Newton & Earlestown Gossip

It's now over six months since the last posting on this subject - did anyone ever hear anything further regarding the petition - perhaps as well I didn't hold my breath for too long!!!
Ann L

Not many of these great old timers around these days, are there - I love em...

Hi RodBell and welcome, even thought you may not be an actual silver surfer. Don't feel too bad re the mature blond, Iv'e heard it said many times that although grey hair makes many women look old on a man it's distinguished - you have one up on many!!! My 'orrible iron grey is now a silvery ash blo...

Expat vote did go through - has anyone heard anything since... I wait with baited breath but not for too long though hopefully...

Loved KFC but since they changed the "fat" for frying due to the health fad it seems to have gone from crispy, crunch yummy to greasy and "oh my G. my mouth's coated"!!!!

Maybe the locks are as they are to let in Santa save him going over the rooftops!!!!! Happy belated Christmas greetings to everyone and a happy and (may I say) prosperous New Year and 2009.

Ann

Waiting to hear the outcome - hope it doesn't take too long - at my age I do need to breath on a regular basis!!!

Signed as an expat - hope it goes through....

So the Houghton Arms is closing :( My grandfather'd turn in his grave if he knew. I did a stint as a barmaid there many years ago (please don't ask me when, even thought this is the history forum!). I loved pulling on those old pumps and could pull a pint with a real decent head on it. so I was told...

Hi Gungerdin: Sorry I can't talk about Patterson St (Council School of old) but I do welcome you as a new member to the forum. Rodbell. I didn't recruit this one, but I am sure he/she is more than welcome to chip in, agreed! Where did Joe Brown get to? More to the point, where did all the silver sur...

Bring back National Service - they wont have time to drink and get drunk 'til 5am in the morning - Sorry Dave, couldn't resist this one!!!

O eck- and I thought I had struck gold with one from Cheshire, one from Staffordshire and one from down south, sneaky or not I think (hope) I would recognise a Lancashire accent and honest to G. no luck....

Welcome Joe Brown, at last someone older than me. Maybe you can answer a question for me - were there air raid shelters on the field at the T junction of Wargrave Road and Victoria Road? I'm sure that was where my grandmother used to say (many years ago) that I would get lost as a wandering youngste...

After reading rodbell's last posting (what hasn't St.Helens concil done for you) I still think my thoughts on NS bear witness - put th bu..... in uniform, nothing else seems to work these days!!

Any one out there ready to chat!!