Quote: Prince Buster "I respect what jinjer says, we go back a far way and probably have different views. I also agree with jinjers points but for every good point there is a bad point (Old ABC Cinema etc).
However I also remember the place when it was a a terrific vibrant City with Tiffs and pubs like the mitre. I suppose those days are long gone and will never return. However I still think Wakey is a shadow of its former self.'"
I think PB that the old ABC comes under phase three.
Regarding the "good old days" I had them, did the Tiffs, Mitre etc but as you say those days are gone, and that's the same for all towns and cities. Cities need to reinvent themselves as Manchester and more so Leeds have done, two incredibly vibrant cities. OK, we're probably ten years behind Leeds but at least the change has begun.
Everything (thankfully) is being stripped back in cities, no more is it compulsory to sit in bland stainless steel decorated bars, it's brick, mortar, wooden benches and a drinking pub style character. Plenty of options with Craft beer/Real ale/Homebrew which ever you want to call it.
We go into town regularly, we did good Friday this year, pubs nicely full, not full of knobs, stayed round Unity area till probably midnight, it felt safe as houses walking to the taxi rank.
A serious question Dave and not being y but when was the last time you went round the Unity part of Wakefield?
It was about five years since I was persuaded to give it ago and was relatively surprised, up to then I hadn't been in town for a night out for probably ten years.
If we need another SWAG meeting we ought to do that part of town.