New Year. How will you celebrate it?

Sparkologist · 31-12-2005, 12:32

How do the people of Accrington and our friends around the globe celebrate the New Year? Do you have house parties, or do you venture out?

Lettie & I have deciced not to fall victim to the mercenary attitude of the town centre pubs this year. Even the hostelry we welcomed in the New Year at, last year, is having a "by ticket only" evening.

For us, the New Year will be greeted with friends, in the Stag, in Church. I'm sure we'll have a good time.

chav1 · 31-12-2005, 12:47

i will start the night with beer and gradualy work through the rest of the night heading up to midight with more beer, after midnight i will be mostly drinking beer pausing only for a side helping of beer.

as for where i will be celebrating the new year it will most likely be somewhere that has an ample supply of yes you guessed it BEER

lettie · 31-12-2005, 12:50

I'm glad that we will be in the Stag. I've had my fill of New Year celebrations spent in the town centre and it is always a real anti-climax. The doorstaff in the pubs are always shaking their buckets for money, supposedly for charity but I know for a fact that the only charity that benefits is the bouncers and bar staff benevolent fund. The pubs are packed and the queues to get into them for the sake of a lousy watered down drink are ridiculous. I once had the pleasure of a draught half of Strongbow in one of our town centre pubs which resembled water and tasted like fizzy water. I complained and asked to see the landlord who, when threatened with trading standards, became most amenable and provided me with an untampered with bottled Strongbow free of charge.

For a change I will be somewhere friendly with decent beers, and I can't wait.....

harwood red · 31-12-2005, 13:02

I hate the nightmare of town centre new year festivities. I will be celebrating the New Year with my children at my friends which fortunately is only down the road so is staggering distance back to mine. I will be drinking plenty of alcohol to try and block out this miserable flippin cold I've managed to stave off over Christmas but has finally caught up with me!! Hope you all enjoy whatever it is you decide to do this evening

Acrylic-bob · 31-12-2005, 13:16

I have been invited to go and see a Freddy Mercury tribute act this year.

That aside, like chav, I will be indulging freely in my customary anasthetic, supplied courtesy of Messers Gordon's and Co. for whom, may God be thanked.

At this juncture may I take the opportunity to wish all of our lovely members and visitors A Happy and Prosperous New Year.

The Traditions of News Year's day, chez Acrylic-Bob, are Two Co-Codamol dispersable every four hours and the New Year's Day Concert from Vienna (Radio 3, 10:15-12:40). There may be Port and Stilton in the afternoon, depending on how well the drugs are working.

Mik Dickinson · 31-12-2005, 13:18

We go up to friends at about 8.00 pm and see the Old Year out as we mean to carry on in the New Year.Together with friends and the whole family together

geoff70 · 31-12-2005, 15:46

rather drunkenly is the only way to spend the new year ,a few bars first of to wet the appetite then when the once a year drinkers become too much to handle ,back to a house party if we can locate a taxi ...btw happy new year accy have a good un

garinda · 31-12-2005, 15:53

I'm meeting the Chavster at the Stag at 8.30pm.

The plan was to go on a pub crawl in Ossy, then shake a tail feather in a club in Accrington.

Sadly the last time we did that was the night I ended up snogging the German Amazon Heidi, so we may just end up staying in the said hostelry.

Tomorrow Ma is cooking a big lamb lunch for the whole family.

I'm really looking forward to it, though seeing in the new year with an old Queen tribute band sounds fun too.

Romps · 31-12-2005, 15:54

We are staying in but may have a drink or two! as you know we have a young baby and it being her first new year we'll stay here, shes not so good anyhow. We are also looking after a couple of neighbours children so they can go out, we must be mad!
So if your passing call in for a glass of wine!

We went out last night as it was Neils birthday.

Nappy New Year !!!

garinda · 31-12-2005, 15:59

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Originally Posted by Romps

We are staying in but may have a drink or two! as you know we have a young baby and it being her first new year we'll stay here, shes not so good anyhow. We are also looking after a couple of neighbours children so they can go out, we must be mad!
So if your passing call in for a glass of wine!

We went out last night as it was Neils birthday.

Nappy New Year !!!

I hope little Emily Garinda is soon better.

I had a rather strange message last night saying the Farmers Glory was awful, since I told you the last time we went there it was good, sorry.

Happy new year hun. x

Ernie · 31-12-2005, 18:01

New Years Eve! This year is the first time Lucy and I have spent at home since we have known each other, usually we have friends round for drinks and a bit of a knees up but our friends in Accrington are otherwise occupied for reasons best known to themselves although a few have said they would ring us at midnight to exchange greetings. We are left I suppose with the option to go out on the town or stay in watch telly and have a bottle of fermented grape juice between us. Oh boy decisions decisions!

Margaret Pilkington · 31-12-2005, 20:59

I will be tucked up well before midnight.....we have the tiny terror staying with and he is a notoriously early riser........so, no booze.....just a good book and a snooze. Whatever you are all doing.....be safe, but have fun!

West Ender · 31-12-2005, 21:18

My daughter and I will open a bottle of bubbly at midnight and listen to the fireworks going off as the area simulates WW3.

I will NOT be going to the recently gone-upmarket (read gone-expensive) pub along the road which is having a special evening with a 5 course meal at £75 a head.

I believe they are having an Elvis impersonator. At that price I'd want Elvis himself - and John Lennon serving the drinks.

Happy New Year all.

Debbie J · 31-12-2005, 21:22

I am doing the 'nice' thing' this year. Looking after my Grand daughter so my off spring can go out. So far there has been no fighting between her & my 7 yr old which is a welcome change. I think they are planning to be nice so I will let them stay up till midnight. So all you lot out and about tonight have a drink for me... coke that is as I don't drink

pushka · 01-01-2006, 02:01

I spent an unusually quiet New Year's Eve with my 2 cats this year...no booze, no visitors, apart from me drunken daughter at 1am!!! It's been sheer bliss...