Poem About Barrow-in-Furness 'Our Barra Town'
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- čas přidán 20. 05. 2022
- 'Our Barra Town' is a poem that expresses the hometown pride of Barrovian co-writers Sally Ann Staunton and John Rennie.
Barrow-in-Furness is an industrial town in the north-west of England which has received negative press in the national media in recent years. The writers feel this criticism has been unfair and have created this video in response.
"Come and see it for yourself, find out what's true. We can't wait to share Our Barra Town with you"
'Our Barra Town' was produced by John Rennie with support from BarrowFull for the Boosting Barrow's Creativity Project, and the amazing community of people in the Furness area. A huge thank you to Alan Griffiths, Matt Dust and Nicos Nicholaides for contributing their drone footage. Special thanks goes to Simon Rennie, Andrew Steel, Michelle Whalley, Karen Scarr, Dave Turner, John Murphy, Paul Rennie, George Kemp, Vera Staunton, Josh Duncan and Josh Spedding for agreeing to be filmed. Thanks to Jonny Williams and Claire Williams for your support with the project.
I've been to Barrow in furness, and most of the shops are shut,
Some streets are very untidy and some lawns need to be cut.
The town center is in need of development, as vandals smash the shops,
You could report these young thugs, that's if you can find any cops!.
But the people I met in Barrow, we're warm and lovely folk,
Very strong minded individuals, their spirit will not be broke,
For a moment, the Abbey has many secrets, waiting to be told,
Please visit this unique setting, before you get too old.
I came up from london, where people don't speak to you,
But the real folk from Barrow, are honest, loving, and true.
God bless Barrow in furness.
Aw that's great and glad you found the people here lovely, I'm from barrow, get back here again 😊
Barrow lad born and bread, not the greatest upbringing, but it gave me determination to do something, I have traveled the world, seen things only people dream of, no longer live in Barrow but I am very proud of it, yes, people are salt of the earth who live there, honest as the day breaks, no frills, just real people and friendly with it, there are many beautiful areas as mentioned and also as mentioned, don't listen to the media or it's spin.... and the past and current industrial history is something to be proud of, continue to visit Barrow and proud to be a 'Barrovian' , will always come back, proud and will also be proud until the day my life ends....Thanks for posting...well done all who made this video happen....
Simply beautiful..im a guy from Glasgow living in Barrow-in-furness ..24 years now and these words resonate deep inside me ..thank you ..
Peace n love from Cumbria UK 🇬🇧 ❤️
You should seriously consider entering this into a national poetry competition! You will win! Beautifully done, well done. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
This sums up exactly how I feel about my wonderful home town. Well done Sally Ann, and John.😍
What a wonderful poem and filming. My parents were from Barra and I still have many cousins there. Today on my 80th birthday I had a garden party and two Barra lasses sang - The Lee Sisters/Curly Tops. Our grandma's lived in Buller St. in the early 1900's. We met here in Huddersfield when I was born but I have returned to Barra' almost every year of my life. Barra is my 2nd home and I love it to bits. On a local photo group only yesterday evening, I told someone of all the places mentioned when they visit the area in July. I tell people it is a real good Norther Town for which we are thankful and the people are the salt of the earth, and I will always defend it and them - always have done. Barra is in my blood and I am proud of the old place. .
REFORM UK 🇬🇧
It’s in my blood! Even more proud after Dave Day.
This short film is simply wonderful, I have lived in Africa for 41 years I may never be able to return to my Barra,this little town will be in my blood forever. Diane Engelbrecht ( Jones )
The woman is a fake. A narcissist!! Obviously born into privilege.
if you want to return then do it!!
Wonderful. Absolutely ace. I’ve just left my job at the shipyard (used to work with Simon) but Barrow has left something in my soul. The people are wonderful. You have encapsulated everything about the place in this piece. Well done. I’ve written a couple of poems about Barrow myself, here’s one…
Barrow in Furness.
Somnolent town of submarines
And seagull shite.
Set fair and square; edged out by
The vastness and empty vessel
Of the lakes.
Japanese tourist never ventured its
Salt of the earth.
look deeper and closer and wider
And find a faith of your own here.
Strength in depth;
people are people,
Walk and sing your praises.
Thank you so much. Left Barrow on 4 July 1961 aged 8, but always proud of my home town. I came back after a long absence a few years ago and the town has changed but not the people.
Absolutely love it!
Left Barrow in 91 to emigrate to Oz, but Barrow will ALWAYS be home :)
Absolutely love this... Born 1964 and been boomeranging back to Barrow since 1967 from Sheffield...
Reform UK 🇬🇧
Love this 😍 moved away in 96 but still love Our Barra n love coming home 4 visits
Nice promotional video .I left the town 42 years ago remembering the Barrow I grew up in. I promote its history in my radiobroadcasts in New Zealand .
Tremendous work! Thanks for letting us be a part of it :)
Absolutely fantastic, proud to be a 'Barra lass' the towns in a bit of trouble at the minute, but we'll fight back and regain the glory.
what trouble??
Always in my heart,always home,never forgotten...
Fantastic poetry and expressed sentiments. Although I wasn't born there, I did grow up there and is definitely my spiritual home. I haven't lived there in over four decades but it is somewhere that I like to visit now and again.
I only recently discovered thos Town and I love it. Its got so much to offer. Some beautiful old buildings in the centre, the Abbey and I love Barrow Park, its gorgeous 😍
Listed buildings now demolished
I've no words..... Apart from this needs shared with the nation! Really emotive words.... I'm not from Barrow but worked there for many years and made some strong friendships. Many thanks for sharing this. 'One man's junk is another man's treasure'......
A wonderful poem which has obviously been both written and narrated from the heart. Many moones ago when my proffession was a singer, it took me to a couple of venues in Barrow, the names of the venues escape me right now, but I remember the audiences were very appreciative. A Great Poem - Well Done!
You are sure to have appeared at Barrow's 99 Club I imagine Steve !!
And the Bluebird I reckon!
Excellent that was, from a barra lad in the Middle East.
Well said!
I will always be a Barra Lad!
Really proud to have been born and raised there!
Absolutely brilliant Sally Ann, so so proud of you ❤
I was born in Vickerstown early '40s a magical place to grow up.Left Barrow 1965 but mentally stayed there.It's hard to describe but there is no place like it
Sally, well and truly appreciate your true words, said with so much love and respect hun!!!.. wicked and please keep them coming... X
Wow such an amazing Interpretation of our hometown. Really well put together this makes me feel so emotional and proud.
Well Done and thank you 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
This is just awesome … it’s a piece of word and visual art , I’ll be back home soon …. Very soon and this is going on the car stereo as I drive down the coast road to Rampside xx
The towns Finnished. Admit it
I feel a bit homesick now. I'd love a Sunday picnic in barrow park with a few drinks and some music playing from the bandstand
From the North, the accent made popular, be proud as our wildling girl. Regards from NZ.
Wilding girl I love this description
Love this. This is the Barrow or Barra I know and love. Great film and poem
This beautiful poem has moved me to tears I was born and raised in Barra I sadly moved in the early 90’s as per maggies cuts and slow close down of the shipyard to the midlands this poem evokes all the emotions and memories of my childhood my working class family from hindpool and of course the amazing people of barra beautiful gorgeous people had working highly skilled people intelligent switched on people and more importantly the most funniest people I have ever met in my life love the barra people their kindest and humour a barrovian through and through they need more barrovians in this world it would be a better place amen 😊
I’m such a proud barrowvian, this is so beautiful. X
Proud Barrovian of 25 years plan on dying here
This is a truly excellent poem, extremely well read. It’s wonderful when anyone feels that way about their home town, however others may think about it. Only those who live in a place know how it is. These two poets should keep writing.
Well said Sally Ann Staunton and John Rennie. I've enjoyed the video very much.
Kudos Respect and Appreciation for Real People is ESSENTIAL, Thanks !
ayy JD & and Swerve cameo 2:42
Fantastic poem and great footage ❤
Great video..excellent poetry and shown amazing views from the top
Outstanding 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Shivers down the spine stuff xx
Just heard this for the first time, it's brilliant! Absolutely top notch stuff! I'll be sharing this with everyone I know. Thank you.
Absolutely spectacular video!
I was born in Barrow, left when I was nearly 13, most of my family still lives there. I sometimes wonder how my life would have been if my dad hadnt taken me to Canada...
Love this! 💙
I was a bit shocked when I saw my step dads brother show up half way through this😂 (Dave Turner) great video :))
Absolutely perfect❤️ proud to be Barrovian 👏👏👏
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Love it, well done and so true!
Outstanding 👏👏
That was beautiful Sally. Well done ❤️
excellent stuff well done to everyone involved
Made my cry. Class.
Cracking effort. Well done 👏
this is fantastic 🥰🥰🥰 thanks so much x
This is beautiful. Some of the best people I know are from Barrow :-)
Who?
@@Boilingfrogg Heaven forbid I should embarrass them here, but they know who they are :-)
Sums it up brilliantly
Great poem 👍👍👍
wonderful
Wonderful video
Heritage of the working people, united we stand
Brilliant 💙
Excellent :D
Wow love this!
Perfect 👍
It’s like a magnet it took me 22 years to break out
True indeed home is where is heart is ,communities have been bashed around ,I’ve always said that your roots define you and are so important ,many people today are nomadic,rootless ,without a family of community ,long live places like barrow ,my hometown Sunderland ,and many others in this country ,many politicians just don’t get ,they break up communities with dreadful acts of industrial destruction ,shame on them a lot of mp,s who stand in communities not for the people but for the job and positional power ,without the foggiest idea of who they are representing ,if I had my way every mp would have to have born and bred in the community they want to represent No such thing as community TOSH!
#lovebarrow well done its a great place .
Ahhh makes me miss my home town Barrow
Me too. And I just got back from there.
@@757Poppy it's the people though isn't it
@@melsurgenor Definately!
Great poem
Great stuff, and in a proper Barra accent too.
Barrovian born and bred wouldn't have my accent any other way
Magnificent..
My home town left it 18 months ago as its in a massive decline offers nothing much nowadays unfortunately
Born barrow live barrow die barrow fantastic words so true
What about the Barrow Regeneration Project-did they ever get that off the ground? I don't think they did sadly. I still visit friends of family up there, but it looks even worse now with all the shops boarded up.
Yeah its a total sh*t hole now. Nothing like it was. Hardly any clubs. Most pubs been shut down for good. Litter everywhere, uncut grass. A council that doesn't know its ar*e from its elbow.
Proud to be Barrovian 💪❤️
Incredible
Lovely.
Barrow is fab been there many times. I would I be very proud to live in the town that produced Emlyn Hughes. ( Nickname "Crazy Horse " after a rugby tackle on Newcastle United winger Albert Bennett.). The feeling of History you get in Barrow from a town is only matched by Merthyr Tydfil and Glasgow. (I been every where man). Love your library to. Maybe some time the towns that really did make Britain great will be treated fairly and not ripped off blind by you know who.
Rose tinted glasses
lovel
Brilliant
Barra you say, Do you know about Barra way out yonder in the hills of Connemara, Do you know about the island of Barra were passenger planes land on the Atlantic beach, no fancy tarmacadam or concrete runaways way out here in the wild Atlantic shore. Please tell me more about other Barra in this world
I wish I could go back
You'll find it's nothing like it was. Unfortunately.
Nice poem
I'll be home soon.
Had to explain to my wife, “Yes, RonEd is the same as Roanhead”. 👍
Whats the monument at 3:07?
Rampside Leading Light, also known as "The Needle"
Really? Well I know people who live there and it's still exactly the same!
I am from North Cumbria
I really loved Barrow.
I had the pleasure of living and working there.
Aye Roan Head just beautiful
Honest and true? OK
the local economy has been destroyed by high house prices and 2nd home speculators.
so in a way, the older generation are starting to reap the utter misery they have sown.
I would have like to live a little of my life way back in time, would live in a very big country house, with horses to ride, hounds to run and
foxes to chase, Ha yes the life of the wild Irish landholder for me, I would be good and kind to the people, I would pay decent wages, I would make sure that schools were built for the children, I would chase the lassies, I would have hung out with Captain Farrell for a time, robbing banks and post offices and giving some of the money to those in need, the rest I would spend drinking with my dear friend the Captain
Are you kidding? I lived there very briefly and it is so depressing. I think this lady must work for Barrow Town Council or something!!
@@Boilingfrogg
No I've lived in lots of places. Me and my ex bought a house and tried for a whole year to settle, but there's absolutely no jobs, terrible alcolism and a high suicide rate!
@@bluecat798 Yeah you ain't wrong there about the drugs and suicides I suppose. I've lived here all my life. But I'm a mile away from town centre where its more tranquil and nearer to the countryside.
Ah yes, I must say, the surrounding countryside is stunning!
@@bluecat798 no jobs...Barrow has a lower than the national average rate of unemployment. The idea that there are no jobs is factually wrong. However, the local council have failed on the mental health side which does cause an unusually high rate of suicide, especially among males.
I lived there for a year and could not find work of any kind neither could my ex. This leads to depression, alcolism and yes-suicide. Don't try to dress this place up, it's getting worse all the time. Some serious investment and job creation needs to take place to stop the young from leaving, otherwise it will become a ghost town. I was there in 2006.
Shame most of this is in a no fly zone
cope
I've been in full employment since I left. Couldn't get anything when I was there. Its probably OK for pensioners and the like cos they don't have to worry about work!