@unitedutilities It’s all complicated. Private are saying you - you are saying private. It’s nearly the end of the 4th day now I just want it unblocking and cleaning
@cfurness07 Have we attended and deemed the issue private? If so, you would need to contact a private drainage contractor to investigate the cause of the flooding. We're only responsible for shared drainage. Emma
@SalfordCouncil My garden has been swamped with sewage water for 3 full days now and @unitedutilities have still not sent anyone out. Have young children and pets and can’t use our toilets or showers etc as it overflows more. Can you help get this sorted asap???? @MENnewsdesk
@mattyoungg1 my 6 year old loves to watch you play at Salford and is at every game. He’s recently switched to train as a keeper and this photo was taken last week of that he wanted to show you at the match this Saturday - but I thought there is more chance trying to show you here
@OldhamCO_NHS blue light family? Doesn’t exist in Oldham A&E, disappointing behaviour from staff - good job we don’t do the same when 999 calls are made by you because of aggressive patients or staff being assaulted. We are there to support you- poor service.
"If you give a child a ball"
If you give a child a ball, they will want goalposts to go with it. Then, they will probably spend hours begging you to go out in the garden to play with them, even though you may want to sit on the sofa and watch tv. They will insist. And their insistence will win.
And when a child gets a kit, they will need shin pads and boots to go with it. And a TEAM…..
And then life as you know it will end.
There will be no more lazy weekends watching tv. You will see more sunrises than you ever thought possible. Every spare minute of your time will be spent taking your child to training and games.
And your house will be a mess. And your car will be dirty. All because you gave a kid who has a ball.
Your weekends will be spent freezing or burning to death or getting soaked on a sideline. And their weekends will be spent gaining confidence and friends, and learning new skills and having fun.
And you will be there the day they score their first pass, first goal, or save and also their first foul . And they will make you SO proud.
And right before your eyes, your little child will be transformed from the baby who kicked or bounced
the ball and fell in love with the sport.
When you give a child a ball, you give them more than just a ball. You give them a sport, and talent, and hope, and dreams, and friends, a new family, a place to learn about life, room to grow as a person where they can push their limits, and bravery, and courage and LIFE, and memories. And they will have ALL of these things, simply because you gave a child a ball.
Because you gave a child a ball, you too will develop new/lifelong friendships, developed solely from the same passion for the game and love of your team. You will cheer together. Because you gave a child a ball.
Then one day, many years from today….they will be in their room and a ball will roll out from an old dusty bag underneath their bed. And they will pick it up and realise instantly that when you gave that child a ball, you also gave them a childhood that they would never forget. And then they will hug you, and your eyes may leak – because you realise that everything YOU gave up along the way…..was worth it!
#WATCH | Officers from GMP's Tactical Vehicle Intercept Unit successfully brought a suspected cloned car to a halt during a pursuit on the M60 today.
The tactical contact was done to prevent the vehicle causing harm to other road users
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