RUNCORN - this GHETTO is almost APOCALYPTIC and resembles a PRISON.

[@chrisforster1388]

You dont represent the areas fairly Billy. One sided. You find a couple of people an an old abandoned pub an it's a bad place. It was a great place to grow up. I returned to Runcorn after living in Liverpool for 5years. Fields space, walks no traffic. Show both sides mate don't just do click bate mate. Parents moved from overcrowding not slums.

[@theallornothingpodcastwith4442]

I’m sure there is someone out there that could represent the area fairly but I find austerity and poverty neglected by the government and councils!! P.s Runcorn offered a high-density, low-rise (five-story) solution to the national housing problem at a time when “slums” in nearby Liverpool were being demolished in swaths, and when many public housing authorities were still moving their tenants into new high-rises which were themselves to prove troublesome. Drop the 🎤

[@staceysherman7504]

I'm actually shocked at this representation. Thinking of going out and showing the good side. Yeah that's part of Castlefields looked run down but over the other side of the shops, phoenix park ways it's lovely and open, not an empty house on any of the streets, so rubbish gets put out but within days it's cleared. Are these areas if the same estate run bu different housing associations? My side, phoenix, is onward homes, I remember centurion being a different one so maybe the housing associations are to blame

[@johnoconnor4478]

This guy doesn't represent *ANYTHING* fairly chrisforster. I've had an ongoing battle with him, and one other (whose idiotic comments he keeps on highlighting, and who can't even string a grammatical sentence together) all day long, yet all he can do is keep on deleting my replies, just because they go against the misjudged narrative he tried to put forward in part of his video. He's fighting like hell to maintain that he and his buddy (crying4england) are right. They are not. It doesn't even matter that I am perfectly and scientifically correct in what I'm stating (I'm a chemist). He's a fraud for doing this. Most ordinary people welcome discussion, debate, and openness. Billy doesn't. It's HIS way or else the DELETE button. I cant stand self-centred jumped-up pricks like that. Never could. There's nothing honest or 'fair' about Billy at all. This response will again be deleted in 10, 9, 8, 7........

[@Theoriginalbigbrillo]

@@theallornothingpodcastwith4442 Mrs MOORE stop it 🤫🤫🤫🤫

[@Chris-w2q]

not him huh?​@Theoriginalbigbrillo

[@gary1961]

There's that many houses boarded up in Castlefields, the window cleaner goes round with a fucking sander.

[@PatrickWallace-mx4kl]

If people can't speak English than what are they doing in the country

[@aclark903]

Running Chinese restaurants?

[@clark-ht3vv]

I don't ever comment bill, I didn't know u had a brother with autism thank you for sharing that with us. One of my boys has autism, he's 8 years old non verbal and he's now learning toilet training. I think it's good to open up about about things like this and learn about it. Keep up the good work mate. I like how u treat the people u come in to contact with, most of them are extremely vulnerable so I appreciate how u give them a voice and treat them all with respect. I can't stand them ppl who put cams in their face and antagonise them, I think it's sick and they will have themselves to blame when something bad happens too them. Nobody is more dangerous than a person with nothing to lose, trust me on that

[@MichaelParkinson-wz1nh]

Top comment 👌💯.

[@TheDavewatts]

No better or worse than anywhere else, I've lived in castlefields for over 30 years, its done me no harm. One thing they've done in all areas is wreck the community spirit, look up common purpose, all done by design.

[@SimonLloydGuitar]

Labour will see the entire country like this

[@tomfreeman650]

So how did the Torys not fix it ? blame them ,go see what they did to the mining communities

[@johnbellis1179]

Yes it was a great place when the Tory party were in 6 months ago,just like all our other town centres.

[@emilymccartney1593]

Labour are planning to invest billions into the UK’s infrastructure. What did the Tories do in 14 years in power?

[@notestingme]

The 19 year old spoke very well you can tell he has his head on his shoulders and will go far in life i wish him all the best

[@leesmusic1]

Was thinking the same, he is a massive victim of circumstance. If he had been born into a middle class family in a nice area he would be going far

[@charliesmith_]

@@leesmusic1 Yup. Good brain. A rarity in 19yearolds (and older and younger) these days

[@missmuffet3874]

Absolutely 💯 He needs to go to college or something he’s bright and he’s wasting himself just hanging around the streets. ❤

[@step9624]

Are you for real?? A 19 year old stood on a park with a bunch of kids talking about “there’s nothing round here for us to do” has he ever heard of a job?

[@CHILL-ST]

“ your filming me , I’m filming you , and their filming us “ 😂😂😂😂love it bill 😂😂

[@anyexpat]

And one day a reaction video will react to this film of him being filmed by them, him filming them and the shopping centre filming them both. People will watch the result of that filming also.

[@CHILL-ST]

@@anyexpat this is getting complicated viewing 😂

[@BabushkaOnuk]

@@CHILL-ST DOOM is upon ye. Better get used to inceptive viewing my friend 😁

[@CHILL-ST]

YOU KNOW ITS NOT THAT ROUGH ROUND THERE WHEN YOU SEE THE COPPER PIPE IS STILL LEFT IN THE BUILDING …

[@brianburns9190]

I know ,if that was in Liverpool .it would have been well striped.

[@CHILL-ST]

@@brianburns9190 same where I live ,, floor boards ripped up , all pipe gone and the copper tank went for a stroll to the scrapyard to get away from it all 😂😂😂

[@fishyattacksAVFC]

They're probably that stupid that they don't know it's worth anything 😂😂😂

[@fishyattacksAVFC]

​@brianburns9190 And stripped aswell.

[@CHILL-ST]

@@JesusChrist-py1dn let us know how much the haul was worth at the scrap yard 😂😂😂

[@duncanfindlay3227]

Near brought to tears by the group of young lads, I brought my son up in Govan and all his pals were great kids and now young adults, at this age they need adults to engage with them and give them opportunities before they become victims of the rigours of life.

[@chasey2327]

u dont see young lads playing sport these days - best way to let off steam and learn a skill - and u aint destroying anything

[@S-North]

Me mum moved us from Liverpool to Runcorn in 79, I lived there until 88 until I joined the Army. We grew up on another estate called Palacefields. Back then it was a laugh, it was a lot cleaner then, loads of places to roam, The castle, the canals, the Shoppo (the shopping mall you went in), the Ski slope, loads to do as kids, we would even walk to the Runcorn bridge and climb on it and loads of other places we went to. Castlefields was a lot bigger, it had loads of long rows of grotty flats that are now gone. It was sound growing up for us around Runcorn.

[@ponyboycurtis3795]

Different times lad..Different times...the country was a different place back then..I was born in 1979 and grew up through the 80s and 90s in some of the worst areas in Birmingham but I have great memories of my childhood always out having a laugh with mates getting into all kinds 😂

[@S-North]

@@ponyboycurtis3795 👍

[@mrElpacas]

funny how a lot of the people i know from runcorn, (way back) ended up in the forces, was a good way to get out of runcorn. my dads side are old halton village and my mums side moved ro runcorn from liverpool back when you had to use the transporter to get across. when i was a kid i used to like going on the expressway bridge down the canal over halton road to watch runcorn playing, i remeber before that bridge was there there was a church and the dairy was just up the back. had some epic parties in those flats on castlefields, as crap as they were i loved that you could walk from nearly one side of the estate to the other under cover for most of it. also loved the fact that john bishop likes to raise, in every estate theres a shop chippy and a pub thats usually centralish to the estate. lived in a few parts of runcorn, the heath, halton lodge, halton brook, halton road 3 times.

[@S-North]

@@mrElpacas You're right, quite a few of us went into the forces. You mentioned Halton Rd, I worked at the National Tyres that used to be there for a year before joining up. 👍

[@NoIdYNWA]

I grew up in Palacefields (78-90), good times..

[@Ology3121]

Moved from Gainford Rd off finch Lane to castlefields early 1982 at 14 years old. The Fidds was a great community pub up until mid 90's when they knocked Southgate down. They dispersed most of the Southgate community around runcorn a lot of whom were drug addicts etc. It ruined all the estates especially the pubs. I love Runcorn and have little holidays there occasionally staying in the campanile. The Fiddlers 3 got its name in the early 70's from a competition to name the pub. At that time there was only 3 cooling towers at Fiddlers Ferry powerstation and that's how it got its name. Ferry view walk dominated Castlefields with almost a mile long of flats but they're gone now. Foxy was the Landlord of the Fiddlers in them days. Alec Parker ( former Everton International for Scotland) run The swinging sporran in shopping City later renamed Rudolphs. He was a lovely man him and Eileen. There's a Pathe news article on KZbin from 1958 of him winning Scottish footballer of the year. I hope Runcorn gets the needed investment it deserves.

[@saraprva4172]

I remember Alex also Mac who ran the Straw Hat

[@alwarner5728]

I remember Rudolph's in the shopping city. Too young to go in, but my grandad used to. A blast from the past. Haven't thought of it in years.

[@markphillips9975]

That young lad spoke well

[@kittyroo-x4p]

Runcorn looks like the Hotel California, you can check out any time you choose, but you can never leave.

[@clanmclaren1244]

Dont speak english but works in security?Sums this country up really

[@paulblatch01]

My thoughts exactly!

[@CHILL-ST]

@@clanmclaren1244 Look up - affirmative action !!!

[@IFYOUREADTHISUAREWEIRDANDGHEY]

IF YOU NOTICE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WILL BE ARRESTED!

[@martinwilkinson7939]

He speaks good enough English to stop the usual suspect local Anglo-Saxons from committing crime.

[@alwarner5728]

He "doesn't" speak English is what you mean. And as for it summing up England, well if you can go to England and get a job without speaking the language then there's no excuse for anyone else is there?

[@ThePBWay]

It’s Widnes that stinks Billy. The wind blows the smell over to Runcorn 😂

[@fishyattacksAVFC]

So that means Runcorn stinks too then 😂😂😂

[@ThePBWay]

@@fishyattacksAVFC Fair

[@GBPaddling]

"Armpit of the World" my mate called it when he lived there.

[@phils6723]

That recycling centre is shocking in widnes, i drive past it going to work, smells like you have drove straight into a wheelie bin

[@Lezley-q4r]

A nice girl once asked me to kiss her where it smells !!!! so I took her to Widnes .........

[@StuartTaylorEsquire]

Runcorn. It has a Warrington postcode, has Cheshire as the county, is governed by Halton council, falls under the Liverpool City Region, uses Cheshire Police/Fire Service, North West Ambulance, and shares an MP with Helsby. Like Widnes, Runcorn doesn't know where it belongs he says as he looks out the window at Skelmersdale 😢

[@charliesmith_]

Same in Bucks. Longest county in UK. Can't get a whit of compus mentis or civil help in the south of it. Dodgy at the top.

[@xguboekoberav1980]

Now that’s quite a summary…🤔

[@Mark-ip7oq]

😅

[@streetvida2707]

This is the point I was going to make but you made it better. It has no identity. I worked close by for 6 months many years ago. For an outsider it's a very difficult place to get your head around or make any sense of. It's actually a bit strange.

[@JJPwfelli]

Bootle, Crosby etc... are similar. God knows why they are in this made up area called 'Sefton' and lumped in with Southport. Don't get me started on this. The wastage, inefficiency and stupidity of these council/service areas does my head in. It's like the entire thing was created by someone drunk with a crayon scribbling on a map. If it didn't cause such problems to people it'd be funny.

[@technosamurai9825]

Top marks Billy for visiting my home town of Runcorn. I would of loved to of bumped into you. Lived here all my life and yeah you have captured a dark part of it but there's some great areas of the town that are steep in history. Its a shame people think of Runcorn like this when in fact its pretty safe. A lot of the New Town as its called is the same tho the housing image differs, the mood can be different in each one. Having said that, Up The Corn 🌽 Nice one Billy

[@demonicadavies3674]

I think there's good and bad parts of all areas you go to. Even in the quietest of villages, it's the same. Think I'd rather live in runcorn than live in a village that likes just their tea and slippers.

[@Davidhowells-u6z]

Please keep this going mate, it is eye opening a disgrace to the leaders of this beautiful country, they are out of touch with reality. The UK is dying.

[@charliesmith_]

Councils only care about council taxes they get from building all over the uk greenbelt and doing nothing to maintain council properties or societal safety.

[@Growyourowninacourtyard]

Agree.

[@Rat-Salad]

Totally agree.

[@Liverpoolrmagic]

“Twinned with Chernobyl” 😂.We moved to Runcorn in May 1974 from The Dingle, was literally back down on Mill street & Park Street last Saturday and the transformation of L8 is unreal … Runcorn on the other hand got a poxy bridge and left to rot thanks to Rotherham and his cronies in Castle street. Your vid was spot on, Bill 👍🏻

[@eugenevictortooms4174]

How did that guy get a job??? He can't communicate in english at all. How did he get through a job interview? How does he read things? Insanity.

[@CHILL-ST]

@@eugenevictortooms4174 it’s called the affirmative action program… they need to make up these numbers .. Clearly your ethnic background is all The qualifications you need …

[@IFYOUREADTHISUAREWEIRDANDGHEY]

STOP NOTICING THINGS! bigot!

[@willydapooh9712]

You see what it is, is there is a box that he ticked that got him the job over everyone else.

[@martinwilkinson7939]

@@willydapooh9712 Was it the "Are you on drugs or an alcoholic?" box?

[@Got_Your_Six]

@@martinwilkinson7939no… what would you describe your ethnicity as?

[@badgermcspoon11]

The kids in Runcorn seem to have some morals and knowledge about them. The revenue that council gets from all them properties, just a shame it’s not spent more efficiently. There is always someone telling you, you are not allowed to film but no one to pick up the litter.

[@focusedman5759]

Yep, they don't want you filming the litter.

[@Northstar-Media]

Head of security who doesn't speak English says it all really 🤷‍♂️

[@bettyswolloks]

I'm a photographer, have been for over 30yrs now. Shopping centres are NOT public places, they are places open to the public. They're not the same thing. They are also usually on private ground and owned by a business entity. Usually as a rule of thumb expect to get challenged and to have to put the camera away.

[@Powney888]

As somebody who has dealt with owners of shopping centres in the past in my job, I can second this and can back it up. They are privately owned.

[@zionsky6578]

Maybe our taxes should stop funding them then.

[@derekaskey3727]

I can assure you a shopping center is a public place weather privately owned or not and as such must have clear signage if filming is not allowed, just like a theater, you can walk into a privately owned theater and film a whole concert unless there is signage saying you cannot, that is the law my friend these days, with modern technology.

[@martinsmusic2223]

The phrase is "publicly accessible." If these shopping centres want to prevent visitors filming then they will need to ban the use of mobile phones, which have the capability to film. Just because someone is pointing an object capable of filming, does not guarantee they are doing such. The reply I give should anyone challenge me, is "I'm wearing trainers but I'm not f'king jogging am I?"

[@tommyross1872]

My uncle married a girl from Runcorn, he met her on holiday in the Isle of Man in the 60's and moved down. I came down from Glasgow on Holiday as a 13 year old in the early 70's, I loved it. for the two weeks I was down that first time I helped an old guy deliver milk on an electric float, he paid me 10 pence a day. With the money I bought my first pair of 'Wrangler' jeans from the 'Army and Navy' stores in the town. He took me to Anfield, Liverpool were playing Crystal Palace, I went in the Kop, Keegan, Toshack, and Emlyn Hughes were the big names but Ian Callaghan caught my eye, he ran the show! My uncle worked for ICI, and had a lovely 4 bedroom home, he bought in Wicksten Drive, to me it was posh, coming from a rough council scheme.

[@krosis6078]

Its a shame the LA neglects these areas. Those grim brutalist buildings would be much less depressing with a power wash. Those were good kids. They deserve to have things to do and persevere so they can build proper futures for themselves.

[@charliesmith_]

👍🎯

[@JJPwfelli]

Those buildings would look less grim demolished. Past their sell by date by 40 years.

[@charliesmith_]

@@JJPwfelli they were THAT badly built? That's a disgusting waste of taxpayers hard earned money. I can imagine what kind of cheap labour came and built them.

[@normalwisdom4048]

I lived in Castlfields in the early 80's after my family moved from West Derby, it was such a lovely place to live, lots of kids, Bridgwater Canal, shopping city, plenty of outside spaces to play, good youth centre, I left when I was 17 after joining the military & later returned 10 years later to run a Community & Youth Centre the decline was starting then, big 5/6 bed houses but no more big families to live in them, I even had a good night upstairs in the Fidds one night (can't remember her name) sad to see it like this now, it's also the same for the military bases I served on, closed, dilapidated & vandalised, Runcorn is in the top5 of a nuclear strike by Russia due to it's petrochemical industries, sadly I think that would be an improvement*

[@dave55831]

Boss video Billy, brought me back to the late 80’s when there were loads of abandoned buildings to explore! Highlighting real life for the unfortunate. Thanks Billy.

[@dawa5899]

No filming he dont speak english. Head of security says it all

[@dazhutchy823]

Snooker, fishing, football, youth clubs, and trips-loads to do, but they just don't want to do it and want to terrorize areas and people.

[@xTheTimidx]

Absolutely clueless, there’s no youth clubs left, there’s one Snooker place that’s near on derelict!

[@Thechatteringclasses-oj6zy]

Many many years ago I lived in Runcorn and worked in the shopping city down in the bowels. No windows, no fresh air. It was torture. Couldn’t wait to leave.

[@bugattiben5524]

Sadly lived here all my life, it's a grim place fella

[@evolvinglife-spiritualteac8427]

They are some people in the chat, who seem to think you would be better off showing nice houses with two cars in the drive, ha. The problems that you are showing are in every town, and thanks for highlighting it. What was that church doing that looked closed, there is no effort by them either to go out to the communities, and offer help and support, and they are supposed to be doing gods work. Massive overhaul is needed by the police, councils, and elected MPs to step up and start to sort this instead of turning a blind eye

[@peterarmstrong2048]

Runcorn is a hell hole not locals fault i blame council for ignoring this place

[@ste2442]

Here’s the MP , a Manc 😂 Amesbury joined the Labour Party as a 17-year-old after moving with his family to Yorkshire, where he says he was politicised by the impact on local families of Margaret Thatcher's political policies and the subsequent miners' strike.[4] He served as a Regional Officer and Fundraising and Events Manager for Labour and was later elected to the party's National Policy Forum (NPF), the policymaking arm of the Labour Party. Amesbury was elected to Manchester City Council representing Fallowfield Ward in 2006,[7] defeating the incumbent Liberal Democrat, and subsequently winning re-election in 2010 and 2014.[8][9] Rising to the position of Executive Member for Culture and Leisure from 2008 to 2012, he helped bring the National Football Museum to the city.[10] He stood down following his election to the House of Commons, triggering a by-election in his ward in July 2017

[@ste2442]

@@charliesmith_ look at the jobs he’s had , all council and local government type stuff . Absolutely hasn’t a clue about normal life on an estate.

[@TheMasterblaster32]

They are doing it everywhere all over the uk.

[@charliesmith_]

@@ste2442 Every Council is the same. Socialism doesn't care about people.

[@charliesmith_]

@@TheMasterblaster32 🎯 even in the posh south. Its a shithole now.

[@KarinSawrey]

There's no community in the community anymore, it's sad😢

[@robatkin7580]

Im a Runcorn lad born and bred, you'd call me a "Wool" Billy. Runcorn has never been Las Vegas, but what the local Labour council has done to my town over the decades is shocking, there is no way out, pin a red rosette on a donkey and the people will vote for it.

[@jonathanpearce6108]

Absolutely nailed it with this comment

[@ste8851]

I think after Starmer has done one term in office people will never vote for labour again

[@yorkshireplumbing]

Reform got 2nd in the last one... not bad for around here!

[@davidbowden6407]

Every labour council is run down and corrupt.

[@eddiekeato]

My antie and uncle use to live in windmill Hill about 40 yrs ago bill just over from castlefields . I was around 12/13 back then. Use to go there every school holidays , six week summer holidays etc . Use to love it back then, couldn't wait to get there . Watching this has shocked me because back then it was nothing like that . There was a sports centre in windmill hill , swimming pool and loads of things to do . Go fishing in the lake and canal there , tennis courts etc .swimming pool and sports centre are all gone now last time I took a drive there about 10 yrs ago. Even the school that was there has gone. Like a ghost town now. Wouldn't live there now if you paid me to live there. 🫣😩🙈

[@Mountianlions69]

I moved into Murdishaw, Runcorn in 75 when Murdishaw was just a newly completed Mooring close and that was it. Doctors, dentist and shop were in some houses as there wasn't any buildings for those purposes. I was bussed into Moore to their Junior school. Fields and frogs that's all there was in Murdishaw.

[@Galaxyofbrian]

I live in Runcorn and absolutely love it here. You were guided by a kid in the first park to a better area, but you did not go; instead, you walked about 10 miles in the opposite direction to another deprived area. There are beautiful places in Runcorn, but just like everywhere else, it has its bad areas. If you are attracted to them like flies to excrement, then that is what you are going to find. Your content is biased and negative.

[@Crazyfilmm]

The point off this man's videos are to highlight what is going off in different city's has in the shit parts and ruff areas not the nice parts 😂

[@waynepatterson6167]

That fair to look at bad areas but dont misrepresent the whole town with a headline calling runcorn a getto it isnt ive lived here all my life there are lots of nice areas to show the empty pub ok there a few closed down over the year there local estate pubs which is what you see up and down the country if he bothered to actually go the old town there's pubs open weretherspoons etc your right about showing the bad but higher runcorn is really nice and runcorn for most is not a getto and ive travelled all over the country and trust me there are worst places just saying @Crazyfilmm

[@stedunning59]

As a plasterer I use to do 80% of my work in Runcorn and it was a great place to be at , loved going for beer there and loved the ppl , I’m in Australia now and I didn’t recognise the place , it’s really sad

[@charliesmith_]

'The Laughing Advocate' proves the law on filming in public places eveywhere, every time he's out filming. Cops confirm he is legally allowed to. Your'e fine filming in a 'public place' Billy. Numpties telling you not to film while not *openly* publicly displaying their security (employment) *licences* don't even care to remember let alone know they themselves are commiting a ciminal offence in law, by not displaying that security credential. *Carry On,* Billy. Youre in the right. 👍

[@lollyelle]

The area round the Fids is owned by plus dane and people pay service charges for them to keep it tidy and clean and they do nothing. Runcorn is a nice place it's what gets moved into the area that causes the issues there is a lack of pride in some not all places

[@staceysherman7504]

I commented this. If he came to the area covered by onward homes it wouldn't look like that. It's more a review on housing associations as over phoenix park way it's clean and not an empty house in site. It's like he's seemed out the bad only. Terrible video.

[@lollyelle]

@staceysherman7504 the places where plus dane own the houses they do nothing. The boarded up house looks like there has been a fire in it so it would of course be boarded up!! I moved to runcorn 7 years ago after living in Liverpool most of my life. I loved the nice canal walks and open spaces we have access too. I 100% agree the video was far from a true representation of our town.

[@paranoidozzy1970]

My mum and dad moved from Liverpool to runcorn first to castlefields in 1973 it was brand new and a great place to grow up we ended up in murdishaw had a great upbringing but now it's a whole different story it makes me sad to see how it's gone 😢

[@Jamie--toon39]

The council's need busted.. they need a good look into where the moneys going .. all over this country is a dump

[@maggiefisher48]

if you are on the town council planning committee u can decide that your own company gets all the work..........runcorn needs investigating....Billy is just the start.

[@yorkshireplumbing]

You walked past the closed cinema they are repurposing to warehouse immigrants... that'll be a great positive for Runcorn, won't it.... just what every town wants and needs.

[@donnahobbs5174]

Depends who comes my African Great grandfather came to Uk set up buisness and his son my grandfather is havinga statue as he was a world famous boxer of his time time in St Anne Square Manchester stop being racist.

[@RikCotterill]

No evidence of it being repurpsoed for that?

[@yorkshireplumbing]

@@donnahobbs5174 nah, you see, seeing your country being invaded isn't being racist. Depends on who and how many... we've seen what the country has been turned into, it's a toilet. Use a dictionary before you go throwing around words you have no comprehension of.

[@New-ei8qp]

@@donnahobbs5174 Noticing the massive numbers of them and complete lack of integration along with the massive nosedive in the state of the country, is not 'wayzist', actually, it's noticing that something is bad and destructive. Sorry about that... sorry for noticing reality exists. ¯\_( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)_/¯

[@eire32athacliath41]

Ireland mainly Dublin is getting flooded by the day by these illegals and already a very young girl was stabbed coming out of school, rape is gone thru the roof and loads of attempted really young kidnappings. Dublin is not Dublin anymore and they're still coming in daily in their thousands we are donald ducked. Well said DonnaHobbs 💯👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@dafyddmitchell4672]

Grew up in runcorn moved out when I was 16 to be honest it taught me how life really is at a young age wow its a wrote off these days

[@Pyjamarama11]

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[@gary1961]

Is this a new poem by John Cooper Clark?

[@Pyjamarama11]

@@gary1961 🤣🤣🤣🤣 KLF also known as the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu Furthermore known as The Jams

[@johnwebster2263]

Thanks for the video Billy, I worked in Runcorn for ten years, from 1993 until 2003. It was bad then but its nothing compared to what it's like now!

[@Cyd-v5b]

This is like the rest of the 60s/70s 'new towns'.... Neglected! Some concrete houses were thrown up for temporary accommodation (habitable for10yr maximum) but they are still lived in, fifty years later. They are wringing with damp & mold. The design of these estates just don't work, Skem is the same. The sad part of this is there's good people stuck there, they keep their houses clean & decent, but then you see the disfunctional people bring the area down. Those young lads were good kids... Shame the youth clubs have disappeared off the face of the earth. There's no jobs, they are encouraged to stay on, get qualifications go to uni, get a hefty debt & end up in a call centre or retail. And so it goes.... no wonder the birth rate has dropped, no prospects for the youth it's depressing!! Keep on keep'n on and stay positive 👍

[@PeterSothern]

I believe the pigeons fly upside down in runcorn.

[@justchilling4491]

And the bats sleep upright 😂

[@evolveausevolveaus]

Ya gotta be quick. Much love Billy, from Australia 🇦🇺

[@terrychapman5335]

In all fairness Billy ,that estate has the potential to be beautiful. If only it had a community project to take care of the green areas .

[@maysloman5313]

Billy I can't watch to the end as I am so sad as it's starting to feel so much of England is in decline

[@CHILL-ST]

@@maysloman5313 yes but that’s because billy only focuses on the rough and tough areas ,,, there is loads of nice places and areas in England.

[@PaulHipToBeSquareAllen]

It’s been like this a long time. You just didn’t have YT to realise it.

[@garyrigby21]

So glad we didn't move to Runcorn or Skem in the 60s I'm glad I grew up in wavertree

[@gary1961]

I done the 'double whammy.' Skem in 1969, then moved to Runcorn in 78. Been here ever since. Just like anywhere else, there are grim parts of Runcorn (Castlefields as featured) and there are some great areas. I've lived in both grim (Halton Lodge and Southgate) and great parts (Norton Cross, Higher Runcorn, and Sutton Park when it was new in the early 80s). Skem was good in the early 70s but went rapidly downhill when all the factories started closing down.

[@garyrigby21]

@@gary1961 i couldn't imagine being taken out of Liverpool when i was a kid my life would have been so different i dread to think! i'd have a funny accent by now! god forbid lol

[@Rockthecasbah3535]

Billy you would make a great youth worker

[@magic1968]

Worked in Runcorn up to a few years ago until they opened the new bridge. Then I had to find £2k a year for the privilege of using it. I found another job that didn't mean I had to pay extra to get in and out of.

[@focusedman5759]

Can't blame ye mate

[@Raoh]

You can tell the young lad with the mic on his top actually cares about everyone around him, they wont see it now but as they get older they will. Just shows good people can come from anywhere.

[@NeilFMalcolm]

You can film anything as long as filming on or from public land. It’s public domain. KZbinr DJ Audits is always at odds with guards like that who don’t know law. Well done on all you great content Lad.!

[@WelshJohn123]

Billy nice to see you not leaving any finger prints on that safe mate lol 👍👍👍

[@xguboekoberav1980]

😂

[@EricSmith-rd3xo]

Don’t really understand the point in this video. You have literally sought out every rough/derelict row of houses/pub/area. I have hard working families in the council estates in Runcorn, originated from my Grandparents that were from Liverpool. Hard working people who have looked after their home and brought their family up to all work hard and be respectful. They still live in Castlefields, their house is beautiful, well kept and their street is a lovely community. I grew up in a council estate, again all hard working people and making a living. Have you tried going to these type of areas/houses/pubs so there is a balanced approach? Queen of Hearts/The Norton Arms both thriving. Please don’t try and paint a picture of Runcorn being full of lazy/ scruffy/rough people that have partly originated from the ‘slum’ areas of Liverpool. These people have actually created a community here which is thriving. And partly to thank for it being such a great place to live!

[@JulieRobson-r1x]

I totally agree

[@momogallas]

Nice to hear the other side. Maybe Billy will do a series showing the other side of places he’s visiting. I think personally he knows he has to build up his channel before this. It’s just my opinion and I am not minimising your comment as it’s good to know the other side ❤

[@TheDavewatts]

I have to agree, I thought exactly the same.👍🏻

[@rapman2526]

​@@ponyboycurtis3795he not bad mouthing the area he's highlighting the what needs fixing an helping no one else is doin he was up in Wavertree mate he nos what it's like an he's tryin to bring a light to it most the people he asked what's it like said it's a shthole would be the same if u asked anyone in my area now in liverpool litraly all over the uk has its good an bad parts mate u might of been bought up in a loverly house but not all off us did lad if u watched Billy chanel from its all about makin change for the better for the people who need it most so there is a big point in this video he's the realist man on KZbin he brings u it raw an straight from the places tha need the help

[@ponyboycurtis3795]

@@rapman2526 as soon as I read "you might have been bought up in a lovely house" I switched off pal..you don't know me or how I was bought up or where and how bad or what I might have been through so for you to presume anything about me told me everything.

[@KieranJgaming]

Funny seeing this as I living in runcorn 😂😂

[@davidormond8573]

Thanks for this upload looking forward to Ur next one have an amazing night Billy

[@billdoor3140]

Runcorn was never the same after Frank Spencer ruined their super computer

[@Ology3121]

Calling Runcorn DHSS calling Runcorn... I get your comment👍👏👏👏😂

[@billdoor3140]

@@Ology3121 lol I'm genuinely surprised anyone got the reference. Unfortunately my local town in West Midlands is likely far worse than runcorn. High street consists of takeaways all done multiple times for serious hygiene breeches, and charity shops. Although everything is being closed off on Sunday afternoon for a Muhammad parade!

[@gary1961]

@@billdoor3140 ..... to which they will send ten fat useless coppers to police them dressed in rainbow colours, carrying zero weapons, and they will have Nike running shoes on their feet so they can sprint away at the first sign of trouble, like they did in Leeds recently.

[@didwest1249]

Harpo

[@MelissasArt]

The UK really is oppressive when it comes to mass surveillance. I quickly realised that when I moved abroad. And it is clear they can't stand it when private citizens start filming themselves.

[@MichaelParkinson-wz1nh]

You're lucky, if you got out in time.

[@MelissasArt]

@MichaelParkinson-wz1nh I live in rural southern Portugal now. Have done for getting on for 13 years. I used to live in London. Even back then, your every move was watched watched. I've heard the new Labour government is going to be pushing for facial recognition cameras to be rolled out. 😳

[@MichaelParkinson-wz1nh]

@@MelissasArt yeah I've heard that, it's terrible what's happening in this country, I don't know if Mr starmer is on a power trip, but if not we're in trouble, I live in North West England, and we're i live ain't that bad at the moment, but there's no hotels here, I'm 51 so hopefully I won't be here when it gets really bad.

[@MelissasArt]

@MichaelParkinson-wz1nh I'm pretty lucky really as I work remotely. So being here and working from home makes it all viable. Because job opportunities are not that good around here. A lot of the youngsters have to leave for Lisbon, Porto or Madrid. I'm 38. I left when I was 26. It was the year after those riots. I'll never forget being sat at home whilst they were outside putting windows through and setting fire to cars. It was really frightening. It was then ans there I decided I wanted out. I'm glad you are doing okay regardless though lovely. But definitely considering your options once you retire. Moving abroad to retire is easier than you think. Providing you have your pension sorted and can sort a place to live, then you should easily be able to get a visa. Then again, you never know. They may bring freedom of movement back by then. I feel for you having that melt as PM. I knew he would be like this. Said all along, he is no different from Macron, Trudeau etc.

[@darrenlennox2313]

@@MelissasArt you not got any spare rooms 😂

[@frankw8171]

I once cycled through Runcorn, and i made a wrong turn an got lost, I thought I'd turned onto the set of Shameless, it was like a square with a sofa by a power station an people sittin off all bevied. Began with a P cant really remember the name of the place, anyway I should find my way home soon haha.

[@kasperhauser987]

This is happening all over the uk and seems to be by design i wonder why and whose behind it all governments and councils have no money so it's going to get a lot worse

[@adrianowen6524]

Really appreciate these videos Billy

[@dogsbod]

Moved from Toxteth to Castlefields in the late 60s into a bungalow with an indoor toilet and radiators it was like winning the lottery a great place to grow up community spirit and friendly people years later it got a bad reputation such a shame but there are some really nice parts of Runcorn pity i missed you bill would like to go for a bevvy with you sometime

[@billsbasementworkshop1902]

How do you get a job as a security supervisor if you can't understand English? Also Billy you can Film anything, anyone and anywhere in a public place. Although, some peolple would argue that while it is a shopping Mall. It is owned and run by a private company and as such it is private property. Eg: If I open my garden to the public for a BBQ. They are allowed in, but it is still my private property. Just an analogy.

[@ElijahMCbeats]

Fully appreciate you being in Runcorn and doing what you do. On the question of filming in Shopping City. Shopping city is privately owned land with public access. Not public land. So that were filming would come into question. Personally i dont see the problem with filming. And agree with your sentiments. As for law, its a civil matter. Not a criminal one. So if action were to be taken, it would pertain to damages of private entitiys reputation or defamation for example. On private land with public access, if you've been served notice (the signs) that you cannot film ans you do. It comes under breach of contract as opposed to breaking a law. Just for future reference to keep yourself covered mate. But great work. Hope to see you back in runcorn. Would be great to buy you a coffee

[@LeonJones-n6e]

Been loving all your content Recently billy...absolutely spot on

[@Sirdickymint]

I like the longer videos.. I'm a Durham lad and got a good pal who lives in Bootle I love the way of life it was exactly how I grew up..

[@maxinemonaghan1542]

It’s a privately owned shopping center so it’s not ‘public ‘ when it comes to filming . So we don’t have the same ‘rights ‘ as in the streets .. photographer over 30 years here .. and different rules apply to filming / photographing any kind of security .

[@alexpeters1080]

Unbelievable the pub hadn't been scrapped out for copper, brass taps, etc. The local kids must be effectively guarding it from the local tea leaves.

[@M9998.3]

100% they probably don't know the value of these things

[@lollyelle]

It's earmarked for demolition and flats are being built there but it's probably taking ages for the planning to go through and then the housing association to get the cheapest contractors to throw the flats up

[@bdd606]

Halton council are disgusting. And that's the reason why the full borough is funked

[@paranormalchannelx1307]

This is getting worse Billy ..they released prisoners today thsy had done 40% of their time 😢 💕✝️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[@lizxox9460]

One has already stabbed someone

[@Onthecouch-r5r]

Halton council just got 22 mil to improve the area.whats the bets non of our estates get it..Live on the brook didnt know you were over here billy.gutted to have missed you

[@joejoyce9979]

Such an ugly place, Literally the most disgusting looking 'houses' all grouped together, intertwined with alleyways, underpasses and random round-a-bouts everywhere, Absolutely nothing to do, young or old. Has to be one of the most depressing places to live in the UK. At least up north.

[@mrElpacas]

there is actually some really nice looking houses and really nice old buildings too, you just have to avoid the estates mostly and just look in the old villages that now make up runcorn. theres a good few listed buildings too, although some of these are going or have gone due to a plague of arson attacks after planning permission to change the building gets declined...

[@bch4688]

He went to the area thats mostly the new town that was Liverpool's overspill. There's some beautiful areas in Runcorn if you go the right places.

[@davidbriggs6025]

Keep filming Billy and raising awareness of how neglected the areas are. Feel for the kids who have nothing to do.

[@celticlocs9761]

Its absolutely shameful that buildings like this are not being repurposed for individuals in dire need. UK needs to adopt a similar system to Denmark. Shine the light Billy, uber respect for the candid content you are sharing.

[@Whiteart10]

Try living in Bradford for 15 years and Runcorn is just fine. I think you painted Runcorn in a bad light. Runcorn has a lot of nice areas. Castlefields is much better than it was in the 80’s. There are some run down areas like all towns have. To correct you on saying people came from the slums of Liverpool to Runcorn, my parents didn’t come from slums when they moved to Runcorn and my wife certainly didn’t. Look around all the nice areas of Runcorn, even the not so nice areas are better than living in Liverpool. One thing people notice when visiting is how many trees Runcorn has and historical sites. You also don’t get stuck in traffic due to having free flowing expressways. I would rather live in Runcorn, my home town.

[@golgotha3938]

It does have an obscure russian /east european town vibe to it.

[@klr3888]

Lived in runcorn from 74 to 2004 was an amazing place to have been brought up in. Gone to pot since then, only visit cause family are still living there. Come on, government, we all pay taxes.

[@knockercruncher]

New sponsor Billy awesome I knew someone who lives there primarily my ex partner so many year's ago used to sleep on Runcorn train station to get to Lime Street. Utterly stunned to see what it has become.

[@handsomejack5787]

Lives in a rough place like that but still had manners.

[@outaboutwithjobe2855]

What ever happened to youth clubs? Why did they just disappear? Not having them has stopped kids being kids. It's forced a generation to grow up too fast and has made them think they have to act out while walking the streets with nothing to do. I feel like a lot needs to be done now to change the mindset and that a cultural shift is needed. Runcorn Has never been great, granted. But it had community. Now it's a husk of its former self, clinging on for dear life. Another great video Billy

[@maggiefisher48]

its legal to pay yourself a wage if you run a not for profit organisation....(from a grant given to the town by local government....) how much do u want > its all there for the taking.......summat wrong somewhere eh??

[@ianingham5713]

What a lovely gang of lads, very respectful and friendly. Such a shame

[@teeslunk]

Big Brother is always watching. Everyone is filming 😂😂

[@tomandmarley]

I’m addicted to these vids Billy but man they’re depressing as fuck la.

[@theallornothingpodcastwith4442]

😂

[@andreahodson7031]

there are lovely canal walks if you go in the day with others..😂

[@NoIdYNWA]

I'm from Runcorn, never going back again..

[@maysloman5313]

Who ever designed that estate needs to be asked what was his vision.

[@El_Paracleto]

They forgot ta go ta Specsavers and opted for the 'Dystopian Vision', as it was the cheapest...

[@CHILL-ST]

@@maysloman5313 you have to try and remember how it was back in the time that estate was built ,,, back then I bet the locals loved it , all new apartments , new kitchens bathrooms etc. We’re just looking at it as a neglected , run down , crime ridden area

[@steefc84]

Castlefields was predominantly built up in the 70s local schools youth clubs the council actually had moneh great place to live now it's an absolute sesspool nothing to do no money getting spent apart from building houses and they've shut over 30 pubs down easily in the last decade

[@jayd1974]

Don’t think they gave a fuck as all UK towns have estates like that real shame

[@mrElpacas]

theres actually video of this look up the docu Runcorn New Town 'The Leaving of Liverpool' 1974 Full Documentary it has their vision for the new town and a handy map and some buildings, which i remember seeing as a kid

[@andyneville4059]

Yes Billy lad..... You picked a good one there... Lol... Runcorn is a deprived n grim place... I'd say Skelmersdale is worse n I've been to both... A huge monstrosity of concrete n roundabouts... I feel for those kids n the people who live there... 1 good thing about Runcorn... Like me Billy you like your boxing... Robin Reid who was a tough bloke n World champion came from Runcorn... I visited one weekend years back n I was hoping I might bump into him... Anyways as always great content... But yeah watch them security guards that say... You can't film in here lad 🤣🤣🤣

[@DanielGallagher-s3o]

The kids of Runcorn seem like good lads to be fair, I hope they all get out of their and achieve their goals, there's more to life than rotting in a council estate, I know from personal experience, you either get yourself out under your own steam or stay and rot away, the choice is yours.

[@garethdutton2774]

Grew up on castlefields. Left england in 99 only back to visit family. Its been forgotten

[@colinchinstar]

Heya Billy, I live in Runcorn, the shopping city has always been funny over pictures and videos, a few locals had issues with them in past. yeah some of the estates are rough, but as you said a lot of history in Runcorn, you should of gone to the old town and seen where two pints of lager was filmed. what alot of people say about Runcorn is the council all live in Widnes so don't really care for Runcorn. the decks as you was looking at near the end of the video has had lots of issues with the cladding. with many people losing alot of money. as not much money in area alot of companys fail so then that makes less jobs and so on and so on. Runcorn does do well for bigger company's due to the area however (ideal near m56 airports and near river and sea.) if you ever go runcorn again i can give you more areas to look at.

[@maggiefisher48]

this isnt a film set folks hes right there it actually exists kids are talking to him in a disgraceful park!! ask yourself why theyre investing two million pounds in a new youth centre in the old town...and its being built ! when a brand new building is rotting empty right outside the railway station??? brown envelopes Bill.................carry on showing up the corruption in Runcorn everyone w aiting for someone else to open their mouths.......................

[@arden6665]

That lad seemed to have his head screwed on and when he said he was 19 i was shocked haha i thought he was like 15 or somthing. Good luck to him and his mates 👍

[@carolsheenyhailstoneartgra3977]

I thought the same bless him

[@rustyobollox2489]

I grew up 2 streets over from centurion row on shepherds row and in the 70’s and 80’s it was a great place growing up, we all went to the same schools and there was a youth club that was excellent, I went back about 5 years ago and the place was unrecognisable. No kids playing and it looked quite old and shabby,still have friends there now who say it’s gone a bit rough but believe me when I say we loved growing up there …suppose all estates need regenerating at some point but like other parts of the country they’ve been left to fall in to neglect and decline….damn shame

[@OGRENEGADE-p2l]

The dogs walk around in twos up there Billy

[@jedibasschoke8909]

I travel up to Runcorn every weekend from the midlands. My Mrs lives in Castlefields. I walked past that derelict pub this weekend just gone when we went down to the canal for a walk. Positives are you hear a lot of laughter from the locals, a lively bunch and the only trouble we had was some kids throwing a rock at the mrs window once. The negatives are in Castlefields I’ve never seen so many ally ways, a copper would have 0 chance of catching someone as there are no dead ends at all. All the kids wear all black, I call it the road man uniform, you just don’t see that in the towns of similar size in the midlands, kids just dress normal. And the estate has potential with lots of green spaces but there’s a lot of rubbish thrown out around the place.

[@mrlovegod]

We came to Castlefields in the 70’s never had much trouble in all that time and the vast majority of people I know like me have always worked so painted a very one sided story my opinion

[@aestheticsbyjasmine940]

Them security guards need to leg it