issue 22
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Truman's Peterborough connection, Pennyless on tour, Darts, gig listings and pub news.TRANSCRIPT
rhythm and boozeBrews, News, Bands & Reviews - Issue 22 - November/December 2013
a Peterborough-educated
businessman is behind the
revival of a well-loved name
in brewing. Jack Morgan –
who studied at the King’s
School – is Managing
director of truman’s, the
London brewer that recently
returned to the east end.
Morgan and business
partner Michael-george
hemus acquired the name
from Scottish & newcastle
in 2010, 21 years after the
original company closed.
after trial brews at everards
of Leicester and nethergate at
Sudbury, truman’s moved to
the eyrie, its new home at
hackney Wick.
using the original truman’s
yeast strain – which has been
stored at the national
collection of Yeast cultures
since 1958 – the revived
company brews a core range
of everyday session beers, a
rotating selection of character
beers and a collection of ales
and stouts, based on recipes
held by the London
Metropolitan archives.
nwww.trumansbeer.co.uk
Top of The Cask
James Morgan, truman’s Managing director, went to the King’s School in the early-1990s.
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The Surrealist Sportsman’s ClubWe always knew that David ‘Dai’roll would get to darts, eventually.
the origins of darts are lost
in the back streets of history,
we do know though that the
layout of the numbers, with
20 at the top, is credited to
brian gamlin of Lancashire
who came up with their
distribution in 1896. Variants
of the layout include London
Fives, which only uses three
lots of 5s, 10s, 15s and 20s
around a board, the Yorkshire
version (as featured on the tV
series Indoor League) with no
trebles and the Manchester
version, which is also a
smaller board.
there are similarly regional
variants in the rules regarding
the need to start on doubles,
three dart finishes and other
points of scoring. in some
pubs in Peterborough you
occasionally hear a grumble
still relating to the incoming
players from London of the
1970s ‘ruining’ the pastime.
as to whether darts is a
game of skill, the legend is
that in 1908 Jim garside of
Leeds was prosecuted for
allowing gambling on games
of chance (strictly illegal) in
the adelphi inn. Standing
before the magistrates, he
called upon William anakin
to demonstrate the skill
needed to be a darts player
(gambling for small amounts
being permitted in licensed
premises if for a game of
skill). anakin could hit any
nominated number, while the
court’s representative could
not. the magistrate found in
garside’s favour.
Locally the
star of the
game is Martin ‘Wolfie’
adams who is three times
bdo champion, twice winner
of the WdF World cup
(singles) and was the england
captain for ten years.
but for me the most
important contribution darts
has made to popular culture
must be Jim bowen saying,
“Let’s have a look at what you
could have won.”
Following on from last
issue’s article on the mighty
Walter cornelius, there is now
a Facebook page celebrating
him and his life called Walter
cornelieus the Legend.
Earlier this year Dai edited
the pamphlet Away Match at
King’s Lynn for the Surrealist
Sportsman’s Club.
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Punk rock supergroup thedogtown rebels present threeout of the seven tracks on thissplit-eP. an early line-up of theband included the destructors’rob baylis on drums. then again, can anyone name a localpunk band that rob hasn’t beeninvolved in?
“The Destructors still have it in
them and know their punk history
(possibly because they're part of it)
and additionally have impeccable
taste.”
- Maximum Rock 'n' Roll
Rebels Yell
pub scrawlcongratulations to Pete irving
who became the latest Poet
Laureate of Peterborough at
the final that was held as
part of the We Love Words
Festival in September. Pete
has previously been recipient
of the John clare trust Poetry
Prize and also held the title of
bard of the Fens.
congratulations also to
Mike alderson – a familiar
face on the local poetry scene
– who has had a book of
poetry published. inspired by
the centenary of the Mental
Defectives Act (1913),
Surviving the Institutions
draws on his experiences as
a nurse. Priced £7.95 (plus
£1.50 p&p), the book will
be launched at Stamford
arts centre on 11 november
at 7.30pm. For more
information, email
Stamford art centre
continues its popular
Literature at Lunchtime
series of talks by dr Jane
Mackay on the first tuesday
of each month at 12.30pm. on
3 december the subject is
charles dickens’ A Christmas
Carol, followed by mince pies
and mulled wine. tickets for
the talks are £6.50. to book,
ring 01780 763203 or go to
www.stamfordartscentre.com
on Wednesday 6 november
andy hamilton will be talking
about his new book Brewing
Britain: The Quest for the
Perfect Pint in the tap room
of the brewery tap. andy has
travelled all over the country
to search out the various ales
currently brewed. his
previous books include The
Self Sufficient Bible and
Booze for Free. the talk starts
at 7pm and tickets (available
from libraries) are £6, which
includes a free pint of beer.
this is clearly the event that
this column was created for
more than three years ago,
and guess what? i’m busy.
tracy borman will be
promoting her book Witches
at Stamford arts centre on
Friday 8 november at 7.30pm.
the book is set in belvoir
castle and features an
ancient curse upon the earls
of rutland. tickets are £8
from 01780 763203 or via
www.stamfordartscentre.com
Stamford arts centre is also
hosting the fifth annual New
Networks for Nature
symposium over november
14-16, with bill oddie and
chris Packham in
conversation on the thursday
night (£15) plus talks by
many artists, scientists,
filmmakers, writers and
activists over the following
two days (combined Friday
and Saturday ticket £50).
For full details go to
www.stamfordartscentre.com
John barry will be
promoting his book Colonel
John Hewson: Cromwell’s
Enforcer at the John clare
cottage on Wednesday 20
november. From radical
preacher in the 1630s, to
Military governor of dublin,
hewsons career was one
carved from the flesh of
others. tickets for the talk
are £6 and should be booked
on (01733) 253330 or by
emailing [email protected]
the deadline for applying
to enter next March’s
Peterborough drama Festival
is Friday 13 december and
among the various categories
are verse reading and story
telling. For more details
email peterboroughdramafestival
@hotmail.co.uk
This year’s Totally Arbitrary Best
Thing of the Year Award needs to
be split between the members of
Dead Poets for their recent
media exposure. Mixy appeared
on Richard Tyrone Jones’ Radio
4 series Big Heart and Mark
Grist is in a Channel 4 series
throughout November, being
sworn at by the naughtiest school
children they could find.
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The Cardinal’s Calendar5 November/3 December - poets united meet at the PcVS building
on Lincoln road (opposite geneva bar). usually they have a loose
theme for poems for the first half of the evening and then general
readings for the second. For details ring Viv on 01733 340560.
13 November/11 December - pint of poetry, Dash of Drama @
charter’s. Starts 8pm, be there early if you want to read.
20 November/18 December - fen speak is a new poetry night,
alternating between Wisbech and ely (at the babylon gallery).
Visit the adec website at www.adec.org.uk for more details.
27 November - Stamford’s pint of poetry takes place from 8pm
at the cellar bar at the arts centre on St Mary’s Street.
maTT aND emma WelCome you To The
five horseshoesbarholm, Stamford, Lincs Pe9 4ra
tel: 01778 560238
Enjoy a welcoming open fire in a Traditional Ale House
Six Real Ales with four on
rotation • two draught ciders •
two lagers • fine wine & spirits
large beer garden • Pool room
open from 4pm week days, 1pm saturday
and 12pm sundays
FreShLY Made
PizzaScooked in an authenticwood fired pizza oven
every Friday from5.30-10pm
ChariTy fireWorks
& boNfire NighT
2nd november - Starts 6pm
Donated Entry Fee for
Macmillan Nurses
pub QuiZ
First Wednesday
in the month
Starts 8:30pm
teams of Four • cash prizes
hand & heart12 Highbury Street. Peterborough PE1 3BE
01733 564653
a traditional back-street pub withup to six real ales at any time
nreal open coal fire in the bar
ntraditional pub games
ntraditional cider and perry available
ncaMra cambridgeshire Pub of the Year 2010
ncaMra gold award Winner 2010
nLocale accredited
nListed in the caMra 2012 good beer guide
ncheck our Facebook page ‘Friends of the hand & heart’for updates on beer festivals and live music
mark kent (1964 - 2013)
Mark will be known to many
from his time with the darts
teams of bogart’s and the
hand and heart. he was born
in the town of March and his
tales of growing up with his
brother craig always made us
smile. animals featured in
several of those stories; being
bitten by the zebra at thorney
Wildlife Park and many were
the times on trips by train to
cambridge that he’d point out
the field where he and craig
would go to ride the pigs.
i met ‘Marky-Larky’
through school-friends who
had gone on to isle college
in Wisbech, where he studied
print and design. after
college he worked at a print
cooperative in cambridge,
before moving to
Peterborough. i invited him to
join the Science Fiction club
as a way of meeting people,
for although he had no
particular love of the genre,
he did like tV shows such as
The Avengers and had a ready
wit that made him fit in.
When allen adams was
getting a team together to
enter Telly Addicts, Mark was
a natural choice. Bless This
House. Love Thy Neighbour.
On The Buses. anything with
hilda baker in. and then
there were the soaps... there
was no end to the rubbish
he’d watch and remember.
Mark was the engineer or
stoker of the team (while i
was more the mascot), making
sure we got through to and
won the final. the series was
repeated for about ten years
on challenge tV, so we
continued to be recognised.
over the last few years
Mark had a run of misfortune,
the firm he worked for closed,
his brother craig died of
cancer, followed by his father.
these all affected Mark badly
but he still found enjoyment
through darts – he even
captained teams for a couple
of years – and, later, through
taking over his mother’s
garden. this was a talent we
never knew he had, his flats
had never had so much as a
window box and was
something he’d learnt from
both the school farm and from
alongside his dad and brother.
he’d show us photos of what
he’d grown and many of us
enjoyed his crop of chillies.
Mark loved many things in
his life. he loved his family.
he loved old tV shows. he
loved carry on films. he
loved alison Moyet (who he
got to meet once). Most
though, he loved life. as long
as we keep Mark in our hearts
and in our memories he will
be with us. Cardinal Cox
Stamford has seen a spate of pub closures
lately: Wells and Young’s has put The Dolphin
in east Street up for sale via agents gerald
eve. after much speculation the hit or miss in
Foundry road has finally shut its doors,
probably for the last time as the brewery has
planning permission for housing on the site.
The otter’s pocket has also closed and is for
sale through aPb of Leicester. on the positive
side, the Drum and monkey in casterton
road has been taken over by Smart inns with
new manager John davidson wanting to
maintain the pub’s community feel. The Jolly
brewer has applied for planning permission to
install a microbrewery. Jd Wetherspoon plans
to open its new Stamford outlet at the end of
the year, taking over the Stamford Mercury’
offices in the Sheep Market. the company is
also rumoured to be eyeing up the burghley
arms in bourne.
the Collyweston slater at easton-on-the-
hill has new owners in the shape of helen and
Kelvin conboy, while the millstone at barnack
is now run by amy and oliver dawkins,
formerly of the spinning Wheel at baston
(recently reopened as the White horse). The
Northfields, St Paul’s road, Peterborough is
currently closed and to let. on offer through
www.starpubs.co.uk, its owners are looking for
a tenant with ‘vision and local knowledge of
the area.’
ex-pubs taking on new lives include the
former marquis of granby in bourne, which
is now the ‘renu’ beauty salon and the
Towngate inn, Market deeping which
has become the realitas community arts
centre and tea shop. Chris Shilling
Has JD Wetherspoon got The Burghley Arms,
Bourne in its sights?
Pub News
a familiar sight in pubs and at
festivals across the region,
Pennyless have got to be one
of the area’s hardest working
bands. on top of work for their
as yet unnamed fourth album, the
folk trio have just embarked on
their winter residency at Mama
Liz’s, Stamford.
taking place on alternate
Sundays (3 & 17 november, 1 &
15 december) between 4 and
6pm, the band promise to
‘conjure up light and
exuberance, as the dark
afternoons draw in,’ with their
ever-expanding repertoire.
one of these new tracks is
Motley crew, a collaboration
between frontman Les Woods
and the destructors’ allen
adams for the latter’s
pirate-themed thee ancient
Mariners project.
Wherever Pennyless play, good
quality beer isn’t far away.
Mama Liz’s was awarded
Peterborough caMra’s Pub
of the Year 2010, while the
band’s gig at Kings cliffe on
9 november is sponsored by
castor ales who will be serving
its own range of ales.
taking place at Kings cliffe
Memorial hall, co-headliners
Muha (muha.co.uk) layer and
mix ‘the sounds of different
traditions, influenced by the
multicultural society that they
inhabit in the uK.’ tickets,
priced £8, are available on the
door and in advance from the
village Post office or by calling
Penny on 07875 192054.
Catch pennyless live
November
03 - Mama Liz’s, north Street
Stamford (4-6pm)
www.mamaliz.co.uk
09 - Kings cliffe Memorial hall,
Kings cliffe
16 - cafe 35, north Street,
bourne (7pm)
17 - Mama Liz’s, north Street
Stamford (4-6pm)
December
01 - Stamford christmas
Market, Stamford town
centre (1-1.30pm)
visitstamford.com/stamford
-christmas-festival-2013
pennyless, Doing
Folk trio Pennyless are one of the region’s hardest working bands. Pictured left to right are Graham Dale, Penny Stevens a
01 - Mama Liz’s, north Street
Stamford (4-6pm)
05 - the Manvers arms,
Main road,
radcliffe-on-trent (9pm)
www.themanversarms.co.uk
07 - John clare cottage,
Woodgate,
helpston (4-6pm)
www.clarecottage.org
07 - the Mason’s arms, South
Street, bourne (9pm)
15 - Mama Liz’s, north Street,
Stamford (4-6pm)
21 - the royal oak inn,
Peterborough road,castor
(8.30pm)
more
a city landlord’s desire to learn
the ukulele led him to form an
orchestra. ian ‘bertie’ benton
of the Palmerston arms,
Woodston was initially
joined by four regulars but
membership swelled as the
weeks progressed.
in such a relaxed
environment, the band quickly
learnt a repertoire of ten songs
from artists as diverse as
Johnny cash, the Kinks and
the undertones. their first
proper gig was during the
Friday afternoon session of
the Peterborough beer Festival,
which, as bertie explains,
“was amazing playing to a
great audience people from
all over the country who
thanked us for being something
different to the usual rock
bands booming it out.”
of course, the Palmerston
arms has plenty of form for
being different when it comes
to music. on top of the
thursday evening jam sessions
is the monthly Vinyl night.
taking place on the last Friday
of the month (except the Xmas
event on 20 december),
customers bringing their
favourite piece of music in will
get to hear it spun on the pub’s
‘wheels of steel’.
those wanting to stretch their
minds in other ways can either
take part in drink & draw,
which takes place on the first
Wednesday of the month and
allows you to practice your
drawing over a pint. While the
monthly Philosophy night
recognises the role of the pub
as a place to share ideas about
life’s big questions.
n the Palmerston arms,
82 oundle road, Peterborough
Pe2 9Pa
tel: 01733 565865
Ukulele Night takes place at
7.30pm on Thursdays, new
members are very welcome,
and plans are underway for a
Christmas charity concert.
Check the pub’s Facebook page
for further information.
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n open all day, every day
n up to four real ales available
n Food served tuesday to Sunday
lunchtimes and Monday to
Saturday evenings
n Quiz on Sunday evenings with
cash prizes
The WoolpackNorth Street, Stanground,
Peterborough PE2 8JF
(01733) 753544
Stanground's best Kept Secret- a 15 minute walk from the centre of town
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The Canterbury arms,
7 Cooks road,
kennington,
london
se17 3Ng
020 7820 8687
even the most forgiving of
Doctor Who fans were hoping
that david tennant would just
hurry up and regenerate in the
last half of The End of Time
(2009), his final regular
appearance as the doctor.
zapped by radiation and
‘dying’, tennant spent the
next half an hour appearing
like the ghost at the feast as
he dragged it out to say
goodbye to his companions
from the past four years. the
only plus point of this ‘trip
down memory lane’ was that
we got to see Sarah Jane
Smith, played by the late and
much-missed elisabeth
Sladen, for one last time.
Shortly before tennant
boarded the tardiS, said, “i
don’t want to go,” (i shouted
“just hurry up” back at him,)
and regenerated into Matt
Smith, he played a final visit
to the brandon estate in
Kennington, home to rose
tyler (billie Piper). as Piper
walked away, a spaghetti-
mouthed ood beckoned the
collapsed tennant to his
tardiS, no doubt wishing
he was in the warm of the
canterbury arms.
on my visit, a crowd of
locals sat chatting around the
bar, not at all bothered about
the ‘stranger’ craning his
neck to see what beers were
available. the one handpump
was not in use and having an
aversion to keg bitter, i went
for a pint of Foster’s. i’d
forgotten how tasteless it was
but at £3 could live with it for
the time being.
needing the loo, i went in
search of the facilities. i was
surprised to see a sign not
only pointing to the toilet but
the ‘public bar’. despite my
window seat having rips and
more tape than fabric, it
appeared that i was sitting on
the best seat in the lounge.
lisTiNgsNovember
01 - Subway 77, the cherry tree, Peterborough
01 - Frankly My dear, the ostrich, Peterborough
01 - one eyed cats, the Ploughman, Werrington
01 - amelia/brays/glock, Mama Liz’s, Stamford
01 - Judy Shire, Stamford corn exchange
01 - Slide to open, the Fayre Spot, bretton
01 - Loose rocket, Swiss cottage, Peterborough
02 - ramshackle Serenade, Swiss cottage, Peterborough
02 - the 707, the ostrich inn, Peterborough
02 - tunde baiyewu, Stamford corn exchange
02 - Fuse (house / deep tech), Mama Liz’s, Stamford
02 - Skullduggery, the Prince of Wales Feathers, castor
02 - bewildered, the cherry tree, Peterborough
03 - Pennyless (4pm), Mama Liz’s, Stamford
06 - Pub Quiz, Mama Liz’s, Stamford
06 - charity Fun Quiz, the grainstore, oakham
07 - uK Subs/anti nowhere League/the
destructors, the Junction (J1), cambridge
07 - acoustic open Mic, Mama Liz’s, Stamford
07 - ash Mandrake, Palmerston arms, Peterborough
07 - open Mic (8.30pm), hand & heart, Peterborough
08 - drum & bass, Mama Liz’s, Stamford
08 - undercovered, the Ploughman, Werrington
08 - noisy neighbours, the Fayre Spot, bretton
08 - Mistreated, the cherry tree, Peterborough
08 - Legend of Luke Kelly, Stamford corn exchange
08 - rocket Jump, the Swiss cottage, Peterborough
09 - Park Lane, the Swiss cottage, Peterborough
09 - Pennyless, Kings cliffe Memorial hall,
09 - Let there be dc, the cherry tree, Peterborough
09 - Mick davison, Palmerston arms, Peterborough
09 - circa 73, the dragon, Werrington
09 - the detonators, Mama Liz’s, Stamford
10 - Poor boy (4pm), Mama Liz’s, Stamford
10 - Joe Solo, the crown, Peterborough
10 - glenn Miller orchestra, Stamford corn exchange
13 - new college Stamford, music students’ gig,
Mama Liz’s, Stamford
14 - Voodoo Stands up, Mama Liz’s, Stamford
14 - comedy night, the grainstore, oakham
15 - the offshore rivers / the darlingtons,
Mama Liz’s, Stamford
15 - ramshackle Serenade, the crown, Peterborough
15 - dr a’s rhythm & grooves, the Fayre Spot, bretton
15 - White Spirit, the cherry tree, Peterborough
15 - dizzy Miss Lizzys, the Ploughman, Werrington
15 - glass heart, the ostrich inn, Peterborough
15 - eyes Wide open, the golden Fleece, Stamford
15 - hugh cornwell + david Ford, Stamford
corn exchange
15 - children of revolution, Swiss cottage,
Peterborough
16 - the Mixers, the grainstore, oakham
16 - Stealer, the Swiss cottage, Peterborough
16 - Pennyless, cafe 35, bourne
16 - eddi reader/Kieran goss, Stamford corn exchange
16 - the guards, the ostrich inn, Peterborough
16 - cutting Loose, the golden Fleece, Stamford
16 - burlesque, the cherry tree, Peterborough
16 - balance (house), Mama Liz’s, Stamford
16 - the influence, the burghley club, Peterborough
17 - Pennyless (4pm), Mama Liz’s, Stamford
17 - Joe Solo, the Palmerston arms, Peterborough
19 - Philosophy night, Palmerston arms, Peterborough
21 - uK Subs, Mama Liz’s, Stamford
21 - Music hall tavern, Stamford corn exchange
21 - captain backwash (9pm), hand & heart,
Peterborough
22 - the Vegas experience, Stamford corn exchange
22 - the Mistreated, the ostrich inn, Peterborough
22 - Maxwell, hammer & Smith, the cherry
tree, Peterborough
ex-Stranglers’ frontman hugh cornwell playsStamford corn exchange on 15 november.
22 - Stone Pony, the Fayre Spot, bretton
22 - Psycho bombs, Swiss cottage, Peterborough
23 - the Malingerers, Swiss cottage, Peterborough
23 - Stealer, the ostrich inn, Peterborough
23 - gizz butt & Friends, the cherry tree,
Peterborough
23 - ramshackle Serenade, the golden Fleece,
Stamford
23 - edwin Starr’s band, Stamford corn exchange
23 - Faster Mutley, the Ploughman, Werrington
23 - antidodum, the Palmerston arms, Peterborough
23 - Park Lane, the Prince of Wales Feathers, castor
23 - the influence, the Firkin, bourne
24 - aint Misbehavin (4pm), Mama Liz’s, Stamford
28 - Voodoo Stands up, Mama Liz’s, Stamford
28 - open Mic night, the cherry tree, Peterborough
28 - the Kast off Kinks, Stamford corn exchange
28 - cheese club (9pm), hand & heart, Peterborough
29 - Paul daniels, Stamford corn exchange
29 - Monterey ghost, the cherry tree, Peterborough
29 - out of order, the Fayre Spot, bretton
29 - Vinyl night, the Palmerston arms, Peterborough
29 - tiger club, the Swiss cottage, Peterborough
30 - high rollers, the Swiss cottage, Peterborough
30 - the rocket dogs (8.30pm), Woolpack, Stanground
30 - broken edge¸ the cherry tree, Peterborough
30 - Strombringer / don’t Look down / Wrecklass
necklass, Mama Liz’s, Stamford
30 - electric Warriors, Prince of Wales Feathers, castor
30 - oliver (image Youth theatre), Stamford
corn exchange
30 - the guards, the Ploughman, Werrington
December
01 - Pennyless, Stamford christmas Market (1-1.30pm)
01 - Pennyless, Mama Liz’s, Stamford (4pm)
04 - charity Fun Quiz, the grainstore, oakham
05 - Pennyless, the Manvers arms, radcliffe-on-trent
05 - open Mic (8.30pm), hand & heart, Peterborough
06 - christmas Party night, Stamford corn exchange
06 - the Pulse, the cherry tree, Peterborough
06 - zeb rootz, the crown, Peterborough
06 - the arcadians, the golden Fleece, Stamford
06 - chuck norris experience, Swiss cottage,
Peterborough
07 - Pennyless, John clare cottage, helpston (4-6pm)
07 - Pennyless, the Masons arms, bourne (9pm)
07 - the collaborators, Swiss cottage, Peterborough
07 - Porky Pig, the golden Fleece, Stamford
07 - the nutcracker christmas ballet, Stamford
corn exchange
07 - the Limit, the cherry tree, Peterborough
07 - ramshackle Serenade, Palmerston arms,
Peterborough
07 - the overdubs, Prince of Wales Feathers, castor
11 - the twelve days of christmas, Stamford
corn exchange
13 - Porky Pig, the cherry tree, Peterborough
13 - christmas Party night, Stamford corn exchange
14 - be bop a Lulas, Swiss cottage, Peterborough
14 - the Motown Sensations and the conmitments,
Stamford corn exchange
14 - Steeler/Lloyd Watson, cherry tree, Peterborough
14 - elvis, the Prince of Wales Feathers, castor
14 - Kat Moore & ian graham, Palmerston
arms, Peterborough
15 - Joe Solo¸ the crown, Peterborough
15 - Pennyless, Mama Liz’s, Stamford (4pm)
17 - Philosophy night, Palmerston arms, Peterborough
19 - captain backwash (9pm), hand & heart,
Peterborough
20 - Vinyl night, Palmerston arms, Peterborough
20 - hooker, the cherry tree, Peterborough
20 - the children of the revolution, the Prince
of Wales Feathers, castor
20 - christmas Party night, Stamford corn exchange
21 - electric Warriors, Swiss cottage, Peterborough
21 - divinity, the grainstore, oakham
21 - Stamford brass, Stamford corn exchange
21 - Kickback, the cherry tree, Peterborough
21 - twenty4, the golden Fleece, Stamford
21 - the Malingerers, Palmerston arms, Peterborough
21 - the influence, new inn, boston
21 - Pennyless, the royal oak inn, castor
28 - the influence, oscars Wine bar, grantham
22 - String Quartet, Palmerston arms, Peterborough
24 - dJ Joe, the cherry tree, Peterborough
24 - Xmas eve party, Swiss cottage, Peterborough
27 - be bop a Lulas, the crown, Peterborough
27 - Mighty Quinn, Swiss cottage, Peterborough
28 - retrolux, Swiss cottage, Peterborough
28 - Jazz in the pub, Palmerston arms, Peterborough
28-01 Jan - aladdin, Stamford corn exchange
31 - new Year’s eve party, ring for details, Swiss
cottage, Peterborough
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brewing britain
by andy hamilton, bantam
Press, hardback, £12-99
nowadays, pubs seem to have
almost as many styles of beer
glass as they do beers on tap.
i had long thought that
overgrown goblets and squat
vases were everything to do
with branding but hamilton
explains that different
shapes complement certain
beer styles.
in fact, this fascinating
book tells you everything you
need to know about the search
for a perfect pint, from
discovering new beers to
learning how to taste them
properly, and even how to
brew your own. this latter
section is extensive, not only
does it provide recipes for all
types of beer (including
proper lagers), there are tips
on harvesting a yeast strain
from your favourite bottle
conditioned ale and
information on growing
and drying your own hops
and barley.
i was quite interested in
doing this until i discovered
that it takes 48 hours in the
oven, with the door open, to
‘kiln’ barley into malt. not
only would the cat cause
himself a mischief, the
process would no doubt
coincide with another price
rise from my parasitic
energy firm.
brewery experience Day @
The botanist, kew
thebotanistkew.com
Like driving days on
heritage railways, several
microbreweries have cottoned
on that enthusiasts are willing
to pay to handsomely for
more than a standard tour. For
£75, up to three people can
shadow head brewer Simon
gueneau for the day, gaining
hands-on experience of the
entire brewing process from
tun to tap.
Sensible shoes and old
clothes are a must, as is the
ability to lift heavy bags of
malt and to scoop out the
spent husks. While some
may argue the ethics of a
commercial entity charging
you to work – no doubt the
coalition are planning a
similar ‘job creation’
scheme – you are rewarded
handsomely for your hard
work/cash. along with
plenty of samples from the
brewpub’s entire range, a
large barbeque platter was
provided for lunch. So good
was the food and drink, it’s
little wonder that Jamie
oliver had booked to dine
there the following day.
The inn at the Top
by neil hanson, Michael
o’Mara books, softback,
£8.99
i’m sure that i am not alone
in hoping that one day i’ll
be snowed in a traditional
country pub and forced to
stay the night, feasting on
pickled eggs and the finest
ales known to man. hanson
and wife Sue know that this
dream isn’t all it’s cracked
up to be, especially after
giving it all up to run the
tan hill inn, a pub in the
most remote part of the
Yorkshire dales. it’s not just
the relentless snowdrifts that
saw them cut off from much
of civilisation one winter,
which was made even worse
when they thought that an
inn guest was the Yorkshire
ripper, hanson isn’t keen on
pickled eggs.
What he was fond of,
though, were the majority of
his regulars, hardy farming
types – who slowly warmed
to the couple – with their own
dialects and a tendency to
have short arms and long
pockets, but nowhere near
as tight as the inn’s owners,
Stan and neville. When it
came to the unacceptable face
of capitalism, this Laurel and
hardy style pairing were the
worst. tight-fisted, greedy
and downright dangerous,
their money saving led to
hanson suffering two missing
front teeth and a dodgy
shoulder due to their penny
pinching ‘maintenance’ of the
generator, an essential piece
of kit in a place so remote.
the couple left the pub after
that winter but swore one day
to return as its owners.
if they ever do, i’d certainly
want to be served by them.
R E V I E W S
The palmerston arms82 oundle road, Peterborough
Pe2 9Pa tel: 01733 565865
O p e n i n g T i m e s : Monday - Thursday 15.00 - 23.00
Friday and Saturday 12.00 - 00.00 Sunday 12.00 - 23.30
vinyl Night(29 november, 20 december)
bring your favourite record along.
philosophy Night(19 november, 17 december)
Share ideas about life's big questions in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere.
Drink & Draw(First Wednesday of the Month)
Practice your drawing over a pint.
ukulele Night(every thursday)
See our band and join in.
For more live music and events, please see our Facebook page
serviNg eighT real ales
aND six real CiDers
luNCh Time fooD
serveD seveN Days a Week
Monday - Saturday 12-3pm • Sunday 12 - 4pm
one course £8.00 • two courses £10.00
three courses £12.00
THE GREEN MAN w STAMFORD29 Scotgate, Stamford tel: 01780 753598
eStabLiShed in 1796 aS one oF the
originaL StaMFord aLe houSeS
With a Large beer garden, ProViding
accoMModation With Free Wi-Fi.
We host two
annual beer
festivals in
April and
September
Regular live
music events,
please call
for more
information.