BIRKENHEAD ~ Woodchurch Estate & Northend!

[@LieutenantP]

First guy on the guitar, his name is Ste. Got autisim. Been busking in Birkenhead for years. Nice bloke.

[@mrc5653]

Legend👏

[@R6AAO]

He's actually quite good.. First time I heard him play ever and I'd listen to that all day. He should do pub gigs.

[@Eviction76]

Ste Ackerman was in borough road college with him..he did a song called Cocky teenagers it was brilliant 😂

[@Lisa-Peter7875]

He is brilliant. ❤

[@69Phuket]

Like him yeah.....Amazing!

[@Daniel-i2g3t]

Respect to both the guys on the guitar 🎸

[@christopherwhittaker2620]

Definitely mate 👍👍

[@Alexpodcastslfd]

Anyone know song name of the second one

[@dave4610]

@@Alexpodcastslfd Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix ;-)

[@RegDHarris]

That last estate is like watching Mad Max.

[@iamyourfuture808]

Surreal wasnt it

[@Roger-u5t]

Starmer should be on the top of the bonnie lid 😂😂😂

[@lou4tea]

Yeh mate an id watch 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lou4tea]

Yeh mate an id watch 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@hearmenow909]

He's only been prime minister 5 mins.

[@MichaelMackenzie-nt2rf]

​@@hearmenow909 Propaganda's gone to their head

[@christopherwhittaker2620]

No, Boris Johnson and Reece Mogg should be on top.

[@hindenberg507]

for all of you wondering why the town centres look so miserable its done by design as buildings do have an effect on society so they have built them as ugly and bland as possible by design as a form of demoralization. this was part of a KGB playbook and its a strategy to demoralize a people.

[@PaulJones-o4m]

They resemble communist buildings tbf

[@yvonfem]

Na the place is just a dump . charity shops and pound shops😢

[@octaviussludberry9016]

Birkenhead has been a shithole since the 1920s.

[@smackeddie3826]

Nah that's just BirkenVegas 😂

[@novelty8theory494]

Also known as the Bolshevik Jew playbook and still very much active in a town near you

[@paulaformby8456]

Very talented busker well done mate

[@TheLuigi69]

R.I.P Stephen Croft , massive Evertonian... and a lovely genuine lad 🙏🏻 who was badly beaten and then thrown on a bonfire by 13yr olds 🤬... Rest easy Crofty 🙏🏻💙

[@JoanGriffin-wd2sv]

OH my god how awful the poor man and his family. so sad hope the 13yr olds are locked up

[@Electrotat]

Yeah Jamie smith, his dad is also inside for murdering a man from birkenhead market, search Gerard Murphy birkenhead

[@Eviction76]

I remember that..by the YMCA..all over baccy wasn’t it 😢

[@bobmiller7502]

@@Eviction76 think so

[@GGMC556]

That is just messed up

[@Steveachester]

So nice to see people doing things for their communities. Look like a really nice bunch of guys.

[@MrHeavensoverrated]

Lol.. Salt of earth, all run they all own businesses, not one claims dole nit one sells drugs... Cream of the crop the lot of them yer bang in.. Lol x

[@DudeSilad]

Hard people in the north end. Used to train in a gym there in the 80's. Some lads were renowned for being hard but as long as you were friendly to them, they'd be nice as pie to you. Still lots of poverty in the area but most of its been knocked down and families move elsewhere. Great documentary on KZbin showing what it was like in the 80's. Only one man in one street had a job. And he was blind.

[@walwirral79]

My mum grew up up in Birkenhead in the early 50’s, her house would have been opposite Primark, where the Pyramids has been built, she said it was lovely, she doesn’t go back as it’s a mess

[@Xtro-1098]

Keep pumping out great content Billy lad..

[@bionicnichola9251]

Was always the best night of the year as a kid. Anything and everything went on our bonfires. It was a massive community thing. Good to see them keeping it alive. Lovely to see wee Bobby Moore 🧡

[@DaveSCameron]

U kno that!!

[@Chris-yx8gj]

Back in my day we had bonfire wars. A little bit of sabotage. Love the posts Billy. You,are a man of the people. 😊😊😊

[@suzielynne9421]

Yeah, Same as where I lived back in the day. The lads would be knocking the centre poles if they could, and run like hell.... ( banks of the Tyne)

[@job2447]

​@@suzielynne9421 We used to get firmed up, boys and girls and go raiding bommy wood from other bommys, legging it up the road dragging pally boards and old doors 😂 funny times, kids used to sagg school to guard the bommy wood 😂

[@darrellhaynes2389]

Class lad. Brummy lad here. Got some fond memories of a few weeks I spent in Birkenhead. Recording music with The Real People. I love that part of the country. Lovely people with a million stories.

[@paulfitzpatrick954]

Would you like a window pane with your tea squire?

[@peterriding8076]

Good to see communities coming together for Bonfire night . Its rare nowdays 👍🏻

[@Anonymous56657]

British values 😂

[@colin.gibson8121]

You see the way it’s been left a shithole

[@shirleyburnham2782]

Good to see the community come together and happy for a change. Aww little Bobbt 🥰

[@tracyalder4513]

You sure get your steps in Billy always out and about for us love your videos thankyou

[@KevinJones-bt7ib]

The guitarist was pretty good 😎👍

[@gavinjohnson8951]

Not seen a bonfire that big since I spent time in Londonderry in Northern Ireland. Looks great!

[@lisamoore9238]

It’s called Derry 🇮🇪

[@gavinjohnson8951]

@@lisamoore9238 Not to me it's not 😉

[@Thefamousrfc70]

​@@lisamoore9238tarrier

[@CDK11]

Londonderry is a made up name 🙄

[@mattwuk]

I love that bonfire rivalry is still a thing, takes me back to being a kid in the 80s and the determination to get out collecting wood before others got there 😂😂

[@johnpeace23]

I remember buying a fiesta rs turbo from Birkenhead about 1996/97! We met the seller in the town centre and we went to their house to sort out the sale, i was surprised how nice it was round there, just like Brookside! And the people were sound as well!

[@TomsRandomTat]

Thankyou for your vids, this kind of community spirit gives me ALOT of hope!

[@peteg9011]

A lot is two words! No such word as ALOT! Also, thank you is two words too.

[@TomsRandomTat]

@peteg9011 thankyou Pete!

[@peteg9011]

@@TomsRandomTat thank you for learning.

[@TomsRandomTat]

@@peteg9011 sorry Pete, I was taking the piss. Have a good day pal 👍

[@peteg9011]

@@TomsRandomTat happy to take you to school and enrich your English skills 👍🏼🫵🏼

[@JimMc-o2p]

Billy am so proud of you with your son your the man billy.

[@MelissasArt]

UK town centres all have that same depressing look.

[@harrybellingham98]

yup, travelling this country is pointless

[@okdigital151]

@@harrybellingham98 absolute bullshit la

[@truthoverlies1820]

'Stay home save lives' ensured that

[@MelissasArt]

​@harrybellingham98 I find they all look the same. Post-war town planners have a lot to answer form

[@MelissasArt]

​@@truthoverlies1820Absolutely. Final nail.

[@nuclearpreacher7680]

Hey there Billy, I will say this for certain, You really do meet all sorts of interesting and funny people on your travels and that alone must make going out something to look forward to! Keep up the great work. Again I don't know if you or anybody reads this or any of my comments but keep doing what you do! You make some really interesting content sir!

[@Alan-e6j]

When i was a kid you had to camp out to look after it or the next estate would torch it. Sad as because you don't see it in Manchester anymore. They Manchester council started Wythenshawe park massive bombfire that stopped all the community ones . So that carried on for 20 year and now they say " we've got no money now " . As ive got older now i see how they have intentionally or not killed community's in so many ways.

[@fearlessjoebanzai]

I was just asking the lady at my local shop if bonfires like this still went on (tonight where I live I've never seen so many fireworks across the town - it was literally 360 from 5-7pm), she told me no, bemoaning health and safety! Must be just round here - they've always been a miserable bunch compared to the north west!

[@fearlessjoebanzai]

To be fair to our community though, over the last few years it's started to come together again over festivities - I've never seen as many trick or treaters before (loads more than when I was a kid in the 80's) - and I always scoff when I hear people say that kids don't play outside on their bikes these days, because where I live they are out everyday!!!

[@Mathew-z6u]

Yes mate it went on for weeks all the local kids knocking on doors or clearing wood for the bommy (maybe even remove a fence or two!) then leave a couple kids on guard whilst your out looking for more wood or you'd come back and the rats from the next street had lit it! After the fireworks became big the local authorities stopped the bonfires and at the same time the commercial side I e the shops ramped up Halloween cos there's money in that and they couldn't sell fireworks to kids (understandable) I loved bonfire night it was free fun included everyone and was a uniquely British day but don't worry you can spend loads on Halloween/valentine's day/mother's day /evening Xmas they won't go away like I said there's money in them!

[@jimferry6539]

I’ve not seen anyone do penny for a guy for years

[@Mathew-z6u]

@@jimferry6539 my dad used to say penny for the guy was begging so he wouldn't let me go but now kids are knocking your door demanding sweets or they'll come back and do bad things to your house !

[@claire3337]

Aww little Bobby is adorable.

[@susanseddon7328]

Good one billy good to see everyone happy for a change stay safe n family enjoyed vid xx ❤❤

[@70looney]

and we are all birkenhead have a good music taste and leading the way in those city lights abve & beyond

[@joeisanastronaut]

IVE GOT NEPHEWS BRO GET AWAY FROM THE KID made me laugh 😂 top lad

[@Wicked_R]

Billy Is absolutely smashing out the content lately 👏👏👏

[@Sunkan111]

Bobby soooo happy little boy,his smile is so cute!!My father in law used to live in BIRKENHEAD!!!!!love from me in Sweden!!!!!

[@Peaches-o5y]

Wow, my great-grandmother was born in Birkenhead but married a Swedish seaman.

[@philallen4500]

Go on that lad the busker❤ unreal, what a start to the vlog❤

[@adrianowen6524]

There massive them bonfires 🔥 Billy biggest I’ve seen mate by far!!👌👍👍

[@suitsyousir1980]

*they’re and *those

[@WeAreThePeople1690]

Not seen any Northern Irish 11th of July ones then have you??

[@andrewfriman9443]

I assume "Ilchester Park" must be where Ilchester Square was back in the 70s. The "blood bucket", a pub you drank in if you were addicted to violence😳 I was fortunate to get out of there & find work abroad & make a decent living for my family & myself. God this vid makes me feel grateful. to have escaped broken britain. Respect to all the people working hard to maintain a community spirit despite being abandoned by the corporate politicians

[@Joseph88899]

Haha the blood tub

[@paulnewman6307]

Ha yeh what a place that was . Remember the river streets all knocked down now and new houses built

[@andrewfriman9443]

My bad, i thought it was the Blood bucket😳@@Joseph88899

[@andrewfriman9443]

@@paulnewman6307 I mostly remember "the rec" & biddy hill. The whole place went sour int he 80s when smack was "exported" to birkenhead from Liverpool. Went to see me Ma in 2010 & the place was allright i thought.

[@shanemoran8260]

Thanks Billy for sharing another fantastic video much respect and appreciation for your videos Excellent channel fantastic content love from Dublin great work mate

[@mrbakerr1]

It’s now nearly impossible to walk near a council house with out some masked up kid come past pulling a wheely on a stolen electric bike. 😂😂

[@michaelloran7021]

Not necessarily stolen

[@Anonymous56657]

Lol that’s so funny 😆 but if it were an immigrant you would be so angry about it.

[@michaelloran7021]

@@Anonymous56657say what?

[@Ripianburns]

Definitely not stolen mate his dad bought it for him

[@Official__RILO]

Deffo 100% stolen they’re little rats

[@leegrant5758]

Daily ritual now watching your content Billy, inspiration mate. All the best fae Scotland 👍👊👍

[@anthonyowen2030]

Brilliant thanks Billy and an awesome job team woody and the N end 🔥🔥🔥👏👏👏

[@t4lovers688]

Great singing

[@aceyace3150]

..never in my life have I seen bonfires as huge as them yep awesome upload billy 👌✌🤟😎

[@alexlowe6511]

North End bonfire in the shape of Guy Fawkes hat is sick. 🔥

[@OliverReed880]

The Wirral has took over the bonfire game haha yes the boys 👊🏻✊🏻

[@job2447]

I'll give you that mate, we used to have some of the BIGGEST bommys in the North/South end's of Liverpool, not no more 😮 Your sides smashing it ✌️

[@Thefamousrfc70]

Go to northern Ireland. Yours are tiny compared to them.

[@ENGLISHMURPHY]

​@RFC87 stop trying to piss on our bonfire

[@Pie86]

We used to have this between estates in Wigan, collecting bommy wood all day for weeks. Never got anything close to the size of these though. We'd always try to light each others before bonfire night, so much so we had watchers on duty 😂

[@paulfitzpatrick954]

Been touched by the muse that one. The Shane McGowan of the North End😮

[@TopCat-mx9qz]

Should put starmer on top

[@stephenbrewins3689]

Expect a knock on the door very soon!!!😂

[@JoanGriffin-wd2sv]

oh yeah

[@markjames9487]

Short memory fella. Should put Johnson and sunak . Starmer is a shit I agree

[@occamsblunderbuss]

Belter comment 😂

[@pauldonnelly3179]

Or an illegal rapist

[@lindaboyce900]

If you want to see a bonfire it's Northern Ireland.. you have to get over too see the world's biggest bonfire 🔥.. love your content 😊

[@TheTelblackwell]

Seen that on youtube the other day, fk me it's like a skyscraper!

[@Martin-y5x]

Smashing it billy 💯👍🙏

[@Rosefitzsimons]

Mon the hoops 🎉🎉🎉

[@Martin-y5x]

@Rosefitzsimons 👍🙏🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@christopherwhittaker2620]

Oh my funking god ! that bommy is bloody mahoosive. Love it. The guy talking about the bonfire, I’m sure he is the lead singer out of The Lightning Seeds😂 Fair play to everyone who makes that bommy an event for the community.

[@carolarmer1204]

This is what bommie night is about , well done liverpoool from leeds 👍👋

[@MrNelliboy]

Bonny neet, Geordie.

[@occamsblunderbuss]

Don’t associate Birkenhead with Liverpool, lad. It’s a mile away geographically, but the Scousers aren’t fans let’s just say it like that

[@carolarmer1204]

@occamsblunderbuss oops my bad , you all sound the same to us wooly backs in Leeds ! Ha ha have a great night 👍

[@occamsblunderbuss]

@@carolarmer1204 That’s what Scousers call anyone across the River Mersey. I don’t live there anymore but we’ve all been accused of banging sheep just like you, mate 😂

[@mrooney714]

@@occamsblunderbuss Stop talking shite, the people are the same as they are in the many areas in liverpool that are similar to birkenhead

[@iankendrick5282]

Always great im from Bromborough

[@UK-Blue]

Good one Billy 👍 Top tip folks.... If you have a dog that's scared of the fireworks, yawn, ignor your dog, but yawn yawn, yawn, yawn 🥱

[@annmariedaniels9786]

Aww your baby is gorgeous

[@maurice3872]

Lived in the north end for 5 years,, my daughter was born there,,, good tough people,,, gr8 work m8.

[@gotnoname1050]

Aww mini me on the scene 😊. What a bommie never seen one that big before 😮

[@Onegirllandherdog]

I watched the Northend Bonfire that someone was filming with a drone. Top! 🎉

[@lou4tea]

Steve walker is a good friend of mine i grew up on the woody and the bonfire is opposite my aunty pats on meadow creasent the holy cross church is there but steve walker is a fantastic guy ive always loved his music i went to the old birkenhead tech college with steve we studied music together but mate stevo us the best hus music rocks in biekenhead hes there every day i think he should be famous with his music 💯👍❤️✋

[@Efflife.2]

Tell him as a fellow busker, i think hes really talented, its not easy to sing and play at the same time , and hes inspired me to seriously consider getting back our there. Music is therapy i just wish i could sing aswell as play!

[@lou4tea]

Hi there i will tell steve you think hes really talented he will be very pleased to hear that steve loves his music its his life ge just loves to sing and busk but yes it can be a challenge to sing and play guitar i dont play guitar but i play piano and i write my own songs i once tried to sing whilst playing drums that was a hard task but as you are a busker i think you will be great at playing guitar and singing if steve can do it so can you give it a try youl be amazed with yourself xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[@lou4tea]

Btw you have most probably got a good singing voice anyone can be a singer look at mick jagger he sings out of key but hes a mega star good luck and keep trying 💪👍✋💯❤️

[@Efflife.2]

@@lou4tea aaw thanks...🙏

[@JoanGriffin-wd2sv]

Birkenhead town center looked better than some you have been to I dont do bonfires but that looks fab hope they all enjoy it.

[@1racehumanrace7063]

Good work 👏 🙌 👍 👌

[@kevquirk]

I grew up in the North End and moved to the Woody when I was 10. Used to love watching the bonfires - cracking community spirit in both. Live in Wales now; I do miss the community.

[@jackiewaite-eq9ql]

Awe little Bobby Moore is gorgeous 💕

[@henryDzieciontko]

The busker was brilliant.

[@OliverReed880]

Love Billy's videos on the Wirral ❤

[@stay_illin7031]

Absolutely love the content mate!!

[@stevenambler9560]

never seen bonfires as big billy good to see kids having a laugh that is what life about at that age

[@garyrigby21]

We had massive bommys in the 70s Edge hill L7 I loved it

[@custardtart7977]

We use to have a huge bonny in St Andrews Square just off Conway Street been demolished now great days great times

[@garyrigby21]

@custardtart7977 where was that?

[@stewartmckeand6099]

Yes, in the park on the hill.

[@MR.TB67]

Go on Chris 🎸 👍👌

[@anthonykeogh8280]

Ilchester square was the biggest since I was a kid in the 70 s

[@GemmaMay-Hill]

North End looks hilarious place to live 😂 Baby Bobby very cute x

[@fearlessjoebanzai]

Fortunately this guy with the bonfire and our generation in general is keeping (bringing back?), traditions like this for our children to enjoy!

[@muldoon67]

The heat off that Woodchurch bonfire must have been immense! Holy FFFFK! Lokk at the size of that Northend Bonfire. Jesus that is mental

[@christopherwhittaker2620]

Scientists are blaming the Woodchurch bommy for climate change 🤔😳😂😂😂

[@Sigma-Wolves-PMC]

That's not a Bonfire that's a call for help for Gondor.

[@richardambrose7856]

The beacons are lit... Bring wood and oil

[@smegheadGOAT]

Wayne seems a good man, he is spot on about community.

[@Lisa-Peter7875]

1:51 Aww he is brilliant 👏

[@DianneLyons-k6m]

Just love watching u such a funny guy

[@nuetral2374]

9:30 North Ends finest 🤪🥴🤯 wtf was he chattin bill ha barm pot. The woodchurch one was more organised great vid bill

[@anthonykeogh8280]

We where a great community I’m glad it’s still good ,hard and close xx

[@chrisbaileymusic87]

Nice to see steve there at the start, played at some of the same music venues over the years, sound fella

[@lewiskingyt583]

Yesss new video for watch tonight always look forward to them ❤

[@LukeXekuL]

Stay safe Billy . . Decent content as always 🤜🤛💯💖

[@CliffordWhite-em2kd]

Loved the singing busker.

[@eddiebushtracey4887]

This reminds me of when we were kids there was massive rivalry between The Patch and Tintown bonfires 😂

[@Noseypoke-mr7th]

Remember when they had 3 bommies in every street around Evertons ground + City Road and they used to be relit everyday after school, for about a week , Mothers screaming "WHERE'S ALL ME SPUDS GONE"?? the kids would rob em and bake em in the fires...funny tho looking back Billy NO talk of the Climate change or NET ZERO THEN...the good old days. 240 penny bangers for a £ all wrapped together with a lazzy band, Roman candle fights with the next street (all in fun) Great vid Bill.

[@umbongoapg]

remember the days when the bonny was in the back garden...

[@job2447]

Remember one year being a bit too big and a bit windy, nearly melting upstairs window frames😮 Kids loved it😂

[@EireFirst2024]

Starmer on top 🙏🏻

[@paulwilliamsoniii7224]

I am made up the bonfire has made a comeback, they where almost eradicated in the early 2000’s. Bonfire night is back in the hands of people who enjoy it most. Nice work from all who make this possible...

[@Booster85]

Alex was in recovery billy, he was doing really well, it's sad to see him fall off and end up back in this position, he is a nice fella and great to see joey at the end.

[@cosmic4516]

The kid robs old people

[@ARIESDRAGONESS76]

Ah, Bobby is so adorable. I miss my lads at that age. They grow too fast. Them bonfires are some size. Jeezus. Love to be there when they're alit. Wow, just wow. Be such an amazing fire them. Blessings to you and your family Billy Big loves ❤️ Take care.

[@johnglynn5002]

Would love to see them alight, never seen a bonfire that size

[@ArranOfAlba]

Just a Dad oot for a stroll wae his pram haha love it big billy

[@Tallerixoo]

What was that lad yappin about man 😂

[@lithiumsourdong]

A-Grade waffle

[@djsjtj1731]

Wool talk I’m guessing

[@lemmy74]

Wired

[@colin.gibson8121]

@@djsjtj1731 only wool here is you ya little sweaty maggot

[@Voxterx]

No clue

[@TheKalaxis]

That was some wild 8 miles meets The Wicker Man shit 😂

[@dawa5899]

Back In the day we used to go knocking on doors for firewood no of this wooden pallet shit they don't collect

[@LancashireLad1975]

Loved the guy on the guitar.

[@vincepunter7504]

Hi Billy love your approach to people on the bottom rung I'm going through my own personal battle with the bigC pancreatic it would have been so easy to drop off the wagon but like you mate I fight on

[@GambitXJS]

That was a great video mate. How good were those buskers!! How funny were those young lads and how mega were those bonfires!

[@TheLuigi69]

Wow Joey Dillon, I've not seen him for time , thanks Billy... enjoyed that, crazy cats 😂 💙🇬🇧

[@guy4469]

thats mad huge thats a good community .

[@russet4]

Great content as always Billy keep up the good work 👍

[@johnnunn8688]

I’d like to do a shout out to a very old friend, Terry Moore 059. We joined the RAF together in Oct ‘69 and trained at RAF Halton for two years, 216 Entry, Craft Apprentices. He passed away 4 months ago, age 71. RIP Terry, from Birkenhead.

[@pa6981]

❤

[@GarethTimmins-h7f]

It’s great you go all these places so I don’t have too…Cheers Billy