Fed up of Negative Bias?

[@stevensmith7460]

Jane, there is a lot of snobbery with Blackpool. A lot of people I know call the old place dirty, tacky, etc. every town centre I know is dirty but Blackpool from 8am on is spotless. The street cleaners do the best job I've seen and it's the visitors that make the mess then go home and call the old place but keep returning. I do not go back to anywhere I don't like. Also a lot of people never venture further than between south and north pier. They don't even know that bispham, cleveleys, st Anne's, Lytham, Stanley park, etc exist. I always defend the old place and love it. Hoping to move there soon. Brilliant video Jane. Ta

[@visitfyldecoast]

And because of the way that KZbin & socials work it will probably never show them the content about Stanley Park and Bispham etc but instead reinforce their opinion about Central Drive!

[@juliewright-v3v]

thanks Jane for another great video

[@johnlaw3323]

Very well said and many thanks for all the positivity you bring all of your followers.

[@Thecrapgirls]

Yes jane couldnt agree more 👏 what a fantastic positive video about my beautiful home town thank-you ❤

[@visitfyldecoast]

Thank you!

[@Thecrapgirls]

@@visitfyldecoast gave this channel and video a shoutout on crap girls community page 😀 x

[@glennismitchell2733]

I totally agree Jane, Blackpool is a great place to see. I love finding out from you what is happening in Blackpool and love your positivity. I don't watch the news or read the newspapers because of all the negativity. Keep up the good work Jane, from Manchester.

[@jacquelinebuist1128]

We absolutely love Blackpool, we have been coming down from Glasgow for 19 years (except bloomin covid) twice a year for the past 10 years. Most of the people who say negative things about Blackpool haven't even bloody been. We have said that even if we went elsewhere on holiday, we would still come to Blackpool. Even if the sun doesn't shine when we come down, there is always something to do. We will always be on Team Blackpool 🙌. Xxx

[@glitterbloke5083]

Absolutely agree with you! I'm not from Blackpool but I visit a lot and would love to move there one day. The amount of nastiness and abuse I get when I tell people I am going to Blackpool for a holiday is awful. People are so snobbish and nasty about it, but I think it's a great place and I do my best to promote it to people. Thank you for the work you do! x

[@catherineclark4484]

I'm exactly the same

[@catherineclark4484]

I totally agree I love the place

[@peterdaley5217]

Blackpool has got something for everyone, we love going to Blackpool, 3 visits already this year, and we live in Stockton on tees.

[@karencunliffe7832]

Just got home from a lovely weekend on the fylde coast. Today I was sitting on a bench overlooking clevleys beach. Listening to the sound of the sea, seeing the beauty around me and smelling the sea air. I was also at times looking out for you Jane.

[@gillianbrown2884]

Thank you for all your trusted and clear informative information it really has helped with our search into Blackpool. Keep upbeat it has more nice areas than not as you say, nowhere is perfect and it is clearly on the up. All the best. ❤

[@Maxine-z9z]

I forgot to add that I'm very much an older person & I've also noticed that the older I get the more I appreciate the little & ordinary things. It's one of the perks of getting older, I think. And we are thinking of retiring to the Fylde Coast in a year or two. Maxine

[@visitfyldecoast]

Very true.

[@malcbury9739]

100% with you on this. There's a vlogger who goes around different towns and cities throughout the UK looking at the more run down areas. He did Blackpool recently and filmed around the back streets, and fair enough, there were some boarded up shops and grot spots, and he also pointed out all the shops with their shutters down. This was filmed in February! Well out of season. What the hell did he expect? I love coming over to see my pals in Blackpool, and love the town. It's a brilliant place and, like you, I'd love to know where there is another large town or city that doesn't have any grot spots. Keep going with the good, positive vlogs that you do. I love 'em.

[@visitfyldecoast]

As you know I'm passionate about Cleveleys and flog myself to death making it as good as it can be. But I could easily do the same thing here with some selective editing. You could anywhere. My own home is reasonably clean and tidy but there are bits of it that don't bear close scrutiny!

[@lindajackson4190]

I agree completely, that's why I prefer your videos as I have had enough of negativity. I choose positivity.

[@patriciaroyston1786]

Not putting me off Jane as I am moving there in three weeks. Bring it on.

[@juliemclean6266]

Well said! Cant wait to come over for easter weekend , leave all our troubles behind making good memories with family n friends.😎 Life is what you make it wherever you are.♥️♥️ We ♥️ Blackpool! 😍

[@lynseyhill4625]

I agree with everything you've said, there is nowhere that's perfect, I've been going to Blackpool for years and love it, i work in a hospital and the things I see is so sad so these people that moan about silly things need to stop and appreciate all the nice things around them and the fact that they're healthy and alive ❤

[@visitfyldecoast]

Exactly - a few scrapes with illness and death teaches you to appreciate the simple things in life. Too many people take too much for granted in my opinion.

[@tysona23]

We love Blackpool. After years of neglect. Blackpool is finally getting some much needed tlc. It's getting better every day. We will continue to visit as often as we can ❤

[@lynnehill9212]

Wel said Jane I'm sick of people knocking Blackpool when I go to Blackpool I call it my happy place love it love it love it leave it alone 😂

[@LucyRitson]

I totally agree with you there Jane about Blackpool it's my favourite seaside resort from being a little girl and I'm nearly 38. I can't even begin to tell you how much happiness this place brings me after coming on my holidays it's the only place I come to now for a break as it's my happy place, always something to do, somewhere to go and someone to see. You're never stuck for entertainment or attractions, I'm a big fan of the Pleasure Beach I have to say! I will continue to visit my lovely Blackpool for years to come and make more happy memories 💖 I really hope to retire there one day! I enjoy watching you and your channel Jane as it's all about my favourite place on Earth 😊👍

[@MrViperclan1]

Great Jane. WE LOVE BLACKPOOL

[@rosestevenson2239]

Very well said Jane. I and my late husband always came and loved Blackpool however family and friends used to laugh at us going on holiday to a so called deprived area. We also stood up for Blackpool and its people. My husband and I always agreed if one of us died the other would continue to holiday and love Blackpool and of course clevelys. I support your views one hundred percent.

[@annbilling7036]

Well done Jane

[@margaretbooth4891]

Well said Jane. I agree with everything you’ve said. The internet may be a good thing but it has a lot to answer for. .X

[@24084009]

i visit several times a year.i love it.

[@John-gh5nn]

Totally agree with you, Jane. Blackpool will always hold a place in my heart being born and bred in this town. We have a wonderful Fylde Coast that gives so much enjoyment and like you it really annoys me when folks bring it down. There is good and bad everywhere but nobody can say that Blackpool aren’t trying to make a difference. Families will always come to Blackpool for their holidays year after year because this town has got so much to give.

[@peterjames5003]

Well said Jane. We love Blackpool as do millions of people and you are a champion in your rant and we support you in reporting good news. Thank you for giving us Blackpool good news. We look forward to every vlog. You are the spirit of 1939 to 1945 to keep up morale in difficult times. I think we should call you Vera as in Lynn the Blackpool sweetheart.😊

[@visitfyldecoast]

It feels a lot like that - as if everyone revels in being as gloomy and grumpy online as they can. Why can't people be grateful for what they've got and what's around them?

[@karenbiddle1484]

Blackpool is my favourite holiday place, I’ve been coming 54 years and love that coastline but when I tell people I’m going to Blackpool they usually say “ oh I’ve not been for years it’s dirty and tacky” how wrong they are, yes every town and city in this country has deprived areas, I live in Rotherham in a lovely part of town but go 3 miles down the road it’s not good. Totally agree with what you say xx

[@alfiekelly5914]

Very pragmatic and philosophical Jane , with a hint of disdain. Perfect. As someone who loves Blackpool, I hate seeing the negative nonsense. £14 b&b? Let's get the UV out. Why? I've stayed in some awful places, but there's no need to over analyse. When I first lived in Blackpool in 2000, I fell in love with it. It still has a long way to go, but as you say, everywhere has the same problems. When my good lady retires, we're moving down. Probably to Bispham as I'm not allowed to drive. Trams and buses will do me. Cheers Jane. Great rant!

[@davidGPS95]

Yes I hate those negative videos on KZbin about Blackpool the ones about cheap hotels and guest houses , it's a shame because these negative videos seem to get more views than the positive videos .

[@visitfyldecoast]

Thank you - I feel a lot more disdain but I was trying to keep it positive! You get what you pay for - if you pay £14 a night there's every chance you'll come away with bed bugs!

[@davidGPS95]

Blackpool is a wonderful Seaside town it's my favorite, it's just a shame that some of the backstreets are run down compared to what they used to look like, but it's happening in every town not just Blackpool ,I love Blackpool and visit it every year, 😀👍

[@DisneyMarkUK]

Blackpool is my favourite place on earth. The issue with Blackpool is that the grotty areas are right by the tourist areas which is such a shame. I’m a huge promoter of the town as you know and I always will be but I’m constantly shot down for it. People like you and I will always fly the Blackpool flag Jane.

[@visitfyldecoast]

And doesn't everywhere have the same grot! No matter how posh there's always a flip side.

[@peterkearns665]

I agree with you 100%, I work with negative colleagues and I find that keeping them at arms length is the best policy! It might seem harsh, but I do not want to be dragged down on a daily basis! Thanks Jane for your constructive vlog, please give my regards to the Teaboys and muffin, until the next one, take care...

[@suelong2691]

Great video Jane well said totally agree with you. We love Blackpool ❤xx

[@laticsprem]

I'll be there for the Easter weekend. To hell with the haters, they know squat.

[@itsnotyerboyleroy69]

well said jane .....coming from from someone who wasnt born here that was a breath of fresh air......i for one was born and bred here and would never dwell on or be involved in lets say dark tourism dragging us down .......especially for clicks ...... it would be a sad time for us all if we nd all fell into that trap

[@visitfyldecoast]

Thanks Pete - appreciate that. Dark tourism is a good way to put it

[@lindseykaine-walley6339]

You are right. Everywhere has bad areas. Like Paignton and Torquay, where I go on holiday every year, but I still go! Blackpool looks great, and you are doing a grand job, Jane. 👍

[@annstanners6216]

Blackpool my happy place. A wonderful place Huggles xxx

[@davidGPS95]

Jane your Blackpool videos are always very positive and with humour, i cant say the same about Stephens Walk on the wildside the majority of his videos are about the negative seedy side of Blackpool i wont go into detail , im sure you know his content. 😮

[@Tiggysmum]

Well said Jane, I live in Norfolk and as much as some areas are lovely we have rough areas too, including Great Yarmouth a seaside town very similar to Blackpool. Will often hear the locals say “oh there’s nothing “Great” about Great Yarmouth. But it just has the same problems as most seaside towns. Even our main city centre Norwich has rough areas. I’ve been really lucky the last 2 years when I’ve been to Blackpool it’s been hot and sunny. Last year I was there the first week of September in that heat wave. I love having trips on the trams have to say Cleverleys is my favourite place. But i always do the whole route up and down at least once. I love reading the comedy carpet, I don’t know anywhere else that has one of those, all that history just reading that. Norwich have only just recently got electric buses, where as Blackpool have had electric trams for years. Will be back in Blackpool later in the year. Talking of negativity I noticed on the Care For Cleverleys facebook page the other day people complaining about the direction of the benches, no gratefulness that volunteers have been working hard to make the place even better. Just moans, such a shame that rather than moan people don’t actually offer to help to make a difference.

[@visitfyldecoast]

All seaside towns have trouble with rough areas because of what they are. They're seasonal for the most part which creates unemployment in winter and the tourism jobs are mostly low-wage which creates all kinds of social problems. Then there's the added issue of local authorities shipping their problem people out to the coast and I know that happens all round the UK. Well I think the coastal towns have had enough - I know I have! And as for Care for Cleveleys - one of the main agitators regarding the bus station was one of the regular volunteers! Give me strength!

[@Tiggysmum]

@@visitfyldecoast yeh I think u are right. Oh crikey you would think people would be grateful to u volunteers for spending your time making a difference

[@Leo77779]

Hi Jane what a good conversation starter. Yes, I agree with what you said about how there are so many negative news stories etc however, as you say negativity draws attention and attention is a money-maker in media! I have been lucky enough to travel far and wide and have seen good and bad in all areas around the world but that's what makes a place. In some of the poorest places, you can find such strength in communities and some of the best in humanity. I visit Blackpool every year and love the place. I enjoy the sea air in all weathers and enjoy what Blackpool has to offer. When I say to people I'm off to Blackpool again some have said "Oh Blackpool what a dump" and I just reply by saying well we like it and point out some of the great things we've done and what the town has to offer. It takes all kinds to make a world and we all like different things and places. Well, I watched your review of the Queens Mansions recently and have booked two weeks there in May in The Elizabeth Suite so thanks for the tour of the suite Jane. Hope you are doing well and the tea boys too!

[@visitfyldecoast]

Fabulous - I'm sure you'll have a great stay!

[@the3mks]

Could not agree with you more. There are so many people who claim that they are advocates for Blackpool that are causing the negative bias. Blackpool is an amazing place and we've been saying for years on our lives 'you show me a place that is totally perfect' you wont be able too!

[@bobbyblade843]

Well said Jane we moved here from doncaster four years ago live in thornton and agree with what you see you tube is full of them these bloggers come from all over they start on the prom or south shore showing you the brighter side of the resort then at the blink of a eye they go two or three streets away to the bad parts full of slums drug alcohol abuse etc interviewing the people that live in that area mentioning homelessness poverty and that theme is carried all the way through .Then go back onto you tube and they do the same with Brighton Yarmouth even torquay and everywhere is the same slums poverty council cut the lists endless now look around the town new hotels beautiful prom for miles new attractions the council is really keen to promote the resort and slowly regenerate anyway that’s me done will introduce myself next time im stood behind you in Iceland xxx

[@visitfyldecoast]

Lol, I vaguely remember someone standing behind me at the till, looking as if they were going to speak.

[@kevinlittlewood7244]

So very true. Not to mention soaps, etc, that instead of entertaining people, are he'll bent on depressing story lines

[@patlaing4489]

Hate the negative bias everywhere 😮

[@lizauger9828]

I agree but Jane my gripe is that there's not enough green spaces on the front ti sit in shade and enjoy the gardens, I think an outside lido would be the icing on the cake.

[@stevensmith7460]

Totally agree, the area between say the cenotaph and gynn square would be ideal, been left out of any updating for so long and yet if was totally refurbished it would look brilliant. Either that or rip it down and do something outstanding.

[@visitfyldecoast]

I see your point, but the weather is so brutal that greenery really struggles to grow on the seaward side where it's so exposed. Places like Jubilee Gardens thrive at Gynn Square, but only because they're sunken and therefore slightly sheltered. Being sunken/sheltered then creates its own problems with ASB...

[@Stevenh641]

Some people diss Blackpool without going there they don’t understand what’s it’s really like. I do appreciate Blackpool because it’s good atmosphere people friendly to each other plus good seaside air and to relax

[@fionacrockatt5614]

Totally agree Jane another good video

[@Rickphillips975]

I completely agree with this … I cant stand all the negativity around Blackpool. The town has SO Much going for it from all the new regeneration to the fantastic history, not to mention the friendly people…

[@kathhodgkiss5340]

Well said jane.its true what you are saying.whenever I'm telling people I'm going on holiday to blackberry I always get the same thing said back to me.why are you going there.its a dump.full of druggies begger homeless people begging.but so are all areas of england.blackpool gets far too much negativity.i love the place I love holidays there.its got a magic that draws you bace year after year.i have been abroad yo beautiful countrys that have alot of stuff like blackpool.beggars. Do ruggies and violence.yet no one talks about it it's always Blackpool that gets all the negativity.glad to hear and see you up on yr soapbox defending yr town.

[@patlaing4489]

I love Blackpool and feel an affinity for the place.🥰🥰

[@sandrayates7139]

I agree. People havent visited all the places in blackpool and surrounding nearby areas or they would like. Plus i have many happy memories at the brittania hotels.

[@carolmurray5569]

Couldn't agree with you more jane😊 I love Blackpool, have happy childhood memories from there to. Everywhere in the United Kingdom as some parts of them which are a bit run down etc, even where I live there are parts not as nice and also drugs and dodgy goings on, everywhere as these problems . To be honest I would love to live around the Blackpool area 😊

[@GaryGriffiths-hb5vp]

Brilliant video. Lived in Blackpool over 20 years ago and moved back home to the Midlands, after 13 years of living here to be close to family (Grand children growing up etc) have always missed it, moved back to Cleveleys 2 years ago today 17/03/22, ( my Grandchildren have their own children now and I have retired) I wanted to come back so much, I absolutely love living back here. Blackpool is unique and a great place to live. Thank you Jane for showcasing Blackpools good points, there's so many negative comments going on. Every City/Town has things that lets it down and I get it, Blackpool is no different, but the people here are so down to earth and friendly it makes it an absolutely brilliant place to live. I love the Midlands, how could I not, its my birthplace, but I love Blackpool just as much, and all the family love coming to stay.

[@wendyjones2351]

Hi Jane thank you for another great video as always yes Blackpool has its bad spots but its also very lovely and always has the best events and has an amazing community ❤ have a lovely day xx

[@farrahw7804]

Love going to Blackpool planning a trip in june it be my fiths time in Blackpool

[@alisongottfreund9656]

Jane let just forget all that rubbish because the more people go on with that it will pull u down we all love Blackpool and other places like u said other places do have there downs but and as for the negative nannies so Wht as I say never judge a book by its cover u have to go to places to find thing out I heard a load about Blackpool but it’s never put me off from coming there I love it wish I could come more there good luck on this and let hope people realise that it’s just them people that don’t like there and I am 54 and I still come and see the lights and will be this year

[@daviddolphin7803]

Well done Jane! Correct in your observations. We are all guilty of bias (particularly unconscious bias), because of the way we have developed since childhood. It is everywhere. We constantly make judgements based on pre-conceived ideas. If someone pre-conceives Blackpool is going to be bad it will always be bad no matter what Blackpool Council does, or you yourself does in promoting the Fylde Coast in your excellent little vlogs. If something nasty happened thousands would turn up as voyeurs but anything pleasant would struggle to make the news. Just spent a lovely week in The Imperial Hotel. My only little negative was the weather, which nobody has control over, not even you unfortunately as I'm sure you would have made it sunny!

[@visitfyldecoast]

Very true

[@kathmiles3437]

Jane i do so agree with you x

[@Jackies1969Adventures]

Hi Jane, totally agree with u. I love going to Blackpool every year and I'll continue to go. Would love to meet you again in cleavleys

[@anthonygiglio9860]

I Am Turning Off The News on April 1 I Am Sick of Negativity Too😮

[@OliverWoodphotography]

Very interesting video and I agree with your philosophy but can also relate to the tenets of it too. I have pretty much grown up in the 'posh' parts of Cheshire and now even though I am in my very early 60s I have never been to Blackpool! At one time there was a horrible class based snobbery about BP which I think is totally unfounded. Recently, I started to feel a photographers curiosity about the location, I used to be a nightclub photographer and the manager of one of my clubs is now managing Trilogy and this drove me to want to explore BP - that incidentally was how I managed to come across your channel. The problem with a lot of people is a lack of cultural nuance and an inability to understand things in a proper context. The context for Blackpool is its status as one of the oldest purpose-made seaside resorts in the UK, it's Victorian heritage, the dramatic sense of defiance in the face of northern gloom or the cold indifference of the Irish sea - manifest in the lights and the colorfulness of the town and many other things. That coastline is very photogenic and I have visited other parts of the western coast, places like Formby and North Wales --- all very beautiful. People also forget that some of the most affluent coastal locations in the north are within the Fylde or Wirral catchment areas too. I liked one of your previous videos (with the mirror ball) that showed a very clean, linear coastline with quite a lot of smart contemporary architecture and attractive older buildings and I didn't expect BP to look like that. Never forget that even Venice Beach (in parts) is basically just Brighton with palm trees and a worse drug crime problem.

[@visitfyldecoast]

Very eloquently put. I hope you visit - there's some striking street photography to be had - and not many yards away beautiful, dramatic views and historic architecture. Certainly a town of contrasts

[@OliverWoodphotography]

Thanks ☺️ Yes I plan to myself + kit + mountain bike on a train to BP North ... prob in the Spring. Would you recommend a scenic direction to head along the coastline? Is heading south best or north etc...are there locations that have a rural,wilder coastline near to BP ?

[@AndyParker-b4h]

Anything about Blackpool jane is all positive when you watch your videos forget negative bias sunshine 🌞 and sea 🌊 you can't beat it keep up the good work 👍

[@visitfyldecoast]

Absolutely

[@dianeshepherd7913]

Its like everywhere, good and bad aspects, what gives it a bad name are the hen parties/stag parties young farmers drunk, day and night, causing problems for police and drugs as alot of other towns get, ambulance, maybe a charge for these services, as a deterrant, something to make these people think twice, they take the services for granted, and make delays happen for other people needing an ambulance, and the strain on police services, my council tax has shot up, and the resources are basically going to dealing with this. There needs to be a solution, or at least try and find one to change the negative and bad in all towns and city's, if only ! The council workers, do work hard keeping blackpool prom clean, and there is alot to offer people coming on holiday 😊

[@bparkinson5397]

Well said Luv. Blackpool and the Fylde coast are the best! What other place (apart from London) comes anywhere near to Blackpool?

[@paulinefraser4097]

Well said, I love Blackpool ❤

[@olgaburgess9298]

You’re absolutely amazing lady Jane I love your videos 😊

[@visitfyldecoast]

Thank you so much!

[@erykfreethinker7147]

We indeed gravitate toward the negative; look at what entertains us ... most fiction is based on the premise of the positive striving against the negative, most news stories are rooted in sensationalising the negative. I saw a trailer - a trailer for a christmas episode of East Enders which had a thug pinning someone up against the wall [and I am told this is about the level of the soap opera [I would rather chew my hand off than watch soap operas!] Most game station activity seems to be shooting at something or blowing something up. I consider that the reason for this resides in our emergance from being base primates to being Homo Sapien Sapien. We were self aware in the plural as in a cooperative tribe [with a view to the future] as well as being self aware [with a view to the future] as individuals,. As hunter gatherers we were intensely vulnerable to predation and losing proximity to food and water as a result of the fear of predation. That fear has followed us and even in this year of 2024 we fear predation at the hands of extremists, muggers and also the loss of income and food etcetera. Fear, like the onset of pain is protection as we have the concept of anticipation as Homo Sapien. The social media keyboard warriors prey on this fear and get more notoriety [and subscribers] for offering negativity, politicians prey on our vulnerability. We have awareness in our most basic level of understandings that we live in a fragile bubble. We watch on tv decades of people starving in countries like those in Ethiopian famines and other people oppressed - professing sadness but when they seek asylum or sanctuary here we react negatively when we know that if we were threatened with the same we would emigrate [and many have] The BBC reported the opening of Showtown, mentioning the problems but ignoring the huge investments aimed at improvements in the resort. [Perhaps Showtown being situated in what looks like a black, cuboid gassometer did not holp!] I personally have talked to agencies who admit sending vilnerable people to Blackpool because of the low rents, they have no response to the negativity they are causing. What follows is that certain vloggers make a point of walking up and down boarded streets filming but do not research the root cause and try to make change - and positive change only happens by evolution, not by revolution as some armchair economists / sociologist consider the solution to be. Negative bias .... about three years ago I was asked to find a beautiful, hopeful, positive poem to be read at a wedding .. I went right through a bookshelf of poems and amongst them all I found three poems that were not trite or based on over-sentimentality .... it is so easy to write of melancholy and despair rather than hopefully and positively. Negative bias has been with us all along. That is my two-pennorth! :-)

[@calderdale6795]

Very well explained. I suspect you are familiar with the work of Carl Gustave Yung , who explains (among other things) the concept of the Collective Unconcious . For reasons you explain the suggestion is that shared negativity keeps you safe and that primordial memory is hard wired into our brain. It could also be argued that shared negativity is a fashionable trait and hence imbues an element of status .Hence the notion that Blackpool is necessarily downmarket for “those in the know” : even without objective knowledge. Thus the Blackpool vloggers who thrive on the negativity gain viewership , perceived confirmation and apparent status : and we all know who they are. Interestingly the female vloggers are invariably positive in their outlook.

[@erykfreethinker7147]

@@calderdale6795 Thank you for your comment Calderdale. I had not considered a gender split but you offer a valid point of view. The temptation of course is to fall into the 'nurturing' stereotype but perhaps the positivity of female bloggers is a contrarian impulse - reaction to the egoistic subtext which I have detected in the male detractors. The wish for notoriety in showing the deepest faults may lead to a compensatory attitude where female vloggers may well allude to what is problematic whilst seeking for hope. I see a lack in male vloggers *with one or two notable exceptions*, [one of which I subscribe to] to describe what they film in detail for the lowest common denominator but do not discuss the problems behind the negativity before them. For me, Calderdale, a vlog on youtube is a symbiotic connection between viewer and uploader. If I use my time in watching and subscribing and commenting it is an appreciation of the work that has been done to offer me benefit for the use of my time. I get that in this channel and I respond to it. Where I have seen negative attitudes in this life I have [in fitter, younger years], protested on marches, worked on committees and organisations to oppose these attitudes, whether it be race or disability hate, anti-social behaviour or whatever. I wish I could know, Calderdale, how many detractors of Blackpool or any town or city have risen up and done anything of practical use as well as upload for ancreasing viewership. As a matter of interest I have found that when people are asked if they want the opportunity to stand up to the plate and make a difference there are more females than men responding but that is just subjective experience. As a tangent to what we have said it is interesting that we do not see many vloggers with negative attitudes filming the people cleaning the beaches, planting flowers and so many other things - resorts like Southport and Cleveleys as well as Blackpool and Fleetwood have caring citizens but this channel does appreciate their work and altruism and long may it continue. In sum I like the words of Jung as follows, if I remember correctly; "Knowing your own darkness may well be the best way forward in dealing with the darkness of other people" Not totally apposite in the context of our comments but I think it has much to commend it.

[@calderdale6795]

@@erykfreethinker7147 Yes , the egoism you mention may well be the forerunner to the requirement for status that , in my experience tends to be typically male. The Jungian quote you recalled is on a fridge magnet here , next to one that says , “I’m on a gin and tonic diet , so far I’ve lost two days”. I hope Carl would approve ? A quote favoured by my late wife , who introduced me to Jung ,(and trawled from her note book ) , has some relevance to this channel , and I offer it to the good lady. “The sea is like music , it has all the dreams of the soul within itself and sounds them over “.

[@erykfreethinker7147]

@@calderdale6795 Thank you for the quotes Calderdale. Jane would certainly like that depiction of the nature of the sea. It could end up as a quote on my refrigerator.

[@visitfyldecoast]

@erykfreethinker7147 and @calderdale6795 - some very interesting points you've both made there. From being a shy little quiet thing (believe it or not!) the years have made me realise that I have to stand up and be counted for what I believe in. If that goes against the algorithm then so be it. At least I know that I tried!

[@junelaw4162]

Blackpool is the same as every where else it’s down side and it’s beautiful side if people have not got anything nice to say they need to scroll on Blackpool has great things going on people working hard like you bloggers to make it welcoming I got married there 28 years ago and we visit every year for 3 days 😂😂 as I get homesick terrible 😂😂 but well said Jane till the next one 😊

[@visitfyldecoast]

Well said June - if you don't like it, scroll past!

[@andrewcroft9541]

I'm not from Blackpool but I love the place times I've said to people going to Blackpool and they respond by saying hate the place I ask have you been recently and they say never been just heard people say that??? All I can say is visit and judge for yourself I agree with you Jane no place anywhere is perfect

[@stevegreer8751]

Morning well said Jane will like coming to Blackpool ❤🗼

[@StephenStewart-oq1ty]

I agree every were has problems not just Blackpool I live in Carlisle and we have problems there I places in Carlisle which are no go areas I have been coming to Blackpool for over 60 years and have no problems me and my wife love Blackpool

[@trelizaberkeley9973]

Hi Jane. You set the record straight. Too much negativity in the news. I live in Perth, Australia , and been to Blackpool twice on my trips to the UK. My hubby is from Southport UK & we always look forward to coming to Blackpool. So much to do & see always. Some people forget their are dirty places in other cities or sea side towns or countries. But, I say who cares, the nitty gritty part of the place makes it unique & interesting.

[@visitfyldecoast]

Thank you. Likewise I know that Southport has its problems, but we really enjoyed our day there last year and will be going again this summer.

[@martinquinn9007]

Over last view years ive had a few good holidays in Blackpool

[@labchick5]

I’m so glad you did this vlog Jane, I agree wholeheartedly with everything you say, people are all too quick to bring Blackpool down. I have had many wonderful holidays there for almost 50 years, our children and now our grandchildren have the same love for it too. I have been to other places in the UK and yes they are very nice (and yes they do have run down areas too) but don’t offer the entertainment and wonderful seafront that Blackpool has, also there is nothing better than a good stormy day ! I would dearly love to live there but in the meantime will continue to come and have many more happy times in my favourite place .

[@visitfyldecoast]

Thanks!

[@mariusbabii]

LADY JANE, people in the future will not be kind to each other, only a few, sad to this that will happen, I never wrote you any negative things, but I did noticed that tv news from England do give blackpool a very bad negative reviews,....why, this town used to look so grand and beautiful, I think some council judges that grew up there grew up really on the harsh side of life and now they want to bring their hurt toward blackpool town, the nice architecture buildings and kind folks there, somebody's hurting bad in the city council, and I sure don't know who, if they will change, the city town of sea side will change for the good, love ya, (A SMILE MAY NOT ONLY CHEER A FROWNED FACE, BUT ALSO AN HAPPY SOUL AND A HURTED FEELING, AND WILL BRING HOPE BACK TO YOU),.......MARIUS(PUNK RULES),......STAY STRONG LOVE, DON'T GIVE UP THERE

[@Maxine-z9z]

Hello Jane. I totally agree with you. I've said for a long time that the Southern based media is biased against Blackpool. I live in North Wales & it's completely different here - as they will never say anything negative about Wales & will get upset & angry at anyone who does say anything remotely negative, so it's the reverse problem. Neither viewpoint is accurate or helpful. I'm hoping to move to Thornton, Cleveleys or Fleetwood within the next couple of years so I follow your channel closely. Best Wishes, Maxine

[@visitfyldecoast]

Strange isn't it how for example the Welsh will be 'patriotic' and defend their place passionately, while other people are the exact opposite and haven't got a good word to say about where they come from.

[@brianhopkinson4243]

So right Jane, if some people don't like Blackpool fair enough, but when you hear some of the uneducated comments by these so called keyboard warriors makes me cringe

[@michellenewman75]

Oh I love Blackpool

[@howardrutter7423]

Well said Jane, you are right about blackpool,I see various places on u tube and they as bad if not worse than blackpool. The media tends to pick on blackpool.i think they jealous. Of its success.

[@visitfyldecoast]

Probably very true

[@juliepownall1063]

Agree jane l like blackpool always something to do love it and the sea air 😊

[@margaretjohnson1302]

Jane I could not agree with you more even before social media people have been like that if you ask them most have never been too Blackpool or read a certain author watched TV series but love to knock them very sad people who many have found a home online we've got too find the good in nearly everything makes living life much better x

[@barriespencer6336]

I love Blackpool best place in Britain would not live anywhere else

[@alisonscreen]

Love black pool my nan and grandad took me every year to the ilumanations and to see the 🗼 tower my favourite photo is my nan grandad and me in Blackpool

[@melblues3847]

I no longer read a paper or watch the news as it makes me angry or depressed and I can't be doing with it. All towns have problems like you said, I live in a rural area and I'm well aware there are drugs etc but it is still a beautiful place. It looks like lots is being done to improve Blackpool and I'm sure we will be back again in the future.

[@visitfyldecoast]

Hear here.

[@davidmoore6025]

Nice to see you on another video it's a shame about the weather but it's nice to see you again on another video keep up the good work till next time biker 🚴 Dave

[@lillianrosbottom7366]

Luv the video. I think blackpool wonderful. Do you not think jane everybody negative minded after everything covid, cost of living people fed up

[@visitfyldecoast]

I think the world has gone skewiff. We've all got used to being materialistic and having everything we want. Life doesn't work like that and people have forgotten how to be happy with small things. Enjoying family, friends, the sunshine and sea views is every bit as enjoyable as spending hundreds of pounds on expensive days out.

[@catherineclark4484]

Love a good rant Jane, I'm sick of people who critisize blackpool, but still go, I love blackpool it has my heart, I totally agree their are run down areas everywhere, but theircis a lot to do in blackpool, near the church and winter Gardens is lovely all the eating places, really nice, Christmas by the sea, pleasure beach, Tower etc, been going over 50 years and going again easter and august

[@asa1973100]

The sea front of Blackpool is fun yes but step behind it and most of the town is a slum full off doss houses and imported crack heads .. go a few miles either way into Fleetwood or Lytham, St Annes and it’s a totally different world … FYI I live opposite Stanley park thank goodness, it’s remain nice here and on the whole it’s a love or hate relationship with the town … but being in denial about the real situation of the place is false it’s a false ideologie.. But no matter what it’s still a great town with flavour and the spice of live running through it

[@visitfyldecoast]

It's not fair to say 'most of the town' - although there are too many doss houses and imported crack heads but that's the fault of landlords who want cheap property and maximum income - landlords who rarely live in or come from the town and don't give a toss about whether it sinks or swims as long as they get their buck. It's the same in inner city areas everywhere - unfortunately inner city Blackpool is close to glitzy, holiday Blackpool so people see it more easily. I'm certainly not in denial - but I do know that a lot of time, effort and money is spent on trying to sort this kind of problem out.

[@treguard1982]

Blackpool is very much a second home for me (first one being Manchester). Although there are positive things about where I live, I've seen Blackpool improve in those particular areas where it may have been lacking. One thing I can't defend though are the buses and how the services have been cut back...again! I'd say that's fairly neutral overall? ;)

[@visitfyldecoast]

I can't comment on buses as I don't use them. I have terrible travel sickness so it's walking, driving or trams for me!

[@davidmoore6025]

Hi Jane biker 🚴 Dave again there's nothing rong with Blackpool and Fleetwood that's we it's so good to cycle to and see 👍😊

[@visitfyldecoast]

It sure is

[@markdodsworth5439]

Some Blackpool vloggers use negativity to their advantage. No names no pack drill

[@hardworker8030]

It has a bad reputation because of all the strip clubs and the clubs are more for stag and hen parties.

[@visitfyldecoast]

All towns have the same kind of nightlife, from Cornwall to the tip of Scotland. People getting too drunk on cheap booze and drugs, fighting and throwing up. If that's what you like then fine but if you don't, then don't join in. Over the years the pubs and clubs in Blackpool have become concentrated around particular areas like Queen Street which does help to zone it.

[@martinquinn9007]

Funny its tr same people rhat probably say about benidorm

[@paulsmith2823]

I have to disagree I moved from London the best place in england to Thornton-clevelys 3 years ago forced to by parents, and Blackpoo my nearist town is a complete dump it was depressing as hell,I've now moved to Lancaster 4 months ago it's way better than Blackpool in every way,but I dont like it up north so I'll be going back to london where the people are acually nice and friendly

[@visitfyldecoast]

Strange. Everyone I've ever spoken to who comes to Blackpool/the north from London says it's the other way round - people are friendlier here.

[@calderdale6795]

@@visitfyldecoast This could be a generational thing? I remember being forcibly removed from Yorkshire as a child and not being too happy about it. The draw of London is quite strong in the young , as it was with me when I lived in SW1 for a while. Age changes perception.

[@colinevans39]

Basically standards of people have deteriorated and many factors are to blame political media and aggression and ambulances in your videos I love your trying to be positive but on the whole it's badly deteriorated but I have a fondness connected to my past but sorry it's a terrible run down mess fact 😤😤

[@visitfyldecoast]

I can't disagree - there are a lot of terribly run down properties which is the fault of landlords - many of which live who knows where and buy property here because it's cheap. They aren't invested in the town and what it's like, they just invest their money where they think they will get most return. That's a lot of the problem all over the country - localism has all but disappeared and how are you ever going to care what your property looks like if it's in a place where you've never been, let alone feel passionate about?

[@0777cnut]

Very negative video 😮

[@visitfyldecoast]

You think I’m negative? Streuth, it’s heaven help all the rest

[@0777cnut]

Lol