aliceBB Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Didn't they use to be called Youth Clubs? Can't see it takiing off nowadays... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anywebsite Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 I don't know. A lot of pubs have started concentrating on food to replace the lost trade on alcohol. People don't drink & drive like they used to, they don't want to take kids to loud rowdy pubs full of obnoxious drunken deaf pensioners, etc. There's teenagers who can't get served in pubs now too, muslims & other people who don't drink. I can't see them being on every street corner, but there is probably room for a few places open in the evening not serving alcohol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vague_Boy Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 This could bring about a return of the Coffee Bars of the 1950's. That gave us Cliff Richard. HELP !!! Causal link between the two? Temperance bars used to be popular back before 'war, according to my grandparents. They did a wide selection of high quality soft drinks that are really hard to find these days. Maybe there could be a market for one in Sheffield. Sorry, just checked the calendar and it's 2014, not 1932. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anywebsite Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 If there is any causal link between bars that don't serve alcohol & Cliff Richard, they should be outlawed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem1st Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 Causal link between the two? Sorry, just checked the calendar and it's 2014, not 1932. The economic situation has quite a lot of similarities... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 How's a 16 old boy supposed to get some upstairs-outsidesys action if they can't ply a 16 year old girl with white lightening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anywebsite Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 It's true! Abort! I knew there must be a reason they all shut down... http://www.45-rpm.org.uk/dirc/cliffr.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcoblog Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 This could bring about a return of the Coffee Bars of the 1950's. That gave us Cliff Richard. HELP !!! I thought it was the Beatles who did Help!. Did Cliff do Sergeant Pepper as well then? I'm confused ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Society does not need more division. Lord Voldemort is alive and living in No 10 Downing Street it seems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Drinking has been falling, particularly the amount of drinking in younger age groups as confirmed by multiple surveys and alcohol sales, the amount of pubs and clubs has been falling. The only age group to show an increase in drinking, and visits to the pub is the over 60s. Maybe we don't want to encourage people to drink. But socialising is a good thing, and with an ever increasing proportion of young people who do not drink, surely venues that they can attend which are devoid of alcohol are a good thing. I see no particular reason why alcohol free venues would be good. Just because they choose not to drink doesn't mean that drinking puts them of. And, such venues already exist anyway. And I say this as a relatively young person who is a heavy drinker. Very few of my friends wish to attend pubs, and even I am now put off, due to a lack of people my own age frequenting them. If there were alcohol free bars, I would be quite likely to reduce my drinking and attend. Why don't you go to a cafe or coffee shop then? Or just have a coke in the pub? When I have had the opportunity to visit cannabis cafes and shisha cafes in the past with friends, I've gone, had fun, and not drunk a drop of alcohol. Are you convinced that you have no choices when going out apart from to go to the pub? ---------- Post added 10-01-2014 at 07:36 ---------- Pubs don't specialise in soft drinks, they usually charge high prices for crap ones & they tend to attract people who are drinking. Cafes & coffee shops usually close in the evening, and pretty much just do coffee. Temperance bars used to be popular back before 'war, according to my grandparents. They did a wide selection of high quality soft drinks that are really hard to find these days. Maybe there could be a market for one in Sheffield. A lot of young people do drink less than their parents, or don't drink at all. There are more people who don't drink for religious reasons too. A variation on a cafe that is open later in the evening (although Chemist never said anything about the times of opening). If there were a market for good quality soft drinks, and profit in selling them at a reasonable price, I'd expect the existing pubs to cash in on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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