BRING A TIN FOR FLYNN AS HE EMBARKS ON HIS LATEST CHARITY HISTORY WALK OF ECCLES

Settle down in the cheap seats please!

Laydeez and Jellymen it's the news you have all been waiting for, possibly.

After the amazing success of last years history walk around Eccles, I (Tony) shall be doing the Eccles history walk which is mainly pub related I admit, but it's all history, on Sunday 30th June meeting at Eccles Train Station at 1pm.

As per usual I shall regale you with tales of murders, suicides, arsenic contaminated beer, secret tunnels, millionaire born in local pub, Lusitania Riots, pub that was wrecked, foul mouthed Mynah bird, railway crashes, cholera pits, sundials, graveyards, bomb damaged buildings (bullet holes in the wall actually), long forgotten pubs, Eccles Cross, Eccles racecourse (yes we did have one) have I mentioned Fred Engels yet?, ladies of the night and much more, much more.

How much is this historical, hysterical extravaganza going to cost me I hear you cry in alarm?

The lowly pittance is a mere £3, yes you read that correctly, but as with all cheap deals there is a catch...

I am doing this walk in aid of the emergency weekend foodbank at Mustard Tree, Eccles, after a conversation I had with the Manager, Peter Askew, a fine chap, who explained the plight many families face.

So every penny will go towards purchasing food for them, also I ask you to bring along tinned food, such as, beans, meat, fruit, pot noodles, soup, rice, pasta, toiletries such as soap, wet wipes, toothpaste, talc etc which will go towards making up food parcels for the needy of the area, and believe me there are plenty of them.

So I hope I have pricked your conscience and you come along and enjoy yourself knowing that you have done a good deed!

I haven't mentioned the quiz yet, which takes place after this walk, with prizes! no, not tinned food, books etc and who knows there may even be a copy of the fabled History of Eccles Pubs book up for auction?