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Post by elystokie on Jan 11, 2023 16:25:16 GMT
Not to say that this video is inaccurate, but Hanley on a Friday was never really a "thing" 10-15 years ago. It was certainly a lot busier than that shows, but would never say it was heaving when we used to go out (2006 - 2016ish). It used to be Newcastle on a Friday, then Hanley on a Saturday where both would be absolutely rammed. However, there is no way it's like that on a Friday and absolutely buzzing on a Saturday. There's just fuck all there! Like you, I think the last time I went out was the Croatia World Cup game in 2018. I'd love to have been of that vintage to see Valentino's, The Place and the like as that sounds like a proper golden era. Even then, back in 2006 there was shitloads going on. It started to die off I'd say in 2014/2015 time when clubs starting closing then reopening under different names every other month. Now it's completely dead. We went to Newcastle after the Burnley game and that was spectacularly dead too. Sad really. Do young'uns even go out any more? The Place used to open at midday on Christmas eve, very busy as the Banks and workplaces shut and every piled in for a few before going home for a rest before the evening started again. Used to love popping to The Place for a couple at lunchtime when we were at college in Burslem, as you say Xmas Eve was excellent
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Post by mrcoke on Jan 11, 2023 20:29:44 GMT
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Post by mrcoke on Jan 11, 2023 20:37:23 GMT
Not to say that this video is inaccurate, but Hanley on a Friday was never really a "thing" 10-15 years ago. It was certainly a lot busier than that shows, but would never say it was heaving when we used to go out (2006 - 2016ish). It used to be Newcastle on a Friday, then Hanley on a Saturday where both would be absolutely rammed. However, there is no way it's like that on a Friday and absolutely buzzing on a Saturday. There's just fuck all there! Like you, I think the last time I went out was the Croatia World Cup game in 2018. I'd love to have been of that vintage to see Valentino's, The Place and the like as that sounds like a proper golden era. Even then, back in 2006 there was shitloads going on. It started to die off I'd say in 2014/2015 time when clubs starting closing then reopening under different names every other month. Now it's completely dead. We went to Newcastle after the Burnley game and that was spectacularly dead too. Sad really. Do young'uns even go out any more? The Place used to open at midday on Christmas eve, very busy as the Banks and workplaces shut and everyone piled in for a few before going home for a rest before the evening started again. Is that the same The Place as the nightclub in the 60s?
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Post by marylandstoke on Jan 12, 2023 12:47:54 GMT
Wouldn't even entertain Hanley on a weekend night- if we go out round here it's Newcastle, Stoke or sometimes Burslem (although Burslem's dropped off too over the last few years with the loss of The Leopard and The Swan etc). This despite Hanley actually being closer to get to. There's nothing even on 'the periphery' of Hanley whereas you have Hartshill, Basford and Penkhull connecting 'castle and Stoke making it a damn good pub crawl. Any new craft beer/gin bars open in Newcastle and even Hartshill- why on Earth would you open one in Hanley when the local proles just want shit like Carling and Strongbow on offer? Even The Quarter would rather focus on Stoke and close it's Hanley site. Hanley's just about ok for a bit of shopping in the day, maybe a midweek curry when you can do 'spoons, Coach and The Woodman and go home before 11 (assuming you can still get a bus) I genuinely think they should promote Stoke town more as a drinking destination- get the students in with Spode etc. Hanley is finished, and hard to believe it's the same place people visited from outside SOT in the 90s/early 00s At first I thought that video was misposted and should be on the Ukraine thread. The only time I set foot in Hanley is gigs at the Sugarmill, now Terraces do collection in castle that's about all to go up there for. I can walk to Stoke, Hartshill and Castle from here, weirdly I don't use Penkhull pubs though I was regular in The Terrace when Joe kept it. I'm either train to Stone or Manc. Any of the stops on the way. Even fucking Crewe has a better beer scene than Hanley! This town Becoming like a ghost town. (Dammers)
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Post by iancransonsknees on Jan 12, 2023 19:49:33 GMT
Castle is heaving tonight. Like a Saturday.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jan 12, 2023 19:56:03 GMT
Castle is heaving tonight. Like a Saturday. Golden Lion must have Karaoke on👀
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Post by spiderpuss on Jan 25, 2023 8:57:35 GMT
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Post by spiderpuss on Jan 25, 2023 9:06:12 GMT
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