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Jarrow in generalNewest Review: ... of modern art. Mill Dean Farm is within walking distance of the parks; the farm is a children’s town farm with all the usual animals, children can bottle feed lambs and watch sheep being sheared among other things. The farm has special family fun days and runs educational visits for schools. Monkton Stadium is the home of the Jarrow and ... more |
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by meah - written on 21.03.02 (Very useful, 297 readings)
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Like most small towns throughout the country Jarrow appears to have little to offer the visitor and when you ask people living in the town what they think of Jarrow you will probably be told there is nothing in Jarrow but most people can not see the wood for the trees and in fact Jarrow has a fair bit to offer. Parks and Recreation King George V playing field has four full size football pitches and hosts Sunday league matches, Saturday morning junior football matches and has a swing park for children. Valley View Park is divided in two by a road, which goes over the small River Don, which at this point is no more than a two metre wide, stream; ...
by ks.h - written on 19.10.01 (Very useful, 223 readings)
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Lying on the south bank of the Tyne estuary and approximately seven miles from Newcastle you find the town of Jarrow. Like most small towns that are close to large cities Jarrow does not have a lot to offer the visitor, but Jarrow will always be were my heart is, it’s home, it’s the place where I grew up and helped make me the person I am today. When I was a teenager the town had two cinemas, a nightclub, bowling alley, swimming pool and an abundance of bars and working men’s clubs but gradually all but the bars and working men’s clubs have disappeared and for evening entertainment youngsters now have to travel to Newcastle or South ...
by michaelhudson - written on 17.07.01 (Very useful, 66 readings)
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At the time of the Jarrow March-aside from Steve Cram and the Venerable Bede still probably Jarrow's main claim to fame- the town's MP, Ellen Wilkinson, referred to Jarrow as "the town that was murdered". As a born and bred Jarrovian it grieves me to say that there still isn't a great deal of life to be found here. If for some reason you are thinking of visiting Jarrow then I would, however, recommend a trip to the Bede's World Museum. Take the Metro to Bede station and it's a well signposted ten to fifteen minute walk from there in the general direction of the river. Combined with the adjacent St Paul's Church it's a good way to ...
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