North west thread

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Noting there is a thread for the east side, I thought a north west thread was needed.

--Also I am very bored at the moment waiting for dc to fall asleep, and this felt like the perfect way to spend the time.

Any other NW mumsnetters here? Let's talk schools, food, leisure....and so on

@Saucery
There seems to have been a succession of random new weather presenters, getting worried that he’s ill or had a better offer
Even his Facebook is quiet, unusually for him
Hope he’s just having some downtime

I'm a North Westener by birth. Although not living there now 😢 Is it OK if I join please?
It's a bacon bap where I'm from.
Owain has gone over to the Cymraeg side - has his own chat show on S4C. I'm not sure if it has started yet or coming soon.

@TheOnlyMrsW

Beautiful in my bit this morning but v v chilly, rewarded by catching the end of the sunrise in Manchester

I've moved abroad and your pic has made me miss Salford/Manchester!

Those narrow passages are called weinds in my town. We have barms here too.

@YouHaveMail and @TheOnlyMrsW see, the steam train references are puzzling me. I’m thinking Embsay, but that’s the other side of Skipton. We occasionally get steam trains coming through the village but not on a short track?

Ginnel

Ah @miltonj - a fellow Salfordian, eh?

I flip between entry & ginnel - probably use entry more though.

Where are weinds? Is it pronounced weends?

@insancerre me too. Annabel Tiffin has been exiled to ‘Political Editor’ or somesuch, too. Wish they’d sent Roger out to stand in the streets reporting on stuff instead.
We cheer when Clare Fallon pops up on Ch4 News. She made it out of the backwater and all the miserable stories they used to give her. Andy Gill gets those now.

It's a ginnel

Ginnel for Southport natives. Jitty to me!

@saucery I read he's got a stint with his own chat show on s4c. Sure he'll be back after that

@midnightstar76 hello fellow south Ribble-er!!!!

Any of the NWers watch Stay Close on Netflix? They use loads of local locations, but they’re all over the place.

We were very distracted by them going to be wrong way to Blackpool

Yep, they managed to walk through Woods from formby to rivington !

Can I join? Another South Ribble-er.
I love barm cakes but struggle to find good 'authentic' ones these days.
Love butter pies too.
It's a ginnel.

@TheOnlyMrsW @PaperMonster I think I'm in a different direction as the steam trains don't run through the town I'm in....maybe we should move on to, how far is your closest Booths supermarket? 😁

Also, hello to all the other NWers joining us 👋

My closest Booths is a two minute walk from my house.

I've not seen Stay Close - we've not got Netflix at the moment - but have just finished watching The Bay.

Yep the Stay close locations stressed me out

Burscough or Hesketh Bank Booths for me. Burscough is nearer as I'm that end of Southport. It's about 7 miles. Apparently there used to be one in town, but that was before I moved here.

I'm from sin tellins (st. Helens) am a very lonely youngish widow of 1year am 48 and experiencing menopause just! And don't know what the hell is going on lol need advice and friends?!!!!

Nearest booths was a 15min walk from my house but we moved towns (still in South Ribble) that one is still my local but it's a ten min car drive instead. Got to say my nearest booths although big I find it a bit grotty. It's not one of the nicer ones

@TheTwelfthTime oooh love a butter pie have not had one in years

Booths- I’ve got a choice of 2 - half a mile in one direction and 2 and 1/2 miles in the other

@Widowin I am with you on the menopause roundabout but 45 and very definitely in peri. If you have Instagram there is a lady on there I follow called menopausaulmayhemmothers She is hilarious and let’s you see the lighter side of it all