Bamber Bridge Coffin Ceremony

[Ben-2000]

Might be worth setting up a Facebook 'event' page with all the info... this would reach more fans who don't necessarily use message boards...

[bazza]

I shall do my utmost to be there. Hope to meet some from this message board.

[Sparks Rover]

2 hours ago, J*B said:

Well organised Ozz. What sort of entertainment? Will there be any strippers? Cheers in advance. 

Aye, asset strippers

[Ozz]

4 hours ago, J*B said:

Well organised Ozz. What sort of entertainment? Will there be any strippers? Cheers in advance. 

Dunno. Each licencee is sorting their own pub out. There are about six or seven locations in the 'route'...all pubs inc Trades Hall. 

[MCMC1875]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burial_of_the_Coffin

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/6018756.Raising_the__dead__soccer_heroes/?ref=arc

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-14268607

Edited July 28, 2017 by MCMC1875

[MCMC1875]

https://storify.com/gazcook/photographs-of-the-last-three-coffin-parades

[Ozz]

The Hobb Inn and Trades Hall are having a proper day of it.

[bazza]

Been to the Hob Inn and saw the coffin.

Very good, too.  Then it was driven off in a car. I expected it to be pushed on a trolley or carried along the pavement with the good turnout following. But no.

I think they will stroll down through Brig in dribs and drabs.

Off to the Trades Hall now after a quick shop at Sainsbury's.

[Ozz]

Was a great do. Got a few good photos. Will put on when I can be arsed/get the site to work properly. 

Edited July 30, 2017 by Ozz

[Oldgregg86]

Went to hob inn. Whoever the singer was their was fantastic. Anyone need a singer , find him and get him booked. 

[Ozz]

April Moon in Band Pub were great-played Americana, Bowie etc. The guy was Canadian, when they lifted up the Blue And White coffin with a Chucky style doll dressed in a Rovers kit you coiuld see him think WTF am i doing here? And yes Hob Inn guy was a great singer too.

[Ozz]

[Ozz]

[Mike E]

Never seen you so cheerful Ozz

[Oldgregg86]

39 minutes ago, Mike E said:

Never seen you so cheerful Ozz

To be fair he was at a funeral 

[Ozz]

On 01/08/2017 at 00:21, Mike E said:

Never seen you so cheerful Ozz

Maybe at the end of a particularly turgid EWMC meeting, possibly in January. 

[arbitro]

7 minutes ago, MGPensioner said:

Does promotion mean the raising of the coffin ?

Three games to resurrect our coffin. ?

[Rover_Shaun]

4 hours ago, MGPensioner said:

Does promotion mean the raising of the coffin ?

Yes but thanks to the pimple faced Nobber pissheads trashing Brig about 7 years ago there is no chance of their ever being a proper ceremony again (involving a free reign en masse day out at the pubs)

Edited April 21, 2018 by Rover_Shaun

[darrenrover]

4 hours ago, arbitro said:

Three games to resurrect our coffin. ?

Hopefully not 49 to re bury the bugger!!

[bob fleming]

4 hours ago, MGPensioner said:

Does promotion mean the raising of the coffin ?

Yep. You going to arrange it and turn up for once or just critique from afar? 

Any meaningful positive contribution from you would be a welcome surprise. 

[darrenrover]

9 minutes ago, bob fleming said:

Yep. You going to arrange it and turn up for once or just critique from afar? 

Any meaningful positive contribution from you would be a welcome surprise. 

Bob:

'Sunrise, wrong side of another day,

Sky high and 6,000 miles away,

Don't know how long I've been awake, Wound up in an amazing state,

Can't get enough and you know it's the righteous stuff,

Dack's value goes up like prices at Christmas

WE're THE Rovers, you can call US THE Rovers, alright!'

Hopefully you'll be cheerleader at Donny and Charlton pal. 

It should be 2 great occasions to be a Rover.

[Mattyblue]

The 2001 ceremony was a great day from what I remember of it, though it did have the extra boost of it being a promotion to the PL.

Edited April 23, 2018 by Mattyblue

[Rover_Shaun]

3 hours ago, MCMC1875 said:

There was a proper ceremony in 2015 for Preston's last promotion. It was the main part of a carnival in Bamber Bridge, with several floats, large cowds and Station Road closed for the afternoon. There was no trouble as far as I can remember. Rovers coffin lowering in 2012 was not allowed in Bamber Bridge, a smaller ceremony was held at Ewood instead. Rovers coffin lowering in 2017 took place on a much smaller scale than traditionally, there was no carnival , no large crowds  and no road closure, the coffin was just taken from pub to pub in a car.

Because it was absorbed into the family carnival. The last proper coffin bash as they have been known was when the nobbers went down in 2012 and they messed it up forever. Station road was blocked with pissheads outside every pub with 7 black Mariahs for the ensuring fights and criminal damage. 

[tomphil]

Wasn't it something to do with a big Man U match on TV that meant some of the pubs were full of glory boys and ended in bother with day tripping nobbers ?

[Hanks]

Just spotted a post on Facebook from Rovers Trust, Rovers Trust - The Official Supporters Trust of Blackburn Rovers FC

 

Rovers Trust - The Official Supporters Trust of Blackburn Rovers FC
Yesterday at 16:57 · 
The traditional coffin raising ceremony which follows a Blackburn Rovers promotion season is due to take place on July 22nd in Bamber Bridge, subject to Police approval.

The organising committee are looking for volunteer marshals to help with the events on the day, and The Trust are appealing for people to help. Please contact us via oliver.jones@roverstrust.co.uk if you can help, or just DM this account.