Was born there 1973 and grew up on and off having parents who were in army, which lead to living in Cyprus, Germany and boy did these pictures bring back memories of by gone age, going back forth seeing it change in 80s to 90s. Didn't return there till 2020 and whow my family up there where right about the openning the retail park and the shutting down the bus station it collapsed into charity shops in place of many of them shops from 80 - 90s. Plus with rise of the Internet shoppper bit run down. But I knows Falkirk like many towns will rise again like the Phoenix. P.S the 2 thing I miss the most living in London now is not having Patrick's the butchers and getting a Lorna Square sausage. 2nd going to ice cream van and getting a delicious nugget waffer or as they used to be called 1 black man before the PC Brigadie start interfering with cultural.
Gavin Bell & son… now there was a real fish shop… the marble slab with ice and fish… that was flushed clean ever day before closing time and I knew a chap who worked there too, sadly long gone, both him and the shop.
I used to go into the broadway cafe for a coffee and fish and chips on the way home… you never knew if you were welcome as the staff were a bit standoffish… it was a real old fashioned chippy with a sit in area with old fashioned wooden seats and tables. I used to travel through the high street on the midland bluebird buses, back when they were the real midland bluebird buses and not the McGills attempt to be them… sadly Falkirk has become a shadow of itself and needs major surgery to bring life back into it.
Maybe if we all stopped using online shopping we could get back to good old fashioned shopping. We shouldn't be reminiscing but keeping traditions alive
It looked alive in this video, most folk were suited and booted, now it’s mostly jakeballs and junkies, no wonder the town is in decline need proper taxpayers spending spending money to keep the town thriving, no the work shy benefit grabbers we see now it’s sad now I only come up town when necessary
Left Falkirk in 1985 and this video makes the memories flood back. Great video and great times.
That's the Falkirk I remember growing up. So sad to see what it has become.
Grew up in Falkirk and remember how vibrant the High Street was in the 1990s. Sad to see the state of it now.
Even I had heard of Sleeves Records and I grew up in Port Glasgow. That place must have been good
I remember alot of these places. Falkirk was a good town to grow up in. It has the potential to be a great place to be.
Was born there 1973 and grew up on and off having parents who were in army, which lead to living in Cyprus, Germany and boy did these pictures bring back memories of by gone age, going back forth seeing it change in 80s to 90s. Didn't return there till 2020 and whow my family up there where right about the openning the retail park and the shutting down the bus station it collapsed into charity shops in place of many of them shops from 80 - 90s. Plus with rise of the Internet shoppper bit run down. But I knows Falkirk like many towns will rise again like the Phoenix. P.S the 2 thing I miss the most living in London now is not having Patrick's the butchers and getting a Lorna Square sausage. 2nd going to ice cream van and getting a delicious nugget waffer or as they used to be called 1 black man before the PC Brigadie start interfering with cultural.
brilliant video
Great video. thanks for sharing.
Gavin Bell & son… now there was a real fish shop… the marble slab with ice and fish… that was flushed clean ever day before closing time and I knew a chap who worked there too, sadly long gone, both him and the shop.
I escaped from there in 1975 it was a dump then… apart from La Bamba, Brockville, and the train to Edinburgh 😂
when we have a proper high street and town
The worst thing they ever did was to open the retail parking down next to Grahamston station as it killed the town centre.
I used to go into the broadway cafe for a coffee and fish and chips on the way home… you never knew if you were welcome as the staff were a bit standoffish… it was a real old fashioned chippy with a sit in area with old fashioned wooden seats and tables.
I used to travel through the high street on the midland bluebird buses, back when they were the real midland bluebird buses and not the McGills attempt to be them… sadly Falkirk has become a shadow of itself and needs major surgery to bring life back into it.
Maybe if we all stopped using online shopping we could get back to good old fashioned shopping.
We shouldn't be reminiscing but keeping traditions alive
Раньше было Кака то уютнее из за этих маленьких магазинчиков и вывесок.
How about make a time capsule of your hometown?
Fun fackt Romę ended up there
Its a sad place nowadays depressing junkies and beggars
And look at it now , a dump, makes me sad
It looked alive in this video, most folk were suited and booted, now it’s mostly jakeballs and junkies, no wonder the town is in decline need proper taxpayers spending spending money to keep the town thriving, no the work shy benefit grabbers we see now it’s sad now I only come up town when necessary
Pedestrian precincts are a disaster. Couldn’t count how many town centres they have destroyed. Sure killed Falkirk.