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Farthings set to open after five months

4:24pm Tuesday 2nd October 2007

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THE new licensees of The Farthings, Rosewood Avenue, Roe Lee, Blackburn, are hoping to get the pub back on track as it opens its doors for the first time in over five months.

Former barmaid and local resident Amanda McGuire, along with husband Mick, has taken over the pub and have a range events and teams lined up to get people back to the venue.

The couple have organised a karaoke for Sunday nights and are hoping to have a DJ belting out the hits on Friday's.

With a range of lagers and bitters on tap, Amanda said there were plans to get a pool team going on a Monday night and that people should pop in if they are interested.

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John, says...
4:30pm Tue 2 Oct 07

Thinking generally about these sort of pubs 'reopening after 5 months' How the Pub Co will be rubbing it's hands. Someone else with a bit of dosh who has always wanted to run a pub. Er, why did it close 5 months ago??

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steve., l.harwood says...
9:49am Wed 3 Oct 07

how very true.thats exactly what they do.dont all pubs have a selection of drinks on tap?try to get a pool team?i just hope they havent mortgaged there home for it.

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Thomas Dutton, The Brewery Tap says...
1:21pm Wed 3 Oct 07

Good luck to them - they've pretty much got a captive audience in Roe Lee.

RIP The Cemetery Hotel, the Thwaites Arms, the Seven Trees and the Bastwell Hotel!

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steve, blackburn says...
2:28am Thu 4 Oct 07

those were the days,me and my dog used to get leathered alongwhalley new road.its a sad state of affairs down there now

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Susan Smith, Blackburn says...
11:20am Tue 23 Oct 07

Leave them alone, they are a young couple who are trying to get ahead and as for John's comment 2/10, get your facts right, the real reason the pub shut 5 months ago was because of the previous landlady, she was letting the wrong sort of people in. Put your money where your mouth is and pay the Farthings a visit or SHUT UP. I don't expect you have ever been in the pub so HOW CAN YOU COMMENT.

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Susan, Blackburn says...
11:26am Tue 23 Oct 07

steve. wrote:
how very true.thats exactly what they do.dont all pubs have a selection of drinks on tap?try to get a pool team?i just hope they havent mortgaged there home for it.
Just what business is it of yours how they have financed this venture, at least they have been gutsy enough to get off their backsides and give it a try.

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Anon, Blackburn says...
12:16pm Thu 25 Oct 07

Can I just say I've been a regular visiting the Farthings over many years and it's about time it had a decent young couple running that place, they are lovely people who just want the place to do well and for customers to feel welcome when they come in, for you with negative comments why don't you go and find out for yourselves what it's like in there before you start bad mouthing them.

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Anon, Blackburn says...
1:41pm Mon 26 Nov 07

Friday 23 November, what a brilliant charity night in aid of Bowel Cancer. Loads of money raised and everyone enjoyed themselves. Keep up the good work and hopefully this was the first of many.
THANKS AGAIN FOR A GREAT NIGHT .

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