Accrington pubs

[Liam]

i love it when it comes to drinkers fag breaks and everyone shouts 'GOODNITE' when they all start flocking outside haha

[beechy]

we now have some pubs trying
to stop non smokers from going outside
to join smoking companions

[BERNADETTE]

Originally Posted by beechy

we now have some pubs trying
to stop non smokers from going outside
to join smoking companions

And why not? They can't have it all their own way all of the time. Did you read the Telegraph? The owners of a cafe in Darwen are not allowing non-smokers to use the seats outside which were put there for the social outcasts, now when the sun comes out they want to sit in the midst of all that smoke thus running the risk of passive smoking. Talk about have your cake and eat it

[Accy Red]

Originally Posted by BERNADETTE

And why not? They can't have it all their own way all of the time. Did you read the Telegraph? The owners of a cafe in Darwen are not allowing non-smokers to use the seats outside which were put there for the social outcasts, now when the sun comes out they want to sit in the midst of all that smoke thus running the risk of passive smoking. Talk about have your cake and eat it

Totally agree,barstewards,they've forced us out onto the streets and now they wanna sit with us cos there's no atmosphere in the pubs,make yer feckin minds up,hopefully fat boy Brown will see sense and do away with the ban on smoking,he's gonna lose a lot of revenue cos of it,I've not stepped foot in a pub since I was stopped from smoking in one,I think they should put disclaimers on pub doors ' this is a smoking pub' f*ck off if ya don't like ciggy smoke,go to a pub that is non smoking,plenty of em,leave us smokers alone,rant over

[flashy]

lol well said accy red

[lindsay ormerod]

Some of us approve of the smoking ban, I really like not smelling like an old ash tray when I get home.

[MargaretR]

Originally Posted by lindsay ormerod

Some of us approve of the smoking ban, I really like not smelling like an old ash tray when I get home.

I appreciate that tobacco smoke permeates fabrics and is unpleasant for non smokers, but consider the alternative - the pubs will close one by one without the patronage of smokers, because their profit margins are too tight to wait for the time when the smokers have died off (albeit prematurely) and there is a whole new generation who want to use pubs and who dont smoke. By that time there wont be a pub to go to to get smelly in.

[boarshead]

hi can you tell me where you got this list from as i think it is very interesting. i wondered if there was more lists like this for clayton and surrounding areas.

[ChrisMG]

I'll see if I can find more.
There's this list for pubs in Oswaldtwistle from the History & Heritage forum:

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...stle-6644.html

[Margaret Pilkington]

Originally Posted by cashman

tyre place was clarksons i think,seem to remember a guy killed there with an exploding tyre.

That young man was called Michael Bartram.....he was just a couple of years younger than me and went to the same school.

George Clarkson...the owner lived on Higher Antley Street across from my Gran...his second wife was a Sister at Accy Vic......all totally irrelevant I know, but maybe of interest to someone out there.

[lynxkay]

Originally Posted by cashman

can you remember the landlord previous in the welcome? landlady was a blonde (eileen) who took the pineapple in blackburn, he fell to his death in the cellar, which was directly under the bar, never knew him as i was well underage lol n started supping their about 62 which was after his death, it was always a did she, didnt she topic lol,personally i thought not, but what did a kid know.

The lady that fell down the cellar was called Margaret Fielding and not the landlord, she left 2 kids aged 3 and 5 and was related to the Fieldings who had the Black Horse

[cashman]

I'm only repeating the story Eileen told us back then.

[lynxkay]

Originally Posted by cashman

I'm only repeating the story Eileen told us back then.

I am only saying whats true she was my sister-in-law that's how I know

[cashman]

Originally Posted by lynxkay

I am only saying whats true she was my sister-in-law that's how I know

Fair enough. There was allsorts of whispers going around at that time after the landlady had told us that story. I'm not glad it was yer sister in law, but am glad the whispers were false. i rather liked eileen.

[lynxkay]

Originally Posted by cashman

Fair enough. There was allsorts of whispers going around at that time after the landlady had told us that story. I'm not glad it was yer sister in law, but am glad the whispers were false. i rather liked eileen.

we were told someone pushed her but we couldnt prove it there is a man (obviously old now) in Accrington that everytime he sees my neice he laughs at her about her mum!