Summer drinks-picnic-fishing trip-get together or just general Northern piss up?

[moomoo]

I've never been to Blackpool! I've never been allowed because everyone says I'd hate it!

 

[aqua]

I've put any dates but it depends on childcare and bees' work etc. Had a ball last year would love to do it again

 

[Shirl]

A gentleman well known to you from the Macclesfield area, but who rarely posts.

Oh I thought it might be him

 

[Shirl]

I've never been to Blackpool! I've never been allowed because everyone says I'd hate it!

It's got the best beach in England, known as the Golden MIle, what's not to like?

 

[farmerbarleymow]

What shall we do then? We could have a picnic in a leafy Manchester park. We could go fishing off the end of Blackpool pier with a picnic on the beach. We could have booze and a picnic in Hebden (again, yawn) or we could sit in Piccadilly Gardens swigging beer from a bottle and eating Greggs pasties

I think Piccadilly Gardens would be a bit grim, and I think there is a bylaw forbidding drinking due to long-standing issues in the area. On the plus side, drugs are readily available according to the local paper - in handy phone box dealing parlours.

How about Macclesfield Forest - nice part of the world, good for walks and loads of trees to hide behind to piss. Might have to walk a couple of miles or so from Macc Station to get there though - can't remember how far it was when I last went there.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

It's got the best beach in England, known as the Golden MIle, what's not to like?

The town behind the beach, sadly.

 

[Glitter]

Might have to walk a couple of miles or so from Macc Station to get there though - can't remember how far it was when I last went there.

Veto

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Veto

We could nick a shopping trolley and push you there and back.

 

[StoneRoad]

Depends on when and where ! and obv my other commitments ...
will keep an eye on this

 

[killer b]

I think Piccadilly Gardens would be a bit grim, and I think there is a bylaw forbidding drinking due to long-standing issues in the area. On the plus side, drugs are readily available according to the local paper - in handy phone box dealing parlours.

How about Macclesfield Forest - nice part of the world, good for walks and loads of trees to hide behind to piss. Might have to walk a couple of miles or so from Macc Station to get there though - can't remember how far it was when I last went there.

We went for a walk up there a few weeks ago, it's lovely.

 

[Steel Icarus]

I could possibly do Leeds or the United States of Mancunia but Blackpool would be too far.

 

[moose]

How about Macclesfield Forest - nice part of the world, good for walks and loads of trees to hide behind to piss. Might have to walk a couple of miles or so from Macc Station to get there though - can't remember how far it was when I last went there.

FIVE (5) miles from the station, vertically up hills

 

[StoneRoad]

It's got the best beach in England, known as the Golden MIle, what's not to like?

and heritage trams ... def like them, the town - well, not so much !

 

[Steel Icarus]

I've seen the Bouncers programme and Blackpool looks like literally the worst place on Earth

 

[killer b]

Blackpool is great, give over.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Blackpool is great, give over.

Tbf if you're from Preston, Brazzaville would seem a decent night out

 

[killer b]

Not sure if I'm interested in getting into the whole geography based sledging thing tbh. Certainly not with someone from Grimsby. Fish 'n' barrels.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Lol, I'm only joshing and fully aware of how shit it is where I live (not Grimsby).

Only reason I'd be leery of Blackpool is it's a lot more awkward and far on a train than Yorkshire

 

[aqua]

I'm not walking. If there is a walk me and Glitter can be the pub based refusing to move party

 

[Orang Utan]

I'm in if it's in Leeds.

 

[Glitter]

FIVE (5) miles from the station, vertically up hills

FUCKING veto!!

 

[Glitter]

I'm not entirely certain I can make any of those dates anyway but I'm fucked if I'm doing a five mile uphill walk for a beer.

I'll sit at the station and drink cans on the platform

You got any of that pink wine left moose? That'll be me and aqua sorted whilst you lot ramble through the undergrowth.

 

[mango5]

I think you could do Manchester as a day trip and Leeds too although I know nothing of Leeds apart from the shops so someone would need to sort Leeds.

I think you are right

 

[farmerbarleymow]

FIVE (5) miles from the station, vertically up hills

Piece of piss, then.

 

[sojourner]

Yep, up for it. Those dates are free so far although the July one is a precious free weekend for me between Beatherder and Something Else a bit North, so that's probably out for me tbh.

 

[Septimus Rufiji]

I'm in. Stockport is the *ahem* center of civilisation so I could make anywhere (I think) and all dates are free. A warning, though - I have the alcohol tolerance of a particularly soft southerner so someone'd have to be prepared to pour me onto a train at some point. Or just leave me where I fall, I'm good with both options.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

FUCKING veto!!

You lot of Mancunian southerners have no stamina.

 

[Orang Utan]

Both these pubs are near Leeds station:
The Grove Inn Leeds
Head of Steam Leeds, City Centre | Head Of Steam | The Head Of Steam
And there's a big Wetherspoons in the annexe to the station.

 

[friedaweed]

I'd be well up for a Leeds meet.

Me an Narnia can't do Dec 25th.

 

[moomoo]

I'd be well up for a Leeds meet.

Me an Narnia can't do Dec 25th.

Oh. That's the only day I'm free.