Paul Dack's Blog

AN exiled South Tynesider has extended his virtual reality kingdom – after receiving hundreds of hits through the Gazette.
We recently told how IT expert Paul Dack had launched the website www.JarrowLife.co.uk, to help Jarrovians around the world keep in touch online.
More than 130 people quickly signed up as members of the Jarrow website after reading our story, persuading Paul to launch two more websites, covering neighbouring Hebburn and South Shields.

Paul, 38, a contract software developer, living in Langstone, outside Newport, South Wales, said: “After launching JarrowLife.co.uk, several family and friends asked me if I would be doing one for Hebburn.

“My extended family is spread over Jarrow and Hebburn, with my dad and his family all from the town.

“I lived in Hebburn until I was five and later bought my first house in Sullivan Walk, and lived there for two years before moving down to Wales, so I have a lot of ties to the town.”

Also raised in Wuppertal Court, Jarrow, Paul used to travel back at weekends from all parts of the UK to visit his beloved home town.

He added: “South Shields is the closest town with a night life, so we all started our drinking days down there. I have many memories of great nights out.

“I also worked for the council’s beach control in 1993, dishing out deckchairs, and that was a very memorable summer.

“South Shields has always been the place that I, my family and friends would go to spend time, especially in the summer. I always go down to the beach whenever I’m home.”

People can click on to www.JarrowLife.co.uk, plus the new www.HebburnLife.co.uk and www.South ShieldsLife.co.uk

Below is an article from the Shields Gazette about a community forum website I run for my home town of Jarrow.

JARROVIANS around the world can now go online to keep in touch with people in their home town.

IT expert Paul Dack recently launched the website JarrowLife.co.uk, which has quickly become a popular forum for debate of all kinds about Jarrow.

Although he has lived in Langstone, just outside Newport, South Wales, since 2000, Paul remains as passionate as ever about his home town.

Paul, 38, a contract software developer, said: "I wanted to launch a website where people in and outside Jarrow could keep in touch, and couldn’t really find anything, apart from Facebook and other sites.

"JarrowLife.co.uk has only been running since June, but we already have more than 50 members, and I want more people to learn about the site."

Brought up in Wuppertal Court, Jarrow, Paul used to travel back at weekends from various parts of the UK to his beloved Jarrow.

He still has family in the town and is keen to get as many Jarrovians as possible to visit the website on a regular basis.

A married man, with two young children, Paul also plans to launch two sister websites, covering Hebburn and South Shields.

"I couldn’t find any forums about Jarrow on the web, so decided to launch my own.

"I would love to hear from more Jarrow people and get them to contribute thoughts, ideas and feelings about the town," Paul added.

JarrowLife.co.uk, which incorporates news feeds from the Gazette, covers numerous topics relating to Jarrow, including events, the town’s history, things to do, pubs and clubs, future developments, and much more.

People in and outside Jarrow are invited to click on to JarrowLife.co.uk