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26th February 2018, 04:48 PM
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Re: women curling olympics
Long Eaton has a population with 93.11% white British and the other 7% consists of Irish , Romany , Caribbean Chinese , mixed Caribbean race and Asian .
So I think you're a invasion of boltonistanians will be well spotted
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26th February 2018, 08:42 PM
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Re: women curling olympics
Re # 27.
What happened at Glencoe was the dastardly massacre of the MacDonalds carried out by Government redcoat soldiers. Definately nothing to boast about or be proud of.
Fouro.
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26th February 2018, 09:13 PM
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Re: women curling olympics
Only from memory won't the Campbells never be forgiven for that
My first trip on a clan line ship was about 12 months and the chief engineer who was an absolutely cracking Guy with a Highlander Who could sit down in an evening and relate the history of the Highlands from somewhere about 1202 about 17:50 . He was an absolutely fascinating speaker on a subject that he loved and believe me he had no love for what happened at Glencoe . But I many evenings that is sat in the bar and talked about the history of Scotland the Highlands in particular it was a fascinating subject . He had a jacobite ancestry and was extremely proud of it
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27th February 2018, 01:21 AM
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Re: women curling olympics
The Simpsons' Predicted Team USA's Olympic Curling Gold Back In 2010
'The Simpsons' Predicted Team USA's Olympic Curling Gold Back In 2010
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27th February 2018, 04:27 AM
#35
Re: women curling olympics
[QUOTE=robpage;297949]

Originally Posted by
Fouro
how did you get on at Glencoe and Culloden
Rob I think you will find some one got a belting at the fields of Culloden.


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27th February 2018, 04:46 AM
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Re: women curling olympics
Charles Stuart's Jacobite army consisted largely of Catholics and Scottish Episcopalians – mainly Scots but with a small detachment of Englishmen from the Manchester Regiment. The Jacobites were supported and supplied by the Kingdom of France from Irish and Scots units in French service. A composite battalion of infantry ("Irish Picquets"), comprising detachments from each of the regiments of the Irish Brigade plus one squadron of Irish in the French army, served at the battle alongside the regiment of Royal Scots (Royal Écossais) raised the previous year to support the Stuart claim.
The British Government (Hanoverian loyalist) forces were mostly Protestants – English, along with a significant number of Scottish Lowlanders and Highlanders, a battalion of Ulstermen, and some Hessians from Germany, and Austrians.
The quick and bloody battle on Culloden Moor was over in less than an hour, when after an unsuccessful Highland charge against the government lines, the Jacobites were routed and driven from the field.
Between 1,500 and 2,000 Jacobites were killed or wounded in the brief battle , with a loss of 300 on the government side
another bloodshed in the name of religion
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27th February 2018, 05:08 AM
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Re: women curling olympics

Originally Posted by
robpage
Long Eaton has a population with 93.11% white British and the other 7% consists of Irish , Romany , Caribbean Chinese , mixed Caribbean race and Asian .
So I think you're a invasion of boltonistanians will be well spotted
I think Rob there is something wrong there, obviously multiculturalism has not yet arrived in Long Eaton.
As to Caribbean Chinese, never knew such existed.
They do need to do something to ease the burden on so many White British, far too many by most towns rules now.LOL


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27th February 2018, 06:07 AM
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Re: women curling olympics
We are probably similar in this area , but for Bolton
Ethnicity classifies people according to their own perceived ethnic group and cultural
background. Since 2001 Bolton has become more ethnically diverse, however the vast
majority (four-fifths) of the population still identified themselves as White British. thatis 80% of the population
The largest minority ethnic groups in Bolton were Indian (8%), followed by Pakistani (4%)
and White Other (2%).
For the first time further information was also available on more
detailed ethnic categories and smaller ethnic groups in Bolton.
The largest growth in Bolton from 01-11 was from the Black African and Black Other
groups. Further growth was also seen in Other Asian, Other Ethnic Group and Chinese
groups, although these remain at quite small numbers overall. Caution is required when
comparing change over time in ethnic groups.
The distribution of minority ethnic groups remains predominantly around the town centre
areas of the borough, particularly Crompton, Halliwell, Rumworth and Great Lever ward
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27th February 2018, 11:02 AM
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Re: women curling olympics
Hi Rob
I live in the Great Lever ward and we are really in the Minority.my MP and Town Councillors are all moos. So I do not have any Representaion in Parliament or on the Council.
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28th February 2018, 04:57 AM
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Originally Posted by
Captain Kong
Hi Rob
I live in the Great Lever ward and we are really in the Minority.my MP and Town Councillors are all moos. So I do not have any Representaion in Parliament or on the Council.
Well Brian, if things get really tough you could always change your religion LOL


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