St Annes NOT Lytham

Advantages: lovely
Disadvantages: rubbish when it rains

...Before I start there is one thing I need to get straight Lytham and St Annes are two different places with 2 different town centres and I am reviewing St Annes and not Lytham. (ok it is now a single borough but the people that live in these places see them as separate towns) If you put either St Annes or Lytham into google etc you will get information on both Lytham and St Annes The full name is St Annes-On-the-Sea which is shortened to St Annes . A Bit of History Colonal Clifton the squire of Lytham wanted to develop the area known as 'West End' (That part is now St Annes) All there was in 1870 was Dunes, a railway from Blackpool to Lytham and some farms and cottages that paid rent to the Clifton's. They had seen the good of Lytham as a resort so saw the dunes as somewhere they...

rojm 23.08.2009 · Read review
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A little gem in the shadow of the Tower and the Big one

Advantages: Very pleasant, relaxing and lots to do
Disadvantages: Not much night life if that's what you like

...I must be one of the only people who can't stand Blackpool - I find it tacky, noisy, expensive, a nightmare to park and I hate having to go. We live fairly close to Blackpool (about 30 minutes away) and have a son who is always wanting to go to the Pleasure Beach there - when we do take him , we drop him off amidst the crowds of girls in pink t-shirts with smutty slogans on and we spend our time at the much nicer Lytham St Annes - just a few minutes up the coast. Lytham St Annes is actually a combination of Lytham, St Annes ( proper name St Annes on Sea), Ansdell and Fairhaven and is situated just three miles south of Blackpool. In complete contrast to Blackpool this is a far more relaxed area where you can enjoy peaceful parks, beautiful gardens and admire some beautiful buildings. The population of this area tends to be...

oldchem 12.07.2009 · Read review
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A quieter coastal holiday experience

Advantages: A wonderful quiet seaside destination
Disadvantages: Maybe a bit too quiet for teenagers

...Lytham St Annes Perhaps it?s because I live in Lancashire, or perhaps it?s just because Lytham Saint Annes is a seaside resort, but I think the area is wonderful. I hope you agree as I go through the key selling points of this interesting location. The Past Lytham Saint Annes is really two towns on the Fylde Coast in the western Lancashire coastal plain. Situated at the mouth of the River Ribble, which is one of North West England?s largest rivers, the settlements have a long history. They pre-date their much larger and better known neighbour of Blackpool which is just up the coast to the north. Lytham is considered to have first been settled by the Anglo Saxons in about 600 AD and up until the seventeenth century it was a fairly small and isolated community. In 1606 the Clifton family came into possession of Lytham...

MumCC 23.06.2007 · Read review
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The Anne Girl!

Advantages: Great film! Great Story! Great Acting!
Disadvantages: Quite expensive.

...* Please note some parts are from my Anne of Green Gables Trilogy Review, this is also a review of Video not DVD* Anne of Green Gables, 1985, Run time 199mins History The Anne of Green Gables Trilogy is made up of three videos; Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Green Gables The Sequel, and Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story. This film is the first in the series called Anne of Green Gables. The film is set at the turn of the century, Prince Edward Island and follows the life of Anne Shirley an orphan girl who is sent to live at Green Gables with Matthew and Marrila Cuthbert. Lucy Maud Montgomery a Canadian writer is responsible for the novels on which the first two films are based. The first Anne novel was published in 1919 and she went on to write 8 more. Kevin Sullivan and Laurie Pearson wrote the third film...

LIZKEMPO 29.11.2006 · Read review
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WRITTEN IN THE BODY (The Gathering - Anne Enright)

Advantages: beautifully written, has staying power
Disadvantages: grim, not much happens, unlikeable narrator

...Summary: beautifully written internal-monologue tale of bodily anguish It's not difficult to see why Anne Enright's "The Gathering" has been short-listed (and eventually, selected) for that ultimate literary fiction accolade, the Man Booker prize. If our (or the jurors') idea of the the peaks of literary novel is, almost unavoidably, defined by the Great Moderns, if it's all of Joyce, Woolf and Lawrence; Proust and Kafka; then "The Gathering" had to be recognised because it's steeped in that tradition. Veronica Hegarty, one of the twelve Hegarty siblings is bringing her brother Liam home to bury. He walked to his death in the Brighton sea, his brain muddled by drink, his pockets filled with stones. The gathering of the title refers to the family coming to the funeral in Dublin, but most of the book consists of Veronica...

magdadh 23.05.2009 · Read review
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FOR OLD TIMES SAKE?

Advantages: Sea Front setting. Old World Charm. Old School Courtesy From Staff. Facilities. Comfort.
Disadvantages: Dated Furnishings. Small Car Park. Comedy Lift, Stair and Passageway Layout.

...WHY DID WE BOOK THE CHADWICK HOTEL? I am tempted to start off by saying 'for old times sake'. Cutting a long story short, I used to stay there regularly as a solo (make that bachelor!) business traveller. The last time I tried to book a room at the Chadwick was for the night of our wedding in Blackpool in October 2001. It was half term and the Blackpool Illuminations were in full swing, there were no rooms available; we accepted second choice, the Fernlea Hotel just along St Annes Sea Front. Following much hard work, with business actually improving this year, I decided to treat Mrs R and I to a night at the Chadwick, following a day of business appointments in Lancashire. St Annes also happens to be a very convenient location from which to visit our friends and Godson, in nearby in Kirkham. HOTEL DESCRIPTION / OUR PERCEPTION...

RICHADA 21.10.2006 · Read review
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Anne the Woman.

Advantages: Great Story, Acting
Disadvantages: BVery long!

...* Please note some parts are from my Anne of Green Gables Trilogy Review, this is also a review of Video not DVD* Anne of Green Gables the Sequel, 1987, Running Time 241mins History The Anne of Green Gables Trilogy is made up of three videos; Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Green Gables The Sequel, and Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story. This film is the second in the set Anne of Green Gables The Sequel. Lucy Maud Montgomery a Canadian writer is responsible for the novels on which the first two films are based. The first Anne novel was published in 1919 and she went on to write 8 more. Kevin Sullivan and Laurie Pearson wrote the third film. The first two films are directed and produced by Kevin Sullivan; Kevin also produced the third and helped to write the screenplay for all three. Stenfan Scani directed the third...

LIZKEMPO 06.12.2006 · Read review
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ANNE BRONTE

Advantages: INTERESTING TO LEARN ABOUT SOMEONE'S LIFE
Disadvantages: NONE

...ANNE BRONTE I have been reading about the Bronte sisters and I have been reading about Anne and also some of her work so this is a very brief account of her life. Anne was born January 17th in 1820 at Thornton. She was sixth child and the last one to be born of Patrick and his wife Maria Branwell Bronte. Her father was the Curate of Thornton and he had to look for a better position because of the size of his family and then he was appointed curacy of Haworth and they moved there in the April of 1820 just a few months after Anne was born. Then very soon after they had moved Anne's mother became ill and died in the September of 1821 and was buried in Haworth Church. The children were up to when Maria Bronte died was look after by a nursemaid and her name was Sarah and her sister Nancy Gars while Patrick Bronte spent the time...

ruth1957 30.11.2008 · Read review
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Empire of Ann Summers

Advantages: a great selection
Disadvantages: price

...Well, Ann summers shops, great aren't they? I've been to Ann summers shops before and have always found them to be very spacious, have plenty of stock and staff very helpful. Myself I know alot about Ann Summers, I used to be a party organiser. I done this for a year and only gave up because of my full time work commitments grew and couldn't spare my time anymore. Even though I am still in touch and order mostly through friends who are still party organisers I still like to have a look around the shop. The shop where i normally visit is glass fronted with dummys in the window normally 'dressed up' in the lastest new or popular Ann Summers range. Inside, there is plenty of room to move and garments are not too packed onto rails so they all get tangled up. They are nicely spread out and easy to find your size. Ann summers sell...

tracy2002 05.01.2003 · Read review
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Ann Summers EXPOSED

Advantages: A great laugh
Disadvantages: Not for the easily embarrassed or offended

...Last week I attended my first ever Ann Summers party. I don’t know how I’ve managed to reach the age of 38 without going to one before, and I certainly won’t wait another 38 years before going to one again. It was hilarious, sexy, exciting, life-enhancing and absolutely filthy! Background ++++++++++ The Ann Summers phenomenon is headed by Jacqueline Gold. From working in her father’s business as a wages clerk, she moved up the ranks of the company and then became Chief Executive, transforming the company into a huge concern selling lingerie and sex toys to women the world over, usually through private parties in women’s own homes. The company now has an annual sales turnover of £53.5 million (gross), and is, according to Ms Gold’s own (incredibly egotistical and nauseating) website...

sandrabarber 13.05.2002 · Read review
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