Staying Local

Vintage catsuit (£6.50, eBay), 1950's bag (20p, car boot sale) and scarab pendant (£1, car boot sale)

 

We had grand plans for last night but they went pear-shaped and we ended up down the local instead.

We've got two pubs within five minutes walking distance from home and last night we paid The Wheatsheaf a visit.

There's been a public house here since 1535. According to local records the current building has been trading as a pub since 1801, originally it was unnamed and known only by a picture of a greyhound, becoming The Wheatsheaf in 1812.

Last night's ale was Wye Valley HPA. Cheers!

The pub's had several incarnations since I started going in my teens. Originally a traditional back street boozer complete with horse brasses, mild ale and a darts board, during the early Nineties it became part of the Firkin chain, changing it's name to the Flock & Firkin selling watered-down lager to a banging Brit Pop soundtrack. In recent years it's back to being known as The Wheatsheaf, become a free house and now sells a tantalising array of cask conditioned ale with live music every weekend.

Liz (left) wearing a Dollyrockers maxi, me in a Lady Monaco jumpsuit and Liz (right) in a duck print maxi

How loud do we look? Our vintage prints are positively deafening.

Liz's insane duck and fish print frock

The lads scrub up rather well.

What a happy bunch.

Adrian's Liberty shirt's groovy fish print

Liz and Adrian

Liz and I have been friends since we were five but nearly forty years on we still find plenty to talk about.

After a couple of pints I went on to halves to make room for curry.

I know some of you like a bad ass biker as much as I do. The local chapter of Hell's Angels were in last night and a couple were more than happy for me to take their photos. This is Dave.

I forgot to ask this chap's name, sorry.

Our town might get some bad press but I guarantee that you won't visit a friendlier place. We had a laugh with these guys whilst Jon was having a smoke.

We had to pop to the offie (off-licence) for some booze to take to the curry house. £10.50 for three bottles of Blossom Hill? A bargain if you ask me.

This is our new favourite Indian restaurant. The food's excellent and cheap,the building's Georgian, it's only a couple of minutes walk from the pub and the off-licence is opposite, what's not to love?

Can you see why? Yum! Vegetable Rezala for me (chili hot).

Chicken Madras, fish bhuna and chicken & mushroom saag for the carnivores.

The decor complimented our outfits.

Cheers!

Classy!

Hope you're having a happy weekend.