So who is from the Morecambe Bay Area?

[GinFirstQuestionsLater]

So how many other mumsnetters are from the Morecambe Bay Area?
Lancaster, Morecambe, Heysham, Galgate, Carnforth, Overton, Middleton and I'll throw in Hest Bank and Bolton Le Sands for free along with anywhere I've missed.

Do you know your Diggles from your Whaletail?
Your Lewis's from your Macaris?
Can you walk past Gillisons and Gorills?
Do you prefer Williamson or Happy Mount?

There must be some of us around. I'm pretty sure I can spot Mumsnetters from a mile off and I try to spot you when I'm out and about. Not. Stalkery. At. All.

So do you live around here?

Well now, I'm a Whaletail kinda gal... not because I don't eat meat... just because I can't bloody reach those stools in Diggles!

I'll take Wallings over Lewis's or Macaris though ;)

And, being as I have an LA4 postcode it'll have to be Happy Mount for the win.

Come on everyone, where are you all hiding?

I live over the border but know the area very well. I see things have got a little floody again over there tonight?

Omg. Real, actual replies . I thought local was as dead as the West End in February.

Wallings, of course. I was there yesterday for one of their utterly insane cones. Purely for the benefit of the kids, obvs.

Cumbrian, I'm well acquainted with your bit of the Bay too. Eldest goes to high school over the border.

Yes, very floody. 😔

Same businesses as last time, which is crap for them. It even lifted bits of the road up on slyne road, moor lane and by prospect street.

At least the water receded quickly this time from those businesses. It's still utterly shit and heartbreaking for them but things might be able to get going on clean up quicker this time.

Hello!

LA1 born and bred although live on the wrong side of the Pennines these days. I pretty much grew up in Williamson's Park and went to school with some Macaris.

Am back at the weekend for a night out although nothing's the same since Brooks International closed.

Can't believe it's flooded again though

Well, when we do rain here, we do rain properly. 😊

Ahh Brooks International Discotheque. It was a soft play for the last few years (closed now) and all very weird and wrong when you walked in as the entrance and the Loos were exactly the same. You just didn't dance around your hand bag he brought fruit shoots instead.

There's only the sugar house left for a night club now - apart from hustle, which is rank - but head out to The Study Rooms and Mint for cocktails instead.

This time it wasn't the river, just surface water, so fingers crossed they can get cleaned up and running again quicker.

Not born and bred but in for the long haul I think, two DCs, DC1 loves the splashpad but I think DC2 prefers butterflies and meerkats.

We're thinking of taking DC1 to see Treasure Island (DC2 a bit young).

Agree Wallings is insane - an acquaintance complained her DC was listed as overweight by the school nurse then posted photos of said school age DC eating a double scoop Wallings and the preschooler having a huge single! Erm...

Is there enough of us for an ice cream based a meetup?

Yes as long as I can clutch my pearls over portion sizes.

Is it wrong that I both want to meet up AND keep my anonymity and therefore can't meet up?

Ended up getting back from Morecambe via the Trough last night, fun times...

Well, if we can find enough people for a meet up we can preserve our annonimity. I fear if there's just the seven of us little detective work will need to be done to work out who's who!

We can wear paper bags.

Well, I suppose if we had an anonymous meet up at wallings, we could agree to go at the same time and then look judgementally at anyone who orders a scoop of blackcurrant and liquorice to work out who is who?

None of you like the blackcurrant and liquorice do you?

I always see it on the menu and wonder who on Earth would, as it sounds so wrong.

Other option would be the folk that want to meet can go inside and we can audio call people anonymously eating cones in the yard.

I'm afraid I like blackcurrant and licorice.
In fact I think I may have to take DC1 there this week on the day DC2 is in nursery but DC1 isn't in holiday club.
(One child at Wallings is enough, thanks).

PS is it just me that is convinced it says Gorilla on the front of that shop...

Also, as a relative incomer (years in LA1 now in their teens), why is it everyone always says "oh that shop is where X used to be".

Gorilla . Yes you're not the only one.

Have you ever been on the Lancaster Past and Present group? There's often whole threads devoted to where things used to be!

I like black currant and licorice too...

I'm the odd one out then? Weeeell, it wouldn't be the first time .

Bet you're going to tell me that you both dislike the Turkish delight flavour.

Sigh. Always on the outside, even before not meeting people. Heh.

Really dislike Turkish delight in all forms....😆

Love Turkish Delight!
Also quite like Lancaster P&P. But it's a bit irritating at times. Lots of homeless shaming/casual racism.

It's definitely Gorilla, don't listen to those who tell you otherwise.

Wallings is tempting, sadly the last time we went I felt the portions had got even bigger and I felt it was just a gluttoness waste... not DH nor any of the teens came close to finishing a 2 flavour sundae for lunc, must stick to just a cone outside from now on! Usually we potter around to the leisure park (least apt name perhaps???) for a Wallings fix

Has everyone dried out now?

I've discovered the key to wallings is to either not eat at all beforehand and treat it as a main meal, or order an ice cream bowl rather than a sundae.

Ahh Lancaster leisure park. A cheapo shop, a farm shop/cafe, an antiques centre you have to pay to go in and a soft play. We know how to do leisure here alright. How we stand the excitement is beyond me, though TOFS are very reasonable for dishwasher tabs. Giggles is one of the more bearable soft plays as they do Atkinson's coffee and curly fries and my needs are few and simple.

Lancaster P&P can be exactly how you say, but it's worth it for the photos and the occasional bunfight.