woodie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > why 8 children? sometimes more..dads club. Those > great times. uplands then was ace , everybody was > welcoming, they knew theyd have to clear up a bit > after we were gone, but we'd tip. kids r older > now. those days are gone. broody, moi? As a previous manager of above mentioned Uplands , I remember large groups of mums , dads , and kids coming in on any day of the week and some of my waitresses more than happy to literally become surrogate child minders.( louise and Janacke spring to mind) more so on quiet weekday afternoons. I dont know what its like in there now but we will soon be launching our new venture in the area which will include similar coffee and lunch sessions.