Originally Posted by Doug (Post 493491)

What a heap of ****e, These’s idiots on Blackpool Borough Council are a complete bunch of ******* who’s consistency in making the people of the borough sick to the back teeth is beyond common understanding. More wasted money, more humiliation. Idiots……

I can’t understand why there should be an issue with the horse muck; during an average week you can find along the sea front from Talbot Road to Foxhall; sand, dog ****e, Human Blood, human excrement, Urine, vomit, used condoms, beer can’s, broken bottles, chip papers and common litter, more vomit, idiots lying in the gutter, poor public planning and hideous buildings. Get a Grip Blackpool. It’s a ****hole and it’s now’t to do with Horse crap……..

Originally Posted by emamum23 (Post 493500)

that is sooo funny, horse nappies. who has to change the nappies? i know how bad babies nappies can be this must be much worse...

I do think that there should be sanitary towels for dogs... but nappies? lmao....:banlama:

Originally Posted by [email protected] (Post 493512)

I visited Blackpool very often as a child because my great aunt had a boarding house at Bispham. I remember it in its heyday when the millworkers (my mum and dad both worked in cotton mills) descended on Blackpool en masse at 'wakes weeks'.

It never was what could be described as 'classy' but it wasn't 'tatty', which is how I would describe it now. There always were hats with 'kiss me quick', but no phallic shaped souveniers or blow up dolls on display outside shops.

Every few weeks I travel on the local coast bus which goes through Blackpool, Bispham, Cleveleys, and Fleetwood. I never get off in Blackpool - driving through it and viewing the garish tatty buildings on the 'golden mile', and the seedyness of the shops and properties on the roads away from the front, is enough for me to stay on the bus to towns such as yours, Granny, which do give a better impression- Cleveleys. The works in progress on the promenade there look impressive and should attract more regular visitors (including me) next summer.
Blackpool has not taken the trouble to attract the elderly population, which could be their main source of visitors. Instead it has linked its survival to shabby night clubs attracting stag and hen parties, and to gambling arcades with garish frontages.

The reason I say that 'attract the oldies' is the way to go, is that they are the ones who are able to visit all year round, and are less inclined to pine for the sun of the Med. We oldies just require clean hotels with good basic meals and some nightly entertainment in a place where a leisurely walk on the promenade before breakfast or to watch the sunset on the sea after dinner, will not be spoilt by the night club dross of society.

I appreciate that young families are attracted by the Pleasure Beach. That is well south of the town and any entertainment venues for them could be centred there, leaving the centre and north of the resort to develop a better image to attract the older generation.

I have visited Eastbourne and LLandudno which survive without the 'tat', and are ideal venues for the oldies because of the lack of hills - Blackpool could be the same.

(I would appreciate the feedback of Doug and Granny who live there)

Originally Posted by Doug (Post 493491)

What a heap of ****e, These’s idiots on Blackpool Borough Council are a complete bunch of ******* who’s consistency in making the people of the borough sick to the back teeth is beyond common understanding. More wasted money, more humiliation. Idiots……

I can’t understand why there should be an issue with the horse muck; during an average week you can find along the sea front from Talbot Road to Foxhall; sand, dog ****e, Human Blood, human excrement, Urine, vomit, used condoms, beer can’s, broken bottles, chip papers and common litter, more vomit, idiots lying in the gutter, poor public planning and hideous buildings. Get a Grip Blackpool. It’s a ****hole and it’s now’t to do with Horse crap……..

Originally Posted by Bonnyboy (Post 493704)

Originally Posted by [email protected] (Post 493712)

Found this
Wakes Weeks and Easter Fair: History

Burnley Wakes were the 1st two weeks in July
Accy Wakes were the last two weeks in July.
Other mill towns had them too

Originally Posted by Bonnyboy (Post 493720)

Originally Posted by [email protected] (Post 493724)

Just added another link while you posted

Originally Posted by [email protected] (Post 493512)

(I would appreciate the feedback of Doug and Granny who live there)

Originally Posted by grannyclaret (Post 493814)

They ARE making Cleveleys nice ,we live right by the prom,and although it seems to be taking forever ,you can now see the difference it makes,its lovely at night time when its all lit up,but still there are the few people who want to leave graffiti etc on the lovely new seating ,even though there is a graffiti wall for free use on jubilee gardens,(there realy is some very good artistic work on there i must say)
I heard that the great big empty building is going to be a bowling alley ,,
we could do with a few big stores like Debenums or B,H,S, etc and we would never nead to go into Blackpool ,,,,,

Originally Posted by [email protected] (Post 493817)

Great news Granny - 'seating' - that's how to encourage older visitors :D

Originally Posted by Doug (Post 493826)

Some pics of the new prom at Cleveleys, when its completed at the Victoria Road end (just a week or two now) I'll do a load.....

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 493836)

I was taken to Blackpool for only the third time the other week.

After a bracing walk at Cleveleys, we went through the illuminations, and I saw a man shovelling up after the horses that were pulling the carriages.

I hope he's not lost his job, now the big jobs are ending up in the horsey Pampers.

(Loved the sculptures on the seafront by the way. That big silver globe is amazing.)

Originally Posted by Doug (Post 493839)

The south shore end is looking nice, it's the rest of it that turns me off the place. Never really liked Blackpool, still don't. When I can afford it I'm heading further north......:)

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 493838)

I'd never been there before, and thought what they're doing looked great.

It was a beautiful sunny day when we were there, like in your photographs, and the place looked truly beautiful.

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 493841)

Fleetwood or Knot End???:D

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 493841)

Fleetwood or Knot End???:D

Originally Posted by [email protected] (Post 493843)

Wonderful pics - can see me visiting Cleveleys even more often next summer.
It only costs me £1 return to get there and may well be a free bus for pensioners and disabled from next April

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 493836)

I was taken to Blackpool for only the third time the other week.

After a bracing walk at Cleveleys, we went through the illuminations, and I saw a man shovelling up after the horses that were pulling the carriages.

I hope he's not lost his job, now the big jobs are ending up in the horsey Pampers.

(Loved the sculptures on the seafront by the way. That big silver globe is amazing.)

Originally Posted by cherokee (Post 493849)

I think blackpool are doing a good job of the prom . Its the other side of the road and the bloody back streets that need sorting . :mad:

Originally Posted by grannyclaret (Post 493850)

Bispham is a nice place Doug....are the steak puds as good as they used to be at Bispham Kitchen,,on Red Bank road,,,They were yummy:)

Originally Posted by grannyclaret (Post 493850)

Bispham is a nice place Doug....are the steak puds as good as they used to be at Bispham Kitchen,,on Red Bank road,,,They were yummy:)

Originally Posted by grannyclaret (Post 493854)

sometimes they have jumbo fish there cherokee, they are like whales:)

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 493857)

We walked to a very good chippy which had a cafe in Bispham.

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 493857)

We walked to a very good chippy which had a cafe in Bispham.

Originally Posted by Doug (Post 493859)

So close and you didn't come to see us.............:eek: :rolleyes: :)

Originally Posted by Doug (Post 493859)

So close and you didn't come to see us.............:eek: :rolleyes: :)

Originally Posted by grannyclaret (Post 493863)

IS THAT MEET UP STILL ON IN DECEMBER?

Originally Posted by BERNADETTE (Post 493853)

When I was in Blackpool the front was very disappointing, I hope they do as good a job as they've done at Cleveleys;)

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 493864)

Two shakers, plus his wife and new baby, would have been too much for you.

Will let you know if/when we come again.

You can buy me a cream bun.:D

Originally Posted by grannyclaret (Post 493863)

IS THAT MEET UP STILL ON IN DECEMBER?

Originally Posted by cherokee (Post 493869)

Yes granny its still on . just waiting for mez to let us know where we are all meeting

Originally Posted by cherokee (Post 493867)

I agree bernie , it is stll very dissapointing . South shore is looking good where the glitter ball is and its a lovely walk along there . The sad thing is it seems to have been adopted by the bloody mini motos and skaters.. when will blackpool learn i wonder??

but on a whole when its all finished and the sea defences have all been put in place and we get the final product I think it will look quite nice .
Its just a shame it probably wont stay that way because ( leaning towards another thread here ) the police /council/pcso s wont do thier job properly ... and instead of waiting descreetly to catch the culprits the pcso,s will parade around for an hr report back that everything is fine and hey presto tourist/residents out for a nice walk on the prom are plagued with intimidation again ..