Favorite Memories of Accrington

[katex]

Near the Ship Canal though Jaysay ..

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by katex

Near the Ship Canal though Jaysay ..

Do you know kate never thought of that, shows your thinking

[bondi38]

going back a bit there my mother who is now 94 years of age has a stone stantons bottle she uses as a hot water bottle how about that

[bondi38]

Originally Posted by West Ender

I wonder if we ever played tennis at the same time, Margaret R. My friend, Betty, and I spent a lot of time on those courts in 1958/59.

In Accrington my memory place is the Wayside café (opposite Joe Mort's), playing Elvis, Buddy Holly and Lonnie Donegan on the juke-box, drinking frothy coffee and being gently guided by the fatherly hand of the owner, Stan Forber. I was introduced to my husband there, in January 1960 - 3 days before my 17th birthday.

Do you remember the preston gang that used to come up joe morts and they fetched a routine dance with them it was great wish i could remember it now it would be good enough for strickly come dancing.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by bondi38

Do you remember the preston gang that used to come up joe morts and they fetched a routine dance with them it was great wish i could remember it now it would be good enough for strickly come dancing.

what amazed me,was people from manchester,blackpool, as well as preston used to come oer little "Accy" fer the Morts.

[beechy]

biggest youth club in the world
at the time Cashy

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by beechy

biggest youth club in the world
at the time Cashy

Well you certainly learned how to box and tumble down stairs beechy

[stevie96]

one of my favorite times riding on the old accy busses trying to keep my balance on the bit that was slightly raised at the front downstaires used to pretened i was suffing, liked it that much my mum said when i was three i jumped on a bus to blackburn on my own it got to church before the inspectors stopped the driver and my fun tight gits

[beechy]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Well you certainly learned how to box and tumble down stairs beechy

i can still manage one of those

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by beechy

i can still manage one of those

Take it your talking about the stairs bit beechy

[cashman]

just had a flashback, who remembers the "Cavern" on Castle Street? think it opened mid 60s, saw Long John Baldry there, also seem to remember vaguely Rod Stewart?? or was i tripping? shame it only lasted a few years was a good nightspot.

[beechy]

your memory serves you well... cashy
the cavern early sixties was it not were the old lodging house was
at bottom of milnshaw lane .. castle street
think rod stewart was in the steam packet then

[Alan Gilmartin]

No your not tripping mate I saw them to, I think they called themselves steampacket. Kiki Dee was with them too. It was a great little club but didnt last to long.

[jaysay]

I remember the Cavern too, was a pity it didn't keep open longer than it did

[Bob Dobson]

I have spent a lot of time recently thinking about favourite memories. I have been interviewed by email by Radio Lancashire who have just put some of my thoughts ontowww)

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