Pat Regan's Blog, page 58

Southport’s (and Formby's) Viking Pagan inheritance

The first real evidence of an early settlement in the Southport region is apparently found in the Domesday Book, (completed in 1086 by order of King William the Conqueror) in which the area is termed "Otergimele".



The name is derived from "Oddrgrimir" meaning "the son of Grimm" and is also said to be linked to the Old Norse word "melr" meaning sandbank.



The name Grimm is highly significant as Grimm (or Grim, Grímnir or Grimr) is another name for the great Norse Father god, Odin. The name means...

Satanic Bananas Hoax Busted

An absurd post that’s being circulated on social media claims…

‘If you see that your fruit contains weird red colour in it, don’t eat it, because a groups of people is injecting fruits with blood containing HIV and AIDS. With the aim of killing millions of people around the world. That is satanism. PLEASE SHARE this post and save others.’






The hot word to note in this spin is ‘Satanism’. This utter nonsense has been lapped up by many bible-thumpers on social media and is virtually being used as...

Motorcycle racing on Ainsdale Beach 1970s

Professionally- organised sand racing events were a popular attraction on the beach at Ainsdale during the 1970s.




















Did you attend as a fan, know anyone there or even win a racing event?






























































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May Day arrives

Synthetic calendars that are so cherished by that great mind-controlling establishment, the Church, really have no place in the natural seasonal cycle. Mother Nature will decide what is what and when the summer should genuinely commence.

During May Day in northerly parts of Britain we usually have by this time seen eye-catching cherry tree blossom, hanging in attractive pink and white clusters. However, the chilly spring weather appears to be clinging on tightly at all costs.

The so-called ‘Res...

Blocked but now you want my vote?

Open response to Ainsdale Tory Candidate, Tony Brough, from Pat Regan


Dear Mr Brough
Thank you for the invitation to vote for you and your Tory colleagues.  
I must say however, that for pressing reasons (as below) I may sadly have to decline your offer.






































Are you aware that your colleague, Cllr Terry Jones, absurdly threatened my family with legal action some time ago? 
Following my reply, Jones was given fair opportunity to respond yet oddly he chose to stay hidden and stay silent?...

Hesketh Park Southport – how it was

A tribute to a dedicated, time-served, Southport gardener who knew his stuff better than most

My father, Bill Regan, was the Head Gardener at Hesketh Park in Southport for around 50 years.
When I was a boy, dad would take me around the park in the 1960s when he was working in the conservatory and the big greenhouses. His great love of nature was handed down to all his four sons.




















Above: Hesketh Park conservatory and the lake today.

























Above: Head Gardener, Bill Regan in the conservatory in 1956





















Above:...

Curse of the Rip-Off Cowboy Gardeners

Cash-hungry cowboy gardeners are nothing new. As austerity bites deeper, garden work is an area that more than ever is ripe for manipulation by the less trustworthy.

Quotations for jobs, which are questionably low, frequently indicate that something is wrong.

The gardening cowboys, who are often untrained and uninsured, use every trick in the book to fleece home owners out of their hard-earned cash. It is often worth getting several quotations if there is a vast discrepancy in prices. Later add...

Delusions of Easter grandeur of a suspended councillor?

Caring, kind and considerate or pompous, presumptuous and self-promoting…

Southport people are to be forgiven if they see a local councillor taking on the role of the Sovereign, Prime Minister, the Pope or even a lowly bishop as somewhat presumptuous with an ‘Easter Message’. 






















Barton said… 
“I would like to take this opportunity to wish all the residents of Southport a very happy Easter and a prosperous and peaceful Year ahead.”

NB. Why he capitalised the word ‘Year’ is unclear.

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Litter picking/eco groups: real concern or vote-hunting?

Southport Labour's latest rubbish - clearing group is of course nothing new.

https://www.otsnews.co.uk/ainsdale-beach-clean-see-team-action/

Many residents have asked the question: Are litter-picking groups led by political activists actually concerned about excessive rubbish or are they simply after our votes?

On OTS Facebook Cllr Tony Dawson stated - and we quote the paragraph as it was written.

“This appears to be a direct copy of the Tory'A' team. They also refused to join the non-political...

In pictures: Southport - on the wild marsh

Some of us love the desolate, wild places; where no other sounds are heard but the Irish Sea breeze and the cries of the curlew, godwits and geese.


In the above video clip, one can see Blackpool initially then Southport pier in the distance.


Muddy creeks leading out into the Ribble estuary...



Since time immemorial the pink-footed and greylag geese have flocked in their thousands into the wild marsh.



















Geese resting up here with Blackpool Tower in the distance. 



















The grace of the incoming skeins...