Hello everyone, Just thought Id start a new topic off about bedlingtons pubs, we all know that bedlington has been going downhill for a a couple of years now but i know we all more or less blame the council for their high taxes that people pay ect ect. Anyway more to the point what I wanted to say was THE MARKET TAVERN IS GETTING BETTER.everyone has a bad perception of the market tavern being a dive and whatever else they think but I would honestly say it is alot better now, we have the karaoke on a thursday night, every fortnight on fridays we have either gintys taxi which play folk music from the 60's and 70's and the other band is granny smiths maggot, which i might add they are all very talented musicians. we have just been given a piano so when the refurb is done inside we can have sing along nights and stuff like that. All IDIOTS have been barred from the place, there is cameras covering all areas of the pub and we are catering for an older crowd instead of the stroppy teenagers that the pub is known for having in. It is run by Sarah and her dad Dave, Sarah used to run buzz and slap harry's in ashington about 6 years ago and her dad used to be in the royal navy.also there is her mother maureen and sarah's daughter sacha, oh yeah and her fiancee mark,mark is one of the head chefs at the three horse shoes. Then there's me, Emma, I work part-time there and really love it. At the moment the pub is being refurbished on the outside, we have new signs, lights ect being fitted and need yet another paint job seen as some plank decided to put grey paint on the walls as they were walking past, acidentally on PURPOSE by the looks of it. The toilets inside have been done out and we now have a kitchen which is in working order ready for the changes to be made inside for the restaurant. I truly reccomend if people are passing by just to pop in and have a pint, theres a nice atmosphere and you dont have to keep looking over your shoulder to see whos lurking about. We also have a bored up which consists of what we call 'ritchie-isms.' Its all to do with silly things people say and if they are heard by any of us lot they go up on our board. Anyway I look forward to seeing everyone sometime soon Emma x p.s GRANNY SMITHS MAGGOT-IRISH BAND PLAYING THIS FRIDAY @ 8.30pm!!!!