To keep you avid readers up to date I thought I would tell the tale of Thursday 5th November. Offering our own inimitable form of fireworks we went to Lymm and Urmston this night, and all entered the spirit of The Play with great gusto, including, as our Enterer, a blast from the past in the guise of Mr J. R. Seed who transformed the part from excellent to excellent!
The pubs, despite the promise of duller fireworks elsewhere and the continuing dampness around the weather regions, had far greater numbers in than on Wednesday and in all the establishments jollity and attention abounded in equal measure.
The Spreadeagle was still relatively quiet (except for the folk club which on this occasion we left alone.. great audience in the past, but they sounded like they were having a good show upstairs)but attentive. Off to The Bull, where the Landlord (a happy chappie!) served us Antrobus Pies after the performance. We were pleased to eat of the meat of our fellow soulers, and very fine pies they made... tasted like fine pork... Lovely pub this, warm and welcoming with really fine ales....
Then on to the last of our Lymm pubs for the night, The Saddlers. Very busy, very warm and a splendid audience which included a very biddable real doctor and his friends. I do hope we caused no professional disquiet as he entered into the banter most obligingly and made the performance a memorable one. We find that the landlord is not too well at present, but his brother, in charge last night, was a very welcoming substitute. The Doctor would prescribe pills for the landlord but probably had better not, but we do all wish him well. More decent ales!
Off to Urmston and the Roebuck. This was updated after a fire last year and has a different atmosphere these days, but the folk there were still very welcoming and interested, the landlady contributed nicely to the collection in absentia, we all had a drink of fine ale...
And to end, The Church Inn at Flixton. Another real pub, with a new and very gracious landlord, welcoming locals and another set of fine ales to follow a very lively Entering and following performance.
A much better night, much jollity all round and our thanks to all the pubs and folks involved.
On to Friday..... see above for venues!