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The Guardian - Life & Style • Jan. 23, 2026, 8:40 a.m.
The pub that changed me: ‘As soon as I got behind the bar, I panicked’
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What could be better than working at the Friendship Inn with my best friend, Ned? Almost anything else, as it turned out I adored pubs.
They were my natural home. And now, thanks to my best friend, Ned, I’d got a job at the Friendship Inn in Prestwich.
It was the mid-1980s, and I was in my early 20s, preparing for the first shift. What could be better than working in a pub called the Friendship alongside my bezzy?
They were my natural home. And now, thanks to my best friend, Ned, I’d got a job at the Friendship Inn in Prestwich.
It was the mid-1980s, and I was in my early 20s, preparing for the first shift. What could be better than working in a pub called the Friendship alongside my bezzy?
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