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Preston - Lancashire

With ya all the way Proud Prestonian. It's paradisio when you've been away, then come back. Just walking up Friargate from the station, and the smell of the trains, yeah... Preston for me.
billy - Tue 09 Jun 2009 5:07 pm

In 1980, at the age of 29, I left dreary old Preston to start a new life in, sunny Australia. We've lived in WA ever since, but I realised many years ago that the old saying, 'you an take the lass out of Lancashire, but you can't take Lancashire out of the lass' is absolutely true in my case. Not a day goes by that I don't regret leaving the friendly, busy, interesting and historical, town of my upbringing. I would return in a flash if my sons and their families ever decided to 'go home'. Some ignorant folk appear to think that the best way to avoid problems in Preston is to move away, or stay put and complain about everything they don't like. Why not try to improve things if you can, or learn to live with the ones that you can't alter? Preston has so much going for it, my remaining family members have a nice life there, enjoying the leafy suburban lifestyle, vibrant inner-city nightlife, and close proximity to the countryside and Fylde coast. What more could anyone want? How I miss it all. (Oh, and the football team ain't doing too bad either!)
Proud Prestonian - 31/05/2009 05:47

I was born in preston and I'll probably die here, unless I win the lottl LOL. Preston used to be a great town. back in the 60' when we had the church processions at easter, there was a better community spirit then. The community spirit seems to be fading away. Preston is a dump. me and the wife go to Devon each year and it is very nice and clean. when we return and as soon as we leave the motorway at the tickled trout there is litter everywhere then when you reach New Hall Lane you see all the shuttered shop fronts. it looks like Beirut (spelling?). it is no wonder people find it depressing It is time the council got their act together and sorted preston out and they should get the yobbo's out of bed in a morning to clean up.
Steve Hull - Fri Apr 10, 2009 8:41 am

AS AN EXILED PRESTONIAN WORKING IN BOLTON I WAS AMAZED BY THE RACISM THERE...PERHAPS IT'S JUST ME BUT I DON'T RECALL THINGS BEING SO BAD IN PRESTON. LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IN PRESTON...LOL.I AM A LAPSED CATHOLIC BUT I WAS BROUGHT UP TO BE TOLERANT OF EVERYONE ELSE...I THINK PRESTON IS THE BEST..PEOPLE ARE AS A RULE FRIENDLY THE CITY CENTRE ISNT AS GREAT AS IT WAS BUT THE DOG AND PARTRIDGE IS STILL THE BEST PUB EVER! I SHALL POP HOME SHORTLY FOR A BEER....ANY PRESTONIANS WHO FEEL LIFES NOT TOO GREAT THERE SHOULD TRY LIVING IN WIGAN LAND OF THE UNDEAD AND PIES
millseys mum - Thu Mar 05, 2009 8:35 pm

I stick by what i said in November 2008 but I am very sad indeed to see that Stagecoach have taken over the excellent Preston bus. This is a very retrograde step and Preston has lost some of its individual identity. Imagine if Man U. took over PNE calling it 'Manchester United in Preston FC' or something similar. There would be an outcry. I hope Preston residents are against the awful Stagecoach takeover but I can't see it.
bob dilworth - Sat Feb 07, 2009 11:28 pm

born an bred in proud preston.its the heartbeat of lancashire. best chippy"s..best pubs..best parks..historical river ribble...what more do ya want???if you reckon its lacking something, then put your brains where your mouth is and rectify it. remember....if it aint broke...dont fix it.
billy - Sun Nov 30, 2008 10:35 am

How British it is to slag off a Provincial English City.

Sorry Emo's but I'm gonna disappoint. Brought up in the Potteries & spent most of my early years in various places across the UK, I've been lucky enough to spend much of my working life in France, Holland & Germany.

I've spent the last three years in Preston & it's been the most fantastic experience in my life. Yeah, it aint Bermuda but then I never expected it to be. What it is: - A place of genuinely decent people who unlike most Emo's, have a dream - That dream is to build a new vibrant English cityafter years of decline. Preston is a fantastic night out & the people just want to enjoy themselves without (in the main) upsetting anyone else.

Some comments would indicate a disapproval of Preston because it is a more cosmopolitan city than most places in England - Oh & I don't mean sexy cosmo like US nationals, Australian nationals etc but cosmo including many people from East Asia but then perhaps I'm stumbling on the reason for some of the less educated critisism. Yes you may notice that there are a large number of Asians in the city but I happen to find it a really positive addition - you may also like to know that Preston is the most Catholic city in the UK - perhaps those who disapprove of the asian population would think similarly of the catholics.

In all probability, those people who choose to slag off Preston are not anti asian, catholic or anything else but I do believe that they are in common with the general lazy, fashionable view which sees any place outside London, Manchester or Brighton as being a dowdy backwater.

The big plus is that as long as this ignorance continues - the less likelihood there is of those who wish to remain unlightened to travel to such exotic places as Preston any many other towns & cities across the UK.
Enlightened Traveller - Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:57 pm

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