The latest word from the demolision squad is that they planned for the TPS building to fall that way as they didn't want it to hit the chimney. Yeh right !!! We believe you.
Now for the Quiz ...
Where in Thornton Am I ? .. and the answer is
Burnaze School
In 1st place .. Mike
In 2nd place .. Mike P
In 3rd place .. Peter
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Hi melanie chutney a special favourite of mine, never had a plum one. when i was a lot younger my mother used to make a lot of jam,s even a damson one using the damsons from the trees around thornton {not so many about now}.
ReplyDeleteI have a secret stash of damsons just finishing off .. not giving away the location though. Mmmm damson gin liquer !
ReplyDeleteAm not doing pickled onions this year as still have them left from last year. They were a special batch which have been named 'angry onions' as they strip your palette and make your eyes cross they are soo strong.
all sounds good Melanie, it,s a shame it,s not a practice many folk do in this day and age. i think i have most of the remaining damson locations saved to memory lol.
ReplyDeleteHi All, Re; Damsons, have a wander down the railway line from hillylaid to Burnnaze, plenty a 100 yds down on your left hand side.I had 3 trees chopped them down started to take over everything.
ReplyDeleteHi HH and all
ReplyDeleteThe Cockle Hall Damsons are still there, I used to go pickin em every year for my mother to make into Damson Liquir :-)
How about the wild strawberrys that grow along the railway line from Burnaze onwards got a few plants in my garden too.
John D-A
Hi John
ReplyDeleteThere are no damsons at cockle hall .. move along now nothing to see here! IF there were damsons there then I have first dibbs as a former Lawrenson.
Hi James
I have made a note .. I like strawberries lol. Will do a raid in the dead of night!
Hi Mike
My mum have me late on in life so I sort of come from a different era. My mums mincer is in the fylde museum (and I don't mean my stepdad - naughty)
to back track a little i went to school with a lawrenson paul to be exact. the old railway track always a good place for fruit .
ReplyDeleteHi Mike
ReplyDeleteIf that was Millfield and you were born 59/60 that would be my brother.
Hi melanie, got your email and yes milllfield and born in 59 it sure is a small world.
ReplyDeleteI dont think blenheim Dr is on the ICI land or wasnt last time i walked along there.!!
ReplyDeleteHow about the wild strawberrys that grow along the railway line from BURN NAZE towards ICI not near Blenheim Dr !!
J D-A
Hi,J D A, depends which way your going, south of Burn Naze Blenheim Drive is directly opposite Corvik 100 yds North of Hillylaid Crossing on the other side of the lines ( was Prestons field when i worked for Cliff Morris in the 1940s, used to keep cows here'I,ve ploughed were my bungalow stands.Hillhouse was a MOD site in those days,
ReplyDeleteCorrection> opposite the old FLUON( Now the Jap Teflon Plan) not Corvik.
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