Accrington Christmas Lights 2012
 

Hi People, Just a quick one to let you all know that this years Accringtons Christmas Lights will be on Saturday 24th November starting at 5.00pm till 8.00pm.

I have been asked to organise the stage entertainment as i did last years, So far we have booked a local band The Outsiders, and a local Dance troop from the new era complex, We have a few names in the hat for the headlining act, however if any of you have any names of local performers or any suggestions
please let me know on here.

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SATURDAY? how very unusual, it's been a Thursday for as long as i can remember

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We moved it to a Saturday so that families could make a day of it and were not having to rush home from school and work to get into the town for 5pm, we wanted to try a Saturday so that people had the opportunity to get into the town maybe do some shopping for the day then enjoy the lights later

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thats fair enough

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Thanks for the warning, I mean heads up, must be nice to get free advertising space on AccyWeb, even though you haven't asked the Admin' for permission, perhaps the following link may be of use to you, or the site might not be here next year.

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oh my god Less, someone always asks on here, every year, 'when are the lights on', he isn't advertising anything other than what accy people want to know

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Yes he is, he's advertising the fact it's been moved to Saturday so folk can make a day of it and go shopping.

How much would that cost for a page in the Obbo'?
:p

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go back to bed grumps

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Not grumps, just trying to help keep the site running, no money=no site, no site= nowhere for him to advertise next time.

The Obbo' wouldn't give him free space to advertise, plus he didn't ask for permission to advertise, which is the courteous thing to do, others have their adverts removed for exactly the same reasons.

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Not often I disagree with ya Less but as a community event it's just in the wrong section, should be in Nightlife, Events etc :)

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i think it's good for the economy AND the shops in Accrington, an event thats been going on for as long as i can remember....and obviously longer

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Yes I agree with all the above, but it is still free advertising for an event he's organising. Will the group do it for nothing? Will the Dancers? Will the Obbo'?
What's wrong with him donating a little to the site so that it will still be here so he can advertise it again next year?
:)

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Have to disagree yon, He was answering a question that was posted.:confused: The original post mentioned nowt.

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LESS how many times do you and Mick 'advertise' the Railway?

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Less, I was advertising the Christmas lights for accrington you know the town as a whole and telling people when it was, plus offering anyone who knows any local talent that may be after a chance to shine.

The observer are giving the lights four weeks free advertisement which I sourced myself, and my time for the event is free as I am trying to make the event as big as it can be.

If there's a funding issue with accy web then lets set up a meeting and ill be happy to help and try and raise the funds required to keep the forum open and bring it to the right people's attention

Please can we not turn this into something it isn't less you should be supporting the fact that moving it to help local businesses and also make parents not have to run around like idiots on a Thursday.


Back to the topic it's the 24th November anyone that has anyone that they would like to be considered please let me know

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Take no notice Leon, i think it's a hormone thing with him, he's at that age (think he's going through the change) ;)

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Yes I follow.


Well, that is excellent news.
There is always a funding issue with AccyWeb. I wonder, who are the right people? P.M. the Admin (Mick) with any offers you may have.

I agree, let's not, as for me supporting it...

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Bloomin Eck, you learn sumat new nearly every day.
Flashy says Thursday for as long as she can remember.
Never knew we had any lights to turn on, how long has this been going on ?.

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years

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Come on Shaz thats business:D:cheers::drink:

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If mick and the admins want to message me over the costing for the site ill see what I can do and also see if we can work something for accyweb

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Don't think that will happen, no stranger will be given figures like that. after all, We don't know who your 'We' is.

Somehow the title Hyndburn B.C. with AccyWeb doesn't have the right ring to it.

:D

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Would that be the international Hyndburn B.C. Less:rolleyes::D

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I'm confused. Why are Accy Christmas Lights on the 24th/November ? Surely Christmas does not begin until a month later and then lasts for twelve days? Why then in Accy on only one day and only for three hours? And why in November? Is this some sort of austerity measure combined with a joint celebration for last months end of Ramadan? And why is Less being daft? Was there free beer in the Railway this afternoon?

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So thats what them pathetic strings of fairy lights are for, whose bright idea was that, what real purpose does it serve ?.
I wouldn't open my front door to watch owt like that. If its supposed to aid local shop keepers why don't the councill sell the light off, and reduce the rents for these shops and stalls.
People have only so much money to spend, and a few fairy lights and some head bangers on guitars and drums won't make them spend what they have'nt got.

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All the above seems just like below. :D

Soap (TV comedy) opening/intro - YouTube

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Light switch on always been done in November last year it was the 17th November we brought it forward, I'm not part if Hyndburn bc I have my own business in the town and offered my help last year to the lights and I've offered again to help, I'm not interested in getting into silly little arguments I offered to say that if there are huge running costs for this forum and I can help then I am offering a way to help by way of raising funds that's all

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Much better idea ,
more people will be able to go for sure !

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Leon good for you and thanks for offering your services - It's great to see all the families in Accrington enjoying the lights switch on and no matter what you do to there will always be some people who want to have a dig and find fault with people who are trying to do something positive for the community

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O.K. I've been really, really naughty, I have upset a few of you.
I may have accepted his announcement had he not made it so self glorificating,


As it was he could have just said, the date is such and such...

No, he had to tell us he's doing a wonderful job.

O.K. I expect more tsk, you should know better, however I maintain he is full of self glorification, he isn't doing it for us, he's after his own end's.
I repeat, anyone doing the job for no gratification would not mention it in the first post.
The rest of you, call me as much as you may.
:D

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Thanks for the info Leon, ignore Less the grumpy old sod.

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Another example of someone coming on to give us all a bit of information, and getting slaughtered for his trouble.
Perhaps more people would contribute if they didn't get slagged off the moment they post, is there really any need for it?

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Nice effort, ill be able to actually attend this year as i get back from work in time. Maybe you publicly thank Less for his hard work?.

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In fact Leon, you could use this to your advantage, This Less does not have a job. He could come and help out for free? just a thought. You could even stand down and let Less organise it, after all he has time being an unemployed gentleman of means and you a hard working chap who needs to work extra hard for his £70 a week. Just a thought, share the work!.

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Well thats yer opinion n yer entitled to it, now heres mine, All local sites i have seen,go up and down with posts/memberships etc, also every now n then seem to get an influx of folk who have had a sense of humour bypass,These nerds then tell all and sundry,how the site can be improved.:rolleyes: Cos after all they know best,:rolleyes:Well many local sites seem to regularly cease to funtion, why i do not know, Yet this site seems to continue along merrily,and not a great deal changes, That tells me summats right, but theres always those that know better.:D

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Aww, bless, did you come back just to have a go at me? How sweet.


This Less has never hidden the fact that he isn't working at the moment, so what has that got to do with anything?
This Less could help, but any work I do for free is worthwhile and not announced on site.
Perhaps you would like to organise it yourself after all you know whats wrong with Accrington's shops you could correct that at the same time?

Shop Locally - What A Joke!!!

It surprises me you would want to take advantage of any shops around here being open.
May I point out to you that he doesn't have to work extra hard to give me anything, I have paid far more into the system than I am at the moment taking out. I may not be pleased that I'm not working at the moment but I'm not going to feel ashamed of it either, so go find another way to score points this method isn't working.

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What has that to do with someone coming on here giving us information and getting slapped down for his trouble. You have not addressed this matter, you are just giving your general view of the whole site, and perhaps your reply says it all, if you don't proceed like it has always done you become the "enemy", and am I entitled to my opinion as long as its the same as "the old guard" on here

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Not the enemy at all, more nerds in my view, but if yeh want to dramatise so be it.:rolleyes:

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It seems to be a case of 'Local unemployable self impressed moron seeks to ruin any attempt to use a local forum for local people' maybe my lad (he is only 4 so i may have to wait) could set up a forum and then i could wade around and give people grief for there efforts. Got to go, need to earn an additional £70 for Less so he can keep causing trouble. There is a huge difference between unemployable and unemployed and no matter how you try to convince yourself, there are jobs out there. My step son walked straight into a job after uni and a local client of mine can't get a reasonable interviewee through the door.

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wow, this threads turned into a BITCHFEST


and they say us women like to bitch...jeez

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Well that's excellent, the thread starter, you and I all contributing to my upkeep according to you, hang on though, the maths doesn't quite work out if that were true then I'd be on £210 a week. I'm not on that much so I will continue to assume that my previous contributions to the system are paying my money and not you or anyone else.

By the way, your attempts at being insulting are of a very low standard, if your work is as poor you will soon be joining me.
:D

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Maybe you could put your posts to better use and advertise the job on here then :D

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I really can't understand why people get so wound up. If you don't like the way some people post, use the ignore button.... simples :)

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Despite not addressing the point of this thread, you cannot get away from the fact that someone came on here to give information about the lights switch on, and got harangued for his trouble.
Perhaps it would save time if when they introduce themselves in the correct section, despite bidding them welcome we could also say, welcome you lying nerd, who doesn't know how to post in line with the nasty boys. That would save time and make them feel right at home.

Despite this, just go back to the start of the thread and re-read it to see who is the dramatist on here

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O.K.if it makes yeh happy I think moving the switch on to sat is much preferable n a good idea fer those who are interested in the spectacle. So speaking yer mind is "nasty boys" to you dave? well then i regard yeh as a big girls blouse.:rolleyes:

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Nasty boys are a group of people that slag people off for no apparent reason, resort to name calling and band together to force a submission out of those that chose to espouse a different view. The group in question are known to all, and I am surprised they haven't jumped on this thread, perhaps later.

My choice of wearing womens clothing has nothing to do with you, and should I choose to wear a girls blouse then that is my decision, and if the big girl in question does not object then who are you to comment.

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you can have my blouse Dave, it will be big enough, it's like a tent ;)

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So he won't be wearing it, he'll be living in it? Then I'll be one of the tent poles (aka supporters).

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So saying nasty boys to people you don't even know is O.K.? Saying the group in question is known to all is O.K.? Saying yer surprised they aint jumped on this thread, - That to me is a pathetic attempt to bait people into a response.:rolleyes: But never mind yeh got yer supporters, Pass the sick bucket someone.:rolleyes: Hope yer going to see the big switch on.

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Yes, considering some of the other stuff that gets posted on this forum.

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O.K. I've been tutted at by a few members for what I said below:-

Let's have a quick look.

Perhaps when I went into my above 'rant', (I don't even feel it was as bad as I wanted it to be).
Some of you thought I was against the xmas light's, well I'm not overly enthusiastic about them but I wouldn't try to stop them.

What I find to be wrong/in your face/ over the top?
Is the fact we needed to be told who was performing the miracle.

That is, self promotion, not needed others will recognise any good deeds any of us do.

I was always taught, the biggest charity you can do, is if you do something for nothing, don't tell anyone, unless you want them to feel they owe you something.
:o

Sorry, but I still live by that.

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Read it how you want Less, my take on it was that he was saying he was the organiser so folks could get in touch with him if they had any ideas for acts etc.

Nothing more nothing less. If you thought he had a secret agenda, fair enough, but that's not how it appeared to me and I don't think I'm alone in that.

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I don't think you're alone with that either...

No Prob'

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Less,

I am really not going to allow myself to be drawn into your keyboard warrior wind up and get
this topic off posts.

I have explained my actions and also the reason why i posted on here to advertise the lights, there is no greater benefit in this for me, I was drafted in last year to help and i was asked again this year and i offered my time free as it is a community event, I am not on the front page of the Observer or Telegraph, or asking for a knighthood, I advertised when the event was so people that may want to attend can make plans.

I also offered to put out a request for any local talent that may want the chance to perform in front of 3000 people, Thats all.... No motives NOTHING.

Please stop taking the thread of topic, If your unhappy then ring the samaritans thats another free service which obviously people do for their own benefit eh ?

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My remarks were generic, aimed at a group, not individuals, you on the other hand directed remarks specifically to myself, admittedly not very inventive or hurtful, but never the less aimed at an individual. You espouse that I am entitled to my opinion, but offer no respect for the opinion expressed.

My original statement still stands, someone came on to give us information and was slapped down for his efforts. This happens on a regular basis, and I don't see it stopping until people who say "you are entitled to your opinion" mean it, rather than bully boy tactics, and attempts to humiliate.
You wouldn't treat someone in the street like this so why on here, perhaps, because if you did you would end up on your arse looking for your top set.

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You do talk uninformed utter crap, I am no different in the street wi people at all, as many who know me on here will say. And don't you even dream where i will end up, :rolleyes:

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But its my crap and am entitled to excrete it, isn't that the point of this rant of yours. I also point out that if you call someone names in the street, and I am saying in general, not specifically, people will not thank you for it.

If you say you treat people in the street the way you do on here, then that is sad, as, on here you resort to name calling without provocation, just because someone expresses an opinion you don't agree with, simply move to the next topic. Or perhaps that is the gist of it, baiting people for fun.

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You did not say people would not thank me, You said i would end up on me arse, That is baiting,:mad: Nerd and big girls blouse aint name calling to me, you obviously view that different. Its a plain speaking opinion, nothing more. So what you are saying is if someone disagrees with n opinion, don't say so move on. Well got news for you sunshine "On yer Bike":rolleyes:

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A nasty response is just that, a nasty response,belligerence does not make for a good discussion, and no matter what I say you are just repeating the same tripe, dressing it up as plain speaking. I can see that this will not advance past your repetitive posting so will leave the thread with you. My original point was not addressed, instead pushed aside, so will leave it for the readers to decide.

It is easier to catch flies with honey rather than vinegar.

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I highlighted your post 55, cos that can be construed as a threat, So the readers can decide that as well.:rolleyes:

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Ffs someones going to end up having a heart attack here, calm it down children

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It's a good job this is about the season of goodwill and not summat else otherwise there would be trouble.

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Well it certainly lit this thread up:rolleyes:

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I had intended to leave this thread to the "nasty boys", but had to answer your interpretation of my posting 55 as a threat. Perhaps if you read it again, and this is probably the problem, you are not reading the postings correctly.
I stated that if you talked to someone in the street, like you did on here, the result would be, you on your arse. Not me, putting you there as I wouldn't talk to you in the street, so go back and read it again, and practice some of that plain reading, just as you do in plain speaking.

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I didn't say it was a threat, i said could be construed as one. So you aint reading correctly, but as a know all yeh won't see that.:rolleyes:

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Well the fact you wouldn't talk to me in the street, simply enforces what i said yeh were.:rolleyes: