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Date Posted: 16:33:05 02/27/06 Mon
Author: Gill
Author Host/IP: 84.64.32.231
Subject: The Parade

The last time I visited Speke about three years ago, I couldn't be;ive the change. When I left Speke 1978 there were many flats direlict and the shops at either ends of Western and Eastern Ave were boarded up. I was giving my family a tour of Speke and I was gutted to see the shell of the library.
I can remember when the Parade was open and the shops and Banks, does anyone remember Woolworths?
Something that springs to mind there was a Oriental Fish and Chip shop the Hale Rd side of Eastern Ave. This takeaway was very popular at chucking out time in the pubs. My brothers and there friends one evening after spending a very boozy night in Hale decided to relieve the shop of its Bhuda. Often my brothers would bring there friends back to our flat to continue partying. The Bhudda they borrowed ended tucked up in my Dads bed. My Father being Catholic was furious.
The shops on the Parade changed quite often but the ones I remeber are; Waterworths,The newsagents Bembrose I think that was its name. Ethel Austin. Pegrams,Chip shop, TV rental x2(I worked for one)Sayers, Cousins, Scots, TSB, VG Stores, two other green grocers, two off licences.
Lets hope the regeneration of Speke will help to establish the things that Speke has lost.

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[> Re: The Parade -- mathew bridge, 12:26:35 03/26/06 Sun (195.188.152.12)

hi gill,
i am replying to your post about the old chippie on eastern ave, hale road side, loved that place after a few drinks at the then very popular and packed out dove and olive pub would go to the chippie for a jumbo sos and a portion of chips, also the main entrants to the flats above, would stand in there with my girlfriend for a litttle privacy if you know what i mean lol.
so sad its all gone,
do you remember the little shop at the other end of eastern ave next to the bus terminal, it was the top half of a bus turned into a tuck shop, loved going there with my 50p pocket money, i grew up in the massionettes on clough rd

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[> Re: The Parade -- carole (Ballett), 12:30:49 04/11/13 Thu (94.8.197.218)

I worked in Woolies while I was still at school, another shope that was in the parade was Browns, quite a big store, my mum worked there sold clothes and shoes.

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