they're fibbing. It used to be 0744

Well according to the sign on the road Warrington begins about a 1/2 a mile down Winwick Lane so I doubt it.

I'll give you that.

There were rumours that the St Helens code was going to become 027. About 1989, I think.

thats true, but the adress in, Lowton, nr Warrington, Cheshire.

Which would suggest its not in Warrington.

I remember a big mobile phone boom in wigan in about 2005, loads of 075 numbers knocking about

Wow you really can argue about anything on here...local area codes, postcodes and which borough Lowton belongs to

. Bring on the season!!

Swinley or Whitley are your best areas walk into the town centre and only down the road for the rugby got everything you want

These postcodes can be quite confusing,so to stop the confusion at St Helens on match day the postcode as been changed to the following (especially when it is windy,it is a combination of letters and numbers.

OH DEAR 999 OH DEAR.

Just a bit of fun my Saints friends,in nearly 60 years of watching Wigan I have allways felt more welcome at Saints that any other ground.
My sense of humour can get the better of me at times,plus 4 pints of mild (the strong stuff) helps it.

Back on topic......

Who cares about the High School your sons/daughters go to? Frankly it's about as difficult to get an A grade at GC (Easy) SE as it is to put on a hat.

Just make sure they get into Winstanley College. Surely the best A Level College in Wigan?

But a school for borderline pupils. If the kids aren't quite at the level they wantthen they don't want to know. We were lucky but I know of quite a few who weren't.

John Rigby is a more "caring" college.
I've had kids/grandkids go to both.

the operative word being WAS.

Rose bridge is better these days i believe....and the OP would find Ince ideal...but avoid the belle green lane estates

Rofl.

That's the point (or should be) of schools. Those with the ability go to Uni, (and I mean proper Uni, not "University" of Wigan) . Not everyone can be a brain surgeon.

John Rigby was always an "Ok" place to go. Not in the same league as Winstanley, but then again it never pretended to be.

and John Rigby has a lower entrance qualification (ie points based on A level results) than Winstanley...so it follows that Winstanley get the brainier pupils, but not neccisarily the better ones

If I had the choice I would send my kids (from experience) to John Rigby regardless of how "bright" they were. If they had the ability it wouldn't matter, they would still go to Uni.

I have had two who went to John Rigby and one to Winstanley. One of the ones who went to John Rigby has done as well if not better than the one who went to Winstanley, and is certainly better rounded. (both went to Uni) and has more common sense.

The other one is a daft lad who we all love on here, but he's happy.



Just to put into perspective, the one who went to Winstanley advised her niece (my grandaughter) to go to John Rigby.

I went to Winstanley and if it wasn't for the fact I met my girlfriend there I would go back and choose John Rigby if I could.

Winstanley was awful. They tried to get a friend of mine to leave college because she wasn't on course for a C grade in 2 of her subjects and they wanted to get 100% A-C grades.

Hated the place as did others that I know yet I don't know anyone who wasn't happy at John Rigby.

Eddy Arrows was always the brainiac school when i was at school, so there you go, move to Ashton instead.

Well it's between there and John Rigby as Wigan have moved all their A-levels to Leigh. Ten years ago Wigan was miles ahead of Winstanley in Geography, Geology and Environmental studies at least.
Is Winstanley still the higher education choice of the pushy middle-class parent?

Now come on!

Ok cards on the table I went to Winstanley.

Reason? - it was the best college in Wigan.

All things considered, I am led to believe it remains that way.

I have family who go to Winstanley, and also who go to John Rigby. Suffice to say those who go to Winstanley had the choice to go anywhere.....those who go to JR................maybe not.


To call it the choice of the "Middle Class parent" is laughable. Didn't you know we are "all middle class now"? rofl.

I am a firm believer in the fact that way too many students go to A Levels and "University" nowdays.

Do you really need a degree to be a plumber? etc

The nr Warrington is a myth. It's just warrington. Yet everyone in lowton knows it's actually Wigan.

People who think they are posh put Cheshire in their address, people who are traditional use Lancs but it's actually

Lowton
Warrington
WA3 2--
Gtr Manchester

And therein lies the problem/ attitude.

Read my own and Cherry.Pies neutral (from experience) responses and draw your conclusions.

Yes, but Greater Manchester doesn't really exist

I would agree to all of what you have said there Rogues, but when you you point out the bit in bold you forgot to mention that you also attended the place when it was a grammar school you old git.

It's not a "problem", more a fact of life Rogues.

What's the point of going onto A Levels and (proper) University if it's not to be the best?

No point in "making up the numbers for the sake of it" imho.


I have to say that when I was at Winstanley, there were quite a few people there who I thought was a waste of taxpayers money for them to be there. God knows how the "lesser" colleges fared.