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I grew up on a council estate that was featured on a BBC documentary as "Forgotten Britain". The estate was also used in various TV and film productions as "typical" of what run-down, …

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Jun 4, 2024 · Meanwhile a fourth said: "My best friend had a pound coin TV, I didn't and I thought it was so much cooler to put the money in lol." "We had a tv that you put a 50 pence piece in it. …

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Dec 14, 2024 · When Samantha Gilchrist was growing up on a council estate, she never thought that one day, her wedding venue business would be raking in a whopping £20 million. Starting …

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Is a British Council Estate a good idea?

I grew up on a British council estate, which means many of you may think you have a pretty good idea about the kind of person I am. For those of you living in America, a council estate in Britain is an area where the properties are rented out through the local council, normally to low income families or people living off the welfare state. ...

What if you grew up on a council estate?

If you also grew up on a council estate, here are a few things you will understand… 1. You knew the names of your neighbours. It’s a cliché, but it’s true, regardless of whether you liked your neighbours or not, you did a least know their names. 2. ...

What was your childhood like on the council estate?

It was pretty good childhood on the council estate too, we had a nice little house with a bit of garden, I didn't know it was supposed to be a bad experience, so I just enjoyed playing and riding my bike and going on the swings etc. I was born in the 50's in the back bedroom of a council house in southeast Birmingham, the youngest of 4. ...

Do you judge people for living on a council estate?

It’s a curiously British thing really. Screw the haters OP! These days it's all mixed together anyway. No, I don’t judge people for living on a council estate. I grew up on a council estate and the house I live in now (which I bought) is an ex council house. ...

Is living on a council estate a bad thing?

I lived on a council estate for many, many, years. The very fact of living on one has little to no bearing on anything except... where you happen to live. They're not all rough and nasty, either. Here, here Wok, couldn't agree more. People who live on council estates don't want your pity, you sound very patronising. ...

Should council estates be stigmatised?

This leads me to my first point. 1. Council estates should not be stigmatised – I remember being about 8 years old and hearing the definition of ‘CHAV’ as an abbreviation: ‘council house and violent’. It triggered a sense of realisation towards the evident stereotypes attached to people living in social housing. ...