[Archived] Does anybody in the MillHill area recognise this Fella?

[T J Hooker]

it really is a bit of a hidden gem for dog walking through there and I only live minutes away, you've got a few open areas for letting the dogs run about, wooded areas for them to have a good nosy around in, lots of little trails going through the woods so you can mix up your route a lot, there's the river at the bottom that has some nice calm bits for paddling(once you find a way to get to them) never seen kids on motor bikes when I'm around there, recently there's been groups of kids making really cool sculptures and stuff all around the place just using branches and whatever's laying around, generally there's never many people around, just the odd dog walker and jogger, some parts of the ewood side are a bit of a litter filled mess though.

[Andyblue2]

I used to have an assault course on there and of course it's a great ratting and rabbit area. me and my mate used to take his dog on there catching rabbits....

[T J Hooker]

Hhmmm, that might explain why, there's relatively few rabbits up there, or wild life of any kind.tutut.(just my personal opinion mind)

[Andyblue2]

Ha ha, our minor successes wouldn't have had much effect on the population, especially rabbits, and it's 25 years ago now since.

[Gav]

Used to be a glue sniffers paradise when I was a kid. You took your life into your own hands if you wondered around their in 70's.

[T J Hooker]

Is clue sniffing still a thing? You can prpbably buy a 6pack of superstrength beer or cider + some actual drugs for the price of a strong glue.

[thenodrog]

Is clue sniffing still a thing?

Only if Bruce has a bit of bloodhound in him.

[Andyblue2]

Used to be a glue sniffers paradise when I was a kid. You took your life into your own hands if you wondered around their in 70's.

We owned the streets man!

[thenodrog]

Ewood area and no one has come forward. Anybody reckon Bruce might be a gypsy dog?

[T J Hooker]

Brucie is going to spend the afternoon at the home of his potential adopters tomorrow, after impressing at his 1st meet & walk with the couple(and their dog) on Monday evening, fingers crossed it goes smoothly as they're a very nice healthy retired couple whose home sounds like a doggy paradise(fairly secluded house out in the country surrounded by fieldsNsuch) his biggest tests are going to be how he gets on with their old pooch and how he reacts with the hens and sheep they have wandering about around their gardens & fields

[Gav]

In the interests of fair play has Brucie settled with his adopters TJ?

Genuinely interested, not taking the @#/? I assure you.

[LDRover]

Used to be a glue sniffers paradise when I was a kid. You took your life into your own hands if you wondered around their in 70's.

Being a Lower Darrener and living on Swan Farm Close at the time it was always a bit tasty with the Higher Croft lads (HDS) as a kid. Never saw the glue sniffers but it was the mid 80s when we used to frequent there so they'd probably moved on then, always thought that went on around the shops and at the 'Kaleidy'.

[Gav]

Being a Lower Darrener and living on Swan Farm Close at the time it was always a bit tasty with the Higher Croft lads (HDS) as a kid. Never saw the glue sniffers but it was the mid 80s when we used to frequent there so they'd probably moved on then, always thought that went on around the shops and at the 'Kaleidy'.

Rough place higher croft in 70's and 80's, one disgraced terrace 'legend' came from that area as did a few others from the same era.

Chatting the other night about rough estates and we came to the conclusion you'll be hard pressed to find a rougher place than Roman Rd/higher croft in the 70's and 80's. Yes you could say moss side and you'd be right, but we're talking comparable places.

[donnermeat]

Being a Lower Darrener and living on Swan Farm Close at the time it was always a bit tasty with the Higher Croft lads (HDS) as a kid. Never saw the glue sniffers but it was the mid 80s when we used to frequent there so they'd probably moved on then, always thought that went on around the shops and at the 'Kaleidy'.

I lived on Swan Farm Close for 20+ years!

[LDRover]

Rough place higher croft in 70's and 80's, one disgraced terrace 'legend' came from that area as did a few others from the same era.

Chatting the other night about rough estates and we came to the conclusion you'll be hard pressed to find a rougher place than Roman Rd/higher croft in the 70's and 80's. Yes you could say moss side and you'd be right, but we're talking comparable places.

They didn't call it the bronx for nothing!! Funnily enough a lot of the lads from that side of the divide are good mates now.

I lived on Swan Farm Close for 20+ years!

No doubt we'll know each other then, I moved out in the mid 90s, you? Top or bottom end?

[donnermeat]

No doubt we'll know each other then, I moved out in the mid 90s, you? Top or bottom end?

Ah our paths will probably not have crossed then, I only moved there in '89 as a toddler. The top end, aka the best end!! Ha

[Jock]

I had family on the Woodchurch Estate Wirral, in the 80's. Now that was a scary place.

[adopted scouser]

In the late 80s Fishmoor was the roughest, The woody in Birkenhead, Christ. Body in a wheelie bin anyone?

[Andyblue2]

Green Lane was a rough estate

Gally too

[Jock]

In the late 80s Fishmoor was the roughest, The woody in Birkenhead, Christ. Body in a wheelie bin anyone?

Woody, Ford and Noctorum were Smack City in the 80's. Nothing in Lancashire came near for roughness.

[T J Hooker]

What a keany tangent this threads gone off in.


Bruce is now living with his new owners, he's really landed on his feet as well has the lucky bugger, his new home is an absolute doggy paradise, living with a retired couple and their other older dog along with hens, sheep, ducks and ponies! in a fairly secluded farmhouse in the countryside on the outskirts of colne, surrounded by fields and such.

[otto man]

What a keany tangent this threads gone off in.

Bruce his now living with his new owners, he's really landed on his feet as well as the lucky bugger, his new home is an absolute doggy paradise, living with a retired couple and their other older dog along with hens, sheep, ducks and ponies! in a fairly secluded farmhouse in the country side on the outskirts of colne, surrounded by fields ans such.

Good on ya Dave. Happy ending all round then!

[ABBEY]

not really ,poor dog lives in dingle land now.

[Gav]

Good effort TJ

[Mike Graham]

I am worried the dog may be eaten if it has gone to Burnley.