Re: O/T Wigan area : Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:14 pm  

ROBINSON wrote:

I'll give you that.

There were rumours that the St Helens code was going to become 027. About 1989, I think.

I remember a big mobile phone boom in wigan in about 2005, loads of 075 numbers knocking about

Re: O/T Wigan area : Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:13 pm  

Wow you really can argue about anything on here...local area codes, postcodes and which borough Lowton belongs to . Bring on the season!!

Re: O/T Wigan area : Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:07 pm  

Swinley or Whitley are your best areas walk into the town centre and only down the road for the rugby got everything you want

Re: O/T Wigan area : Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:21 pm  

Woody_woody wrote:

Wow you really can argue about anything on here...local area codes, postcodes and which borough Lowton belongs to . Bring on the season!!

These postcodes can be quite confusing,so to stop the confusion at St Helens on match day the postcode as been changed to the following (especially when it is windy,it is a combination of letters and numbers.

OH DEAR 999 OH DEAR.

Just a bit of fun my Saints friends,in nearly 60 years of watching Wigan I have allways felt more welcome at Saints that any other ground.
My sense of humour can get the better of me at times,plus 4 pints of mild (the strong stuff) helps it.

Re: O/T Wigan area : Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:36 pm  

Back on topic......

Who cares about the High School your sons/daughters go to? Frankly it's about as difficult to get an A grade at GC (Easy) SE as it is to put on a hat.

Just make sure they get into Winstanley College. Surely the best A Level College in Wigan?

Re: O/T Wigan area : Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:41 pm  

XBrettKennyX wrote:

Back on topic......

Who cares about the High School your sons/daughters go to? Frankly it's about as difficult to get an A grade at GC (Easy) SE as it is to put on a hat.

Just make sure they get into Winstanley College. Surely the best A Level College in Wigan?

But a poop school for borderline pupils. If the kids aren't quite at the level they wantthen they don't want to know. We were lucky but I know of quite a few who weren't.

John Rigby is a more "caring" college.
I've had kids/grandkids go to both.

Re: O/T Wigan area : Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:45 pm  

Pemps wrote:

It was always the best none RC school.

the operative word being WAS.

Rose bridge is better these days i believe....and the OP would find Ince ideal...but avoid the belle green lane estates

Re: O/T Wigan area : Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:51 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

But a poop school for borderline pupils. If the kids aren't quite at the level they wantthen they don't want to know. We were lucky but I know of quite a few who weren't.

John Rigby is a more "caring" college.
I've had kids/grandkids go to both.

Rofl.

That's the point (or should be) of schools. Those with the ability go to Uni, (and I mean proper Uni, not "University" of Wigan) . Not everyone can be a brain surgeon.

John Rigby was always an "Ok" place to go. Not in the same league as Winstanley, but then again it never pretended to be.

Re: O/T Wigan area : Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:58 pm  

XBrettKennyX wrote:

Rofl.

That's the point (or should be) of schools. Those with the ability go to Uni, (and I mean proper Uni, not "University" of Wigan) . Not everyone can be a brain surgeon.

John Rigby was always an "Ok" place to go. Not in the same league as Winstanley, but then again it never pretended to be.

and John Rigby has a lower entrance qualification (ie points based on A level results) than Winstanley...so it follows that Winstanley get the brainier pupils, but not neccisarily the better ones

Re: O/T Wigan area : Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:01 pm  

XBrettKennyX wrote:

Rofl.

That's the point (or should be) of schools. Those with the ability go to Uni, (and I mean proper Uni, not "University" of Wigan) . Not everyone can be a brain surgeon.

John Rigby was always an "Ok" place to go. Not in the same league as Winstanley, but then again it never pretended to be.

If I had the choice I would send my kids (from experience) to John Rigby regardless of how "bright" they were. If they had the ability it wouldn't matter, they would still go to Uni.

I have had two who went to John Rigby and one to Winstanley. One of the ones who went to John Rigby has done as well if not better than the one who went to Winstanley, and is certainly better rounded. (both went to Uni) and has more common sense.

The other one is a daft lad who we all love on here, but he's happy.

Just to put into perspective, the one who went to Winstanley advised her niece (my grandaughter) to go to John Rigby.