Those of you familiar with the CFZ blog Still on the Track may have seen my recent postings concerning the composition of editorials from the Edwin Waugh pub in Heywood, Lancashire.
The JD Wetherspoons venue takes its name from a local poet named - you guessed it - Edwin Waugh. Having said that, he wasn't actually a Heywood man; rather he was from nearby Rochdale but the 'Wethies' there took the name 'Regal Moon' for some reason so I imagine the Heywood managers decided to undo the insult to the borough's famous bard.
Now, for many years I laboured under the misapprehension that Edwin Waugh was the father of the more widely known Evelyn Waugh. Apparently they're no relation so when playing tour-guide to non-local friends, I've inadvertantly been telling porkies.
Mr Waugh wrote a variety of literature but is most famous for his poetry written in the Lancashire dialect. His talent was such that he became rather a local legend and has been referred to as Lancashire's answer to Scotland's Robert Burns.
Anyone interested in finding out more about Edwin Waugh or the Lancashire dialect can contact the Edwin Waugh Society
The JD Wetherspoons venue takes its name from a local poet named - you guessed it - Edwin Waugh. Having said that, he wasn't actually a Heywood man; rather he was from nearby Rochdale but the 'Wethies' there took the name 'Regal Moon' for some reason so I imagine the Heywood managers decided to undo the insult to the borough's famous bard.
Now, for many years I laboured under the misapprehension that Edwin Waugh was the father of the more widely known Evelyn Waugh. Apparently they're no relation so when playing tour-guide to non-local friends, I've inadvertantly been telling porkies.
Mr Waugh wrote a variety of literature but is most famous for his poetry written in the Lancashire dialect. His talent was such that he became rather a local legend and has been referred to as Lancashire's answer to Scotland's Robert Burns.
Anyone interested in finding out more about Edwin Waugh or the Lancashire dialect can contact the Edwin Waugh Society
