Issue43 by Rhythm & Booze

rhythm and booze Brews, News, Bands & Reviews - Issue 43 - May/June 2017

BILL’S VISIT WAS SIMPLY WIZZARD

Wizzard’s Bill Hunt enjoys a beer with The Frothblowers’ Steve Williams. A founding member of Wizzard and ELO paid a visit to the Peterborough pub that shares its name with his latest band. Keyboardist and horn player Bill Hunt stopped off at The Frothblowers, Werrington to visit co-owner Steve Williams. “Bill is a mate of mine through the Pub History Society,” said

Steve, “ he nipped over to drop off some of his vinyl, T-shirts and have a beer or two.” The frothy ale coloured vinyl, “the world's ﬁrst double B-side”, features the track El Original Brew – the follow up to Wizzard’s The Carlsberg Special – by Bill’s band the Ancient Order of Frothblowers and The Kentish

Town Song, which is performed by his son Will Hunt and Sundae Club. Members of Bill’s band include his nephew, Wonderstuff’s Miles Hunt, and Wizzard saxophonist Nick Pentelow. Often spotted at beer festivals, real ale fan Bill will be back at The Frothblowers for a few beers on 6 May.

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Peterborough CAMRA Pub of the Year 2011 & 2014 CAMRA Gold award 2013 & 2016

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Summer Beerfest Tuesday 4th to Sunday 9th July

Raising funds for Halle's Wish with 59+ Real Ales, hot food and live music all weekend.

Live music: Friday Evening - Motor City Vipers Saturday 3pm - Grounded Saturday Evening - Revolvers Sunday 3pm - The Palmeston Ukulele Band, 5-7pm - Hooker Sun evening - Karaoke For Info call Andy on 07949 181737 Werrington Centre, Staniland Way, Werrington, Peterborough PE4 6NA

the rhythm section Peterborough Morris. Peterborough Morris will be performing outside the Priors Oven, Spalding on Tuesday June 13th from about 8pm onwards, before going into the pub to play music and sing a few songs. The Exeter Arms in Barrowden hosts an open mic night on the third Thursday of the month. Starting at 8pm, further information is available from www.exeterarmsbarrowden.co.uk There’s a busy couple of weeks coming up in Oundle this summer with the Oundle Fringe and Oundle International Festival. Taking place on Friday 30 June to Friday 7 July, Oundle Fringe has entertainers of all kinds in the town’s pubs, hotels, cafés and streets. From tribute bands to poetry, blues to rock, comedy performances to choirs, storytelling and dancing, there’s something for everyone. For further information and full listings, visit www.oundlefringe.org Oundle International Festival, which takes place on 7-15 July, features concerts by world class musicians, rising stars and local performers, along with an art exhibition, authors in conversation and film screenings. The festival promises to go out with a bang on 15 July with a Party at the Wharf, featuring tribute act Absolute Bowie, supported by the Houndogs and Oundle’s own Disarray. For further information, visit www.oundlefestival.org.uk Putting their own spin on classic tunes from the 1960s, 70s and 80s, the Palmerston Ukulele Band perform at the pub in Woodston on Thursday evenings and continue their “Never-ending Tour of Peterborough Tour” over the next few months with an afternoon set at the Prince of Wales Feathers’, Castor beer festival on 14 May, and an opening set at 12pm and one later that day at St Botolph’s Festival on the Green, Orton Longueville on 10 June. For further information, visit their website, palmerstonukeband.co.uk

Sleaford Live Festival, the annual festival of music and art, returns to the town’s venues on 28 April to 7 May. All events are free except for a performance by Pennyless and an adaptation of Steptoe & Son which both take place at Sleaford Playhouse. For further information, check our listings pages or visit sleafordlive.wordpress.com The Blue Bell, Easton on the Hill will be holding a beer festival on 25-29 May. On top of 26 real ales and 10 real ciders, there’ll be music over the weekend including a Northern Soul night on 26 May and an all-day music festival on 28 May; the event, which starts at 12.30pm, includes a busking tent, hog roast and BBQ. The 50th anniversary of Barbeque 67 will be marked at this year’s Spalding Beer & Music Festival. Held at The Castle Sports Complex on 26-28 May, Saturday 27 May features performances from Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band, Zoot Money and Sounds Force Five, three acts who shared a bill with Cream, Pink Floyd, the Move and Jimi Hendrix at 1967’s legendary music festival. For tickets, visit www.spaldingroundtable.co.uk/beerfestival

www.ironhorseranchhouse.co.uk

May Bank Holiday Beer Festival Saturday 27th May

Real Ales, ciders and craft Ales Motorcycle Show with Trophies cash prize for winner of Best in Show

live Music from 2pm to 10pm 2pm - 4pm Split Whiskers (Blues Band) 4.30-6.30 Halo (1970s to present day covers band) 7pm to 9.30 Whiskey Twist (Classic Rock covers band) 2 High Street, Market Deeping, Peterborough PE6 8EB Tel: 01778 346952

Pub News

The Jolly Brewer in Stamford has been awarded Peterborough Camra Pub of the Year for the second time – congratulations again to Dean and Jill. Cider Pub of the Year is the Letter B in Whittlesey. Three Peterborough pubs are currently for sale through www.everardcole.co.uk – The Coalheavers Arms (£225k freehold), The Roundhead at Bretton (£245k freehold) and the Nags Head at Eastrea (leasehold offers invited). The Cherry Tree in Oundle Road has reportedly been sold by Milton Estates. City centre pub, The Ostrich now offers Caribbean food from Embe2Go every Friday/Saturday night and Sunday lunchtimes. The Black Swan at Farcet has closed, and is unlikely to reopen as a pub. Plans for a further housing development in Eagle Way, Hampton Hargate include a new pub/restaurant. Bi-monthly quiz nights are now being held at the Pack Horse at Northborough on the first and third Thursdays of the month. Stuart and Andy Simmonds of the Ploughman, Werrington were handed a Peterborough Civic

The Pack Horse, Northborough. Award for Community Involvement on 18 April. Dating from 1681, Uffington’s Bertie Arms opened after a major refurbishment at the Easter weekend under new owners James and Katie Genever. Katie will be familiar to many from her time at the Periwig in Stamford and Smiths in Bourne. The pub will now open all day every day from 11am, serving Oakham JHB plus another Oakham ale and two changing guests. The real fires remain, and forthcoming changes include an upstairs area for meetings/private dining, new bar, extended patio area and Sky Sports. Open initially for wet sales only, food is due to follow soon, possible live entertainment and a new website. The Whistle Stop in neighbouring Tallington has been sold and the Red Lion in West Deeping was also expected to change hands during April. Market Deeping’s Star Brewery ceased trading in March – the brew kit has been sold. Renowned Stamford music

venue, Mama Liz’s now offers a weekly Wednesday quiz night from 7pm with resident professional quizmaster, Emma. Also in Stamford, the small car park at the Bull & Swan has been converted into the Pizza Potting Shed kitchen garden, eating and drinking area – an outdoor cinema is also promised. The Millstone in All Saints Street closed temporarily in February due to damage caused by Storm Doris. Repairs are under way and the pub will reopen shortly. Gary Johnson, landlord of the Black Horse at Nassington has called for urgent bridge repairs to be brought forward after experiencing a massive drop in trade when the road to Fotheringhay closed in February. The bridge over Willow Brook is due to remain closed until June. The Crown at Casterton is now undergoing renovation by the Knight family. The Fox at North Luffenham has won Rutland Camra’s Pub of the Year award for the second year running. Their annual beer festival runs from 29 April-1 May. Continued over

Pub News (continued) Bills Bar in Oakham opened in February featuring 27 gins and a ping-pong table. Essentially a late night venue, the pub opens from 4pm Wednesday-Friday and Sundays until late, and from 12 noon on Saturdays. An attractive two-storey extension has transformed the appearance of the Country Lounge at Morcott. An opening party was held in early April with over 300 in attendance at which Grainstore Brewery launched their new Rutland Cider, which will be available at the venue throughout the summer. Eight letting rooms and a large suite are now provided plus a cocktail lounge and a new dining/function room available for hire. Grainstore has also created a new beer to mark the 20th anniversary of Rutland’s regaining its independence from Leicestershire – created from a long lost Ruddles recipe, Raddleman is a 4.5% ABV spring brew. Their Rutland Beast won a gold award at the National Winter Ales festival. Oakham’s White Lion has been sold. The Six Bells at Witham on the Hill is now serving food seven days a week at lunch and evenings. The Castle at Castle

Country lounge, Morcott. Bytham has a new owner, local landowner Will Stanton who plans to run it himself as a freehouse/restaurant. In Heckington, a new club for forces veterans has been opened by ex-paratrooper, Steve Spencer – Spanners Bar is situated on the High Street opposite the village green. The Red Cow in Wide Bargate, Boston is for sale for £225k with www.poyntons.com The owner of the former Ship Inn in London Road, Boston has been fined £50,000 for charges relating to multiple occupancy and fire safety. The lease is for sale with www.poyntons.com Grantham’s Black Dog is to hold auditions fro ITV’s The Voice talent show on 21 May from 7pm - details at www.itv.com/thevoice The Tap & Tonic in the Market Place now features a restaurant known as Market View. The

Black Swan, Farcet.

owners of the Windmill at Redmile (made famous as the Barleymow in the 1980’s TV series Auf Wiedersehn, Pet) have put the pub up for sale with Savills for £475k. The former Hole in the Wall in Stamford is now Lamberts Kitchen & Deli – open 8.30am4.30pm (6pm on Thursday/ Friday) – the upstairs late venue that was Charlies is now the Groovy Club. Organisers of the 2017 Bourne Festival (2-4 June) are seeking barrel sponsors. Details at www.bournefestival.com The memories of those who saw Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Geno Washington, Pink Floyd, the Move and Zoot Money perform at Spalding’s Tulip Bulb Action Hall in 1967 form the basis of a new play. Barbeque 67 Revisited, which brings “Britain's first musical festival” back to life, is the creation of Nottinghambased theatre group Evacuate. It makes its debut at The South Holland Centre, Spalding on 8 June, followed by Long Sutton Barns on 24 July with further dates and venues to be announced. Although free to attend, tickets need to be booked through The South Holland Centre’s box office who can be contacted on 01775 764777 and donations can be made on the way out. Chris Shilling

The Deepings Beer Festival 21st & 22nd July 2017 Real Ales & Scrumpy Ciders Fairground Rides and Stalls Hot Food & Snacks Premium Lagers & Country Wines Sponsors VIP Area & Live Bands Free Entry & Vip Parking

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Live Entertainment 5/5 Antoine 6/5 Mick Major 12/5 Revolver 13/5 DL Neil 14/5 Quiz 19/5 Mug Jugglers 20/5 Afterlife 26/5 Loose Rocket 27/5 Splinter Group 28/5 Quiz

2/06 Antoine 3/06 Son of a Gun 9/06 Dom Brister 10/06 Brothers Grimm 11/06 Quiz 16/06 Mark Bishop 17/06 Afterlife 23/06 Cuttin Loose 24/06 Nick Glover 25/06 Quiz

Quiz Nights Alternate Sundays (14/5, 28/5, 11/6, 25/6) – Bonus Question, Chase the Ace, Jackpot Cash Prizes (£200+) 15 South St, Bourne PE10 9LY Tel: 01778 423792

O n t h e ( Ti m e ) l a s h A visit to the pubs seen, however briefly, in Doctor Who. The Castle Victoria Road North Acton London W3 6UL 020 8992 2027 www.castlenorthacton.co.uk Two stops west of Television Centre on the Central Line, North Acton was once home to the BBC’s Television Rehearsal Rooms. Affectionately known as The Acton Hilton, its canteen played host to everyone from the stars of Doctor Who, Dad’s Army and Monty Python to knights of the realm including Sirs Ralph Richardson, Sean Connery and Antony Sher. A famous shot of Liver Birds Nerys Hughes and Polly James sitting on a car park wall was taken out the front as were several press images for Doctor Who, including Elisabeth Sladen and Tom Baker launching his debut series and the photograph above, taken over the road, showing Baker and co-star Lalla Ward with costume designer June Hudson and a Movellan to promote 1979’s Destiny of the Daleks.

With Crossrail coming to Acton Main Line later this year and eventually to nearby Old Oak Common, the area is now considered up-and-coming. As well as The Hilton being demolished to make way for Imperial College London’s halls of residence (named The Costume Store), much of the area has been redeveloped with luxury apartments springing up on every bit of available land. All that is recognisable now from the shot are the shops on the right and the mock Tudor “turret” of The Castle. Built in 1938, this typical interwar

Fuller’s pub once celebrated its most famous customers – Dad's Army writer Jimmy Perry claimed that Arnold Ridley (Private Godfrey) “was always the first out of the door at lunch-time and down to the pub” – with photographs of classic television programmes attached to its wood panelled walls, however recently it’s had a makeover that can only be described as “teenager’s bedroom” with band posters and stickers pasted to the walls. Like other pubs in the chain, the menu has had an overhaul in recent years and while it’s still possible to get a reasonably priced fish finger sandwich here, the pub has gastronomic delusions, serving pricey dishes presented on wooden blocks and chipped enamel plates. The pub’s saving grace is its drinks range, especially its beer choice which includes cans, craft keg and three Master Cellarman accredited hand pumps. London Pride is always on, along with one other Fuller’s beer plus an interesting guest from the likes of Hackney Brewery and Weird Beard.

Helen and Liam look forward to welcoming you to

Tallington Lakes Leisure Park, Barholm Road, Tallington, Stamford PE9 4RJ Tel: 01778 381148

Open for breakfast daily from 8.30am, Lunch 12-5pm including pizzas (Mon-Sat) and evening meals until 9pm. Bar open daily now serving Oakham Ales, Doom Bar and seasonal guest beers. Range of lagers including Staropramen, Coors Light Extra Cold, bottled beers, fruit ciders and wine selection Regular Live Music on Fridays from 8.30pm - see listings Bingo every Tuesday from 8pm Carvery 12-3pm every Sunday followed by Beer & Meat Rafﬂe, MEGA RAFFLE every last Sunday of the month, drawn approx 4.30pm followed by our Sunday evening quiz, every fortnight starting on the 7th May £1 per person maximum of 6 people per team. Winner has a chance to pick your prize from a selection of envelopes.... cash, drink, vouchers, rafﬂe tickets, jackpot prize all up for grabs. Fish & Chip Friday, £8.50 includes a house drink from 5pm (every week) “UNLOCK THE BOX” competition, held every Friday £1 per person, chose from 8 keys to win £100 from the box, prize money grows each week until the correct key is chosen. Outside bar & BBQ available at weekends...weather permitting Bespoke Events and Weddings now catered for (60 seated, up to 120 buffet. Resident DJ & Karaoke) : call for details Children’s facilities including Pool, Table Tennis, Bar Soccer and Electronic Games. Coming Soon: Kids Movie Nights

Lakeside Bar www.lakesidebarandrestaurant.co.uk Tallington Lakes offers a range of water sport facilities including an outdoor pool and sun deck plus dry ski slope, climbing tower, caravanning/camping and huge sports equipment shop. The £3 entry fee is refundable when you spend at the bar!

by Cardinal Cox

Pub Scrawl

Poets United have moved in both time and space. While still meeting on the first Tuesday of the month (so 2 May, 6 June, 4 July etc) they are now meet from 10.30am to 12.30pm, at The Key Theatre, Peterborough. Bring poems, either your own or a favourite by someone else, and an open mind. The series of literary nights at University Centre Peterborough conclude on Thursday 4 May with talks by both Preti Taneja and Sam Jordison (who look to be very different writers so could be very interesting). Talks start at 7pm and are free. Book tickets through eventbrite.co.uk Dr John Cooper Clarke (plus support from Toria Garbutt and Mike Garry) is at the Stamford Corn Exchange on Thursday 4 May. Tickets (for the first four rows) are £25, rest of the auditorium £20 plus booking fees, go to www.stamfordcornex

dr John Cooper Clarke.

change.co.uk or ring 01780 766455. Salena Godden (with Matt Abbott and Louise Fazackerley) will be at The Brewery Tap in Peterborough on Thursday 11 May as part of Nymphs & Thugs summer tour. Tickets start at £5.80 and then go up depending on whether you want to add in signed goodies (zine/CD/Vinyl). Doors open 7pm. An illustrated talk on John Clare will be held at Helpston Church on Sunday 28 May, 2- 4.15pm (includes a tea break). Tickets (which include the refreshments) are £5, contact sueholgate@hotmail.co.uk for more information. The Draper’s Poetry night celebrates its first birthday on Sunday 28 May. Over the first year it has offered its microphone to poets new and experienced and also produces a quarterly magazine A Burning

Fire that can be picked up from the pub in Cowgate, Peterborough. Top poet Luke Wright performs his latest show The Toll on Friday 9 June at the Stahl Theatre in Oundle. Tickets are £12 (£10 concessions) which can be booked on 01832 273930 or via www.stahltheatre.co.uk This year’s John Clare Festival in Helpston will be held over the weekend of 14-16 July. Saturday evening includes a performance by The Decent Scrapers.

Cardinal Cox is no longer Poet-in-Residence of The Dracula Society. He took part in the Bretton Greens project (writing a poem inspired by The Ox Cart) and he has been working as part of a team to re-write Medieval Mystery plays for Eastern Angles Theatre Co, to be performed in Peterborough in July.

N atioNal treasure spotlighting Britain’s best boozers

The Green Dragon Tavern 6 Church Street Wymondham Norfolk NR18 0PH 01953 607907 www.greendragonnorfolk.co.uk Wymondham (pronounced Windham) lies roughly 90 minutes drive from Peterborough or if you prefer, one stop prior to Norwich on the main rail route. Situated alongside the ancient Abbey church, this beautiful 14th century timbered building has been a firm favourite with locals and visitors for many years. Its history as a pub goes back as far as the 16th century, and was a

survivor of the Great Fire of 1615 – the scorch marks can still be seen. The individual medieval rooms

have retained their character, with a small low beamed bar and hatch to a separate drinking dining area. There’s also a snug

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19 Church St, Market Deeping cAMRA gold Award Winner 2014 large patio area rear of the puB opeN throughout the summer Free House with Five Real Ales Two Regular Ales and Three Guest Ales Stockist of Hopshackle Beers

and a sizeable upstairs function room, known as “the Den”, which reopened in 2012 to provide much needed extra space at peak times. The house Green Dragon ale is brewed by Marston’s, but the three remaining pumps offer ever-changing examples of light, red and dark beers. On our visit a mouth-watering combination of Titanic Lifeboat, Nethergate Old Growler, and St Peter’s Brewery’s Ruby Red Ale. There’s also an extensive selection of single malt whiskies. Popular with diners, the menu consists mainly of traditional locally sourced English cuisine – starters priced at around £5, light bites from around £4 and lunchtime mains for around £9. A specials board offers more imaginative fare such as Beef & Chorizo Goulash and Goat’s Cheese Salad at prices between £9 and £13. The rooms feature real fires, leaded windows, and a host of artefacts, pictures and notices to keep customers entertained, and the waiting staff deliver the food swiftly and cheerfully. The cosy rooms fill up very quickly, so it’s advisable to reserve a table if you plan to eat. Outside there’s an ample beer garden which also fills up during their Ale, Cider and Music festival weekends held on Spring and Summer Bank Holidays (this year, 26-29 May and 25-28 August). New members are welcome to join the weekly Rock & Soul Choir nights, and there are regular open mic, quiz, games and ukulele nights – details are shown on the website The pub is open all day every day until 11pm (midnight on Saturdays), with food service 12-3pm daily. There’s very little parking in the immediate area, so if you’re arriving by car it’s best to park in the town and make the short walk in the direction of the Abbey. Chris Shilling

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PETERBOROUGH CAMRA PUB OF THE YEAR 2016

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North Street, Stanground, Peterborough PE2 8HR (01733) 753544

13th Century Cafe â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 21st Century Micropub Built about the year 1230 a.D it was part of the priory of spalding, & because of its shape it has always been known as the oven or the prior's oven a name now singularly apt, although its original purpose was very far removed from its present one. it was spalding monastic prison; refractory monks & laymen were kept there & stories of torture & cruelty still survive. a few years after the building of the vaulted chamber, a lofty tower was added by Clement hatfield, lord prior from 1292 to 1318, & there is a record of a bell in this tower being tolled at the execution of some eighty felons, the last time being in the year 1502. of the original building only immensely strong lower vault now remains, & was used in the last & previous centuries as a blacksmith's shop, a square room (the present tea room) being built a century or so ago. there is a legend that an underground passage leads from the priors oven to monks house, an historic building a mile away. in the cellar there are signs of an entrance to such passage, although it may have led to a dungeon where the worst enemies of the prior were incarcerated. Information sponsored by John Lyon, Pinchbeck historical unit

Priors Oven

1 Sheep Market, Spalding

Tuesday 13th June - Peterborough Morris will be performing outside the pub from 8pm

CHRIS SHILLING’S

BREWSROUND

Although we’ve recently lost one of our local breweries, Market Deeping’s Star Brewing Company, microbreweries continue to spring up around the country. This issue, we look at three new ones from our area: Angles Ales Founded by renowned biochemist Dr Nick Ashley and Paul Dickinson – a former Customs officer responsible for overseeing brewing at Bass, Marstons and Everards in Burton on Trent – Orton Southgate’s Angles Ales has the mission “ produce traditional English beers with English ingredients”. Initially with a small range of beers – Goat Tosser – Old English Best Bitter (4.4%); Feral Nun, a dark ruby bitter (5%); Happy Paranoids, a light ale (3.7%) and Southgate Bitter, an English red/amber bitter (3.6%) – they have also have brewed a traditional European lager, Doctors Orders (6%). A 7.5%

East India Pale Ale, HMS Glatton, is on the way. Currently distributed in an area fromSt Neots to Stamford and Bedfordshire to March, Angles Ales are available on draft but there are plans to bottle them by the end of the year. For further information, visit www.angles-ales.co.uk Fuddy Duck In July 2016, having worked from the same unit in Kirton near Boston, Lincolnshire, for five years, Jason Marshall decided to turn the unneeded space into a microbrewery. Under the name the Fuddy Duck Brewery, Jason has filled some 2,000 bottles and over 4,000 litres of beer into casks and key kegs for pubs in and around Lincolnshire. He welcomes visitors to the brewery to sample the beers and to buy bottles from pale ales to dark stouts. Later this year he hopes to have a fully functioning

tap house, where people can come and sit down to drink quality craft ale. Current Brews: Fuddies Pale Ale (4.0%) Bahama Blonde Ale (4.5%) Dabbling Duck Porter (4.5%) 12 bottle packs are available at £34.50 and three-bottle gift packs for £11.50 from www.thefuddyduckbrewery.co.uk Rocket Ales A so called “cuckoo brewery”, which was launched in 2016, Rocket Ales currently brews at King’s Cliffe Brewery. Rocket Ales was launched by experienced home brewer Dave Smith – who was instrumental in the development of KCB Ales P51 bitter with Jez O’Neill – and salesman Mike Blakesley. Current brews: Atlas IPA (5.8%) Vostok Stout (4.6%) Komet Bier (3.8%) For further information, visit www.rocket-ales.com

RAIlRoVING

CAMBRIdGE

With quickest journey times under an hour and a “turn up and go” adult fare of £18, a rail trip to Cambridge is an easy option from Peterborough. As with other great drinking cities such as York and Norwich, it would be impossible to do all of the quality pubs of Cambridge on a single day, so we decided to spotlight the pubs in the back streets and within easy walking of the station. Cambridge has been without a station bar for many years, but happily for us a brand new pub

The Cambridge Blue.

had just opened within the major Station Square development immediately outside of the station concourse. The first foray into the city by Young’s, the Station Tavern is a spacious dining pub open from 8am (yes, the bar is open at that time). Three Young’s beers are usually available alongside a guest – Cambridge Moonshine Pale on our visit – along with a good selection of bottled craft ales and draught continental beers. Breakfast, brunch and lunch menus are all available. Be

prepared to pay over £4 for your beer, and the full English comes in at a hefty £10.95, but a pub in this location is long overdue, the ambience is very agreeable, and there’s even live train information relayed on screens. Walking through the new high-rise development, it’s surprisingly easy to discern Tenison Road leading off to the right which takes you into more familiar surroundings. The rows of neat Victorian terraces are still home to a great number of pubs, most of which are open from

Kingston Arms.

mid-day. The Salisbury Arms opens at 11am and has benefited from the Wells’ Pizza, Pots & Pints treatment. The refurbishment is a very tasteful traditional/industrial feel, with wooden/red brick floors, traditional lighting, a range for beers from the Wells/Young’s stable, and a wood fired pizza oven. Manager Sam Adams is proud of his Pub of the Year award presented by the local newspaper, and he looks forward to his next move to set up in Peterborough at the former HG’s/Grapevine building. A left turn into Felton Street leads to Mawson Road, home of the Live & Let Live. This awardwinning pub is closed on Wednesday/Thursday lunchtimes, but is one for the connoisseur as landlord, Pete Wiffin, is renowned for well-kept beers, beer and railway memorabilia and his love of speciality rums. There are usually five real ales available including at least one from Oakham, and three ciders – the pub won Cider Pub of the Year in 2015. The concentration of pubs is locally known as the Mill Street area, and a right turn into Mill Street leads to the White Swan (Greene King), which we bypassed, turning right

into Devonshire Street and to the Devonshire Arms – a Milton Brewery pub (sister to our own Coalheaver’s Arms). A good complement of customers was already in evidence at midday, enjoying the five Milton brews and a tasty guest ale (Yakima Chief, from Bob’s Brewing Co) – two further guests are available at peak times. Food is served daily, and there’s a rock music theme with many gig posters, and monthly live performances. A stone’s throw away in Kingston Street is the Kingston Arms – another back street local with an outstanding beer range. Incredibly the pub supports seven permanent brews in the shape of Jaipur, Brewers Gold, Summer Lightning, JHB, Wherry and TT Landlord along with Oscar Wilde from the Mighty Oak brewery, and four guests plus two changing real ciders. The beer prices start at just £2.90 (for Tydd Barn Ale). Popular with diners, there are daily food specials and a beer garden if you want to escape the cooking aromas. Again, very close by on Gwydir Street is another local legend – the Cambridge Blue. Run admirably for many years by Jethro and Terri Littlechild, the pub offers 14

hand pumps, over 200 varieties of malt whisky, and a huge refrigerator stocked with craft ales from around the world. Now managed by Ben Ackers, formerly of the White Lion in Norwich, standards have been maintained, and the beer kellerstyle back room, and sizeable beer garden offer ample space for the annual beer festival (next one is 27 June-2 July). The pub was awarded Cider Pub of the Year for 2016. Also on Gwydir Street, the Alexandra Arms was something of a surprise package – ostensibly an unassuming Greene King pub, it’s actually part of the Pelle Pub Co (sister to the Hopbine and The Portland, also in Cambridge), there’s a good range of eight real ales from the breweries such as Oakham, Tring, Humpty Dumpty, Grain and Black Sheep at prices from £3.40. The pub is open all day and there’s a friendly welcome, sensibly priced food and an ample beer garden. We had to skip the Petersfield (Sturton Road), and the Blue Moon in Norfolk Street, which was closed, to reach an old favourite – The Tram Depot on Dover Street, housed in the original stable for the horse drawn Cambridge trams, which

Grain & Hop Store.

gave way to electric power in 1914. Historical pictures adorn the walls of this Everards house – their Tiger and Old Original were supplemented with Ascolan and Tram Light, and three guest ales from Banks & Taylor and Brampton breweries. On Prospect Row is another Cambridge legend – The Free Press, a pleasant Greene King house with small individual rooms and a tiny snug. The holy trinity of GK IPA, Abbot and XX Mild are always available here (apparently the only Cambridge pub to serve the mild) plus four guests including, on our visit, an Evan Evans beer a long way from its Carmarthenshire home. Close by in Orchard Street is

the 17th century Elm Tree. Manager Rob Wain is an enthusiastic beer man, whose love of continental and craft beers is equal to that for hand pulled ales. Ten real ales are available – from Banks & Taylor, plus Young’s, St Peter’s, Butcombe and Black Jack. Regular live entertainment also features. With an eye on the time, we headed along Clarendon Street, past the Clarendon Arms and the landmark University Arms Hotel, currently undergoing restoration, and alongside Parker’s Piece to the Grain & Hop Store – a huge two storey structure which offers four real ales, 11 craft beers and if it takes your fancy, Pilsner Urquell, from

large tanks situated in the bar. Live music is a weekly feature on Sundays, and the upstairs drinking area offers great views across the green. Just around the corner in Regent Street, the trendy Old Bicycle Shop opened in 2016, serving decent quality beers from Cambridge Brew Co, Adnams and Nene Valley plus real ciders. Regent Street takes you all the way back to Station Road, at the junction of which stands the Flying Pig. Originally the Crown, the pub has been in the same hands for 20 years (Matt and Justine Hatfield) – they’ve created a superb cosy, friendly local with pig themes throughout, open all day from 12 and popular with students and visitors for quality ales, many from East Anglian brewers, and thrice-weekly live music. The name, it seems, comes from a previous licensees known as Mick the Pig, who also held a pilot’s licence. Chris Shilling The 44th Cambridge Beer Festival (Camra’s longest running festival), held annually on the city’s Jesus Green, and featuring over 200 real ales and 80 ciders and perries, opens at 5pm on 22 May and runs to 27 May.

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LISTIngS Bands/Venues - Don’t forget you can get your gig listings and news items included in the magazine free of charge. Email simonstabler@aol.com before 9 June to ensure inclusion in the July/August issue.

01 May rising apes, fyzz Williams, Brainwave, Beeahyhead Diving Club, the Vigilantes (1.30 pm), Barge & Bottle, sleaford the one eyed Cats (3pm), the golden pheasant, etton 02 May open acoustic session (8pm), millstone, Barnack unplugged & hub Writers (6.30pm), the Cafe NCCD, sleaford Nigel trueman (7.30pm), millers Bar & Brasserie, sleaford Quiz night (8.30pm), five horseshoes, Barholm 03 May Beer Club (7.30pm), iron horse, market Deeping Django, Bustard, south rauceby Quiz (7pm), mama liz’s, stamford acoustic Night (7.30pm), solo Bar & restaurant, sleaford Big fun Quiz, grainstore, oakham 04 May Dr John Cooper Clarke, stamford Corn exchange open acoustic session (8pm), Voodoo lounge, stamford open mic (7pm), puzzles?, peterborough Bingo (8pm), lakeside Bar, tallington Codachrome (7.30pm), millers Bar & Brasserie, sleaford electric Jive (7.30pm), legionnaires function room, sleaford lil’ ian sleaford 600 Whiskies (8.15pm), the george, leadenham goodsman (8pm), solo Bar & restaurant, Quiz, packhorse, Northborough 05 May fleetingwood mac, stamford Corn exchange Betty swollocks, punchbowl, spalding fish & Chip friday (from 5pm), lakeside Bar, tallington larger than life (8.30pm), lakeside Bar, tallington

saxophone Workshop (6pm), the source meeting room, sleaford pennyless (7pm, tickets £10), the playhouse, sleaford lynn mcfarland (8.30pm), the White horse, sleaford stevie p (9pm), legionnaires – lounge Bar, sleaford New gen Crash & Burn, ploughman, Werrington autumn storm, golden fleece, stamford rob Bull and DJs, ostrich, peterborough retrolux (10.30pm), Charters, peterborough antoine, masons arms, Bourne austin gold + tiki Creeps + adam leon, mama liz’s, stamford 06 May ian richard (9.30pm), iron horse, market Deeping

the helix (9pm), angel inn, Yarwell matty haynes (7.30pm), merry monk, Kirton the houndogs (album launch), stamford Corn exchange Choirs galore (10am-2pm), the source, sleaford Kesteven morris (11am), market place, sleaford lynn mcfarland (11am), sleaford library Keith Collishaw (11am), sleaford museum solo ensemble (12pm), st Denys’ Church, sleaford sleaford ukulele orchestra and phatt Knappi (125pm), heckington Windmill recorder Workshop (2pm), the source meeting room, sleaford steptoe & son (7pm, tickets £10), the playhouse, sleaford reinst80’d (8.30pm), marquis of granby, sleaford Comic Book heroes (8pm), legionnaires - lounge Bar, sleaford the Detourz (9pm), the Barge & Bottle, sleaford oak (9.15pm), electra Club, sleaford second Chance, ploughman, Werrington subway 77, golden fleece, stamford fired up, ostrich, peterborough What the funk! (9.30pm), Charters, peterborough Disco/karaoke (8pm), hurdler, stamford hayz, the stage, market Deeping mick major, masons arms, Bourne lick my sweet DJ set, mama liz’s, stamford New gen Crash & Burn, london inn, stamford pete lewis, Black Bull, Kirton 07 May Quiz (9pm), angel inn, Yarwell Charity music Day (2-6pm), the Crown, peterborough Carvery (12-3pm), lakeside Bar, tallington sunday evening Quiz, lakeside Bar, tallington sleaford ukulele orchestra and Jet (12-5pm), heckington Windmill end of Week session (4-7pm), the horseshoes, silk Willoughby millers magic (7pm), masonic rooms, sleaford Karaoke, ploughman, Werrington Car Boot sale (10am-2pm), stilton Cheese, stilton matty haynes (3pm), Charters, peterborough el Camino, mama liz’s, stamford

Quiz Night, Bustard, south rauceby Quiz (7pm), mama liz’s, stamford 11 May open mic (9pm), the Crown, peterborough open mic (7pm), puzzles?, peterborough Bingo (8pm), lakeside Bar, tallington Voodoo stands up, mama liz’s, stamford 12 May the roaring twenties Jazz Band (8pm), Northwick arms hall, Ketton pagan, punchbowl, spalding fish & Chip friday (from 5pm), lakeside Bar, tallington Key liason (8.30pm), lakeside Bar, tallington Velocity, golden fleece, stamford the Claimed, prince of Wales, Castor King Biscuit Boys, ostrich, peterborough Donut (10.30pm), Charters, peterborough revolver, masons arms, Bourne harkback, london inn, stamford 13 May iron fist, heron, stanground Balloons (9.30pm), iron horse, market Deeping holly & the Boatmen (9pm), railway, ramsey grounded, ploughman, Werrington Cosmic rodney, golden fleece, stamford the expletives, prince of Wales, Castor 3 parts Dirt, ostrich, peterborough pennyless (7.30, tickets £8 in advance from 07867 547816, Dyke Village hall What the funk! (9.30pm), Charters, peterborough Disco/karaoke (8pm), hurdler, stamford munich, grainstore, oakham leon, the stage, market Deeping DJ Neil, masons arms, Bourne Woodley taylor, mama liz’s, stamford DJ, london inn, stamford Don’t look Down, Black Bull, Kirton the Depts, pincushion, Wyberton

09 May razzamajazz live trad Jazz (8.30pm), angel inn, Yarwell open mic (9pm), ploughman, Werrington peterborough morris (8.30pm), the Crown, New england Quiz, hare & hounds, greatford

14 May Quiz (9pm), angel inn, Yarwell Cry me a river: miss scarlett Black, stamford Corn exchange pub Quiz Night, mulberry’s Bar, spalding Carvery (12-3pm), lakeside Bar, tallington Karaoke, ploughman, Werrington palmerston ukulele Band (afternoon), prince of Wales, Castor Quiz, masons arms, Bourne

10 May Back room open acoustic session (8pm), railway, ramsey

15 May What the thunder said (spoken word open mic, 8pm), Charters, peterborough

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16 May open mic (powered) session (8.45pm), Boat inn, Whittlesey peterborough morris (8pm), Buttercross square, Whittlesey 17 May live Jazz with the thom Whitworth Quartet, Bustard, south rauceby Quiz (7pm), mama liz’s, stamford 18 May open mic (7pm), puzzles?, peterborough open mic (8pm), exeter arms, Barrowden, Bingo (8pm), lakeside Bar, tallington Quiz, packhorse, Northborough Kaine + terra + untamed, mama liz’s, stamford 19 May Charity fundraiser: Dave smith (austin gold) and anthony shiels (Candle thieves), holly and the Boatmen, terry grant motown DJ (7.30pm), Childers, Whittlesey revolver, punchbowl, spalding fish & Chip friday (5pm), lakeside Bar, tallington rainmen (8.30pm), lakeside Bar, tallington the tunnel, ploughman, Werrington No relevance, golden fleece, stamford Junk puppets, ostrich, peterborough Vinyl Night (8pm), Charters, peterborough mug Jugglers, masons arms, Bourne 20 May Desperate measures, ploughman, Werrington Circa 73, golden fleece, stamford the guards, ostrich, peterborough What the funk! (9.30pm), Charters, peterborough tBC, hurdler, stamford overdubs, the stage, market Deeping afterlife, masons arms, Bourne micah Baxter + friends, mama liz’s, stamford Band tBC, london inn, stamford 21 May Quiz (9pm), angel inn, Yarwell Carvery (12-3pm), lakeside Bar, tallington sunday evening Quiz, lakeside Bar, tallington Karaoke, ploughman, Werrington spike smith & matt Zilch (4-6pm), Woolpack, stanground 22 May open mic (8pm), Charters, peterborough 23 May peterborough morris (8pm), red lion, West Deeping Quiz, hare & hounds, greatford

24 May Back room open acoustic session (8pm), railway, ramsey Quiz (7pm), mama liz’s, stamford 25 May musiQuiz (9pm), angel inn, Yarwell open mic (7pm), puzzles?, peterborough Bingo (8pm), lakeside Bar, tallington funhouse Comedy season finale, grainstore, oakham Voodoo stands up (£8 adv, £10 door), mama liz’s, stamford 26 May the Whisky Bar acoustic session (8.30pm), the Boat inn, Whittlesey savage prunes (8pm), Northwick arms hall, Ketton mick mepham, punchbowl, spalding fish & Chip friday (from 5pm), lakeside Bar, tallington elvis!! (8.30pm), lakeside Bar, tallington halo, ploughman, Werrington Dirty rumour, golden fleece, stamford michael Knight (8.30pm), peterborough Conservative Club pennyless (tickets £25 inc meal, call 01778 425885), Wild heart Café, Bourne soul in the marquee: Northern soul Night (6.30pm1am), Blue Bell, easton on the hill Chuck Norris experience (10.30pm), Charters, peterborough soul slider (8.30pm), grainstore, oakham loose rocket, masons arms, Bourne the franklys, mama liz’s, stamford 27 May the empire, heron, stanground Whiskey twist (9.30pm), iron horse, market Deeping the fedz, ploughman, Werrington Next generation Crash & Burn, golden fleece, stamford the skyliners (8.30pm), peterborough Conservative Club rocket Dogs, ostrich, peterborough King Biscuit Boys, platform one @ the railway, oakham What the funk! (9.30pm), Charters, peterborough rod stewart tribute act (9pm), hurdler, stamford mid soul sensation (8.30pm), grainstore, oakham pembroke tenneson (5pm), grainstore, oakham Cosmic rodney, the stage, market Deeping splinter group, masons arms, Bourne Dragster + Born to Destruct + the tokyo, mama liz’s, stamford Veltones, london inn, stamford split Whiskers (2pm), iron horse, market Deeping halo (4.30pm), iron horse, market Deeping

Whiskey twist (7.30pm), iron horse, market Deeping matty mayes, Black Bull, Kirton rough Culprits, pincushion, Wyberton 28 May Quiz (9pm), angel inn, Yarwell holly and the Boatmen (8pm), manvers arms, radcliffe on trent redemption, punchbowl, spalding pub Quiz Night, mulberry’s Bar, spalding Carvery (12-3pm), lakeside Bar, tallington Karaoke, ploughman, Werrington texas gun + BBQ (12.30pm), peterborough Conservative Club pennyless, smith’s (2pm), Bourne free live music festival plus beer fest, busking tent, hog roast and BBQ (12.30pm), Blue Bell, easton on the hill austin gold (3pm), Charters, peterborough real monsters (8.30pm), grainstore, oakham union avenue (2pm), grainstore, oakham hazardville (5pm), grainstore, oakham BaND DaY: afterlife (3-5pm), molegrips (5-7pm), Kickback (7-9pm), audios (9-11pm), the stage, market Deeping Quiz, masons arms, Bourne DJ, london inn, stamford Keith luckey (3pm), the pizza parlour and music Café, peterborough one for the road, Black Bull, Kirton roadrunner (2pm), five horseshoes, Barholm 29 May hendrix experience, punchbowl, spalding Jazz with the paul roberts swingers (12.15pm), peterborough Conservative Club 30 May peterborough morris (8pm), the Blue Bell, maxey 31 May a band from the usa – tBC, heron, stanground live Jazz with the tony giles all stars, Bustard, south rauceby Quiz (7pm), mama liz’s, stamford

the Veltones (8.30pm), lakeside Bar, tallington high rollers, ploughman, Werrington point Blank, golden fleece, stamford the Dizzy miss lizzys (10.30pm), Charters, peterborough antoine, masons arms, Bourne 03 June the tombstones, heron, stanground Dark horse (9.30pm), iron horse, market Deeping the Dreambelles abba tribute (8pm, tickets £5pp), merry monk, Kirton festival fund raiser: Various artists (7pm), the sportsman, Chatteris the rocket Dogs, ploughman, Werrington halo, golden fleece, stamford all shook up, ostrich, peterborough pennyless (4.15-5.15pm), Bourne festival Courtyard Jukebox, platform one @ the railway, oakham glenny Vee singer (9pm), hurdler, stamford miscellaneous, the stage, market Deeping son of a gun, masons arms, Bourne Blackout uK, london inn, stamford super heroes, Black Bull, Kirton 04 June Quiz (9pm), angel inn, Yarwell Carvery (12-3pm), lakeside Bar, tallington sunday evening Quiz, lakeside Bar, tallington Karaoke, ploughman, Werrington Car Boot sale (10am-2pm), stilton Cheese, stilton easyersaid (3pm), Charters, peterborough oh Brother! , mama liz’s, stamford 06 June morris Dancing, angel inn, Yarwell open acoustic session (8pm), millstone, Barnack peterborough morris (8pm), the angel, Yarwell unplugged session (6.30pm), the Cafe NCCD, sleaford Quiz, hare & hounds, greatford

01 June open acoustic session (8pm), Voodoo lounge, stamford open mic (7pm), puzzles?, peterborough Bingo (8pm), lakeside Bar, tallington Quiz, packhorse, Northborough

07 June Beer Club (7.30pm), iron horse, market Deeping Quiz (7pm), mama liz’s, stamford Big fun Quiz, grainstore, oakham Quiz Night (8.30pm), five horseshoes, Barholm 08 June open mic (9pm), the Crown, peterborough open mic (7pm), puzzles?, peterborough Bingo (8pm), lakeside Bar, tallington

02 June strellies, punchbowl, spalding fish & Chip friday (from 5pm), lakeside Bar, tallington

09 June audio 2, punchbowl, spalding fish & Chip friday (from 5pm), lakeside Bar, tallington

the guards, ploughman, Werrington park lane, golden fleece, stamford Children of the revolution, ostrich, peterborough too fat to Kidnap (10.30pm), Charters, peterborough the stones - the greatest rock tour, stamford Corn exchange Dom Brister, masons arms, Bourne Circa 73, london inn, stamford 10 June New generation Crash and Burn, heron, stanground Beachy head Diving Club (9pm), angel inn, Yarwell tallawah, ploughman, Werrington revolver, golden fleece, stamford Veltones, ostrich, peterborough magic Car, platform one @ the railway, oakham palmerston ukulele Band (12-3.30pm), st Botolph’s festival on the green, orton longueville What the funk! (9.30pm), Charters, peterborough Disco/Karaoke (8pm), hurdler, stamford Divinity, grainstore, oakham sound injectors, the stage, market Deeping Brothers grimm, masons arms, Bourne Chuck Norris experience, london inn, stamford airplay, Black Bull, Kirton Katmandu, pincushion, Wyberton 11 June Quiz (9pm), angel inn, Yarwell music Day: Various artists (1-5pm), st andrews hall, Whittlesey pub Quiz Night, mulberry’s Bar, spalding Carvery (12-3pm), lakeside Bar, tallington Karaoke, ploughman, Werrington grumpy old men (3pm), Charters, peterborough Quiz, masons arms, Bourne poor Boy, mama liz’s, stamford Children of the rev (3pm), five horseshoes, Barholm

16 June meg mcparlin, punchbowl, spalding fish & Chip friday (from 5pm), lakeside Bar, tallington radius 45, ploughman, Werrington second Chance, golden fleece, stamford CJ hatt, ostrich, peterborough Vinyl Night (8pm), Charters, peterborough mark Bishop, masons arms, Bourne high rollers, london inn, stamford 17 June tBC, heron, stanground split Whiskers (9.30pm), iron horse, market Deeping the one eyed Cats, ploughman, Werrington up the function, golden fleece, stamford expletives, ostrich, peterborough Whatever it takes, platform one @ the railway, oakham What the funk! (9.30pm), Charters, peterborough Disco/Karaoke (8pm), hurdler, stamford think floyd - 50th anniversary Concert, stamford Corn exchange one for the road, the stage, market Deeping afterlife, masons arms, Bourne Band tBC, london inn, stamford 18 June Quiz (9pm), angel inn, Yarwell the fedz plus support (2pm), Whittlesey market square

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Carvery (12-3pm), lakeside Bar, tallington sunday evening Quiz, lakeside Bar, tallington Karaoke, ploughman, Werrington tiger Club (3pm), Charters, peterborough helen smith, mama liz’s, stamford paul lake acoustic (?pm), five horseshoes, Barholm 19 June open mic (8pm), Charters, peterborough 20 June open mic (powered) session (8.45pm), Boat inn Whittlesey peterborough morris, the stage (8pm) & the Vine inn (8.45pm), market Deeping Quiz, hare & hounds, greatford 21 June Quiz (7pm), mama liz’s, stamford 22 June open mic (7pm), puzzles?, peterborough Bingo (8pm), lakeside Bar, tallington 23 June monkey Business, punchbowl, spalding fish & Chip friday (from 5pm), lakeside Bar, tallington Blackout uK, ploughman, Werrington souled out, golden fleece, stamford Courtyard Jukebox, ostrich, peterborough overdubs (10.30pm), Charters, peterborough Cuttin loose, masons arms, Bourne 24 June Beachy head Diving Club, heron, stanground antoine flauriot (9.30pm), iron horse, market Deeping Chatteris festival, furrowfields pub Quiz Night, mulberry’s Bar, spalding Velocity, ploughman, Werrington the audioz, golden fleece, stamford Vintage stuff, ostrich, peterborough the expletives (10.30pm), Charters, peterborough shaun James’ time machine (9pm), hurdler, stamford all Blacks v British lions (with Breakfast) (7.30am), grainstore, oakham indigo, the stage, market Deeping Nick glover, masons arms, Bourne skate aid 4: Bands, Booze, Vegan BBQ (£14 adv) , mama liz’s, stamford Band tBC, london inn, stamford red Boot, Black Bull, Kirton albatross, pincushion, Wyberton 25 June Quiz (9pm), angel inn, Yarwell

Chatteris festival, furrowfields Carvery (12-3pm), lakeside Bar, tallington Karaoke, ploughman, Werrington the fedz (3pm), Charters, peterborough Quiz, masons arms, Bourne 27 June peterborough morris, the stoneworks (8pm) & puzzles? (8.30pm), peterborough 28 June Back room open acoustic session (8pm), railway, ramsey Quiz (7pm), mama liz’s, stamford 29 June musiQuiz (9pm), angel inn, Yarwell open mic (7pm), puzzles?, peterborough Bingo (8pm), lakeside Bar, tallington american Bluegrass irish session (8pm), the ship inn, oundle oakham festival Comedy special, grainstore 30 June hooker (9.30pm), iron horse, market Deeping gareth gates live and unplugged, stamford Corn exchange the Whisky Bar acoustic session (8.30pm), the Boat inn, Whittlesey autumn storm, punchbowl, spalding fish & Chip friday (from 5pm), lakeside Bar, tallington Jimmy Doherty solo acoustic, ploughman, Werrington the guards, golden fleece, stamford Jake Cunnington (8pm), the rose & Crown, oundle Desperate measures and g-string (8.30pm), the ship inn, oundle another girl another planet (10.30pm), Charters, peterborough DJ Neil, masons arms, Bourne DJ, london inn, stamford 01 July Boba Bash, ploughman, Werrington the Detourz, golden fleece, stamford Double D (7pm), Dexter’s, oundle Courtyard Jukebox (12pm), Cafe at No.4, oundle mick shaw (1pm), the ship, oundle Dirty rumour (8pm), the ship inn, oundle 02 July Charlie Croker trio (8pm), rose and Crown, oundle poetry evening (7pm), the Wharf, oundle the Weekenders (12 noon), Dexter’s, oundle NN10 Community Voices (7pm), the talbot, oundle steve Bean (12 noon), the talbot, oundle flashback photograph (8pm), the ship inn, oundle

03 July ock ‘n’ Dough (7pm), the Wharf, oundle 04 July ruff recorders (7pm), the talbot hotel, oundle rusty strings (7pm), the talbot hotel, oundle rusty strings (12 noon), the Wharf, oundle mick shaw (8pm), the ship inn, oundle aldous pinch (8pm), the rose and Crown, oundle 05 July hazeyjane (8pm), Dexter’s, oundle tap & sync Dance performance (7pm), the talbot, oundle the Down County Boys (9pm), rose and Crown, oundle 06 July open mic/talent Night (8pm), the rose and Crown, oundle pennyless (8pm), onkar, oundle frumenty (8pm), the ship inn, oundle 07 July paul richards Comedy (7pm), the rose and Crown, oundle feastie Boys (9pm), the rose and Crown, oundle aldous pinch (8pm), the ship inn, oundle gone to the Dogs (8pm), the ship inn, oundle Courtyard Jukebox (7pm), Dexter’s, oundle steve Bean (12 noon), Dexter’s, oundle flashback photograph (7pm), the talbot, oundle

Beer Festivals 11-14 May Beer festival, prince of Wales, Castor - 30 real ales and ciders, live music. 25-29 May Beer festival and live music, Blue Bell, easton on the hill - up to 26 real ales, 10 real ciders. 26-28 May spalding Beer & music festival, the Castle sports Complex - family fun-filled weekend with over 50 real ales and ciders, local bands and food, includes Barbeque 67 tribute on the saturday. 26-29 May 7th annual rutland Cider and sausage festival, grainstore, oakham- 40 real ciders, locally crafted sausages and live music throughout. Bank holiday family fun Weekend, smith's, Bourne - live music, beer festival outside, bouncy castle, face painting and treasure hunt.

27 May may Bank holiday Beer festival, iron horse, market Deeping - real ales, Ciders and Craft ales, motorcycle show with trophies, Cash prize for winner of Best in show, live music from 2-10pm. 28 May-01 June mini Beer festival, stilton tunnels 02-04 June Bourne festival 2017, Wellhead field, Bourne - 80 real ales, 25 ciders, live music and fairground. 02 July summer fayre & Beer festival, merry monk, Kirton - 10 ales/ciders 04-09 July summer Charity Beer festival, ploughman, Werrington - 59+ real ales, hot food and live music. 21-22 July the Deepings Beer festival, Deepings rufC - real ales and scrumpy ciders, hot foods and snacks, premium lager and country wines.

Rhythm & Booze, Issue 43 May/June 2017 All written material, unless otherwise stated, © Simon Stabler All events are listed free of charge. To ensure inclusion in the July/August 2017 issue, or have any other news included in the magazine, email simonstabler@aol.com by 9 June. Entry cannot be guaranteed for late submissions. For advertising queries, contact Chris Shilling on 01778 421550, 07736 635916 or by email to chris@shillingmedia.co.uk

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REVIEWS Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years DVD (OPTD2931), StudioCanal

Loves You. A brilliant use of material, showing the growth of the Beatles in a fresh and exciting way, my only criticism is of the decision to use colourised footage of certain live performances, giving the band an unnatural, almost cartoon look.

David Brent: Life on the Road DVD (E052055D), Entertainment One

Directed by former Happy Days actor Ron Howard, this film tells the story of the Fab Four from the period between Ringo Starr joining the band to the release of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and their final live performance on the roof of the Apple Corps building. Packed full of archive stills, audio and footage – some of which is previously unseen – it also includes new interviews with Starr and Sir Paul McCartney, as well as celebrity fans including Whoopie Goldberg, and Blackadder creator Richard Curtis and its composer Howard Goodall. Actress Sigourney Weaver was invited to take part after Howard and his team discovered footage of her in the audience of one of the Beatles’ Hollywood Bowl concerts from 1964, while another gem from the same year sees a crowd of Liverpool FC supporters at Anfield singing She

Despite initial low ratings, the BBC2 mockumentary The Office went on to be one of the most successful sitcoms of the last decade; spawning remakes across the world and making stars of its leads including Sherlock’s Martin Freeman and the show’s co-creator Ricky Gervais who played narcissistic boss David Brent. This feature film, also shot in a fly-on-the-wall style, finds Brent working as a salesman for a sanitary supplies firm, still telling rubbish jokes and spouting “right on” clichés he’s learnt (but not quite understood) from training sessions. Taking time off from work

with a couple of cashed in pensions, he attempts to revive his music career with a tour of venues around Berkshire. It costs him dearly and having to pay his session musicians to drink with him, not to mention hotel rooms (when the gigs are so local he could have stayed at home) and so few people turning up to the shows, Brent ends up losing £20,000. Brent’s lyrics are on the embarrassing side (such as the well-meaning but offensive Please Don’t Make Fun of the Disabled) and you will laugh and cringe at him in equal measure. But there’s some great musicianship on the soundtrack (his band is played by time-served hitmakers), while Gervais has created such a wellrounded character that there are moments when you feel sorry for him. It doesn’t matter if you’ve never seen The Office, this is a film that stands on its own two feet. And while Brent may not be everyone’s cup of tea (I wouldn’t like to meet him), it’s always good to know that such a familiar TV character can work outside “the Box”.

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