SPLODGE

Ho Ho; no, it's Ian actually, and it's bloody good.

he's always been good at cooking

the books

Eek.

Suppose the new name will be a stop-gap until they get the 'closing down' sign when uber-Tesco install their own greasy spoon.

In other food related news, I see the Tavern have a Curry Night advertised.

Eek.

i wonder who's cooking that then?

probably a debt collector.

Sadly, no, Cympil... my money was on you to disclose his nom de plume...

I have no idea why he seems to be posting under another name... well... it looks like he is, from reading his posts. And his old screen names.

Hmmmm.

Come on, Mr D... what's going on?

please come back mr darn--------------- your sadly missed?

I realize that my old school is in decrepid condition, but the building is stone and the roof was slate, that can always be restored, if they decide to knock it down it will be sold off to some commercial monstrosity which will build an ugly structure to sit right across from St Cuthberts church.........Progress???? does anyone have a good idea to put it to a better use?? how about a day care center for kids?? an art/music center maybe, where kids who would normally be roaming the streets could express themselves in a productive way

we could make it into a place to store old paving stones from the front of tescos

i thought the sunn inn was closing.last day was to be sunday i was led to believe.

anybody got any news on this.

Simple one: Where can I buy a spectacle repair kit? Either on the web or at a B&M shop (in Bedlington - if only!).

I've now got two pairs of quality glasses that a screw has dropped out of the hinge. One is a pair of expensive Ray-Bans

This must happen to just about everybody at one time or another; so why aren't there kits of the little screws and a suitable screwdriver in every other shop? Would cost next to nothing to make in quantity, and when you need your glasses you will pay whatever it takes!

you can buy a repair kit at the pound shop at manor walks cramlington.up at the far end of the store opposite the tools area.i saw them this weekend.

Hi , if anyones wants to please say a prayer to whoever you want , my daughter is very poorly, and needs any help she can get. Her name is Ronya Madalania and shes lovely. Im not very religous really but

i am now,

thanks

special prayers are being said dave for your daughter.we all hope she gets better at this preciouse time.

Red squirrel

monkey nuts

Next to the terrier Splodgie! If your gonna get clever, get the facts right! :D

And yeah, probably!, can you believe its been over a year now?

This is what happened to my latest 'supercar' (arf arf!)

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Now, get with the program! whats your idea of the greatest supercar???

ROBIN RELIANT

I'm a man of simple tastes.

Should i win a substantial ammount, i'll be getting an Audi:

This one is the one that featured in Iron Man. Its what i like, so there!

mr darn

would it only end up around a lamp post in bed stn lol

banana

SUBMARINE

fish cake

harry ramsdens

yeah it is very difficult

can you two at least get a room

Brian,

Dont know how close you are to the fires over there but hope you and yours are safe and well.

All the best M8......

same here brian.

our thoughts are with you and your family and friends.keep safe please.

thanks malcolm for bringing this matter foreword.

smart price tea and coffee, panda pops, stewing steak stotties and the left overs from tesco or raided from greggs bin.

thats the last thing that bedlington needs------ a tramp hotel-------

You're not the one who gives it a new paint job every now and then, are you Splodge?!

no not me im not allowed out after my curfew

spots

motown

I used to work there and have been something of a regular for years, they're certainly not closing and I've never been asked for any money and haven't heard of any other punters being asked for money either.

I think it'd also be gracious to consider all the good work they do for charity (especially organising a small festival to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis on the front street and in tesco car-park, another one being organised for this summer.) before you start spreading malicious rumours.

no doubt that they do great charity work as well as other business do in bedlingon but to be realistic, they do talk to people when staff arnt in the bar im sure. the bar isnt open all day so it gives them chance to make phone calls to other people and do you think, if a business was in trouble, would the staff be the first to know?

One suspects that someone is closer to the action than they are saying.

Of course the Market Tavern could use the Business Booster section to post a public announcement that would be un-spammable and definitive - thus completely ending all speculation. Would probably result in a few extra customers too!

alot closer than anybody could ever speculate threegee.

if every business in bedlington used the booster section it may solve a few problems that they may have.

Complete !*!@#.

Rumours are astounding, I have no idea why people have such faith in them.

these are not rumours kwail.i have heard recordings on answer machines urging these friends to go and help them.sometimes three/four telephone calls a day.

Has the Tavern really asked the punters to chip in? it sounds like there in dia straights, even going to the cooncil shows signs of desperation.

pete i'll let you into a little secret shall i,but you promise not to tell anybody else please.

friends of mine were asked if they could lend them alot of money.fortunatly they didn't because they probably wouln't have seen it again.they were going to tho, but when they were told about all the other people who had lent them money and are still waiting to be paid back. one person who took them to court (and won) but still has to wait and hope payment has reached his bank account every month.

i believe its general knowledge around the pubs in bedlington that the tavern is struggling and are asking all thier regulars for help in chipping in to keep things afloat, but if help is handed out how does a struggling pub repay?

its upto the regulars to decide whether they want to help a run down pub that stinks of blocked toilets and stale smoke from the night before. bills have to be paid all the time and no pub with BIG bills can't ask the punters all the time for help.

what ever happened to the proposed frontstreet make over?

rumour has it that the tavern borrowed all the money from the coucil just so that they could stay in buisness.

i think it beats asking all their customers to chip in with whatever they could spare which is whats happened.

wey bedlington front st is dead ! probably best to shut its doors at least till the resession is over!

is it also true that joe from the sun will be leaving the pub trade this year?

Was in the Tavern on Saturday night, rumour has it that this will be the next pub to close it's doors.

Malicious gossip or truth?

mind you i don't know how they manage to have a live band on every Saturday without a cover charge to recoup some of the cost as this seems to be the only night they get a few in the place.

They surely cannot make enough in bar takings in one night to pay wages, beer, band etc.

Will be a shame if it does close or stop the bands as this is the only reason we go there.

some of thier customers say that the managemnt have been asking them to lend them some money to bail them out of the pervaible.not just a couple of pounds but substantial amounts.has anybody got any news on this.

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