Both are rarities - the Diggers because it was empty for so long and re-opened rather than being demolished or converted, the Tavern because there are so few surviving inner city back street locals.
Thankfully, my ageing waterworks have made this sort of problem academic for me. A couple of pints before the game, and I'm spending the first half in the bogs. I envy you iron-bladdered buggers.
Quote from: dave.woodhall on July 23, 2022, 07:25:20 PMBoth are rarities - the Diggers because it was empty for so long and re-opened rather than being demolished or converted, the Tavern because there are so few surviving inner city back street locals.Absolutely. That's why I see it as my duty to drink as much beer in the Tavern as I can. I even told my mrs that I see it as my duty to preserve our local heritage.
Quote from: The Edge on July 24, 2022, 09:16:49 AMQuote from: dave.woodhall on July 23, 2022, 07:25:20 PMBoth are rarities - the Diggers because it was empty for so long and re-opened rather than being demolished or converted, the Tavern because there are so few surviving inner city back street locals.Absolutely. That's why I see it as my duty to drink as much beer in the Tavern as I can. I even told my mrs that I see it as my duty to preserve our local heritage. You’re practically a saint for your dedication to the cause.
For those who may be renewing membership at the Aston Social. We went down today and renewed, some form of Id is required, so if you are renewing multiple cards get some Id for the cards, the young lady behind the counter suggested that a photo of the Id ( Bus pass, Driving licence etc) sent to your phone or “ what’s app” to your phone as a last resort may help. You will also have to fill in another form of details for each card, in case changes of address, phone number etc.. so take a pen. Hope this helps H&Vers .
We also lack a good sports bar in the city centre. I find on the continent every bar you walk in will have football on even if it's a replay and shirts on the wall. In Birmingham you struggle to find a good place to watch the football / scores these days . Very,very depressing
Birmingham will obviously have more supporters in town/digbeth as it's very easy to walk from their stadium into the city centre/digbeth,which to be fair has a nice selection of bars these days.Birmingham City centre seems busier than ever now on a Saturday afternoon with youngsters and those in their late 40s-60s seeming to opt for afternoon drinking since COVID. There never really seems crowds of either supporters on a match day in the centre these days the odd group here and there but fairly shocking compared to other big city centres. You'd barely know we had football clubs walking around on a match day. Liverpool ,for instance on a match day is full of supporters and a real feeling in the air that there's a match on . You'd never know in Birmingham