Question What are you reading?

[Rob Noxious]

Currently enjoying Greg Fidgeon's novel, 'Ball Or Nothing'. Loving all the Shrimpers' references, including this one from one of the early chapters: -

"I hated this guy more than Colchester United and decided to go full Roy McDonough on him."

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Just finishe Blake Morrison's Two Sisters.Nowhere near as good as his 2 previous memoirs IMO nor his book on the Bulger trial As If.

 

[Mad Cyril]

"I hated this guy more than Colchester United and decided to go full Roy McDonough on him."

And play 220 games for them?

 

[Rob Noxious]

And play 220 games for them?

And manage them too, to the non-League double.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

And manage them too, to the non-League double.

I'm reading it atm (thanks for the recommendation).Can't say I really enjoy the fantasy football/Roy of the Rovers stuff though I certainly appreciate the SUFC & LOS references. Incidentally there's no pub called The Old Bell IN LOS (obviously).Could the author be meaning the Ship?

 

[Rob Noxious]

I'm reading it atm (thanks for the recommendation).Can't say I really enjoy the fantasy football/Roy of the Rovers stuff though I certainly appreciate the SUFC & LOS reference. .incidentally there0's no pub called The Old Bell IN LOS (obviously).Could the author be meaning the Ship?

Not quite sure ... I suppose The Bell in Eastwood might be the one. That looks older than The Bell in Westcliff.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Not quite sure ... I suppose The Bell in Eastwood might be the one. That looks older than The Bell in Westcliff.

Yeah I thought that was a possible too.

 

[Rob Noxious]

Yeah I thought that was a posible too.

Bell House, not Bell though.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Just finished Greg Fidgeson's Ball or Nothing.(As said above) I enjoyed the SUFC and Los/Sos references.Not so much the fantasy football/Roy of the Rovers stuff.

 

[Napster]

Just finished Greg Fidgeson's Ball or Nothing.(As said above) I enjoyed the SUFC and Los/Sos references.Not so much the fantasy football/Roy of the Rovers stuff.

You mean Greg Fidgeon. A Shrimper and probably a forum poster

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

You mean Greg Fidgeon. A Shrimper and probably a forum poster

Correct. Eyesight/memory's obviously not what it used to be.

 

[Leigh_Seasider]

I'm reading it atm (thanks for the recommendation).Can't say I really enjoy the fantasy football/Roy of the Rovers stuff though I certainly appreciate the SUFC & LOS references. Incidentally there's no pub called The Old Bell IN LOS (obviously).Could the author be meaning the Ship?

Wasn’t there a Bell Hotel in Leigh many years ago, not far from the Ship?

 

[Mad Cyril]

Wasn’t there a Bell Hotel in Leigh many years ago, not far from the Ship?

I think it accidently fell over.

 

[Rob Noxious]

I recently read 'The Heartland: Finding and Losing Schizophrenia' by Nathan Filer. It's a moving insight and exploration into the effects of "so called schizophrenia" or the psychotic condition that results in people hearing voices. The book takes us through various scenarios involving people whose lives have been or were transformed by this condition and also the views of family members also affected by this.

Nathan Filer's experience as a psychiatric nurse provides this book with an authentic personal perspective in addition to his extensive research and I found his reflections on the limitations of phenothiazines in the treatment/management of so-called schizophrenia to be very helpful.

It's one that you can pick up and read in brief periods, the chapters for the individual discussions being well-condensed but well-detailed too.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Back in the Day by Melvyn Bragg.Can't say I'm much of a fan of MB's TV personna but I thought this was an extremely well written and moving childhood memoir.

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

The Wild Silence by Raynor Winn.
So far, first few chapters very interesting and thought provoking read.

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

Wasn’t there a Bell Hotel in Leigh many years ago, not far from the Ship?

Yes, half way up the hill, called Bell Hotel, adjacent to the place that sold cheap bathroom fixtures. @Cricko will now for sure.

 

[Cricko]

Yes, half way up the hill, called Bell Hotel, adjacent to the place that sold cheap bathroom fixtures. @Cricko will now for sure.

It's now flats.

 

[Mad Cyril]

It's now flats.



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Didn't it accidentally fall down and the council made the developers rebuild it?

 

[Cricko]

Didn't it accidentally fall down and the council made the developers rebuild it?

Yes it collapsed the day before demolition. Hmmm.

FIRST PICTURES: Bell Hotel in Leigh collapses a day before the start of demolition work

THE Bell Hotel in Leigh has completely collapsed following the start of demolition work on the structure.

www.echo-news.co.uk

The guy also used to own Bakers bar in Alexander road which had a fire and i am not sure it has been developed yet.

Nightclub left with £100,000 worth of damage set to be converted into new bar and restaurant and flats

A NIGHTCLUB which closed down after an arson attack left it with more than £100,000 worth of damage will be converted into a new bar and restaurant…

www.echo-news.co.uk