Pubs closing NOW- in our time.

biofichompinc · Post by **biofichompinc** » Wed 12 Jun, 2013 2:37 pm

BLAKEY wrote: Brunel wrote: is being turned into a shop.Tesco strikes again. Well, they THINK they do. They'll certainly never see a penny of mine in ANY of their premises and, as Mrs. Slocombe famously said in Grace Brothers, "I am unanimous in that." !! Evening all. Hello hello hello. What's all this 'ere then?Now then Mr....errrr.....Blakey, it says here. Mmm, that could be an alias. If it is, it's a poor one. Mark Twain. Now that's an alias.I must ask you sir to accompany me to the station.No no no, not the bus station sir.You are entitled to legal representation sir. If one lawyer doesn't come along soon, there should be around four or five all at the same time in ten minutes or so sir. Now then, could you please account for your whereabouts sir, on June 4 last?http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-22854447

Riponian · Post by **Riponian** » Wed 12 Jun, 2013 2:43 pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-es ... Unexpected item in the bagging area!"

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Wed 12 Jun, 2013 7:26 pm

salt 'n pepper wrote: BLAKEY wrote: Brunel wrote: is being turned into a shop.Tesco strikes again. Well, they THINK they do. They'll certainly never see a penny of mine in ANY of their premises and, as Mrs. Slocombe famously said in Grace Brothers, "I am unanimous in that." !! Evening all. Hello hello hello. What's all this 'ere then?Now then Mr....errrr.....Blakey, it says here. Mmm, that could be an alias. If it is, it's a poor one. Mark Twain. Now that's an alias.I must ask you sir to accompany me to the station.No no no, not the bus station sir.You are entitled to legal representation sir. If one lawyer doesn't come along soon, there should be around four or five all at the same time in ten minutes or so sir. Now then, could you please account for your whereabouts sir, on June 4 last?http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-22854447 OH NO, I just don't believe this !! - I was SURE I'd get away with it nearly two hundred miles away, and I was also sure that it was certain to be blamed on the Essex Mods and Rockers from Southend on Sea Ah well, its a fair cop - and the Saffron Walden nick has a good reputation for comfortable facilities - in fact if you don't book early you've a job to get in sometimes. Joking apart, when I worked for Wallace Arnold in the 1960s we did a lot of journeys to Southend Airport with the continental tourists - we passed through Saffron Walden, which is a gorgeous Essex market town, and then Great Dunmow - a village where the annual "Dunmow Flitch" parade is held in the streets. This is an old custom where couples who could honestly claim to have never had a row in seven years could win a flitch of bacon (a flitch is a whole side of bacon IIRC).

WiggyDiggy · Post by **WiggyDiggy** » Thu 13 Jun, 2013 11:58 am

Brunel wrote: is being turned into a shop.Tesco strikes again. Did this come to naught then? http://www.wetherbynews.co.uk/lifestyle ... 4fa=0Thats from 2 years ago mind, perhaps people have changed their minds?

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Mon 17 Jun, 2013 9:28 pm

Had a motorbike ride this after afternoon to Otley, Askwith, Ilkley etc and the Black Horse at Askwith looks well and truly closed without any blackboards outside about meals and opening times.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Mon 17 Jun, 2013 9:37 pm

BLAKEY wrote: Had a motorbike ride this after afternoon to Otley, Askwith, Ilkley etc and the Black Horse at Askwith looks well and truly closed without any blackboards outside about meals and opening times. That's a worry - nice country pub. Ironically the Black Horse in Otley is also closed at present.For some reason the 'Ring O'Bells' has been 'rebranded' as the 'Otley Tavern'

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Tue 18 Jun, 2013 9:12 am

[quotenick="drapesy For some reason the 'Ring O'Bells' has been 'rebranded' as the 'Otley Tavern'I don't know what the 1960s landlady of the Ring o' Bells would make of that She was a lovely elderly Irish lady dressed in black and always looked very serious and sad, but was charming and kindly to the customers. I always felt that Daisy Maloney was not privately happy, but one can be totally wrong with these impressions

Steve Jones · Post by **Steve Jones** » Wed 19 Jun, 2013 8:34 pm

as a bit of good news Leeds brewery are opening their 6th pub shortly.it will be next to the Duck & Drake.I assume it is where the old fish and chip restaurant was as I noticed it was being fitted out when going past this morning.

tilly · Post by **tilly** » Wed 19 Jun, 2013 10:40 pm

BLAKEY wrote: Had a motorbike ride this after afternoon to Otley, Askwith, Ilkley etc and the Black Horse at Askwith looks well and truly closed without any blackboards outside about meals and opening times. Hi BLAKEY Off topic but what kind of bike do you ride.?

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Wed 19 Jun, 2013 11:39 pm

tilly wrote: BLAKEY wrote: Had a motorbike ride this after afternoon to Otley, Askwith, Ilkley etc and the Black Horse at Askwith looks well and truly closed without any blackboards outside about meals and opening times. Hi BLAKEY Off topic but what kind of bike do you ride.? I've had my faithful, comfortable Suzuki 600 Bandit from new (January 2003) and I wouldn't part with it at any price. For about four years I also had a Royal Enfield 500 Bullet which was great but, oh, the endless servicing and expensive parts so sold that. Now I've also got a Chinese Jinlun Texan 125 twin which I bought new in 2009 - £1,699 on the road - and its a corker. It looks very much like a Yankee cruiser and has luggage panniers and chrome everywhere and I love it. Ah well, back to the pubs - walking of course !!