June 27, 20242 yr Great photo that, makes you think of one of them days around this time of year just before the 6 week holidays when you're wagging off school but just wander around odd bits of out of sight areas until normal home time.
June 27, 20242 yr 3 hours ago, Whitestar said: Great photo that, makes you think of one of them days around this time of year just before the 6 week holidays when you're wagging off school but just wander around odd bits of out of sight areas until normal home time. Six, surely it was ten ?
June 27, 20242 yr 2 hours ago, Dr. Feelgood said: Six, surely it was ten ? Was six when I was at school. Bolton holidays for 2 weeks, back to school for a bit and then 6 weeks off.
June 27, 20242 yr 1 hour ago, DazBob said: Was six when I was at school. Bolton holidays for 2 weeks, back to school for a bit and then 6 weeks off. Not if you went to a proper school.
June 27, 20242 yr Author 1 hour ago, DazBob said: Was six when I was at school. Bolton holidays for 2 weeks, back to school for a bit and then 6 weeks off. I don't recall anything other than six weeks holiday Back in by early to mid August
June 27, 20242 yr Great picture that. 6 weeks holiday it was called in my day. 2 weeks for Bolton wakes weeks (and the bat and ball comp at Wimbledon I think), then back to school for two weeks, then 6 week hols. Out at daybreak, home at dusk, black as the hobs of hell according to my mum, and starving hungry. Aye, them were the days. Edited June 27, 20242 yr by FrancisFogarty
June 27, 20242 yr 47 minutes ago, Zico said: I don't recall anything other than six weeks holiday Back in by early to mid August We did 2 off, 2 back, then 6 off
June 27, 20242 yr Author Just now, mickbrown said: We did 2 off, 2 back, then 6 off Maybe we did I'd have to ask my mum But I only recall six weeks summer holidays
June 27, 20242 yr 17 minutes ago, FrancisFogarty said: Great picture that. 6 weeks holiday it was called in my day. 2 weeks for Bolton wakes weeks (and the bat and ball comp at Wimbledon I think), then back to school for two weeks, then 6 week hols. Out at daybreak, home at dusk, black as the hobs of hell according to my mum, and starving hungry. Aye, them were the days. And Bolton holidays were just that. I started work at Fletchers Paper Mill, a 24/7 works, and there was nobody about apart from the machanics in on maintenance. The pubs were quiet because the mill workers used to go to Blackpool for the wakes.The paper shop used to be closed, and one of the trustee paper boys used to sit outside and sell the papers. Apologies, I went all maudling then.
June 27, 20242 yr 15 minutes ago, FrancisFogarty said: And Bolton holidays were just that. I started work at Fletchers Paper Mill, a 24/7 works, and there was nobody about apart from the machanics in on maintenance. The pubs were quiet because the mill workers used to go to Blackpool for the wakes.The paper shop used to be closed, and one of the trustee paper boys used to sit outside and sell the papers. Apologies, I went all maudling then. Yeah, chippy's would have a hand written sign in the window "Closed for Bolton Holidays, sorry for the inconvenience" Horwich holidays were always the 2 weeks before, which was weird if you were ont works and all yer mates were still working.
June 27, 20242 yr 1 hour ago, Whitestar said: Yeah, chippy's would have a hand written sign in the window "Closed for Bolton Holidays, sorry for the inconvenience" Horwich holidays were always the 2 weeks before, which was weird if you were ont works and all yer mates were still working. Written on a barm-cake sized paper bag.
June 28, 20242 yr 15 hours ago, Whitestar said: Yeah, chippy's would have a hand written sign in the window "Closed for Bolton Holidays, sorry for the inconvenience" Horwich holidays were always the 2 weeks before, which was weird if you were ont works and all yer mates were still working. Newsagents closed and some kid sat outside the shop selling a pile of the BEN weighted down with a brick.
July 17, 20242 yr 1 hour ago, Casino said: have they been flattened? Not sure but it looks like he has.
July 17, 20242 yr I'm going Steve Fulton.... Looks like your average Jock after a Saturday night out.... Or even in 😁
July 17, 20242 yr Author When I say ex player I mean in general He didn't play for us But was a well known PL name in the 90s
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