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Certainly doesn't in Wales.

 

Local chippy:

Chips on their own are just wrapped in paper.

Fish and chips comes in a cardboard box.

Pies and pasties in polystyrene containers.

Sausage and chips in paper.

Pizzas in cardboard box.

 

If you want a bag to carry any of it home you get charged 5p for a plastic bag.

 

 

Exactly the same in Scotland..... well in Glasgow at least.

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What about a chippie though

 

 

just the paper the`re wrapped in !!!

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The system in place in Scotland is that all bags paper or plastic have to be paid for (5p), this includes the paper bags at Mcdonalds, Chippie etc

 

 

 

Too slow posting this!!!! was beaton to it.

[Llangollen Canal]

As i asked the question and had some sensible replys i thought i`d let you know how we got on.

 

Fri, left the boatyard and turned right. had a very pleasant couple of hours cruising and moored up at The Narrowboat Inn for the night, nice pub, good food and beer wer`nt bad either.

 

Sat, friends joined us in the morning and we pushed on to Llangollen, really really enjoyed the trip, couple of locks, aquaducts and tunnels. not to many queues or delays and the sun shone the whole time. took us about 6 hrs.

 

Sun, what a contrast in the weather !!!!! rained the whole time but still a good day. we left Llangollen about 8am and dropped our friends back off at The Narrowboat Inn about 15;30. Pushed on to Ellesmere and moored up in the arm ready to return the boat Mon morning.

 

have to do it again some time soon

[Llangollen Canal]

I made my reply tong in cheek, maybe I shouldn't have, but why is everyone trying to dissuade the OP from actually going boating anywhere?

 

 

ditchcrawler, i`m too long in the tooth to take any notice of any of the naysayers (my passion is music festivals and you should see some of the sarcasm on the efestivals forum)

 

So the choice has been made, the collins map book bought and RIGHT it is

 

Thanks for the advice all (well almost all)

[Llangollen Canal]

Hi all, first time poster on here....... so here we go

 

My OH has just booked a boat for a w/end..... in fact next w/end!!!

 

So we have a desicion to make, when we come out of Blackwater Meadow Marina to we turn right and head down towards, and go over Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Llangolon or do we turn left.

 

The problem for me is that i`ve been over the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct a couple of times (day boat trip) but know nothing the canal between the boat yard and there. how busy will it be, how long will take, any good pubs etc.

 

on the other hand I know even less about the canal if I turn left!!!!

 

Any opinion/advice apprciated.