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My brother Gary playing Drums But more vids on Dave

Jockey Lads and Wenches. I ammer sure but wasn't it originally the Pot-hook pit mound. Anyroad , what theest gotter think-on is that the the 'New Town' is managed by a 'Troupe' not people lake 'Uz'

I remember the fair being there. I'm sure they had an accident with the big wheel.

I was born in 1981 and this is amazing. I wish it were possible to time travel back to 1981 and see this myself and even record it all on a 2022 camera.

I used to live on Sutton Hill in about 70 to 73, then we moved to Brookside. Does anyone remember when You could just Walk through Blists Hill , before it was all renovated, and the adventure play park at the top, with slides made from spare drainage pipes and wooden structures to climb?

Haha that's me at 58 seconds, we were digging out the furnaces by candlelight, haha

This is a great video, thank you :-)

This is actually the Stirchley Chimney and nothing to do with the Randlay brickworks.

It was an old pit and my nan would warn me not to play there as a kid as the ground was unsafe.there was a walk way through it that came out close to where the lord hill pub was. There were some beautiful trees and wildlife there it's all gone now sad

Was a great place as a kid a big nice warm community lots of summer events we had an annual carnival a busy friday market. I dont recognize it anymore it's really gone downhill

My childhood home <3

Great film, so great to see, I used super 8 film too for my silly films, remember it was £4:0 for 5minutes of silent film, processing prepaid. Love seeing your films. Great music too.

Brilliant video thanks for the publication, of a time for sure, great music too.

Them devils steps are deadly Danny simon 35 catherton stircthley

Before a bunch of drunken twats and pedos moved here.

I was there! Lol

I really enjoyed watching this and was wondering whether I'd be able to use some brief clips from it in a project which is documenting Telford's history please? Thanks, Nick (production company is www.brookcottagemedia.co.uk)

what a fantastic day we all had xxxxxxxxx

Thank you guys for posting.

that's before they turned it into the Silkin Way, used to play on them trains in Horse hay as well :)

I think I was the one on the bike :) Shell club at the Dawley Christian center.

I was The Playleader of Newport Playscheme in 1981. We took 500 people from Newport to be part of the Link Up. It was an amazing day I will never forget Listening to John Lennon's Imagine as we all held hands around the Wrekin. It was to celebrate the Year of the Disabled if my memory serves me right .. Cant wait to be part of the New Event. Maybe we can try to contact Newport Playscheme Members and all meet up 33 Years Later. All my family will be there. I am excited. Thanks for posting this on utube.

Hi there, I could really do with your permission to use this clip for Hands 2014 promotion stuff. Please could you contact me at [email protected] or contact us on our facebook page handsaround the Wrekin. many thanks.

oh how cool was that but the fact ie we are doing it again folks find us on facebook Hands Around The Wrekin Charity Event date 21/09/2014 and this time its hokey docky time twitter @hands2014 as lucy says money made goes to 4 charities be a bit of history and come and join us this vid put a frog in my throat lets do it again

This sounds a very inspiring event to look forward to. I was there at All Hands Around The Wrekin and it was lots of fun and families got together to enjoy it. Well done and good luck to the organizers.

Looks fun - somethings change and somethings don't.

Completely brilliant that some enterprising community minded people are going to do this again - have a look on twitter @hands2014- love the music. I was 17 in 1981 ....how old were you?

Both my parents were there. I missed out but I am hoping to take part in a similar event this year.

When I was a teenager we used to break into the grounds of Randlay Chimney and wander around some of the tunnels, scared the s--t out of me if I was honest lol although I tried not to let on at the time!

Definitely prefer Madeley the way it is now compared to how it was in the 1980s, many of the shops (and some of the flats are still there sadly) were ugly, typical 1960s architecture. Always used to get taken to Madeley on market days by my nan (RIP) who was born in Court Street and seemed to know everyone in the town!

I was there and my son John , had great time, wish i had some pics tho

Wasnt the mount man made anyway? I'm against what they have done to telford, all they are doing is creating one huge houseing estate an yes a new school was a waste of money when phenix doesnt need much to upgrade it. Wasnt malinslee once a field or farm? think its the same everywhere so im not totally against development but i am against the waste of money regenerations (housing estates) I have a feeling dawley highstreet will be torn down next.

Its all a ghost town now, funny isnt it all these signs poping up everywhere saying bringing new life to old towns yet all they have done is throw up housing estates everywhere.

My mate brian was in that shoot em up cowboys bit!

I moved here in 1981 now its just a dump!

I could weep at the council for what they have done, now its just a bloody mountain of dirt and chaos, all for a school to be built a few hundred yards from another school thats a little bit old. Telford regeneration my arse.

Thank you for taking the time to upload this, this is Dawley as I remeber it.