Miggy Arms

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Thu 08 Dec, 2011 10:16 pm

Didn't there used to be a bus to the Lawnswood Arms? Or have I just imagined that?

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Thu 08 Dec, 2011 10:26 pm

raveydavey wrote: Didn't there used to be a bus to the Lawnswood Arms? Or have I just imagined that? 1 and 95 still have nearby terminii (though not for long in the latter case) so its a possibility.

ronwoodh · Post by **ronwoodh** » Mon 26 Dec, 2011 7:53 pm

Just watched a video of the night miggy arms burnt down on You Tube. Sad time...

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Mon 26 Dec, 2011 11:26 pm

tyke bhoy wrote: raveydavey wrote: Didn't there used to be a bus to the Lawnswood Arms? Or have I just imagined that? 1 and 95 still have nearby terminii (though not for long in the latter case) so its a possibility. 95 terminates in Boddington Hall tyke bhoy - a fair "stagger" from the Lawnswood Arms - but the number 1 to Holt Park stops right outside the pub, although many years ago it DID terminate at Lawnswood Cemetery. I'm intrigued though about "not for long" in the case of the 95 - is it for the chop do you think ??

tilly · Post by **tilly** » Tue 27 Dec, 2011 8:13 am

Another bus stage would be Tommy Wasses Dewsbury Road.I remember if you went up the road for about half a mile you got thirty minutes more drinking time on a night because you left the Leeds boundrey and into Morley.Or could i be wrong i dont think i am though.

uncle mick · Post by **uncle mick** » Tue 27 Dec, 2011 8:34 am

tilly wrote: Another bus stage would be Tommy Wasses Dewsbury Road.I remember if you went up the road for about half a mile you got thirty minutes more drinking time on a night because you left the Leeds boundrey and into Morley.Or could i be wrong i dont think i am though. Your not wrong if you went from Tommys to the Woodman you got a extra half hour. It was the same in Middleton going from the Arms to the Thorpe Hotel at the bottom of Middleton Park Avenue

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Tue 27 Dec, 2011 9:11 am

BLAKEY wrote: tyke bhoy wrote: raveydavey wrote: Didn't there used to be a bus to the Lawnswood Arms? Or have I just imagined that? 1 and 95 still have nearby terminii (though not for long in the latter case) so its a possibility. 95 terminates in Boddington Hall tyke bhoy - a fair "stagger" from the Lawnswood Arms - but the number 1 to Holt Park stops right outside the pub, although many years ago it DID terminate at Lawnswood Cemetery. I'm intrigued though about "not for long" in the case of the 95 - is it for the chop do you think ?? Hi Blakey. The residences at Boddington are in there final academic year of "full" usage. Next year will see a much reduced intake with the last students leaving in May/June 2013. As the 95 is suspended outside term time then I can't see it surviving without a significant change in route. Many of the "decanted" students will use "central village" which people will better know as the newly refurbed F and H blocks formerly belonging to Leeds Met. Those students shouldn't need a bus to get them to Uni but they may still need one for their nights out in town. I've already noticed that the deception machines (bendy buses in livery akin to that of Centrebus) are being switched on a regular basis to the 1 route. Full circle as the 1 was the original bendybus route before switching to the 95 and then being dropped before coming back as the deception bus.

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Tue 27 Dec, 2011 10:08 am

[quotenick="tyke bhoy"]Hi Blakey. The residences at Boddington are in there final academic year of "full" usage. Next year will see a much reduced intake with the last students leaving in May/June 2013. As the 95 is suspended outside term time then I can't see it surviving without a significant change in route. Many of the "decanted" students will use "central village" which people will better know as the newly refurbed F and H blocks formerly belonging to Leeds Met. Those students shouldn't need a bus to get them to Uni but they may still need one for their nights out in town. I've already noticed that the deception machines (bendy buses in livery akin to that of Centrebus) are being switched on a regular basis to the 1 route. Full circle as the 1 was the original bendybus route before switching to the 95 and then being dropped before coming back as the deception bus./quote]Thanks for that info tyke bhoy - I live only a mile from Boddington Hall atcf and had no idea of this - it doesn't seem ten minutes since BH was built. I agree with your description "deception buses" although whether the number 1 route will ever become "bendy" again is doubtful. Most of the former "bendies" are still laid up and an embarrassment to FB, but the six orange ones were dragged out and refurbished at an obscene cost each for the 95 farce.

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Tue 27 Dec, 2011 10:22 am

BLAKEY wrote: Thanks for that info tyke bhoy - I live only a mile from Boddington Hall atcf and had no idea of this - it doesn't seem ten minutes since BH was built. I agree with your description "deception buses" although whether the number 1 route will ever become "bendy" again is doubtful. Most of the former "bendies" are still laid up and an embarrassment to FB, but the six orange ones were dragged out and refurbished at an obscene cost each for the 95 farce. It's not hush-hush but I don't think its being widely publicised. I only know courtesy of contacts at Leeds Met and Leeds Uni's Residences Edit: May be wrong on it lasting to June 2013 thoguhhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodington_Hallhttp://www.leeds.ac.uk/bodington/index.html

tilly · Post by **tilly** » Tue 27 Dec, 2011 6:42 pm

uncle mick wrote: tilly wrote: Another bus stage would be Tommy Wasses Dewsbury Road.I remember if you went up the road for about half a mile you got thirty minutes more drinking time on a night because you left the Leeds boundrey and into Morley.Or could i be wrong i dont think i am though. Your not wrong if you went from Tommys to the Woodman you got a extra half hour. It was the same in Middleton going from the Arms to the Thorpe Hotel at the bottom of Middleton Park Avenue Thanks for that uncle nick the white cells must be still working.