26th January 2023. I only just made the bus back from Eccleshill back into town to catch the next bus out to the Watchmaker’s in the west, but in their defence First Bradford or whatever they’re called are nice buses and it’s not their fault I always cock up by putting the bar code on… Continue reading ON THE BUSES TO OUTER BRADFORD
Tag: West Yorkshire
MELTHAM MAGIC
1st January 2023. At last ! 2023 arrived with the traditional Sheffield New Year’s fireworks, best viewed from our upstairs bedroom window as displays on six hills compete for attention. I’m really no fan of fireworks, but the scale and beauty came as quite a shock when we spent our first New Year in Sheffield… Continue reading MELTHAM MAGIC
TOP 100 PUBS – RECORD CAFE, BRADFORD
19th December 2022. Having quickly acquired my new Bradford GBG tick* at Boar & Fable, I had to make a quick decision about how best to get value from my £14.40 Off-Peak return ticket, having missed cut-off for the Media Museum. Another bar on North Parade ? There’s nine to choose from; I’d been having… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – RECORD CAFE, BRADFORD
TAKE THE FIRST TRAIN TO BRADFORD
19th December 2022. Enough of Mrs RM, it was almost MY birthday now. To warm up I took a look at my GBG spreadsheet (really ought to blog about that) and found to my horror the ONLY new Beer Guide entry I could do was in Bradford. And even that didn’t open ’till 16:00. What’s… Continue reading TAKE THE FIRST TRAIN TO BRADFORD
A HORSFORTH HOP
Just as I was getting to love the railways, they stopped running. Despite all the gripes folk have, I’ve had a pretty good service from Sheffield, apart from all the pricing anomalies. A lot of travel for one tick, like the hour to Granvilles in Horsforth, one of those towns that could sit under “H”… Continue reading A HORSFORTH HOP
NO POLITICS TO BE DISCUSSED IN THE BREWER’S PRIDE, SO CONVERSATION TURNS TO CAVITY INSULATION
When I was drawn back to Ossett the other week for a first new tick in a decade I remembered with affection the local brewery tap in that town. So I thought I’d go back and find it. I might need a third visit to do the Horse & Jockey, an ultra-rare OPEN Sam Smiths.… Continue reading NO POLITICS TO BE DISCUSSED IN THE BREWER’S PRIDE, SO CONVERSATION TURNS TO CAVITY INSULATION
Ossett’s Prop’ur Baa – A Proper Bar
Back home in Northern England, it was nearly December and I’d made a paltry start to ticking GBG23, if indeed I harbour any ambitions at a (record-breaking) second successive completion. Loads of newbies, including a first visit to Ossett since Yorkshire Guide tickers Eddie and Simon were in short trousers (Simon still is). Actually, Eddie… Continue reading Ossett’s Prop’ur Baa – A Proper Bar
IN CASTLEFORD, IN THE DOG HOUSE
I guess you’re wondering what sort of extreme partying I’ve got up to on my birthday (22/12, make a note in your 2023 diary). Oddly, not much since those ticks in Derbyshire. Writing blog posts, Chinese takeaway from Sang Lung (NCTSS 2.5), watched “Saving Mr Banks” on the telly (great), cheered City’s smashing of the… Continue reading IN CASTLEFORD, IN THE DOG HOUSE
NO QUEUES FOR THE BAR, OR THE GENTS, AT THE ALIX PAGE GIG
9 May 2022. Back in February I told you how Alix Page from Costa Messa, CA was dominating my Tidal playlist, and lo and behold 3 months she tips up in the UK supporting Gracie Abrams, who I’d bought a ticket for before Alix joined her tour. The sun shines on the righteous, even in… Continue reading NO QUEUES FOR THE BAR, OR THE GENTS, AT THE ALIX PAGE GIG
NORTHERN GUITARS
Just to prove I do occasionally (mostly by accident) take advice, I did take a pub tip from Chris Dyson for my second pre-gig pint in Leeds. Chris and 6 Towns Mart are probably my Leeds experts since the loss of dear old Richard and the imprisonment of BRAPA in a flat in York. Perhaps… Continue reading NORTHERN GUITARS
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