Beekay 5,094 Posted August 10, 2022 Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 Nearly all pubs called 'The Black Swan' were referred to as " Mucky Duck", regardless of geographical location. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted August 10, 2022 Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 When i was about 5 ....went on a day trip with ''Ode English'' to Wickstead Park...along with lots of Cousins..and Aunts.........nearly drowned in the Boating lake...lad i was with kept rocking the boat and laughing like a maniac...i was scared so very cleverly dived in the lake as i went in the daft lad also went in backwards.(stopped him laughing).... Luckily i was pulled out by a man with a boat hook pole.........still recall being under water and seeing the undersides of other boats.........later that day a girl called Lilly also had to be fished out.......she's still hilariously known as ''Lilly of the Lake''......lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mess 609 Posted August 10, 2022 Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 I lived on Russell Rd Forest Fields in the 60s and early 70s and remember great excitement when The Palm Tree opened at the top of the road on Gladstone St. It was a Home Ales pub and was initially quite busy. It was a nice alternative to The Carlton Hotel on Noel St which was a Shipstones House. The Palm Tree didn't seem to last long and the site is now occupied by new town houses. The Carlton became the infamous Frog & Onion which I believe is still there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted August 10, 2022 Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 I’ve only ever been on one pub coach trip. A group of us went to see Bernard Manning at the Commodore. That was a a riotous evening! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RadFordee 67 Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 I remember when we used to go on the annual outing to blackpool in the late 70' & early 80's with the arnold working mens club where hey arnolds parent's were regulars, his dad was on the commitee, skillies coach parked outside 8am sunday morning being loaded up with crate's of home ales IPA & apollo pop & a box of crisps for the kids, great times. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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