Wake Weeks

[steeljack]

I think Blackburn's 2nd week may have been Accrington's 1st but most of the shops only seemed to take 1 week. I may be wrong, it was over 50 years ago.

thought Blackburn started the weekend that Burnley finished and Accington wakes were Burnleys second week and Blackburns first .
but as you say its a long time back

 

[cashman]

When did they stop having Wake Weeks? I remember that they still had them when I was going to Accy Grammar ....

Moby Dick was a tadpole then Eric.

 

[Mancie]

Wake Weeks...were they not the periods when all the Jocks turned up in Blackpool?

 

[Alan Gilmartin]

Yea Glasgie fair, broken bottles everywhere, ye ken, Jimmy.

 

[south aussie]

if you went from church station more than likely you were on the Tampits club outing to Blackpool [good old days]

I don,t think i am senile just yet,Tanpits club [Pioneer Working Mens Club] was in Church i was born & bred in Ossy and went on the James
st club outing.

I did have a good day in Tanpits club on the Queens silver jubilee in 1977, mates from then are no longer with us.

 

[south aussie]

Wake Weeks...were they not the periods when all the Jocks turned up in Blackpool?

Many of them turned up on the Isle of Man as well!

 

[gdm27]

Moby Dick was a ship in Morecambe then, that was until the Jocks set fire to it on one of the "Jock Weeks" that went with our wake weeks!

 

[Barrie Yates]

Accrington Wakes started as Burnley Wakes finished. I was serving my apprenticeship in Burnley and always worked with the maintenance crew during the Burnley holidays so that I could have Accrinton Wakes.

 

[joaner3]

All I remember is that they were the last 2 weeks in July, same as Blackburn, and same as the Glasgow lot that came down to Blackpool.

 

[jaysay]

All I remember is that they were the last 2 weeks in July, same as Blackburn, and same as the Glasgow lot that came down to Blackpool.

Good old Glasgow Fair, lots of see you Jimmy's knocking about in those days

 

[gdm27]

Was looking at a book the other day on Wake Weeks when one after the other 3 people ranging from 18 to 47 hadn't heard of wake weeks???? Back when we had them (wake weeks) we thought the Isle Of man was abroad!

 

[maxthecollie]

Don't tell me it isn't

 

[jaysay]

Don't tell me it isn't

Its stamped on my passport Frank

 

[Retlaw]

In WW1 men who were posted to Ireland were not entitled to the Victory Medal or the War Medal, because they had not served over seas.
Yet if they crossed the English Channel, and were there more than 24 hours you qualified.
Neither place was a holiday camp

 

[Judith Addison]

Wakes Weeks still exist to some extent. Some small family businesses in Oswaldtwistle still observe them in July and September. My Dad worked in the cotton industry. He always told me Accrington Fortnight started the 3rd Saturday in July and the September Holiday was fixed by the 3rd Monday. I think originally Accrington had a week in July and Blackburn had a week - can't remember which came first. Gradually the two merged and both Accrington & Blackburn got the same fortnight.

 

[Barrie Yates]

Wakes Weeks still exist to some extent. Some small family businesses in Oswaldtwistle still observe them in July and September. My Dad worked in the cotton industry. He always told me Accrington Fortnight started the 3rd Saturday in July and the September Holiday was fixed by the 3rd Monday. I think originally Accrington had a week in July and Blackburn had a week - can't remember which came first. Gradually the two merged and both Accrington & Blackburn got the same fortnight.

22nd July was always in Accrington Wakes week, I remember it as a 2 week holiday, certainly during the '50s. Burnley had the two previous weeks.

 

[jaysay]

22nd July was always in Accrington Wakes week, I remember it as a 2 week holiday, certainly during the '50s. Burnley had the two previous weeks.

Rossendall had the Last week in Burnley first week in Accy

 

[Aussie Irene]

22nd July was always in Accrington Wakes week, I remember it as a 2 week holiday, certainly during the '50s. Burnley had the two previous weeks.

I seem to recall that one year in the early 60s it was brought forward to the end of June, for what reason i just cannot remember. Someone may remember. The following year it went back to the previous years. The reason the jocks caused havoc in Blackpool was because in those days the pubs closed at 9o'clock in Glasgow. In Blackpool it was 10-30, but they still drank their whiskey chasers at the same rate, but with a extra one and a half hours drinking time.

 

[Barrie Yates]

I seem to recall that one year in the early 60s it was brought forward to the end of June, for what reason i just cannot remember. Someone may remember. The following year it went back to the previous years. The reason the jocks caused havoc in Blackpool was because in those days the pubs closed at 9o'clock in Glasgow. In Blackpool it was 10-30, but they still drank their whiskey chasers at the same rate, but with a extra one and a half hours drinking time.

Wouldn't know about the early '60s as I fled the nest in early '61 - a big wide world and greener pastures to explore

 

[JCB]

I seem to recall that one year in the early 60s it was brought forward to the end of June, for what reason i just cannot remember. Someone may remember. The following year it went back to the previous years. The reason the jocks caused havoc in Blackpool was because in those days the pubs closed at 9o'clock in Glasgow. In Blackpool it was 10-30, but they still drank their whiskey chasers at the same rate, but with a extra one and a half hours drinking time.

The Unions thought there would be better weather in June .