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Click to listen.  Local businessman Max Smith talks about how he came to Blackpool from Todmorden - and how he was born over the border in in Yorkshire by about 500 yards! 

He also tells how, since he settled in Blackpool in 1957, all his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren have been born here and are true Sandgrown’uns.

What does being Sandgrown, (or for that matter, living here and *not* being Sandgrown) mean to you?  Do you think it’s important, and why?  Add a comment and tell us.

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The declining numbers of children who attend Sunday School in Bloomfield, compared with the 1960s and 70s.

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Bloomfield residents remember details of travelling to Blackpool by bus and train in the 40s, including how local children used to wait at the station and offer to carry people’s luggage.

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A lady from Preston who now lives in Bloomfield talks about her feelings about the two places, how Blackpool has changed over the years, and how Blackpool looks when you see it from a plane!

The Revoe School football team, from some time in the 1930s.  Can you date it more exactly, or put names to any of the faces?  If so, add a comment!