Just had a meeting on Churchgate. Sad to see the Bolton News offices empty. And in a week or two the Travel Counsellors building opposite will be empty. Another 200+ people spending approx £20 per week on parking and lunches in the town... plus whatever other services they spend their hard-earned on - all being lost. Very sad state of affairs.

 

When will it get better? Should these empty offices be turned into apartments?

20 minutes ago, Casino said:

My pal spadger

Prob one of my first grown up books

Did a few others about the same time

😊 Yep. Used to call my youngest Spadger. He probably doesn’t remember or know why.

On 12/11/2022 at 13:56, Not in Crawley said:

The Book Thief at the octagon nominated for Best Musical and Best Regional Production at What's On Stage Awards. Amazing reviews across the board - be fantastic if it got a transfer.

The AD, Lottie Wakeman is doing an amazing job there, well worth your support.

Didn't really do it for me, but I'm not a great musical fan.

Then Brief Encounter the musical was a bit strange.

Hopefully it won't be S + P Wine the musical.  

 

Can i get discounts at th octagon?

2 hours ago, Casino said:

Can i get discounts at th octagon?

Pay full price if you can, every regional theatre needs it.

8 hours ago, Not in Crawley said:

Pay full price if you can, every regional theatre needs it.

We have

30 quid, i think

Each

Plus ice creams!

58 minutes ago, Casino said:

We have

30 quid, i think

Each

Plus ice creams!

Ice creams! Truly you are one of the 155k club.

Not been in for a while ,but today central library appears to have moved into the old C& A New look store in the old Arndale Centre

They bought it ,so why not use it

no other stupid bastard would spend their  money in that shithole

20 hours ago, crawshawbooth said:

Not been in for a while ,but today central library appears to have moved into the old C& A New look store in the old Arndale Centre

They bought it ,so why not use it

no other stupid bastard would spend their  money in that shithole

Library is being refurbished.

This might be of interest.

Ps. £8.1m for a painting of what are essentially stick men is an absolute joke.

51 minutes ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

This might be of interest.

Ps. £8.1m for a painting of what are essentially stick men is an absolute joke.

It's a great painting. Not Burnden Park bur Lowry based it after visiting Burnden Park to get a feel of 'Going to the match'

I like how some of the people are painted forward as if rushing in for kick off.

Did the PFA sell it?

1 hour ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

This might be of interest.

Ps. £8.1m for a painting of what are essentially stick men is an absolute joke.

Spot on. Considering the subject matter, I am gutted that it didn't break the 10m barrier.

7 hours ago, bolty58 said:

Spot on. Considering the subject matter, I am gutted that it didn't break the 10m barrier.

Art shop on Deansgate in Manchester was selling copies of this last year for 15k. Who the fuck pays 15k for a copy? 

1 hour ago, royal white said:

Art shop on Deansgate in Manchester was selling copies of this last year for 15k. Who the fuck pays 15k for a copy? 

Never ever be shocked my friend. Some halfwits buy white poppies.

9 hours ago, Mannyroader said:

Did the PFA sell it?

Yeh

9 minutes ago, bolty58 said:

Never ever be shocked my friend. Some halfwits buy white poppies.

Haha speaking of fake paintings, I used to work for one of the worlds richest men, a Russian called Dmitry Rybolovev. I was in charge of “hiding” part of his art collection which at the time was one of the most expensive private collections in the world, amongst them was the Salvator Mundi, which sold in 2017 for a record 350 million. Only after it was sold did rumours start to circulate that it could actually be a fake. Imagine paying that amount for a snide! 

1 minute ago, royal white said:

Haha speaking of fake paintings, I used to work for one of the worlds richest men, a Russian called Dmitry Rybolovev. I was in charge of “hiding” part of his art collection which at the time was one of the most expensive private collections in the world, amongst them was the Salvator Mundi, which sold in 2017 for a record 350 million. Only after it was sold did rumours start to circulate that it could actually be a fake. Imagine paying that amount for a snide! 

You must have an impressive CV sir. Never quite 'got' art. Fair play to those who get hard for it but for me art involves either the female form or the artistry displayed on a 136 yards long x 93 yards wide flat grass surface.

(Cue the resident theatrical thrustor)

4 minutes ago, bolty58 said:

You must have an impressive CV sir. Never quite 'got' art. Fair play to those who get hard for it but for me art involves either the female form or the artistry displayed on a 136 yards long x 93 yards wide flat grass surface.

(Cue the resident theatrical thrustor)

The beauty of copy and paste 😉

11 hours ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

This might be of interest.

Ps. £8.1m for a painting of what are essentially stick men is an absolute joke.

I know, shocking.

He didn’t even paint in Rice’n’Easy or the Lifeline kiosk near the corner of Manny Road South and the Lever End.

Amatuer

3 hours ago, Spider said:

I know, shocking.

He didn’t even paint in Rice’n’Easy or the Lifeline kiosk near the corner of Manny Road South and the Lever End.

Amatuer

think we need to start making some amends here - starting with this

43 minutes ago, Zico said:

think we need to start making some amends here - starting with this

😂😂 brilliant 👏🏻

Or the bloke outside the Lever End with the board,

The end is near.

Jesus saves.

Repent!

3 hours ago, Zico said:

think we need to start making some amends here - starting with this

wont be lomg before the stop oil brigade throw some orange paint all over it

11 hours ago, Zico said:

think we need to start making some amends here - starting with this

Superb Zico  I wonder what an amatuer is?