ferme park road post office closing

David

Matt, did you ever go into the Nicholas Nickleby? I keep promising myself to go in for at least a jar but it scares the shit out of me from the outside _(and I go into the 12 pins on match day...)_. I've started trying to convince Andy to hold my hand and go in...

matt

Yes, twice, before the no-smoking ban - which seems a shame. It's bloody cold in there, but they did a reasonable enough range of drinks and snacks, a jukebox, quiz, bar billiards, dart board and a pool table (I think?). I've been in much worse, including the 12 pins! Not sure what it's like on a busy night. I have a nicer local now in The Noble.

tosscat

The NN is fine. If you ever happen to be using the launderette it's quite nice to go and have a sit in and read the paper. It's run down obviously and I wouldn't recommend the wine (they blew dust off the bottle when I ordered one and it was already open), but it's fine for a pint. Probably not a destination pub.

Ali

You won’t believe it but when it opened it was featured in the Evening Standard as a trendy wine in the up and coming Ferme Park Rd area. That must have been about 18 years ago or so. The rooms on the left as you look at the pub used to be the old Printers who gave the space to the Landlord when he died hence the old shop front is sill there! It also used to be a great lock in place (like the Faltering was in the early days) before the extra opening hours !

It has really possible potential if it got a bit cleaned up etc as it has a massive catchment area around it with little competition unless you get to SGR.

I think its web site says it all !

http://www.nicholasnickleby.co.uk/#/home/4523114476

Someone should get a few pints form the landlord ands sort his web site out

David

Is this true? _"Sunday lunches are a specialty with excellent value meals produced from the finest produce, generally coming from Henry Brewer's own organic farm in Sussex."_

andy

If we bought the Nicholas Nickleby, we could buy the post office as well. Then Londis would crush us.

andy

*Someone should get a few pints form the landlord ands sort his web site out* If this isn't your thing, David, then I've misjudged you.

Ali

Could be turned into the place for drinks before and after the Triangle ?

There could be a pot of gold there !

andy

<http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2008/02/why-save-our-local-post-offices.htm>; Lynne Featherstone's contribution to the post office discussion. Sadly nothing about biscuits.

dominic

<i>hurry up we close at eleven</i>

What a great call to action.

Ian

Has whoever put that link up kept up with the discussion?

I only say that as I fear the people coming here to see our intelligent discourse on the future of the post office will wonder why on earth Lynn the has pointed her website readers to a conversation about biscuits and pubs?

On the latter point: Friday, so its off to the Noble with me.

matt

Was in FPR PO today, a real pleasure. Stopped by at Londis for some Shopping and had a quick peek in the NN pub. I miss Ferme Park Road - though not for the parking. Just wrote an email to the "consultation". Fat load of good it will likely do!

matt

There was a massive queue of people the other day outside the Crouch End PO, quite an organised protest about the closure with police and everything! 

Ian

If only they went in and bought stuff from it regularly instead - that would be a protest worth doing ...

Folks, it's just a shop - let it go.

matt

Ferme Park post office is streets better than two other local-ish post offices, so I can't subscribe to your train of thought sorry

SimonB

Victoria Wood was out in protest at the Highgate Village post Office closing protest this morning (at least that's what the interview on Radio 5 claimed) ... I wonder if James McAvoy would be interested in protesting outside Ferme Park?

jandb

There was a small protest outside Ferme Park Road PO on Saturday morning as well .... well either that or a long queue for the bus.

matt

Isn't John Simm a closer resident?

Ian

More wisdom...

http://hopisen.wordpress.com/2008/03/20/all-right-all-right/#more-166

dion

<http://hopisen.wordpress.com/2008/03/20/all-right-all-right/#more-166>;

dion

Ha! Markdown genius at work