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Re: Wonderful Wigan Town

Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 10:40 am
by Kittwazzer
I wonder if the town centre shops will be decked out in cherry & white like they were in 1984/1985 in the run up to Wembley?

It was a joy to be in Wigan back then! One thing for sure, there will be no shortage of street vendors selling scarves,hats,rosettes etc this week! :D

Re: Wonderful Wigan Town

Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 11:45 am
by bourbon_rat
:blush: Haven't been back since 1965,but my son wanted to see where his family came from,so he went there a few years back.He worked at the Brocket for a while.Sadly his impression of 21st century Wigan in general was not a glowing one :(
Might not be fair though considering he grew up in Melbourne & Brisbane:eh:

Re: Wonderful Wigan Town

Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 2:49 pm
by Kittwazzer
Bourbon Rat, where in Wigan did you live? A few lads from Kitt Green shipped out in the late 60s!

Re: Wonderful Wigan Town

Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 8:42 pm
by trotski_tgwu
sudokuwarrior wrote:We have a narrowboat usually moored up at Red Rock but not at the moment because of the canal being shut.
I luv cananl boat holidays, first one we did was leeds liverpool. hoping to do one nxt year if possible.

Do you ever hire yours out sudoku?

Re: Wonderful Wigan Town

Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 8:47 pm
by Kittwazzer
You know, I would really love to go from Leeds to Liverpool on a houseboat. I bet its brilliant. Unlike railway lines, canals run through beautiful countryside!

Re: Wonderful Wigan Town

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 2:10 am
by luke_robinsons_angel
trotski_tgwu wrote:
sudokuwarrior wrote:We have a narrowboat usually moored up at Red Rock but not at the moment because of the canal being shut.
I luv cananl boat holidays, first one we did was leeds liverpool. hoping to do one nxt year if possible.

Do you ever hire yours out sudoku?
sadly not, belongs to my parents really. Best holidays we ever have, in fact only holidays we ever have!!!!

Re: Wonderful Wigan Town

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 8:48 am
by bourbon_rat
Bourbon Rat, where in Wigan did you live? A few lads from Kitt Green shipped out in the late 60s!
Close - Sent you a PM :cool:

Re: Wonderful Wigan Town

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 5:21 pm
by cpwigan
htt[url]p://www.thebaistand.com[/url]

Bourbon either owns or runs an excellent Melbourne Storm Forum. Link above.


Re: Wonderful Wigan Town

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 5:57 pm
by josie andrews

http://www.thebaistand.com


Just fixed it cp - :)

Re: Wonderful Wigan Town

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 6:28 pm
by cpwigan
Cheers Josie