Worn out Wigan....

An interesting video on Wigan (first two thirds) by a lad who travels the country doing You Tube videos on "The death of the high street"
I have seen a few and have been hoping he would visit Wigan.
On this occasion he has intertwined it with George Orwell's Road to Wigan Pier book.
What' s left of Wigan?
And believe it or not the town centre is in a lot better shape than a lot of the places he has visited.

You'll enjoy it whups

Chatty, Thank you for that link.
I have just watched it and I would like to say, I enjoyed it. It is more fascinating and realistic to be guided through areas of Wigan by a person from the North - who speaks clearly and honestly - rather than by someone from a distant town or city with no genuine connection to Wigan and Wiganers, a person whose real life is so distant from these old industrial towns that they have no clear understanding of the people for whom their own old industrial town and all that lays within its roots have been as important to them and their ancestors as the blood which is carried through the veins to the heart.

Thanks Chatty,
I thoroughly enjoyed the documentary and the young lad is an excellent narrator. All delivered without any prejudice or bias.

I enjoyed it.

I enjoyed that thanks chatty, he mentions he has seen places worse than wigan, I thought we had a pretty run down area but obviously not as bad as some, let's hope they find the monies to rebuild having destroyed the galleries and market demise.

not watched it yet . any mention of marsh green in there chatty ? .

Cheers Chatty

Really interesting and we'll narrated. Many thanks.

I’m afraid the internet has killed the towns…only city centres can survive ( for now)

Hi rowlew,
I do see what you mean. Many towns are now suffering... everywhere in the country. In contrast I was in Manchester the last 2 days and it was buzzing. The only shut down shops were where the owners had aspirations for more favourable development. Manchester has been one of the country's biggest building sites since the IRA bombing... continuing high rise buildings everywhere - offices or apartments. It is certainly the northern capital; a kind of mini-London.

Excellent watch was that.