Local pride...

Really quick one (I've copied and pasted much of this from facebook really) as I've just spotted my good friend Jake Craddock had made a posting on the facebook group 'Brighouselove'

"Brighouse is the best place to live in the world. There's a place called Hove Edge in it for frig's sake...which sounds like something women get downstairs, you know, to look 'neater'. Or in Hove Edge's case, maybe neat isn't the right word..."


"Jake Craddock wrote
at 3:50pm
Do any lads out there remember getting out of the swimming pool in the early 80's and shouting "KEYS" "KEYS RAYMOND" and this be-stubbled old dude would come and open your locker. Raymond was his name and opening your locker was his game. RAAAAAAAAAAYMOND!

The Prince of Wales was the pub of youth choice back in my day"

Not asked Jake's permission - but then he has made some slightly cutting (but bloody funny) remarks about some of my pictures on facebook from the album 'Judge all you like, I take pics of me with people off the telly' this week. Apparently Justin Colon make him shudder. I personally love them and can't wait to see them at the House Beautiful Awards in London next Thursday again...

I guess it's not about where you were born, grew up or even live now - you can have local pride in lots of different places. I certainly do.

My sister and her friends posted a while ago on another very entertaining facebook group called 'The Worksop Film/Song Title Group'. Officers of the group include Miss Julia Freeman 'Princess' and Miss Jennie Walker 'Queen of the World'...

"Worksop is so very versatile and can fit in to many a Film, Song, or Band Title.. 'Speedy Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band', 'Bridge over the River Ryton' and 'Charlie and the Sandwich Factory' to name a few...See if we can remember them all!!"

Yet again, I have NOTHING to do with this - I am the reporter/sharer, not the creator. Faves include...

Crouching Pikey, Hidden Druggie
Manton Rouge
Big Mr Straw's House
House of Flying Doggers (tribute to one of Clumber Park's main tourist attractions)
City of ASBOs
V for Vandalism
The 14 Year Old Virgin
James Bond: Licence to Kilton
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Ranbytraz
No-one Wears Prada
Around the Worksop in 80 minutes!
Assault on (Prospect)Precinct 13
Mystic River Ryton
(Smashed Up)Phone Booth
The Witches of Eastgate
Rock and Dole Star

You don't have to know much about my homeland to find these funny I hope, some of you may know a bit but I'm not about to start sharing my soapboxiness here - again, less is more...

Incidentally, I tried to run/walk 17 miles one Sunday last autumn round Worksop when preparing for the NYC Marathon. I'd got up to Worksop Golf Club (steady, getting DANGEROUSLY close to giving up where 'Smiling at Magpies' comes from) which used to seem like many more miles away when I was a little girl and got taken up there to be caddy for the day, for Christmas parties etc. It's actually approximately 4 or 5 miles (can't remember exactly but it's not much, maybe even three - I've slept since then) from my Mum's and I got a bit stuck from there on. The rest of my route included running into Shireoaks Village - and out again - to clock up some more mileage!

Reckon Armley is bigger - must investigate at some point!

Where do you have local pride about or in?



Clancy xxxx