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- Sun Mar 24, 2024 6:03 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Accy Clarets to Sheff Utd - Sat 20th April ko 3pm
- Replies: 54
- Views: 3485
Re: Accy Clarets to Sheff Utd - Sat 20th April ko 3pm
2 adults, plus1 under 16 Belvedere Rd, Grimshaw pls
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:35 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Notts Forest: do you now have hope we will survive?
- Replies: 94
- Views: 5725
Re: Notts Forest: do you now have hope we will survive?
My view is that it moves our target of safety from “impossible” to “very difficult”.
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 5:05 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Imperial Ballroom, Nelson
- Replies: 4
- Views: 821
Re: Imperial Ballroom, Nelson
Just email me if interested georgedavidgrimshaw@gmail.com
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 8:00 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Imperial Ballroom, Nelson
- Replies: 4
- Views: 821
Imperial Ballroom, Nelson
We are weeks away now from receiving stock of the reprint of Goin’ Down Th’Imp, the iconic history of this famous dance hall. Thanks to those who have ordered. To those who showed interest initially, or for anyone else interested, leave a message here
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 4:59 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: For Foreverly Claret, Upanatem, Wo Didi,Slough claret
- Replies: 3
- Views: 558
Re: For Foreverly Claret, Upanatem, Wo Didi,Slough claret
Try without the capital G
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 9:55 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: For Foreverly Claret, Upanatem, Wo Didi,Slough claret
- Replies: 3
- Views: 558
For Foreverly Claret, Upanatem, Wo Didi,Slough claret
You all expressed an interest in Goin’ Down Th’Imp. Please contact me regarding printing news. Slough, I can’t contact your email.
Georgedavidgrimshaw@gmail.com
Georgedavidgrimshaw@gmail.com
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 7:08 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Goin’ Down Th’Imp
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4724
Re: Goin’ Down Th’Imp
Hi George I have problems with G mail...don't know why...nobody seems to be able to sort it...I can't send or receive .I really want the book .I live in west Yorkshire not far from Rodley Dave so if he was willing to help we could communicate re collection / payment via him .If you can think of an ...
- Mon Feb 05, 2024 1:12 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Goin’ Down Th’Imp
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4724
Re: Goin’ Down Th’Imp
My apologies, I should have been like evensteadiereddie and taken a bit more time over my typing
Email correction georgedavidgrimshaw@gmail.com
Email correction georgedavidgrimshaw@gmail.com
- Mon Feb 05, 2024 7:14 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Goin’ Down Th’Imp
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4724
Re: Goin’ Down Th’Imp
Sproggy
Durham Claret
Rodleydave
Foreverly Claret
Rumplestiltskin
Upsnatem
We are close to reprinting Goin’Down Th’Imp, so, as you showed an interest in my original post, can yo email me and we can discuss how to order it.
Georgedavidgrinshaw@gmail.com
Thanks
Durham Claret
Rodleydave
Foreverly Claret
Rumplestiltskin
Upsnatem
We are close to reprinting Goin’Down Th’Imp, so, as you showed an interest in my original post, can yo email me and we can discuss how to order it.
Georgedavidgrinshaw@gmail.com
Thanks
- Mon Feb 05, 2024 7:03 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Half Time Entertainment
- Replies: 81
- Views: 7383
Re: Half Time Entertainment
I laughed when the second guy got his disc in the same slot as a previous contestant, and won £150 worth of club shop vouchers whereas the first guy won 2 tickets to the Mechanics. A bit like the old chestnut “First prize a ticket to a game at Ewood, second prize 2 tickets to a game at Ewood”
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 2:04 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Meanwhile in Shadsworth...
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2762
Re: Meanwhile in Shadsworth...
It’s Sammy the Snake!
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 5:55 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Melanie
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3821
Melanie
Just hearing of the death of Melanie in the US. In my opinion, a great singer with a very distinctive voice. Will be sadly missed
- Fri Dec 29, 2023 4:45 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Goin’ Down Th’Imp
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4724
Re: Goin’ Down Th’Imp
Ah, just seen they went into administration in 2012!
- Fri Dec 29, 2023 4:26 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Goin’ Down Th’Imp
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4724
Re: Goin’ Down Th’Imp
Do you still have contacts there? Looking for printer, but Steve’s girls haven’t turned up a digital copy yetLosing Eyres wrote: ↑Fri Dec 29, 2023 3:42 pmI helped produce the previous editions at Nayler Group in Church. Probably around 15 years ago. We printed quite a few of Steve Chapples books there.
- Fri Dec 29, 2023 4:24 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Goin’ Down Th’Imp
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4724
Re: Goin’ Down Th’Imp
I think you've got me down for one George. Good to see that the demand for a reprint on here and through your Facebook campaign has gone so well. Here's hoping it will happen in 2024. I'm currently working on a film of the history of the Imp at the moment. The first cut of the film was well receive...
- Fri Dec 29, 2023 10:42 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Goin’ Down Th’Imp
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4724
Re: Goin’ Down Th’Imp
Thanks to all those who have shown an interest. We are positively going forward with this project in the New Year, so watch this space!
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 4:19 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Goin’ Down Th’Imp
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4724
Re: Goin’ Down Th’Imp
I’ve got your name, thank you. Will post on here in a few months when we get sorted
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:29 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Goin’ Down Th’Imp
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4724
Re: Goin’ Down Th’Imp
I might be wrong, but I thought a book had already been written on the subject, maybe it was just an article that I've read There were two iconic books written by Steve Chapples, in 2005 and 2009. Both editions are out of print and it is the latter of these that the family wish to get back on the s...
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 5:59 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Goin’ Down Th’Imp
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4724
Re: Goin’ Down Th’Imp
You’re on the list, thanks. It will be sometime in the ne year. Maybe spring time.
- Wed Dec 20, 2023 9:29 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Goin’ Down Th’Imp
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4724
Goin’ Down Th’Imp
Along with the family of deceased author, Steve Chapples, I am carrying out a feasibility study to determine what demand there would be for this definitive history of Nelson’s Imperial ballroom in its heyday. The FB responses have been encouraging, but we need an even better response to secure an ec...
- Mon Nov 20, 2023 8:46 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Taffy
- Replies: 110
- Views: 17135
Re: Taffy
Thinking about you and your family Amble, and also Leighton James’ family too. Wishing them all the best in his fight.
- Fri Nov 17, 2023 6:11 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Two Ewood Season Ticket Holders
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2265
Two Ewood Season Ticket Holders
Had a coffee this morning with two season ticket holders from down the road. They were critical of their team as, in their eyes, they were too lightweight, short in stature, couldn’t score from corners and couldn’t defend corners. I told them it’s a good job we were not the same, or we’d be bottom o...
- Thu Nov 02, 2023 3:50 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Flags and banners
- Replies: 106
- Views: 10200
Re: Flags and banners
I see the club shop have a large stack of drums in one corner, as only official drums can be taken into the ground.and after I’d borrowed the Great Drum of Knotty Ash for the West Ham game!
- Thu Nov 02, 2023 3:46 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: The Angel Inn, Accrington Rd
- Replies: 43
- Views: 3874
Re: The Angel Inn, Accrington Rd
The problem with pubs shutting is that some of the undesirable element are driven into respectable clubs, causing problems for long time members. I won’t name my local club, but outsiders use the toilets for things other than natural bodily functions. I’ll say no more.
- Tue Oct 24, 2023 5:35 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Bill Kenwright RIP
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2174
Re: Bill Kenwright RIP
RIP Gordon Clegg
- Sat Oct 21, 2023 7:43 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Drummers required...DRUMMERS
- Replies: 378
- Views: 36836
Re: Drummers required...DRUMMERS
We could have a “Turn your back on the drum” protest. How’s that for a novel idea.
- Sun Oct 08, 2023 7:53 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: A rusty old canoe with a hole under the waterline
- Replies: 1
- Views: 709
Re: A rusty old canoe with a hole under the waterline
I’ll swap you for a plane with six wings and no defence against enemy aircraft
- Sat Oct 07, 2023 10:40 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: JJ and Kealia Watt invest in Burnley FC
- Replies: 426
- Views: 34216
Re: JJ and Kealia Watt invest in Burnley FC
I think you’ll be in a minority of one, Claptrappers. Just a pity they were sampling a cocktail of Bene and brandy rather than the real thing
- Wed Oct 04, 2023 8:06 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Luton v Burnley.Your verdict.
- Replies: 85
- Views: 7154
Re: Luton v Burnley.Your verdict.
From the Luton message board The bar wasn't very high, but Loudest fans by far this season, no mean feat on a Tuesday night trek to paradise, fair play to them.Survived the Alfie Doughty Alamo second half and then herring muncher scored a worldie and that koleosho was a right pain in the ass. A lot ...
- Thu Sep 07, 2023 3:56 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Liverpool hearse
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3130
Liverpool hearse
On holiday near Caernarfon and just passed a red hearse with the Liverpool badge on the tailgate and bonnet. Anyone else clocked this?
- Sat Aug 26, 2023 1:19 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Most annoying celebrations
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2170
Re: Most annoying celebrations
Just patting the goalscorer on the back, it’s so old-fashioned
- Sat Aug 12, 2023 1:22 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Ticketing issues last night
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1872
Re: Ticketing issues last night
We never had an issue when “flat cap Jimmy” was manning the turnstile
- Thu Aug 10, 2023 10:02 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley Civic Trust Heritage Image Collection
- Replies: 2
- Views: 261
Re: Burnley Civic Trust Heritage Image Collection
“Preparing for the FA cup tie against West Ham, January 1968, to answer your question. Thanks Cricket
- Thu Aug 10, 2023 8:36 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley Civic Trust Heritage Image Collection
- Replies: 2
- Views: 261
Burnley Civic Trust Heritage Image Collection
I have mentioned once or twice before the work we do at Burnley Civic Trust where are are currently digitising images of old Burnley, including many photographs of BFC. In 2016, we were gifted the archive of negatives from the Burnley Express, who found that they had no room for them following their...
- Thu Aug 10, 2023 8:21 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley Civic Trust Heritage Image Collection
- Replies: 0
- Views: 156
Burnley Civic Trust Heritage Image Collection
I have previously mentioned our archive group on here who are busy digitising negatives donated by the Burnley Express. In 2016 we received upwards of 300,000 negatives from the newspaper group as they had no room to store these when they moved from Bull St. so far, volunteers have managed to upload...
- Wed Aug 09, 2023 12:04 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Get me to the Turf on time
- Replies: 4
- Views: 800
Get me to the Turf on time
Just walked through the culvert to the Turf and, if things stay the same, it’s going to be a bit of a squeeze on Friday night, there is an eight foot passageway under the culvert and then you make your way through a building site
- Wed Aug 09, 2023 11:54 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Keirby Hotel shut down
- Replies: 140
- Views: 16470
Re: Keirby Hotel shut down
The Swiss Bar was so named because the then manager of the Keirby was…….Swiss. Simple. See the full story of the opening on BCTHIC.org search Swiss Bar or Keirby
- Mon Aug 07, 2023 4:56 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Club Statement re Persistent Standing.
- Replies: 52
- Views: 4267
Re: Club Statement re Persistent Standing.
Some people pay a lot of money behind the glass screens to get a not very good view of the game. Persistent standers add to the diminished view.
- Wed Aug 02, 2023 5:44 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Today’s blast from our Clarets Past (3) - Adrian ‘Inchy’ Heath
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1474
Re: Today’s blast from our Clarets Past (3) - Adrian ‘Inchy’ Heath
Did he get sent off for heading the ball into the Net after the ref had blown up for something (second yellow) If I remember correctly it was at Sheffield United. Crazy I know but unless my memory deceives me that's what happened. It was at the Cricket Field end at the Turf. He maintained he was lo...
- Wed Aug 02, 2023 9:24 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Old Pharmacy in Burnley
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2283
Re: Old Pharmacy in Burnley
Check out our website BCTHIC.org. Many more old photos of Burnley including many unseen images of BFC. Please remember that images cannot be used for commercial purposes and if you do use any, please acknowledge Burnley Civic Trust. We are a charity and volunteers work hard to digitise the photos fr...
- Sun Jul 30, 2023 8:15 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
- Replies: 15428
- Views: 1642195
Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Sometimes, those things that seem distant and out of reach, suddenly and inexplicably get a little closer, just saying.
- Fri Jul 28, 2023 6:39 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Real Betis v Burnley (pre-season friendly) Match thread
- Replies: 568
- Views: 24308
Re: Real Betis v Burnley (pre-season friendly) Match thread
Pitch looks as though it’s been in a drought
- Thu Jul 27, 2023 3:28 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: The Toffees
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2480
Re: The Toffees
I prefer it to Clarets. Let’s get Shaun back too, oh and play in blue shirts!
- Wed Jul 26, 2023 6:02 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Benfica - v - Burnley MATCH THREAD
- Replies: 602
- Views: 22211
Re: Benfica - v - Burnley MATCH THREAD
Yes, both had sound games, but then again, so did most of them. Read the posts above to see who stood out.
- Sat Jul 22, 2023 5:40 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Genk v Burnley - Team News
- Replies: 202
- Views: 15598
Re: Genk v Burnley - Team News
Neither wanted to be a wisselspeler, and I don’t blame them
- Fri Jul 21, 2023 1:12 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Redmond signs in for the Clarets after a year in Turkey
- Replies: 92
- Views: 7453
Re: ARTICLE: Redmond signs in for the Clarets after a year in Turkey
I always used to think, that when we played Southampton, Redmond was their danger man.
- Tue Jul 11, 2023 5:20 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
- Replies: 15428
- Views: 1642195
Re: Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.
Well, if these puns don’t beat awl!
- Mon Jul 10, 2023 2:57 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: The disappearing Keirby Roundabout
- Replies: 95
- Views: 6013
Re: The disappearing Keirby Roundabout
"Upgrade to Manchester Road Station" Does that mean a further upgrade to the work done a few years ago? Possibly the westbound platform? We have had a communication from Network Rail saying that there will be some noise disruption this month, due to test boring in preparation for the installation o...
- Fri Jul 07, 2023 6:23 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Edwin Van De Sar
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2518
Re: Edwin Van De Sar
I too remember him in the Ajax friendly. I truly hope that he recovers. Best wishes to all his friends and family.
- Sat Jun 17, 2023 3:36 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Welcome to Hell
- Replies: 67
- Views: 6672
Re: Welcome to Hell
Could someone in the Bob Lord bring a drum? The Great Drum of Knotty Ash hasn’t been played for a bit