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"Twang" at Parr Flash

Started By ukgray, Apr 13 2012 07:55 AM

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#1 OFFLINE   ukgray

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Posted 13 April 2012 - 07:55 AM

Hi all,
My first post so be gentle Posted Image
Does any no why we used call ( or maybe still do) part of the Flash in parr the Twang (or was it just us) I am going back about 43 years when we used to play down there as kids


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Posted 13 April 2012 - 11:05 AM

Welcome Graham, I have absolutely no idea but there are lots of knowledgeable posters on here who will come up with lots of ideas, I lived at the other end of town, like the choice of avator

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Posted 13 April 2012 - 02:22 PM

Hell Graham - I renamed the topic from 'Does any one remember' because we could end up with hundreds like that in this forum. :)

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Posted 13 April 2012 - 05:24 PM

Welcome from me too.
I virtually lived down the flashes when I was a kid and wondered the same.... where's Pee, he's usually knowledgeable when it come to the flashes Posted Image

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Posted 13 April 2012 - 06:09 PM

Hello ukgray and welcome to the forum,why it is called the twang is because people used to dive off it and it is shaped like a twang (CATAPULT),it was a tree and when it was cut down they left the stump in the ground,it is still there in the second flash from the bridge as you are walking towards Haydock.

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Posted 16 April 2012 - 07:51 AM

Well I`ll go to foot of our stairs who would have thought it was named after a tree Posted Image
I always thought it was called the TWANG because the flash split into to two branches like a catapult or twang .

Incidentally how did you make a catapult, we used to use an old bed spring elastic and a tounge from an old boot

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