I went to Refresh in the Concourse at Skelmersdale because I was enticed in. The sign said a cup of tea and a slice of cake £1.75. I asked for the offer and was told that they had no cake. Instead I was offered a blueberry muffin in a bag and a cup of tea, £2.05. I feel I have been "Grouponed."
Is a muffin a cake I ask myself? If it is I am going to have to visit every McDonalds in West Lancashire (2). I have discussed this with Miss Victoria and she tells me it is. I am not convinced. But then she tells me a doughnut is a cake. In fact she tells me that anything with cake in title is a cake. Which may linguistically be correct but what about Pontefract Cakes, pancakes and cakes of soap. They may be cakes but not the sort I am championing on your behalf. Trust me reader, I won't let you down.
The blueberry muffin smells of chemicals, they all do. Its not the fault of Refresh, its the bag. I think it may have come from a small bakery just outside Fukushima. In my mind I think I can even hear a geiger counter going off but its a false alarm - it's just my tinnitus. I had thought there was a real buzz about this place and now I know what that buzzing is. Perhaps I should have worn protective clothing before eating it, in my case thats usually a good idea even if it is only a bib. I still eat it because after all I have said, a cake is a cake.
Refresh is interesting though. Its small and cozy. Sitting there is like you've moved in with Harry Potter in Book One. I am in the cupboard under the stairs. Hedwig will arrive at any moment and the man on the next table looks like Dobbie but not so well dressed. But at least I get to read the papers. Tragic news, Davy Jones has died. I liked Davy but I remember that The Monkees brought in Mickey Dolenz because Davy could not reach the high notes. We have lost some musical talent recently. Davy, Amy and of course Whitney. But thankfully we were spared from losing George Michael, who has pledged to keep on with his song-writing and touring. How's that for a double whammy!
All the Skelmersdale buses call here. 311, 375,385 and 3a.
Refresh, New Market Hall, The Concourse, Southway, Skelmersdale. WN8 6HB
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- The Scone Ranger
- I am the Scone Ranger. I have been posted to West Lancashire until March 2015, and I have set myself a mission. Each week for those 3 and a half years I will visit a different place in West Lancashire (preferably by public transport) in order to have a cup of tea, a piece of cake and a sit down. I'll then share this with you so that you know the best places to go and how to get there. Just to make sure that I get treated just the same as you, and get no preferential status by way of my elevated role as cake taster, I will wear my mask when visiting each place. Hence my name, The Scone Ranger. Yours Scone
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