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banjo

It's a small world!. My dad always said that you couldnt go anywhere without meeting someone from the Rhos! Laughing

We once met a couple from Penycae on a train travelling between Bologna and Florence and that was in the late 60's when not that many people travelled to Italy. (We were there because my dad was Italian not because we were posh!)

Anyway, I only seem to go to Rhos now for funerals and the place has changed beyond recognition. Only the 'Stute remains (along with the chapels) that I can remember from my childhood.

Banjo Laughing

Or should that be Banjo the Jacko Question

dodger148

Presume you refer to Rhos, nr Wrexham and not Rhos On Sea ( I would have spelt the town name in Welsh but you lot insist on using the English spelling )

Anonymous

I have to admit I don't know what a 'Jacko' is but I have only lived in Wrexham for 21 years Embarassed

(I'm actually a Cestrian but sneaked over the border in 1975 before moving to Wrecsam).

A quick search on Google Rolling Eyes

- 'Jacko' is short for 'Jacobite'. Wrexham town feared them during the Jacobite Rebellion and expelled them from the town to the Rhos area. Since then it is used as a derogatory term for somebody from Rhosllanerchrugog.

banjo

Spot on!
I doubt many people know why those of us from Rhosllanerchrugog are called Jackos. Interesting stuff really.
It's amazing how a name could remain in the local language for all of these years.
I live near Buckley now and most of the older locals speak with a Potteries twang!
All to do with the potteries and brick making but the last brickyard closed last year Crying or Very sad

Well folks that ends your morning history lesson.

Banjo Laughing

chuggalugs

Banjo, if your dad was Italian has he got connections with Ruabon? There were alot of Italians in that area I think from prisoners during the Second World War.

Thanks Kontiki, I have often wondered why about 'Jacko'.

BTW Anyone remember 'The Cross Fruit Shop' in Rhos?

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banjo

My dad came over here in 1952 to work in the foundry at Alltami near Mold.
He met my mother, who then lived in Halkyn, on a blind date at the Tivoli in Buckley. They got married and moved to Rhos when my dad got a job in Bersham Colliery. My nain lived in Llwynennion between Rhos and Pentrebychan.
I arrived a little later! Laughing

We used to know a few of the Italian families from Ruabon through going to church but I can't remember any names. It's a long, long time ago!

I can remember a clothes shop on the Cross and a store called Gracies. There was also a butchers shop called Issac's. I used to live near 'top' Jarvis' behind Viron's shop - was the fruit shop by the police station?

There you are - a potted Banjo history Exclamation

Ciao

I can do Italian too Cool

dodger148

Nice one banjo - like it, GSOH

You posted this in introductions, noticed 60 postings next to your name !!

chuggalugs

Banjo

The Cross fruit shop was in the old Freeman, Hardy and Willis shoe shop next to the butchers and Gracies, it was my Dads. Sort of by the police station, just a bit further down but on the same side.

The Stewt was unused when I walked past it to school (A few snowballs through windows I remember) but its looking rather nice these days when Im trying to find my way out of the oneway system!! shaking2

We walked into one of the pubs on a dark night once, you could have heard a pin drop - took us 20 odd years to be accepted!!

What is this forum about? anyone remember?? scratch

banjo

I thought I was in the Friends Reunited site? Is that not the case? Embarassed

Well, fancy that!
I used to go to Santa's Grotto in Gracies when I was but knee high to a reindeer!

Anyway, I'm off to the NEC in a few minutes. Hoorah Laughing

Made my sandwiches, got my drinks, leaving cheque book at home.......
Will have to bring a pressie back for Luigi though (Caz knows what I mean)

Ciao boyos Cool

Banjo