Sunderland Dead or Alive? - The Ultimate Sunderland Tour
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- čas přidán 11. 02. 2024
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Exploring Sunderland City Centre: A Vibrant Urban Transformation
🏙️ Discover the Heart of Sunderland Join me on an exciting journey through Sunderland’s city center, where history meets modernity, and rejuvenation is in full swing. We’ll explore the vibrant streets, witness the impressive transformations, and uncover the hidden gems that make this city a remarkable place to live, work, and play.
🌆 Rejuvenation and Ambitious Regeneration Sunderland is undergoing an unprecedented city-wide regeneration program, fueled by private sector investments exceeding £2 billion. Key developments include:
Riverside Sunderland: This ambitious project is redefining the cityscape. Former industrial sites are now home to 1,000 sustainable new homes and 1 million square feet of offices. It’s not just about buildings; it’s about creating a dynamic community space where life thrives.
International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP): A hub for innovation, IAMP is driving economic growth and creating thousands of quality jobs. It’s where cutting-edge technology meets practical solutions.
Culture House: A vibrant, engaging space that celebrates Sunderland’s rich heritage while inspiring learning and creativity. It’s a place where culture comes alive.
Smart City Initiatives: From 5G mobile infrastructure to digital displays, Sunderland is embracing the future.
🏡 Live: Imagine waking up in one of the 1,000 new homes, surrounded by greenspaces, woodlands, and stunning river views. It’s urban living at its finest.
🏢 Work: With 1 million square feet of modern offices and commercial spaces, Sunderland is a thriving business hub. Join the 8,000 to 10,000 professionals shaping the city’s future.
🎉 Play: Explore the city’s vibrant leisure venues, from bespoke food and drinks at Sheepfolds to the UK’s best library at Culture House. And don’t miss the secret spots only locals know!
🌟 Why Sunderland?
A city with a rich industrial past, reinventing itself for the future.
A place where innovation meets tradition.
A community that values culture, education, and quality of life.
🎥 Watch until the end: We’ll reveal the hidden gems that make Sunderland truly special. Like, comment, and subscribe to be part of this exciting journey!
Join us as we celebrate Sunderland’s transformation - a city center that’s more than bricks and mortar; it’s a story of resilience, creativity, and community spirit.
Awesome marra. I love Sunderland even though I've lived in Durham now for 20 year's. When i was a kid Sunderland really was rundown and depressing, the Centre that is. Been all-over the Country and Sunderland is cleaner than 90% of most Cities but the centre is boring, not going to lie. Not much to do. In Durham it's even worse. Beautiful place but it's all for the students, local people don't matter and it's even more boring than Sunderland. Nether are depressing just boring 🤣 loved the London video mate. Very eye opening. You should try Coventry marra 😂 They don't like makems so only joking. Great work marra 👌 nearly every Cities kids are turning nasty. Societies fault not the places
When I started the video, I was expecting to get more depressed as I walked on, but actually, without the people about, the city was an absolute pleasure to be in haha
Nah, it's just a lack of "stuff" to do for different types of people after 5pm, and those kids are certainly a bit nasty these days, but again, I was surprised that they were happily preoccupied on that tiktok live thing in the high street, was good to see them having a laugh.
I used to love Durham, but never spent much time there on a night other than the rare stag do or whatnot, sad to hear that it's not the most exciting place either.
And of I'm ever down that way, I'll do a video about Coventry, I'll call it "sent to Coventry - a punishment 4K" 😂
Many thanks for the message mate, means a lot, glad you enjoyed my videos, all the very best
@@JordyShowWalks Brightons a nice place, recommend it but it's expensive. Even the homeless folk are cool. Full of lot's of different folk, still mods n rockers go there, skaters, gay folk, hippies, stoners bit like San Francisco but cleaner and less perverted. I know money's tight these day's but be awesome if you travelled to other Countries. Be good to see a mackems travels. Don't think that's been done before 🙂 keep up the Great work dude.
@@SMartin74 @SMartin74 haha a less perverted San Frank indeed, I went once, took my swimming cossie and a blanket and was expecting a lovely day of sunbathing...bloody pebble beach!! Felt like a right idiot, but yeah, I'll take a camera next time, it was definitely a cool place I remember.
Also, I've done a few of Japan (2018 like and I was clueless with a camera) and Poland a few times (also a bit clueless with what to show ha) but I'm grateful for any advice and support, I'd love to show places that people want to see.
Hopefully I'll end up somewhere interesting very soon, got time off and might scoot off somewhere.
Cheers again my friend 🍻
@@JordyShowWalks Ava goodN marra. Keep on keepin on 👊
Another great video mate. Lived in Sunderland most of my life & compared to other towns/cities in England it’s heaven. True, there’s not much to do but you are generally safe living here. Just needs a bit more ambition from the council and it could be great 👍🏻
Very true mate,
keel square in the summer will be awesome, see what happens with the M&S building, a new cinema, a couple more concerts, it really is a lovely place most times.
I had a wander to Bishop Auckland a while ago and I've been traumatised since, and looked at our city a lot differently after that.
I'll continue trying to show it in a more positive light and hopefully persuade a few tourists to pop up and add to the GDP so we can get another Rileys or something built 😀
Here's to Sunderland's bright future 🍻
fantastic videos thank you, youre showing me parts of sunderland i havent had to time to stop and see yet. we lived in Sunderland in the late 80s in Silksworth, our mum and dad were in the pub trade. been madly in love with Northumberland for a long time, but over the past few few years been getting to know the coast at roker and seaburn and seaham and also love it there. we visited ay Christmas and couldnt believe how massive the bridges is now compared to when we lived there. we actually want to move back up there, i can see sunderland is changing and it deserves to vhange for the better.
Ahhh Silky, I walk up there a lot, mainly because there's a sainsburys, I would do some videos, but it's too far away from town and only the ski slope is good viewing for the youtube crowd ha
Yes, our beaches are some of the best in England I'd say, really beautiful and a worthwhile place to visit, I'll definitely pop over and video it as there's hotels and venues aplenty now.
I hope you get yourselves back up here, it's just about to start feeling like a proper city again very soon, it just needs all the positive energy and loyal residents back in time for summer '24
Many, many thanks for your kind words by the way, glad my video reached you and was good to watch.
All the best mate.
@JordyShowWalks after watching thus I've booked an Easter break up there hahaha, missing it, and those beaches too much!! we had a drive through ryhope then onto silky last time, some of it has changed especially gilley law that was a proper no go area back in the day! brilliant video thank you really enjoyed it all the best buddy 😀 👍!
@@clairebevington4679 awww nice one!
Hopefully I played at least a small part in pushing you towards another dodge to Sunderland ha
Hopefully it'll be a memorable visit when you come, you should make the most of a day saver on the Metro and hit up a few places nearby too, even some of the Tyneside stops.
But those beaches will be waiting and the smell of crispy onions, fish, chips and candyfloss is hopefully wafting about.
See you around at Easter time 🍻
Great video. It will be interesting to see how everything looks in another 5 years when all this development is more or less done. The revival on the seafront at both Seaburn and Roker is incredible, you just have to look at the old photos.
There seems to be a lot of independent venues popping up, which is Great . The area around the Firestation and Empire is just also fantastic.
Exactly, it's already feeling better and there's a positive energy around town, people talking about it more and actually many doing something about it, as you said, like creating businesses etc
The future looks quite bright.
Cheers for the comment man, glad you watched my video.
No worries man. Yeah, there does seemed to be a renewed sense of community. Hopefully the plans for the film studio get approved, which would really act as an economical catalyst. There's many post industrial cities /towns around the country which never really recovered; so I'm glad Sunderland is getting back on it's feet as i feel like it has a lot of potential to be a really good city, with the proximity to the sea and countryside etc.
I am so glad I left this s hole 8 years ago for Newcastle. I am 32 now, and had more opportunities in work and met some great people. Sunderland quite literally is dead.
Love these videos, we have a beautiful city all too often sadly tarnished by a few bad apples!
Exactly, it's a lovely place, quite clean, feels safe still (not as safe as I remember in my youth like) and almost graffiti free!
Yeah, the small minority of badduns let's it down a bit, all we need is a bit more entertainment and decent venues to keep them occupied and the city will come alive again...hopefully
Try this Saturday. 11am onwards , always a busy day for the first sat of the month in the bridges. Plus you’ll get the last home game traffic walking to the match.
I might just do that, cheers for the heads up mate.
Yeah that might look good to see the place packed and bustling.
Cheers for the comment man
@@JordyShowWalks lovely. Thanks for the reply :)
I was born in Sunderland in 1960, my family lived in East Herrington until 1967. We moved to Hampshire and my parents used to visit relatives from time to time. I think 1977 was the last time I was there. I don't recognise a thing...
Don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing as from my memory, and many testimonials, Sunderland was class in the past.
I do believe that Sunderland is a pretty place from many angles, especially the centre and the coast, I'll be popping over to show that once the weather clears up, hopefully that video finds it's way to you.
Glad I got to show you what the place is shaping up like, we're enjoying the process, hopefully you get to have a little visit again one day, but for the time being, let me show you around ha
Cheers mate, all the best from the River Wear to (checking Google maps) the Itchen??? 😁
My parents used to live in East Herrington funny if you knew them😊
I lived there for 40 years...much improved but still seems very industrialized... Thanks
You're very welcome,
40 years of Sunderland is no mean feat 😅
Cheers for the comment
Nice new Train station to welcome all the new Just Eat workers 😂🎉
Welcome to the land flowing with milk and honey 😂🎉
It's definitely the promised land, no doubt about it, the promise to have your just eat delivered on time, every time or your money back 😂
Yeah just in time before you start your 12 hour shift at Amazon or Nissan,
From one slave to another with the complements of the illusion of living in the free world 😂🤣
Missed out the 2 nice beaches seaburn and roker the glass center , the harbour , which is part of sunderland
I'll definitely get the next time I'm there,
Cheers Sweet G
I'm from Washington. So I spend jusy as much time in Newcastle as Sunderland. Even though I'm a Sunderland supporter. I much prefer going to Newcastle, as it never really died like Sunderland did.
Good to see Sunderland getting money now though. And coming back to what it was.
I totally understand, I sometimes find myself moaning about Sunderland town centre being dead...then I realise that I'm on a metro heading west, Newcastle is definitely a more lively and has better shops, but it wouldn't take much to keep me in Sunderland I reckon, here's hoping the city gets it's ambience back soon.
@@JordyShowWalks I hope so soon.. unfortunately been slowly dieing since the ship yards closed.
I was born and raised till i was 14. moved to canada in 1990.. This video brings back so much memorys. i couldnt see crowtree leisure centre. Is it gone?
Hello there,
Unfortunately, yes, the Crowtree is half demolished and soon to be fully torn down (only the ice rink side of the building is intact)
I do believe some of my other Sunderland videos feature it as it is now, I'll comment back if I find the video.
Hope Canada is treating you well, and glad my video reached you.
Many thanks for your comment, all the very best.
Sunderland is ok
Getting better all tbe time
Council.left the town to rott for years and years ignored the local people on what they had to say
what camera setup do you use ,as a fellow enthusiast i am interested .
Hey, so I'm currently using an insta 360 one x3 with a rode mic attached.
The work flow can be a bit strange, but once you get the swing of it, it's really fun, also it's great because you can't really miss anything as it films everywhere ha
Hope that helps man.
Mackem masquerading as a geordie. Films at 4 on a sunday and says its dead, ha'way man! Made the place look dead.
I can only go by the video but i dont see many victorian buildings, look mostly post war and recently built. Take it a lot of the architecture was sadly knocked down years ago.
Yeah, for some reason, our council got a bit of a kick out of knocking down buildings that we would later miss dearly.
Luckily, they've caught wind that the people aren't fond of this and seem to be attempting to keep the few listed buildings in good order these days.
But well spotted Roger,
Cheers for the comment
If you’re from Sunderland why do you call yourself the ‘geordie walker’ ?
I lived in Newcastle and London for many years, it made sense at the time, also it sounds a bit better than Mackem Moocher...actually it might not haha
Might change it depending on where I end up.
Your video came up as a 'suggestion ' to watch. I think you need to change your name as I nearly didn't play it.
I enjoyed the video. From a southern Sunderland supporter
This is becoming an issue actually, been told off a few times for that 😅
Yeah, I need a catchy name if I'm to take it a bit more seriously.
Glad it got suggested though, hope you enjoyed having a look at all of the venues and amenities that the squad frequents on their days off (they probably commute from Dubai on private jets like)
Many thanks for your comment Viv, I'll take it on board 🍻
What day was this filmed? It looks absolutely dead!
Hey there, this was a Sunday, quite late in the afternoon too.
is that not blyth your in
No mate, don't know if I'm missing a joke there? 😅 How's Blyth doing?
Strange time to go videoing 4pm on a Sunday afternoon.🙄
Aye, I'll finish me Sunday dinner quicker next time 😂
Cheers for the comment, feel free to give me any advice on times etc that could be better, I take it all on board, I'm just filming when I get the time at the minute.
@@JordyShowWalksnay fella enjoy ya dinner, just make Sunderland look as dead as possible
@@meme4013 well guess who skipped dinner today and did a Saturday video, wahey! 😂
Risked getting abuse for the cause, guess what, not totally deed on the streets, but got accosted by a bunch of kids...as expected (the price I pay to prove I don't have an agenda)
@JordyShowWalks 😂 nice sunny day in Sunderland and the streets are awash with welwishers and nay sayers, well done.
Grew up and from Sunderland yet call yourself Geordie?
And Newcastle and London, so it stuck and I just left it aye.
@@JordyShowWalks we have all moved around places, but being born a mackem and calling yourself a Geordie is just wrong
I started doing walking videos in Newcastle, I didn't want to change it to the Mackem Moocher or Jesmond Jaunterer.
@@JordyShowWalks sure could of found better names then then too, know if I was from Sunderland wouldn’t be calling myself a Geordie as we are only from our birth place,
You lived in London but go around Sunderland saying it's rough. Must be having a laugh, Geordie.
its a labour constistouncy people have always voted labour here so nothing changes apart from higher immigration and poverty...fact
I've definitely noticed both of those things growing rapidly over the last couple of years, I never thought about Sunderland ever looking like a big city, but I guess this is it now, we either have to accept this trajectory, attempt to change it (voting?)or leave.
Cheers for the comment, all the best