| The Albert HALL 11:21 - Jul 31 with 11204 views | perchrockjack |
Swansea s that is.
Just seen facebook photo of the state its in now.
Quite how and why are things in Swansea allowed to get this bad.
Its truly upsetting to see.
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| The Albert HALL on 17:30 - Jul 31 with 1386 views | perchrockjack |
Bryn. You ll never know how often I manage to get back home.
Its quite simple really but some are looking to have a dig by pointing out the obvious decline in a great town/city.
Palace, yep remember that, PLAZA,yep that too, CASTLE and CARLTON feck aye and the Welfare in FFORESTFACH and the MANOR IN Manselton.
I remember Neath too ,sadly. | |
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| The Albert HALL on 17:32 - Jul 31 with 1380 views | Starsky |
| The Albert HALL on 17:30 - Jul 31 by perchrockjack |
Bryn. You ll never know how often I manage to get back home.
Its quite simple really but some are looking to have a dig by pointing out the obvious decline in a great town/city.
Palace, yep remember that, PLAZA,yep that too, CASTLE and CARLTON feck aye and the Welfare in FFORESTFACH and the MANOR IN Manselton.
I remember Neath too ,sadly. |
What the fack is wrong with Neath mun?
I was born there!!! |  |
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| The Albert HALL on 17:34 - Jul 31 with 1374 views | perchrockjack |
lol...........
Im outta here. I meant to say LLANELLY..
I m waiting for a workman so just filling in time like.
Had a girl from Ammanford once too | |
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| The Albert HALL on 17:51 - Jul 31 with 1362 views | Jackofdreambeach |
Sadly it reflects the lack of regeneration in Swansea city centre. Its in urgent
Need of jobs, investment and more visitors
We are a city with a proud heritage set in a naturally beautiful
Part of UK. We should have a landmark city centre regeneration.
Many reasons involved ...political, could AMs shout louder for our city...yes.
I dont know the director of regeneration (and management) but do they have a passion for the city centre? 30 years of limited regeneration and no developer for st Davids centre suggests no. | | | |
| The Albert HALL on 17:53 - Jul 31 with 1360 views | perchrockjack |
Well now why didn't I suggest what the last poster has just done.
Have a go at him as it seems a bit pessimistic to me. | |
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| The Albert HALL on 18:04 - Jul 31 with 1356 views | JackSomething |
| The Albert HALL on 16:41 - Jul 31 by perchrockjack |
JACKSOMETHING.
That reply is so full of holres I wont really embarrass you by pointing out the obvious but I WILL
Merseyside is not Liverpools nor anyone elses.
You ve become defensive and no doubt because you see the city you love so utterly destroyed by w@nkers in town hall.
THE POINT I was making is that there is hope for any city ;I mention Liverpool because I know it,worked in it and have friends in it. Ive fought in it, loved in it and hated it at times sometimes all at once.
Im sorry but you re not old enough to understand the decline in its full appalling detail and Gower is not a panacea for the city s shortcomings.
My wife works for Slaters and their Swansea store is doing well enough.
Anyway, Merseyside County is NOT the same as Liverpool. There is quite a lot of aggravation in Birkenhead (over the river) at all the money LIVERPOOL is getting .Guess why? its because of the regeneration of LIVERPOOL whilst many of Wirral councellors are NIMBY. Its why the wealthier parts of the peninsular want no "improvement" at all because they want to keep it exclusive and keep the riff raff out.
Anyway, we ve gotten too parochial and I apologise so hope still chums... |
On the subject of Liverpool and surrounding areas, I freely admit to not knowing that much about the subject. Perhaps you'd be willing to do the same about the regeneration of Swansea?
My age has nothing to do with it. I'm far closer to the subject than you and I freely admit I'm not an expert. You see things in very black and white terms, which surprises me in a former police officer.
I couldn't disagree more with your attitude about Swansea (I think your posts last time you visited were the last time I lost my temper on this forum), but of course we're still friends. No name-calling on this thread. Yet.  |  |
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| The Albert HALL on 18:09 - Jul 31 with 1350 views | monmouth |
| The Albert HALL on 17:34 - Jul 31 by perchrockjack |
lol...........
Im outta here. I meant to say LLANELLY..
I m waiting for a workman so just filling in time like.
Had a girl from Ammanford once too |
More likely she had you.
I met a really pretty girl in Llanelli once, and as we were sort of getting down to business I stupidly asked 'where do you work?' 'Up the slaughterhouse" she said. I don't know why to this day, but I just couldn't. |  |
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| The Albert HALL on 18:40 - Jul 31 with 1336 views | perchrockjack |
The LAW really is black and white. The only grey areas are those parts of Statutes that the legal profession mull over at great length and cost.
I return to Swansea as often as domestic circumstances allow and my family are still there. TRUST ME I KNOW WHAT S GONE ON.
I just hate to see it as it is. Your age is relevant as you d find many of my age range 60s had a wonderfully vibrant town to go to school in and work in .Hell, we even had open air swimming pool in Morriston.
Jeez even the slip bridge was around as was the Mumbles railway and the PATTI were places to go
Get my drift..
Finally ,hopefully, I worked in a city effectively left to rot but when the citizens see sense and get a council worthy of them things can change for the better. LIVERPOOL was 10 times worse than Swansea was so my point was/is that it can be done and I pray it will at some time even if Im not alive to se it.
Anyway, we re off badger baiting now | |
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| The Albert HALL on 18:43 - Jul 31 with 1330 views | Jackfath |
| The Albert HALL on 18:40 - Jul 31 by perchrockjack |
The LAW really is black and white. The only grey areas are those parts of Statutes that the legal profession mull over at great length and cost.
I return to Swansea as often as domestic circumstances allow and my family are still there. TRUST ME I KNOW WHAT S GONE ON.
I just hate to see it as it is. Your age is relevant as you d find many of my age range 60s had a wonderfully vibrant town to go to school in and work in .Hell, we even had open air swimming pool in Morriston.
Jeez even the slip bridge was around as was the Mumbles railway and the PATTI were places to go
Get my drift..
Finally ,hopefully, I worked in a city effectively left to rot but when the citizens see sense and get a council worthy of them things can change for the better. LIVERPOOL was 10 times worse than Swansea was so my point was/is that it can be done and I pray it will at some time even if Im not alive to se it.
Anyway, we re off badger baiting now |
Swimming pool was in Morriston Park wasn't it Perchie?
Demolished now. Also saddens me to see the demise of the tennis courts and also huge threatening gray railings around the bowling green. |  |
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| The Albert HALL on 18:54 - Jul 31 with 1318 views | jacktar |
| The Albert HALL on 18:43 - Jul 31 by Jackfath |
Swimming pool was in Morriston Park wasn't it Perchie?
Demolished now. Also saddens me to see the demise of the tennis courts and also huge threatening gray railings around the bowling green. |
I spent many weekends and school holidays in the baths at Morriston park during the summer. Do you remember the cricket pavilions and the old bandstand in the park. Had some good music there when the groups toured the parks in the summer during the mid 60's. Oh what memories.  |  |
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| The Albert HALL on 18:55 - Jul 31 with 1312 views | Jackfath |
| The Albert HALL on 18:54 - Jul 31 by jacktar |
I spent many weekends and school holidays in the baths at Morriston park during the summer. Do you remember the cricket pavilions and the old bandstand in the park. Had some good music there when the groups toured the parks in the summer during the mid 60's. Oh what memories. |
Could and should be a splendid park. Lack of investment. | |
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| The Albert HALL on 20:11 - Jul 31 with 1266 views | perchrockjack |
Indeed it was fath.we were taken there for school swimming from brynhyfryd.you get my point.? | |
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| The Albert HALL on 20:18 - Jul 31 with 1262 views | exiledclaseboy |
| The Albert HALL on 17:30 - Jul 31 by perchrockjack |
Bryn. You ll never know how often I manage to get back home.
Its quite simple really but some are looking to have a dig by pointing out the obvious decline in a great town/city.
Palace, yep remember that, PLAZA,yep that too, CASTLE and CARLTON feck aye and the Welfare in FFORESTFACH and the MANOR IN Manselton.
I remember Neath too ,sadly. |
The Welfare in Fforestfach is now a kick boxing club after having spent years as a snooker hall. |  |
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| The Albert HALL on 20:20 - Jul 31 with 1256 views | perchrockjack |
Cost one and three to get in.me dad took me to see hell drivers there in 1960wevgot fleas.btw Darren is being beastly and I've been kind to him too.such is friendship | |
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| The Albert HALL on 20:22 - Jul 31 with 1255 views | Nogginthenog |
| The Albert HALL on 15:18 - Jul 31 by union_jack |
There is a socio economic imbalance in Swansea which when talking about a reasonably low population means the larger outlets e.g. John Lewis would struggle here. I don't understand how some stores like Slaters exist here. The town is littered with pound shops which is a shame but regenerating the town centre would be a commercial waste of money.
So what should happen? Well from a city centre point of view, the only thing is to ensure leisure services such as those in and around Wind Street are plentiful because they do pay.
More importantly then we should develop on our natural strengths which is tourism and build upon the natural beauty which is Swansea Bay. Gower looks after itself so little or no investment needed but Swansea Bay should have a lit path all the way to Mumbles Head, there should be food and drink outlets at regular intervals and importantly there should be adequate cheap or free parking to ensure that people visit and spend money. Oh, and a monorail but the reasons against are obvious. |
Absoferking lutely, top post |  | | |
| The Albert HALL on 20:24 - Jul 31 with 1251 views | pansypants |
Perch, no disrespect here and you do raise points that I agree with, but you do realise there are cutbacks in local authority spending? |  |
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| The Albert HALL on 20:26 - Jul 31 with 1248 views | perchrockjack |
Understand and no offence taken but we re talking of 40 years of neglect. As I say money in wales seems only to be going se | |
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| The Albert HALL on 20:30 - Jul 31 with 1240 views | pansypants |
| The Albert HALL on 20:26 - Jul 31 by perchrockjack |
Understand and no offence taken but we re talking of 40 years of neglect. As I say money in wales seems only to be going se |
Hitler flattened Swansea but the corporation made it worse.- the words of my late grandpa  | |
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| The Albert HALL on 20:31 - Jul 31 with 1236 views | perchrockjack |
He must have known my grandad who was a docker. Got injured, lung lost, pitiful retirement | |
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| The Albert HALL on 22:50 - Jul 31 with 1218 views | jacktar |
| The Albert HALL on 20:20 - Jul 31 by perchrockjack |
Cost one and three to get in.me dad took me to see hell drivers there in 1960wevgot fleas.btw Darren is being beastly and I've been kind to him too.such is friendship |
Did you ever get to the Regal in Morriston Perchie? Now that was a flea pit but we never seemed to notice much as kids in the 60s. Knocked it down and built a f@cking supermarket ................... nothing new there I suppose. Just like the Carlton, the Empire and many more around the country I suppose.  | |
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| The Albert HALL on 08:06 - Aug 1 with 1191 views | perchrockjack |
Not the regal.fofgot the Carlton in Oxford st .thanks for the memories | |
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| The Albert HALL on 08:42 - Aug 1 with 1186 views | jacktar |
| The Albert HALL on 08:06 - Aug 1 by perchrockjack |
Not the regal.fofgot the Carlton in Oxford st .thanks for the memories |
The Carlton is now Waterstones Bookshop, what's left of it. | |
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| The Albert HALL on 12:30 - Aug 1 with 1168 views | Harry_Callahan |
If Swansea received the somewhat £2 billion investment that Liverpool had for its European city of culture award then we all would be saying what a fabulous place Swansea is to live. Nothing to do with what councillors you have.
Same happened to Glasgow when it won in 1990, the investment transformed the city. |  | | |
| The Albert HALL on 13:14 - Aug 1 with 1159 views | DrWig |
| The Albert HALL on 12:30 - Aug 1 by Harry_Callahan |
If Swansea received the somewhat £2 billion investment that Liverpool had for its European city of culture award then we all would be saying what a fabulous place Swansea is to live. Nothing to do with what councillors you have.
Same happened to Glasgow when it won in 1990, the investment transformed the city. |
But it was-the change in leadership in Liverpool brought the partnership that delivered the City of Culture. Swansea has stagnated. Liverpool has become a dynamic city, sure there are plenty of deprived areas still, but the centre and waterfront is magnificent. The Universities are investigating in vast new infrastructure. It has great shopping, eating, theatres (including the rebuilt everyman) and has regenerated what were absolute dumps less than 20 years ago. It has had to fight Manchester and Leeds for investment too. | |
| The only alternative to the spectacle is the spectacle of the alternative. |
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| The Albert HALL on 14:08 - Aug 1 with 1138 views | perchrockjack |
As the dr says it was only given to Liverpool because it was deemed suitable to invest. I was involved in police meetings on it and much hard work went into it. Swansea seems divided and stuck in reverse gear.it seems to have no focus and apart from Dylan not really much culture in the purest sense.liverpool had it in bucketfuls and has more listed building in gb outside London so it had a great heritage to call upon.
This was only as a result of binning Derek hat ton etc. the city was a basket case and frankly Swansea seems to be decaying as we speak. It's gotta stop surely and maybe people should stop being defensive about what is the truth.
Hull will be next to benefit.
Once regen starts it accelerates and it's vey exciting. One thing for sure Cardiff has got its head well into the trough | |
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