Sorry Noreen - I have tried to find what was meant by dinner-ing but drawn a blank. I thought it was in my 'Pubs of Swinton and Pendlebury' local history book when I first spotted the term but when I went to investigate it wasn't.

Unless someone out there knows I guess it will remain a mystery!

Or perhaps we can have a 'call my bluff' type competition to see who comes up with the most authentic sounding definition???

See you soon

D the G