Haven't checked out the landslip yet but here is a piece of news for friends of the Star Inn - Sent out by Martin Gittins who ran the club there for many a yonk...

Hi folks,

here is the info about The Star, make sure you go to the blog and add a comment/reminiscence about The Star!

Cheers

Marting


The Star Inn, Salford, has been bought at auction by a group of like-minded individuals whao all saw The Star as more than just a pub.

Despite the sttitude of Robinson's Brewery in recent years, there were enough people willing to stand up and be counted to keep the place alive.

That was a huge leap of faith and deserves to be proved worthwhile.

As the organiser of 'The Legendaary Star inn Folk Club' for 22 years I was privileged to host 1150 Wednesday evenings whilst maintaining our proud boast of 'A Guest Every Week'.

During that time there were many 'folkies' (some still going strong, others, sadly. no longer with us') who felt, as I did' that despite all its faults (too small, wrong shape, impossible to find etc etc.) The Star was somewhere special, the likes of which you won't find anywhere else.

The future of The Star as a pub depends on two things. 1. a financial commitment in the early stages whilst renovation and repair work is carried out, and 2. a long-term commitment to keep it going as a multi-purpose community facility, with the prime role still being what it does best 'A Local Boozer'

In view of this I propose several ways in which the followers of the folk club might like to get involved.

a. A straightforward donation of cash. This will entitle the donor to shares in the company that is being set up to run the pub and a life-long interest beyond the initial donation.

b. Involvement in one (or two or several) fundraising concerts either as performers or, perhaps more inportantly, as punters willing to put bums on seats.

c. Offers of suitable, local, free venue(s) for above

d. Ongoing support for a proposed 'folk night' on a day and with a frquency still to be decided, co-hosted by Bunting and Frolics (me and Bob Ashworth) and Mick 'Barkis' Smith. This will initially be an informal singaround but might, in due course lead to some more formal evenings in the style of the old folk club.

What I am asking of all of YOU is to let me know in what way and in what capacity you would like to be involved (if at all) and to spread the word as far and wide as possible through the folk fratenity and to anyone who you think might want to know. In turn, if you could let ME have the names, phone numbers and email or snailmail addresses of any interested parties I am trying to compile a comprehensive list. Evene if you think i might have the information already please send me your contact lists so I can cross check them and make sure they are up to date.

In the meantime, to keep up to date with developments please visit thestaronthecliff@liveco.uk or http://echostains.wordpress.com/

You may have to search through the 'recent posts' list but there ios info about recent events and there will soon be a dedicated website, details to follow'

Please get in touch. mgittins@ntlworld.com or 07760 430 577 or 0161 205 3680

Cheers!

Marting

If anyone thinks this is worth a thread in it's own right I am happy to start it

DeG