It's grim Up North... how many Northeners in Aus now?
Oct 6th 2006, 12:37 am
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Re: It's grim Up North... how many Northeners in Aus now?
Originally Posted by rubyredlips
Anyone from sunny 'ull? 
Met Mick ronson in Hull - not that sunny tho
Oct 6th 2006, 5:00 am
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Re: It's grim Up North... how many Northeners in Aus now?
Originally Posted by sasbear
Ah so close - born in Sheffield (arbourthorne) moved to Brinsworth, then to Bramall Lane, then to Hackenthrope then to woodhouse (all in Sheffield) then to a small mining village called Creswell close to Worksop 
Oct 10th 2006, 9:07 am
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Re: It's grim Up North... how many Northeners in Aus now?
Originally Posted by nightnurse2
Yeah, she's arrived, saw a post of hers earlier!
BTW I'm from Middleton, Manchester, but paid our council tax to Rochdale and worked in Oldham!
Tracey
BTW I'm from Middleton, Manchester, but paid our council tax to Rochdale and worked in Oldham!
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Oct 10th 2006, 10:04 am
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Re: It's grim Up North... how many Northeners in Aus now?
Originally Posted by rubyredlips
Anyone from sunny 'ull?
We lived just outside of Hull East Yorkshire.
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Oct 10th 2006, 10:09 am
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Re: It's grim Up North... how many Northeners in Aus now?
Originally Posted by nightnurse2
Yeah, she's arrived, saw a post of hers earlier!
BTW I'm from Middleton, Manchester, but paid our council tax to Rochdale and worked in Oldham!
Tracey
BTW I'm from Middleton, Manchester, but paid our council tax to Rochdale and worked in Oldham!
Tracey
Oct 10th 2006, 5:31 pm
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Re: It's grim Up North... how many Northeners in Aus now?
Originally Posted by ELLJAY
Me too! from Middleton. Manchester, currently in Sydney - but moving to Brisbane next week !!!
Oct 10th 2006, 8:05 pm
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Re: It's grim Up North... how many Northeners in Aus now?
Originally Posted by jjonboy
any other Yorkshire folk in Sydney??
Oct 11th 2006, 1:40 pm
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Re: It's grim Up North... how many Northeners in Aus now?
Come on Ang we are waiting for the update.
Oct 12th 2006, 9:38 am
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Re: It's grim Up North... how many Northeners in Aus now?
Originally Posted by raven
As you can see i am about 10 miles north of manchester in a town called Rochdale.Typical of a northern textile industrial town which flourished during the industrial revolution. However i have noticed a big change in the last 10 to 15 years. Most of the manufacturing has iether shut down through cheaper imports or moved abroad.The town center and market areas are dirty and full of shops selling very cheap products and i cannot think of one decent store in the place. To put it bluntly it is catering for its Market. There are usually young yobs hanging about the place who can be very intimidating and make you feel uncomfortable. Anywhere within a 2 mile radius of the town center really needs a good makeover but i doubt it will ever happen.Indeed i feel the future is bleak for most northern towns and i think we can lay most of the blame on the greedy companys out there whos only interest is making as much money as possible for its investors 
who have decided to manufacture abroad.Hence a lot of young people who would have been in these type of jobs are now wandering the streets .
who have decided to manufacture abroad.Hence a lot of young people who would have been in these type of jobs are now wandering the streets .spent most of that in sydney then on the 29th of sept moved here and lovin it.
Oct 12th 2006, 2:26 pm
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Re: It's grim Up North... how many Northeners in Aus now?
Feel like I'm being stalked as the recent posts are all from my past.
Grew up in Rochdale and used to catch the bus from Middleton to Manchester when I worked there. I left asap because they were just so crowded, getting rougher and I never felt I belonged there. My parents moved away to Bolton which seems much nicer and I'm working on them to move out here.
Then I moved to Hull which I absolutely loved, went back after Uni and lived in Beverley. If we were ever to return to England we'd go there. Have very fond memories of the Marina, Skidby, Cottingham, the bridge, etc...
Also worked in Skipton, Yorkshire which I found unwelcoming; Abridge in Essex near Chigwell which was so friendly, Wolverhampton (near Tettenhall) which was slow to warm up but became a wonderful home with many lifelong friends; and now Melbourne.
It really isn't same shit, shinier bucket. Some places are nicer than others and some suit us better than others. I would never go back to Rochdale but there are many parts of England that I love.
Grew up in Rochdale and used to catch the bus from Middleton to Manchester when I worked there. I left asap because they were just so crowded, getting rougher and I never felt I belonged there. My parents moved away to Bolton which seems much nicer and I'm working on them to move out here.
Then I moved to Hull which I absolutely loved, went back after Uni and lived in Beverley. If we were ever to return to England we'd go there. Have very fond memories of the Marina, Skidby, Cottingham, the bridge, etc...
Also worked in Skipton, Yorkshire which I found unwelcoming; Abridge in Essex near Chigwell which was so friendly, Wolverhampton (near Tettenhall) which was slow to warm up but became a wonderful home with many lifelong friends; and now Melbourne.
It really isn't same shit, shinier bucket. Some places are nicer than others and some suit us better than others. I would never go back to Rochdale but there are many parts of England that I love.
Oct 12th 2006, 7:57 pm
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Re: It's grim Up North... how many Northeners in Aus now?
Originally Posted by flip
Feel like I'm being stalked as the recent posts are all from my past.
Grew up in Rochdale and used to catch the bus from Middleton to Manchester when I worked there. I left asap because they were just so crowded, getting rougher and I never felt I belonged there. My parents moved away to Bolton which seems much nicer and I'm working on them to move out here.
Then I moved to Hull which I absolutely loved, went back after Uni and lived in Beverley. If we were ever to return to England we'd go there. Have very fond memories of the Marina, Skidby, Cottingham, the bridge, etc...
Also worked in Skipton, Yorkshire which I found unwelcoming; Abridge in Essex near Chigwell which was so friendly, Wolverhampton (near Tettenhall) which was slow to warm up but became a wonderful home with many lifelong friends; and now Melbourne.
It really isn't same shit, shinier bucket. Some places are nicer than others and some suit us better than others. I would never go back to Rochdale but there are many parts of England that I love.
Grew up in Rochdale and used to catch the bus from Middleton to Manchester when I worked there. I left asap because they were just so crowded, getting rougher and I never felt I belonged there. My parents moved away to Bolton which seems much nicer and I'm working on them to move out here.
Then I moved to Hull which I absolutely loved, went back after Uni and lived in Beverley. If we were ever to return to England we'd go there. Have very fond memories of the Marina, Skidby, Cottingham, the bridge, etc...
Also worked in Skipton, Yorkshire which I found unwelcoming; Abridge in Essex near Chigwell which was so friendly, Wolverhampton (near Tettenhall) which was slow to warm up but became a wonderful home with many lifelong friends; and now Melbourne.
It really isn't same shit, shinier bucket. Some places are nicer than others and some suit us better than others. I would never go back to Rochdale but there are many parts of England that I love.
Oct 13th 2006, 12:21 am
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Re: It's grim Up North... how many Northeners in Aus now?
Matt's from Bradford, and I''m from Leyland, near Preston.
We love it out here. Even though he comes from Yorkshire, Matt hates the cold, even in Brisbane!
j
We love it out here. Even though he comes from Yorkshire, Matt hates the cold, even in Brisbane!
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Oct 13th 2006, 5:24 am
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Re: It's grim Up North... how many Northeners in Aus now?
its that bloody dark here in the boro i cant see any grimness...(6.24 AM) 
Oct 13th 2006, 8:21 am
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Re: It's grim Up North... how many Northeners in Aus now?
Originally Posted by matt-and-jenny
Matt's from Bradford, and I''m from Leyland, near Preston.
We love it out here. Even though he comes from Yorkshire, Matt hates the cold, even in Brisbane!
j
We love it out here. Even though he comes from Yorkshire, Matt hates the cold, even in Brisbane!
j
Oct 13th 2006, 8:37 am
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Re: It's grim Up North... how many Northeners in Aus now?
Originally Posted by lollyno1
its that bloody dark here in the boro i cant see any grimness...(6.24 AM)