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Due to travel to the NW of England for a week - would you still go?

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Prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrringles · 05/08/2024 12:48

We are due to travel to the NW of England to explore the area and visit a few towns (Preston, Chorley, Lancaster, Lytham st Anne’s and Manchester) with our children by public transport. With all of the rioting (I know there is some elsewhere in the country), I feel really apprehensive about it. Would you still go? Is it as bad as the newspapers are showing? Keeping in mind we will be travelling by train and bus, so may pass through places that are being effected badly by the riots.

YABU - still go.

YANBU - don’t go.

OP posts:
Mademetoxic · 05/08/2024 13:08

I live around one of those places you mentioned. The world has not stopped. Everyone is going about their daily business.

MyDogsPaws · 05/08/2024 13:07

I’m Interested to know peoples thought in this too, my dc supposed to be going to Blackpool with their dad this week and I’m a bit worried about, their dad said he will postpone until next week but not sure if this is an overreaction!

LlynTegid · 05/08/2024 13:06

I'd go. Perhaps change the order of where I would be, especially at the weekend.

Meadowfinch · 05/08/2024 13:04

I think I'd redirect my holiday to travelling around the lakes and rural Cumbria. Much more beautiful anyway.

Izzynohopanda · 05/08/2024 13:01

I would still go. If you have children, you’re more likely to be out during the day when the riots aren’t happening, and they’re not occurring everywhere. Just make sure you’re abreast of local news.