: Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:30 pm  

I was talking to a builder from Wigan who always had the impression that Warrington was quite posh, until he got a job with the council and had to travel around some of the more earthy districts. That was an eye opener.

As someone who has lived here all my life, I don't see any difference from other towns. There are rough parts and very expensive parts. I do know that there are far better amenities in much smaller and poorer towns. That actually have a cinema in the town centre, a fun pool or a skating rink, somewhere for families to go after hours etc.

: Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:40 pm  

The Wood wrote:

I'd rather live in Warrington than Stoke any day.

Hear hear, god awful black hole of a city.

: Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:42 pm  

When I was in Cyprus a couple of years ago, I went into a pub with my shirt on and it was instantly recognised by the Cypriot owner.

Apparently he was an ardent follower of the Super League and a big Warrington fan to boot.

: Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:07 pm  

dids858 wrote:

I haven't seen anything about this john terry look a like.

Me neither, must have missed that one on my travels.

: Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:11 pm  

TF and the wire wrote:

[b]I was talking to a builder from Wigan who always had the impression that Warrington was quite posh,[b/] until he got a job with the council and had to travel around some of the more earthy districts. That was an eye opener.

A fella from Bury I was speaking to once had the impression that Warrington was posh. I literally laughed out loud at his exact words: "oooh Cheshire. Very posh".

As someone who has lived here all my life, I don't see any difference from other towns. There are rough parts and very expensive parts. I do know that there are far better amenities in much smaller and poorer towns. That actually have a cinema in the town centre, a fun pool or a skating rink, somewhere for families to go after hours etc.

That was another point I was going to make. What seperates us as a township and its people from other flag waving, chest beating, good old fashioned towns up and down this country?

: Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:13 pm  

Of course now we're going to be known as that town that doesn't allow kissing

Re: Warrington in the Public eye : Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:00 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

You'd be joking, right? They know where St Helens is at Edge Hill so I'm sure they do actually know where Warrington is, it's just that everone was drunk at the time or something.

No i'm not joking. It's only been a few people, the majority know where it is.

As for Warrington, personally i love living here.

: Thu Feb 19, 2009 4:43 pm  

I love living here too.

Northampton is a fast decaying hole of a town with a backwards council that doesnt give a......

Here, the town centre is a nice place to go shopping, the Goldon Square is fantastic in comparison to what northampton has to offer. As much as I love Northampton, it was my home for the first 18 years of my life, I really like living in Warrington and would never want to move back to Northampton. In comparison, Warrington is brill!

Oh and then the team is that bit more succesful up here! Well, the Cobblers arent in the Premiership are they!

: Thu Feb 19, 2009 4:47 pm  

Wire On The Telly wrote:

Me neither, must have missed that one on my travels.

a lot of the posters are on buses as buses are for poor people and chavs

: Thu Feb 19, 2009 4:56 pm  

dids858 wrote:

I haven't seen anything about this john terry look a like.

But on cowboy builders on five the other week they said they were in Warrington, Merseyside.

Saw that myself and wanted to throw something at my plasma!