The Old Grocers

13/09/2026

11/09/2026

Message to reserve your tickets

02/09/2026

We are quizzing Tonight. Would you like to join us ? We have a couple of tables free so drop us a message to book yours. Starts at 8 pm .

01/09/2026

"The atmosphere is electric."

The Book Fairies are sharing copies of The Manchester Chronicles by Clint Boon around the UK today!

Who will be lucky enough to spot one outside The Old Grocers pub in Pontefract?

About the book:

A born storyteller, Clint Boon pieces together a collage of often hilarious stories to give us a unique take on the city's coming of age alongside his own. At art school, rehearsal studios and sweaty gigs, we meet the movers and shakers of Manchester, often well before they were famous, as they came together to forge their identities and put the city on the map.

Be it a near-fatal tour bus crash, or suffering the ignominy of being on Top of The Pops one week and signing on the dole the next - while your former roadie, Noel, makes pop history - Clint entertainingly captures the mayhem of music, success and the city's extraordinary musical family.

Encountering bands like Buzzcocks, Joy Division, The Fall, New Order, the Smiths, James, the Stone Roses, the Happy Mondays, Elbow and Oasis, raconteur Clint tells the Manchester legend not as an exhaustive history, but as what it felt like to be there at the time, taking the trip of a lifetime.

29/08/2026

A little change to next week’s music
The fantastic Jim Burke band will be with us.