Can’t be bothered looking for the old thread, but there is a big team of builders knocking the **** out of the place. I for one am looking forward to it reopening.

Great to hear. Also a lot of work going on at the Hapton Inn.

Will it be ready for Bournemouth game this Saturday utc

Longsidelenny wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 17, 2020 11:12 am

Will it be ready for Bournemouth game this Saturday utc

Touch & Go

Just pray that Barnfield aren't doing it - I'm 66 and probably won't be around to see it open if they are !

No I'm not, I'm 67 !!!!!!! Bloody hell.

Funkydrummer wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 17, 2020 11:19 am

No I'm not, I'm 67 !!!!!!! Bloody hell.

You just got me wondering if I'm 66 or 67 too.

Im_not_Robbie_Blake wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 17, 2020 11:21 am

You just got me wondering if I'm 66 or 67 too.

You're as old as you feel pal.

Funkydrummer wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 17, 2020 11:22 am

You're as old as you feel pal.

Sometimes I feel 18 again - other times I feel 81. I guess you understand!

Just worked it out - I'm 66, soon to be 67.

Longsidelenny wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 17, 2020 11:12 am

Will it be ready for Bournemouth game this Saturday utc

Only if the builders are Chinese.

Zlatan wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 17, 2020 11:35 am

Here’s the draft image...

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Looks nice. I reckon they should go for Claret dome and Blue minarets.

Funkydrummer wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 17, 2020 11:18 am

Just pray that Barnfield aren't doing it - I'm 66 and probably won't be around to see it open if they are !

Barnfield have done/been doing the new bus station here in Rawtenstall. Still not finished and preliminary work began on it in Jan. 2016. The old bus stands were cleared in December to make way for a car park which isn't even half way to completion. Just worked out I'm 67 closing in on 68!

Silkyskills1 wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 17, 2020 11:47 am

Barnfield have done/been doing the new bus station here in Rawtenstall. Still not finished and preliminary work began on it in Jan. 2016. The old bus stands were cleared in December to make way for a car park which isn't even half way to completion. Just worked out I'm 67 closing in on 68!

Barnfield still haven't finished the cosmetic work on the tarmac outside the corner stand in between the JM and Bob Lord stand which seems to have been going on for months.

Lord Beamish wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 17, 2020 10:56 am

It’s like pulling on a chain.

Burnley1989 wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 17, 2020 11:16 am

Touch & Go

It's back on the grass... 50/50

Quite a lot of workmen when I drove past earlier today. Seems to have been a bit of work done on the outside too.

Will be nice to see it open and busy again on a match day!

Just spotted this which should answer all the queries.

Spurs it is then.

https://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/peo ... on-2004024

These were posted on the pubs Facebook page last week. New cladding around the place, fresh colour scheme, ‘walls’ taken out, new carpet more than likely. Someone says they’re putting the men’s toilets where the kitchen was, but I’m not sure. Big screens and Sky TV going in I understand. Not doing food.

Claretforever wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 8:09 pm

These were posted on the pubs Facebook page last week. New cladding around the place, fresh colour scheme, ‘walls’ taken out, new carpet more than likely. Someone says they’re putting the men’s toilets where the kitchen was, but I’m not sure. Big screens and Sky TV going in I understand. Not doing food.

Out of interest Will there be enough sinks in the mens toilets?

So they have given the old set up a lick of paint

tim_noone wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 8:24 pm

Out of interest Will there be enough sinks in the mens toilets?

Yes. But not enough urinals.

tim_noone wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 8:24 pm

Out of interest Will there be enough sinks in the mens toilets?

Don't forget hot water....

fanzone wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 8:30 pm

So they have given the old set up a lick of paint

Taken all the good fittings out and will replace with tat.... judging by that knackered old door... again it's a Burnley tradition to paper over the cracks. Will give spurs fans a chuckle when they see it.

Bosscat wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 8:36 pm

Don't forget hot water....

I'm seeing Long drop toilets for some reason. What a great looking building to go with the tents.

Hope it's a success nice to see pubs opening for a change.

tim_noone wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 8:38 pm

Taken all the good fittings out and will replace with tat.... judging by that knackered old door... again it's a Burnley tradition to paper over the cracks. Will give spurs fans a chuckle when they see it.

Two observations.

I’ve never judged a pub on the quality of its front door.

Secondly, why would Spurs fans laugh at a pub and why if they did would anyone care?

Not doing food will see it closed in the not too distant future I suspect. No way can it survive on 19 league and a few cup matches per season. They need to get people through the door 7 days a week. That means a great food menu is required.

arise_sir_charge wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 8:48 pm

Two observations.

I’ve never judged a pub on the quality of its front door.

Secondly, why would Spurs fans laugh at a pub and why if they did would anyone care?

I think it's all about the make do and mend. But your right will anyone care full stop tbh.

Longsidebogs wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 8:53 pm

Not doing food will see it closed in the not too distant future I suspect. No way can it survive on 19 league and a few cup matches per season. They need to get people through the door 7 days a week. That means a great food menu is required.

True, you also need to diversify with the menu, jackets & paninis ect, print the menu leaflets & leaflet drop at the workplaces to generate collection orders, expecting seasonal matchday traffic to sustain won't be enough.

Jakubclaret wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 9:25 pm

True, you also need to diversify with the menu, jackets & paninis ect, print the menu leaflets & leaflet drop at the workplaces to generate collection orders, expecting seasonal matchday traffic to sustain won't be enough.

One observation I've never judged a pub on its food.

tim_noone wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 9:31 pm

One observation I've never judged a pub on its food.

There's no reason a pub can't offer both in this day & age & get both right.

Jakubclaret wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 9:35 pm

There's no reason a pub can't offer both in this day & age & get both right.

I know...but they cant.

What’s with the big need for food in a pub these days? Most people don’t stop more than a couple of hours anyway, and I can’t really see that corner being somewhere people from the other side of Burnley will flock to because they do a burger? If you want a plate full of food and one beer (it’s hard to drink after a plate full of food) then you go Sycamore Farm, or the Waggoners. This is just a local pub. If they have good beer, a decent selection, sport on TV, and it’s clean and friendly, it won’t lose much not doing food.

On the flip side, if you make it an eating establishment with tables everywhere, staff running around focusing their time on diners, it leaves less space for a match day crowd and fans will go elsewhere. They’ve looked at their market and decided to focus on that I suspect?

At the end of the day somebody is shoving good money into trying to sort out what everyone on here has agreed has been a somewhat embarrassing eyesore for ages now and on those grounds I am definitely not going to knock it and I wish them every success. If they've got it wrong and it doesn't work out for them it will be a shame, but at least they've tried.

Personally don’t see why it can’t work. Even if they only open on match days.

Problem before was it was run down and open every day and allowed people on match days to drink their own cans in the front.

Vintage claret and pubs under culvert seem to make a do. No reason this can’t if done right.

They’re hoping to put some form of fence up, and have a bit of a beer garden. I think they’ve to get planning permission yet.

A bit of a night out forming around there again now; Park View, little wander down to culvert with Turf, Vintage, Dyche, Miners etc. Here’s hoping.

I read they are intending to have regular live music evenings to help non match day income. Landlord is an experienced licensee and thinks that if he gets the beers right and some decent music then food isn't necessary.

Are they going to want the big burger van outside their front door, or will that have to
move elsewhere d'yer reckon ?

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Claretforever wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 10:01 pm

They’re hoping to put some form of fence up, and have a bit of a beer garden. I think they’ve to get planning permission yet.

A bit of a night out forming around there again now; Park View, little wander down to culvert with Turf, Vintage, Dyche, Miners etc. Here’s hoping.

Bloody hell you know how to live...what a fantastic night out

Gordaleman wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 10:22 pm

Apparently, three Juventus under twenty three players have contracted Covid-19. The club is now in shutdown.

From the park view kitchen?

cricketfieldclarets wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 10:25 pm

From the park view kitchen?

That post has now been updated.

I know nothing about the Park View's kitchens.

Claretforever wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 8:09 pm

These were posted on the pubs Facebook page last week. New cladding around the place, fresh colour scheme, ‘walls’ taken out, new carpet more than likely. Someone says they’re putting the men’s toilets where the kitchen was, but I’m not sure. Big screens and Sky TV going in I understand. Not doing food.

It already looks better at the half completed stage than it did when it was last open

You’re right Steve, it does look better at the half way stage.

Regarding knowing how to live, I’ve just become more real down the years. The all night drinking laws have meant that Burnley town centre is dead before 12am, so at my age it’s a no-go. The Culvert used to be a night out in itself years ago, so I’m seeing an option for locals that haven’t been there for quite a while,

Claretforever wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 11:36 pm

You’re right Steve, it does look better at the half way stage.

Regarding knowing how to live, I’ve just become more real down the years. The all night drinking laws have meant that Burnley town centre is dead before 12am, so at my age it’s a no-go. The Culvert used to be a night out in itself years ago, so I’m seeing an option for locals that haven’t been there for quite a while,

No worries buddy im only jealous because i havnt got the strength to walk from the Park View to the Prinny on a pub crawl

tim_noone wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 8:41 pm

I'm seeing Long drop toilets for some reason. What a great looking building to go with the tents.

I'd have thought its cubicles they need more than sinks. Cant have 4 blokes squeezing in the one cubicle as is the norm these days

Steve1956 wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 10:25 pm

Bloody hell you know how to live...what a fantastic night out

Tbf if you did it after a game and made your way round to the Talbot would be a far better night out than going into the town centre.

Landlord is the now ex landlord of the cross keys in barlick, which is the roughest pub in barlick and attracts the local sniff brigade. He is a bit of a knob and I wouldn’t expect food the keys never did so don’t get to excited.

In the space of about 30 posts the Landlord has gone from being an experienced Lancashire licensee to a bit of a knob. Love it.

We don’t want the sniff brigade in burnley on match days utc