rhythm and booze ds & Reviews Brews, News, Ban
Issue 45
ber 2017 september/octo
n We go Railroving in North Sheffield n Celebrate more pub reopenings (see page 4)
n The Region’s Biggest Gig Listings Peterborough • South LincS • rutLand • eaSt northantS
Peterborough CAMRA Pub of the Year 2011 & 2014 CAMRA Gold award 2013 & 2016
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Live Music September
October
Fri 1st - The Fedz
Fri 6th - Retrolux
Sat 2nd - Second Chance
Sat 7th - Grounded
Fri 8th - Children of the Revolution
Fri 13th - Tallawah
Sat 9th - Mighty Persuaders
Sat 14th - Fallen Idols
Sat 16th - TBC
Fri 20th - Overdubs
Fri 22nd - One Eyed Cats
Fri 27th - Hooker
Sat 23rd - Iron Fist
Sat 28th - The Nuggets
Fri 29th - High Rollers Sat 30th - Halo Tallawah
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the rhythm section
South Lincolnshire folk group Pennyless have released a video for their song Dancing With Annabel. Produced by James Douglas Films and shot on location at Mama Liz’s, Stamford, it can be seen on YouTube. Pennyless continue to fulfil their role as the region’s hardest working band with gigs at Lincoln Drill Hall (9 September), Sacrewell Farm’s Harvest Festival (17 & 24 September), Whittlesey Library (7 October), Mama Liz’s (8 October) and Bury St Edmunds Folk Festival (14-15 October). For further information on the band, visit pennylessmusic.co.uk The Whittlesey Festival takes place on the Market Place on Sunday 10 September from 10am. Now in its 10th year, this
free festival is filled with an exciting programme of music and entertainment together with activities, rides and stalls. As well as two live music stages, there will be performances from a Pearly King and Queen and their band, the Romford Drum & Trumpet Marching Band, and Peterborough Highland Pipe Band, along with a schools art exhibition, craft fair, classic car display and a Second World War Hurricane and Dakota flypast. Bands and acoustic acts on the St Mary's Yard Stage include James Edmonds, the Fyzz Wallis Band, the Tinderbox and Sophie Frear. Further information can be found at the Festival’s Facebook page www.facebook.com/ groups/437418749672058 The live music times for
Puzzles?, Peterborough have changed. Open mic nights now take place every Thursday from 8pm, while entertainment starts at 9pm on Saturdays and 7pm Sundays. The Bridge Street venue now stays open longer on Sundays too, closing at 11pm as opposed to 10pm. It will be holding an Oxjam Weekend on 20-22 October with details to be announced via facebook.com/ puzzlespeterborough The Exeter Arms, Barrowden hold an open mic night on the third Thursday of every month from 8pm. For details. go to exeterarmsbarrowden.co.uk
Pub News
The 40th Peterborough Beer Festival was held on the embankment between 22-26 August – Champion Beer award was shared between Encore (3.8%) from Norfolk’s Lacons Brewery and Inhaler (4.5%) from Huddersfield’s Magic Rock Brewery. Bronze went to Avalon (3.8%) from Turning Point. Local brewer Bexar County gained a Gold award in the Strong Bitters/Pale Ales category for its collaboration with Three Blind Mice Brewery – the powerful Bitter Invention of Satan (8.6%). In the Mild and Brown Ale category, Oakham’s Grainstore Brewery was awarded Silver for Rutland Panther (3.4%) and Weldon Brewery won Bronze for Essanell (3.8%). For the first time, the festival featured a specialist gin bar, and if the queue on trade day is anything to go by, it was well received. Peterborough’s Oakham Ales has landed a deal with Asda to supply three of its core range of bottled beers. The Mile Tree brewery, until now based in Wisbech, is moving its brewing operations to Peterborough. In a nod to the city’s new Fletton
steve Parkes and family, Coalheavers Arms.
Quays development, a new beer – Quays – has been brewed to celebrate the move. The former HG’S/Grapevine/ Clarke’s restaurant in Queen Street, Peterborough reopened in late August as the Queens Head. Still owned by Charles Wells, it’s experienced a major refit and becomes the latest in its group of ‘Pizza, Pots & Pints’ establishments, offering freshly cooked pizza from a wood-fired oven, a good variety of food
The Queens Head, Peterborough.
(including Sunday roasts) and real ales from the Wells/Young’s/ Marston stable. Situated alongside the Queensgate shopping centre and open all day from 12 noon, this is another welcome addition to the fast improving city centre pub scene. Weekly live music is planned for Friday nights. Nearby in Bridge Street an “over 25s café bar” is due to open in the former EE store beneath the Town Hall. The Lightbox Café Bar is the idea of Glinton resident Eve Warner, who has put a plan before the council, and hopes to be open by early October. The Coalheavers Arms free house in Fletton is now in the hands of Steve Parkes and his partner Jenny. Formerly of Fletton ex-Serviceman’s Club, he’s retaining a range of real ales, but the permanent Milton Ales have gone in favour of Greene King. LocAles including Angles and Nene Valley will feature initially along with national Continued over
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Pub News (continued) brands, but he’s keen to listen to his regulars’ needs. Opening times remain unchanged, but bistro tables have been added out front and the garden has had a makeover. A beer festival is planned for late September. The closed Cherry Tree on Oundle Road was subject to an arson attack in July, but remains part of campaign to reopen as a pub – around 60 people attended the initial public meeting. Owners Milton Estates are reported to be considering a variety of options for the site. Nearby the Palmerston Arms has a new manager – Simon Bond, formerly of the Coalheavers and the Bumble Inn, and has revised the beer range and introduced a selection of gins. The Ploughman in Werrington faces a renewed threat of closure since Tesco sold the premises to a developer. Andy Simmonds, who has run the pub for 10 years, picking up a host of awards including a civic award for charity fundraising, has been told the pub faces demolition,
The Angel, oundle. and has vowed to fight the closure all the way. The developer has suggested that a new pub could be included in the plan. Still in Werrington, the Frothblowers has reached the finals of a national Cider Pub of the Year award, the ceremony is to be held in September. Coowner, John Lawrence has taken over at the Blue Bell also in the village – refurbishment will take place prior to reopening at the end of August. The former Periwig in Stamford is to reopen in November as Paten & Co. Originally built in 1780, the pub was part of the Paten wholesale empire between
The shuckburgh Arms, southwick.
1905 and 1971, and retains some of its original signage. Now part of Mick Thurlby’s Knead Group, and after almost two years of closure the pub is undergoing a £500k transformation into an ‘industrial feel’ town centre pub and eatery. The three floors will all be in use, with the main bar on the ground floor. Beers will consist of two ‘iconic’ real ales and a variety of craft ales. Food will be cooked in a charcoal oven. Samuel Smith-owned St Mary’s Vaults in the town is currently closed, awaiting new tenants. In Market Deeping the Bull is undergoing a major refurbishment and is due to reopen fully in November. Contrary to the note in our last issue, the Whistle Stop at Tallington is open all day every day from 11am, and now features quiz nights on the second Thursday of each month (14 September, 12 October) and karaoke on the last Friday of each month (29 September, 27 October) – a new menu and new website can be viewed at www.thewhistlesop.co.uk A mile up the road, the Red Lion at West Deeping changed hands in August. Mother and daughter team of Amy and Jayne Gill are in charge of the day-to-day running and although the previous chef is
staying on, the menu is being redesigned. Monthly quiz nights and folk nights are held – forfurther information go to www.redlionwestdeeping.co.uk The Angel at Oundle is for sale with drakeproperty.co.uk, offers in the region of £350k. Tina and Bob Stone, new licensees at the Shuckburgh Arms at Southwick, near Oundle have introduced a new menu at the pub with themed evenings, plus a monthly quiz and monthly live bluegrass music. The pub hosts the World Conker Championship on 8 October. Just on the edge of our distribution area, the Shoulder of Mutton at Weldon, home to the Weldon Brewery, celebrated 80 years in August, and received royal approval with a letter from HRH Prince Charles, who said that pubs are “crucial in binding communities together”. A celebratory beer named Octogenarian was brewed for the event, and a beer festival and raffle helped raise £456 for charity. Bourne has a new wine and tapas bar, Newtons, alongside the former Archies Bar in North Street, opened in late August. The Chequers at Potterhanworth, near Sleaford reopened in July after two years of closure. James and Liz Cartwright, who once ran the Tally Ho! at Aswarby, have invested £50,000 in the property and hope to eventually open a café and shop in the function room. The Holbeach Beer & Music Festival held on 4-6 August was hailed as the best ever with a record attendance. Organiser Sean Taylor said that 2,000 people came to watch local favourites the Houndogs on the Sunday, and that the money raised will go to charities in the town. The Boathouse in Sutton Bridge is for sale with www.auctionhouse.co.uk/eastanglia with a guide price of £200-£225k. Well-known eatery, the Chequers at Gedney Dyke is for sale by auction on 28 September with www.brown-co.com with a guide price £200k-£250k. The Carpenters Arms in Boston has a new landlord – Brent Abbott. Food is now served daily from 12-8pm. Another Bateman’s house in the town, the Britannia is now in the hands of Alison Royal and Scott Spence – a charity event is being held at the pub on 23 September – see listings for more. The Coach & Horses in the town remains up for sale with www.poyntons.com for £125k. New owners of the ACV-protected Napoleon pub have offered a compromise involving a micropub along with a conversion into town houses and a flat. Prog rocker Rick Wakeman will be performing his Piano Portraits at the Boston St Botolph’s church on 26 October.
Pubs no more Closed since 2014, the former Northfields pub in St Paul’s Road, Peterborough is the subject of a new plan to convert the building into apartments. After a long delay the former Lord Nelson pub in Morton, near Bourne was demolished in late July to make way for a Co-operative store. The saga of the Thorold Arms at Marston, near Grantham rumbles on. Locals wanting to reopen the pub/shop were outbid by a property company with intentions to convert the pub into a private dwelling. South Kesteven District Council supports the campaigners, stating that “no evidence has been submitted to demonstrate that the public house in no longer viable.” The Handmade Burger Co, housed in Peterborough’s one-time favourite real pub, the Old Still, went into administration in July, however a buyer has been found, safeguarding 15 jobs. The former Exeter Arms in Helpston, owned since 2012 by the John Clare Trust, has been put up for sale. The closed Duke of York in Boston is for sale with planning permission for conversion to 12 flats. Heritage Lincolnshire plans to bring the listed former Old Kings Head at Kirton into a café/B&B along with commercial units. Chris Shilling
Young’s at heart
The Ram Brewery’s John Hatch in the tap room.
Just over 10 years ago, following a merger between the two firms, Young’s closed its Ram Brewery in Wandsworth, London and headed north to Charles Wells’ Eagle Brewery in Bedford. It was the end of an era, which could have severed a link with brewing on the site stretching back to at least 1553 had it not been for former Young’s brewer John Hatch who had been with the company since 1988. “I got an offer of a job in Bedford as Health & Safety advisor and all my time at Young’s, I’d never said no to anybody or anything. I was always the youngest brewer so I was always the dogsbody. And I thought for the first time in my life I’d have to say no to them, because the idea of going to Bedford and leaving Britain’s oldest brewery was absolutely horrible.”
“Because I was health and safety advisor for Young’s as well as being a brewer, I got the job of tour guide for prospective buyers. In fact I was a bodyguard more than anything, all the shop stewards and all the workers on the floor were really upset and very angry. The guy from Minerva was genuinely enthusiastic about the history of the place, whereas the others were just boring people who just cared about a bit of real estate. So once they bought the brewery, I phoned him up and said ‘I’ve got this great idea’.” Reminding his contact that this was Britain’s longest continuous brewing site, John suggested building a brewery using scraps from the old plant and by brewing once a week to keep the record going. “He said, ‘Great, do you want a job?’ and they made me site manager.”
Housed in the Grade II listed stable block, where Shire horses were kept for local deliveries by Young’s until the very end, the plant is more nanobrewery than microbrewery, capable of brewing just a firkin at a time, “which is really pushing it to its limits.” There’s a certain Heath Robinson aspect to the equipment; the mash tun is made from a “bottle tipper” (the tank in which the contents of under filled bottles are returned to the bottling line), while the copper was once a tea urn. Both are clad in wood taken from one of the original Ram Brewery’s mash tuns. Two brews take place each week and are left to mature for a fortnight and as to be expected, there’s been a little bit of trial and error. “The first beer we were aiming for was 4.3% but of course we had never used the plant before and it came out at
John created his mash tun from the bottling line’s old bottle tipper.
2.3% and we even videoed the tasting. The first man up was our welder, a guy called Terry, who we call Wilky. He pulled a pint and lifted it to his lips but he couldn’t swallow it, it was so disgusting but it’s evolved quite a lot over the years.” That beer, a best bitter, didn’t have a name until former Young’s label designer Nick Forward came for a tasting session. “When he came, he actually designed this pump clip, and he said ‘I name this beer Wandsworth Phoenix’ it was so sweet of him and the name stuck.” Other beers include the 3.9% QA (“Quaffing Ale”), a 5.3% oatmeal stout and Wilky Warmer – a 6% winter warmer. When John began brewing in 2006, he used the Young’s yeast: “But it’s now been used 780 times and it might have mutated quite a lot, so it’s probably nothing like the original Young’s yeast.” And I wondered if any of his beers were based on those brewed by Young’s? “Absolutely not. When I was working for Young’s, we had a specification and we had to stick to it. But I’ve had 10 years off the leash it’s
been fantastic fun. “In fact it has been 10 years of research and development. I’ve had no end of guinea pigs who have been desperate to go and taste the beer including, of course, the old ex-Young’s production team. All the guys who have retired come back on the last Friday of each month to sample the beers. Ten years ago they were incredibly rude about it, they were chucking the beer in the drain but now they love coming back on the last Friday for a bit of a party actually.” While waiting for planning permission to redevelop the site, Minerva had hoped to lease some of its buildings out. However no one was interested and with the company having to pay out for insurance, heating, lighting not to mention John, his
“the idea of going to bedford and leaving britain’s oldest brewery was absolutely horrible.” two workers and the gateman’s wages, he was warned: “We’re not making any money out of this, we’re going to shut you down unless things change.” Luckily, John had a contact at the BBC and after negotiations with his employers, welcomed the team behind BBC 3’s Spooks: Code 9 to film there for the day. “They paid lots of money to be here, and cleaned up after themselves, gave my gateman his greasy breakfast and Minerva said: ‘This is the way forward, we want more of this.’” With four and a half acres of modern office blocks, Georgian listed buildings and dirty industrial units, the site proved popular to the producers of TV dramas, horror films and pop videos, with John often making a
cameo in his white lab coat. Inevitably, John was asked to brew beer for the wrap parties. “We produced Autopsy Ale for Silent Witness, and they filmed here about five times.” Now owned by the Greenland Group, the site is being redeveloped to create shops, apartments, a visitor’s centre celebrating the site’s heritage and a new microbrewery. There’s even talk of growing hops around the site for John to use in his brews, and it seems he shares my reservations. “What I know about hops is that you need a nice south facing garden and you need good soil and good drainage. It’s in the middle of largish buildings, I’m not sure if we’ll get the sun it really needs to mature those hops but it’s a lovely idea. If I can use them, I will use them.” Until the commercial brewery is up and running, John relies on donations from those who come to try his beer in order to buy the malt and hops. Twice-monthly comedy nights are also held here, which entitle ticket holders to as much free beer as they like. “I’d just like to point out how lucky I am that Minerva liked the dream and encouraged me and Greenland have taken the baton and they’ve run with it. I think they were a bit shocked when they first found out there was a brewery and an active brewer on site. I still remember the first meeting with them, with some very bemused Chinese gentlemen asking, ‘Who are you, what are you doing here?’ I said, ‘Let me explain... drink this.’ ‘Oh we like, we like.’” And having tried John’s beers, I can assure you that they’re not the only ones. For further information on The Ram Quarter, visit www.theramquarter.com
O n t h e ( Ti m e ) l a s h A visit to the pubs seen, however briefly, in Doctor Who.
Grim’s Dyke Hotel Old Redding Harrow Weald London HA3 6SH 020 8385 3100 grimsdyke.com Broadcast between May and July 1967, Evil of the Daleks was meant to be “the final end” of the mechanised mutants. In fact, besides a couple of cameos and a repeat of the story the following summer, the Daleks were absent from Doctor Who until 1972’s Day of the Daleks. Like many programmes from the period, the master tapes to the story were wiped by the end of the 1960s and aside from visual effects footage of the Dalek civil war in the final episode, all that survives of the story is its soundtrack and episode two which was returned to the BBC in 1987 after being
discovered at a car boot sale. This surviving episode marked the debut of the Doctor’s new companion Victoria Waterfield, played by Deborah Watling. In an unhappy coincidence, the actress died the day after my visit to Grim’s Dyke – a location for Evil of the Daleks as well as other cult shows of the era including
The Saint, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) and The Avengers. The former home of WS Gilbert – of Gilbert & Sullivan Fame – who died of a heart attack while rescuing a swimmer from drowning in the lake here, it has been a hotel since 1970 and is now operated under the Great Western Plus brand. Set in
gin and bear it
more than 40 acres of wood and parkland, this luxury hotel has an AA rosette restaurant – overseen by head chef Daren Mason, a former student of Gary Rhodes – along with The Library Bar which overlooks the terrace and croquet lawn to the left of our vintage shot. And while the Hotel’s website is keen to promote the fact that The Library Bar offers more than “40 single malts, cocktails, wine and champagne by the glass”, I’m happy to report that it also serves cask beer in addition to the major kegs Stella Artois, Guinness and San Miguel, plus Aspall cider. Only one of the two hand humps was in use during my visit, serving Kittiwake– a 4.4% pale ale, brewed in collaboration with Belhaven and the Orkney Brewery. A well-kept pint, priced £4.65, it was a nice touch that the barman topped it up to the line without having to be asked. Located in what was Gilbert’s library, there are books and assorted Gilbert & Sullivan manuscripts on display and you could quite easily believe the master of the house has just popped out for a minute. A comfortable place to unwind, I suspect that unlike the Emperor Dalek, the bar staff have never had to bark out the words “Do not fight in here”.
Deborah Watling at The Key Theatre, October 1988.
Celebrating one of the nation’s most popular tipples, Gin Festival Peterborough will take place at Peterborough Cathedral on 17-18 November. Split across three sessions – Friday 6.30-11pm and Saturday at 12.30-5pm and 6.30-11pm – a wide range of gin from small bespoke producers to more established brands will be available. There will also be masterclasses where you can meet gin distillers, street food and live music. Bottles of gin and other memorabilia are available from the onsite off licence. General admission tickets are on sale for £16 from www.ginfestival.com and on arrival festivalgoers will receive a GinFestival.com copa glass and a Gin Explorer Book covering the 100+ gins on offer.
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A 15 minute walk from the centre of town nNow open all day every day from 12 noon nUp to four real ales available nFood served Mon-Sat 12-2pm and 6-8pm, Sunday roast 12-3pm nLarge riverside beer garden nQuiz every Sunday eve (cash prizes) PETERBOROUGH CAMRA PUB OF THE YEAR 2016 charity day - Sunday 3rd September (12-7pm) In aid of East Anglian Air Ambulance. Bottle tombola, Pimm’s stand, real ales outside and BBQ.
Live music from: The Palmerston Ukulele Band (2.30-4.30pm) Ramshackle Serenade (5-7pm)
North street, stanground, Peterborough PE2 8HR (01733) 753544
13th Century Cafe – 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
Ben Aaronovitch
Museum in Priestgate on the first Sunday of the month, (so 3 September, 1 October, 5 November etc) at 2.30-4pm. Fiction Fix, the prose open mic night held at The Draper’s Arms in Cowgate Peterborough on the first Sunday of the month, has a couple of special nights coming up. On 3 September it is the group’s first anniversary, and then on Sunday 1 October it is a special post-Fantasycon evening so expect fantasy, horror and science fiction short-stories and extracts from novels. The evenings start around 8pm. Over at Stamford Arts Centre, Dr Jane Mackay continues her series of talks on Literature at Lunchtime. On Tuesday 5 September the book being discussed is George Eliot’s The Mill on the Floss, 3 October the subject is My Cousin Rachel and on 7 November it’s The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. The talks start at 12.30pm and tickets are £6.50. After the talks there are screenings of film adaptations of the works at 2.30pm, tickets for that £5.50. Either ring 017809 763203 or go to www.stamfordartscentre.com to book. Peterborough Arts Cinema (based at The John Clare Theatre in Central Library) will be showing the film Neruda about the life of the radical Chilean poet in its autumn season. Full details of what’s showing when at peterboroughartscinema.co.uk Adam Begley will be talking about his biography of the Parisian photographer and balloonist The Great Nader on Friday 15 September at St Peter’s Church, Oundle. The talk starts
dame Jenni Murray
at 7.45pm and tickets are £8 from the Box Office in New Street, Oundle, by visiting www.oundleboxoffice.com or calling 01832 274734. Dame Jenni Murray (who has presented Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour since 1987) will be presenting A History of Britain in 21 Women at the Key Theatre Monday 25 September. Tickets £21, either ring 01733 207239, pop into the venue on the Embankment or book online at www.vivacitypeterborough.com The ever popular Gervase Phinn returns to the Key Theatre on Wednesday 4 October with more tales of his life as a schools inspector in Yorkshire. Tickets £19.50, book as above. Novelist Claire Fuller will be promoting her latest book, Swimming Lessons, on Thursday 5 October at St Peter’s Church, Oundle. The talk starts at 7.45pm and tickets are £8 from the Box Office as above. Cardinal Cox is hopefully back from Finland where he performed his show High Stakes in August.
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by Cardinal Cox
Pub Scrawl
King’s Lynn Poetry Festival will take place on the weekend of 22-24 September and includes 12 poets from around the world including Martin Figura, Penelope Shuttle and George Szirtes. Full details from lynnlitfests.com The British Fantasy Convention is to be held at The Bull Hotel in Peterborough over the weekend of 29 September to 1 October with special guests Canadian Dark Fantasy author Nancy Kilpatrick, British author Ben Aaronovitch and American/ British SF author Pat Cadigan. This is writer orientated rather than dressing-up in costume. Details at hwsevents.co.uk The final of the competition to find the next Peterborough Poet Laureate should be at the Key Theatre on Thursday 28 September. Another new CD from Ron Graves (with music by David Reid of the Contrast), Slacking on Pain has 14 poems on it. Order from reidgraves.com or wave a tenner under Ron’s nose. The Jolly Brewer in Stamford is hosting a beer festival at the start of September and on the afternoon of Saturday 2 they’ve invited poets to entertain the crowd (the fools, the fools…) Peterborough now has a Stanza group (discussion and workshop affiliated to The Poetry Society) that meet in Squire’s Coffee House inside the
RAiLRoViNG sHEFFiELd NoRTH
The premise of this trip was to find an easy route by foot from Sheffield station to reach the glories of the Kelham Island area in the north of the city, without having to walk too far between pit stops. As always, it’s best to shop around for online offers for this sort of rail journey. A standard off peak return is a hefty £54 from Peterborough (£29.80 from Grantham), but a look at www.redspottedhanky.com revealed a suitable return journey of just £19.50. Our route via Doncaster took around
90 minutes but it gave us the chance to take a peep at the newly opened Draughtsman Alehouse micropub housed in the former buffet on platform 3b at Doncaster station. The short hop across to Sheffield saw us arrive shortly after 11am and straight into the Sheffield Tap, accessed from platform 1. Opened in 2009, this remarkable recreation of the original refreshment and dining rooms provides a wealth of good beer amid the wood panelling, fireplaces, chandeliers and general elegance associated
with the age of steam. There are a number of individual rooms, one displays the original GWR Thornbridge Hall locomotive nameplate, and another even has its own brewery (The Tapped Brew Co). Brewing takes place three times a week and the whiff of hops drifting through the pub, tempted us through to the original First Class lounge where we were able to view the creation of the next batch of Rodeo through a glass screen. Ten expertly kept beers plus ciders are usually available at prices between £3.10 and £4.80
including, on this occasion, five from Brew York, which was enjoying a bar takeover day, plus a couple from Allendale and Thornbridge. Part of the Pivovar Group, whose outlets include the York, Harrogate and Euston Taps, the pub won a Camra pub design award in 2010. It would be easy to spend most of the day here, but we vowed to allow sufficient time for a return visit as we headed across the road through the adjacent bus station to the 15th century Old Queens Head on Pond Hill. Open at 10am daily, this Thwaites house is partly timbered and decorated with a profusion of floral displays. There’s a small outdoor drinking area and various nooks and crannies within to make yourself comfortable. Food is popular and when I asked the east European barmaid what the speciality was, I thought she was being a little direct with me when she said “check menu” – until I realised she meant Czech menu. If schnitzel, goulash, fried cheese and sauerkraut are your thing, then this is a must. Three house beers and guests from Little Critters and Blue Bee were available, along with a range of continental lagers.
A gateway to the Ponds Forge centre is visible from the pub, walking past here and around to the rear of the centre, just before the tram stop is a recently opened micropub – the Drink Inn. Opening times are 4.30-10pm so it hadn’t opened when we arrived, though we did return later to enjoy beers from Brass Castle and Abbeydale at sensible prices. One particularly refreshing aspect of this place is the range of soft drinks, all priced at just 50p per bottle. The next tram stop from here is Castle Square, home to the Bankers Draft – a typically spacious JD Wetherspoon housed in the former Midland Bank. A suitable place for tactical grub, we resisted as we’d heard good things about the Three Tuns, so we moved on past the Dove & Rainbow – popular in the evenings for its live music – along Campo Lane towards the cathedral, past the Wig & Pen and a right turn into Lee Croft, from near to which the Three Tuns is visible. This pub, once the regular haunt of the many office workers based in the high rise building around it, is currently for sale – a victim, it seems of modern attitudes towards staff drinking, and now struggles to
find a lunchtime trade. That said, this traditional boozer is currently in good hands, with a fine range of beers from the permanent Moonshine, through a couple of other Abbeydale brews to Salopian, Thwaites, Gales and a delicious Dark Matter from the less-than-local Vale of Glamorgan brewery. Food is served from 12 noon daily (except Sunday when the pub is closed) and we availed ourselves of the sandwich, salad and homemade chips option at just £4 each. If that’s beyond the purse, then there’s always the option of a filled jacket potato (£3.50) or a chip butty for £2.50. A short walk alongside A61 bypass, Gibraltar Street is home to Shakespeare’s, a pub enjoying the benefits of its proximity to Kelham Island and the regular stream of beer lovers en route from the city centre. This unspoilt, but slightly worn ex-Wards/Punch pub reopened in 2011, and is redeemed by a stunning range of real ales, from the likes of North Riding, Stancill, Hopjacker, Drone Valley, Furnace, Imperial, Slightly Foxed and East London breweries. There are nine hand pumps, three ciders and a range of craft ales. No food is served, but a range of
snacks is available. There are a number of individual rooms and a courtyard garden. Across the road the new Bar Stewards bar and bottle shop was taking shape, as we headed across the dual carriageway into Alma Road, Kelham Island, home to twice Camra National Pub of the Year – the Kelham Island Tavern. This is by no means a large pub, but has a huge reputation, home to 13 hand pumps dispensing expertly kept beers from the likes of Abbeydale, Barnsley, Bradfield, and Pictish breweries at prices from just £2.50. Real ciders are also available, as are a range of good value food such as sandwiches at £1.70, a 1lb pork pie for £3.95 and hot food including daily specials from £5. There are 2 separate drinking areas and a small outdoor patio area. The pub is a mecca for real ale aficionados and beery characters, so there’s always good banter to be enjoyed. The pub is again the current Sheffield Pub of the Year (and indeed every year since 2004). Another legendary Victorian boozer can be found just around the corner. Situated adjacent to the Heritage Centre, and home to the Kelham Island Brewery, the Fat Cat kicked off the whole real ale revival in this area back in the 1980s and still offers 12 beers including ciders from a great range of breweries as diverse as Three Brothers, Naylors, Sherwood, Forest of Dean, Rudgate, Bude and Timothy Taylor. On quiz nights (Mondays), Kelham Best can be enjoyed for a mere £1.50 per pint. A limited menu is offered including Pork Pies for £1.50 and a chicken curry at just £3.50. Over the River Don is another ex-Wards pub the Riverside, popular with students, has a very young feel but offers
beer from its own True North Brewery, with guests from the likes of Brew York, Milestone and Acorn. A pleasant riverside terrace and garden offers views across to the new development on the opposite bank. Turning right outside the Riverside and across the bridge is the Harlequin in Nursery Street – famous for its range of ciders (around 20) and four times Sheffield Cider Pub of the Year. Beers are from the Exit 33 stable with guest ales from Acorn and Blue Bee, and the pub offers a varied events scene with quiz nights and regular live music. I’ve driven past the handsome looking Ship Inn on the bypass at Shalesmoor many times and was keen to give it a try, so we strolled back through Kelham Island towards the tram stop, near to which this gorgeous pub stands alone, saved from the developer’s wrecking ball. Unfortunately the tiled exterior and original branding is not matched inside, instead the décor can only described as modern minimalist, and although there was a range of beers from the Marston’s stable, the quality was decidedly inferior. Alongside the Shalesmoor tram stop, the Wellington on Henry Street, is the tap for Neepsend Brewery with four house beers plus others from Waen, White Rose and Shiny. Formerly the Cask & Cutler, this friendly local has had a celebrated history, and remains a favourite with lovers of good beer. While we were resisting the use of the tram, it became
apparent that we were only going to reach our final destination the Hillsborough Hotel, by this means if were to get back to our 6pm train on time, so at just £4 for a day rover we went for it. The Hillsborough is another old favourite around here, and it also sits alongside a tram stop (Primrose View), so it’s only a few minutes away. There’s a pleasant conservatory area and beer garden with beers from Tapped, Acorn plus guests and ciders. Food is served 12-5pm and there’s a tapas option at £3.50 per item or three for a tenner. Time prevented us from ticking off the Castlerock-owned New Barrack Tavern on Penistone Rd and Sheffield Brewery’s Gardeners Rest, but the tram from the Hillsborough takes you all the way back to the station (in about 15 minutes), and you can punctuate the journey back as we did with a quick one in the Drink Inn, or head straight back to the Sheffield Tap to await the train home. Chris Shilling
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The Great Western 9 Sun Street Wolverhampton West Midlands WV10 0DG 01902 351090 www.holdensgreatwesternwolve rhampton.co.uk Situated behind Wolverhampton railway station, and taking its name from the more attractive but long-closed Great Western low-level station next door, this pub has enjoyed the spotlight for many years. Despite considerable development nearby, the pub has survived and prospered, and still retains a certain charm tucked under the railway bridge on the
junction of Sun Street and Bailey Street, in a cobbled lane which was once home to a row of
railway cottages. Built in 1843, the pub is now part of the small Holden’s
Now under new management
COALHEAVERS
ARMS Traditional Free House Serving a minimum of six cask ales including LocAles and craft keg beers Wide selection of gins Bar snacks Brewery estate, and five of their beers can always be found, including a mild, alongside three guest ales (from Elland, Abbeydale and near neighbours, Bathams, when we called in) and a variety of real ciders. Described by the brewery as the “jewel in our crown”, The Great Western has long been a favourite with real ale drinkers, and football fans heading for the Wolves ground. There’s plenty of football memorabilia and railwayana, including lamps, old photographs and cast iron signs decorating the walls of the different rooms, and the bar nestles under a decorative valanced GWR station-style wooden canopy. There’s a narrow “waiting room” leading to a dining conservatory, complete with bottle bar and serving hatch to the main bar, and separate snug painted in traditional GWR chocolate and cream. Certificates bear witness to, at least four, local Camra Pub of the Year awards (the last in 2010) and the prestigious National award from back in 1991. Beer prices start at a bargain £2.65 (for the mild) rising to £2.95 for the house beers and an average of £3.20 for the guest ales. The friendly staff are keen to tell you what they know about the pub’s history, and will probably offer you one of their freshly made rolls, at prices starting at just £1.50. Open all day from 11am-11pm, a full hot food menu is available from 11-3pm, and bar snacks until 10pm. The pub is dog and child-friendly, there are open fires in winter and occasional barbecues on the garden patio. A beer festival is held each November with proceeds going to the Poppy Appeal. Chris Shilling
Open Mon-Thurs 511pm, Fri-Sun All Day from Noon See Facebook: stevenparkes for details of upcoming beer festivals and other events
5 Park St, Peterborough PE2 9BH (off London Rd) Tel: 01733 565664
Shaun & Helen welcome you to The Railway, Oakham's premier live music venue. Bringing acts from far and wide to our dedicated performance space, Platform One @TheRailway. Full PA & backline available for rehearsal, which we offer free of charge to bands wanting to use the room. Follow us on Facebook & Twitter, visit www.therailwayoakham.co.uk or check the listings for further information.
Station Road, Oakham, Rutland LE15 6QU Tel: 01572 722015
HARe & HOuNDS TRADITIONAL COUNTRY GASTRO PUB
Food served lunchtimes and evenings (Booking Recommended)
Fortnightly Quiz Nights Spot and Cash prizes FREE Pizza
Freshly prepared food, deliciously home-cooked 8 ReAL ALeS * FINe WINeS * ReAL FIRe * BeeR GARDeN
September 12th,26th October 10th, 24th
Family Petanque Court
BEER FEsTiVAL in the Marquee Revised dates - Friday 8th - sunday 6th october 20 ales (plus the usual 8 at the bar!) + Belgian Beers + Ciders + Country Wines Live Music (see website for details) BBQ and Hog Roast
Hare and Hounds Gastro Pub, Main St, Greatford, Stamford PE9 4QA T: 01778 560332 www.thehareandhoundsgreatford.co.uk
Winner – Stamford Mercury ‘best bar 2014’
Five horSeShoeS
Barholm, Stamford, Lincs Pe9 4RA • 01778 560238
Enjoy a welcoming open fire in a Traditional Ale House open from 4pm week days, 1pm Saturday and 12pm Sundays FreShLY Made PizzaS wood cooked in an authentic ay Frid ry eve n ove a pizz d fire pm 5-10pm and Saturday 5-9
Sunday 17th September - Another Girl Another Planet/ BBQ (2-6pm)
Monthly Quiz (from 8.30pm) - 6th September, 4th October
Six Real Ales with four on rotation • three draught ciders • three Lagers • Fine Wine & Spirits • large beer garden • Pool room
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01 September Great Pretenders (9pm), Jubilee Garage, Bourne Harkback, Golden Fleece, Stamford The Fedz, Ploughman, Werrington Halo, London Inn, Stamford DJ, The Stage, Market Deeping Blackout uK with Bon Rogers, Lakeside Bar, Tallington Revolver, Masons Arms, Bourne The Mojo Slide (10.30pm), Charters, Peterborough Dave Smith flying solo, Yard of Ale, Woodston 02 September Souled Out, Golden Fleece, Stamford Second Chance, Ploughman, Werrington CJ Hatt, Puzzles?, Peterborough Blackout uK, London Inn, Stamford Hayz Band, The Stage, Market Deeping Course Correct + TBC (£5, 8.30pm), Mama Liz’s, Stamford Retrosonic, Black Bull, Kirton 3rd Stone From the Sun (TBC), Heron, Stanground Dean & Co, Masons Arms, Bourne What the Funk! (9.30pm), Charters, Peterborough Disco/Karaoke (8pm), Hurdler, Stamford Fired up, Yard of Ale, Woodston
03 September Jo Gee, Puzzles?, Peterborough The Stringlers (4-6pm), Mama Liz’s, Stamford The Palmerston ukulele Band (2.30-4.30pm) + Ramshackle Serenade (5-7pm), Woolpack, Stamford Quiz, Masons Arms, Bourne The Persuaders (3pm), Charters, Peterborough 04 September Open Mic Night (8pm), Charters,
Peterborough
05 September unplugged Session (6.30pm), National Centre for Craft & Design, Sleaford Open Acoustic with Graham Cleaver (8pm), Millstone, Barnack Open Mic with James edmonds (9pm), Crown, Peterborough Quiz, Heron, Stanground 06 September Big Fun Quiz (8pm), Grainstore, Oakham Monthly Quiz (from 8.30pm), Five Horseshoes, Barholm 07 September Voodoo unplugged (8pm), Mama Liz’s, Stamford
the heron
Heron Court, Stanground Peterborough PE2 8QB 01733 704693
- LocAle Pub of the Year 2017 - Four real ales on permanently - Huge enclosed beer garden - 120” big screen TV, all televised football and rugby games shown - Function room for hire - Quiz/Play Your Cards Right every Tuesday
Live Entertainment Every Weekend, including... 29th September – Racing at Newmarket Tickets, £20 per head, available from the bar. which includes a sausage and bacon bap and tea /coffee from 10am, bus there and back and entrance to Newmarket.
www.heronpub.co.uk
28th October – Halloween Extravaganza! A cash prize for the best dressed and live music from Tiger Club.
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Open from 11am every day (till late at weekends)
Large enclosed Beer Garden with children's play equipment (available for hire for parties etc...) We pride ourselves on our teams: Football (home of Stamford 'Bels'); Rugby (home of Stamford College Old Boys); Darts; Pool; Dominoes; Pushpenny; Crib; Outdoor Skittles - New players always welcome Everards Cask Ales from £2.90, Stella Artois £3.90 Fresh Pizzas from Wood-fired Pizza oven every THURSDAY (6-10pm) Saturdays - Live Music and Karaoke - see listings for details Sunday is multi-screen sports day + disco + fun quiz + Play Your Cards Right Ample parking, Dog friendly Gin lovers' afternoons throughout the year (call for details)
93, New Cross Rd, Stamford, Lincs PE9 1AL 01780 763428 / email patricia.ennis@hotmail.co.uk
08 September Sounds of the 60s with the Zoots, Stamford Corn exchange Karaoke Night (9pm), Jubilee Garage, Bourne Miscellaneous, Golden Fleece, Stamford Children of the Revolution, Ploughman, Werrington DJ, London Inn, Stamford DJ, The Stage, Market Deeping Karaoke, Lakeside Bar, Tallington Mark Bishop, Masons Arms, Bourne Flashback Photograph (10.30pm), Charters, Peterborough The expletives, Yard of Ale, Woodston Nicky Downs, Whistle Stop, Tallington 09 September New Generation Crash & Burn, Whittle, Stanground Circa 73, Golden Fleece, Stamford Mighty Persuaders, Ploughman, Werrington Ben Callanan, Puzzles?, Peterborough Pennyless (11am-2pm), Drill Hall, Lincoln Chuck Norris, London Inn, Stamford Leon, The Stage, Market Deeping Ferocious Dog + Brian Stone & Jonny Wallis (£10, 8.30pm), Mama Liz’s, Stamford States Quole, Black Bull, Kirton Matty Haynes, Merry Monk, Kirton Bluecat Reggae Club, Heron, Stanground DJ Neil (Karaoke), Masons Arms, Bourne What the Funk! (9.30pm), Charters, Peterborough Weybourne Chester Bingley, The Railway, Oakham Disco/Karaoke (8pm), Hurdler, Stamford John Quinn, Yard of Ale, Woodston 10 September Zakk Zoot, Puzzles?, Peterborough Jazz with Tiger Tim’s Ragamuffins (12.15pn), Conservative Club, Peterborough 11 September Songwriters’ evening (8pm), Boat Inn, Whittlesey What the Thunder Said (spoken word night, 8pm), Charters, Peterborough
12 September Open Mic, Blue Boar, eye Quiz, Heron, Stanground Quiz, Hare & Hounds, Greatford 13 September Quiz Night, Bustard, South Rauceby Backroom Acoustic Sessions (8pm), Railway Inn, Ramsey Pie and Mash Night, Shuckburgh Arms, Southwick 14 September Quiz, Whistlestop, Tallington 15 September Craig Campbell, Stamford Corn exchange Karaoke, Whittle, Stanground The Great Pretenders, Golden Fleece, Stamford Commitment Bros, London Inn, Stamford DJ, The Stage, Market Deeping DB5, Lakeside Bar, Tallington Cuttin Loose, Masons Arms, Bourne
Home of
Castor Ales
6 Guest Ales & Craft Beer Home Cooked Food Lunch/Midweek Evenings Ideal for walkers & dog friendly
POSHER THAN U MIGHT THINK!
01733 380222 www.princeofwalesfeathers.co.uk
Fyzz Wallace Band + Rachel Bea + Damaged + The Librarians (£5, 8pm), Mama Liz’s, Stamford Vinyl Night (8pm), Charters, Peterborough Red Friday Charity Night featuring Dom Brister, Listen Like Thieves and Tabi, Bertie Arms, uffington Children on the Revolution, Yard of Ale, Woodston 16 September Indigo (9pm), Jubilee Garage, Bourne Betty Swollox, Golden Fleece, Stamford TBC, Ploughman, Werrington Bon Rogers, Puzzles?, Peterborough Overdubs, London Inn, Stamford One for the Road, The Stage, Market Deeping Calva Louise + Nosebleed + Snakerattlers + the Atoms (£7), Mama Liz’s, Stamford The Lounge (8.30pm), Grainstore, Oakham Matty Haynes, Black Bull, Kirton Let There B/DC, Prince of Wales, Castor CJ Hatt, Heron, Stanground Brothers Grimm, Masons Arms, Bourne TBC, Hurdler, Stamford Mollys Chamber, Yard of Ale, Woodston 17 September Mark Stevens, Puzzles?, Peterborough Pennyless (1-4pm), Sacrewell Farm, Peterborough Poorboy (4-6pm), Mama Liz’s, Stamford Another Girl Another Planet/ BBQ (2-6pm), Five Horseshoes, Barholm Quiz, Masons Arms, Bourne 19 September Open Mic (8.45pm), Boat Inn, Whittlesey Quiz, Heron, Stanground 20 September Djanco, Bustard, South Rauceby Brian Stone & Jake Martin, Puzzles?, Peterborough Quiz, Shuckburgh Arms, Southwick 21 September Ian Waite & Camilla Dallerup, Stamford Corn
Holly & the Boatmen.
exchange Roan Kearsey-Lawson with Jeff Mason and the Bo Hop Trio, Grantham Conservative Club Live Bluegrass, Shuckburgh Arms, Southwick Open Mike Night, exeter Arms, Barrowden 22 September The Great Georgian Science Show, Stamford Corn exchange Children of the Revolution, Golden Fleece, Stamford One eyed Cats, Ploughman, Werrington DJ, London Inn, Stamford DJ, The Stage, Market Deeping Nick Glover (DJ), Masons Arms, Bourne Groovapolitan (10.30pm), Charters, Peterborough expletives, Lakeside Bar, Tallington Retrolux, Yard of Ale, Woodston 23 September Holly and the Boatmen (9pm), Crown, Peterborough Grumpy Old Men, Golden Fleece, Stamford Iron Fist, Ploughman, Werrington Skyfight, Puzzles?, Peterborough Circa ‘73, London Inn, Stamford Lee Joshua Rose, The Stage, Market Deeping Monkey Business, Black Bull, Kirton Children’s Ward Charity event, Britannia, Boston
Tony Giles All stars.
Dom Brister, Masons Arms, Bourne What the Funk! (9.30pm), Charters, Peterborough Chloe Lorentz (War Child Charity gig), The Railway, Oakham Go with the Flow, Lakeside Bar, Tallington TBC, Hurdler, Stamford Tumbling Dice, Yard of Ale, Woodston 24 September Glasshouse Acoustic Session: 2Steps 4Words, Nick Corney & the Buzzrats (2.30pm), Key Theatre, Peterborough Andy Hughes, Puzzles?, Peterborough Pennyless (1-4pm), Sacrewell Farm, Peterborough The Nuggets plus Beer Fest and BBQ (12.30pn), Conservative Club, Peterborough Frumenty (folk, 4-6pm), Mama Liz’s, Stamford Jimmy Doherty (3pm), Charters, Peterborough
29 September The Stones - Rolling Stones Greatest Tribute Show, Stamford Corn exchange Seven-course Taster Menu, Bustard, South Rauceby Whisky Bar Acoustic Sessions (8pm), Boat Inn, Whittlesey Subway 77, Golden Fleece, Stamford High Rollers, Ploughman, Werrington Dirty Rumour, London Inn, Stamford DJ, The Stage, Market Deeping Another Girl Another Planet, Heron, Stanground Loose Rocket, Masons Arms, Bourne Donut (10.30pm), Charters, Peterborough Rocket 57, Lakeside Bar, Tallington 3 Parts Dirt, Yard of Ale, Woodston Karoke, Whistlestop, Tallington 30 September Wrong Jovi - One Wild Night Out, Stamford Corn exchange Halo (9pm), Jubilee Garage, Bourne Blackout uK, Golden Fleece, Stamford Halo, Ploughman, Werrington Dan Poole, Puzzles?, Peterborough
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26 September Quiz, Heron, Stanground Quiz, Hare & Hounds, Greatford 27 September Tony Giles All Stars, Bustard, South Rauceby Backroom Acoustic Sessions (8pm), Railway Inn, Ramsey 28 September Funhouse Comedy (6.15pm), Grainstore, Oakham
Ales
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High Rollers, London Inn, Stamford Northern Soul Night, Woody’s Bar, Ancaster Boobonyx, The Stage, Market Deeping My House of Shapes (£4, 10pm), Mama Liz’s, Stamford The Reason (8.30pm), Grainstore, Oakham Rocket, Black Bull, Kirton Beachy Head Diving Club, Prince of Wales, Castor The expletives, Heron, Stanground Antoine, Masons Arms, Bourne What the Funk! (9.30pm), Charters, Peterborough Desperate Measures, The Railway, Oakham The Valentines (9pm), Hurdler, Stamford Mind the Gap, Yard of Ale, Woodston 01 October Quiz, Masons Arms, Bourne Rob ’n’ Dave (3pm), Charters, Peterborough 02 October Open Mic Night (8pm), Charters, Peterborough 03 October unplugged Session (6.30pm), National Centre for Craft & Design, Sleaford Open Acoustic (8pm), Millstone, Barnack Open Mic (9pm), Crown, Peterborough The Whisky Bar Acoustic Sessions (8.30pm), Mind the Gap.
The Audioz.
Boat Inn, Whittlesey Quiz, Heron, Stanground 04 October Big Fun Quiz (8pm), Grainstore, Oakham Monthly Quiz (from 8.30pm), Five Horseshoes, Barholm 05 October Voodoo unplugged (8pm), Mama Liz’s, Stamford 06 October Karaoke, Whittle, Stanground Karaoke Night (9pm), Jubilee Garage, Bourne Autumn Storm, Golden Fleece, Stamford Retrolux, Ploughman, Werrington Simon Day, In Character, Stamford Corn exchange DJ, London Inn, Stamford DJ, The Stage, Market Deeping Austin Gold + support (£5, 8.30pm), Mama Liz’s, Stamford Son of a Gun, Masons Arms, Bourne Another Girl Another Planet (10.30pm), Charters, Peterborough Devante Mowtown Duo (9pm), Hurdler, Stamford up the Function, Yard of Ale, Woodston 07 October The Audioz, Golden Fleece, Stamford Grounded, Ploughman, Werrington Agi Jarocka, Puzzles?, Peterborough Pennyless (7pm), Whittlesey Library Tequila Shots, London Inn, Stamford Miscellaneous, The Stage, Market Deeping
Katmando, Black Bull, Kirton Porky Pig (TBC), Heron, Stanground Splinter Group, Masons Arms, Bourne What the Funk! (9.30pm), Charters, Peterborough Purple Shoes, The Railway, Oakham Subway 77, Yard of Ale, Woodston 08 October Joe Van Hoten, Puzzles?, Peterborough Pennyless (4-6pm), Mama Liz’s, Stamford World Conker Championships (from 10am), Shuckburgh Arms, Southwick Thrillbillies (Country & Western, 8pm), Conservative Club, Peterborough Bon & Justin (3pm), Charters, Peterborough 09 October Songwriters’ evening (8pm), Boat Inn, Whittlesey What the Thunder Said (spoken word night, 8pm), Charters, Peterborough 10 October Open Mic, Blue Boar, eye Quiz, Heron, Stanground Quiz, Hare & Hounds, Greatford 11 October Quiz Night, Bustard, South Rauceby Backroom Acoustic Sessions (8pm), Railway Inn, Ramsey Pirates of Penzance, Stamford Corn exchange Sausage and Mash Night, Shuckburgh Arms, Southwick
The
Shuckburgh Arms
HOME OF THE WORLD CONKER CHAMPIONSHIP Serving 5 Real Ales l Large Garden Covered Patio Area l Walkers Welcome Dogs Welcome l Open seven days a week l Serving good traditional pub grub Fish & Chip Night Thursdays £5 sunday lunch 12-4pm Monthly Quiz - 20th september 18th october
8th october - The World Conker Championships from 10am 13th september - Pie and Mash Night £8 11th october - sausage and Mash night £8 28th october - Halloween spooky walk from 6pm
Opening hours: Mon 6pm-10pm Tues 6pm-11pm Weds to Fri Noon-11pm Sat Noon-11pm Sun Noon-10pm
MAIN STREET, SOUTHWICK, PETERBOROUGH PE8 5BL 01832 272044 www.shuckburghpub.co.uk Your local in the Heart of Stamford
the golden Fleece open 9am-11pm sunday to Wednesday, 9am to late Thursday to saturday Full breakfast and lunchtime menu available 9am-4pm (sunday 9am-3pm) Live entertainment Thursday thru to sunday (Karaoke Thurs & sun, Live Bands Fri & sat)
12 October Pirates of Penzance, Stamford Corn exchange Quiz, Whistlestop, Tallington
Three real Ales Everards Tiger and old original with a rotating Guest Ale and Henry Westons cider on hand pull
13 October The Guards, Golden Fleece, Stamford Tallawah, Ploughman, Werrington Pirates of Penzance, Stamford Corn exchange DJ, London Inn, Stamford DJ, The Stage, Market Deeping Michael Keithson (£5, 8.30pm), Mama Liz’s, Stamford Revolver, Masons Arms, Bourne
Sheep Market, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 2RB 01780 763749 goldenfleece.stamford@outlook.com
Porky Pig (10.30pm), Charters, Peterborough Dizzy Miss Lizzys, Yard of Ale, Woodston 14 October Blackout (9pm), Jubilee Garage, Bourne Outside In, Golden Fleece, Stamford Fallen Idols, Ploughman, Werrington Pirates of Penzance, Stamford Corn exchange Matty Haynes, Puzzles?, Peterborough Feds, London Inn, Stamford Steven Frankish Duo, The Stage, Market Deeping Top Banana Band (8.30pm), Grainstore, Oakham Vigilantes, Black Bull, Kirton Stealer (TBC), Heron, Stanground DJ Neil (Karaoke), Masons Arms, Bourne What the Funk! (9.30pm), Charters, Peterborough Disco/Karaoke (8pm), Hurdler, Stamford Last Minute Brigade, Yard of Ale, Woodston 15 October Tom Bryans, Puzzles?, Peterborough Ouse Valley Jazz (12.15pn), Conservative Club, Peterborough Quiz, Masons Arms, Bourne Stella Henley & Chris Newman (3pm), Charters, Peterborough 17 October Open Mic (8.45pm), Boat Inn, Whittlesey Quiz, Heron, Stanground 18 October Djanco, Bustard, South Rauceby Quiz, Shuckburgh Arms, Southwick 19 October Live Bluegrass, Shuckburgh Arms, Southwick Jeremy Pinnell + Ags Connolly (Country, £10, 7.30pm), Mama Liz’s, Stamford Open Mike Night, exeter Arms, Barrowden 20 October Mod Story, Golden Fleece, Stamford Overdubs, Ploughman, Werrington Oxjam Weekend, Puzzles?, Peterborough
Children of the Revolution, London Inn, Stamford DJ, The Stage, Market Deeping Mug Jugglers, Masons Arms, Bourne Vinyl Night (8pm), Charters, Peterborough High Rollers, Yard of Ale, Woodston 21 October Hayz, Golden Fleece, Stamford 60s Spectacular with The Tornados/The Springfields/Sound Force 5, Stamford Corn exchange Oxjam Weekend, Puzzles?, Peterborough Leon, London Inn, Stamford Backlash, The Stage, Market Deeping Slydogs, Black Bull, Kirton Tallawah, Heron, Stanground Afterlife, Masons Arms, Bourne What the Funk! (9.30pm), Charters, Peterborough Memphis: elvis Tribute Act (9pm), Hurdler, Stamford Stealer, Yard of Ale, Woodston 22 October Oxjam Weekend, Puzzles?, Peterborough 24 October Quiz, Heron, Stanground Quiz, Hare & Hounds, Greatford 25 October Tony Giles All Stars, Bustard, South Rauceby Backroom Acoustic Sessions (8pm), Railway Inn, Ramsey 26 October Grainstore Comedy Club (6.15pm), Grainstore, Oakham 27 October Seafood evening, Bustard, South Rauceby The Whisky Bar Acoustic Sessions (8.30pm), Boat Inn, Whittlesey Chuck Norris experience, Golden Fleece, Stamford Hooker, Ploughman, Werrington DJ, London Inn, Stamford
Northern Soul Night, Woody’s Bar, Ancaster DJ, The Stage, Market Deeping Loose Rocket, Masons Arms, Bourne Retrolux (10.30pm), Charters, Peterborough 3rd Stone From the Sun, Yard of Ale, Woodston Karaoke, Whistlestop, Tallington 28 October Mullered at the Mill (9pm), Jubilee Garage, Bourne Hi Rollers, Golden Fleece, Stamford The Nuggets, Ploughman, Werrington Andy Hughes, Puzzles?, Peterborough New Gen Crash & Burn, London Inn, Stamford Spooky Weekend including fireworks, Shuckburgh Arms, Southwick Revolver, The Stage, Market Deeping Travelling Riverside Blues Band (8.30pm), Grainstore, Oakham Pete Lewis, Black Bull, Kirton Halloween Disco & Fancy Dress, Merry Monk, Kirton Halloween extravaganza featuring Tiger Club, Heron, Stanground Dom Brister, Masons Arms, Bourne What the Funk! (9.30pm), Charters, Peterborough Halloween Fancy Dress Night (8pm), Hurdler, Stamford Halloween Spooky Walk (from 6pm), Shuckburgh Arms, Southwick Frankly My Dear, Yard of Ale, Woodston 29 October Glasshouse Acoustic Sessions: Amy Claire, Holly & the Boatmen, Benjamin William Pike (2.30pm), Key Theatre, Peterborough Jack Little, Puzzles?, Peterborough Frumenty (folk, 4-6pm), Mama Liz’s, Stamford Halloween Disco & Fancy Dress, Merry Monk, Kirton Quiz, Masons Arms, Bourne beer Festivals 31 August-03 September
The Jolly Brewer Beer Festival, Jolly Brewer, Stamford - Music, food, beer and sunshine (subject to availability). 01-03 September Ripping-Ale Beer Festival, The Bull Inn, Rippingale 03 September Charity Day, Woolpack, Stamford - Live music, bottle tombola, Pimm’s stand, real ales outside, BBQ. 09-10 September Dyke Scarecrow & Beer Festival, Village Hall - includes live music and classic cars 27 September-01 October Autumn Beer Festival, Hand & Heart, Peterborough 06-08 October Beer Festival in the Marquee, Hare & Hounds, Greatford
Rhythm & Booze, Issue 45 September/October 2017 All written material, unless otherwise stated, © Simon Stabler All events are listed free of charge. To ensure inclusion in the November/December 2017 issue, or have any other news included in the magazine, email simonstabler@aol.com by 6 October. 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 The Dedalus Book of Gin By Richard Barnett, Dedalus Books, paperback, £9.99
The Great British Woodstock: The Incredible Story of the Weeley Festival 1971 By Ray Clark, The History Press, paperback, £16.99 So, just how did what started out as a proposed donkey derby turn into a sprawling pop festival? Radio DJ Ray Clark was there and tells the incredible tale of how the local Round Table decided to put on a pop concert for 5,000 people to raise money for charity but which turned into one of the biggest UK festivals at the time with more than 150,000 folk turning up at the Essex village. It is the spreading, unexpected nature of this event that draws comparison to the famous Woodstock Festival in the US. One of the contributing factors to its big draw was the fact that the Isle of Wight Festival was
not held in 1971. The 1970 IoW Festival had been estimated to exceed more than 600,000 souls, bigger than Woodstock itself, but local authorities there then put a cap on events to be attended by not more than 5,000 people as a result. So, lots of music fans made their way to Weeley to enjoy the likes of Marc Bolan and T. Rex, Mungo Jerry, Rod Stewart and The Faces over the hot August Bank Holiday weekend. Tickets were £1.50 in advance and £2 at the gate, though some of the money was ultimately unaccounted for. There are many great atmospheric photos of all aspects of the festival, the good side and the bad, but the image that will perhaps strikes the biggest fear into today’s readers could be that of the ladies’ toilets. David Brown
Gin, Madam Geneva, Mother’s Ruin. A clear spirit infused with juniper and/or other botanicals. Writer and broadcaster Richard Barnett (who studied medicine in London and teaches at Pembroke College, Cambridge) charts the history from Dutch entrepreneurs to British aristocrats with a glut of grain, Hogarthian dissipation to Victorian gin-palaces, through prohibition to contemporary hipster culture. Sawtry-based Dedalus (with an international reputation for high-end literature) has released three volumes about drinks with cultural impact; Absinthe,Vodka and this tome. Matching history and legislation to literary quotes – ranging from Charles Dickens visiting a gin-palace to James Bond ordering a Martini, and the author delights in pointing out that Bond’s Martinis on-screen are clearly stirred, not shaken, as they are clear while shaking them would lead them to being cloudy from the minuscule chips of ice. Proving once again Bond is an idiot. The book rounds out with some historical recipes and reviews 19 brands – along with suggestions of the best cocktails for them to be used in. A book to leave alongside the drinks cabinet or perfect for the book group that meet in a pub. Cardinal Cox For further information and to download a catalogue, go to www.dedalusbooks.com
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