Chavtowns

My sister has spotted a website called Chavtowns, where people mention a town they think is full of chavs.
Now apparently the name chav is an old gypsy term, but recently it seems to have taken off as a form of abuse towards a certain group of people. For example, the character of Vicky Pollard in the BBC Comedy series 'Little Britain' is referred to as a Chav!
Stevenage and Letchworth have been put forward, and Hitchin has been mentioned as a 'posh' chavtown.
Thankfully though, Baldock hasn't been mentioned, which was somewhat of a relief!

Baldock bypass

According to the Baldock Mail the bypass is making some good progress, and it is hoped that the target of finishing by November will be reached.
Which is good, especially given the problems we have in Baldock without one, and I look forward to the day that I am not in a car going down Ickneld Way and having to face a minor traffic jam!
But there are fears from some people that it will not help small business in Baldock.
Those are realistic fears and, whilst the bypass will do a lot of good for Baldock, we need to work at helping to build-up the town and making a success of it!

Some relatively recent local history!

As some of you know, one of the post-war claims to fame that Baldock has, is the fact that the 70s BBC sitcom, 'Porridge' did some of it's location filming here!
It is where the prison allotment scenes were made.
Unfortunatley the building (just outside the town) where they filmed these scenes burned down in the 1980s, but some locals remember it well.
According to one friend of mine, she once saw Richard Beckinsale leave the 'George and Dragon', as it was where he stayed during filming.
Another example of a small world.

Baldock Methodist Church: New Window

Baldock Methodist Church has a new window, plus a repainted door.
Only cosmetic touches, but as you can see it looks a lot better!
If you can nod your head to the left that is ;)

First Post

Well here it is, the very first posting on 'The Baldock Blog'!
I have to say that, when having browsed online about Baldock, I found no website or blog entirely dedicated to the town, although Letchworth does have a few websites.
So it occured to me, after setting up my own personal blog, to set up a blog dedicated to the town of Baldock, which seems a strange idea but the more it occured to me, the more I thought why not!
The blog will mention events in Baldock, details, day-to-day life, the history of the place, and just about anything else within reason.
If you want anything mentioned here about the town and it's surrounding area (Basically Ashwell, Bygrave, Hinxworth, Radwell, and Weston), then please do not hesitate to contact me at Paul_Burgin2003@yahoo.co.uk