I have a mate who's in his 70's. He swears blind that the decline of the pubs & wmc's started when they began opening the off licenses.
yup saw the upstarts on there a few times. The Toy Dolls. Baz Warne, good musician. My 1st user name on here was bazwarnesjumpers. Jimmy Nail was on there a few times as well.
He has a good point Although the pubs and clubs were still booming in the late 60 s I say the late 60s because I noticed a decline in the late 70s early 80s But I feel the real killer for the pubs and clubs Was the smoking ban
My local pub when I was a very young boy had a carry out hatch & they wouldn't even blink at serving a 7 year old beer & tabs because they knew they were for your dad.
Right there and sure the smoking ban was brought in due to the EU Human Rights Act - most of Europe don't implement it as much as we do either - But on plus side they are more family friendly and no need to wash clothes after a pub visit. Not such vivid tales to tell though
Like in a sad way - memories go with some of those but the recent list land mark - Grindon Mill replaced with a pine clad coffin ( in my opinion )- I used to live close to this iconic watering hole - shame
I still live very close to the Mill but unfortunately my nearest watering hole now is the Crematorium Arms and its sh*te. I could go to the Hastings Hill but thats more for foodies now.
I still live close to the Mill but my nearest watering hole now is the Crematorium Arms and its sh*te. I could walk up to the Hastings Hill pub but thats more for food now.
I live in Washington now Crematorium arms - is this the Wavy ?? That used to be canny when I was younger
The Gluepot bar next to the Roker Hotel is now an Italian restaurant. I used to love it in there on match days when I was home.
The Pubs started to decline when Working Mens Clubs started to spring up all over the place. One tenancy I knew in Jarra was only a few yards away from a big Club that was sell S&N beer for less than he was being charged by The Brewery. A whole generation started to ignore Pubs, get tanked up in The Club, then off to a Night Club. Then The Supermarkets arrived to compete with cheap cans. So they started to ignore the pubs and get tanked up at home - then go out. Then our Lords and Masters in Parliament made Pubs get rid of their Managed Houses and tied Houses A good move on the face of it but the wrong sort of people tried to run these and the train started to move downhill fast. Some pubs were changing Gaffa's every few months. Along the way young men turned against The Clubs. Time was that young apprentices were introduced to the local Club by their older colleagues. It was a 'right of passage'. Then came the time that they wouldn't be seen dead in those places. Working Mens Clubs became places where The Elderly played bingo. They have suffered even more than the Pubs. And now it seems that the nighttime places in The City Centre are not doing so well Perhaps not such a bad thing. At least the next generation might not need hearing aids by the time they are forty!!! I wonder what might come along NEXT????
My local wmc is the only place in the village to go out for a drink. I never get down on a night time now but apparently it's slack most nights. I go most afternoons, they are only open 2-4. There's about half a dozen of us get in of which I'm by far the youngest & I'm nearly 50. The old fellas are dying out & nobody is replacing them. The young men have no interest in going in.
