well, I found myself unfortunate to live in Boston for eight, nearly nine years. I’ve lived in a lot of places; some good some bad. In Scotland, Wales and England I’ve lived and worked in some towns, some mentioned on this site so I can say honestly that Boston is without doubt ‘as rough as rats’. I’m a Lincolshire lad myself so it pains me to say that this place is chav nirvana. It’s almost like a parody of a chavtown, every bad thing done to excess. After washing the blood off my front door for the umpteenth time (I used to live in Vauxhall Rd near the footy ground) and wiping the phlegm off my shoes once again after walking the pavements I decided to get out. No more twats trying to cycle through me on the pavement, no more dodging the skagheads and drunks trying to force money out of me when I went for a drink, no more wasters begging for drug money while eastern europeans were drafed in to work in the fields because the locals prefer to scrounge, no more burglars trying to get into my shed. It’s like a huge weight lifted; honestly, leaving this place has been good for my health. All the chavs who sit in the marketplace roundabout screaming at everyone; all the losers getting blasted in ‘The Still’, all the idiots driving their citroen saxos up and down outside the shops; you’re doomed to stay there and that’s your tragedy.
I worked at Boston FM radio station in the 1970s (only for 3 months as the boss was a bit funny,always hanging around gents toilets.)Anyway I interviewed one of the local farmers,and asked him if it was true farmers from Boston shagged sheep,goats cattle and chickens?”WHAT?” he roared “CHICKENS”
I moved to Boston at 9 from inner city London, and what a nice safe friendly place it was back in 1989. I lived there until my early 20′s and I all I can say from reading half these comments is what a load of old rubbish! Yes, its a bit of a shit hole, but having lived in plenty of big cities (London, Sheffield, Nottingham, Derby, Bristol…) I can tell you its pretty tame in comparison. The truth is most trouble causers are “wannabies” who dream of being significant but in reality are not. The majority of Boston people are good, honest friendly people and certainly not poorly educated (I work for Rolls-Royce designing Jet Engines for example). I guess it just suits people with nothing better do to jump on the stereo type wagon.
The fact is Boston is a bit of dump, but lets be honest, so is most of Britain. We are a country of shit towns and those who are scared to visit or stay need to grow a pair frankly!
Blood on your door every night? ARE YOU JOKING???!!! What an idiot! That made me laugh so hard! I smell Bullshit!
I kame to boston in banana lorry,i am portugal man,all i eat was ficking bananas for 3 ficking days mr yes?And first fing i cee is mountain billys,NO i mean hill billys,boston billy men .And they so angry shouting”you ficking portugal man(they very rude)go back to portugal stop wanting our council huts,those council huts are for our ficking lazy benifit mens not you you ficker”and “my daughter is only 16 and she have 5 babys and she needs 6 bedroom council hut as she is pregnats again you forighn ficker”So i was very sad,as i picked potatoes and dafidildos all the jobs lazy boston benifit bums refuse to do.But then I had big idea,seeing all village peasant like to get pissed all day and give there hard eared benifit money to off licence man,I make VODKA from petrol and drain cleener,not only is it stong it go KABOOM and ficking kill you.but they stupid fickers they by from Andraos now i big man own lots of huts and rent to scummy boston benifits which benifits me ha ha har…………………….fick you
Boston has an image problem as a dirty, chav town, because that’s what it is.
The town can get rid of this image by tidying the place up. Red Lion Street carpark is a bit of a bombsite. The first impression people get out of their car is of Red Lion Street carpark. It should be concreted over and some proper parking spaces marked out.
The market place area needs some more upmarket bars and restaurants creating to bring nicer people in. Afterall, pound shops and greasy spoon cafes attract chavs.
Boston is an historic town with a rich cultural past. The Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Boston to set up a colony in America. The Stump is the tallest parish church in England. The town Council could utilise the town’s historical background to attract tourists.
During the middle ages Boston was the most significant port outside of London for importing and exporting goods. Why don’t they build the sea lock a bit further downstream and create a nice waterside marina, complete with nice pubs and cafes with outdoor seating.
Then there’s the traffic problem. It’s blatantly obvious that Boston isn’t getting a bypass anytime soon, so why not at least have a park and ride service, where you can leave your vehicle on the edge of town and get a shuttle bus in? Common sense really!
There’s so much scope for development potential, but the council prefer to leave it as a dirty, chavvy, backward thinking town.
I went to boston, I was feeling depressed and a mate said come on Ill cheer you up wel go to Boston and have a laugh at all the locals you wont believe your eyes.So we went,we pulled up in the town centre by the magic roundabout,were all the local chavs meet .What a larf they were alll listening to Gary Glitter on a realy old wind up record player,this was summer 2008.Anyway thier all dancing in wellingtons and dugerees,pissed on cider,what a laugh,Ive never laughed so much,poor bastards,cheered me right up it did.
A farmin community this is thats why,you gotta be a farmer to realy experiance the joy of Boston real proper see?We may not be educated folk ere in old Boston but we can arf drive a tractor,no need to go down to the big city London,havnt got a passport any road,…..dont care for no London with all its streets paved with gold when I can ave Boston turnips see?Theres so much to do ere no chav whatsits,so many ways to enjoy youselfs like er……………………em…..oh arhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yes turnip bowling,and erhhh…..scarecrow baiting….illegal that now thow…………………and sheep banging…ar my faverite, a few pints of scrumpy and rolling around in the village square on the floor naked with a frightened sheep wearing fishnet stockings trying yer best ter bang it,by golly we av some fun on sheep banging days mind.A few glasses of my potatoe and pea wine and a sheep feels just like a big fat wriggling women in a wolly jumper so it does.Oh jesus Ima getting all a tingley in me cucumber deptment now by jesus.Marrow stuffing another one.the fun Ive had as a young lad on a cold winters night with a marrow or a mellon works just as good,its best to practice on a small mellon first if your new to vegatables and friut banging,safer see?till youve got the hang of it then you can go up a notch to a marrow and such like.Then maybe a chicken then a donkey,donkeys not for a bigginer mind….no sir a donkey tends to try kicking you in the gooley whatnots,I normaly wear cricket pads and a full face crash helmet when attempting a donkey.Cows a differant game all together thow.I jump straight on a cow bearback,once your securley on a cow your away bang it as long as you like…………..bang it till the cows come home ha ha harrrrrrrrrrr…….oh I am so funny………….I realy am……………………..methane thow cow tends to let off a lot of unpleasant methane and moos a lot…but thats cos its getting alla frisky see?Now a pig totally differant, got to keep down wind on a pig,put out some slops in the middle of a field of long grass is best,gives you some cover as you a sneak up on it see?red Indian style…tricky is a pig………but once your on it and its bucking and a squealing all you need do is slap its buttocks………….go on show it whos boss like,dont take no jip………………………………arh we no how to have fun in Boston….we do………..we realy do.
Yes its a dump lets face it,thats why people are allways jumping off the stump,what a shit hole,the whole place gives the impression that everyones living in a time warp,the 19th century comes to mind.All the locals look a bit how can you say it?dopey and inbred.They have no sense of humour,the pubs are shit the weather is awfull and the women ugly.The town centre is full of beggers and drug addicts,theres nothing to do but either commit suicide or drink yourself to death.Once a year in May they have a fair in the park,wow……………….how exciting Im coming in me pants.
I moved into Boston 20 yrs ago, as a quiet coutry girl and found myself living in Fenside. I didn’t know anything about the area until I moved there and then was told it was the roughest place in Boston, Well it couldn’t have been that rough cus I lived there for 20yrs and made some great freinds and had great neighbours and the people who walked by me in the street said good morning or hello. I never had blood on my doorstep or any of the other things mentioned. Like the person above said maybe you didn’t want to fit in!!
Boston has a great community, caring people and not all the people of Boston who used to work in the feilds are scroungers because if you actually knew most of these people they were finished from there jobs and not through choice!!!!
Also please tell me another town where kids don’t ride there bikes!! I have been to many and haven’t been to one yet where a few youths or even older people will ride where there not supposed to ride. There are many good people in Boston and maybe if you took the time to get to know them properly instead of being so judgmental then maybe you wouldnt have had so much trouble when you lived here!!
There has been thousands of pounds raised for the local hospital to buy important equipment and the staff do an amazing job with what funds they have.
The town centre has been all changed, crime is down and the only complaint I have is the traffic problem.
I hope all you Bostonians who work hard, raise money, look after the ill and are really nice people hold your heads up and be proud to live in Boston………
So I finish with sayin
BOSTON PEOPLE ARE ALL HALF BRED CHILD MOLESTERS WHO DRINK CIDER AND DRIVE TRACTERS
yer ime from fenside whats ure name might no u live dwn cotton road people that choose to dislike fenside well its simple dont come down here cuz by the way u make it seem asif were all drug adicts nd blood fursty animals but hey u wouldnt no that cuz u just fink ur all good but ur not cuz u are a diskriminating arsehole who finks u no everything that goes on butdo us bostonians a favour nd f**k OFF timewasting pricks
I don’t think the town is that bad, the hospital is fantastic and the staff are dedicated. The new pescod shopping centre is bringing more locals into the town centre keeping the money here rather than travelling to local cities such as peterborough, lincoln, notts, it also brought lots of local jobs. I lived in the town centre and had nothing needing to be washed off of my step, perhaps your place just looked rough. I am not a chav and neither are my friends, we are not scroungers, crime is down since the community officers have been on the beat and drug use is also down so maybe you just didn’t want to fit in with the generous, fun loving town folk . . .
PS: the market place roundabout went many moons ago and has been replaced with disabled parking and an into town bus service which has helped the community immensely, good on ya bostonshire
I think basically after reading the complete ARSE you have written you should get out more.ITS A f**king SHITHOLE you turnip loving nobbanger.
After moving out of Boston I can safely say that it isn’t as bad as everyone makes out. There wasn’t much to do as a teenager, which leads to people hanging about and ‘causing trouble’. I lived there for 20 years and did not once have to wash blood off my doorstep/had my shed broken into/be harassed by drunken scroungers.
I admit, it wasn’t brilliant but it wasn’t that bad. People such as you Lilly are what gives Boston a bad rep… Just reading your reply to a perfectly valid post proves to me that some people will never change.
good on you