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As one that did, please!

iremember in the 50s the police used to have a race in the river.

My cousin did that race and that was in the 80's, she had to have some pretty nasty jabs before hand.
The ferry used to follow them so we could waych the poor bu***rs!

They had to stop those races as the environment agency was trying to clean up the river and didn't want anymore "filth" in there!
Have no fear,as an old boy of Riverside school, I swam in there as well.
The quality of Mersey was not strained!

I was once told that every competitor in the police swim had to have his stomach pumped afterwards!

I'll get that confirmed!

nightwalker, thats one hell of an analysis. all helpfull ideas in helping think of all angles, cheers

Dissertation plan has been sent in now, just got to wait on the verdict now, i should find out within a couple of weeks, when i also get my exam results back, so fingers crossed all is ok

Bad news guys, dissertation proposal has been rejected due to lack of available sources.

have argued my case that if nobody gets to research it how the hell is new material going to become available!!!

however have no fear coz at least now i have my idea for my first book, and new brightons resort will be researched and published.

Thank you all to those that gave me help and ideas, and will make sure u all get a mention when i do my first book

Good luck with your book.
Shame about your dissertation though-what are you going to do now?

ive got to do an independant study now and i havnt got a clue what to do it on now, been advised not to do it on new brighton due to lack of resources available so im pretty much stumped. i have got till september to think of something now tho i suppose, might just go back to me industrial revolution era in liverpool or something!!!!

Blitz on Wallasey or Birkenhead?

The affect on the local population due to American troops stationed here during the war.

How we nearly lost Canada due to Cammell Lairds building the Alabama for the losing side.

Murders of Wallasey (There are quite a few).

Not being an academic, I'm not sure exactly what you are supposed to do so forgive me if I am on the wrong track.

Has it got to be local, Wirral or Merseyside related?

no bert i can do anything i want now, i wanted to do something local for my own interest, as it has not been done before peoperly has it, plenty of time to do it once i graduate tho it will get done either way.

thanks helles a few good ideas there, i have appealed against the decision, not sure if it will work but its worth a try i suppose hey.

Is everyone from Chester Uni doing a piece on New Brighton?? I seem to be getting a fair few e-mails asking questions about New Brighton!!!