That's another fine tribute club
A Laurel and Hardy fan is to set up his own branch of the duo's international appreciation society in the Black Country.
A Laurel and Hardy fan is to set up his own branch of the duo's international appreciation society in the Black Country.
Phil Ruston, aged 50, has been a member of the official Laurel and Hardy appreciation society, 'Sons of the Desert', for 20 years and is planning to set up a new group.
Mr Ruston, who has been a fan of the duo since he was a small boy, took over the Royal Oak pub in Newton Street, West Bromwich, with wife Josie on November.
He had run branches of the group in other Black Country pubs over the years, but had struggled to set up a group at the Royal Oak, as the pub did not have a projector.
Fortunately one of the locals has helped out and now he is ready to get the society running with monthly films shows.