I would describe myself as a keen young professional. I love watching films and reviewing them for o...
I would describe myself as a keen young professional. I love watching films and reviewing them for others to get a glimpse of what that particular film is like. I play computer games, watch a load of TV and i absolutley LOVE cars.
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I've lived in sunny old Donny all my life ... 20 yrs! I'm sick of all the bad reviews and negative feedback given about my home town (Soon to be City!!) So here goes, lets see if this helps it at all...
DONCASTER PUBS AND CLUBS:
TRILOGY: Doncasters newest nightclub, stands proudly where the Visage used to be and made the Karisma close due to lack of trade. Trilogy was 1 year old in OCT 2004. This nightclub opens every night except Mondays
TRYST: The Trilogy's pre-party venue (used to be called Gallery) ARUBA: Formerly Revolution BOILER ROOMS: Formerly Brown Swords BAILEYS: Formerly Spiders Web PURPLE DOOR: Strip Club
YATES / MOOD / WALKABOUT / WITHERSPOONS / SILKS / REGENT HOTEL / EMPORIUM / FLARES / HALL CROSS / EDWARDS
/ MAGDELINS / WHITE BEAR / OWENS / BERLINS / CAMELOTS / LEDGER TAVERN / NELSONS / PARIS GATE / LIVINGSTONS / WOOLPACK / PLOUGH / HOGSHEAD / BLACK BULL / RED LION / OLD GEORGE / COURTYARD
RESTAURANTS:
FRANKIE & BENNIES / CHESWOLDS / PIZZA HUT / 5 McDEES!! / CHINAPALACE / CHINA ROSE / WOCK ONE / LOADS OF INDIANS / 2xSUBWAY / BURGER KING / TOAST / LOASD OF CAFES
THINGS TO DO:
DONCASTER DOME: Leisure Centre, exhibitions, swimming, ice-scating, squash, tennis, badmington, football, concarts & more... THE POINT: Doncasters Art Buildings SPROTBROUGH FALLS BOAT INN: 1652 Sir Walter Scott wrote IVANHOE here MEXBOROGHT MARKET / SOUTH YORKSHIRE AIRCRAFT MUSEUM / CONISBOROUGH CASTLE MEADOW COURT STADIUM: Grey Hound Track DONCASTER COLLEGE: Largest of its type in the UK, 1100 courses on 4 main sites BELLE VUE: Home of Doncaster Rovers (DIVISION 1), Doncaster Dragons, Doncaster Belles BRODSWORTH HALL / DONCASTER MARKET / DONCASTER MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY / DONCASTER STATION DONCASTER RACECOURSE & EXHIBITION CENTER: Home of the St Ledger HATFIELD WATER PARK / LAKESIDE VILLLAGE (shopping) MANSION HOUSE: Over 250 years old, only 1 of 4 surviving civic mansion houses left in the country
NEW STUFF:
B&Q / IKEA / TESCO Extra 2005: Finningley Robin Hood Airport, Doncaster Frenchgate Interchange
FAMOUS DONCASTRIANS:
SIR THOMAS CRAPPER: from Thorne and invented the 1st flushing toilet... where would we be today without those... LESLEY GARRETT: also from Thorne... Opera Singer
GROUPS:
SAXON / GROOP DOGDRILL (winner of best british rock record of 2003 - kerrang) HONKY / JIVE BUNNY / JOHN McLAUGHLIN
TV:
AMOUNG GIANTS: Filmed at Thorpe Marsh Power Station BRASSED OFF: Filmed at some of Doncasters Pits OPEN ALL HOURS: Lister Avenue, BALBY
OTHER DONCASTRIANS:
BRIAN BLESSED: Mexborough BOB RUST: (Yorkshire TV weatherman) ALICK JEFFREY: Played for Doncaster Rovers BRIAN DEANE: Played for; Doncaster Rovers / Leeds Utd / Sheff Utd / Sunderland / Leicster / West Ham KEVIN KEEGAN: From Armthorpe ROBIN HOOD CHRIS WALKER: is in Mersey Beat JEREMY CLARKSON: Top Gear (Jeremy's mum made the 1st ever Paddington Bear teddy)
Doncaster is also home to DONNYCRUISE - a rapidly growing cruise community! Also home to DONNY SHOW - the UK's largest Custom Car Show on every year in March/April
MY OPINION OF IT ALL:
I think that once the Doncaster Sheffield Robin Hood Airport is built and the Frenchgate Interchange completed, Doncaster will be a much better place to visit and to live in. The council are doing their best to waste our money by cleaning up the streets (including using high pressure washers to blast chewing gum away!) The council have put on the spot fines of £50 in place to litter droppers... but no extra bins!! Trilogy Nightclub is brilliant and stays open from 10pm - 5am most nights, 6 days a week. It looks like most of the pubs in Donny are having a makeover too to look alot better, and it's working! Doncaster looks trendy and a good place to visit. I dont actually go to any of the art places or historical buildings (if you've seen em once you'll not need to see them again!)
I actually like Doncaster very much, it's close to Sheffield if you get bored of the shops or nightlife. There isn't alot of crime... same as anywhere else i'd say. Doncaster is really cheap too.
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Advantages: some nice trains, good replies from customer service Disadvantages: delays/cancellations, some staff, unreliable customer service
DC-DanielColeflax 17.05.2007 (05.10.2007)
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