tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post6168374693603375972..comments2024-03-29T08:01:51.705+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: The British Pub CorporationCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-24293335969728496192013-11-11T15:50:47.856+00:002013-11-11T15:50:47.856+00:00CAMRA's first pub was the Old Fox in Bristol. ...CAMRA's first pub was the Old Fox in Bristol. I remember going there in the 1980s . They ditched it because it wasn't making money and it's now offices/flats. http://bristolslostpubs.eu/page185.htmlBillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-4026482125761631892013-11-10T16:21:06.242+00:002013-11-10T16:21:06.242+00:00Oh no,please no ,CAMRA running pubs ?,I,de rather ...Oh no,please no ,CAMRA running pubs ?,I,de rather do a Salsa with The Medusa or dragged round Hayfield by Ramblers from Manchester Town Hall<br /><br />Ta Ra for now<br />Oh nearly forgot,dont forget to switch off your E-Cigs on Manc buses Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-34445047701565503112013-11-10T16:04:57.408+00:002013-11-10T16:04:57.408+00:00They did, Cookie - see here.
Maybe now CAMRA shou...They did, Cookie - <a href="http://boakandbailey.com/2012/07/camra-pub-chain/" rel="nofollow">see here</a>.<br /><br />Maybe now CAMRA should put its money where its mouth is and use some of the millions in the CAMRA Members' Investment Club in buying up failed estate boozers and leasing them out ;-)Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-22183327447985116762013-11-10T15:55:11.114+00:002013-11-10T15:55:11.114+00:00fascinating stuff.
how come the beard club, what ...fascinating stuff.<br /><br />how come the beard club, what will being a tad leftie, has never attempted a Co Op type approach to running boozers itself?<br /><br />Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-37105341379269370772013-11-09T21:16:45.323+00:002013-11-09T21:16:45.323+00:00We have not seen the worst of
pub closures yet.Man...We have not seen the worst of<br />pub closures yet.Many Pubco Pubs <br />are still with us because the current period of low valuation and depressed demand have left this sector in limbo,When the Pubcos and struggling landlords see more attractive values for their properties then you will see an ever increasing level of closures<br /><br />A bit ofF subject<br />Another little snippet for our <br />blinkered anti tobacco heroes<br />Greater Manchester Transport has<br />banned the use of E-Cigarette on<br />buses and trams<br />.....???"HEALTH ISSUE"???----Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-73114994942852564542013-11-09T20:31:49.111+00:002013-11-09T20:31:49.111+00:00Filton Town Council in North Bristol owns and runs...Filton Town Council in North Bristol owns and runs a pub called The Ratepayer's Arms. Don't know if it makes money or not.<br />I had a pint of "State Bitter" once in a Spoons in Carlisle, brewed by a local micro to the original recipe. Bloody nice, it was.Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-9235311088092994322013-11-09T14:49:39.183+00:002013-11-09T14:49:39.183+00:00The SMS followed the "improved pub" mode...The SMS followed the "improved pub" model of the inter-war period which was basically a defensive reaction by the brewers to the threat of various kinds of quasi-prohibitionist measures. Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-32266265787276699992013-11-09T11:09:16.593+00:002013-11-09T11:09:16.593+00:00I thought the state managed pubs were actually qui...I thought the state managed pubs were actually quite innovative for the time, didn't they try to have decent surrounds, encourage women to go and to serve good food?Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.com