It was pointed out to me tonight that the cards on Tav Trumps were starting to get a little out of date. Some of the people in the game no longer frequented the Meg as often, and some of the new regulars were missed out. I've replaced about 10 cards with some familiars faces from the pub. Pit Rosie against Craig, Thornton against Carl, and see who would be victorius between Boony and Shez. Click here to try out the new version of the game

While sorting through the pictures of Chloe's party (which were kindly provided by Dave Hare and Lori), I noticed this striking similarity. I'm probably gonna be a dead man for posting this but I think its funny. The photo's for Chloe's Buckin Bronco 19th Birthday party are now online. Check them out to see some brilliant shots of Carl and Karen and a few other literally grabbing the bull by its horn.

Late Saturday night 1st October vandals attempted to steal Danni's old Fiesta off the carpark at around 3am. When they coudln't get it moved more than a few metres they set fire to the car, which as you can see from the picture completely wrecked it and damaged 2 other cars in the process. Danni has some pictures on her blog.

Here's Danni's account of what happened taken from her blog..

Yet another Fancy Dress party, and what a fantastic night it was. It was Naomi's 21st birthday and she picked the Theme "Hero's and Villains". Everyone made a superb effort and there were some hilarious costumes, including Belf dressed up as Scooby Doo. Naomi dressed as Marilyn Manson, and Danni was made a great Willy Wonka. The big shock of the night was Christian actually dressing up for a change. To find out more and see the photo's click here..

The annual Walmsley BBQ is infamous with the old regulars from the Meg. Rob, never one to go with the norm of burgers and hotdogs decided to beat last years shark and goat menu and opt this time for a full spit-roasted pig! Of course, we all know that only one thing is going to happen when men, beer, and a dead animal come together...

I've encoded a video to show you what I mean. Its online in Flash Video format so you will need Macromedia flash player to view it. There are two copies of the file, one medium size and one small size. Select the one you think is best suited for your connection speed

I've finally got round to posting the photo's of Zophia's 21st online. The youngest of the Walmsley's Zoph celebrated her birthday in style with a Fairytale themed Fancy dress party. It was a cracking night and loads of people made an effort to dress up. To find out more and see the photo's click here

The pub went full out this year to celebrate Comic Relief and Red Nose Day, and if u've heard any disturbing rumours about Si Cope dancing starkers on the pool table to the Cha Cha slide to raise £125 for charity then I'm afraid they're all true. Yes it was a disturbing experience, but good on the lad for literally having the balls to do it. To find out more about Si and the rest of the night click here

Over the Christmas period the Roaring Meg has featured in articles by the Chronicle and the Sentinel. Both papers have ran stories on our 2005 calendar, and their write up's have been superb (even if they can't spell some names correctly). I've included a scanned copy of all of the reports below. I have also included a copy of the article the chronicle did on the sponsored waxing..

The text from the Sentinel article also appears on their webpage here

You may not be aware but the Roaring Meg has very close ties with a number of other people and bars around the world. I've created a section to tell you a little bit more about them all.

We've got friends in Thailand, Japan, Holland and many many more places. To find out more then click here

Who can believe that yet another year is over. The Meg was the place to be this year with tickets being like gold dust. The theme of the night was the Rocky Horror Picture Show and although when it was first announced people didn't seem to enthusiastic when it came to the crunch, men and women alike didn't let us down and turned out in their stockings and suspenders. Click here to see the photo's

It all started as joking conversation one morning between Rob, Ecke, Chris and Sam about getting all of the staff to strip for a calendar girls style calendar to raise money for charity. Before we knew it Chris had somehow managed to persuade all of the girls that it was a good idea and a photo shoot had been planned. Early one Saturday and Sunday morning before the pub opened everyone arrived without a clue of what to expect but it didn't take them long to figure out their shots and get in position to pose for the camera. A few days later the photo's went off to the printers and earlier this week the calendars arrived.

The calendar features all of the female bar staff and for a taster of what to expect check out the picture to the left. All profits raised from the calendar are being equally divided between Breast Cancer charities and Biddulph In Bloom.

This years pre-Christmas disco had the theme "School Disco" and everyone was asked to dig out their old school uniforms for the night (a lot easier for some than others). At least 80% of the pub turned up wearing shirts and ties, and all the girls skirts seemed a lot shorter and the tops were unbuttoned down further than how I remember them when I was at school. Click here to check out the photo's from the night

On Saturday 20th November, resident DJ John "The Cheesemeister" Cornelius had his stag do. 35 pub regulars descended on to Chester for an afternoon of the most drunken bowling you've ever seen and a night out on the town. As everyone knows pranks are a common part of any stag do and Johns was no exception. As a surprise we'd organised to get him a Snow White costume to wear out for the day. The bowling staff were really shocked when a drunken Snow White and an overly sized dwarf (yep John had got his best man a costume too) fell through the door at lunch time.

The funniest part of the day was first thing in the morning. John had been told to expect a lift to the pub at 10.30. What he didn't expect was Ecke had planned a daring

Mondays quiz was taken over by the Roaring Meg F.C.'s charity waxing to raise money for the McMillan hospital. Ad, Bill, Rich, Si and Ecke all stepped up and had body parts waxed for money. At first count they raised well over £400, and are a lot smoother in certain areas. To find out the full story and to see pictures of Si's balls being waxed then click here.

If there is one thing that the Meg is becoming famous for, its the Fancy Dress parties that are held. This halloween was no expection with loads of people dressing up. There were witches and devils gallore, an appearance from Supergirl, and even a few of the scariest (or should that be funniest) Dracula's you've ever seen. John was DJ'ing and hosted a Best costume competition that this year involved quite a nasty drinking game. For more info and the photo's click here.

The following is taken straight out of the Biddulph Chronicle - A pub raised £1000 to buy equipment for 2 hospitals when Mick Waters and his staff at The Roaring Meg, Pennine Way, Biddulph, held a charity evening last Saturday (11th September). The event had been organised by Jo Garner (pictured left) for the M.A.S.T scanner appeal at Macclesfield and ward 100 at the University hospital of North Staffordshire. Regulars dug deep into their pockets after an evening of live music and a barbecue and bought tickets for a raffle drawn on the night. The scanner appeal's Janet Ward is pictured receiving the cheque.

Finally you'll be glad to here that I've had chance to upload and write a review of Chloe's 18th Birthday. As with all Meg parties it was fancy dress and the theme of the night was Action Man and Barbie. Loads of people came in costume, and we had a night of some of the most adventurous drinking games the pub has ever seen. To see Chloe in full as "Roller Barbie" and look at the pics then click here

Yet another 21st Birthday in the pub.. this time it was Mick's eldest daughter Danni's turn to celebrate. The theme of the night was Cowboys and Indians and loads of people made the effort to come dressed up. Danni dressed up in a Dolly Parton-esque cowgirl outfit and set the standard for the whole night. The night was a complete blast so to find out more about more and to see all of the pictures from the night, click here

Forget about the England Vs France match on Sunday, an even bigger game will be taking place on the Sunday afternoon.

On Sunday afternoon the Meg A will be playing cricket against the Meg B. This will be the competition to beat all other competitions. One side managered by Rob Walmsley and the other led out by Gogo! It will surely be an afternoon to remember.

The match starts a 2pm at Mill Hayes Cricket club. Please turn up and show your support for our boys. For those that can't attend I'll be there to take some pictures for the website and give a blow by blow review of the match.

If anyone is interested in joining either team then either have a word with Ecke, Mick, Rob, or Gogo in the Meg.

Last Sunday morning the pub's current football team played a friendly match against the pubs new B side. It was the B Side's (managed by quiz master Rob Walmsley) first ever match and also their first ever practise together. Phil Hazeldine did an outstanding job of finding a pitch - the one he chose was on a slope and had grass about 1 foot high. That didn't ruin play though and the final result was 8-4 to the A-Team. I'd like to give a more indepth report but I slept in and missed the match - I'll speak to some of the players soon to find out more.

Also this Sunday at 10.30am there will be a pub cricket match. I'm still awaiting more details but will post them here when I know more.

Although this isn't really news worthy - I thought that it was funny and worth a mention. Both me and Naked Pete appear to have been caught on camera out on the town in Hanley. I'm not sure whats worse though - being caught on camera in Creation, or being caught on camera with Pete. I only have vague memory of the photo being taken. It's currently on the Creation website but as you have to register to view it I've included a screen grab here . And yes - I was very very drunk by that point in the night

I've just received these pictures from when Mick, Pheno, Eddie and some of the other lads met Jimmy Greaves. Click on either picture for a bigger version.

I don't have any information on where the pictures were taken but I'll update as soon as I do. Cheers to Steve for the pics.

Saturday 18th April was the annual visitor from Mick's mates from Holland. Apparantely they've visited every year for the past 10 years. After a day watching Tottenham, they all descended on the Meg for a party.......

To find out more about what happened and for all of the pictures from the night, click here

St George's Day falls on a Friday this year and to celebrate Mick and Chris are throwing a special event. All that I can tell you is that it will involve lots of singing and possibly some flags... I'll leave the rest up to your imagination. So don't forget... next Friday (23rd April).

After months of waiting I've finally got round to sorting through the pictures taken on the night of Phil and Janes wedding party. The happy couple got married in Jamaica and then held a party for friends and family in the Meg when they got home. Click here for the photo's

Let me introduce you to Umberto, our genuine Italian Chef (yep, this time it's not Mick with a fake moustache and an Italian phrase book). He has been working at the Meg for about month now cooking Italian dishes ranging from Pizza and Pasta to Brushetta and Polli dishes (someone has confirmed that Polli is actually Italian for Chicken and not dead parrot like we first thought). If you've not tried any of the food out yet then what are you waiting for as its fantastic. This guy is a bloody good chef and his food has become a massive hit with the regular's. Prices are really cheap and the food is served between 7pm - 10.30pm.

There appears to have been a boom in the number of members of staff employed at the Meg since they started serving food. Its taken me a while but I've finally got photo's of all of them. There is even a special halloween surprise when you roll your mouse over a couple.

On Friday 27th February, Chris's family, friends and the pub regulars all gathered together to celebrate her 50th birthday. She had no idea about the party and just thought a few members of her family were coming over for a quiet drink. It was an excellent night and a great start to the events for 2004. Apparantely I managed to take photographs of all but one person in the pub.

Find out more and view the photo's here

After the popularity of Tav Trumps I've been working on a new simple game called Meg Memory. Find the matching card pairs in as few moves as possible. Once you've completed the game, add your score to the "Meg Memory" league table and see how you've done compared to all of your friends. I've added two card decks so far but expect regular updates and more decks very soon. Click here to play

Over the past few days on the pub guestbook, we've been discussing the websites look-a-like page as I thought it was in desparate need of an update. Have you ever thought anyone in the pub looks like somebody famous, if you have then somebody else probably has as well and they're included on the site. To see the latest Roaring Meg look-a-likes click here.