'The pub at the end of the road...' - Your Letters: March 25

The pub at the end of the road

Seems to have come to the end of its road

Boarded up and deserted it stands.

But sometimes, I swear

That you can still hear

The muffled murmurings

Of people inside;

The clinking of glass

The ‘clack’ of a domino,

Laughter and cheering

From those who passed long ago;

Ghosts drinking toasts

Haunting old haunts

Generations of regulars reunited

And so it seems, posthumously invited

To a weird celebration someone is giving

Perhaps they are holding a wake for the living

Whose pubs are being shut down

Who are seeing the end of their towns

‘We had the best of it’,

Says a voice from that inner throng

And I wonder, and then just wander along.

Alan Jones, Halesowen

MY PARKING FINE PAIN AFTER MEAL

In September last year, I visited the Waterfront in Walsall to dine at a restaurant. On leaving the venue, I made the attempt to pay for carparking as usual. I made the payment by phone and the payment was pending.

However, in the coming days, Euro Car Parks who operate on the site, didn't take my payment. The term pending was then wiped off my bank account. My bank confirmed the payment wasn't taken.

In the coming weeks, Euro Car Parks fined the registered owner £100 which she appealed for. The appeal was later rejected.

I have since contacted Euro Car Parks and insisted that I am happy to pay the original parking fee as I intended to do so at the time but they refused.

I will be paying the fine in the coming days but I felt I needed to get things off my chest, and I am also interested to know if this is a regular occurrence.

E Sidhu, Wednesfield

CALL TO PREVIOUS CARNIVAL QUEENS

Stourport Carnival committee is planning an event to celebrate 100 years of carnival to take place on Saturday, May 10, 7pm at Stourport Civic Centre. We are hoping that past carnival queens will get in touch and attend the event as well as the carnival itself on Saturday, September 6. 

Please email carnival secretary Laura Minor at [email protected]

Janet Allen, Sedgley

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