John Burke's a-Musings

I like to find things that are a little out of the ordinary (and haven't all that far to look, let's face it...) So a quick collecti...

Cor! Snow is normally an event in Blackpool. Just every now and then we get some. I used to reckon about every six years but we had some ...

We played a charity gig in aid of Sports Relief last night at Bispham Conservative Club arranged by the ladies from Sainsburys store next do...

"We're doing a charity walk" , Fran said. "What???" "It's only a mile..." she added hastily. Ah, wel...

Last night I was looking forward to an uncomplicated night and a meal of sausage egg and chips. I thought I might push the boat out and shak...

The Promenade up at Bispham looks strangely bleak without the tram tracks. At this stage of the work to re-lay the tracks it is probably ...

This postcard shows trams turning from the Promenade into Dickson Road at Gynn Square Blackpool. The route, to Blackpool North Station clo...

An email came in today from John Hitchon: " Hi John. As a sandgrown'n myself I have found your website very interesting, thinking ...