[LisaDJ]

Its my Dad's 60th birthday this year and my Mum has asked me to organise his party. He wants a party in a pub, so somewhere with a function room, buffet & DJ. He did say the Ashwood in Wordsley but I had my 18th there and its a sh1thole in all honesty from what I remember. I want him to have it at a nicer place.

I have tried the Dudley Arms where we had our wedding reception but they have a wedding, and also the Whittington on the A449 by Kinver - also booked with a wedding.

Do you know of anywhere nice but not too expensive to try?

Thanks

[LisaDJ]

Ok could try there Thanks.

He used to know the bloke who owned the Ashwood, hence getting me a job there when I was 17 But its a dive and I want him to have a classy birthday

[Jessie]

(got up to no good at one particular college party with a rather lovely lady in a very short skirt )

And you say I corrupted you???

[Jessie]

Yeah you were 17, and you claim you were all sweetness and light till you met me............. nearly 20 years later!!! B0ll0cks!!!

[Jessie]

One big hiccup! And so far it's lasted 39 1/2 years

[Jessie]

Two words......

Steak pie!!!!

[LisaDJ]

Its ok

[BenF]

Lisa, there is a pub with a function room I went into about 3 years ago (I was at a wedding do there). I am afraid I cannot remember the name of it but I can tell you exactly where it is!

If you go down the hill past Dudley Zoo you come to the massive roundabout where you would turn left to go to the Dudley Guest - only you go straight on to go towards the Burnt Tree island (follow signs for M5). Then just before the left turn into the enormous Tesco, on the other side of the dual carriageway is a pub - well that is the one! It is quite a big place.

I would offer to get the name of the place when I next drive past it - I go that way from the M5 to my parents - but I have no idea when I shall next be going I am afraid.

[BenF]

that's the one!

[LisaDJ]

Ok will try that too, I think it might have to be a smaller place, especially as bigger places do get booked up for weddings

[BenF]

Ward Arms Ben

isn't it strange how we move away from an area but can remember all sorts of details about the place years later?!

I went to see a mate who had moved to a house in Gornal and told him I would show him some of the local pubs, but most of them were shut or had been replaced by new housing developments!

[BenF]

I remember some daft number plates

Mum's first car was 612DON

Dad had FOP177D, SFK333R

neighbour had FDA528F

my first head of department had NBP22R

head of department when I moved to Loughborough was B243ONR and his wife had D474NKY

how sad is that lot?!

[LisaDJ]

I remember mum and dad had one BDH 290Y - think it was a Vauxhall Carlton