Frog & Frigate - Re-opening

[Mattio]

 

[buctootim]

Why did it close in the first place? Anyone know?

[Dimond Geezer]

Looking forward to it. Don't just turn up though, the first three nights are ticket only, £10 each & includes your first drink & limited to 100 each night.

[Mattio]

Why did it close in the first place? Anyone know?

I believe it was something to do with capacity and fire regulations so they couldn't keep the licence.

[CB Saint]

First pub I ever got barred from.

[buctootim]

First pub I ever got barred from.

 

Hard to get barred from there unless you sat quietly and read a book - given yelling, singing, snogging, spilling beer and dancing on tables were all encouraged.

[CB Saint]

Hard to get barred from there unless you sat quietly and read a book - given yelling, singing, snogging, spilling beer and dancing on tables were all encouraged.

 

Being fifteen wasn't

[miserableoldgit]

I was there the night the pub originally opened when it was, I think, the first pub that the Ringwood Brewery ever opened.

[Lets B Avenue]

I was there the night the pub originally opened when it was, I think, the first pub that the Ringwood Brewery ever opened.

 

Went every night of the first week. Mate got a bar job for the Friday, which made it much easier to get served and we always stayed on for the lock-ins.

 

Remember the old W. Indian who they got in to play the piano. Great musician, but turned out to be somewhat dodgy for other reason. IIRC

[Dr Who?]

Blimey!

[krissyboy31]

Many a good night spent in there, after Ocean Village had kicked out. Used to use it before matches the first few seasons at St Mary's.

[Marsdinho]

Derek rates himself.

[Sour Mash]

Anyone know how close they are to opening the Wool House as a pub/brewery?

[KK the 2nd]

Remember ordering a pint of Frogs Original Croaker and being told "FOC off"!

[eesti matty]

Fairly close. Apoarently things were delayed by some modifications that needed to be made, plus some asbestos removal.

[Wade Garrett]

I remember it being frequented by the great unwashed on the one occasion I went in there.

[Sour Mash]

I remember it being frequented by the great unwashed on the one occasion I went in there.

Skates?

[Wade Garrett]

Skates?

 

Worse, students.

[swannymere]

Come up and see me, make me smile..Wooah.

[sussexsaint]

Took my son to the first home game of the season and was gutted when we walked passed the old place boarded up. Took a photo on my mobile and proceeded to bore the brains out of him with tales of spit sawdust and singing until you were hoarse.

 

I had feared it was the sort of place that would never rise again, lost to the mists of time and legend whilst wetherspoons and other chained behemoths forced their globalised , homogenised crap down peoples throats.

 

I have forgotten some bloody great times in that place.

 

I'' try and upload the pic via tapatalk if I can

[sussexsaint]

 

Not sure why I felt compelled to take a photo of the place that day. Seeing it like that pulled at something deep inside me. Probably pretty pathetic but it was so inextricably linked with a time in my life that was carefree and happy. I loved the Canute as well, whats that now ? a bloody estate agents or something?

Edited 10 February, 2015 by sussexsaint

[Saint_Ash]

OHHH YES! I work in Ocean Village and drive past there quite often looking forlornly at the boarded up windows. I started going there 20 years ago and had some of my best nights out there. Was great having to go upstairs to get to the toilet downstairs! Even today Starman came on the radio this morning on Solent and I thought of the Frog and Frigate, twas a premonition.