Sunderland Dead or Alive? - The Ultimate Sunderland Tour

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  • Опубликовано: 3 янв 2025

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  • @Atreus-c8n
    @Atreus-c8n 10 месяцев назад +7

    Awesome marra. I love Sunderland even though I've lived in Durham now for 20 year's. When i was a kid Sunderland really was rundown and depressing, the Centre that is. Been all-over the Country and Sunderland is cleaner than 90% of most Cities but the centre is boring, not going to lie. Not much to do. In Durham it's even worse. Beautiful place but it's all for the students, local people don't matter and it's even more boring than Sunderland. Nether are depressing just boring 🤣 loved the London video mate. Very eye opening. You should try Coventry marra 😂 They don't like makems so only joking. Great work marra 👌 nearly every Cities kids are turning nasty. Societies fault not the places

    • @JordyShowWalks
      @JordyShowWalks  10 месяцев назад +1

      When I started the video, I was expecting to get more depressed as I walked on, but actually, without the people about, the city was an absolute pleasure to be in haha
      Nah, it's just a lack of "stuff" to do for different types of people after 5pm, and those kids are certainly a bit nasty these days, but again, I was surprised that they were happily preoccupied on that tiktok live thing in the high street, was good to see them having a laugh.
      I used to love Durham, but never spent much time there on a night other than the rare stag do or whatnot, sad to hear that it's not the most exciting place either.
      And of I'm ever down that way, I'll do a video about Coventry, I'll call it "sent to Coventry - a punishment 4K" 😂
      Many thanks for the message mate, means a lot, glad you enjoyed my videos, all the very best

    • @Atreus-c8n
      @Atreus-c8n 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@JordyShowWalks Brightons a nice place, recommend it but it's expensive. Even the homeless folk are cool. Full of lot's of different folk, still mods n rockers go there, skaters, gay folk, hippies, stoners bit like San Francisco but cleaner and less perverted. I know money's tight these day's but be awesome if you travelled to other Countries. Be good to see a mackems travels. Don't think that's been done before 🙂 keep up the Great work dude.

    • @JordyShowWalks
      @JordyShowWalks  10 месяцев назад +2

      @@Atreus-c8n @SMartin74 haha a less perverted San Frank indeed, I went once, took my swimming cossie and a blanket and was expecting a lovely day of sunbathing...bloody pebble beach!! Felt like a right idiot, but yeah, I'll take a camera next time, it was definitely a cool place I remember.
      Also, I've done a few of Japan (2018 like and I was clueless with a camera) and Poland a few times (also a bit clueless with what to show ha) but I'm grateful for any advice and support, I'd love to show places that people want to see.
      Hopefully I'll end up somewhere interesting very soon, got time off and might scoot off somewhere.
      Cheers again my friend 🍻

    • @Atreus-c8n
      @Atreus-c8n 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@JordyShowWalks Ava goodN marra. Keep on keepin on 👊

  • @alanjackson2540
    @alanjackson2540 2 месяца назад +3

    Used to be a truck driver for TK Maxx around 2019. Had to get to the Sunderland, Newcastle and Middlesbrough stores before 5:30am to get parked (before the bin men came) for 6am delivery. Used to walk to Maccies for a coffee in Sunderland & Middlesborough which was full of the homeless taking shelter during the cold months. As long as they didn't lie down they were allowed to stay through the night, same in the centre of York. In Newcastle I have seen the homeless sleep on the floor in the middle of the precinct on Northumberland street in -5c. People who haven't seen this would never know how bad the situations is. Was in Birmingham CC around 10pm one night and saw hundreds of homeless claiming shop doorways to settle down for the night it was like something out of a movie. Worked for Sainsbury's previous to TK Maxx was waiting outside the Darlington store to open I had a jumper, coat & hat on in the truck with the night heater on it was absolutely freezing I didn't want to to out of the truck and two homeless lads in tshirts were waiting outside the store for the manager to throw out yesterdays bread & pastries so they could eat. But yet the government gives hotel rooms to migrants it's absolutely disgusting.

  • @clairebevington4679
    @clairebevington4679 10 месяцев назад +6

    fantastic videos thank you, youre showing me parts of sunderland i havent had to time to stop and see yet. we lived in Sunderland in the late 80s in Silksworth, our mum and dad were in the pub trade. been madly in love with Northumberland for a long time, but over the past few few years been getting to know the coast at roker and seaburn and seaham and also love it there. we visited ay Christmas and couldnt believe how massive the bridges is now compared to when we lived there. we actually want to move back up there, i can see sunderland is changing and it deserves to vhange for the better.

    • @JordyShowWalks
      @JordyShowWalks  10 месяцев назад +1

      Ahhh Silky, I walk up there a lot, mainly because there's a sainsburys, I would do some videos, but it's too far away from town and only the ski slope is good viewing for the youtube crowd ha
      Yes, our beaches are some of the best in England I'd say, really beautiful and a worthwhile place to visit, I'll definitely pop over and video it as there's hotels and venues aplenty now.
      I hope you get yourselves back up here, it's just about to start feeling like a proper city again very soon, it just needs all the positive energy and loyal residents back in time for summer '24
      Many, many thanks for your kind words by the way, glad my video reached you and was good to watch.
      All the best mate.

    • @clairebevington4679
      @clairebevington4679 10 месяцев назад

      @JordyShowWalks after watching thus I've booked an Easter break up there hahaha, missing it, and those beaches too much!! we had a drive through ryhope then onto silky last time, some of it has changed especially gilley law that was a proper no go area back in the day! brilliant video thank you really enjoyed it all the best buddy 😀 👍!

    • @JordyShowWalks
      @JordyShowWalks  10 месяцев назад

      @@clairebevington4679 awww nice one!
      Hopefully I played at least a small part in pushing you towards another dodge to Sunderland ha
      Hopefully it'll be a memorable visit when you come, you should make the most of a day saver on the Metro and hit up a few places nearby too, even some of the Tyneside stops.
      But those beaches will be waiting and the smell of crispy onions, fish, chips and candyfloss is hopefully wafting about.
      See you around at Easter time 🍻

  • @dwaynedibbley1592
    @dwaynedibbley1592 10 месяцев назад +10

    Another great video mate. Lived in Sunderland most of my life & compared to other towns/cities in England it’s heaven. True, there’s not much to do but you are generally safe living here. Just needs a bit more ambition from the council and it could be great 👍🏻

    • @JordyShowWalks
      @JordyShowWalks  10 месяцев назад +5

      Very true mate,
      keel square in the summer will be awesome, see what happens with the M&S building, a new cinema, a couple more concerts, it really is a lovely place most times.
      I had a wander to Bishop Auckland a while ago and I've been traumatised since, and looked at our city a lot differently after that.
      I'll continue trying to show it in a more positive light and hopefully persuade a few tourists to pop up and add to the GDP so we can get another Rileys or something built 😀
      Here's to Sunderland's bright future 🍻

  • @JackosJingles
    @JackosJingles 10 месяцев назад +4

    I was born in Sunderland in 1960, my family lived in East Herrington until 1967. We moved to Hampshire and my parents used to visit relatives from time to time. I think 1977 was the last time I was there. I don't recognise a thing...

    • @JordyShowWalks
      @JordyShowWalks  10 месяцев назад

      Don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing as from my memory, and many testimonials, Sunderland was class in the past.
      I do believe that Sunderland is a pretty place from many angles, especially the centre and the coast, I'll be popping over to show that once the weather clears up, hopefully that video finds it's way to you.
      Glad I got to show you what the place is shaping up like, we're enjoying the process, hopefully you get to have a little visit again one day, but for the time being, let me show you around ha
      Cheers mate, all the best from the River Wear to (checking Google maps) the Itchen??? 😁

    • @sarahsarah4271
      @sarahsarah4271 7 месяцев назад

      My parents used to live in East Herrington funny if you knew them😊

  • @samrichardson9487
    @samrichardson9487 10 месяцев назад +3

    Great video. It will be interesting to see how everything looks in another 5 years when all this development is more or less done. The revival on the seafront at both Seaburn and Roker is incredible, you just have to look at the old photos.
    There seems to be a lot of independent venues popping up, which is Great . The area around the Firestation and Empire is just also fantastic.

    • @JordyShowWalks
      @JordyShowWalks  10 месяцев назад

      Exactly, it's already feeling better and there's a positive energy around town, people talking about it more and actually many doing something about it, as you said, like creating businesses etc
      The future looks quite bright.
      Cheers for the comment man, glad you watched my video.

    • @samrichardson9487
      @samrichardson9487 10 месяцев назад

      No worries man. Yeah, there does seemed to be a renewed sense of community. Hopefully the plans for the film studio get approved, which would really act as an economical catalyst. There's many post industrial cities /towns around the country which never really recovered; so I'm glad Sunderland is getting back on it's feet as i feel like it has a lot of potential to be a really good city, with the proximity to the sea and countryside etc.

  • @gershoncoren5607
    @gershoncoren5607 8 месяцев назад +2

    I lived there for 40 years...much improved but still seems very industrialized... Thanks

    • @JordyShowWalks
      @JordyShowWalks  8 месяцев назад

      You're very welcome,
      40 years of Sunderland is no mean feat 😅
      Cheers for the comment

  • @GuitarReviver
    @GuitarReviver 10 месяцев назад +6

    Love these videos, we have a beautiful city all too often sadly tarnished by a few bad apples!

    • @JordyShowWalks
      @JordyShowWalks  10 месяцев назад +1

      Exactly, it's a lovely place, quite clean, feels safe still (not as safe as I remember in my youth like) and almost graffiti free!
      Yeah, the small minority of badduns let's it down a bit, all we need is a bit more entertainment and decent venues to keep them occupied and the city will come alive again...hopefully

  • @Walkdontrunclub
    @Walkdontrunclub 8 месяцев назад +3

    Try this Saturday. 11am onwards , always a busy day for the first sat of the month in the bridges. Plus you’ll get the last home game traffic walking to the match.

    • @JordyShowWalks
      @JordyShowWalks  8 месяцев назад

      I might just do that, cheers for the heads up mate.
      Yeah that might look good to see the place packed and bustling.
      Cheers for the comment man

    • @Walkdontrunclub
      @Walkdontrunclub 8 месяцев назад

      @@JordyShowWalks lovely. Thanks for the reply :)

  • @theangryangel
    @theangryangel 10 месяцев назад +3

    I was born and raised till i was 14. moved to canada in 1990.. This video brings back so much memorys. i couldnt see crowtree leisure centre. Is it gone?

    • @JordyShowWalks
      @JordyShowWalks  10 месяцев назад +1

      Hello there,
      Unfortunately, yes, the Crowtree is half demolished and soon to be fully torn down (only the ice rink side of the building is intact)
      I do believe some of my other Sunderland videos feature it as it is now, I'll comment back if I find the video.
      Hope Canada is treating you well, and glad my video reached you.
      Many thanks for your comment, all the very best.

  • @realguitarshredder
    @realguitarshredder 5 дней назад

    2005-2010. I have ran through those roads so many times trying to catch the metro, or get to tescos before closing or get to one of the bars while a friend waits.

    • @JordyShowWalks
      @JordyShowWalks  4 дня назад

      Aww yeah, those were the times.
      The Metro is worse than ever now😆 luckily there's some new trains coming this year, Tesco is empty and most of the bars too, but Sunderland is more beautiful now, only Friday and Saturday nights are for partying.
      I'm glad you've got some beautiful memories of this place and even more glad that my videos help you remember some things!

  • @colinbrown7310
    @colinbrown7310 5 месяцев назад +1

    By the looks of it, this walk was done very early morning, or perhaps a Sunday. Most times, those areas would be busy. A whole lot of work has been undertaken in the city centre recently and the place is better than a lot of working towns, that’s for sure. Try the sea front next time - a glorious stretch of coast that other North East cities don’t have!

  • @Mashmarriner69
    @Mashmarriner69 10 месяцев назад +3

    I'm from Washington. So I spend jusy as much time in Newcastle as Sunderland. Even though I'm a Sunderland supporter. I much prefer going to Newcastle, as it never really died like Sunderland did.
    Good to see Sunderland getting money now though. And coming back to what it was.

    • @JordyShowWalks
      @JordyShowWalks  10 месяцев назад

      I totally understand, I sometimes find myself moaning about Sunderland town centre being dead...then I realise that I'm on a metro heading west, Newcastle is definitely a more lively and has better shops, but it wouldn't take much to keep me in Sunderland I reckon, here's hoping the city gets it's ambience back soon.

    • @Mashmarriner69
      @Mashmarriner69 10 месяцев назад

      @@JordyShowWalks I hope so soon.. unfortunately been slowly dieing since the ship yards closed.

  • @Sweet.G
    @Sweet.G 7 месяцев назад +1

    Missed out the 2 nice beaches seaburn and roker the glass center , the harbour , which is part of sunderland

    • @JordyShowWalks
      @JordyShowWalks  7 месяцев назад

      I'll definitely get the next time I'm there,
      Cheers Sweet G

  • @NEUK591
    @NEUK591 9 месяцев назад +3

    what camera setup do you use ,as a fellow enthusiast i am interested .

    • @JordyShowWalks
      @JordyShowWalks  9 месяцев назад +1

      Hey, so I'm currently using an insta 360 one x3 with a rode mic attached.
      The work flow can be a bit strange, but once you get the swing of it, it's really fun, also it's great because you can't really miss anything as it films everywhere ha
      Hope that helps man.

  • @TwrryBriggs
    @TwrryBriggs 5 месяцев назад +1

    🎉Decent vid..marra 🎉

    • @JordyShowWalks
      @JordyShowWalks  5 месяцев назад +1

      @TwrryBriggs many thanks man!

    • @TwrryBriggs
      @TwrryBriggs 5 месяцев назад

      @@JordyShowWalks eye soun wo kid lots of love Middlesbrough. My second favourite team Sunderland by the way and have worked at the Stadium of Light many many times yes ma maan I'm a crewer..a back stage crew hand well use to be untill COVID ruined it and I lost contact with Event Cover, loved that job ma maan, worked for Rod Steward, Pink, Spice Girls, West life, Mumford and Sons, mint lads and lasses to work with, anyway, nuff said am gonna cry . Nuff love and Good Luck with your Great Channel. Love

  • @psmith77271
    @psmith77271 10 месяцев назад +2

    Sunderland is ok
    Getting better all tbe time
    Council.left the town to rott for years and years ignored the local people on what they had to say

  • @rickmyers9383
    @rickmyers9383 10 месяцев назад +7

    Nice new Train station to welcome all the new Just Eat workers 😂🎉

    • @rickmyers9383
      @rickmyers9383 10 месяцев назад +2

      Welcome to the land flowing with milk and honey 😂🎉

    • @JordyShowWalks
      @JordyShowWalks  10 месяцев назад +1

      It's definitely the promised land, no doubt about it, the promise to have your just eat delivered on time, every time or your money back 😂

    • @rickmyers9383
      @rickmyers9383 10 месяцев назад +2

      Yeah just in time before you start your 12 hour shift at Amazon or Nissan,
      From one slave to another with the complements of the illusion of living in the free world 😂🤣

  • @rogermoore-gd9do
    @rogermoore-gd9do 10 месяцев назад +1

    I can only go by the video but i dont see many victorian buildings, look mostly post war and recently built. Take it a lot of the architecture was sadly knocked down years ago.

    • @JordyShowWalks
      @JordyShowWalks  10 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah, for some reason, our council got a bit of a kick out of knocking down buildings that we would later miss dearly.
      Luckily, they've caught wind that the people aren't fond of this and seem to be attempting to keep the few listed buildings in good order these days.
      But well spotted Roger,
      Cheers for the comment

  • @ScottGrant-d5f
    @ScottGrant-d5f 6 месяцев назад +3

    I am so glad I left this s hole 8 years ago for Newcastle. I am 32 now, and had more opportunities in work and met some great people. Sunderland quite literally is dead.

  • @meme4013
    @meme4013 10 месяцев назад +3

    Mackem masquerading as a geordie. Films at 4 on a sunday and says its dead, ha'way man! Made the place look dead.

  • @michaelwesley2822
    @michaelwesley2822 10 месяцев назад +1

    is that not blyth your in

    • @JordyShowWalks
      @JordyShowWalks  10 месяцев назад

      No mate, don't know if I'm missing a joke there? 😅 How's Blyth doing?

  • @jameshumphreys219
    @jameshumphreys219 10 месяцев назад +3

    If you’re from Sunderland why do you call yourself the ‘geordie walker’ ?

    • @JordyShowWalks
      @JordyShowWalks  10 месяцев назад

      I lived in Newcastle and London for many years, it made sense at the time, also it sounds a bit better than Mackem Moocher...actually it might not haha
      Might change it depending on where I end up.

  • @bootneckng89
    @bootneckng89 10 месяцев назад +1

    What day was this filmed? It looks absolutely dead!

    • @JordyShowWalks
      @JordyShowWalks  10 месяцев назад

      Hey there, this was a Sunday, quite late in the afternoon too.

  • @CampingNE
    @CampingNE 2 месяца назад

    There’s a total lack of cohesion regarding the planning in this city . It’s all over the place; with nothing much to ground it . Surrounded by brown sites, run down industry and factories, out of service bridges : the new and hideous developments sit next to run down buildings. Could be lovely with someone at the helm in town hall, with some foresight and
    Actual plan and some investment . But like I say it’s a depressing mismatch of 90s development and run down back streets.

  • @TwrryBriggs
    @TwrryBriggs 5 месяцев назад

    I'm from Middlesbrough and even some people call me a Gordie, I don't mind though, some times I even enjoy their ignorance, the way I see it is I'm from Boro the North East of England and I live in the sticks..I'm a reet bitza ya narr f@ckn luv it wo kids n bruv,s n cuz,s n uncles 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @bebobbebob8275
    @bebobbebob8275 3 месяца назад +2

    Sunderland town centre is shite. I love Sunderland but I avoid going to the town centre. Concrete jungle. No style. But I love Sunderland despite Labour's antics.

  • @RayKnight-nx8dp
    @RayKnight-nx8dp 10 месяцев назад +2

    Strange time to go videoing 4pm on a Sunday afternoon.🙄

    • @JordyShowWalks
      @JordyShowWalks  10 месяцев назад +1

      Aye, I'll finish me Sunday dinner quicker next time 😂
      Cheers for the comment, feel free to give me any advice on times etc that could be better, I take it all on board, I'm just filming when I get the time at the minute.

    • @meme4013
      @meme4013 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@JordyShowWalksnay fella enjoy ya dinner, just make Sunderland look as dead as possible

    • @JordyShowWalks
      @JordyShowWalks  10 месяцев назад +1

      @@meme4013 well guess who skipped dinner today and did a Saturday video, wahey! 😂
      Risked getting abuse for the cause, guess what, not totally deed on the streets, but got accosted by a bunch of kids...as expected (the price I pay to prove I don't have an agenda)

    • @meme4013
      @meme4013 10 месяцев назад

      @JordyShowWalks 😂 nice sunny day in Sunderland and the streets are awash with welwishers and nay sayers, well done.

  • @viv73903
    @viv73903 10 месяцев назад +1

    Your video came up as a 'suggestion ' to watch. I think you need to change your name as I nearly didn't play it.
    I enjoyed the video. From a southern Sunderland supporter

    • @JordyShowWalks
      @JordyShowWalks  10 месяцев назад +1

      This is becoming an issue actually, been told off a few times for that 😅
      Yeah, I need a catchy name if I'm to take it a bit more seriously.
      Glad it got suggested though, hope you enjoyed having a look at all of the venues and amenities that the squad frequents on their days off (they probably commute from Dubai on private jets like)
      Many thanks for your comment Viv, I'll take it on board 🍻

  • @jmw-qt2ih
    @jmw-qt2ih 5 месяцев назад

    How olds this video ,looks like it was done during lockdown.

    • @JordyShowWalks
      @JordyShowWalks  5 месяцев назад

      @jmw-qt2ih sadly, it was shot in 2024, mad isn't it?
      It will have been on a Sunday though (if that makes much difference)

  • @bigfoot-g4i
    @bigfoot-g4i 4 месяца назад +2

    its always been labour held and always dead.

  • @connorswainston4563
    @connorswainston4563 10 месяцев назад +2

    Grew up and from Sunderland yet call yourself Geordie?

    • @JordyShowWalks
      @JordyShowWalks  10 месяцев назад

      And Newcastle and London, so it stuck and I just left it aye.

    • @connorswainston4563
      @connorswainston4563 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@JordyShowWalks we have all moved around places, but being born a mackem and calling yourself a Geordie is just wrong

    • @JordyShowWalks
      @JordyShowWalks  10 месяцев назад

      I started doing walking videos in Newcastle, I didn't want to change it to the Mackem Moocher or Jesmond Jaunterer.

    • @connorswainston4563
      @connorswainston4563 10 месяцев назад

      @@JordyShowWalks sure could of found better names then then too, know if I was from Sunderland wouldn’t be calling myself a Geordie as we are only from our birth place,

    • @meme4013
      @meme4013 10 месяцев назад +1

      You lived in London but go around Sunderland saying it's rough. Must be having a laugh, Geordie.

  • @oioier098hen
    @oioier098hen 4 месяца назад

    So he posts a video of Sunderland town centre and he chooses a Sunday at around 4pm when it's obviously the quietest time of the week. He doesn't show anything else in Sunderland and he names the video " Sunderland Dead or Alive? - The Ultimate Sunderland Tour! I have a suggestion for his next video, he can claim to be a mechanic because he put petrol in a car.

    • @JordyShowWalks
      @JordyShowWalks  4 месяца назад

      Aye, so answer the question: was it a) dead or b) alive? 😆
      Nah, honestly, I only went to avoid the little toe rags that run the place on a Saturday, at least I'm honest about the times, it's dead like this on some weekdays.
      You have to admit that the city centre could be better though surely?

  • @ianainsley7174
    @ianainsley7174 4 месяца назад

    Greetings from London UK, sunderland is a shit hole, always was and always will be, i unfortunately had to spend the first 36 yrs of my life there before i could find a way out and i will NEVER go back, i would rather die than have to live back there again...

  • @ME-ke7qc
    @ME-ke7qc 7 месяцев назад +4

    its a labour constistouncy people have always voted labour here so nothing changes apart from higher immigration and poverty...fact

    • @JordyShowWalks
      @JordyShowWalks  7 месяцев назад +2

      I've definitely noticed both of those things growing rapidly over the last couple of years, I never thought about Sunderland ever looking like a big city, but I guess this is it now, we either have to accept this trajectory, attempt to change it (voting?)or leave.
      Cheers for the comment, all the best