Sussex Nomad
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So what about Tilgate, Furnace Green, Gossops Green and many other villages made up to be Crawley, all shit holes?
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Crawley .... like being in a third world country
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So what about Tilgate, Furnace Green, Gossops Green and many other villages made up to be Crawley, all shit holes?
The Birdman
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Crawley is ok it's only gone downhill due to the emigration from Croydon area 
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I think it's fairly clear I was referring to the town centre. Why would anyone even think of starting a thread about Gossops Green or Northgate?
Crawley is ok it's only gone downhill due to the emigration from Croydon area
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Withdean11
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Well, yes. Tilgate park is nice, but come on, you can't say Tilgate is a nice area.
I used to live in Gossops Green so fairly well placed to judge that one. It's a shit hole.
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I was talking about the town centre. The rest of the area, the Crawley suburbs, are just bland "nothing" places with nothing of note to remember them by. Incidentally, I knew Crawley fairly well in the past having worked there for five years in the 60s and another five years in the 90s and it's fair to say I am shocked by how awful the town centre has become.
Sussex Nomad
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Seriously? Buckswood Drive down to the A264 is a shit hole? I want to live where you do!!
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Horsham is one of the nicer towns in Sussex. Crawley isn't.
lost in london
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That closed in 2007!
I'm also intrigued though to hear which part of Reigate he wouldn't go to.
Sussex Nomad
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And what about your lines about Eastern Europeans and Third World country, was that acceptable?
wehatepalace
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It too has its shitty areas, South Holmes, Roffey and The Needles ?
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Unlike some of the sad souls on here I do actually have other things to do apart from watching NSC all day ....
Sussex Nomad
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Yeah I can imagine mate, send out a line or two, throw in a bit of racism and scarper. Good ploy.
Seagull58
In the Algarve
Because they saw you first?
Serious question - what does it have to offer? Reading posts from the advocates I get the feeling the best bit is how quickly you can get out of it.
Well house prices certainly have gone a bit mental, but you may have overdone the exaggeration.
What do you think of Maidenbower?And don't get me started on maidenbower
So did you live in Maidenbower before Gossops Green?
You've got to see the irony of the best bit of the town being how fast you can get out
And how often do you use that international airport?Hypocrite!
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I have no idea what you're talking about. I don't like English towns that are full of Eastern Europeans. What's wrong with that? I'm sure Eastern Europeans would not like their towns to be full of English people.
Sussex Nomad
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Serious question - what does it have to offer? Reading posts from the advocates I get the feeling the best bit is how quickly you can get out of it.
So did you live in Maidenbower before Gossops Green?
You've got to see the irony of the best bit of the town being how fast you can get out
Hypocrite!
No never lived in Maidenbower, but a friend did and as I said, seemed nice enough.
Yes, getting out of Crawley can sometimes be the best thing to do. Same as anywhere.
Yes, hypocrite, hence the 'lol' on my comment.
Sussex Nomad
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You won't have many places in England to live in soon then. And yes you do know what I'm talking about, perceived naivety is a bit bullshit really.
Yeah I know.
Jobs
Tilgate park
An Imax cinema
A Olympic length swimming pool and all round excellent leisure complex
Professional football
Inexpensive parking
Relatively reasonable traffic
An international airport on the doorstep
The Hawth theatre
Some of that is what you might expect of a town that size, but some of it exceeds it. I'd also say that thankfully, things get built in Crawley. And God it has needed that given the shocking state the town planners of the 60s left the place. Nimbyism is struggling in Crawley. Not like Brighton where self-appointed quangos of about 15 people appear to be able to halt much-needed improvements on a whim.
I'm not exaggerating the commute, and we all know about Brighton traffic in the summer. It is shit. I love Brighton, but it has many issues and I do get a little tired about Brighton-based ill-informed dorks on here shooting their mouths off about places they barely know.