It's grim Up North... how many Northeners in Aus now?
Nov 22nd 2007, 8:51 am
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Re: It's grim Up North... how many Northeners in Aus now?
St Helens or Sydney - wasn't a hard choice really.
I'm raise in Bleak Hill Road/Windle Island area, went to Rainford School and lived the last 6 years on The Shires (the 'new' development at the back of the Pheonix Pub - old Pilks land, for those that have been away for a while!)
Onlygood thing to come out of St Helens - the new M62 link road to get you out quickly. But really I should have said that Birchalls pies are even better than Pimmies.
St Helens Glass has the Class - yeah so much class they went bust for about the4th time in 10 years and have shut down. The offices are now completely fire gutted.
I'm raise in Bleak Hill Road/Windle Island area, went to Rainford School and lived the last 6 years on The Shires (the 'new' development at the back of the Pheonix Pub - old Pilks land, for those that have been away for a while!)
Onlygood thing to come out of St Helens - the new M62 link road to get you out quickly. But really I should have said that Birchalls pies are even better than Pimmies.
St Helens Glass has the Class - yeah so much class they went bust for about the4th time in 10 years and have shut down. The offices are now completely fire gutted.
...literally across the road from my office (Transport Office). Now the 'new' Head Office is on Prescot Road. The 'bullnose' building of the old Head Office has now been converted into apartments 
Pilkingtons has now been bought by a Japanese company
I definately agree that Birchalls are better than Pimmies, especially their pork pies
I used to love Vanilla slices, here they are like bricks
....but the French Vanilla slices in Miss Maud's...here in the west...are to die for Forgot to mention that St.Helens Glass is not Pilkingtons :-)
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Nov 22nd 2007, 9:01 pm
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Re: It's grim Up North... how many Northeners in Aus now?
My uncle still works at Pilks has done for all his working life, you may know him
Ian Litherland
he's from St Helens
Ian Litherland
he's from St Helens
Nov 23rd 2007, 3:02 am
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I used to go to Sutton High School in Elton Head rd St Helens, then left and went to St Helens college many moons ago, any one remember the St Helens show it used to be really good then it went crap is it still going any one know.
My parents run the big craft and gift fair every couple of months at the haydock park racecourse.
Paula.
My parents run the big craft and gift fair every couple of months at the haydock park racecourse.
Paula.
Nov 23rd 2007, 3:04 am
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Nov 23rd 2007, 3:06 am
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Re: It's grim Up North... how many Northeners in Aus now?
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Nov 23rd 2007, 3:22 am
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I used to go to Sutton High School in Elton Head rd St Helens, then left and went to St Helens college many moons ago, any one remember the St Helens show it used to be really good then it went crap is it still going any one know.
My parents run the big craft and gift fair every couple of months at the haydock park racecourse.
Paula.
My parents run the big craft and gift fair every couple of months at the haydock park racecourse.
Paula.
On my first visit back there in 1989 my uncle took me to this 'fantastic show'
...it was dreadful! Then my uncle came over here (when I lived in Adelaide) and I took him to the Royal Show. He was then very embarrassed about taking me to the St.Helens 'show' 
I also went to St.Helens College...many, many moons ago...like in the early 60's
A few of my friends live in Haydock and one of them has a stall selling all sorts of stuff...swords for people who do medieval reanactments etc but I think she sells in Widnes mainly
My son also went to Sutton High
Sorry Carrieanne, your uncle's name doesn't ring a bell. I also asked OH and he doesn't know him either. We have been over here for 36 years...maybe he was after our time there :-)
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Nov 23rd 2007, 6:09 am
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Re: It's grim Up North... how many Northeners in Aus now?
Paula, the St.Helens Show is still going (In Sherdley Park) but everyone says it gets worse each year
On my first visit back there in 1989 my uncle took me to this 'fantastic show'...it was dreadful! Then my uncle came over here (when I lived in Adelaide) and I took him to the Royal Show. He was then very embarrassed about taking me to the St.Helens 'show'
I also went to St.Helens College...many, many moons ago...like in the early 60's
A few of my friends live in Haydock and one of them has a stall selling all sorts of stuff...swords for people who do medieval reanactments etc but I think she sells in Widnes mainly
My son also went to Sutton High
Sorry Carrieanne, your uncle's name doesn't ring a bell. I also asked OH and he doesn't know him either. We have been over here for 36 years...maybe he was after our time there :-)
On my first visit back there in 1989 my uncle took me to this 'fantastic show'
...it was dreadful! Then my uncle came over here (when I lived in Adelaide) and I took him to the Royal Show. He was then very embarrassed about taking me to the St.Helens 'show' I also went to St.Helens College...many, many moons ago...like in the early 60's
A few of my friends live in Haydock and one of them has a stall selling all sorts of stuff...swords for people who do medieval reanactments etc but I think she sells in Widnes mainly
My son also went to Sutton High
Sorry Carrieanne, your uncle's name doesn't ring a bell. I also asked OH and he doesn't know him either. We have been over here for 36 years...maybe he was after our time there :-)
Paula.
Nov 23rd 2007, 8:14 am
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Re: It's grim Up North... how many Northeners in Aus now?
It's grim Up North in the UK however, i'm finding it quite pleasant overall Up North in Aus...
so how many Northerners are in Aus now?
where have you settled?
and are you enjoying it?
I'm originally from Easington Village in Co. Durham on North East Coast of UK between Newcastle/Sunderland and Hartlepool (for those that don't know where that is).
so how many Northerners are in Aus now?
where have you settled?
and are you enjoying it?
I'm originally from Easington Village in Co. Durham on North East Coast of UK between Newcastle/Sunderland and Hartlepool (for those that don't know where that is).
Jul 19th 2008, 10:43 pm
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Jul 20th 2008, 2:15 am
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Re: It's grim Up North... how many Northeners in Aus now?
It's grim Up North in the UK however, i'm finding it quite pleasant overall Up North in Aus...
so how many Northerners are in Aus now?
where have you settled?
and are you enjoying it?
I'm originally from Easington Village in Co. Durham on North East Coast of UK between Newcastle/Sunderland and Hartlepool (for those that don't know where that is).
so how many Northerners are in Aus now?
where have you settled?
and are you enjoying it?
I'm originally from Easington Village in Co. Durham on North East Coast of UK between Newcastle/Sunderland and Hartlepool (for those that don't know where that is).
Jul 20th 2008, 4:31 am
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Jul 20th 2008, 5:12 am
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Jul 21st 2008, 9:01 am
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