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leigh what's this place all about?
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glen quagmire
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Damocles said:No it isn't, they've got a cinema and everything now!
I can verify they have an asda and a sainsbury's as well!
With hindsight, i think i was a a bit harsh as i only visited the immediate area of that wank pub!
And yes mate, i'll twitter you or something next time i'm in town mate. I think i am at the greyhound on friday afternoon this week i'll let you know.
glen quagmire said:Damocles said:No it isn't, they've got a cinema and everything now!
I can verify they have an asda and a sainsbury's as well!
With hindsight, i think i was a a bit harsh as i only visited the immediate area of that wank pub!
And yes mate, i'll twitter you or something next time i'm in town mate. I think i am at the greyhound on friday afternoon this week i'll let you know.
My local that, let me know.
Blue Streak
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Damocles said:No it isn't, they've got a cinema and everything now!
Leigh had a cinema years ago that didn't last, where the bus station is now, then it had another where the Wetherspoons is now near the Avenue pub, it didn't last. This was followed by a Lazer quest in the 1990's that didn't last.
Fact is that Wigan get's the majority of the local council investment and always has. It's a shame for the locals and I know it's been a 'bug bare' for many people from Leigh for a long, long time. My family is Mancunian hence my reasons for being a City fan but I spent a large portion of my life living and working in the area but far, far happier in Manchester. To many people in Leigh with a chip on their shoulder who want to fight the world after a shandy too many.
1_barry_conlon
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Damocles said:No it isn't, they've got a cinema and everything now!
Where?
Don't say next to the new Tesco as it hasn't been built yet.
crizack
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I went to leigh once.
AntonDonJuan
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Isn't pennington flash a dogging site??
1_barry_conlon
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AntonDonJuan said:Isn't pennington flash a dogging site??
Are you asking us or telling us...? :)
Representin'
I'm 20, from Leigh (Leyth) and am fortunate enough to be at University over the Pennines for the majority of the year. I study Human Geography and I've even pondered doing a dissertation on Leigh as growing up there has really proved benefitial in my studies, especially on the social side of the subject. I've got to post something in this thread!
If you went to The Goose on a Sunday, you'll have discovered the remains from a Saturday night in Leigh. Saturday night truly brings out the worst people in Leigh, and the worst in them. It's horrid and I refuse to go there. Never do it. A Kids club, a Henleys promotional party nightclub and a Rag Indie Bar are the 3 main attractions. Sadly, they attract many kinds and at 20, (in fact, for anyone between the ages of 18-30 with even the slightest pinch of sophistication and intelligence inside their body) it's just unbearable.
Like Damocles put it earlier, Leigh was a proper Northern industrial town which, like many others, declined and hasn't and sadly, won't ever, recover from. There are and always will be a lot of good, honest, hard-working people from Leigh but many of these are of the older generation and sadly, growing up in this area had me believe that many people of my generation were dickheads. Not really true, but in the Leigh, the ratio of good to bad (decent to dickhead) people of this age swings more towards the bad. It reflects badly against the town itself. Myself and my mates have discussed this exact topic many times and to put it simply, those of my age/generation in this area get stuck within a social bubble exclusive to Leigh where they are within their comfort zone. Outside of this town, they'd come across as 'the minority'.
The town centre is shit. Less said about that, the better. But look at other towns around it like Wiggin and Bolton, and they're pretty much the same but on a larger scale. Like someone said before be, being part of the Wiggin council proves to be unhelpful to the town and being seen as a part of Wiggin itself is somewhat of an annoyance for locals, including myself.
Leigh's getting worse and those growing up in a declining town aren't exactly helping, put it that way.
I'm 20, from Leigh (Leyth) and am fortunate enough to be at University over the Pennines for the majority of the year. I study Human Geography and I've even pondered doing a dissertation on Leigh as growing up there has really proved benefitial in my studies, especially on the social side of the subject. I've got to post something in this thread!
If you went to The Goose on a Sunday, you'll have discovered the remains from a Saturday night in Leigh. Saturday night truly brings out the worst people in Leigh, and the worst in them. It's horrid and I refuse to go there. Never do it. A Kids club, a Henleys promotional party nightclub and a Rag Indie Bar are the 3 main attractions. Sadly, they attract many kinds and at 20, (in fact, for anyone between the ages of 18-30 with even the slightest pinch of sophistication and intelligence inside their body) it's just unbearable.
Like Damocles put it earlier, Leigh was a proper Northern industrial town which, like many others, declined and hasn't and sadly, won't ever, recover from. There are and always will be a lot of good, honest, hard-working people from Leigh but many of these are of the older generation and sadly, growing up in this area had me believe that many people of my generation were dickheads. Not really true, but in the Leigh, the ratio of good to bad (decent to dickhead) people of this age swings more towards the bad. It reflects badly against the town itself. Myself and my mates have discussed this exact topic many times and to put it simply, those of my age/generation in this area get stuck within a social bubble exclusive to Leigh where they are within their comfort zone. Outside of this town, they'd come across as 'the minority'.
The town centre is shit. Less said about that, the better. But look at other towns around it like Wiggin and Bolton, and they're pretty much the same but on a larger scale. Like someone said before be, being part of the Wiggin council proves to be unhelpful to the town and being seen as a part of Wiggin itself is somewhat of an annoyance for locals, including myself.
Leigh's getting worse and those growing up in a declining town aren't exactly helping, put it that way.
shackattack
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1_barry_conlon said:I work there, the place is like Royston Vasey. Kick one and they all fucking limp.
Whenever i feel down i go for a walk around there and it makes me realise that life isn't that bad after all.
However if you want pie shops and charity shops it's the best place on earth.
mmmm rotting animal and lily of the valley - gets my vote