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Introduce Yourself => New Member Introductions => Topic started by: maddibel on May 21, 2010, 17:35:47 PM

Title: Hello from the Black County
Post by: maddibel on May 21, 2010, 17:35:47 PM: Hello my name is Maddi,
my husband and myself have been visiting Calis since 1988. I just love the place.Seen a lot of changes over the years. The person that always made Calis special was a chap by the name of Mete Ay and we are still good friends. I always try to get 2 visits a year in. Hope to see you out and about in Calis soon..best wishes from the Black County.
Title: Hello from the Black County
Post by: tribalelder on May 21, 2010, 17:48:37 PM: Hi and a warm welcome to the Forum
:)
Title: Hello from the Black County
Post by: scot on May 21, 2010, 18:39:35 PM: Welcome Maddi to the forum.
Bruce
Title: Hello from the Black County
Post by: poppy50 on May 21, 2010, 20:07:07 PM: Hi Maddi

Welcome to the forum. Forgive me for asking where is the black county?
Title: Hello from the Black County
Post by: reggie on May 21, 2010, 21:12:47 PM: Welcome to cbf, enjoy. :)
Title: Hello from the Black County
Post by: kanga on May 22, 2010, 00:39:32 AM: hello and welcome to the forum from fellow Darlo members(black country)
Title: Hello from the Black County
Post by: friar tuck on May 22, 2010, 09:53:37 AM: quote:
Originally posted by poppy50

Hi Maddi

Welcome to the forum. Forgive me for asking where is the black county?

Welcome to the Forum maddi I am not far from kanga in Darlo just down the road in Walsall

Poppy 50 The Black Country is a loosely defined area of the English West Midlands conurbation, to the north and west of Birmingham, and to the south and east of Wolverhampton. By the late 19th century, this area had become one of the most intensely industrialised in the nation. The South Staffordshire coal mines, the coal coking operations, and the iron foundries and steel mills that used the local coal to fire their furnaces, produced a level of air pollution that had few equals anywhere in the world.

The Black Country is relatively recent as a concept and identity, and the expression cannot be traced back further than the 1840s.[1] It is popularly believed that the area got its name because of pollution from these heavy industries that covered the area in black soot. There is an anecdote (of dubious authenticity) about Queen Victoria ordering the blinds lowered on her carriage as the royal train passed through. However, historians suggest that it is more likely that the name existed even before the Industrial Revolution; outcroppings of black coal scarred the surface of the local heath, and the presence of coal so near the surface rendered the local soil very black.

The Black Country is also known for its distinctive dialect, which differs slightly in various parts of the region.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Scunner sorry about copying and pasting but this does explain it far better than I can.
Title: Hello from the Black County
Post by: Scunner on May 22, 2010, 10:05:27 AM: There's no rules preventing copying & pasting here Cliff :)

Welcome to CBF folks
Title: Hello from the Black County
Post by: poppy50 on May 22, 2010, 12:13:04 PM: Hey our kid Mr Tuck thankyou for the info. Originally from the black country myself, however, just wondered what the black county was. :)
Title: Hello from the Black County
Post by: puma on May 22, 2010, 22:02:01 PM: welcome onboard to you all