tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215006984353817373.post2693905874542475940..comments2024-03-29T00:09:28.302+00:00Comments on 99% is ....... The Barnet Eye: The pubs of Mill Hill and why the pub scene is going wrongRog Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139705078907584931noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215006984353817373.post-19568799472683856692018-01-08T11:05:23.647+00:002018-01-08T11:05:23.647+00:00Looking back 30 years plus the Production village ...Looking back 30 years plus the Production village had three bars. All sold food. One was jazz and was standing room only. In those days the number of pubs were 5 fold that of today. Zoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12564970857628482612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215006984353817373.post-73775106171236878732018-01-04T08:26:44.493+00:002018-01-04T08:26:44.493+00:00Good report Roger..
I think the smoking ban chang...Good report Roger.. <br />I think the smoking ban changed pubs... smokers don't like being relegated to second class citizens forced outdoors and this drove many away from pubs - made buying cheaper drinks from the supermarket and staying at home more attractive.. and far fewer non smokers who previously avoided pubs have taken up going to the pub to compensate.. so these days the ones that survive are the ones that make the effort in some other way..whether that is multiscreen sports coverage, restaurant service or things like quizes / karaoke / live music .. open mics are popular with pubs as they bring in punters on an otherwise quiet weekday for less outlay than a whole band.. nothing spectacular but a dripfeed life blood, and when others see a pub looking busy they are more likely to enjoy being there than when its deserted and any of the above helps that. Also like it or lump it there are whole new generations who don't really like alcohol as much as coffee.. and a pub mat well be foolish to not cater for them too - personally i'm teetotal and only visit pubs as a live musician or occasionally to watch another band, but was a smoker when the ban began in 2006, but gave up in 2010. i find drunkards and smokers ugly people i have to endure in order to do what i love!Jevon Ellisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215006984353817373.post-20862852448898628302018-01-03T13:52:19.821+00:002018-01-03T13:52:19.821+00:00Totally agree here. The Rising Sun, so my Father o...Totally agree here. The Rising Sun, so my Father once imparted to me,was a well known 'pick up' during WW2 for American servicemen who used to frequent it, and was a 'hunting ground' for Noel Coward.<br />Live Music in the Mill Hill area is practically non-existent, although in the run-up to Christmas two small Music Festivals were held in the Town Square on freezing cold afternoon's.<br />I was in one of the Band's playing at both these events.<br />In other Band's I have played at The Railway, The Three Hammers, and The Adam & Eve, but sadly they are now out of the Mill Hill Music scene.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06235453523466123010noreply@blogger.com