuments.

:eek::D

LIMBRA ELEGANT CONCEPTION Fam.

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Very impressive.

Just like a proper cathedral.

I was expecting something in animal skin, stretched over a wooden framework.

Perhaps decorated with some nice bead work.

:D

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No such luck ... slower and more painful:eek:

How to Perform Castration | eHow.com

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Interesting ... you are confusing our churches with our formal dinner attire:confused:

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Here,s our abode, click on tourism Tourism Chilliwack - The Great Outside

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Great place Ossy Kid ... not a bad rock band either;) What a beautiful country we live in, eh:alright:

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Sure do Eric and here are two of my fav treks go to Bowron Lakes then hit
Images for Bowron Lakes {done it eight times** and also West Coast Trail and again hit Images for West Coast Trail. Both are 6-8 day treks.

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I've been trying to put a link on from Cologne Cathedral, one of the nicest cathedrals I've ever visited, but the links don't seem to be working:confused:

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Ramsbottom.Net Where I spent 27 years of my life, actually was a place called Strongstry in Stubbins, about a mile and a half from Rammy town centre.

Roy's information site on Huncoat, History, Walking and Weather etc. As Huncoat doesnt have its own website, this is the nearest I can find, lived in Huncoat for the last 2 years.

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Strongstry in Stubbins?? Try saying that after you've had a few. No wonder you moved, Derek! :rolleyes:

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That Huncoat website belongs to Roy Chetham.
He retired from DSS not long after me.
He always was an avid hill walker and weather recorder, but the site doesn't mention his train spotting.

That site mentions the old house which my son now owns, built in 1880 and later renamed -interesting info.

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There is a 14th century castle in mint condition just outside the village.

Susy was the founder of our main home-grown breeding line. She died aged 17 (very old for a modern dairy cow) 3 yrs ago and is buried in front of the new barn where we milk 400 holsteins.

Young bull Garinda is safe in my hands -i only ever use sharp instruments on request...:eek::D

Am attaching a few pics of our 3-month old heifer Garinda -she is so like her name-sake. Rear view included for you to verify that it is a "she" -she is a very pretty little cow....:p

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You didn't tell me I had a namesake over there in Cremona! I shall have to come and pay my respects.

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Where I lived in London, for nearly twenty years.

Admittedly I was a pioneer, and lived in more affordable Tooting.

Though once I was the first person on my street to have a chi-chi window box, others soon followed me down the Northern Line to Tootin'.

:D

London Borough of Wandsworth | London Borough Guide | LondonTown.com

Wandsworth travel guide - Wikitravel

My stamping ground at work, Jermyn Street. Although my actual office was in Knightsbridge, most of the time I was in Jermyn Street.

Jermyn Street - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jermyn Street - bespoke tailoring and luxury items

http://www.jermynstreet.net/jermynstreet/history_3

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This is a photo of the Castle in Castelverde for some reason it only shows half but it is symmetrical! It is now a restaurant...

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Aww.

Sweet.

Like her namesake.

Don't ever swap her for a bag of magic beans.

She's worth more than that.

;):D

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Where's the name come from?

Why verde?

Is it because it's in lush, verdant meadow land?

The castle looks red to me.

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The castle is built in hand-made red bricks as is the old part of our farm which dates back to 1760.

The green refers to the past as the whole area was full of water meadows so it was very green. there are old ice safes on the farm as they used to conserve it from the fields in winter..
120 people used to live and work on the farm - milking 60 cows -we now milk 400 (total of 1100 animals) and only 8 people work full time...

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Guessed sort of right.

Green, green grass of home.

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Who lives there now?

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Ahh, Tooting, one stop down the Northern line from Balham where I lived in the seventies. Remember it well...

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Only a few ghosts -it's a working restaurant at the weekend for weddings etc.

What's a chi-chi window box?

Haven't got long to wait for a reply -i have a date for tea at a rather smashing place in London later...:D

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Balham's nice.

I'm a proud northerner, but was definitely a sarf Lhandaner.

I used to break out in hives, if visiting friends who lived where the postcode started with an N, or an E.

:D

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Artfully, and beautifully planted, by my own fair hands.

chichi - definition of chichi by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

Having that mini-green house as a child, paid dividends much later in life.

:D

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Know what you mean, my best friend lived in Archway...

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How's the Peace Lily doing - it really needed re-potting...are you waiting till next spring?

Is that the time , i really don't have much to spare today for idle chat-i may be going to the Theatre this evening -still haven't had confirmation ...but one lives in hope:rolleyes:

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It's fine, thank you.

Will wait.

Treat 'em mean, to keep 'em green.

;)

It's just had it's first flower open.

:mosher:

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Thought it was about time to throw these into the mix...

Local History | MORECAMBE

Morecambe & the Coast

Morecambe may not be everyone's cup of tea but it suits us and we have to be here for my partner's job so...

It suffers from the same sort of problems as Accy but for different reasons, and from being an add-on to Lancaster which is where all the funding goes.

Still we do have the most glorious sunsets and the view across the bay to the Lakeland mountains - which you can see from our house.

For a fab picture look at the avatar for Morecambe expat which shows the Yacht Club HQ on the prom... just round the corner from us.

Of course anyone looking at the view from the back of our house might say that we overlooked the dead centre of Morecambe...

Sorry couldn't resist putting the cat in - just for you Di!

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Dunno if this is what you need......I have lived here since 1977

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_City

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Hey ... I love cats too:D That one is a dead ringer for my Angus:dancedog:

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She was Millie, died a few weeks ago at 17. Had a bad start in life, we got her at a year old, already a mum but still the size of a kitten. Very untrusting of people and quite difficult to love, but we persevered. To the end of her life she would run and hide if anyone came to the door.

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Osnabrück - twinned with Derby (Just down the road from where we are now in Bramsche) Where I spent many a year & we still visit regularly for meals, evenings out & visiting friends.

STADT OSNABRÜCK 2011 - YouTube

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That's great Tal.

Cheers.

I love knowing where everyone is.

:)

(The link, so you don't have to paste it.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_City

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Having been to Derby, and not being very impressed, I think the people of Derby definitely get the better deal, when it comes to going somewhere nice on twinning visits.

:D

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Know it well.

My grandparents moved there in 1973, and my aunt and her family lived at Bolton-le-Sands.

Must have some of the most beautiful sunsets, anywhere in the world.

I'll admit a certain prejudice, as I didn't want my grandparents to move away.

The potted shrimps are good though.

:D

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Aye it's not a bad City, plenty to do & see & the seasonal events are always worth a visit.

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Must have been traumatised -like my own cat, also a Milly - she was a rape victim at 4 months old -had to beat the brute off her with a broom and he nearly killed her. She will only go outside with me -been like that for 10 years now.

Your Millie had beautiful markings like Sylvester the cat!

I also used to live near a cemetary -no probs.- nice quiet neighbours!!:D

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Oh yes we only go for the pretty ones! Like our Pushkin who you thought was a girl...:rolleyes:

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Yuk!! can't stand potted shrimps... prefer my shellfish on the bone, and it grieves me that they're unobtainable here right next to the sea.

Comes of being a fish merchant's granddaughter.

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They are delicious Sue -I am a glutton when it comes to shellfish:o

I would happily become a Roman to be able to eat it for days on end (call the slave with the bucket!) bring on the Scallops, cockles, shrimps, prawns, mussels, clams, calamares alla romana and finally a dozen oysters....:D

Then maybe to finish of some Lobster and Champagne -not in Morecambe though (sorry), at a gorgeous little place called Sa Tuna on the Costa Brava....the grilled sardines are to die for too.....;) To finish off a dish of Arroz Caldosa.....:o:D

BEGUR -CALA SA TUNA-COSTA BRAVA | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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Unfortunately my Richard hates shellfish so it's nice to go to France where I can indulge in Fruits de mer - the best I had was in Reims which is not exactly close to the sea! - and he can have his favourite steak tartare which you can't get over here.

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I rather like a Steak Diane myself.... ;):D

Bring on the Fruits de mer....!!!:p

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Oh I don't eat 'em.

I use them as an exfoliator.

Comes of being a mad man's grandson.

;)

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That's about all they're fit for. :rolleyes:

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Often used to be our Saturday tea, sitting round the table picking winkles, shelling prawns, digging the meat out of crab claws or those fiddly little legs...

Cockles mussels and whelks didn't figure at home but I still love them, especially from a market stall on a little plate with pepper and vinegar.

Calamari I'd never heard of till I went to Greece in 1970 and it was a lot later before they hit the UK.

You'd think as an island nation we'd have a lot more to do with shellfish. Can't understand it. Think all we produce gets exported. Shame!!

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I eat a lot of fish myself -but the Brits as a Nation don't. Monkfish used to get thrown away by fishermen in the past as it was ugly and thought inedible or just good for bait.

It's what used to get used to make "Scampi" in a basket back in the 70's when pub luches were either that or chicken in a basket....I remember the next "exotic" thing being a steak tea-cake which was called a "Steak Canadian" -wonder what Erc would make of that!!

We are way off thread here....whoops! Check out the following links...

The Ribble Valley Food Trail

Ribble Valley Inns

:p:D

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Cremona has just been voted as one of the European Cities of Sport for 2013.

Nexy big sporting event here will be next March - GB vs Italy Water-polo match in the run-up to the Olympics...

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Better get mugging up on those quiz questions then! We don't want you letting the side down!

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No need to rub salt into the wound;):D

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I know, I know, but I did worse than you! :o:p

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Steak Canadian originated at what used to be Ingham's butchers on Willows Lane at the corner of Fraser St . Derek Ingham worked for his dad , created the recipe for Steak Canadian and set up his own business making and selling them .

Ewood Foods

Another feather in the cap of the Cosmopolitan Spring Hill .

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Certainly did JCB, knew Derek very well and can remember how he actually invented them quite by accident in the first place, he was just messing about one afternoon when the shop was quiet and the idea hit him, certainly put him on his feet.

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I worked with Hazel, who was his wife for a while.

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Originally Posted by mobertol http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/s...s/viewpost.gif
I remember the next "exotic" thing being a steak tea-cake which was called a "Steak Canadian" -wonder what Erc would make of that!!

That's where my Grand-parents lived nearly all their lives, I wonder how many pubs have them on their menu these days...

It's something I still make at home from time to time. :)

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Hope some of you will eventually come to visit Cremona, it may be off the beaten track but that's where you will find the essence of Italy.

I will be delighted to be your local guide and show you Italy as it really is.

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Next weekend sees the annual Literature and Music festival in Cremona - Le Corde dell'anima - "The Strings of the Soul". All around the town in various venues a series of encounters with writers and musicians takes place. It's well worth a visit.
I will be going to see David Nicholls talk about his best-seller "One" and hear the music of Nicolò Fabi (already seen him -he's very good) next Friday evening in the Piazza del Duomo.:)
The link shows how big an event it is and who is participating -unfortunately it only seems to be in Italian (unless i'm missing something!) Some good photos of last years event and this years Photography competition.
Le Corde dell'Anima - Festival fra letteratura e musica

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A medley from last year's Festival.
Trailer Le Corde dell'Anima 2011 - YouTube

Plus this year's Ad!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD7bl...feature=relmfu