> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of
> Bru
> Sent: 21 February 2009 14:18
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [canals-list] Re: Braunston's Admiral Nelson closes
>
> Various posts, sliced, diced and responded to
>
> > AIUI, the pattern for the smoking ban has been an initial drop in
> > takings/custom, which has now largely been reversed. [truly massive
snip]
Our local from Tamworth days closed soon after we left, the landlord going
bust (no comments pleased - though actually I think it might be that Church
and Pub had a symbiotic relationship, even to the extent of lending crockery
etc for big "after funeral" stuff)
I think the big things that have affected the pub trade have already been
cited: but I would add also the zero tolerance of drinking and driving. No,
that's not a bad thing, but I think that for country pubs that depend on a
non drinking driver, this has been yet another nail in the coffin
Ian Cardinal
aka Norman the Narrowboat
