Grandson starts at Roundhay Park " Big School " in September. We've not been able to visit Leeds for a while due to the Plague, hopefully soon as I'm hankering for a visit to Northern Monk Tap room ( and North Brewery ) 🍺🍺
Yorkshire's Olympics
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Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
If you were born in Leeds you can say what you like about the place... if not you can't. Wakefield on the other hand...
classic33
Leg End Member
It's not raining in this part of the West Riding.
You're certain it were Leeds, not foreign parts?
T4tomo
Legendary Member
The sun always shines in Yorkshire, but seriously with prevailing winds from the west, the eastern side of the country is drier than the west. Albeit Leeds is reasonably far West in Yorkshire so it probably is more like rainy Manchester than sunny Scarborough.
A bit of evidence....
lazybloke
Priest of the cult of Chris Rea
- Location
- Leafy Surrey
I spent a few years in Leeds; the frequent trips out into the Dales and Moors remain some of my fondest memories; well worth a bit of rainfall
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Born and bred in Yorkshire here... YCCC and Boro fan too! And yes, I also call them Dirty Leeds
T4tomo
Legendary Member
I was on a train (eurostar i think) when my kids were quite young, chatting to the people on the adjacent seats (father & young lad) football was mentioned and the father said something about supporting Leeds, my son piped up "we call them Dirty Leeds in our house". I just smiled!Born and bred in Yorkshire here... YCCC and Boro fan too! And yes, I also call them Dirty Leeds
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
Out, go on, out!!
..."like Manchester" indeed... I'll have you know that I was born in Leeds and I only went over the moor to Manchester twice in 50 years, and one of them was for my son's university interview [the other was because I had to go there because we visited a theatre production which was a set play for my O-levels]... no, I don't know what he was thinking either. He chose Birmingham instead- but then he was born a Geordie [in Newcastle General] so he's not been 'tuned' to the Yorkshire homing frequency, and he's only half Yorkshire... poor lad.
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
I blame Norman 'bites your legs' Hunter... the others were saints... well, apart from Jack [the ball might get past him but the player wouldn't]I was on a train (eurostar i think) when my kids were quite young, chatting to the people on the adjacent seats (father & young lad) football was mentioned and the father said something about supporting Leeds, my son piped up "we call them Dirty Leeds in our house". I just smiled!
T4tomo
Legendary Member
Calm down fella, I was talking meteorologically "like"... My son has gone to Manc uni
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
Calm down fella, I was talking meteorologically "like"... My son has gone to Manc uni
Oooh, still it's good to reach out to those less fortunate than ourselves.
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
Fecking sick of hearing about the place!🧐
Leeds is a fantastic vibrant city, pre covid we spent a weekend in Manchester which is also a fantastic vibrant city but do the ever clean up? the litter in Manchester seems to be on another level.
Brandane
Legendary Member
- Location
- Costa Clyde
Will the victorious Team Yorkshire be flying home on Yorkshire Airlines?
T4tomo
Legendary Member
Unlikely, I believe they only flew from Leeds/Bradford to Leeds/Bradford because anywhere outside of Yorkshire wasn't worth visiting
