What are our thoughts on the anniversary crawl to Birmingham in November? Will the pubs be open freely enough for a crawl and will the date be Friday 13th?
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What are our thoughts on the anniversary crawl to Birmingham in November? Will the pubs be open freely enough for a crawl and will the date be Friday 13th?
I'd go most places if we can travel without masks. Otherwise probably not.
Perhaps play it by ear? Most pubs here need to be pre-booked, seated at tables only, for a maximum of six. If the same applies to Birmingham in November, the idea that we could book three tables for each pub, giving a precise arrival time, is going to be a very tall order.
You don't need to wear a mask in a pub or restaurant, but as of Friday they'll be compulsory in all shops, which are less densely populated. Makes perfect sense. :moremad:
I'm certainly up for it, hopefully things may free up a bit by then.
I should be there, all things being well on Friday the 13th.
I want to do the crawl, but it's going to need a change in the current regime to make it both workable and pleasant. I think there's a fair chance things could be worse by November rather than better - believe the opposite of what Johnson says and you won't go far wrong.
Taking advantage of the Travelodge offer of a free night's stay I'm booked into Birmingham Bullring hoping for a nice crawl of Digbeth on Thursday night and a trip elsewhere on the Friday, perhaps even to the Bartons in Aston.
I don't have the original itinerary but according to the photo outside the Batons Arms on the 12th November 2010, the participants were:
Ale & Hearty
RPA
Dave
Roger Button
AEM
Evil Gazebo
Soup Dragon
Conrad
Andy Ven
Paul of Horsham
Quinno
Oggwyn Trench
Trainman & 3 mates
Millay
Halfpint Gill & Ray
Old Boots
Certainly up for it in principle, but I think it's too early to tell how things are going to pan out. If it's pencilled in, I'll not book an advanced fare, but just decide at the last minute.
Went to the supermarket today, pointedly donning mask on entering and no earlier and within about 30 seconds I started to have problems breathing. I had to keep pulling the stupid thing away from my face to catch my breath. About 25% of shoppers weren't even bothering wearing them and the - largely Asian and therefore more vulnerable - staff were hardly leading by example. Crazy.
Yup.
...but there's a description of the route here:
...and another one here:
Or here's an actual list:
The Briar Rose
The Wellington
The Old Joint Stock
Bartons Arms
The Anchor
The White Swan
The Lamp Tavern
The Old Fox
I'm certainly up for 13 Nov, circumstances permitting. I think the one certainty is that rules and practices will be different by then: whether better or worse is a matter of conjecture at this stage.
I would hazard a guess this is on the postponed list?
I think the decision on this one has been made for us. :mad:
Well there it was, 10 years ago today.
Looks like it was a 0400 bus for an aeroplane to Birmingham !!!
http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/image...AAAElFTkSuQmCC
Looks like you made it,
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Oh, how I'd like to be checking in at the Welly just now and starting the day's proceedings... :(
Most, I think... I arrived with a friend who doesn't use these pages but another two turned up, unbeknownst to me, so the forum-isters' gathering was slightly inveigled (those 3 to the left of ob as you look), sorry about that.
But I think we're mostly around except for the icons that are RogerB, and Clive, who sadly seem to have dropped off this twig for now, even if Clive is still beating us up in the fantasy league..!!
But, where some may have dropped off one end, for now, many have arrived at the other... so many now-regular faces not featured in this first appearance (at Barton Arms) have become the glue of PG. Pub Glue...
Who's the guy in the blue T shirt between Soupy and Roger Button?
So back row in blue is Evil Gazebo, and Oggwyn Trench is mostly hidden behind me, is that Andy Ven between them..?
http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showt...mingham/page22
Must be, the thread shows Andy was there...
Hi All, Is Dave still about? I need to get my old details back for Soup Dragon
Ah! Twigs:twigs: