November 2023. Long Eaton. 20,871 steps on this Sunday, as well as a county-completing GBG tick and a five goal thriller, so a good day in Long Eaton only slightly diminished by a dull walk back to the station. If there was anything left to see in Long Eaton I’d have seen it… The Corner… Continue reading UP THE (SAWLEY) JUNCTION
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MELLARDS, M’DUCK
This post features one of those great “Woman drinks pint of murk” shots that you come here for. All women should automatically be served pints in pubs to destroy the patriarchy or summat. This is Mellards, my FINAL (last) Staffs tick for the year. An easy year for me in Staffs with just half a… Continue reading MELLARDS, M’DUCK
SHIRLEY SEES BETTER DAYS
“Of course, the whole point of this day (in Shirley) was to beat Martin, SI and Duncan to a GBG entry and I think I might just have done it on this occasion.“. Thus spake Zarathustra Life After Football in June, and he was right. I hadn’t been to Shirley since 2008 and this classic… Continue reading SHIRLEY SEES BETTER DAYS
CHESTERFIELD – CROOKED SPIRE, HONEST PUBS
For those of you wondering when you’ll get the chance to read what really happened to BRAPA in the Fens, I’ll be there by tomorrow. First, a foray into northern Derbyshire, one of our most reliably pubby areas. By sheer good luck, my guest house was ideally placed for the new newbies in and around… Continue reading CHESTERFIELD – CROOKED SPIRE, HONEST PUBS
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