England Q - Rolling Stones & Blackpool
Mar 28th, 2008, 05:49 AM
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England Q - Rolling Stones & Blackpool
BBC World TV carried an underscript last night that i only caught the end of
Rolling Stones Go & Blackpool or something like that but did not catch it all
Beats me how the two could be connected
Anyone know
Huge Stones and Huger Blackpool fan
I hope Blackpool survived the recent storms - i guess could have only helped clean it out
Rolling Stones Go & Blackpool or something like that but did not catch it all
Beats me how the two could be connected
Anyone know
Huge Stones and Huger Blackpool fan
I hope Blackpool survived the recent storms - i guess could have only helped clean it out
Mar 28th, 2008, 05:50 AM
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Mar 28th, 2008, 05:57 AM
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PalenQ, the winter storms brought a new tourist attraction to Blackpool beach:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/l...re/7311479.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/l...re/7311479.stm
Mar 28th, 2008, 06:19 AM
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thanks Wombat - very interesting. Banned in Blackpool though doesn't sound quite as bad as Banned in Boston it sounds rather ironic
Maria H - i can't get the Beep link to open - i'm very curious as to what is on the beach - a ship?
please - a short description?
thanks
hope no donkeys were killed in the deluge
Maria H - i can't get the Beep link to open - i'm very curious as to what is on the beach - a ship?
please - a short description?
thanks
hope no donkeys were killed in the deluge
Mar 28th, 2008, 06:22 AM
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<Hmmm - can't see the Stones rushing back to perform in Blackpool, can you?>
Yes i can since many times i've been there i've seen lots of OAPs in the ballrooms - i can see Stones in Blackpool Tower's lovely ballroom with fans their own age and who still would 'groove' to them - 'it's only rock and roll and i love it' type songs
I'd be there if possible
Yes i can since many times i've been there i've seen lots of OAPs in the ballrooms - i can see Stones in Blackpool Tower's lovely ballroom with fans their own age and who still would 'groove' to them - 'it's only rock and roll and i love it' type songs
I'd be there if possible
Mar 28th, 2008, 06:30 AM
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Hey Pal - Better book yourself a week in Morecombe in September 
http://www.rollin-clones.com/Datelist.asp
http://www.rollin-clones.com/Datelist.asp
Mar 28th, 2008, 06:51 AM
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From the article:
"The Riverdance cargo ship ran aground off the Lancashire coast on 31 January after being hit by a freak wave on its way from Northern Ireland to Heysham.
Following numerous efforts to refloat her being hampered by bad weather, the ship's owners, Seatruck Ferries, have said she will never return to service.
However, salvage teams still hope to refloat her in the near future.
A total of 23 people were airlifted to safety - 19 crew and four passengers when the 6,000-ton vessel ran aground.
Tourist attraction
It has since become a popular tourist attraction as people from across the UK visit Blackpool to see the ferry, which is stuck fast on its side."
"The Riverdance cargo ship ran aground off the Lancashire coast on 31 January after being hit by a freak wave on its way from Northern Ireland to Heysham.
Following numerous efforts to refloat her being hampered by bad weather, the ship's owners, Seatruck Ferries, have said she will never return to service.
However, salvage teams still hope to refloat her in the near future.
A total of 23 people were airlifted to safety - 19 crew and four passengers when the 6,000-ton vessel ran aground.
Tourist attraction
It has since become a popular tourist attraction as people from across the UK visit Blackpool to see the ferry, which is stuck fast on its side."
Mar 28th, 2008, 06:58 AM
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Maria again thanks
I have been enthalled with Blackpool since i first got off the train and saw the trams trundling along the boardwalk
Riverdance before you explained it i thought had something to do with Riverdance movie or something
but a cargo ship - hope they keep it there and turn it into the Blackpool Experience or a night club or something.
I have been enthalled with Blackpool since i first got off the train and saw the trams trundling along the boardwalk
Riverdance before you explained it i thought had something to do with Riverdance movie or something
but a cargo ship - hope they keep it there and turn it into the Blackpool Experience or a night club or something.
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The remains of Riverdance ferry have all been removed from the beach near Clevelyes, north of Blackpool, except for a few fragments, and they are expected to go by end of October.
Blackpool is developing a new outdoor staging area on the sea defence system in front of the Tower (similar to the one at St Chad's Headland further south) and it's expected that it will be used for rock performances and the like. Already Kaiser Chiefs have performed at St Chad's Headland on a free outdoor concert.
Blackpool is developing a new outdoor staging area on the sea defence system in front of the Tower (similar to the one at St Chad's Headland further south) and it's expected that it will be used for rock performances and the like. Already Kaiser Chiefs have performed at St Chad's Headland on a free outdoor concert.
