Hello, Berko!
Another big week for music in town live gigs, tribute acts, classical and opera all happening within a few days of each other. There’s a great looking guided walk happening on Sunday and we look briefly at Berko’s hotels.
Quick mention of the Band Against Cancer gig we listed a few weeks back which raised over £4,000 for charity. Berko native Stefan Rieckenberg plays bass for headliners BABYSTEP and it’s so good to see local talent doing well and doing good at the same time.
In this week's check-in:
Royalty, exiles, and the Berko landlady who turned down Versailles
What's happenin' this week
Sports, dogs & music
Let’s get into it.
Take It Easy - checking out Berko’s hotel history
Desperados at the Vyne on Sunday — a full Eagles tribute marking 50 years of Hotel California — is, admittedly, a fairly tenuous reason to look into the history of Berko's coaching inns. But that’s where we’ve arrived.