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Gerry Hattrick

The Kershaw bloke..."Cockles, mussels, prawns, welks". And quite often "Kippers" as well. There was a team of 'em not just the one guy, all with scouse accents. I remember seeing 'em get out of a van by the Wellington on Saturday nights then split up to do the pubs and clubs of Fulledge , Burnley W...

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1968claret wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 21, 2025 7:42 pm
I think we should name a park after him.
What about Scott Parker Park??

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Buxtonclaret wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 20, 2025 8:51 pm
How about 15 thousand old rattles?

Still got the big, noisy, heavy duty WW2 one I've had for about 80 years.
Used to take it on every match when 'ar were a lad'

Gerry Hattrick

Memories, memories. Photos 7 and 9 showing the Proctor’s mechanical stokers, brought back many of ‘em. I served my engineering apprenticeship at James Proctor Ltd between 1954 and 1961. Returned after national service as a plant layout darughtsman and as such visited dozens and dozens of boilerhouse...

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A bit of catching up:- FCBurnley » Wed Jan 22, 2025 10:56 am “I lived on Brockenhurst street for 47-57 then moved to Olympia St My grandparents lived on Athletic St until the fifties when they bought a fish and green grocers shop in Padiham near the bridge on Burnley rd (127)” With you livng on Broc...

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Hi gerryhatrick I lived on admiral Street in the late sixties early to mid seventies at no 20. Where did you reside. ? Hi again SS, I lived on Lyndhurst Rd, - the block between Mitella St and Lebanon St, - from shortly after being born in 1938 to getting married in 63 so I'd moved, allbeit not so f...

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I think it was the first house in the next block,I used to knock about with his son Kenny. A pretty good footballer himself. Sorry SS, you are of course right. I’d confused Admiral St with Hinton St on the photo. Old age ya know!! Anyway, I’ve managed to contact an old pal of mine from when we were...

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What gave it me were the houses on Thursfield Road which be the gable ends of Linby/Linden Street. They look much the same today. Another photo of the Fair giving a better perspective of Thursfield Rd, Linby/Linden/Admiral/Hinton Streets and the mills mentioned at the other side of Tod Rd. As you s...

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Gerry Hattrick wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 06, 2025 5:17 pm
You got a lot more in the Yorkshire Dales at Long Preston than they got at Deep Dale, Short Preston.

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Bosscat wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 05, 2025 9:13 am
Woke up to this this morning in Long Preston.20250105_084610.jpg

You got a lot more in the Yorkshire Dales at Long Preston than they got at Deep Dale, Short Preston.

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Wishing you all a Happy Christmas and that all your wishes for The New Year come true.

Oh, and feel thankful you weren't born a turkey

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Thanks for the Festive count Bosscat Milk Choc Block ... 4 Fudge ... 7 Caramel Swirl ... 6 The Purple One ...4 Toffee Finger ...5 Toffee Penny ...4 Orange Chocolate Crunch ...6 Strawberry Delight ...7 Orange Creme ...6 Green Triangle ...4 Coconut Eclair ...8 Total 61. UTC & Merry Christmas And a pa...

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Mon Dec 09, 2024 5:12 pm
I must confess I'd have spelt it oined and not oyned but I'm sure either is acceptable. Apparently I used to oin my dad to death quite often.

As it's Lancashire dialect for 'annoyed', surely it's oyned?

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Cirrus_Minor wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 08, 2024 5:42 pm
Fell swoop (foul)

Know it's knot

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CopacabanaClaret wrote: ↑
Sat Nov 30, 2024 12:45 pm
Copa Libertadores final is live on BBC3 tonight at 8pm.
Atletico Mineiro Vs Botafogo live from the Monumental in Buenos Aires.

A chance to see how Vitinho is getting on.

There will be at least one Claret on there tonight. My lad is in Beunos Aires and has managed to get a ticket

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thomaspaine wrote: ↑
Mon Nov 18, 2024 7:12 pm
In the early 1900’s there were over 300 licensed premises in Burnley! One Street apparently had more pubs on it than houses.

It used to be said that you could go into a different pub or club every day of the year if you went in one of 'em twice

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But as Basil says Bill Fraser was definitely a teacher at BGS pre 1965. He had been there donkeys years Bill Fraser was definitely there between 1949 and 1954. I'm pretty sure he's the one arrowed on this section of the annual panoramic photo of all the pupils and teachers they took in those days.

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Thu Nov 14, 2024 12:14 pm
I’m sure I’ve mentioned it further up this thread but he hit me on the side of the head with a board duster one day. Horrible, horrible man.

What had you done?

Gerry Hattrick

Juan Tanamera wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 06, 2024 7:31 pm
Blimey, the lad to the right of the goalie has a fair old mop of hair.

Time he washed it, there's b****y grass growing out of it.

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Thinking of taking the kids over but don’t fancy the traffic. Any other places to be able to see them well enough that don’t involve being stuck in traffic for 3 hours to travel 30 miles ? A good place, especially for the kids, is Morrison's carpark on Squires Gate lane. There's a path between the ...

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claretskeith wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 04, 2024 8:04 pm
I managed to watch the first half on the train, but the buffering meant I missed the second.

Blimey. It must have hit 'em hard. Hope you're ok

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I was dreading it when I went but, as you say, the worst bit is over long before you get there. When I got the letter telling me I had to have my first one, I felt like the bottom had fallen out of my world. After I'd taken the fluid dynamite, I felt like the world had fallen out of my bottom. Year...

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Sky News last night, Reminded me of "Don't tell him Pike"

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Reminds me of the old one about The Blackpool Rock Co firing a guy but giving him seven days notice.
They're still trying to get rid of two ton of the stuff with Kiss My A**e running through it.

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GodIsADeeJay81 wrote: ↑
Sun May 19, 2024 2:43 pm
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We can get over £20 million for Trafford
Muric probably £15-20 million, maybe more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3A1TT3kwIY

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Map of activity in the area overthe past hour

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DAVETHEVICAR wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 12, 2021 5:00 pm
Black Night Club in Waterfoot

Not nitpicking Dave but it was Black Knight. Cracking little club. My mates opened and ran it. Spent many happy hours there in the sixties
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Not really roadworks, nowt happened since they were put there months ago, but anyone know what the two rows of cones are there for on Tod Rd above Rock Lane, and has and has anyone EVER seen anyone working there?
Been there so long there's enough muck between 'en you could plant flowers!

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South West Claret. wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:47 pm
Talking of Burnley pubs is there any sign of the Rifle Volunteer opening again at all anyone?

Been told by one of the ex regulars that it's been bought by Spar to extend their store.
Pity, good pub.

Gerry Hattrick

Carlos the Great wrote: ↑
Wed Jan 10, 2024 7:55 pm
I’ve not read all tbe thread but why did it take so long for the penny to drop that it would be extremely unlikely so many postmasters were stealing ? .. I mean hundreds ..dod nobody think this can’t be right

I've thought the same about the magistrates and judges involved in the prosecutions.

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All the very best to everyone. Wishing you all good fortune and good health in 2024

Attached a Christmas poem thingy I did a few years ago which was published in The Mail last week,
Fame at last:-)

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Did he used to drive the actors about for Emmerdale before getting the part? Pretty sure my old man mentioned this... Used to travel over for filming and was an extra a few times then got offered the job and had to move over as the commute was too much Never heard about the driving bfcc. He didn't ...

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Bit of a summary from commentsin the postings:-
Steve was born in Bury.
Lived on Clarence Street off Tod Rd up to moving to Yorkshire after he got the Zak part.
Supped more or less every night in The Woodman. Not certain but pretty sure he was in their Pub Quiz team for a while.

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Ref 1st post:- It was actually open before and after last Saturday's match
2nd post:- New tenants. Same company still owns it.

Been open every day since Saturday, same hours as before but up 'til now very quiet. Getting a bit busier now during' teatime shift' .

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Post by alf_resco » Sun Oct 22, 2023 10:41 pm "Too late to edit : I apologise if rude to one reply but seriously, downhill mountain biking for 2 nearly 70 yr olds 100 miles out of Vancouver ? Come on." Yep, more than a little daunting for the faint hearted of the younger generations,never mind a cou...

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Bowland Claret said:- "Burnley folk pronounce their “i,s” as “a’s” ie - Burnley folk say “what tame is it” instead of “what time is it” or going to the bar to order a “Pant” instead of “pint” Had a barmaid in Burnley once asking me if I would like “ass” in my drink - my reply was “well, if you are o...

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You’ve been all the way to Iceland for sausage rolls? 😁😁 Haven’t done that Tony, but have done something which perhaps sounds as daft. I've taken some there, eaten 'em and come back home in the same day. Part of a packed lunch me and Mrs Hattrick took when we went on an Airtours day trip - yep, tha...

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Whether it's justifiable to complete the whole of the initial concept or not with the current and anticipated cost escalations, if work had been started from the northern terminals, no matter what the final cost would be, it wouldn't have been proposed now that it stopped at Birmingham.

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Bosscat wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 14, 2023 10:23 pm
Looking at some of those honeys ... they would be enough to drive a man to drink

Trouble is though Boss, once you've had a skinful, ...............

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Quicknick wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 21, 2023 9:26 pm
It would have worse in her knickers.

But nowt compared to a well placed blob of Fiery Jack!

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