A TRAIN TO CREWE, A WALK IN CREWE, A PUB IN CREWE

April 2024. Crewe. Yes, it’s back to Crewe for a penultimate GBG24 Cheshire tick. Not a difficult place to get to (40 minutes from Stockport), just an irritating one. Wednesday presented a 20:15 kick-off at the Etihad (WTF !); plenty of time for a detour to your favourite railway town and back. Two out of… Continue reading A TRAIN TO CREWE, A WALK IN CREWE, A PUB IN CREWE

WHITE RAT AND WOTSITS AT RADCLIFFE’S NEW INN

Definitely a Cream track off Disraeli Gears, I think. 5th December 2022. I walked the B6292 from central Radcliffe to the New Inn. I really did. Look ! Here’s proof. Handsome church, stately town hall, weird statues that look like they belong in Bromsgrove. and after 20 minutes the New Inn, the very definition of… Continue reading WHITE RAT AND WOTSITS AT RADCLIFFE’S NEW INN

A SPOT OF SHEFFIELD RECONAISSANCE FOR BLACKPOOL JANE

12th October 2022. Blackpool Jane was about to visit and rate our new B & B (free to Patronised readers) for her award winning blog called “Getting p****d at away games”. We were thrilled, and before she arrived I undertook what we are legally allowed to call “research” in a few pubs in upmarket Sharrow… Continue reading A SPOT OF SHEFFIELD RECONAISSANCE FOR BLACKPOOL JANE