02-06-2024, 01:22 PM in response to #50427
Birddog Wrote: Totally agree, cakes from Mellor and fish and chips from the Swan are lovely memories from my first visit to meet the wife's fami'y in 69 In those days the bandstand still existed on Lord Street. So much has changed since then.
The Swan and the bandstand are still going strong - Mellor got taken over by another firm ages ago. The place does seem to be picking up a bit now, having slightly gone to shit over the last decade or so - shame about the pier though.