The Trawden Arms - Support Community Pubs

[bodge]

Went here for lunch today, a great place !

Bought by the locals and it's a credit to them, great range of hand pump ales and the food was excellent.

A really well looked after boozer with a signed framed Brownhill shirt opposite the bar.

If you get chance give them some support and pay a visit.

[jdrobbo]

Ah Bodge… and my parents are two of those locals who pay in. It’s a lovely pub and is doing well. It’s so lovely to hear that you’ve ventured to the village where I spent the first eighteen years of my life. Lancashire really is beautiful you know!?

I swear you carry that red rose on your person (somewhere).

Glad you had a nice visit!

[Taffy on the wing]

I just met an old friend at a pub very near Kings cross station in London....he and other locals did the same thing, it's doing very well... King Charles the first it's called...nice crowd.

[dougcollins]

Ah Bodge… and my parents are two of those locals who pay in. It’s a lovely pub and is doing well. It’s so lovely to hear that you’ve ventured to the village where I spent the first eighteen years of my life. Lancashire really is beautiful you know!?

I swear you carry that red rose on your person (somewhere).

Glad you had a nice visit!

Cant beat a walk up Boulsworth and a pint in the Arms. Great morning out.

[jdrobbo]

Concur. Make sure you take in Lumb Spout on the way up Bouldsworth

[bodge]

John - I was aware of your family proximity to the Trawden area, so much so that I was expecting to see a framed photo of you making a save at Madiham alongside the many pics of the Princess Royal's visit.

Bizarrely Taffy I was in the King Charles 1 in early May whilst in London, another fine establishment !

[cricketfield73]

I found this pub by accident whilst picking up some stuff bought on Marketplace very close by. We've not been in for a while but I concur that it's a cracking pub.
The pub still gets mentioned pretty regularly though as I had the (mis?)fortune to hear what must have been close to the single worst ever karaoke performance in history, though in a strange way, it was so bad that it was actually brilliant.
I will definitely put another trip over on my to do list.

[jdrobbo]

John - I was aware of your family proximity to the Trawden area, so much so that I was expecting to see a framed photo of you making a save at Madiham alongside the many pics of the Princess Royal's visit.

Bizarrely Taffy I was in the King Charles 1 in early May whilst in London, another fine establishment !

Indeed, indeed. No photos on the wall (that said it was a marvellous camera save). No absolutely nothing on display. That said, had you stayed over, you may have been fortunate enough to have been put in the Robertson Suite!!

[ŽižkovClaret]

I just met an old friend at a pub very near Kings cross station in London....he and other locals did the same thing, it's doing very well... King Charles the first it's called...nice crowd.

Bet that involved either more people or more cash.... possibly a combo of both

[ŽižkovClaret]

I found this pub by accident whilst picking up some stuff bought on Marketplace very close by. We've not been in for a while but I concur that it's a cracking pub.
The pub still gets mentioned pretty regularly though as I had the (mis?)fortune to hear what must have been close to the single worst ever karaoke performance in history, though in a strange way, it was so bad that it was actually brilliant.
I will definitely put another trip over on my to do list.

Exactly how karaoke should be. Good singers almost spoil it

[Taffy on the wing]

Bet that involved either more people or more cash.... possibly a combo of both

None of them wealthy as far as i know...just a community who got together to save their local....they just did the same with a cafe close by. Tight-knit bunch, very surprising considering where it is.

[aggi]

I just met an old friend at a pub very near Kings cross station in London....he and other locals did the same thing, it's doing very well... King Charles the first it's called...nice crowd.

I was just saying to a couple of mates yesterday that this is the best pub near Kings Cross.

In a similar vein this is a community owned pub up near the Spurs ground
https://www.antwerparms.co.uk/

[Sproggy]

None of them wealthy as far as i know...just a community who got together to save their local....they just did the same with a cafe close by. Tight-knit bunch, very surprising considering where it is.

420 ish people in the village (and beyond) invested, over half put in the minimum amount of 500 quid. Irrespective of the amount invested, it's one shareholder, one vote. It needed an additional loan from Key Fund (who support community pubs) to get it over the line but that is now close to being paid off.

[welsbyswife]

Is the Cockhill club still going up Trawden? Now there was an interesting establishment!!

[jdrobbo]

Is the Cockhill club still going up Trawden? Now there was an interesting establishment!!

It’s very much still running!

[welsbyswife]

It’s very much still running!

Has it changed much? Can't imagine it's gone upmarket! Used to have a tape recording that was done in there in the 60s of 2 old blokes chatting in Trawden dialect. Not easy to tell what they were saying. Although played it to my grandad and he had no bother!

[jdrobbo]

Has it changed much? Can't imagine it's gone upmarket! Used to have a tape recording that was done in there in the 60s of 2 old blokes chatting in Trawden dialect. Not easy to tell what they were saying. Although played it to my grandad and he had no bother!

I’ve no idea: never been in it in my life, nor have my parents. We just live a little further on so have seen many frequenters over the years, heading in.

[welsbyswife]

Probably 25 years since I went in. Place fell silent and they looked at you like you were from another planet. Only lived near Heiffer Lane!!

[Taffy on the wing]

I was just saying to a couple of mates yesterday that this is the best pub near Kings Cross.

In a similar vein this is a community owned pub up near the Spurs ground
https://www.antwerparms.co.uk/

It's such a good idea......hopefully it catches on.

[Corway]

Unbelievably I lived near Colne cricket field for 17 years and never went to Trawden. No car in the 50s and 60s.

[rufus lumley]

Has it got a good pool table ? asking for a friend just back from Playa Blanca.

[ŽižkovClaret]

Need a certain kind of area, without being a snob. You wouldn't have fancied doing it for, to pick one example, the Rose and Crown on Manchester Rd.....

[Lip]

Great community ,all pull together. They run a carpet bowls competition every wednesday morning for the locals at the community centre which is always well attended.

[Mala591]

The least friendly pub in the UK is in Yorkshire

https://youtu.be/tiL274PXoag?feature=shared

[dougcollins]

That was a pretty warm welcome for Yorkshire, to be fair.

[Sproggy]

I’ve no idea: never been in it in my life, nor have my parents. We just live a little further on so have seen many frequenters over the years, heading in.

It's been decorated and the seats have new covers. Think they bought some new dominoes too a few years back.

[basil6345789]

Did it used to be The Rock, or was that another?

[claretdj]

Did it used to be The Rock, or was that another?

Yep, it used to be the rock.

[pompeyclaret]

Working for a pub chain now, and several semi linked pubs are struggling.

Unless food based or have a strong community really struggling.

Hate to think in 20 years where we'll be