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Post by grumpy on Mar 5, 2012 13:50:07 GMT
last day of opening on sun. it musn't have paid to keep it open  another one bites the dust |
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Post by boozysuzi on Mar 5, 2012 17:48:56 GMT
what a shame--no many left now and a canny walk to the nearest one for prior parkers!!
Berwickcould be the first "non pub "town the way things are going !!
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Post by emre on Mar 5, 2012 22:38:35 GMT
price of pint that costs less than 5 p to make , closing them all
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Post by graeme on Mar 6, 2012 13:18:42 GMT
 That is sad news that was my local in the 60's, Saturday night after the speedway. We used to call it the grave because everyone was dying to get in after the speedway. Why did it close?
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Post by grumpy on Mar 6, 2012 13:42:53 GMT
musn't be getting many customers and i heard there was no heating on, so who's gonna pay money for a pint to sit in the cold think it'll be one of many to go and heard he's coming out of the salmon in sept. not sure if it's right tho so don't qoute me lol oh and i went to the grove too after the speedway  |
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Post by berwicker on Mar 6, 2012 19:47:39 GMT
Like so many things, we want a local pub, but when were you last in The Grove?
Drinking habits have changed forever, and sadly the community pub is becoming a thing of the past.
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Post by emre on Mar 6, 2012 20:45:11 GMT
heard the mighty thatch is struggling as well
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Post by emre on Mar 6, 2012 20:46:53 GMT
loved the 60,s and 70,s / had nowt but happy as fook
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Post by berwicker on Mar 6, 2012 21:33:20 GMT
loved the 60,s and 70,s / had nowt but happy as fook Hey Emre - I'm like that now! Sad news about the Thatch. Heard also that the Bear is changing hands, local Taxi entrepeneur mentioned...... |
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Post by emre on Mar 6, 2012 21:49:20 GMT
played darts for the mighty thatch and the bear when a certain now taxi driver had it fantastic times , sadly dissapearing
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Post by boozysuzi on Mar 6, 2012 22:08:30 GMT
I feel sorry for pub landlords now -must be worrying times for them !!
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Post by birdsworth on Mar 6, 2012 22:57:57 GMT
I often think about taking on a pub. I imagine that if you can afford to buy it (the pub), lock, stock, and barrel, the chances of making a living out of it are quite high. The brewery ‘experts’ seem to be completely clueless as to how to run a business in Berwick.
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Post by emre on Mar 6, 2012 23:09:50 GMT
dont do it birdsworth / wifey has been there and done it , owa long in the tooth to tell you the ups and downs, but defo a dying trade
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Post by grumpy on Mar 7, 2012 11:56:12 GMT
 i wouldn't take on a pub for all the tea in china and i was last in the grove after a funeral a couple of years ago, it still had the same wallpaper on as it did when i used it many years ago 
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Post by boozysuzi on Mar 7, 2012 15:45:34 GMT
Even buying a pub outright would be a bit dicey now i think !Maybe if you can do good meals and entertainment you might have a bit of a chance !! Theres a lot of hard work involved in running a pub and long hours too .!
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another one bites the dust 
i wouldn't take on a pub for all the tea in china 