July 2023. Liverpool. “Meet you at the Thomas Rigby in 20 minutes” I told Mrs RM as the train passed Bootle. Half an hour later I was queueing for a pint of Okells at the bar, with Mrs RM nowhere to be seen. Well, it was 197 feet from the Z hotel to the pub.… Continue reading PHIL COLLINS NIGHT AT THE THOMAS RIGBY
Tag: Merseyside
BRAMLEY MOORE
July 2023. Liverpool. I’m easing myself back into blogging so excuse these short posts. My latest excuse, after major surgery and a night in Fanny’s Croft, is a lack of internet not solved by switching-off-and-on-again. Summat to do with metering, I find out. I’d left the Tin Shed in Formby with plans to head off… Continue reading BRAMLEY MOORE
FITNESS ADVICE FOR THE OVER-FIFTIES IN FORMBY
July 2023. Formby, Merseyside. This post is brought to you from Fanny’s Croft car park. Well, Liverpool looked gorgeous on Monday night, as good as I’ve seen it. It’s amazing what a bit of blue sky can do for a place. Goodness knows what I was doing in a nondescript Spoons when I could have… Continue reading FITNESS ADVICE FOR THE OVER-FIFTIES IN FORMBY
A Wetherspoons in the Beer Guide in Liverpool ? ANOTHER one ?
July 2023. Liverpool. Not a lot to say about the second new Beer Guide pub in central Liverpool, 57 seconds read at most, I reckon. 57 seconds is enough to get from the Denbigh Castle to the Captain Alexander, IF you don’t stop to take photos on the way, and wait for the Red man… Continue reading A Wetherspoons in the Beer Guide in Liverpool ? ANOTHER one ?
IN LIVERPOOL
All these trips to Merseyside over the years and I never thought to use Suzanne’s classic (and it is). “If you lie on the groundIn somebody’s armsYou’ll probably swallow some of their history” Suzanne Vega, “In Liverpool”. Perhaps no town outside of New Mills has inspired such great music over the years. Having just returned… Continue reading IN LIVERPOOL
MERSEYSIDE HAS FALLEN
Not literally fallen, though it was a bit blustery yesterday, and Matt was headed there last night so who knows ? The wind isn’t the biggest concern to Manchester City fans visiting Liverpool, of course; If Walton is really an Everton stronghold, then I can report that Toffees fans are rather more welcoming to visitors,… Continue reading MERSEYSIDE HAS FALLEN
YOUR CUT-OUT-AND-KEEP GUIDE TO BROMBOROUGH
I’ve had a few enquiries asking for confirmation that my birthday (22 December) will definitely be taking place on 22 December this year. Indeed it is, and it’s going to be a cracker after last year’s damp squib. In 2019 I spent my birthday (22/12) in the Wirral, and would have been quite happy to… Continue reading YOUR CUT-OUT-AND-KEEP GUIDE TO BROMBOROUGH
“We’re no stranger to ticks. You know the rules and so do I”
I asked the ticket inspector if I could break my journey home in Newton-le-Willows. “It don’t bother me, mate” he said, in that charming Woollyback lilt. I knew you could, bit I always get a bit freaked out when your journey involves multiple train companies. But no-one cares. Except Tom Irvine. And not many care… Continue reading “We’re no stranger to ticks. You know the rules and so do I”
MAD DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN…
At last, the Merseyside micros end (good though they were) and you get a Proper Pub. A minor classic too, the Plasterers Arms in Hoylake the sort of place to restore your faith in suburban midweek drinking. Tucked in the back streets, minutes from the beach, I thought for a second I might not get… Continue reading MAD DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN…
QUEUEING IN FORMBY
And we’re off ! Seven pubs to tick on Merseyside, presumably all micros, and a chance to reacquaint myself with the Sefton coast, which isn’t short of pubs. Or golf courses. Or wine bars. Or pizzerias. I’d forgotten that all Merseyrail trams have a mandatory rule that customers carry a can of G & T… Continue reading QUEUEING IN FORMBY
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