Greenough Street

Mr Boo. I wee bit of info for you. Runshaw College based in Chorley & Leyland are running basic English & Maths courses starting in September. Depends where you are in Cumbria but may be quite easy down the M6. Thing is Mr Boo the courses are free. Good luck.

Wow. Cisco man. Cool it. for Mona. Must be relative of Boos. Runs in family. Boo calls all on site. Dont give the crack if you can't take the rap man. Dont rubbish theeducatedand pretend to be a working class intellectual. Boos not a semi-skilled Wiganer he's a wannabe. Take Monas advice Boo - go to evening classes.

I here the recent Grammar School reunion went very well at the Brocket on the 19th and Bloo was a star. Maybe time for a St Mary's or St Georges do.

Mona well known school teacher of old Wigan town.Ican't help but notice you have'nt mentioned English lessons would help the last two contributers.Can you possibly be biased towards boo.Lets have a level playing field in future please.

wun neet me an clif ayum an jon wud went sent jons yooth club. a lad cawd layuns fru scows wuz playin snoocr wi is mayt an wuz tekin aygis. wi wuz waytin gu on. clif sez cum on yo men bi dooin. layuns loozis rag an sez if tha con do betr thee pot baw. clif sez cum on stan pot it. clif dropd me in it. a wuz a bit shayky an misd it. Ne livd it down.

i lived in scholes all my life an remember maidwells and all shops there as kids we.d go in 2mr an mrs prescotts 4toffie an always order toffie from top shelf so he had 2get his ladders out from back of shop he was a misserable bugger lol then nxt door was where i got my 1st bike a rraleigh tomahwk bike we called bike shop sam plonks then there was a womans hairdressers then there was the best chippy in wigan nxt door its apity he followed the comedians across road wigan rugby as kids we used 2 climb walls at back ov calderbanks scrapyard and play in the old cars there i once remember as akid a tank being in calderbnks scrapyard also at back of mr prescotts lived a tramp we used to torment him as kids and e.d sum times chaise us he always had ablack breifcase on his posseion it would never leave his hands even when chasing us has kids he wore a black trilby big black bushy beard and black and grey overcoat the nickname as kids we,d call him was skippy any 1else remember him or seem him the old scholes with the shops was the good ol days greenhough street now has changed beyond reconition

Maybe but there was never a dull minute when he was about.

And Wellington once said, "Trouble with thee Nap - tha talks too much".

Hi Mona you know probably that Napoleon Bonaparte 1st once said "Don't give me a brilliant general give me a lucky one" So be lucky.Iam.

dang nabit FFW, I missed out on the biggy 500 posts eh !! hope I,m around for the centenary, keep em comin you likeable nutters.

Peace brother.Its going back a bit but the only pie shop I can remember was Maxwells next door to Stan Mcleods butchers shop across the way from Lewis's ice cream shop.I remember a paper shop at the top of Scholes opposite the Trustees savings bank Thats where i bought the Knockout and Wizard comics etc.Alas all are long since gone.

Hi Dudes. I'll nick 500th spot from Bloomoon - yah boo. Do any of you bozos out there remember a pie shop or a paper shop in Greenough. There must o been a pie shop. And where did we buy our papers? Peace Boo man.

Thanks for the support Beatnik Man but I was first in the queue three times runnin at Rollin Stones gigs so I can handle the dynamic duo and Mona lot.

Oh oh Mona..tell you Mona what I’m gonna do…build a house next door to you.. Love that name Mona Spring..sounds like heaven to me..Hey Fats & Curlys Bro ease up on Boo man. He’s had enough… he’s cool man he’s cool... And if your down right disgusted and life aint worth a dime…get a girl with far away eyes….

I'm enjoying life too much to take you up on that Mona.You want to try it sometime.

Stephen since you have been the recipient of Bu’s sarcasm on a number of occasions I am impressed with your altruistic response. It does you credit. However, I do not feel that I can be so generous. Steven mentions that Bu is red and white through and through, but Blackpool rock has Blackpool through and through but is made in China. Bu’s stance against educated people probably stems from what he feels, consciously or subconsciously, is his own lack of education. It is similar to the Napoleonic complex where small people try to make themselves bigger in other ways. My advice to Bu, as a school teacher, is to start some educational classes, perhaps basic English, basic Maths and a language, say French. You can then work up from those starting points. Also you are strongly advised to find an Interpersonal Skills course. This will help you to avoid the difficulties you encounter with the other site contributors. I think it unfair to victimise Bu so I will abstain from the vote on whether or not he is a semi skilled Wiganer. But unfortunately, otherwise I must poo poo, Boo Boo.

Is Mr Bu Sanside a bona fide Wiganer or semi-skilled as Curly’s Brother claims or indeed a charlatan as Mr Yates implies. I would give Mr Bu the benefit of the doubt. He claims to be red and white through and through. He could have moved to Cumbria to be near relatives or perhaps he is in a home or institution. We simply do not know. I must and would prefer to consider Mr Bu to be a honourable man and therefore conclude that he is indeed a true Wiganer.

That's the last straw Yatesy.Now I am definately going to write another poem.

Basically Fats & Curlys Bros my verdict is this: Boo chooses to wander lonely as a cloud over hill and dale in Cumbria. Rather than supping ale in the Royal Oak and chasing old ladies around Mesnes Park in his retirement. So I dont even consider him a semi skilled Wiganer. Its thumbs down for Boo.

Curly's brother and Fat Walter.Ask for your money back the charm pills are not working.

Careful Fats you're going to blow a gasket my friend.

Not so fast Boo Boo. Neh yo men. Lets have a vote on this. Not just me and Fat Walter. Curly, Bloomoon, Mona, Sol, Canada Degs, Red Sales...all of you...Stevey, Yatesy too. Its this simple...is Boo Boo a proper bona fide Wiganer, walking his whipets in the plants, fettling his ferrets and pobbling his pigeons. Does he proudly carry his yearly Wigan pensioners pass with him at all times...Wigan RL I mean ... not the blue and white stiffs. Or on tother hand is he just a semi skilled Wiganer tip toeing through the tulips in wordsworth country. A cumbriam country carrot crunching Whitehaven watcher. A nuclear butty eating prawn rustling, sheep sheering, cumberland sausage. Lets have your votes.

Don't get me wrong Fats .I have red and white blood running through my veins.Where you and unwise brother semi skilled by any chance.You seemt to have a bee in your bonnets about it.Anyway lets throw our handbags away and call it game set and match match to me and let somebody else have a go.

Cool it Boo man your just up tight on educated dudes. Steveys ok. See him regular in the ale houses in scholes and l. ince. Likes a pint likes a chat. Local lad. Well educated but no way a snob. You need to pull your s. together man. Cool it. No wonder Curlys brother called you a semi skilled wiganer. Its all that contanimation in costa del sandside by the nuclearo maro that's softened your brain.

Some how I don't think you're upto It.

Yes your quite right Mr Boo. I don't pretend to be perfect and I have never studied the history of the Domesday Book but I look forward to hearing your dissertation on the subject. Thanks for pointing out my mistake.

Dear Stevo I am not surprised yoou and C.O.W.B. struggle with the Domesday book you can't even spell it.

A SMUG SNOB WOULD DESCRIBE YOU PERFECTLY MR CRITHLEY.

Curly's Brother. I can not help you regarding the Doomsday Book; it's a subject I have never studied. I must admit that I can't really see the significance of Wigan not being in the Doomsday Book. Perhaps Mr Bu Sandside can enlighten us or indeed Cliff (the Bluemoon) Higham who seems to have a taste for ancient Wigan history. However, I take your point about simplicity. An author should always consider his audience. I do try not to use a long word when a simple one will suffice but for yourself and Mr Sandside I will make a special effort in future contributions.

Stephen. Whats hapened to you. I am looking forward to your comments on Bloo & Boo's comments about the doomsday book. Don't use any long words so thickos like me and Boo can understand you. Boo seemed pleased Wigan hadn't got a mention - then again what can you expect from semi-skilled Wiganers.

You should get out more Unwiser Brother.

With a following wind Boo? Well guess your the expert on wind. As they say when it's blowing from behind, it blows your mind. Better not stand down wind of you then Boo.

Tip of the day that boo.

I hate to say this Cisco but I'm afraid it is a Kraut car.The VW 1.4D Polo at 78 mpg with a following wind.26 weeks waiting list iff you are interested.

Here I relax where the murmuring pines and the hemlocks stand like druids of old and I got to thinking about the price of car juice which is now taking huge bites out of my estate due to the intervention of the Domesday book.Does any of you egg heads know which is the most economical vehicle on the road apart from a horse and cart which I've no doubt Boo Boo has got lined up in the bad lands of Cumbria.

Ur right there boo boo,The King took control of the lands between the Mersey an the Ribble so he didnt need to enter his own lands in the Domesday Book, the Baron who held them before him became a pain in the neck so he fired him off. hope prof critchley can tell us more about this.

hey Jack !St georges reunion, as I said earlier I didnt arrange the last one it was a gaggle of gigglin girls from Friends united. Yhey ssid theywere goin to have one more regular heard nothin since, they have my E-ad I,ll let you know if owts happenin.

No but I'm still paying him.

Cliff if you`re having any more St Georges School reunions E mail me and I`ll attend . Jack Horrocks

Thanks for the news Boo we never would have known but for you. Did you manage to get the author's autograpph?

Just to add a bit of spice.Do you Johnny Come Lately Wiganers realize that Wigan didn't manage a mention in the Doomesday book.Thats one to wake the professor up.

Not much happening on the Greenough St stage of late. The disappearance of Canada Degs with or without Kath Bridge is now old news. Bloo Moon has waxed and waned, his dominant presence usurped by Boo Boo Sandside who continues his scrap with Curly’s Older Brother and Formerly Fats et al.. Stan continues to regale us with his anecdotes. The Professor and Ken Shakespeare having added a spot of culture to the proceedings have gone into their Shakesperean shells intimated no doubt by a rampant Boo, now putting the frightners on Merc and BM drivers in Cumbria. “If it keeps him away from poetry” – I hear you call! Braz Munkee has diappeared up El Paso leaving Cisco alone with his pines. Is this just a summer recession?. Will Kentucky Poly finally snare Bloo Moon in the boozers? Will newcomers the Beatnik Fly and Taffy add some needed pep to the scene? Has Boo, the demon driver finally blown it – too much Sun maybe or too much Daily Star? Come on you Gs – as Delia might say – lets be having you.

Nice to see your up an about Stan. keep up the good work.

a recaw wen a likle lad seein forin leejun ont miners an thowt thi wur feytin towrags bur i wur tawregs. thas got laf.

Your wiseness is not improving Curlies brother.

I'm sure I saw Boo last weekend leaning on a 5 bar gate on Corny Fell. I couldn't tell if he was the one crunching the carrot or the one with a straw in his mouth. I understand that Whitehaven doubled their crowd last night. Boo took his neighbour Bah Bah Blacksheep.

You know every now and then somebody on this site comes up with a gem and thats one of them.

You should have tried some butter on it Del man.

I once had a rolls which kept breaking down.

As the owner of a BM I am considering buying an X type Jag Estate but someone told me they are dodgy !