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panther

10-10-2007 18:04

springhill club!!

looks like they want to knock it down and build houses....another old building destined to be gone forever:(

why cant they just do it up!!!:mad:

if the houses are like the other ones round there then i dont think they should bother!:rolleyes:

BERNADETTE

10-10-2007 18:07

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They are like little boxes!!

MargaretR

10-10-2007 18:34

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"11/07/0499 Demolition of existing building and erection Land and buildings at 17/07/2007
of 10 No two- and three-storey houses with Springhill Club Pickup
associated parking and landscaping Street/Lonsdale Street
Accrington BB5 0HJ
Clarkville Developments"

Found it on the planning website -10 houses

panther

10-10-2007 18:41

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clarkville developments??
never heard of them

MargaretR

10-10-2007 18:46

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Originally Posted by panther (Post 480128)

clarkville developments??
never heard of them

Company reports show this
"CLARKVILLE DEVELOPMENTS LTD
Registered No. 06097548
5 PARK ROAD, CHORLEY, LANCASHIRE, PR7 1QS"

panther

10-10-2007 18:51

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they dont even have a website:(

they didint build the last ones did they?

Lilly

10-10-2007 20:24

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Originally Posted by panther (Post 480134)

they dont even have a website:(

they didint build the last ones did they?

Barratts built the last ones on the old Rist Wires land.

panther

11-10-2007 08:48

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1 Attachment(s)

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Originally Posted by Lilly (Post 480198)

Barratts built the last ones on the old Rist Wires land.

oh so now we know what they are gonna look like up stanhill.....very niceAttachment 10171

park381

30-01-2008 16:54

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Originally Posted by [email protected] (Post 480132)

Company reports show this
"CLARKVILLE DEVELOPMENTS LTD
Registered No. 06097548
5 PARK ROAD, CHORLEY, LANCASHIRE, PR7 1QS"

Looks like there has been a lot of action moving things about, shame you gota pay to have a look at what they are worth :rolleyes:

lancsdave

30-01-2008 17:21

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Is this not the application that was turned down the other week ?

park381

30-01-2008 17:35

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Originally Posted by lancsdave (Post 524294)

Is this not the application that was turned down the other week ?

Yes, I made reference to that application in this post

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...s-27426-8.html

Club site redevelopment knocked back - News - Accrington Observer

recommended by the "Officers of the Council" for acceptance, turned down by the butchers, bakers, and candlestick makers of the "Planning Committee" note the comments of some committee members

I would think that the developers will now appeal, if they do then the houses will get built, because HBC will not contest the appeal.

emzy	30-01-2008 19:14

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I used to go in this club as a child (not as bad as it sounds lol it was quite a number of years ago and I was with my parents) Also used to go to the kiddies christmas parties etc (there and at the pickups arms which is no longer there) It wasnt a bad club in its day, its just another in a long line of clubs and pubs to dissapear. They should do it up and re-open it not turn it into yet more houses

lancscat

30-01-2008 20:26

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actually the houses on old rists wires are very nice and also spacious

Lilly

30-01-2008 21:22

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Originally Posted by emzy (Post 524377)

The trouble was that they were getting about 5 people in per night. They had no choice but to close as they couldn't afford to stay open and do it up.

Lilly

30-01-2008 21:34

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Originally Posted by panther (Post 480316)

oh so now we know what they are gonna look like up stanhill.....very niceAttachment 10171

I think that the proposed houses up Stanhill are going to be 3 storey, the ones on the Rists site are only 2 storey.

There are some 3 storey houses on the estate at Church traffic lights, they're not Barratts but they are 3 storey so they will probably look similar to those.

MargaretR

31-01-2008 05:34

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If you look at my post #10 in the pickle works thread you will see pics of the 3 storey Barrett styles (got from their website)

entwisi

31-01-2008 06:34

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So why don't the council buy it and build a nice playground on it for the kids or open it as a youth club for all the kids in springhill so they don't have to trapse to New era. We often moan about kids hanging round but there is sod all for them to do in the area. Make the club a youth club with pool tables, jukebox, big screen TV with MTV etc showing. a tuck shop for stuff to eat and drink so there IS somewhere for them to go of an evening.

park381

31-01-2008 07:42

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Originally Posted by entwisi (Post 524542)

Good idea, they could even have a football pitch on the old bowling green...................if only HBC or LCC would buy it (why not make it a compulsery purchase as they have done with all the houses, mind they have not done anything yet other than pull them down)

panther

31-01-2008 09:03

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Originally Posted by entwisi (Post 524542)

they probably wont, cuz half the kids in springhill are trouble makers who only get joy from other peoples misery:(
i say open as a pub again and give it someone who can run it properly, it was good years ago as a function room:p

entwisi

31-01-2008 11:22

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My mum still lives in Springhill and lets be honest most people who live there aren't 'well off'. They can get 4 cans for the price of a pint in a pub so why would they go to it. No matter how 'good' a landlord is he is only ever as good as teh disposable income in his catchment area.

The kids are "trouble makers" because they are bored. I'm the last to advocate sending them on holiday when they do stuff wrong but unless you meet them half way you will never make a forward step. When I grew up there we played footy on the field. thats now a school, we played tennis against Lang Bridges, you'd get told off now, we made rope swings down the clough, H&S would be there fencing the area off as a hazard. We made karts and rode them as fast as we could down charter st/exchange street, youd' get run over now by all the nutters

"You can only bang your head against a wall so many times before you realise its hurting you more than its hurting the wall"

Give them something to do and you have a chance to channel that energy into something useful/less distructive

lancscat

31-01-2008 16:48

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there are some very nice people in the sprighill area too,you get good and bad in all areas.some people yes may go and buy 4 cans instead of going out,does not mean to say they are poor,i dont buy cans nor go out but i aint poor its just my preference to stay in,dont judge people.

Benipete

31-01-2008 20:29

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Having worked there for 30yrs my wife for almost as long and my daughter for 19 years I could write the book.Some very strange people!!

emzy	31-01-2008 20:39

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We moved away from that area because we had bad neighbours and to be honest I know it doesnt go for all the residents in that are but when we moved out nearly 10 yrs ago it was getting quite "rough" and there was a lot of trouble, might have changed now but that might be because half the houses in the area are empty and up for rent (maybe an exageration at 1/2 the houses but there is a fair few)

lancscat

31-01-2008 21:18

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again people judging,i know a few people around that area who are very nice,there are a few and only a few houses now boarded up on those streets ,some of which are being done up,you get good and bad people wherever you live,jam butty estates get bad people too,believe me

Benipete

31-01-2008 21:25

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Springhill was never a Jam Butty estate but higher up from the railway bridge it was known as Cutglass Country back in the 60's

lancscat

31-01-2008 21:32

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Originally Posted by Benipete (Post 524976)

Springhill was never a Jam Butty estate but higher up from the railway bridge it was known as Cutglass Country back in the 60's

never said spring hill was ,i just said even jam butty estates

blazey

31-01-2008 21:48

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Originally Posted by emzy (Post 524377)

So did I, how old are you?

Benipete

31-01-2008 22:29

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Sorry my fault.just trying to point out that in them days It was a very nice area of town.A little village on its own.two butchers,two bakers -Post office-grocers-doctors-chemist- chipshops -in fact every thing you needed.But I agree that now the area is in decline(did i mention a pub and a club)very sad!!!

entwisi

01-02-2008 07:58

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Originally Posted by lancscat (Post 524761)

There is a big difference from being 'poor' to 'well off'. I'm not casting dispersions about anyone mererly pointing out that average salary is well below the national average. My mum still lives there with noisy Polish one side and druggies teh other. She has lived there over 50 years.

Its not just places like Spring Hill that now spend money at supermarkets on cheaper beer, that is endemic across the country. You could aslo ask if its related more to the readily available entertainment we have now. 20 yeras ago it was 4 channel TV, no computer games, no readily available internet. To entertain yourself you went to teh club/pub to chat to your friends, play snooker, darts, dominos etc.

lancscat

01-02-2008 17:27

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tell u mum to pop in 4 a brew entwis lol

emzy	01-02-2008 18:32

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Originally Posted by blazey (Post 525002)

So did I, how old are you?

I'm 26, lived in that area until I was 19 though

blazey

02-02-2008 14:09

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Originally Posted by emzy (Post 525384)

I'm 26, lived in that area until I was 19 though

your a bit too much older than me to have been to the same parties :p

Less	02-02-2008 14:27

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Both entwisi and Roy grew up in Spring Hill, they don't seem to have turned out so bad do they?

I know there are Many, Many more that can be given as examples of turning out as good people.

If a survey was done I think it would find that the 'majority' of people either still in that area or from that area are decent people, it only needs a few rotten apples for a reputation to head down the toilet.

Sweeping statements about everyone in the area are not only inaccurate but insulting to the people that you have placed under this out of focus microscope!

:(

blazey

03-02-2008 13:47

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Originally Posted by Less (Post 525820)

Both entwisi and Roy grew up in Spring Hill, they don't seem to have turned out so bad do they?

I know there are Many, Many more that can be given as examples of turning out as good people.

Am I one of those wonderful people :D

cashman

03-02-2008 18:38

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Originally Posted by blazey (Post 526170)

Am I one of those wonderful people :D

wouldn,t say ya were bad, bit nuts maybe.:tongueout

emzy	03-02-2008 18:47

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I wasnt labelling eveyone from that area and appologise if i did offend, after all, i grew up there. The reason that my family moved was due to violence and also drug dealing / users. This wasnt just one or two houses on out street, there were more and more "problem" tennants appearing as time went on. I know people that still live there that wouldnt recommend moving to that area. Not calling everyone and sorry if it sonded that way but im not just going off what people have said and the reputation it has been given but I actually saw the area "decline" so to speak. I remember the days when i grew up and it was a very pleasant area to live in.

panther

03-02-2008 19:03

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would have to agree with you there emzy, its a shame really because like ya said it used to be a nice area, then the dear oldies died or moved out and the nutters moved in:(
its same everywhere ya go.

jackyalex

03-02-2008 19:38

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what part are we talking about here as i grew up in springhill too, springhill was the same as anywhere else

emzy	03-02-2008 19:42

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I was on Elizabeth st (opp spring hill club) but most of the streets running parallel seemed to be the same

jackyalex

03-02-2008 20:05

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Originally Posted by emzy (Post 526370)

I was on Elizabeth st (opp spring hill club) but most of the streets running parallel seemed to be the same

Thats right at the bottom end of springhill isnt it ? i lived at the top of springhill

panther

04-02-2008 08:45

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get all the riffraff out, then springhill will be a much nicer place:D

entwisi

04-02-2008 11:33

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Originally Posted by emzy (Post 526370)

I was on Elizabeth st (opp spring hill club) but most of the streets running parallel seemed to be the same

I left elizabeth street in ~1995. My mums is still there ( half way up).

Benipete

15-07-2008 15:52

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Well sadly it has been knocked down now.End of an Era

entwisi

16-07-2008 07:34

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aye but lets face it, better knocked down and rebuilt as something useful than a derelict building like teh Commercial at Church

firefighter753

16-07-2008 09:15

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It breaks my heart to see our old drinking holes disappearing, I remember not so long ago every Friday night we starting off in the Pickup Arms then onto the Springhill club, along Blackburn Road and by the time we reached church we were rocking, had an hour with Don and Liz in the stag and then last in the cross guns for Sully (RIP) and Jeans disco. Every pub and club was heaving.

Its hard to believe all these pubs existed not so long ago and that Church was one of the best nights out around, I am just glad I was there to enjoy them and to meet all the people I did.

Is it the price of ale or have social trends changed its hard to tell its not the smoking ban because most of these establishments were gone before it came into place.

I think soon the only place to have a drink will be town centre bars as the good old pubs will all have gone, its a crying shame.

cashman

16-07-2008 09:50

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used to get the bus to the Antley, call in fer a pint, up to spring hill fer one, then on to the pickups fer the night, that would be mid- late 60s,when bill n tersesa had pickups. all the bloody lots gone now.:rolleyes:

jaysay

16-07-2008 10:25

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Originally Posted by cashman (Post 607522)

Pickups was one of the first pubs I went in cashy, when I was young, that and the Printers, used to go in after rehearsals with St Mary's Amatuers in the sixties, happy days

entwisi

16-07-2008 11:00

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heh, who'd have thought it you too could have been boozing together, I bet there were some right good political in depth discussions back then eh?

Benipete

16-07-2008 11:14

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Gerry/Pacemakers
Freddie/Dreamers
Searchers
Swinging Blue Jeans
Ivyleague
Paperlace
Marty Wilde/Wildcats

Just a few of the groups I booked for Springhill Club in the 80's

panther

16-07-2008 13:07

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Oh the pickups, had some laughs in there i can tell ya;)

cashman

16-07-2008 13:20

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Originally Posted by entwisi (Post 607545)

heh, who'd have thought it you too could have been boozing together, I bet there were some right good political in depth discussions back then eh?

hey we boozed together the other month, we never had a political discussion, ya never mix politics n religion whilst in gods house.:D;)

jaysay

16-07-2008 17:02

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Originally Posted by entwisi (Post 607545)

heh, who'd have thought it you too could have been boozing together, I bet there were some right good political in depth discussions back then eh?

Well I was just getting into politics then entwisi, but was not that serious then, was more interested in te ale and not getting caught:D:rolleyes:

cashman

16-07-2008 21:56

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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 607670)

Well I was just getting into politics then entwisi, but was not that serious then, was more interested in te ale and not getting caught:D:rolleyes:

ya should explain that to cyfr mate, he never knows when to lighten up.:rolleyes:

vicky1

18-07-2008 13:29

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Originally Posted by panther (Post 607589)

Oh the pickups, had some laughs in there i can tell ya;)

Not only may I have gone to school with you, probably had a drink with you too. I use to go in pickups quite a lot when I wasnt working at Spring Hill Club.

jaysay

18-07-2008 17:22

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Originally Posted by cashman (Post 607815)

ya should explain that to cyfr mate, he never knows when to lighten up.:rolleyes:

I think thats the difference today cashy, I didn't really take politics seriuosly until my mid 20s, as I've said there was a lot of ale to sup in them days:D

buttonsmum

18-07-2008 20:37

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I drove past the old club yesterday, I can't belive how much they have demolished already

emzy	18-07-2008 20:39

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And i would like to thank you all that drunk in the pickups in the early 80's for waking me up when you were leaving, am sure my mum appreciated it :D:D:D

Benipete

19-07-2008 00:33

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Originally Posted by emzy (Post 608744)

And i would like to thank you all that drunk in the pickups in the early 80's for waking me up when you were leaving, am sure my mum appreciated it :D:D:D

Have you got that tenner I lent you.:D

panther

22-07-2008 12:27

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Originally Posted by vicky1 (Post 608536)

Not only may I have gone to school with you, probably had a drink with you too. I use to go in pickups quite a lot when I wasnt working at Spring Hill Club.

Ya not Vicky G are ya??....:p

emzy	22-07-2008 16:18

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Originally Posted by Benipete (Post 608850)

Have you got that tenner I lent you.:D

When did you lend me a tenner then????

jaysay

22-07-2008 16:45

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Originally Posted by emzy (Post 608744)

And i would like to thank you all that drunk in the pickups in the early 80's for waking me up when you were leaving, am sure my mum appreciated it :D:D:D

Anything to oblige emzy:)

steeljack

22-07-2008 16:50

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Was the Pickups Arms that pub near to Rist wires ? , turn right at top of Lonsdale st. , thinking there used to be a short-cut through some spare land from top of Newark st , am I in the right area ? :confused:

emzy	22-07-2008 17:10

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I personally cant remember it but I know my mum can lol I was only young back then

Benipete

22-07-2008 18:40

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Originally Posted by steeljack (Post 609965)

You certainly are.

cashman

22-07-2008 18:47

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Originally Posted by steeljack (Post 609965)

see all these years away mate, n ya still remember a "Good Pint":D;)

steeljack

22-07-2008 19:25

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Originally Posted by cashman (Post 610008)

see all these years away mate, n ya still remember a "Good Pint":D;)

What brewery were it , ? seem to remember Black and White paintwork , but cant imagine it being Duttons or Massey.
its a bit of a ****** though when you depend on the location of pubs and alehouses to navigate your way around , guess its a sign of a well spent youth :D

emzy	22-07-2008 19:27

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I was never old enough to "drink" there

Used to go to the kiddies christmas parties though

Benipete

22-07-2008 19:30

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Originally Posted by steeljack (Post 610022)

Think it was Masseys but changed to Bass.

jaysay

22-07-2008 19:45

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Originally Posted by Benipete (Post 610028)

Think it was Masseys but changed to Bass.

Quite right Benipete, but the only trouble was that Bass was crap, Brew 10 Brew 11 Brew 12, then of course Stones Bitter, which actually was not that bad, that is if you didn't mind an headache the day after:eek:

vicky1

23-07-2008 14:03

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Originally Posted by panther (Post 609907)

Ya not Vicky G are ya??....:p

Yes, so come on then who are you?

panther

23-07-2008 19:07

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Originally Posted by vicky1 (Post 610229)

Yes, so come on then who are you?

sent ya a private message;)

Benipete

05-08-2008 03:12

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Well the club has gone now,end of an Era,very sad.

buttonsmum

05-08-2008 19:01

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I drove past today, I can't believe how quickly they knocked it down.

panther

05-08-2008 19:41

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I see the sign is still lying around, I wonder what they will do with it?

MargaretR

05-08-2008 19:47

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Originally Posted by panther (Post 615159)

I see the sign is still lying around, I wonder what they will do with it?

If it is metal, whose betting it wont be there tomorrow?

Benipete

05-08-2008 23:15

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Originally Posted by [email protected] (Post 615164)

If it is metal, whose betting it wont be there tomorrow?

It's wood - Maybe Less can make a new ironing board out of it.:dancedog::D

Bob Dobson

17-08-2008 09:32

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Can anyone tell me when the club was built? it is on a turn -of -the- centrury photo I have which I am planning to include in a soon-to- be -published book . Maybe there has been something in the observer recently.It might be useful for me to be able to speak to the last secretary

Benipete

13-10-2010 09:30

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I see the JCB brigade have started digging out the cellar.Just a small note.If you're looking for my old oak chest It's long gone along with the lead casket.:p:D:D

jaysay

13-10-2010 09:32

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Originally Posted by Benipete (Post 851791)

I see the JCB brigade have started digging out the cellar.Just a small note.If you're looking for my old oak chest It's long gone along with the lead casket.:p:D:D

Is that the lead casket you've lent Less to sleep in Beni:D

Bee	26-05-2011 20:12

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What are they building there?.

cashman

26-05-2011 20:39

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Probably a building of some sort.

park381

27-05-2011 06:48

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Originally Posted by Bee (Post 908911)

What are they building there?.

You will find the details of what is being built here on Hyndburn Borough Council's website, it makes for interesting reading

Case File

jaysay

27-05-2011 08:34

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Originally Posted by park381 (Post 908948)

You will find the details of what is being built here on Hyndburn Borough Council's website, it makes for interesting reading

Case File

Park that's too much information for the wee brain inside Bee's head, he likes everything in black and white;)

cashman

27-05-2011 08:49

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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 908963)

Park that's too much information for the wee brain inside Bee's head, he likes everything in black and white;)

Black n Gold i think yeh mean BZZZZZZZZZ

jaysay

27-05-2011 08:55

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Originally Posted by cashman (Post 908972)

Black n Gold i think ye mean BZZZZZZZZZ

of course how remiss of me

park381

27-05-2011 15:27

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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 908963)

Park that's too much information for the wee brain inside Bee's head, he likes everything in black and white;)

Sorry about that :eek:

Bee	11-06-2011 21:05

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It looks like it's been completed, new windows new doors fitted etc,

jaysay

12-06-2011 08:28

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Originally Posted by Bee (Post 911629)

It looks like it's been completed, new windows new doors fitted etc,

Whats it like inside:rolleyes:

Bee	29-06-2011 20:48

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Its houses....Jaysay you have been in a house before.

jaysay

30-06-2011 09:18

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Originally Posted by Bee (Post 915494)

Its houses....Jaysay you have been in a house before.

Whats a house

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