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We suffered hard in horden (like all of the other pit villages up north) after the mines closed. Please don't rinse the area to hard. A lot of us still live here and are trying to survive. We were abandoned by our government when we needed them the most. It's actually very upsetting. A lot of us grew up on these streets and will never be able to let them go. On the positive side I'm hoping some of this sort of recognition gets the area the help it deserves.

the fake doors made my jaw drop. crazy what lengths the council is willing to go to AVOID fixing a problem, rather then just fixing it.

I live in Horden in an aged miners bungalow which is in a court and is beautifully landscaped and although a lot of Horden is in need of a massive amount of help, most of the people who live here, are wonderful warm and friendly, they look after each other. I know that the people who go to the Tuesday afternoon club at the Victory club raise around £100 to £150 a month which goes to local charities, in this last year, they have given £300 each to Air Ambulance, Mcmillian nurses, kiddies football team and the local hospice . This afternoon club was started to help combat loneliness and to help support the club.

The UK, one of the richest countries in the world but saddled with debt. There have been so many changes in every aspect, over the decades. It's no surprise to me.

You know what?…The Victory Club was the most heartwarming thing I’ve seen all year. It shows why, even though this country has always been cold, grey and wet, and the majority of us have always been exploited by the few, you cannot crush the innate toughness and spirit of the people of the UK. However little they have, communities like this care for each other. Thanks Ben, I wasn’t expecting that.

Areas like Horden are the victims of over 50 years of abuse from successive governments, no investment and the closure of the traditional industry's often maliciously like Thatcher with the UK's profitable coal mining industry. Generations of kids that have grown up with no employment and no role models. Towns like Horden deserve better it's easy to forget how the UK's wealth was built on the back of these industrial towns and villages.

The absolute legend of travel vloggers. Cheers Ben for the inspiration to create Drews Travels documenting life in rural Philippines.

Even a ghost would have some sense not to haunt one of these buildings

If only I had known you were getting on the Train- I'm a Driver on that line, would have loved to have said hello!... Absolute legends, glad you enjoyed Horden.... It's great to see places like these being highlighted as they're in desperate need of investment, forgotten and abandoned by successive governments.

“We’ve got an Aldi and a train station” life goals in the UK 2024 😂😂

Horden has an Anglo-Saxon name that comes from an old word ‘horu’ meaning ‘dirty’ with the ‘den’ part of the name referring to the dene or valley. Horden is first mentioned in the eleventh century as ‘Horeden’, when there is also mention of a ‘Horetun’ (dirty farm). Its literally in the name

*All by design this deprivation - You will own nothing and be happy! Birmingham city council (The BIGGEST in Europe) has gone bankrupt... it shows by the state of the streets and not ONE road sweeper to be seen for miles!! Lack of investment is not the biggest problem - it is that people accept the STATUS QUO THROUGH IGNORANCE*

Birmingham is about to get a whole lot poorer now that the council has declared bankruptcy. They're planning to cut services by £367 million, about a third of it coming from children and family services.

New subscriber here. Good to see TFT food reviews. - Youtube Royalty right there 💪. Horden makes good television but the social clubs and rugby clubs in these areas are absolutely pivotal to bringing the community together. Never give up Horden.

I have to go to work In Birmingham 3 days a week. My mothers side of the family were from the city. Suffice to to say, it breaks my heart to see what Birmgham has become. Bits of it were always rough, it was an old honest working class industrial city, the beating heart of the Midlands. not now. I hate what Birmingham has become. Its awful. And its only getting worse.

Loved the people in the Victory Club. Making the most of what you have. A few drinks, fellowship and a pooled lunch. Good on them. One would think the Shire councils could pick up the rubbish. Job creation. Thanks Ben and Bald great vid once again.

Birmingham reminds me of St. Louis (USA) where you have slum districts with decaying mansions surrounded by lots full of weeds and trash, that once were homes of the very rich in the Victorian years.

As a person who has lived in horden all his life thank you for showing we are nice people 🙏

I love the videos you two make. Also love your spirit of adventure. Keep it up!

What a disgrace. The politicians that run this country should be ashamed of themselves.