A Headmaster I taught for many years ago had previously been a Head in Boston. He told me that during the time the churches were being built, all the settlements competed to have the tallest church towers so they could be seen from afar, because the land in Lincolnshire was so flat. Boston being a port and therefore relatively wealthy was able to build St. Botolph’s taller than any!
I worked at Pilgrim Hospital for 6 months long ago (2005, just as the immigration started) and remember it very fondly.I loved it there, but confess I never considered settling there as its just too far from anywhere else. Ironically, its almost certainly the huge rise in population (mostly immigrant) that has saved and secured the services at the local hospital for the future. Its harder to down grade or close a busy hospital than a quiet provincial one.
Downgrades have started now unfortunately. If a child requires more than 12hours care at the Pilgrim they are transferred to other hospitals such as Lincoln. An hours drive away. If they're full they are sent further a field. The children's ward is now classed as an assessment centre I believe. There's other downgrades too that I can't think of off the top of my head.
Fab! I rung at that church years ago and remember standing under the tower, thinking how would I ever get up to that ringing chamber! The view from the top is amazing. Would love to go back now that I've seen this, and drink in the history of the place. Boston looks really interesting....
Robbie l think that was your best filmed video so far,the fact you spent a bit more time actually showing and explaining the history of the town made all the difference. Why would those beautiful old buildings be left empty ,because of the difficulty of doing anything with the heritage listing etc ?? Congrat's on a great episode you can be proud of the effort you put in, we just binge watched 1/2 a dozen of the episodes to catch up as we sat out a cyclone and flooding on our farm,so while you were getting snowed on by the beast we were getting 680mm of rain in 18 hrs from the tropical monsoon/cyclone on the farm. All the best and Happy Cruising from us in OZ
Thanks Daryl kind words makes the effort in researching this all worthwhile. Also I’m chuffed to hear I helped in some small way with your cyclone ha ha! 8^)
A once great, but now sad insular place stuffed full of elderly little Englanders. They thought just voting leave would magically make things better and bring back a nostalgic England they remembered from their youth. Unfortunately for them, nothing has changed and town continues its slow decline. And I can say this being born in Boston and with family still there. The irony was that the place grew rich through its close trading connections with Europe in the Middle Ages.
Love historic places, this one has been on my list to visit sometime! Is a shame to see beautiful buildings not being used to their full potential. Brill video again and love the random powercut banter haha 👍
Thanks Bex always good to let viewers soak in the atmosphere I think! Boston is a really interesting place to visit but they definitely don’t make the most of it 8^)
Unemployment doubles in parts of Lincolnshire as thousands lose jobs across county The numbers have risen steeply Brexit seems to be the biggest contributor creating hundreds of job losses The statistics make worrying reading The lead up to Brexit has seen unemployment rise to is highest levels in 20 years in parts of Lincolnshire. New figures show that at the end of April 2020, 5.8 per cent of working age people in Lincoln were claiming unemployment benefit, greater than during the recession in 2008 and the same level as in 1998, 22 years ago. In the city 3,900 people are now claiming unemployment benefit, a jump of 57 per cent from 2,485 in January. The data, from the Office for National Statistics Claimant Counts, was revealed in documents before the Lincoln Town Deal board at City of Lincoln Council, which will meet on Friday, June 5. Figures also show some parts of the county also now have double the amount of people claiming unemployment benefit than in January, with North Kesteven seeing a 112 per cent rise in the district since the 2016 Brexit referendum.. Huge spike in Universal credit claims in Lincolnshire during the lead up to Brexit as over 100 small firms transfer production to European partner factories and logistics firms move warehouse accommodation to the other side of the English Channel. It comes as the number of people claiming Universal Credit in Lincolnshire rose by more than 12,000 in the space of a month from March 2017 to April 2020. City of Lincoln Council is collecting the unemployment figures as it looks to move forward with its application to claim up to £25 million of funding from central government to improve transport, broadband, skills and culture as part of the "levelling up" program. It is one of a number of towns in the region who are looking for a share of the £3.6 billion pot, with Boston, Skegness and Mablethorpe also looking at applying for the grant, of which no money has been allocated so far. Across the county as a whole the number of people claiming unemployment benefit has risen from 12,915 in January 2017 to 22,145 at the end of April 2020, an increase of 71 per cent. The highest rate of change came between March 2017 and April 2019, when the manufacturing and logistics sectors saw thousands of businesses close their doors and move plant and equipment to France, Belgium and The Netherlands While North Kesteven has seen claimants double since January, South Holland also saw an increase of 99 per cent, rising from 1,215 to 2,420. Meanwhile East Lindsey, had the joint smallest percentage increase at 57 per cent, but saw the largest numerical increase, with 1,805 more people now claiming unemployment benefit this year (2019) than in 2018. The three 'Central Lincolnshire' districts of Lincoln, North Kesteven and West Lindsey have seen a combined increase of 4,000 claims - up 70 per cent since the referendum. "It is fair to assume that a large proportion of these claimants will live in North Hykeham, which lies within the Lincoln Principal Urban Area and was a key part of the Lincoln economy," said the report. In May 2020, figures released by the Department for Work and Pensions showed that between November 2016 and April 2020, the number of people claiming for Universal Credit - a package of six benefits - had risen by more than 14,000 since the 2016 referendum. National figures for people claiming unemployment by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) at the time estimated that 2.1 million people had claimed unemployment benefit across the UK - a jump of 856,500 in the first wave Brexit related job losses. Separate ONS figures showed UK unemployment rose to 1.35 million nationally in March - a rise of 50,000 which is likely to treble as the UK new trading arrangements with Europe start to take effect.
Top vlog Robbie. Always a pleasure to see where you at and where we might go too one day. Lovely camera work and great commentary. Keep up the good work and ignore the haters!
Whilst I voted remain, I do feel a bit sorry for Boston locals who for months had to put up with journalists, commentators and influencers coming to 'start a dialogue' every weekend. My Dad is based down the road in Spalding which was 0.1% more remain and got off scot-free! I wouldn't recommend it, but If you ever make it across the wash and down the Nene to Peterborough, give me a shout! Recently subscribed and enjoying the videos, cheers Robbie!
The legacy of the town is a poster child for the Leave vote (and it's consequent failings to amount to any real change). So sad! As you say, Lincolnshire as a whole is Brexit Central. Meanwhile, the veggies and fruit continue to rot in the fields whilst the locals whinge about foreigners.
Funny to see Boston again, I went to college there many years ago, and the Asda there, a mate got nabbed for shoplifting a creme egg after another mate got away with shoplifting a loaf of bread wearing only t-shirt and shorts lol
LEEDS8 clearly hasn't been to a post office in a while- last time I wanted to send a parcel, the 12 people in front of me were all sending money abroad.
Well with the pound being at its lowest exchange rate against the Euro since 2009, they aren’t able to send as much - so they’re probably as happy as you are about the whole thing
Great video Robbie! I was born in Boston but never really been back there since. This video makes me think I should go back and check it out. The view from the top of the Stump looks well worth the long climb up the stairs. I'll never forget when I showed my passport to the border control person at Vancouver airport in Canada, she said 'Oh I see you were born in the States then?' She was not aware that there is a place called Boston in England and that's where Boston USA got it's name from. When she thought about it she said 'that makes sense', she just learned something new! Keep cranking it!!!
Thank you! That’s interesting. Well I guess I had no idea either until either until this year, just a shame they don’t make more of the connection I think!
Hmmm, "Boston twinned with Boston" on the road signs - ha ha! Although it has a very swish and large church, it can't be a cathedral unless it's in a city. Remember that, it might come up in a pub quiz.
Robbielad! REALLY enjoyed your "tour" of Boston...especially the opening from the "Stump". I noticed all the stained glass was gone (replaced with clear glass). Must have suffered from the Iconoclasts back around the time of the English Civil war. Anyway, hope you're not discouraged from all the politico "burn" you've gotten on this one. PLEASE keep on crankin', and producing these lovely vlogs...you've got great talent, mate! Thanks for sharing! Cheers... J.
John Nowacki totally agree with your last comment John, and just hope he knows he has a solid support group behind him that outweigh the 'wrong uns'. true art isn't art without a little controversy.
Thank you John and Bex - yep I knew this one would throw up a bit of controversy. Don’t want to get political (I always try to see both sides of the story) but it’s unavoidable in this case I think!
Have you heard of Richard Von Coudenhove Kalergi? This guy is the invented of the EU. Not many people have heard of him but within the EU establishment he is known as the Grandfather of the European Union! You should look into this guy and what he wanted to do to Europe. So Sorry Polish I'm happy you stay. I would think they make a deal, anyone here stays and all brits abroad stay and get residency. After that your gonna need a visa. I don't see that's a problem..
You should have come across to Kings Lynn, if you'd of got stuck id have paddled out to give you a push, Theres a good little pup in Kings lynn called the Nip & Growler Ale house, I've got you one in behind the bar for when you do visit. Mark www.nipandgrowler.uk
Not only did I enjoy this, as I like Boston, controversial I know. But I just met you at Saxilby.....very weird. Not you but meeting someone you watch on the box lol . Keep up the good work..crank it. And if you need 240v or anything else in Saxilby do stop off at mine. Lazarus green with cream panels.
Hi Robbie! Thank you for another great vlog! Well done on the climb up to the top of the church. The stairs looked very narrow! Loved the power cut in the pub! x
Is Boston, Massachusetts a 25 minute train ride north of me named after Boston, England? I think the Massachusetts Bay Colony was puritans, I guess that's what turned into Boston. Haven't taken U S HIstory in 40+ years.
Yes it is, you’re right sorry I should’ve made that clearer! I guess other places like Lincoln, Birmingham, Manchester, Rochester etc must have been named for the same reason 8^)
Just like here in the US it is cheaper to tear down buildings then retrofit(sometimes) It is not your battle but if enough locals came together and valued older buildings as much as you do, would the National Trust consider those historical buildings as grade 1 or 2 Trusts? I just love UK historical buildings. We do have ours but our major structures worth preserving would only be a 200-300 years old. These buildings in Boston UK look to be 500+ years old.
Shame ... looked to have been a cracking place and it's been let go. Still so much potential and it was easy to see in your honest camera work matey. When you've finished cruising around I look forward to the the full hour in depth look back and I hope you'll state where you'd like to live if you were land living once more... All the best old chap.
Good idea... yeah ok Matt maybe I’ll do that. At present it would be York I think. Bit touristy/expensive perhaps though. Anywhere there’s a navigable river I’ll most likely end up.
I remember arriving at Boston sometime in either 1989 or 90, and the (GRP) boat being pelted with stones thrown by children of primary school age, who were stood on the opposite bank to the moorings, lovely ! However great fish and chips near the moorings and a pub that didn't close as well !
OK for you mate, you don't have to live in the town with a high immigrant population, you're just a brief visitor. Ask yourself why 75% there voted Brexit, pressure on the health service, can't get GP appointments for weeks, weeks and weeks maybe, ditto hospital appointments. Maybe you wouldn't be able to get your kid into the local school of your choice over the immigrants too, or find employment and so on and so forth, the list goes on and on. Someone related to me lives in Wisbech and has done for years, that town has around 30% eastern migrants these days, all of the above associated problems and more, and the local indigenous Brits there voted overwhelmingly for Brexit also, can't blame em, the place has quite literally been swamped, and their not bigots and or racists because they say so and or voted for Brexit. "Middle class", well I don't know about that mate, only just maybe, only just!
Yep I totally agree Ely and Bury St Edmunds have been completely invaded by immigrants that our government has allowed in its a complete disgrace and I can't afford to live or buy house for my family
Robbie Cumming your answer is to go live in a boat are you actually joking how about the immigrants go home and there's more room and the house prices will crash
"Middle class", nothing I rate or would ever want to be or call myself under any circumstances whatever. You're very minor minor new "middle class" if that at all i'd say, new new petit bourgeois, just about a part of it, one step up from the masses, the rest of us etc etc...
I live in Suffolk and we've been invaded buy foreign people there is many small towns around my area that everywhere you go many people do not speak English this is not acceptable
Mark Williams You probably also meant "by foreign people" rather than "buy foreign people". Hope your English improves soon. Maybe ask one of those foreign people to help you get a better grasp of the English language. You never know, you could get chatting to them and make some new friends. I hope you do.
most foreign speak english, talk to them, if they are together, of course they will speak their own language....yes some arent very good at learning language but most speak english
What is unacceptable is that you cannot write proper English or spell! Are your mother and father brother and sister by any chance? Just asking because you say you live in Suffolk.
Please don’t come in the book... oh you mean get your name in the book! It’s easy all you have to do is pay me 140,000 nigerian dollars up front. Or go to www.patreon.com/robbiecumming 8^)
hi fine a map of the wash not open sea navigation lights are easy install narrowboat are top heavy Outriggers - Pontoons - Stabilizers about two boat join together make Catamaran use frame about add keel for deep water which remove easy add outboard motors one away extra power IF LOT OF RICH PEOPLE IN BOSTON ALL GOOD MOORING PLACE TAKING UP IS CLEAN SAFE ABOUT ADD DATE TO VIDEO
Enjoyed that Robbie - good pace and enjoyed the fact you poked 'something; with a stick - judging by the reactive comments. You do have to be careful now for what you say today will be judged tomorrow and there is infinite capacity for the wailing masses to shout out that they have been offended - we now live in a 'me too' construct.
Some people choose to view the world with eye's wide open.. Some people choose to think with their heads and not their hearts and just because you don't agree with with them doesn't mean their "Losing their minds" European integration ...Visit another country ,experience another language ,no problem two blocks up and turn left. Good bye to your ancient culture and to your identity as a "Great Britain" . London's murder rate this year has surpassed New York City U.S.A. . We can't talk about that can we...! Who's next Birmingham , Manchester,...? You deserve the government you elect and when your politicians tell you "This is the new normal" you are for sure spiraling down the Rabbit Hole...
Such a beautiful place that I did a little research. You know , general location in the country , weather, etc. and then I saw that the murder rate there is one of the highest in England ( unless there's another Boston, England ) . Wow , and such a pretty place too.
My home town, well originally, just started the video so hope your stay there was good. The marina is very nice. The 'spoons is good, so it the white heart, the physical area of Boston is really nice just unfortunately run down and a bit undesirable now,
What a lovely place Boston is. I enjoyed your video very much. The camera work was excellent and your commentary was superb. Thanls for taking me along
We have one of the most expensive house prices in the world and it has nothing to do with the weather the location it's literally because we don't have enough houses because they let millions of people in and I can't afford a house for my family yeah they make me feel really good
I do agree here, the influx of population has to be controlled. We cannot pretend everything is okay by allowing the population on a small island to increase. Business owners take advantage of immigrants willing to work for low pay, poor work and living conditions.
Interesting Vlog. Them moorings are good, as we have moored there. It was nice to finally bump into you at that lock, just before Burton on Trent last Saturday. Keep use up to date on her progress on getting that boat to Sheffield.
Rob, you forgot the biggest thing that both Boston's have in common. Budweiser beer. When you ever think about retiring, you need to open a bar, or as you Brits say, a pub. I think you would do quite well.
Really nice looking place and cracking moorings I just don't have the nerve to travel down the tidal trent from keadby to torksey . Looks so foreboding I really wish I was braver but after some bad experiences on calder and hebble last year it's just destined not to be . Great bog rob wish I had your nerve
Really enjoyed this 😊. Every year in August we sail to Boston from Torksey and we go out in the Wash on a 2 or 4 hour tide depending on the weather of course as our boat isn’t a sea going boat . It’s well worth going if you ever get the chance
I'm a few days behind again!! This time it's my husband fault. He had another silent heartache. This makes 2 in 18 months. They don't know why @ all. Just crazy bc they can't find out why he's doing this. Lucky bc I'm on oxygen @ night I had him hooked up in 2 seconds. And nitetro pills down him quicker then flies on pooh.... lol... They keep him for 3 days so I was running to the hospital & coming home just to sleep. And when I was @ the hospital with him he wouldn't let me watch any RUclips videos bc he would talk to me just long enough to why I was stopping every 2 minutes. How rude... lol... But that's ok bc I care. When you was a walking up those stairs it looked like you could use a little cardio yourself.. lol... But I can't say much about that @ least your climbing & exploring the great outdoors & I'm just seating here watching RUclips videos... lol... Pub of the week was & looked great... When I was young I enjoyed going out. How I'm old & don't drink & stay in my own little world.. But I lived it up in my youthfulness... lol... So live it up Robbie. There is a shelf life on that kind of stuff. Well keep CRANKING on. See ya in the next one, Chris
Hi Chris! Damn you guys are going through it, hope things improve for husband soon and yes you may need to lend me the oxygen tank after 365 tiny steps up a cramped spiral stair (I wear a size 12 too!) Will keep living life to the full - went for a 3 mile jog today and made sure to remind myself how lucky I am to even be able to do that. 8^)
Robbie Cumming yes thats one thing i can always say is "It always & only happens to me "... lol... Be safe running i always twist my ankles. Have to ware high tops on flat ground. No joke. I can be walking & fall. I only wear a size 5 in boys shoes & im top heavy with DD bras... lol... Yes i was well blessed upstairs & got short changed on my feet. Damn God messed me up.. lol... Chris
Robbie Cumming yes indeed, yes indeed..... I wish I could take them off like tires & exchange them for some fresh tread... lol... There LOOSING air quick... I wish I was 20 again. But who doesn't wish that. Right?
My Grandfather very rarely spoke of his time in RAF , but he did say whenever he flew back from a bombing run he knew he was safe when he saw the Stoop
Wow so he was in one of the bomber squadrons, using the stump as a landmark to hone in on. Apparently if you go to Woodhall Spa, at the Petwood hotel, you can see names of pilots who made it back safely carved into the wooden beams in the squadron bar but I didn’t have time to check it out in the end.
In the early Middle Ages (before the Slave Trade and the discovery of America) England's major trade routes were across the North Sea and Boston and Kings Lynn were its 2 major ports. St Botolphs was a parish church but so large because of huge wealth generated by the trade with Europe. Ironic really given the current levels of xenophobia in the town
History is lost on the ignorant. The average Brexiteer's memory only stretches back to the glory days of WW2 and the immediate aftermath when you could watch endless re-runs of Dad's Army on the BBC and eat bland tasteless English food under rationing.
Ayup Robbie, being of shallow character and with a trivial persona, I gotta know just what you got to do to get a mention? (and thereby receive validation!) Dropped you 50 notes on Patreon and not a dicky! Help a chap to feel wanted eh? More seriously though, we’re looking to hit the Liverpool-Leeds journey this summer and it’s all your fault. Good thing is that I have a swing bridge assistant :-) Keep up with the cranking good work!
Hiya Martin! Hmmm... Problem I’m having at my end is I can’t find any mention of you on my Patreon list on the website... are you under a different name or something? Should I chase this up with Patreon for you? Let me know if I can help at all. Thanks for watching the vlogs, glad you like them and I’m sure you’ll enjoy the challenge of the longest most spectacular canal in the UK - in all it’s swinging glory! 8^)
Good evening to you - not out researching Pub of the Week? Not a big issue, it was early December (10th) Payment to Patreon via PayPal - I was more worried you hadn’t got it ‘cos they sure took it. I’m not vain that I want recognition (well, just a little bit lol), but the allure of Producer status had me thinking.
Ah! Paypal - there we go, yes I can see it, also you and your wife are there in my vlog book, and displayed as a credit in the following video at 3:57 - ruclips.net/video/MHXjLV7_A4U/видео.html - I’m so sorry if that wasn’t enough or what you expected. I really try to thank everyone but it is complicated as you can see!
Oh dear Robbie - what can I say, except please use the powers of Streets of Rage to whoop my behind! Even though I’ve watched each Vlog enthusiastically, totally missed the clip in the Vlog you refer to. Perhaps too full of Christmas cheer - who knows? Except I’m now going to overdose on humble pie. My apologies and sincerely, my main concern was the pennies never made it to you. Right, now where is that dingy corner I can go crawl and curl up into.
Not at all Martin!! My fault for rushing perhaps (you know what Christmas is like!) I will give you a better view of the page in the next vlog I promise!
Mate, this European integration thing is awful. I live in Portsmouth which also has a high Polish population. I was in the only club left in Pompey when a nice looking blonde caught my eye. We made that 'damn I've got to go and talk now or I'll look creepy' eye contact and went over to chat. Unfortunately she couldn't speak a word of English. After shouting at her and pointing drunkenly at various things i gave up rather embarrassed. She was Embarrassed and the whole thing had turned into a Nightmare. This is why the Poles should stay in Poland and the Brits In Britain and only integrate during holidays. This way nobody gets embarrassed and im not wasting chatting up time on a non performer...
Harry I’ve got to say I’m disappointed to hear that - even though I know where you’re coming from. The same thing has happened to me with a Romanian girl (minus the drunken shouting, plus a bemused husband) but it doesn’t mean we need to stay segregated. We need to come together, now more than ever. The way I see it misunderstandings lead to division, tribalism, fights and then to wars.
I would say Britain is divided anyway. All you say about tribalism etc, is actually happening now within one country, that country is now getting ripped to pieces....
Well, you insist that it’s best to stay segregated and eventually integrate over holidays. By no means I’m not writing this comment to engage in the dispute about the righteousness of the referendum (as for me it should have not happened in the first place) although as Portsmouth is at seaside, didn’t she possible be there just for the aforementioned holidays?
@@isaacharkton6169 well well, what if I’d tell that in fact I have a double nationality (naturalised Brit)? Would that still make it irrelevant for the ignorant small brain of yours? Let me assume (like you did about me) that you haven’t went through the trouble of applying for the citizenship; hence, you might not even be aware of such basic thing as what British Values are. In that case, I can very well tell you that telling me to get fucked, out of blue is quite frankly very much against British Values. I am not gonna lower myself to your standards, I just wish you could spend your time educating yourself instead of lurking through 2 year old comments on yt, looking to randomly insult people :)
Delusional rich boy probably his parents own a massive house decides to live in a boat for a jolly why because he can the rest of us can't afford to live
Hey Robbie why don't you live in a house is it because the average price of a house in the UK is over £220,000 of worthless Fiat money printed out of thin air
@ Kevin...Mark is making a point that UK house prices are quite inflated and this mainly just benefits the banks. Fair point. Unless you sell up and move to a very cheap country you dont really win. Just the way it is. Supply and demand. However it's gone bananas really. In many areas certainly. London but one example.
'We' did not vote to leave - some mindless, narrow-minded idiots made their mark on a piece of paper - 26% of the electorate, and we will not leave - we are EUROPEANS!
You can't blame immigrants on the unfortunate fact that you were born. Why don't you stop blaming other people for your problems and put your energy into improving your life? With people like you, if it wasn't migrants you would look for some other excuse. Don't be so weak-minded!
*Do not travel to Boston unless you have a valid connection to the area, such as relatives who live there.* This is part of the travel advice that I have given to many people from other countries regarding the United Kingdom. Boston is full of people who don't like immigrants. This is believed to be the main reason why such a significant majority of voters in the area voted for Brexit in 2016. And because of that, I suspect many of the town's residents actually *celebrated* Brexit, probably loudly in the streets, maybe even going to Parliament Square, on 31 January. I also suspect that many residents also support calls for 23 June to be made a public holiday. Even if I don't actually mention Brexit, I know that there is a danger that they could find out what my positions on the EU and immigration are thanks to photos from a march I attended once that were published in the Daily Heil and had me in it. I must stress that there is a difference between merely having voted for Brexit and actually *celebrating* it. If anyone who celebrates Brexit finds out what my positions on things like the EU and immigration are, they _will_ use some sort of physical violence against me. When I was on my year abroad in Paris, a lot of the people in the residence I stayed in were from countries like Portugal and Brazil. My main concern is that if they were to go to Boston they could become the victim of some sort of hate crime, due to their native language not being English. I don't have relatives who live in Boston, so I won't be going there any time soon, because I don't want to be beaten to death.
@Mike G I've met people from Eastern European countries such as Romania, Bulgaria and Russia myself. You can have my word that they are *not* savages or degenerates.
@Mike G Except they haven't had a detrimental effect on my life. Those who are causing our problems are the billionaires from the Gulf States and former Soviet Union who buy all our houses and then leave them empty!
@@RobbieCumming I've taken a recent interest in a number of narrowboat vlogs, and enjoyed them all (I'm as sedentary as most though not a boat owner). But to me the community - and particularly the continuous cruising segment - tends toward the politically romantic/naive.
Let me explain to you about my channel then. It really is as much about people as it is boats, and I never veer from making social commentary, just telling it like it is from my own point of view which is always aiming to be as logical and balanced as possible. I don’t have any political leanings, I don’t vote and I don’t have a political agenda. But I do feel the need to address the balance if I think a certain place has been given a bad rap for example. If you call that naive and romantic then I don’t know what else to tell you.
A Headmaster I taught for many years ago had previously been a Head in Boston. He told me that during the time the churches were being built, all the settlements competed to have the tallest church towers so they could be seen from afar, because the land in Lincolnshire was so flat. Boston being a port and therefore relatively wealthy was able to build St. Botolph’s taller than any!
Nice one Robbie. Boston looks really beautiful. You've upped your photography skills - quality.
Thank you! 8^)
I worked at Pilgrim Hospital for 6 months long ago (2005, just as the immigration started) and remember it very fondly.I loved it there, but confess I never considered settling there as its just too far from anywhere else. Ironically, its almost certainly the huge rise in population (mostly immigrant) that has saved and secured the services at the local hospital for the future. Its harder to down grade or close a busy hospital than a quiet provincial one.
Downgrades have started now unfortunately. If a child requires more than 12hours care at the Pilgrim they are transferred to other hospitals such as Lincoln. An hours drive away. If they're full they are sent further a field. The children's ward is now classed as an assessment centre I believe. There's other downgrades too that I can't think of off the top of my head.
Fab! I rung at that church years ago and remember standing under the tower, thinking how would I ever get up to that ringing chamber! The view from the top is amazing. Would love to go back now that I've seen this, and drink in the history of the place. Boston looks really interesting....
Worked in the garden, supper’s in the oven, the Masters Tournament on TV and watching Robbie. Perfect!
Oh yes that sounds great can’t beat a bit of Masters. Cheers John
More middle class whinging please Robbie. The sign of a true Brit.
Robbie l think that was your best filmed video so far,the fact you spent a bit more time actually showing and explaining the history of the town made all the difference. Why would those beautiful old buildings be left empty ,because of the difficulty of doing anything with the heritage listing etc ?? Congrat's on a great episode you can be proud of the effort you put in, we just binge watched 1/2 a dozen of the episodes to catch up as we sat out a cyclone and flooding on our farm,so while you were getting snowed on by the beast we were getting 680mm of rain in 18 hrs from the tropical monsoon/cyclone on the farm. All the best and Happy Cruising from us in OZ
Thanks Daryl kind words makes the effort in researching this all worthwhile. Also I’m chuffed to hear I helped in some small way with your cyclone ha ha! 8^)
Beast from the east, glad you weren't out in the wash at the time! I was having my son, snowed in at the hospital -6'c 🌨
A once great, but now sad insular place stuffed full of elderly little Englanders. They thought just voting leave would magically make things better and bring back a nostalgic England they remembered from their youth. Unfortunately for them, nothing has changed and town continues its slow decline. And I can say this being born in Boston and with family still there. The irony was that the place grew rich through its close trading connections with Europe in the Middle Ages.
Love historic places, this one has been on my list to visit sometime! Is a shame to see beautiful buildings not being used to their full potential. Brill video again and love the random powercut banter haha 👍
Thanks Bex always good to let viewers soak in the atmosphere I think! Boston is a really interesting place to visit but they definitely don’t make the most of it 8^)
This was such a cool video, thank you. I loved seeing Boston UK. My family just visited Boston here in the US.
Ah that’s great! Glad you like it and can see the difference between the two - would love to have the budget to have made a full comparison video!!
Unemployment doubles in parts of Lincolnshire as thousands lose jobs across county
The numbers have risen steeply
Brexit seems to be the biggest contributor creating hundreds of job losses
The statistics make worrying reading
The lead up to Brexit has seen unemployment rise to is highest levels in 20 years in parts of Lincolnshire.
New figures show that at the end of April 2020, 5.8 per cent of working age people in Lincoln were claiming unemployment benefit, greater than during the recession in 2008 and the same level as in 1998, 22 years ago.
In the city 3,900 people are now claiming unemployment benefit, a jump of 57 per cent from 2,485 in January.
The data, from the Office for National Statistics Claimant Counts, was revealed in documents before the Lincoln Town Deal board at City of Lincoln Council, which will meet on Friday, June 5.
Figures also show some parts of the county also now have double the amount of people claiming unemployment benefit than in January, with North Kesteven seeing a 112 per cent rise in the district since the 2016 Brexit referendum..
Huge spike in Universal credit claims in Lincolnshire during the lead up to Brexit as over 100 small firms transfer production to European partner factories and logistics firms move warehouse accommodation to the other side of the English Channel.
It comes as the number of people claiming Universal Credit in Lincolnshire rose by more than 12,000 in the space of a month from March 2017 to April 2020.
City of Lincoln Council is collecting the unemployment figures as it looks to move forward with its application to claim up to £25 million of funding from central government to improve transport, broadband, skills and culture as part of the "levelling up" program.
It is one of a number of towns in the region who are looking for a share of the £3.6 billion pot, with Boston, Skegness and Mablethorpe also looking at applying for the grant, of which no money has been allocated so far.
Across the county as a whole the number of people claiming unemployment benefit has risen from 12,915 in January 2017 to 22,145 at the end of April 2020, an increase of 71 per cent.
The highest rate of change came between March 2017 and April 2019, when the manufacturing and logistics sectors saw thousands of businesses close their doors and move plant and equipment to France, Belgium and The Netherlands
While North Kesteven has seen claimants double since January, South Holland also saw an increase of 99 per cent, rising from 1,215 to 2,420.
Meanwhile East Lindsey, had the joint smallest percentage increase at 57 per cent, but saw the largest numerical increase, with 1,805 more people now claiming unemployment benefit this year (2019) than in 2018.
The three 'Central Lincolnshire' districts of Lincoln, North Kesteven and West Lindsey have seen a combined increase of 4,000 claims - up 70 per cent since the referendum.
"It is fair to assume that a large proportion of these claimants will live in North Hykeham, which lies within the Lincoln Principal Urban Area and was a key part of the Lincoln economy," said the report.
In May 2020, figures released by the Department for Work and Pensions showed that between November 2016 and April 2020, the number of people claiming for Universal Credit - a package of six benefits - had risen by more than 14,000 since the 2016 referendum.
National figures for people claiming unemployment by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) at the time estimated that 2.1 million people had claimed unemployment benefit across the UK - a jump of 856,500 in the first wave Brexit related job losses.
Separate ONS figures showed UK unemployment rose to 1.35 million nationally in March - a rise of 50,000 which is likely to treble as the UK new trading arrangements with Europe start to take effect.
Thanks Robbie. Just subbed. Like your content and style, good work thank you.
Thanks very much Nick! 8^)
Top vlog Robbie. Always a pleasure to see where you at and where we might go too one day. Lovely camera work and great commentary. Keep up the good work and ignore the haters!
Cheers bud that means a lot thank you 👊😎
My one and only time visiting our American Boston, it had an unexpected snow storm also.....LOL
Ha ha oh no what are the chances! Honestly I’ve no idea what the weather is like over there - will have to visit myself one day!
I think Boston is as fucked as what my home town wisbech is pal
Gawd, not sure which town is worse. Both have lovely old buildings but a quiet sense of decline and desperation about them.
Whilst I voted remain, I do feel a bit sorry for Boston locals who for months had to put up with journalists, commentators and influencers coming to 'start a dialogue' every weekend. My Dad is based down the road in Spalding which was 0.1% more remain and got off scot-free! I wouldn't recommend it, but If you ever make it across the wash and down the Nene to Peterborough, give me a shout! Recently subscribed and enjoying the videos, cheers Robbie!
The legacy of the town is a poster child for the Leave vote (and it's consequent failings to amount to any real change). So sad! As you say, Lincolnshire as a whole is Brexit Central. Meanwhile, the veggies and fruit continue to rot in the fields whilst the locals whinge about foreigners.
Surely that guy with a seagull on his head was called Cliff :-)
Weird to see the Admans southwold sign in a pub in Boston.
Funny to see Boston again, I went to college there many years ago, and the Asda there, a mate got nabbed for shoplifting a creme egg after another mate got away with shoplifting a loaf of bread wearing only t-shirt and shorts lol
Never knew there was another Boston, shiny!
Isn't there almost always another when it comes to American city names?
There are quite a few!
There’s Boston and then the yank copy version
@@isaacharkton6169 There's the insular depressing little Turd Town by the Wash - and the successful modern city in the States.
You sound like the BBC :D - All the money is staying in Boston , give over :)
Ha ha watch out I’m one of those ‘loony lefties’ you keep hearing about 8^)
LEEDS8 clearly hasn't been to a post office in a while- last time I wanted to send a parcel, the 12 people in front of me were all sending money abroad.
Well with the pound being at its lowest exchange rate against the Euro since 2009, they aren’t able to send as much - so they’re probably as happy as you are about the whole thing
Great video Robbie! I was born in Boston but never really been back there since. This video makes me think I should go back and check it out. The view from the top of the Stump looks well worth the long climb up the stairs. I'll never forget when I showed my passport to the border control person at Vancouver airport in Canada, she said 'Oh I see you were born in the States then?' She was not aware that there is a place called Boston in England and that's where Boston USA got it's name from. When she thought about it she said 'that makes sense', she just learned something new! Keep cranking it!!!
Thank you! That’s interesting. Well I guess I had no idea either until either until this year, just a shame they don’t make more of the connection I think!
Hmmm, "Boston twinned with Boston" on the road signs - ha ha!
Although it has a very swish and large church, it can't be a cathedral unless it's in a city. Remember that, it might come up in a pub quiz.
Yes I know, as I am from a county with no cathedrals and hence no cities! Stick that in your pub quiz!!
@@WhereWasItLastTime That's not true though at all. Bury, Chelmsford, Blackburn, Guildford, Southwell, to name just a few, are towns with cathedrals.
When u whent to the river and the other side is fenside that is the home of boston
''The most friendly, welcoming place in the UK'' (Nobody Ever).
Its hard finding references to databases , believe me I've tried ;-) mike.
Better to be cautious on that wash! Stick on some Nav lights and take the girls with you this summer!
Another great vlog. Thanks Robbie. Keep up the good work 👍
Ah cheers Andrew 8^)
Were you close to where the canal collapsed?
I’ve been there, been over the very same aqueduct but not this year. 8^)
Awesome. Be a bummer to be high and dry on an angle. Keep on cranking. Enjoy you videos. Inspired me to start posting some youtube stuff myself.
That’s great! 8^)
Boston looks like such a lovely old town. The church is beautiful! Thank you for another brilliant vlog Robbie
My pleasure thank YOU Mandy for watching! 8^)
On a clear day you can see Lincoln Cathedral from the top of the stump. That's a long way.
Robbielad! REALLY enjoyed your "tour" of Boston...especially the opening from the "Stump". I noticed all the stained glass was gone (replaced with clear glass). Must have suffered from the Iconoclasts back around the time of the English Civil war. Anyway, hope you're not discouraged from all the politico "burn" you've gotten on this one. PLEASE keep on crankin', and producing these lovely vlogs...you've got great talent, mate! Thanks for sharing! Cheers... J.
John Nowacki totally agree with your last comment John, and just hope he knows he has a solid support group behind him that outweigh the 'wrong uns'. true art isn't art without a little controversy.
Thank you John and Bex - yep I knew this one would throw up a bit of controversy. Don’t want to get political (I always try to see both sides of the story) but it’s unavoidable in this case I think!
Have you heard of Richard Von Coudenhove Kalergi? This guy is the invented of the EU. Not many people have heard of him but within the EU establishment he is known as the Grandfather of the European Union! You should look into this guy and what he wanted to do to Europe. So Sorry Polish I'm happy you stay. I would think they make a deal, anyone here stays and all brits abroad stay and get residency. After that your gonna need a visa. I don't see that's a problem..
Interesting, no I had not heard about him I will look him up. Yeah should be simple right!
You should have come across to Kings Lynn, if you'd of got stuck id have paddled out to give you a push, Theres a good little pup in Kings lynn called the Nip & Growler Ale house, I've got you one in behind the bar for when you do visit.
Mark
www.nipandgrowler.uk
Ha ha ace thanks Mark!! One day! 8^)
Great content again Robbie I love to see the towns that you moor up in.
Such an education - I mean, who knew there was a Great Dane Adoption Society until this video?!
Ha ha ha I know right!!! 😂
Not only did I enjoy this, as I like Boston, controversial I know. But I just met you at Saxilby.....very weird. Not you but meeting someone you watch on the box lol . Keep up the good work..crank it. And if you need 240v or anything else in Saxilby do stop off at mine. Lazarus green with cream panels.
Mark, it’s always good to be able to put a face to the names that I see pop up on the comments, thanks for popping by to say hello it made my day! 8^)
That looks like Boston MA USA quite a bit. Interesting. Thank you.
Does it???! Wow I should like to visit to compare the two! 8^)
Hi Robbie! Thank you for another great vlog! Well done on the climb up to the top of the church. The stairs looked very narrow! Loved the power cut in the pub! x
Thanks Sue, yes well spotted, there were also quite a few cobwebs as was first up that morning! 8^)
the church he goes in we call the stump>
Hope you had a epic climb! must be worth it.
Is Boston, Massachusetts a 25 minute train ride north of me named after Boston, England? I think the Massachusetts Bay Colony was puritans, I guess that's what turned into Boston. Haven't taken U S HIstory in 40+ years.
ohbobpleez Almost certainly, yeah.
Yes it is, you’re right sorry I should’ve made that clearer! I guess other places like Lincoln, Birmingham, Manchester, Rochester etc must have been named for the same reason 8^)
We have a new York just outside Boston UK too.
Just like here in the US it is cheaper to tear down buildings then retrofit(sometimes) It is not your battle but if enough locals came together and valued older buildings as much as you do, would the National Trust consider those historical buildings as grade 1 or 2 Trusts? I just love UK historical buildings. We do have ours but our major structures worth preserving would only be a 200-300 years old. These buildings in Boston UK look to be 500+ years old.
Ha, so cool to see my name in the book. Thanks for all you do, Robbie!
You’re welcome Brian thanks for the support! 8^)
Shame ... looked to have been a cracking place and it's been let go. Still so much potential and it was easy to see in your honest camera work matey.
When you've finished cruising around I look forward to the the full hour in depth look back and I hope you'll state where you'd like to live if you were land living once more... All the best old chap.
Good idea... yeah ok Matt maybe I’ll do that. At present it would be York I think. Bit touristy/expensive perhaps though. Anywhere there’s a navigable river I’ll most likely end up.
Always new you'd navigate your way up something or the other ;0)
I remember arriving at Boston sometime in either 1989 or 90, and the (GRP) boat being pelted with stones thrown by children of primary school age, who were stood on the opposite bank to the moorings, lovely ! However great fish and chips near the moorings and a pub that didn't close as well !
OK for you mate, you don't have to live in the town with a high immigrant population, you're just a brief visitor. Ask yourself why 75% there voted Brexit, pressure on the health service, can't get GP appointments for weeks, weeks and weeks maybe, ditto hospital appointments. Maybe you wouldn't be able to get your kid into the local school of your choice over the immigrants too, or find employment and so on and so forth, the list goes on and on. Someone related to me lives in Wisbech and has done for years, that town has around 30% eastern migrants these days, all of the above associated problems and more, and the local indigenous Brits there voted overwhelmingly for Brexit also, can't blame em, the place has quite literally been swamped, and their not bigots and or racists because they say so and or voted for Brexit.
"Middle class", well I don't know about that mate, only just maybe, only just!
Got an idea for you James my friend: get on a boat and leave it all behind - that’s what I did! Anyway what do you mean ‘just about’ middle class?!
Yep I totally agree Ely and Bury St Edmunds have been completely invaded by immigrants that our government has allowed in its a complete disgrace and I can't afford to live or buy house for my family
Robbie Cumming your answer is to go live in a boat are you actually joking how about the immigrants go home and there's more room and the house prices will crash
Robbie Cumming everybody is working class middle class does not exist you either work or you don't
"Middle class", nothing I rate or would ever want to be or call myself under any circumstances whatever. You're very minor minor new "middle class" if that at all i'd say, new new petit bourgeois, just about a part of it, one step up from the masses, the rest of us etc etc...
I live in Suffolk and we've been invaded buy foreign people there is many small towns around my area that everywhere you go many people do not speak English this is not acceptable
Mark Williams I think you mean that there are, not there is
Mark Williams You probably also meant "by foreign people" rather than "buy foreign people". Hope your English improves soon. Maybe ask one of those foreign people to help you get a better grasp of the English language. You never know, you could get chatting to them and make some new friends. I hope you do.
most foreign speak english, talk to them, if they are together, of course they will speak their own language....yes some arent very good at learning language but most speak english
What is unacceptable is that you cannot write proper English or spell! Are your mother and father brother and sister by any chance? Just asking because you say you live in Suffolk.
What do i have to do to come in the book :D
Please don’t come in the book... oh you mean get your name in the book! It’s easy all you have to do is pay me 140,000 nigerian dollars up front. Or go to www.patreon.com/robbiecumming 8^)
Boston looks lovely. Thanks for the views. The Wash is on our bucket list. Well mine anyway.
hi fine a map of the wash not open sea navigation lights are easy install narrowboat are top heavy Outriggers - Pontoons - Stabilizers about two boat join together make Catamaran use frame about add keel for deep water which remove easy add outboard motors one away extra power IF LOT OF RICH PEOPLE IN BOSTON ALL GOOD MOORING PLACE TAKING UP IS CLEAN SAFE ABOUT ADD DATE TO VIDEO
great vlog, keep them coming
Enjoyed that Robbie - good pace and enjoyed the fact you poked 'something; with a stick - judging by the reactive comments. You do have to be careful now for what you say today will be judged tomorrow and there is infinite capacity for the wailing masses to shout out that they have been offended - we now live in a 'me too' construct.
Ah it’s all good. Sometimes all you need to do is mention the something without even poking it and people lose their minds!
Some people choose to view the world with eye's wide open.. Some people choose to think with their heads and not their hearts and just because you don't agree with with them doesn't mean their "Losing their minds" European integration ...Visit another country ,experience another language ,no problem two blocks up and turn left. Good bye to your ancient culture and to your identity as a "Great Britain" . London's murder rate this year has surpassed New York City U.S.A. . We can't talk about that can we...! Who's next Birmingham , Manchester,...? You deserve the government you elect and when your politicians tell you "This is the new normal" you are for sure spiraling down the Rabbit Hole...
Aaaaand some people choose to post badly spelt, ill informed comments on my RUclips videos... but hey whatever makes you happy eh?!
Such a beautiful place that I did a little research. You know , general location in the country , weather, etc. and then I saw that the murder rate there is one of the highest in England ( unless there's another Boston, England ) . Wow , and such a pretty place too.
Good on ya Bill. As I think I mentioned, when walking around I felt kind of like an invisible tension in the air, so I can believe that.
That’s interesting, cheers.
My home town, well originally, just started the video so hope your stay there was good. The marina is very nice. The 'spoons is good, so it the white heart, the physical area of Boston is really nice just unfortunately run down and a bit undesirable now,
Can I shock you? I like Boston.
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Good one robbie👏😁👍
What a lovely place Boston is. I enjoyed your video very much. The camera work was excellent and your commentary was superb. Thanls for taking me along
It may look lovely but trust me its not lovely to live in
The colonists were chased over to Holland where they ran out of money and had to wait 13 years before they finally sailed again.
At 4:05 thought that was "the great Dane addiction society" for people who just can't stop buying big dogs
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We have one of the most expensive house prices in the world and it has nothing to do with the weather the location it's literally because we don't have enough houses because they let millions of people in and I can't afford a house for my family yeah they make me feel really good
I do agree here, the influx of population has to be controlled. We cannot pretend everything is okay by allowing the population on a small island to increase. Business owners take advantage of immigrants willing to work for low pay, poor work and living conditions.
Interesting Vlog. Them moorings are good, as we have moored there. It was nice to finally bump into you at that lock, just before Burton on Trent last Saturday. Keep use up to date on her progress on getting that boat to Sheffield.
Cheers Adrian yeah you too - can catch up with Lou’s progress on instagram (search for maeve_n_me) but I should be helping her again soon 8^)
Rob, you forgot the biggest thing that both Boston's have in common. Budweiser beer. When you ever think about retiring, you need to open a bar, or as you Brits say, a pub. I think you would do quite well.
Ha ha well it’s always been my dream! 8^)
The town looks really interesting, somewhere else I must go! Thanks.
Really nice looking place and cracking moorings I just don't have the nerve to travel down the tidal trent from keadby to torksey . Looks so foreboding I really wish I was braver but after some bad experiences on calder and hebble last year it's just destined not to be . Great bog rob wish I had your nerve
Thanks Jason sorry to hear hopefully you’ll get it back one day. Keep on cranking it!
Great video and well produced...Thanks for mentioning my local pub The Eagle and it's nice to know you enjoyed a pint in there...👍
I was wondering how the beast from the east affected u :)
Seriously?
Go to someones town and then lecture them about how bad they are!.
Yeah, that's what I thought of him and that...
Hi Ralph, James. Not sure where you’re getting this from? I’m not lecturing to anyone - and at no point have I said ‘how bad’ people are.
I'm from Boston, and can tell you that it's shite! And I don't mind people from outside the town pointing out the bleeding obvious.
Great to see more video time of the local towns your visiting..videos really rock.
Thanks Christopher, well I do spend quite a long time in these places so just sharing what I see really! 8^)
Proper southerners way of saying "asder" I loves it proper job 👌
Yarr cheers en thanks en bye 8^)
cig butts in the planter ..no class mmm
Robbie: Great vid as always. Keep Crankin' it and stay safe.
Thank you George you’re a legend! 8^)
Really enjoyed this 😊. Every year in August we sail to Boston from Torksey and we go out in the Wash on a 2 or 4 hour tide depending on the weather of course as our boat isn’t a sea going boat . It’s well worth going if you ever get the chance
Nice one hopefully I can tag along with someone else in the future as I think it’s pushing it with mine! 8^)
Robbie Cumming if ever you’re in Boston when we are you are welcome to join us in the Wash 😁
Ace will have to take you up on that offer!
Another great vlog - thanks
Moved there in 2019
I'm a few days behind again!!
This time it's my husband fault. He had another silent heartache. This makes 2 in 18 months. They don't know why @ all.
Just crazy bc they can't find out why he's doing this. Lucky bc I'm on oxygen @ night I had him hooked up in 2 seconds. And nitetro pills down him quicker then flies on pooh.... lol... They keep him for 3 days so I was running to the hospital & coming home just to sleep. And when I was @ the hospital with him he wouldn't let me watch any RUclips videos bc he would talk to me just long enough to why I was stopping every 2 minutes. How rude... lol... But that's ok bc I care.
When you was a walking up those stairs it looked like you could use a little cardio yourself.. lol... But I can't say much about that @ least your climbing & exploring the great outdoors & I'm just seating here watching RUclips videos... lol...
Pub of the week was & looked great... When I was young I enjoyed going out. How I'm old & don't drink & stay in my own little world.. But I lived it up in my youthfulness... lol... So live it up Robbie. There is a shelf life on that kind of stuff.
Well keep CRANKING on. See ya in the next one,
Chris
Hi Chris! Damn you guys are going through it, hope things improve for husband soon and yes you may need to lend me the oxygen tank after 365 tiny steps up a cramped spiral stair (I wear a size 12 too!) Will keep living life to the full - went for a 3 mile jog today and made sure to remind myself how lucky I am to even be able to do that. 8^)
Robbie Cumming yes thats one thing i can always say is "It always & only happens to me "... lol... Be safe running i always twist my ankles. Have to ware high tops on flat ground. No joke. I can be walking & fall. I only wear a size 5 in boys shoes & im top heavy with DD bras... lol... Yes i was well blessed upstairs & got short changed on my feet. Damn God messed me up.. lol...
Chris
Ha ha yes that sounds great Chris a lot of girls would love that (grass is always greener isn’t it!) 8^D
Robbie Cumming yes indeed, yes indeed..... I wish I could take them off like tires & exchange them for some fresh tread... lol... There LOOSING air quick... I wish I was 20 again. But who doesn't wish that. Right?
My Grandfather very rarely spoke of his time in RAF , but he did say whenever he flew back from a bombing run he knew he was safe when he saw the Stoop
Wow so he was in one of the bomber squadrons, using the stump as a landmark to hone in on. Apparently if you go to Woodhall Spa, at the Petwood hotel, you can see names of pilots who made it back safely carved into the wooden beams in the squadron bar but I didn’t have time to check it out in the end.
..Stump........!!
Which is more than can be said for the poor souls he just visited.
In the early Middle Ages (before the Slave Trade and the discovery of America) England's major trade routes were across the North Sea and Boston and Kings Lynn were its 2 major ports. St Botolphs was a parish church but so large because of huge wealth generated by the trade with Europe. Ironic really given the current levels of xenophobia in the town
You’ve got to love a bit of historically oblivious xenophobia! Thanks Alan 8^)
As a local i can safely say we dont have much xenophobia in our area, dont believe what the media tell you.
As oppose to being xenophillic? You thick twat
History is lost on the ignorant. The average Brexiteer's memory only stretches back to the glory days of WW2 and the immediate aftermath when you could watch endless re-runs of Dad's Army on the BBC and eat bland tasteless English food under rationing.
Ayup Robbie, being of shallow character and with a trivial persona, I gotta know just what you got to do to get a mention? (and thereby receive validation!)
Dropped you 50 notes on Patreon and not a dicky!
Help a chap to feel wanted eh?
More seriously though, we’re looking to hit the Liverpool-Leeds journey this summer and it’s all your fault. Good thing is that I have a swing bridge assistant :-)
Keep up with the cranking good work!
Hiya Martin! Hmmm... Problem I’m having at my end is I can’t find any mention of you on my Patreon list on the website... are you under a different name or something? Should I chase this up with Patreon for you? Let me know if I can help at all. Thanks for watching the vlogs, glad you like them and I’m sure you’ll enjoy the challenge of the longest most spectacular canal in the UK - in all it’s swinging glory! 8^)
Good evening to you - not out researching Pub of the Week? Not a big issue, it was early December (10th) Payment to Patreon via PayPal - I was more worried you hadn’t got it ‘cos they sure took it.
I’m not vain that I want recognition (well, just a little bit lol), but the allure of Producer status had me thinking.
Ah! Paypal - there we go, yes I can see it, also you and your wife are there in my vlog book, and displayed as a credit in the following video at 3:57 - ruclips.net/video/MHXjLV7_A4U/видео.html - I’m so sorry if that wasn’t enough or what you expected. I really try to thank everyone but it is complicated as you can see!
Oh dear Robbie - what can I say, except please use the powers of Streets of Rage to whoop my behind! Even though I’ve watched each Vlog enthusiastically, totally missed the clip in the Vlog you refer to.
Perhaps too full of Christmas cheer - who knows? Except I’m now going to overdose on humble pie. My apologies and sincerely, my main concern was the pennies never made it to you.
Right, now where is that dingy corner I can go crawl and curl up into.
Not at all Martin!! My fault for rushing perhaps (you know what Christmas is like!) I will give you a better view of the page in the next vlog I promise!
Mate, this European integration thing is awful. I live in Portsmouth which also has a high Polish population. I was in the only club left in Pompey when a nice looking blonde caught my eye. We made that 'damn I've got to go and talk now or I'll look creepy' eye contact and went over to chat. Unfortunately she couldn't speak a word of English. After shouting at her and pointing drunkenly at various things i gave up rather embarrassed. She was Embarrassed and the whole thing had turned into a Nightmare. This is why the Poles should stay in Poland and the Brits In Britain and only integrate during holidays. This way nobody gets embarrassed and im not wasting chatting up time on a non performer...
Harry I’ve got to say I’m disappointed to hear that - even though I know where you’re coming from. The same thing has happened to me with a Romanian girl (minus the drunken shouting, plus a bemused husband) but it doesn’t mean we need to stay segregated. We need to come together, now more than ever. The way I see it misunderstandings lead to division, tribalism, fights and then to wars.
I would say Britain is divided anyway. All you say about tribalism etc, is actually happening now within one country, that country is now getting ripped to pieces....
Well, you insist that it’s best to stay segregated and eventually integrate over holidays. By no means I’m not writing this comment to engage in the dispute about the righteousness of the referendum (as for me it should have not happened in the first place) although as Portsmouth is at seaside, didn’t she possible be there just for the aforementioned holidays?
@@youurdream182 well looking at your name, your opinion is largely irrelevant as you’re not English or British. So get f*cked!
@@isaacharkton6169 well well, what if I’d tell that in fact I have a double nationality (naturalised Brit)? Would that still make it irrelevant for the ignorant small brain of yours?
Let me assume (like you did about me) that you haven’t went through the trouble of applying for the citizenship; hence, you might not even be aware of such basic thing as what British Values are.
In that case, I can very well tell you that telling me to get fucked, out of blue is quite frankly very much against British Values.
I am not gonna lower myself to your standards, I just wish you could spend your time educating yourself instead of lurking through 2 year old comments on yt, looking to randomly insult people :)
Cheers Robbie. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
You’re welcome Simon! 8^)
good to see ya hows lou getting on
Didn’t see her this weekend as was making this vlog - try searching for her on instagram? Maeve_n_me is her username I think.
Delusional rich boy probably his parents own a massive house decides to live in a boat for a jolly why because he can the rest of us can't afford to live
Mark Williams if you want to see a delusional person buy a mirror
You make assumptions about him. I live on a boat and I am by no means rich. It costs more to live in a house.
Ha ha ha oh yes Mark my other boat’s a yacht. Ffs 8^D
Costs more to own and run a house you tit.
Hey Robbie why don't you live in a house is it because the average price of a house in the UK is over £220,000 of worthless Fiat money printed out of thin air
Mark Williams why don't you FUCK OFF you troll, if you want to talk shit join twitter
@ Kevin...Mark is making a point that UK house prices are quite inflated and this mainly just benefits the banks. Fair point. Unless you sell up and move to a very cheap country you dont really win. Just the way it is. Supply and demand. However it's gone bananas really. In many areas certainly. London but one example.
I look forward to a no-deal #Brexit...and hopefully removal of Sadiq Khan...
He safe in your travels Robbie...
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Joe really did not like your points, we are English, Not European, Try to remember this. Cheers
Who's Joe? Have I had to many already?
We voted leave .Get over it.typical middle class attitude
'We' did not vote to leave - some mindless, narrow-minded idiots made their mark on a piece of paper - 26% of the electorate, and we will not leave - we are EUROPEANS!
Hi Terry good to have your comments genuinely appreciate it. For your info my parents and many other middle class baby boomers voted leave.
If we’re presuming to tell people what they are you appear to be 95% pasty.
And that's why I can't afford a house at the age of 38 because of all the immigrants
Mark Williams try getting a job, it might help tosser
You can't blame immigrants on the unfortunate fact that you were born. Why don't you stop blaming other people for your problems and put your energy into improving your life? With people like you, if it wasn't migrants you would look for some other excuse. Don't be so weak-minded!
*Do not travel to Boston unless you have a valid connection to the area, such as relatives who live there.*
This is part of the travel advice that I have given to many people from other countries regarding the United Kingdom. Boston is full of people who don't like immigrants. This is believed to be the main reason why such a significant majority of voters in the area voted for Brexit in 2016. And because of that, I suspect many of the town's residents actually *celebrated* Brexit, probably loudly in the streets, maybe even going to Parliament Square, on 31 January. I also suspect that many residents also support calls for 23 June to be made a public holiday.
Even if I don't actually mention Brexit, I know that there is a danger that they could find out what my positions on the EU and immigration are thanks to photos from a march I attended once that were published in the Daily Heil and had me in it.
I must stress that there is a difference between merely having voted for Brexit and actually *celebrating* it. If anyone who celebrates Brexit finds out what my positions on things like the EU and immigration are, they _will_ use some sort of physical violence against me.
When I was on my year abroad in Paris, a lot of the people in the residence I stayed in were from countries like Portugal and Brazil. My main concern is that if they were to go to Boston they could become the victim of some sort of hate crime, due to their native language not being English.
I don't have relatives who live in Boston, so I won't be going there any time soon, because I don't want to be beaten to death.
Yeah i've noticed that Lmao
@Mike G I've met people from Eastern European countries such as Romania, Bulgaria and Russia myself. You can have my word that they are *not* savages or degenerates.
@Mike G Coming here to work minimum wage?
What you've said about those working minimum wage jobs stinks of classism.
@Mike G No, I don't, actually.
I come from a low-income background.
@Mike G Except they haven't had a detrimental effect on my life.
Those who are causing our problems are the billionaires from the Gulf States and former Soviet Union who buy all our houses and then leave them empty!
Robbie, please stick to boat & boats - politics is a little more complicated.
How long have you been watching my vlogs Paul?
@@RobbieCumming I've taken a recent interest in a number of narrowboat vlogs, and enjoyed them all (I'm as sedentary as most though not a boat owner). But to me the community - and particularly the continuous cruising segment - tends toward the politically romantic/naive.
Let me explain to you about my channel then. It really is as much about people as it is boats, and I never veer from making social commentary, just telling it like it is from my own point of view which is always aiming to be as logical and balanced as possible. I don’t have any political leanings, I don’t vote and I don’t have a political agenda. But I do feel the need to address the balance if I think a certain place has been given a bad rap for example. If you call that naive and romantic then I don’t know what else to tell you.
What's wrong with complicated?
I live in boston
What's it like?
@@wordsmithgobshite3296 shit