Comments for Sandyford and Goldenhill

Comment on Goldenhill “Gateway to the Potteries” by david

david — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 15:55:14 +0000

Hi Roy, I enjoyed your talk at the Memories Club the other week.
A few names popped that I had forgotten.
I had an e mail card from Cliff Bosson last week, he is on a cruise around South America.
I lived in Alice Street near to the bottom and we didn’t have electricity, just gas lighting and a coal fire for heat.
As you said in your talk, I would have loved to have been in the Cubs but my parents couldn’t afford the uniform.
Dave Wood

Comment on Goldenhill “Gateway to the Potteries” by Roy Peach

Roy Peach — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:02:14 +0000

1959 married May Nixon 880 High St. 88o and 882 had no electric only gas. Mrs Nixon said to the neighbour when it was being laid are you having this electric put in that they are bringing up Kidsgrove bank and the neighbour said i don’t know are you. Oh no Mrs Nixon said a Penny in the slot not only gives you light it heats the house as well. Cost £25 when i had it installed.

Comment on 1950′s & 60′s Goldenhill “Booze, Pop & Fishing Bodies out of the Sea” by David Wood

David Wood — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:43:50 +0000

I believe it is called progress, but I am afraid that this type of progress is not always good for our communities.
The Red Lion was where I had my first legal pint on my 18th birthday, that was when the village was thriving, bursting at the seams with pubs, churches and shops of every description.
Times change and peoples tastes change, I would love to step back in time to sample a few pints in the Wheatsheaf or the Red Lion but unfortunately we have moved on from that magical era.
I agree that the off license shops seem to have killed off the pub trade but if you think about the cost of a pint in a pub compared to the price of a pack of cans from a shop it makes sense to buy it from the shop.
If you want to blame someone, blame the breweries for charging extortionate rents to their tenants and although I agree with it, the smoking ban didn’t help.
It’s crying shame that the present and future generations can’t enjoy the social life that we had, but to be honest even we didn’t appreciate it at the time.
Dave

Comment on 1950′s & 60′s Goldenhill “Booze, Pop & Fishing Bodies out of the Sea” by k gaunt

k gaunt — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:02:22 +0000

I cannot believe the red lion is going to be destroyed and turned into more reidential accomodation that we don’t meed om goldenhill, the red lion was one of the last survivors and would be great as a pub/ tea room as goldenhill has a lot of elderly residents,its no coincidence that it closed after a booze shop was opened next door and i believe the same person is responsable for the purchase and destruction of our local pub, its a shame,its the booze shop we don’t need, i mean neon lights with open signs on goldenhill, its not blackpool,the village is now an eyesore of takeaways,it looks a mess,im not being racist but these tourists make a mess of places, look at cobridge,its happening in goldenhill, we dont need our pubs turned into flats or shops, we need our good old british pubs.

Comment on Community Centre Bouncers Baffle Residents by David Wood

David Wood — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:50:37 +0000

It’s in the Mail too.

Comment on Community Centre Bouncers Baffle Residents by Matt

Matt — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:52:47 +0000

The craziness of this situation has even made the nationals now (admittidly only the sun) http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4756615/OAPs-sing-song-Only-if-you-have-bouncers.html

Comment on Community Centre Bouncers Baffle Residents by Tom Simpson

Tom Simpson — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:19:15 +0000

Hi Terry,
The SAGE Public Meetings really do highlight a lot of interesting issues that happen in the area. I also think that it is positive that we have so many guests that are willing to attend and discuss some of the problems. Pete Price and Malcolm Dawson, City Council were asked a lot of questions on Highways issues and of course the Community Centre security was mentioned and as you know questions have been asked.

Comment on Community Centre Bouncers Baffle Residents by terry

terry — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:53:32 +0000

Well Tom as in most of the other community centres when they have tried to put a plan together the council have put the skids under it.
My opinion is that by shutting the community centres they are cutting communication with the people.

Comment on New Plans for Derelict School Site by Tom

Tom — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:55:10 +0000

Hi David,
The question can be asked but the building is so unsafe through vandalism and fire that I am sure it would be a big risk for the developer to sanction it.

Comment on New Plans for Derelict School Site by David Wood

David Wood — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:09:05 +0000

Would it be possible to have a look inside the old school building before they knock it down do you think?
A couple of us would like to arrange a visit with a view to taking photos.
Dave