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Newbury's Best Christmas Lights?, Where are Newbury's best dressed houses? |
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Nov 28 2012, 01:45 PM
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Can anyone recommend any houses in Newbury with impressive Christmas lights? I'm looking to organise a Christmas Lights Run in a couple of weeks and want to come up with a route that takes us past some good ones. The "taxi" house near the Bury's Bank Road / Greenham Road junction is on the list, but the tour ends there at the moment ...
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Nov 28 2012, 04:24 PM
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QUOTE (Newbury Runner @ Nov 28 2012, 02:45 PM) Can anyone recommend any houses in Newbury with impressive Christmas lights? I'm looking to organise a Christmas Lights Run in a couple of weeks and want to come up with a route that takes us past some good ones. The "taxi" house near the Bury's Bank Road / Greenham Road junction is on the list, but the tour ends there at the moment ... Ha ha, 'taxi house.' I know excately which one you mean! I always thought that Victori Road in Thatcham had some of the tackiest lights around. I know it's nice to make your home look christmassy, but some people really need to restrain themselves a little!
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Nov 28 2012, 06:55 PM
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Thanks for the replies - I've heard Bradfield is good, but it's a bit of a trek to run there from Newbury. Are there any other good ones in Newbury normally? There's got to be a rocking Santa somewhere ...
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Nov 28 2012, 07:19 PM
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QUOTE (Newbury Runner @ Nov 28 2012, 06:55 PM) Thanks for the replies - I've heard Bradfield is good, but it's a bit of a trek to run there from Newbury. Are there any other good ones in Newbury normally? There's got to be a rocking Santa somewhere ... Best bet for a tasteless display is usually greenham, or any council estate, take your pick.
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Nov 28 2012, 09:06 PM
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QUOTE (Penelope @ Nov 28 2012, 07:19 PM) Best bet for a tasteless display is usually greenham, or any council estate, take your pick. rather predictable, but are you making a recomendation, or advising what to avoid?
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Dec 4 2012, 09:27 PM
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QUOTE (dannyboy @ Nov 28 2012, 10:06 PM) rather predictable, but are you making a recomendation, or advising what to avoid? Recommending what to avoid. The OP didn't say that would be a problem, so don't be pedantic.
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Dec 9 2012, 09:01 AM
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QUOTE (Baffers100 @ Dec 4 2012, 09:27 PM) Recommending what to avoid. The OP didn't say that would be a problem, so don't be pedantic. my wife like to see the xmas lights it brightens up her day knowing that she has mad some other people and children happy and as she pays the leccy bill i do not mind because she is happy. we have been doing this for some years now and we are pleased that it gets noticed I know a few years ago people complained about the man on the A4 putting his lights up during a recession but we are happy doing this and like I said it makes some people happy then why not
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Dec 9 2012, 11:01 AM
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QUOTE (Bill Kenikabs @ Dec 9 2012, 09:01 AM) my wife like to see the xmas lights it brightens up her day knowing that she has mad some other people and children happy and as she pays the leccy bill i do not mind because she is happy. we have been doing this for some years now and we are pleased that it gets noticed I know a few years ago people complained about the man on the A4 putting his lights up during a recession but we are happy doing this and like I said it makes some people happy then why not Absolutely. So long as it isn't compulsory!
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Dec 9 2012, 02:38 PM
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QUOTE (x2lls @ Dec 9 2012, 01:27 PM) Yep!, let's put a load more greenhouse gases up there!. The lord will protect us. You think a few house lights are the main issue at Christmas? How damaging is Christmas as a whole to the planet? How damaging is economic growth to the planet? How damaging is yours and our pointless daily conversations ?
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Dec 9 2012, 03:04 PM
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QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Dec 9 2012, 02:38 PM) You think a few house lights are the main issue at Christmas? How damaging is Christmas as a whole to the planet? How damaging is economic growth to the planet? How damaging is yours and our pointless daily conversations ? 10/10 for mind reading. You have deliberately misinterpreted my statement. I DID NOT say I think it is the main issue. Besides, all those who have 'just a few' house lights are part of a huge team of power wasters. Yes, christmas IS very damaging, and all because of stupid fairy tales originally designed to control the uneducated masses. You have an amazing skill of just adding anything to an argument that counters anyone elses submission. We can all come up with hypothosis to attempt to add weight to a point being made.
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Dec 9 2012, 03:24 PM
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QUOTE (x2lls @ Dec 9 2012, 03:04 PM) You have deliberately misinterpreted my statement. I DID NOT say I think it is the main issue. Besides, all those who have 'just a few' house lights are part of a huge team of power wasters. Yes, christmas IS very damaging, and all because of stupid fairy tales originally designed to control the uneducated masses. You have an amazing skill of just adding anything to an argument that counters anyone elses submission. We can all come up with hypothosis to attempt to add weight to a point being made. I'm sorry, I don't understand what you are trying to say. The point I was making is that Christmas lights are not a big issue when taking everything else into account. As for 'skill of just adding anything to an argument that counters anyone elses submission'; is that not what discussion is all about? I just saw your comment as mean spirited; trying to throw a guilt grenade. What is now Christmas time was a festival long before that which it is meant to represent today. Suggesting this is all because of fairy tales is daft in that regardless of the reason, we would have a winter festival anyway.
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Dec 9 2012, 04:11 PM
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Just returned from my weekly trip to Hungerford and I must say they are up to standard , the lights not the trip . So well done .
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Dec 9 2012, 05:22 PM
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QUOTE (Penelope @ Nov 28 2012, 07:19 PM) Best bet for a tasteless display is usually greenham, or any council estate, take your pick. I often feel that people that disparage others based upon their social class / financial status have an insecurity about their own.
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Dec 9 2012, 08:23 PM
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QUOTE (Squelchy @ Dec 9 2012, 04:22 PM) Tell us what you really feel... Haha I like that one.
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