I’ve restarted my Monday lunchtime cinema sessions at Sheffield’s lovely Light, now that masks aren’t compulsory. Given that I’ve never been to a screen with more than half a dozen other customers and they all sit a dozen rows behind me I can live with that. I went for the noon show, and fuelled up… Continue reading BELFAST
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DISCIPLINE SLIPS IN CONGLETON (AGAIN)
Now, I’m not saying that I was determined to spend £26.40 on beer and food in Congleton because that’s what my rail ticket cost, but I was definitely looking for something to take home. I even picked up the local paper, before leaving it on Platform 2 in Stockport. Three more pub revisits to report… Continue reading DISCIPLINE SLIPS IN CONGLETON (AGAIN)
DOOM BAR CRISIS IN BEARTOWN SPOONS
You left me in my Congleton tick, planning a leisurely afternoon at Macclesfield Town (and Bass in the Jolly Sailor) before heading home. I checked the Silkmen’s website on the walk across the park. It was SOLD OUT ! What to do to get some value from my £26.40 ticket (more fool me for not… Continue reading DOOM BAR CRISIS IN BEARTOWN SPOONS
CONGLETON CONQUERED
I very nearly finished posting about January travels before the highlights issue; just reports on a very messy day in Congleton and a pint of Guinness to come. This is a tale about my penultimate Beer Guide tick in Cheshire (the last one is in Wrenbury and will be a doddle; they even have a… Continue reading CONGLETON CONQUERED
JANUARY ’22 STOCKTAKE + FEBRUARY PREVIEW
THE MAP – Oooh, headed South this month, didn’t I ? THE HIGHLIGHTS A cultural month, with Rachmaninov and Russian ballet in Sheffield, and the Bury tourist trail. I managed to meet up with Mr and Mrs Prop Up the Bar, Pubmeister and Maltmeister, and Jane and Lee Blackpool (David Ford was a great gig),… Continue reading JANUARY ’22 STOCKTAKE + FEBRUARY PREVIEW
THE FULL SHEFFIELD CULTURAL EXPERIENCE
A busy Friday, of highs and lows, starting with a driving test for James in which he finished runner-up. Middlewood Test Centre is the saddest looking building in Sheffield. Sadly, they meant he wasn’t able to drive me the 278 miles round trip to finish Devon’s GBG entries, so I instead took him for steak… Continue reading THE FULL SHEFFIELD CULTURAL EXPERIENCE
I COME TO TICK BURY, AND TO PRAISE IT
Right, another day, another GBG county to finish. I offered Mrs RM a choice of Bury or Bridlington. She chose Bury. Perhaps she thought I meant t’other Bury. No, apparently she wanted to see the transformation of Greater’s Manchester finest purveyor of offal. But we started off in Tim Horton’s where I introduced her to… Continue reading I COME TO TICK BURY, AND TO PRAISE IT
HANGING AROUND IN HEDNESFORD, HOPING
A second Staffs tick, and suddenly, it’s complete ! Look very closely and you’ll see a deeper shade of pale for those two most recent ticks. These things matter. Now, Hednesford is a surprising place. One of the string of Staffs mining towns north of Cannock that have added a gem of a micro to… Continue reading HANGING AROUND IN HEDNESFORD, HOPING
BROCCOLI STEMS, LOVE & LIQUOR IN CODSALL
I didn’t expect to be heading back to Codsall so soon. In late 2019 this small Staffs village on the edge of Wolverhampton was the unlikely starting point for a memorable Old Codgers trip to Shifnal. One thing Old Codgers don’t do is search out artisan places for late lunch, but that was my priority… Continue reading BROCCOLI STEMS, LOVE & LIQUOR IN CODSALL
DOES IPSWICH PACK A SUFFOLK PUNCH ?
I visited my parents from Monday to Wednesday to take my Dad out to garden centre to buy plant spray and fix the Virgin remote control with too many buttons on it. Visiting early in the week means half the pubs are shut, of course, but I did find one GBG newbie in Ipswich. In… Continue reading DOES IPSWICH PACK A SUFFOLK PUNCH ?
