April 1, 201511 yr Strangeways riot kicked off 25 years ago today, teachers were not impressed as they soon became folk heros in school... http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/strangeways-riot-25-years-on-8943853
April 1, 201511 yr The Al Johnson impersonator sickens me, thank got times moved on. In fact, the picture of the balaclavas reminds me of being in B&Q today. I was buying a black bucket and next to me buying a grey one was the lead singer of Procol Harum, he was after a whiter shade of pail.
April 1, 201511 yr me and my then girlfriend went down one night to have a look who said im not romantic Edited April 1, 201511 yr by little whitt
April 1, 201511 yr I also had a boyfriend who took me to see the spectacle one weekend. The lad in question was 6'3" so wasn't LW
April 1, 201511 yr Managed to get a job at that place rebuilding it in 92 after my pit shut down, every cloud.
April 1, 201511 yr I was on duty there that day, first time someone has ever tried to kill me, the first few hours were proper 'half crown - sixpence' time
April 1, 201511 yr I was there on numerous occasions. Two firemen on a jet accompanied by a warder with riot shield. The cons had set a fire just inside so we poked the jet through. Suddenly a brush steel with a kitchen knife taped to the end came through at us. Fucking shit myself!
April 1, 201511 yr Used to drive past everyday with no bother.Elf n safety would have an exclusion zone back as far as Walkden nowadays
April 1, 201511 yr I was there on numerous occasions. Two firemen on a jet accompanied by a warder with riot shield. The cons had set a fire just inside so we poked the jet through. Suddenly a brush steel with a kitchen knife taped to the end came through at us. Fucking shit myself! I received a Home Secretarys commendation for rescuing some trapped firemen on E wing, theg tried to get us with the scaffolding bars, no match for my HMP shield
April 1, 201511 yr Pretty sure my mum dragged us to a shit car boot down cheetham upon the hill at the time purely to have a look.
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