Warrington in the Public eye

Quote: ST_CONROY "I go to Uni in Ormskirk (Edge Hill) and i've had to explain to people where Warrington is. You'd be joking, right? They know where St Helens is at Edge Hill so I'm sure they do actually know where Warrington is, it's just that everone was drunk at the time or something.

As a St Helens person I've lately come to envy Warrington a bit in that it's a rich town. Well, when compared to St Helens it is anyway! If a shop is going to shut, they'll shut their branch in St Helens but always manage keep their Warrington branch open. If anything is going to happen which is not in Liverpool or Manchester, it's destined to be in Warrington. Meanwhile, I sit here in St Helens, watching shops close and all that stuff going to Warrington, wondering 'what about us?' (Well, I don't actually cry, but you get the idea maybe) Warrington used to be half the size of St Helens and pretty much a fleapit. But it just aint like that anymore. It has very successfully regenerated itself. Good on Warrington.

However, what is there to know about Warrington so far as the rest of the UK is concerned? When I've lived in other parts of the country and I've said I'm from St Helens they have known straight away where the town is and not because they think I'm a scouser! But because of the rugby. They haven't even been rugby fans themselves, but they've seen us in the Challenge Cup final and straight away I get 'oh they play rugby there, don't they?'. We've had Dr Beecham here and Sir whatsit Pilkington and a bit of the country's first canal and Johnny Vegas ( ) but all that is wasted on the rest of the world. It's the rugby what does it. So if all else fails to get Warrington national recognition, get yerselves to the Challenge Cup final!