We always used to call people from Failsworth plastic Mancs
That's because until the City of Salford council area was created in the 70s, places like Worsley, Eccles, Swinton, Walkden etc were nowt to do with Salford. They were places in their own right with a Manchester postal address. Salford proper is Ordsall, Weaste, Pendleton, Broughton, Seedley etc.I have met plenty who are like that. No doubt about it. However, a substantial number of those in Worsley and Swinton, in my experience, regard themselves as Manc. Not sure why. Some probably think Salford is below them. Two-bit millionaires.
That's based on living in Salford for a while, including school for a year or so and watching Salford Reds home and away for a few years.
That’s the one...
I lived on Averill St, NH.Us in Newton Heath called them Biffos ;-)
I grew up on the last street in NH before it becomes Failsworth (Albert Gardens, backing onto Brookdale Park) but spent ten years 'over the border' and got tagged a Biffo for doing so by NH mates ... :D
Us in Newton Heath called them Biffos ;-)
I grew up on the last street in NH before it becomes Failsworth (Albert Gardens, backing onto Brookdale Park) but spent ten years 'over the border' and got tagged a Biffo for doing so by NH mates ... :D
That's because until the City of Salford council area was created in the 70s, places like Worsley, Eccles, Swinton, Walkden etc were nowt to do with Salford. They were places in their own right with a Manchester postal address. Salford proper is Ordsall, Weaste, Pendleton, Broughton, Seedley etc.
My address was:
45 Lord Lane
failsworth
Manchester 10
You are from Manchester if your bins are taken out by Manchester City council, anything else is just Greater Manchester and plastic manc.
Biffo’s were Yonners/Oldhamers. Oldhamers would class Failsworth as Manchester. M35. I worked in Failsworth and the address was Crown St, Failsworth, Manchester, M35. More recently it has been regarded as Oldham due to the council being Oldham.
Fair enough! Were it me, and I had to live in N. England, I’d probably pick the Lake or Peak District, but to each their own.I’ve been to loads of places including Chicago and enjoyed visiting them but I don’t want to live in any of them.