I remember going to Wales in the 70s and everything was closed on a Sunday, shops, pubs, just about everything but churches, much more so than in England.
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Wasn’t England exactly the same? There was no Sunday trading until the late eighties wasn’t there? Pubs was 95 iirc for their all day opening.I remember going to Wales in the 70s and everything was closed on a Sunday, shops, pubs, just about everything but churches, much more so than in England.
Imagine living life without having the option of enjoying a Sunday club, shit that.Wasn’t England exactly the same? There was no Sunday trading until the late eighties wasn’t there? Pubs was 95 iirc for their all day opening.
Pubs and corner shops were open in England in the early 1970s but not much else. If you went out for a quiet drink on a Sunday afternoon you'd hardly see another car on the road. Most people stopped in. I went shopping this Sunday and it was chaotic the shops were so busy. A pity though because Sunday had a real lazy feel about it.Wasn’t England exactly the same? There was no Sunday trading until the late eighties wasn’t there? Pubs was 95 iirc for their all day opening.
Because we've grew up probably,that or there's more foreignersI remember going to Wales in the 70s and everything was closed on a Sunday, shops, pubs, just about everything but churches, much more so than in England.
I lived in North Wales in the early 1980s, very quiet on a Sunday.I remember going to Wales in the 70s and everything was closed on a Sunday, shops, pubs, just about everything but churches, much more so than in England.
Corner shops were always open here. It was noticeable to us as kids that Wales was completely shut. Pubs, corner shops, everything.Pubs and corner shops were open in England in the early 1970s but not much else. If you went out for a quiet drink on a Sunday afternoon you'd hardly see another car on the road. Most people stopped in. I went shopping this Sunday and it was chaotic the shops were so busy. A pity though because Sunday had a real lazy feel about it.
1994 was the Sunday Trading Act. I think pubs were open on Sundays before then though.Wasn’t England exactly the same? There was no Sunday trading until the late eighties wasn’t there? Pubs was 95 iirc for their all day opening.
Clubs would be open for a couple of hours on Sunday afternoons - usually 12 'til 2, then reopen from 7 to 10:30.1994 was the Sunday Trading Act. I think pubs were open on Sundays before then though.
A couple of folk have told me previously they had the same experience when in Wales back in the day, everywhere closed.Corner shops were always open here. It was noticeable to us as kids that Wales was completely shut. Pubs, corner shops, everything.
Religion seems to be more of a thing in everyday life in Scotland and Northern Ireland than it does in England.
A couple of folk have told me previously they had the same experience when in Wales back in the day, everywhere closed.
We were in Dublin in 95 and trawled around for ages trying to get the nod on the 3 or 4 pubs that might let you in on a Sunday afternoon.Back in the 70s one of the the only places you could drink in Wales on a Sunday were Butlins holiday camps
I was a student when all day pub opening came was introduced in the 90s. This also coincided with Sky getting the rights to live football so there would be a match on the big screen which we would go down to watch regardless of who was playing.
I remember being in Ireland in the late 90s where you weren't allowed into pubs between 2-5pm but if you were already in there at 2pm you could stop all afternoon.