Last updated at 13:18, Tuesday, 19 May 2009

• VIDEO: See Seaton's Ethel Fisher read her dialect poem about Workington

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HOW much has Workington changed?

The pictures from ‘then’ were loaned to the Times & Star by Reg McCallam, of Workington, and were all taken in the late 1960s or early 1970s – and our photographers have been out and about snapping the up-to-date views.

Reg, who lived at Moorclose, died recently aged 78. He had a keen interest in cinema and worked as projectionist at all four of Workington’s picture houses from 1946 to 1963. He had an encyclopaedic knowledge of the cinema, theatre and musicals.

If you have any reminiscences about Workington from bygone years, get in touch by filling in the form below or email here

• The video link above is Seaton woman Ethel Fisher's take on the regeneration of Workington, in a dialect poem, Gone But Not Forgotten.

If you are a dialect speaker - or your grandparents/aunty/uncle speak dialect like no-one else you know - record them speaking on video and send it here - they could be the next stars of the Times & Star website!  Remember to get the speakers' permission before recording.

First published at 21:30, Thursday, 30 October 2008
Published by http://www.timesandstar.co.uk