Blackburn in General

Blackburn in General: Rain Rain and more Rain (328 words)
by harlequin1 - written on 17.07.01 (Very useful, 221 readings)
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I moved to Blackburn from a small town in Lincolnshire about seven years ago. At first I was really impressed (bear in mind please that it was a very small town that I moved from) I thought Blackburn had everything I could possibly want. The shopping centre is great with most of the major stores all under one roof. Two markets both covered. Ice Skating Rink,McDonalds,Cinema,Pizza Hut,Big Swimming pool with slides and everything,Theatre,Kentucky Fried Chicken,Loads of pubs,Four or five night clubs,several parks,museums,easily accessible train station and even....buses on a Sunday. After living here all this time I now realise that it always rains in ...

I will always have a place in my heart for Blackburn - unfor ... (198 words)
by Phil Johnson - written on 15.11.00 (Useful, 26 readings)
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Blackburn isn't a bad place, in fact - get rid of the wind and rain and it's quite a good place! I've lived in Blackburn all of my life (except when I went to boarding school for 2 years in Manchester) and have always had a laugh. The funny thing about Blackburn is that the pubs don't seem to close...odd that. Every pub in the town centre has a licence to stay open until 1am, where-as in manchester you're lucky if they're still open at 11pm - so if you like to drink a lot, i'd say Blackburn is the place for you - although there ain't much else (apart from Blackburn Rovers who are much better than Burnley). ...

Blackburn in General: "If only we could harness the power of drizzle, Blackbu ... (364 words)
by Xamis - written on 13.11.00 (Very useful, 43 readings)
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It's sadly true, I'm afraid. Blackburn lives under a near-constant layer of drizzle. Not that I have anything against drizzle, the first rains after summer can often be quite invigorating, but it knaws away at you. Especially when it seems like entire months go by without a break in the rain. The town itself works on this Philosophy. It's quite nice in places, and when you've been away it's good to get back to, but you just feel like it'd be so much better if it got a break. Blackburn has this vague air of depression to it. All the Victorian buildings are either derelict and therefore depressing, or piles of dust where the council ...