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Pity you didn't quote what you are referring to, Mal. I didn't see the previous post, and my mind is boggling 😮

The Cherry Tree was absolutely excellent for a while when a youngish couple ran it and brought in a really good chef. It was them who renamed it The Cherry Tree. They were really turning it around. The chef did fantastic Scotch eggs, and one of the best roasts I've ever had. If memory serves the then owner, for some reason known only to himself, took a dislike to them and what they were doing and sacked them all. And yes we weren't expecting a top class meal last Christmas, and we left it too late to book anywhere else, but we weren't expecting it for a hundred pounds EACH to be quite as terrible as it was. Stupid us. Not sure why you are confused by my post, Jazzer? Did I misremember? Now it's got even more confusing because my posts have been merged and your confused emoji is shown at the bottom of the second one instead of the first 🤣

Is there any reason why he wants to stay there rather than moving to another practice altogether? If he is in The Gardens catchment area, every GP I have seen there has been good. I have moved practices within the area twice. It's a very easy process.

I don't want to name a shop, but I have twice at this busy time of year had an issue, and yesterday was overcharged when buying a number of small things. If you are using a shop which doesn't give an itemised receipt, or doesn't give a receipt at all, just be aware that it might be a good idea to check that you are not paying over the odds (and if using cash, that you are given the right change for what you handed over). When staff are busy they might make mistakes.

As I had a moan on here about the truly abysmal Christmas meal we had at The Cherry Tree last year, I am redressing the balance by saying we had a really excellent Christmas meal at Franklins last night. Every course was absolutely delicious and really well cooked. The staff were lovely despite being exhausted and run off their feet. In particular, my sea bass was a large portion and cooked to perfection, in stark contrast to the small dried up portion The Cherry Tree provided, from which I was barely able to scrape a teaspoonful of flesh (that is not an exaggeration). And our Franklins meal cost less than half what we paid at The Cherry Tree (to be fair, that was on Christmas Day so the Cherry Tree costs would have been higher, but that doesn't excuse the appalling quality meal). Thank you again to Franklins for restoring our faith in eating out at Christmas!

Possibly not the same people though!

Well they seem to have got fed up with transporting this one, as it appears to have been dumped right outside the patio doors. Apart from the fact that it's not in an aesthetically pleasing position in the garden, it must be quite hard to get past it, especially if you are carrying something outside!

Well, I was interested to find that out. Another reason not to shop there.

I can't offer to do it, but wisteria has to be pruned twice a year. So you need a gardener who knows what they are doing rather than someone who will just come and hack it back regardless (though it might need that). https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/wisteria/pruning-guide Good luck! PS Has it flowered in previous years? Apparently they don't flower when they are young.

Well, it's always easy to find something to criticise others for. I don't think Earl has ever been banned?

Thank you, I haven't noticed those before.

What post are you replying to?

I think it's absolutely hideous 🤣 "Mystical space" ? How are they defining "mystical" exactly?

Do you have a link? I'm interested to see the wording.