Now, as Lanky points out; it was a dingy, pokey little hole, but, WE did like the pub! It's a typical old fashioned drinking hole (wipe your feet as you'd leave, type) and which sadly, there's not too many of these left nowadays. The Swan and Railway was apt for us at that particular time as the Wigan and Leigh British National Party started to find it's bearings and our popularity in the borough began to expand. So, it did it's job for us in the "beginning."
And as you are all more than aware, we have now grown to such an extent that we now hold meetings at venues that can accommodate in excess of 240 patriots, as last Tuesday evening proved.
So, do you think the hammer wielding HopenotHate outfit think they're getting one over on us because they believe they've "hijacked" our venue? It wouldn't surprise me to read on some leftist blog or website to have them put claim to such a move! Or, is it all just a smoke screen? Lest we forget that even our very own Lord Peter Smith, was out and about delivering HopenotHate leaflets in Leigh during the European Election campaign! Can you imagine a man of his "calibre" attending this meeting with the stench of stale ale, the aroma of the urinals and the waft from the deep fried chips and sausage interrupting his oxygen intake?
Remember that Manchester's Derek Adams successfully uncovered via the freedom of information act that the chambers of Manchester City Council were leased to the HopenotHate outfit not too long ago? Are they doing the same here in Wigan? It's plausable, maybe a little bit of digging by our own "cyber" activists could reveal the truth? It all seems a little to cosy for my liking, certainly with it being advertised in the papers and on the shops sandwich boards etc, or, are they just trying to entice trouble or create the trouble between themselves? We've certainly seen from past experiences how these misfits work haven't we!
Anyway, will our very own Mr(R)Ed be in attendance I wonder? Or, how about this little upstanding pillar of our community?
DOROTHY ABBOTT http://www.wigantoday.net/wigannews/Union-official-in-benefit-swindle.3034814.jp
And which her past roles have included:Chair of the Wigan Constituency Labour Party:Wigan Constituency Labour Party election agent.
Chair of the Wigan Labour Local Government Committee.
Chair of Wigan Constituency Labour Party candidate selection committee.
Promoter of Wigan Labour Party newsletters and election leaflets.
Chair of Wigan and Leigh Housing Board.
Chair of the board of Governors of Mere Oaks Special School.
Member of the board of Governors of Brookfield Community High School.
Member of the board of Governors of Oakfield Community High School.
Member of Wigan North Township Forum.
Chair of Wigan and Leigh United Against Racism.
Or, how about Tara Hewitt being in attendance:
Maybe, Wigan Council's Hate-Crime Coordinator Elliot Brown will show up? And I'm sure most of you will know of our Elliot, but, for those of you who don't? Here is what he wrote on the comments section on the Wigantoday website; in relation to an article " MAN LABELS WIGAN MOST RACIST PLACE IN BRITAIN" http://www.wigantoday.net/wigannews/Man-labels-Wigan-most-racist.3672696.jp?CommentPage=5&CommentPageLength=10#comments
elliot,17/01/2008 12:28:33
"Imbeciles was the old name for those children that are borne from incestuous relationships. It is a little known fact that a certain area within the borough of wigan and leigh had the highest rate of imbeciles in the UK. Its true to say that at one point in the history of the borough....some fathers thought on it as their priveledge to de-flower their daughters. Infact in some areas, it was the expectation.Thank goodness for new blood coming into the Borough. The aggression from some people on the issue of 'new blood coming into the area' is, the view of many,...that this is infact remnants of 'the good old days',..as it were!"
Now I must apologise for this video below in advance? But, if I could ever imagine a HopenotHate meeting then I feel this video fits the bill perfectly!
A glimpse of the inside of the Swan and Railway can be seen at 1:43!
Here Mr(R)Ed plays the leading role:
NO PARMESAN!!
