Filling the room with aromatic fumes were the members of Worcester Pipe Club, as pictures in the Worcester News in June 1977.
The members were meeting in the Old Pheasant Inn in New Street for their annual pipe-smoking competition.
The winner for this year was Mike Watkins of St John’s, who managed to keep his pipe alight for an hour, six minutes and 15 seconds.
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