[Tess]

Hi All,

I'm afraid I have some very bad news for everyone, Gary is moving out of the Hangman pub, and has only been able to give us Very limited notice.

This Monday (April 11th) will be the last games night at the Hangman. It is unlikely a new owner - as yet unspecified - will offer the room to us as Gary believes the venue is to be turned into a wine bar.

Gary hopes to take over a new venue with a room large enough to allow for us to move with him, but in the meantime we will need to hunt for somewhere new as quickly as possible. I will be contacting the Catholic Club (an old back up from when the Deva let us down) as a short term plan but they are unable to offer us the room every Monday night.

If anyone can recommend a venue please get back to Ian or myself as soon as you can. Please keep in mind:

Size of room
Proximity to train station
Price of room
Price of drinks
Stickiness of tables

...arguably in that order.

Tess

[steph96]

Why such short notice? I don't suppose we have any contract with them do we? When is the Hangman actually closing?

[Tess]

1: He was not expecting things to move so quickly

2: Nope, no contract

3: Mid-week next week (I'm not certain of the exact day)

[steph96]

Thanks for the response. There's no harm in approaching the new owner and asking (I'm pretty sure Gary will know who that is by Mon if he's closing the place next week) I heard the metal night is being booted out as well. I'll have a think about anywhere that might be able to help.

[paz]

I've posted it to the Facebook page.

Initial suggestions:
Town Crier
Whatever the Deva Mail Social Club is called now

There are a few pubs in Hoole that are probably not much further away from the station, but I don't know if any of them hire out rooms, e.g. The Faulkner, Bromfield Arms.

[paz]

I guess someone may already have this in mind, but we have 4 tables and at least 2 uplighters currently at the Hangman.

[Tess]

Good call  

Mission to start.......NOW!

[Tess]

Ian and I shall be meeting up tomorrow to hunt for a new venue. To speed up the process and to keep things looking (somewhat) professional I feel it is best to be just the two of us, but we would very much appreciate any suggestions you guys have. If those suggestions came along with telephone numbers and names that a bonus.

We will have a chance to discuss our findings on Monday night, no decisions will be made before consulting the club as a whole (or as many as show up this Monday)

[dead]

Me and Tess will be doing a pub crawl on sat to look at options.  We'll speak to you all monday.  Any thoughts on options?  What about prices, if we ahve to pay more then £1 what would people be willing to pay?

[dedindahed]

the laugh inn (formerly deva) has been converted into a comedy club, the room we used to use is now a large auditorium room with stage and rows of chairs, it looks pretty unlikely as a venue.  They also have mondays reserved for touring shows, not sure how frequent these are.

[paz]

[HDimagination]

That Sucks!

Have we considered contacting these guys regarding the venue they use? I know they have been in contact with us regarding magic stuff, but i don't know if anyone has actually gone to them or not. They may have a suitable venue though.

[paz]

[paz]

http://apps.cheshirewestandcheste...yRooms/Public/Premises.aspx?tid=1

[Kamikazegerbil]

Nooooooooo!

I'd be willing to pay more if need be. I'd imagine Paz's suggestion of £1.50-£2 would be managable.

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[Gileh]

Not sure what I can contribute further to this save to say that whatever room I have available in Chester I will make open for club use while the move takes place.

[Teflon Billy]

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We have a couple of options!

Flodersbrook(sp?)
Pros
Free to use!!
Close to station
Good atmosphere
Nice bar staff
Big room
Some parking


Cons
Not exclusive use
Tables may limit some games(4th ed)
Expensive(ish) soft drinks

I think we have found our new pub for nights out, but lacking exclusive use I think kills it.

Railway Inn
Pros
Close to station
Average Drinks prices
Same price as now
Free Car park across the road
Average drinks prices
Exclusive Use

COns
two smaller rooms rather then one(is this a con?)
Tables may limit some games(4th ed)

My personal favourite, will go back Monday and look/ask about tables

Catholic Club
Pros
Big room
Close to station
Average Drinks prices
Big tables
Exclusive Use

Cons
No parking

We are still not sure about availability for this one, will call in on Monday if we dont get a phone call

Frog and nightingale

We are looking at the room on Monday

Tess anything to add?

Ian

[phreaxboy]

Is there a room upstairs at the Boot or am I imagining that?

[Jimmy]

I believe there may be but it will be haunted

[Gileh]

Just to say what everybody else is thinking: thanks for making such a comprehensive search and putting in so much time for the sake of the club  today.

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[Teflon Billy]

Thanks for the search efforts,    .

I don't know that I'm amazing keen on another pub, any response from the places on Paz's list?

This said I'd prefer The Cathoilc Club over The Railway Inn, this is just from the impression you get from the outside. I may of course be utterly mistaken, having never been inside.

[dead]

No reply from the palace yet but they do say work hours. Catholic club is probably preference but they have something else on one week in 4. We need to speak to them again as manager was not in

[dead]

The palace is a no go, they are already hired on a Monday.  I will give the catholic club and confirm their status later, we are checking the frog and Nightingale and calling back into the railway in tonight to confirm a few bits.  

The only venue we are aware of and have not checked is Stanley Palace, this will involve us having to get public liability insurance and will be much more expensive.  Do people even want me to bother?

Meeting about 7:30 tonight, we will try and keep it short.

Ian

[xorsyst]

Firstly, thanks guys for spending your personal time looking into alternative venues - it is very appreciated.  As I won't be there in time for the meeting (unless it goes on a bit), I'll just say that I think car parking at least fairly nearby is essential.  I think quantity is more important that distance - I'd rather have an easy time parking 1-2 minutes walk away than have a couple of spaces out front that will be full by the time I get there.

[paz]

Thanks for checking these places out.

For those places with smaller tables (e.g. Railway Inn) would they be amenable to us using/storing our tables there?

Do we know who's going to look after our tables for the next few days/weeks/months? I can make room in my boot to take a couple of them away tonight, but my garage is packed full as it is.

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[Tess]

My additonal opinons to add to Ian's write up of our Saturday Chester tour:


Flookersbrook:

Pros
Really friendly
Big room
'rock pub' atmosphere and clientelle

Cons
Not able to block 'our' section off from the other
Everyone else will walk through to use the toilets

My second favourite option


Railway Inn:

Pros
Reiterating the ease of parking
wall between two decent sections of room will reduce noise
Comfy sofa-chairs around many tables
Exclusive bar and toilet access

COns
Some tables may be small but can be put together to make enough room

My personal favourite as well


Catholic Club:

Pros
Very Clean!

Cons
Customers have to 'buzz in' which may put off nervous new members
still not sure about availability


Frog and nightingale:

TBA

[Tess]

[Teflon Billy]

Fair enough    .

I think my main problem with pubs is the 'random' person element (or in the case of the Deva the occasionally downright antagonistic).

Not a biggie.

Thanks once again to you & Ian    .

[paz]

Pub positives:
Easy to find
Easy to get in
Cheap
No insurance issues etc.
Drinks on tap
We don't have to worry too much about being told off for not leaving things in a pristine state
Opening hours work well with our times

Pub negatives:
Hit & miss on tables and chairs (although we have our 4 tables)
Often no food allowed
No drinks brought in
Sometimes noisy
Sometimes dirty
Random people (although it's not been a problem for a while)

All in all, I think the positives outweigh the negatives.

[Tess]

[paz]

Did we get all of our stuff out of the Hangman in the end?

[Jimmy]

4 tables, 3 lights and an extension socket were taken; I assume that was everything

[paz]

That sounds like it - thanks