Thursday 17 May 2012

Tenbury celebrates the Diamond Jubilee


 

29 comments:

Anonymous said...

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT BANDS ARE ON AT THE JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS ON THE BURGADGE.?????

@WR15 said...

Doesn't appear to be any.

@WR15 said...

The Vaudeville Tramp Band, Ronda, The Fabulous Bordellos & Ronin are all playing the Beer Festival from 6pm.

Ian said...

So what happens if you want to sample a few pints and also have an intimate sotto voce conversation?

Anonymous said...

Go to the pub?

Ian said...

Unfortunately, you simply get a more limited range of beers and, generally . . . more music! Is there a music-free pub anywhere around here?

FlipC said...

Pah you may have a Food & Drink Fair, but Stourport has a tea dance

Who da town? Who da town?

Oh yeah and some Rock and Roll party too, but tea-dance; woo yeah!

Anonymous said...

does anybody no why the olympic torch never came through tenbury

@WR15 said...

Well it couldn't go everywhere. The route was planned so that the torch came within 10 miles of the majority of the population.

Try The Bell at Pensax said...

Music-free pubs: I haven't heard music when I have been in The Ship in Tenbury or The Bell at Pensax or The Fox up the Broadheath or indeed several other pubs around this area, so plenty of choice.

Ian said...

Trouble is at least one pub on your list not only doesn't have any music - it doesn't have a very friendly welcome either! Must try the others though . . .

Ian said...

"does anybody no why the Olympic torch never came through tenbury" - I did go to see it go through Clee Hill village. What a tremendous crowd there was and weather rare on Clee Hill - sunny AND very warm! I was a little disappointed at the relative inconspicuousness of the torch-bearer and his entourage – but still, an exciting, once-in-lifetime, occasion. Pity about West Mercia Police though . . . despite budget cuts they seem to be able to provide a grossly inflated presence. I know the police are supposed to be preventing crime and disorder but it is difficult to see how that many officers (and that many vehicles) could possibly be justified.

@WR15 said...

Update: Re Torch bypassing Tenbury.

I've been told, we didn't ask for it.

@WR15 said...

The beer tent will be open all afternoon. The bands don't start until after 6pm, so plenty of "quiet" drinking time.

Anonymous said...

Is that supposed to say jubilee on those posters? Its illegible, schoolboy error.

Ian said...

New pair of glasses required? Seems perfectly legible to me.

Ian said...

Driven all over the West Midlands this week. WELL DONE TENBURY WELLS - by far the best decorated place I've seen.

Anonymous said...

why didnt we ask for it .why av we got to pay to go into the beer festival.

Anonymous said...

The Burgage used to be a public space where people could walk, picnic or just kick a ball around.
Now we have to pay to use it.
Is it public - or isn't it? Is there a public footpath across it - or isn't there? Who owns it?

@WR15 said...

The Burgage is owned by the Town Council. Usually it is a public park, but on occasion it is hired out. On three occasions, Food Fair, Applefest & Bonfire there is an access charge. This small fee helps to pay for things like safety certificates, event insurance etc.
If people ask (possibly with the exception of Bonfire night) they can still use the footpath which follows a line between the playground and the far entrance (not the tarmac path)
If they want to "kick a ball about" on those days, they would be better to use the Palmers. Many volunteers give hundreds of hours to put these events on. Perhaps instead of complaining you should become a volunteer. You would then get in for free.

Anonymous said...

food fair what food fair.it was disgusting.if thats all tenbury can do they should be a shamed of themselves .

@WR15 said...

Well it was definitely there. So glad you are volunteering your services to make it better next year.

Anonymous said...

well the beer festival run by Jimbo, was crap. all the ber was almost as flat as the atmosphere... 1st band didnt bother to turn up. beer was so bad that i threw most of it away. It was so highly advertised, yet such a let down. also very poorly organised as there were barely any seats to sit down on. utter rubbish, i wont waste my time next year.

@WR15 said...

Would you have been prepared to pay an entrance fee to cover the cost of hiring in chairs?

Anonymous said...

I think the pound i paid earlier to get in to the food event would have covered the hire to include them in the evening event?? Also at £3 a pint, i would have thought that some seating would have been provided by jimbo??. Maybe it was a simple case of misunderstanding on chair requirements.
A chair would have not made the beer taste any better by the way.. Did you not partake?
I have previously happily stood in the rain at Tenbury beer festivals at penlu because the beer was good.

@WR15 said...

No, I didn't partake. I needed to drive & was running the electrics so decided best to stay off the beer.

Anonymous said...

the food fair there WHERE swifts ashleys bowketts do u call that a food fair .NO

Click on me said...

Click on me for photo's. There were more than three food stalls!

Tenbury Beer Festival said...

What beers were there this year?