TheNoiseThatWeMade

‘ A beam of light in a flash, lifts you up to where you know that you can choose to never have to feel that way again Rushing through the stars, captivated by the worlds beyond So far, unknown Floating in a car, past the gates that must destroy dark calm You aren't alone, it's a small world, and you've grown. ’ Roddy Frame’s ‘Small World’ was playing in the background as I stood waiting at the bar in the Cross Scythes pub in Norton Lees. It made me begin to recollect landlord ‘Ken’ from Craig Cash’s BBC comedy series ‘ Early Doors ’. John Henshaw plays a pub landlord at The Grapes; a typical northern pub with its regulars adding charm and comedic warmth to the series. Ken Dixon was your archetypal pub landlord in age, early fifties and as Tom appeared round the bar to snap me out of my daze there was a clear difference, by at least 20 years! Tom, Cross Scythes   The Cross Scythes is an imposing detached pub with a beer, food (using Thornbridge beer ...