Northern England: Represent!

**Hellwyck** · 07-05-2013, 08:01 PM

Howdy, I'm making a post to represent the north of England, specifically Manchester (my home city) and Bolton (my current town).

**markthechuck** · 07-11-2013, 06:02 AM

Midlands here, Nottingham.

**Hellwyck** · 07-11-2013, 06:20 AM

Originally Posted by markthechuck

Midlands here, Nottingham.

Try this thread

http://www.drumchat.com/showthread.p...ham-21063.html

**cliffwest** · 03-11-2014, 10:03 AM

So is this all the English DrumChatters out there?

I'm feeling a bit cut off from the forum, it's hard to make friends when everyone is on the other side of the world, and therefore in a totally different time zone. When I'm online the rest of the forum is asleep!

**DrummingAllTheWayHome** · 03-11-2014, 10:10 AM

Hey Cliff my good man. Fancy a spot of Tea and Crumpits haha. Helloooo my fellow brit!

**markthechuck** · 03-11-2014, 10:17 AM

there's more than a few of us i think.

**cliffwest** · 03-11-2014, 10:43 AM

DrummingAllTheWayHome & markthechuck - Hello!!

Nice to meet a couple of fellow Brit drummers. I'll put the kettle on!

-------
James

**crispycritters** · 03-11-2014, 01:46 PM

I'm a Yorkie (Rotherham) currently living in Plymouth. Eh up lads.

**markthechuck** · 03-12-2014, 04:13 AM

anyone else from around the the Midlands?

**Dodeska** · 03-12-2014, 04:20 AM

I'm in Huddersfield. For those that don't know where it is, look on a map for Leeds & it's 20 miles from there.

**BigFatDrummer** · 03-12-2014, 05:38 AM

Currently living in Northamptonshire but my roots are in the northwest; I've lived in Preston and Liverpool and my family come from Oldham.

**cliffwest** · 03-12-2014, 05:47 AM

Now then boys! Ah, I'm feeling better already.

So who can recommend a decent drum shop in the North? I live not far away from Scheerers in Leeds, which is great, only I'd rather visit a store that I can park within a mile of.

Any ideas..?

**markthechuck** · 03-12-2014, 07:09 AM

drum stop in Sheffield maybe?? bit of a journey for you though.

**crispycritters** · 03-12-2014, 09:01 AM

Originally Posted by cliffwest

Now then boys! Ah, I'm feeling better already.

So who can recommend a decent drum shop in the North? I live not far away from Scheerers in Leeds, which is great, only I'd rather visit a store that I can park within a mile of.

Any ideas..?

Rockem in Rotherham? Sell loads of drum gear. Not sure if its an e-shop tho so probably worth checking first. Easy parking but Canklow in Rotherham is a notoriously dodgy place so leave nothing in your car or park in the town and walk - about half a mile (I lived there for a few years). Its also only 7 miles from Sheffield so you could also check out Drum Stop.

**Dodeska** · 03-12-2014, 01:17 PM

Scheerers closed down last year unfortunately. I tend to get my stuff from a local music store in Hudds, or online - more often than not Drum-Stop in Sheffield or Rockem in Rotherham.

**BigFatDrummer** · 03-13-2014, 04:24 AM

I've used Rockem in Rotherham too but only online via eBay. So far, so good.

**crispycritters** · 03-13-2014, 04:37 AM

Originally Posted by BigFatDrummer

I've used Rockem in Rotherham too but only online via eBay. So far, so good.

And me, they hiked their postage charges quite a bit recently - but if you check their sales on eBay they are still charging the older prices. Probably wont last long tho.

**Drumbledore** · 03-13-2014, 07:22 AM

Originally Posted by crispycritters

I'm a Yorkie (Rotherham) currently living in Plymouth. Eh up lads.

Funny thing is that the last guy I've just started teaching on Thursdays is from Yorkshire as well. I'll have to ask him which area. He's a good bloke, no fuss to teach. And another one is the father of one of my students.

Is Carlisle anywhere near you guys? Kenny, one of my guitarist mates is from there.

**Dodeska** · 03-13-2014, 01:41 PM

Carlisle is further North (about 100 miles from me), up near the Scottish border. Also, it's where my Grandfather was from.

**crispycritters** · 03-13-2014, 03:22 PM

Originally Posted by Drumbledore

Funny thing is that the last guy I've just started teaching on Thursdays is from Yorkshire as well. I'll have to ask him which area. He's a good bloke, no fuss to teach. And another one is the father of one of my students.

Is Carlisle anywhere near you guys? Kenny, one of my guitarist mates is from there.

Yes, like DODESKA said, about 100 miles further north - close to the western coast of Northern England.

**Hellwyck** · 03-14-2014, 04:57 AM

Originally Posted by cliffwest

So who can recommend a decent drum shop in the North?

PMT, Leeds would be closest to you.
http://www.pmtonline.co.uk/leeds.html

Just read the beginning of this thread, I posted on it but I also made it! (d'oh!)

**Dodeska** · 03-14-2014, 07:00 AM

Originally Posted by Hellwyck

PMT, Leeds would be closest to you.
http://www.pmtonline.co.uk/leeds.html

Just read the beginning of this thread, I posted on it but I also made it! (d'oh!)

Oh yes, I forgot about PMT! My mate gets his guitar stuff from there
& they have a great drum dept.

**cliffwest** · 03-14-2014, 07:46 AM

Nice, thanks guys, I'll check those out. I've bought from Rockem before and they're really helpful, I imagine with such good supply and prices they must have a premises, I will look them up. Same goes for the peculiarly named PMT.

**Dodeska** · 03-14-2014, 01:04 PM

PMT is very easy to find, just off the ring road after the Harley showroom, down Kirkstall Road for about 100yards & it's on the left just after Staples.

**Hellwyck** · 03-15-2014, 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by cliffwest

...the peculiarly named PMT.

PMT = Professional Music Technology

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