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chinatown
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Just some of things I remember - trying to recall even more of.
Annual Barlick Gala, not that long gone but used to be the best anywhere around, I remember processing in it a few times with the Band, then there used to be three of four bands in the parade so we could get a break whilst another played We used to stand as a family at the bottom of Gisburn street on Gisburn Road.
Roll Royce Gala, again another annual event with the cars and engines on display, loads of rides for the kids, and a rocket train powered by a motorcyle engine, as a first year apprentice at Rolls we had to maintain the engine for the next year, the favoured few got to drive it on the day as well.
Rolls Royce kids Christmas parties
Rolls Royce swimming club going to Colne baths on tuesday night, a guy called Ben(?) taking and looking after us all - and then annually a trip to Blackpool Pleasure Beach
St Josephs Cubs and Scouts prior to them being amalgamated into 1st West Craven
Bonfire night on Victory park - a huge bonfire next to Park Rovers ground, and then fireworks on the Park Rovers, I remember seemingly hundreds of people walking across the park to get to it.
Wednesday afternoons (?) (and occasionally Saturday Mornings) watching the steam coming out of the test beds at Rolls Royce and the scream of the engines being tested.
The steam Engine coming into barlick with the grammer school kids getting a choice of going to school at Skipton on the train or bus - 3 buses to Skipton and 1 bus to Colne to Fishermore
10:0-clock Saturday morning the fire station siren going off, my dad being a fireman also had a bell at home to raise the alarm, my mum standing on a buffet with a cushion to quiten it so not to wake up the baby!
The queues going into harry towns office on railway street to pay for the coal - something to do with harry town so I believe!
Saturday afternoon, barlick as dead as a church mouse.
Wakes weeks, barlick dead as a church mouse.
Watching wrestling matches in the Palace
Saturday afternoon maternies at the Majestic
Getting clouted when I got home because I had done something - strange bad news seemed to travel even faster then without technology.
Watching the Panto's at the old Ship
Practising with Barlick Band in a club behind the houses on Church Street, (now demolished and a car park is there)
The world being circled around Gisburn Street, St Josephs school and Church, Father Monigham. Father Moriaty, Mr and Mrs Worthington at School (Was there life outside Barlick)
Being told all Colners lived toer brush! Going to secondary school at Colne and being told all barlickers lived toer brush!
More I think the more that comes back - maybe I should think about writing more of it down!
Chinatown
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gus
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Posted - 14/06/2011 : 23:02
I thought this old photo would fit right into this topic. My friend David Wiseman loaned it to me, he says it was taken in the early seventies. It is a great photo which captures the shop as it was then, who needed B&Q in those days .
Gus
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Posted - 14/06/2011 : 23:44
Gus did David Wiseman's folks have a shop on Albert Rd.?
HERB
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gus
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Posted - 15/06/2011 : 00:28
I believe David`s Grandfather had the amateur woodworkers shop. David now lives in Ireland Herb, so I cant ask him just yet but, I certainly will first chance I get. I actuall know two David Wiseman`s both Barlickers and of similar ages, one of whom had a brother John, sons of Terry Wiseman, who was a baker.
Gus
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Posted - 15/06/2011 : 00:33
.David wiseman , recent photo
Edited by - gus on 15/06/2011 12:34:30 AM
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Stanley
Local Historian & Old Fart
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Posted - 15/06/2011 : 06:48
Nice pic of the store, first I have ever seen. Sandy, very perceptive, he's a little bugger and rules me with a rod of iron. Should be called Cromwell!
Stanley Challenger Graham
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Posted - 15/06/2011 : 22:42
Oh Stanley, that really 'cracked me up!' I told hubby and he roared with laughter.
I suspected Jack might be strong willed, but you have to admire it don't you? and of course you love him to bits!
Sandy
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Posted - 15/06/2011 : 23:47
Zeke, still plenty of wild bluebells, poppies, fireweed, wild garlic, campion, daisys big and lttle, daffs, we had a weekend in Norfolk last year and the meadows were ablaze with wild flowers..don't worry, it's still beautiful!
Edited by - belle on 15/06/2011 11:53:19 PM
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Posted - 16/06/2011 : 00:37
Thanks, Belle. Beautiful photo.... I see you know your flowers very well :) I once recall being in a meadow, somewhere in Barlick, or thereabouts, and it was totally covered in a myriad of assorted colorful wild flowers, as shown in your photo. It was almost like being inside of a kaleidoscope.
quote: belle wrote: Zeke, still plenty of wild bluebells, poppies, fireweed, wild garlic, campion, daisys big and lttle, daffs, we had a weekend in Norfolk last year and the meadows were ablaze with wild flowers..don't worry, it's still beautiful!
Edited by - belle on 15/06/2011 11:53:19 PM
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Stanley
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Posted - 16/06/2011 : 07:26
Sandy, nothing to laugh at! No doubt who is in charge here! Ask Brad about Dexter, he has the same trouble!
Stanley Challenger Graham
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Posted - 16/06/2011 : 10:43
Damn right !
BRADDERS BLUESINGER |
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Posted - 16/06/2011 : 23:49
Ok, ok, guys, consider my wrists well and truly slapped! In my defence I have to say that I know full well how these 'furry friends' can take over your life. We used to have a Labrador / Border collie cross, we got him from the RSPCA as an 10 week old pup. We had him for 16 years and he died in my arms. He was adorable and exasperating ( Went through 3 lots of vinyl floor covering in our kitchen at just 6 months old) Was a more adept escapologist than Houdini, hated being on a lead and would pull like crazy, yet walk to heel when off the lead. He 'adopted' a wet through, shivering, frightened kitten and invited her to live with us.(which she did!) He protected our small son with the ferocity of a Rotweiller, yet was gentleness itself when I came out of hospital after surgery, never leaving my side. He chased window cleaners up their ladders and wouldn't let them come down, terrorised the bin -men and post-men, yet people we knew socially, although they were unknown to him,would be greeted with a wagging tail and his lovely 'grin'. He was amazing, and more than just a 'pet' he was our Sheppie, a much loved, and still very much missed, member of the family. We were absolutely heartbroken when he died, and although it's along time ago, we will never, ever forget him and consider ourselves priveleged to have known him and for him to have shared his life with us.
If there's a 'doggy heaven' I'm sure Sheppie will be 'running riot ' up there too!
Sandy
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