issue 33

BREWS, NEWS, BANDS & REVIEWS - ISSUE 33 - SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2015

PETERBOROUGH SOUTH LINCS RUTLAND EAST NORTHANTS

APeterborough hardcore band are playing at this years Reading and Leeds festivals after being discovered by BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. Return To Rome, who formed in 2012,uploaded their latest single, Im Sick,to the BBC Introducing Uploader an online tool used by the

corporation to find the countrys best new bands in April.

After the single was aired on BBC Introducing in Cambridgeshire,it was forwarded to BBC Radio 1, where a panel of DJs and other music industry professionals selected Return To Rome to play its two stages.The band will be on the

BBC Introducing stage at Reading on 28 August and at Leeds on 29 August.

Closer to home, Return To Rome will be supporting Create To Inspire at The Met Lounge, Peterborough on 19 September.For further information on the band,visit www.returntorome.co.uk

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the rhythm sectionPeterborough band Opaque are asking fansto help them become Liechtensteins favouriteband.They have set up a crowd-funding pageto raise 2,500 towards travel andaccommodation costs for their visit to theprincipality culminating in a gig with twolocal Liechtenstein bands Turpentine Moanand Snow Flake in October, along withduplication costs for the first run of their newalbum, A Little Belief. Donor will receive aperk dependent on the amount they give,from a digital download of the album to a gigat their home. For further information on theband, visit www.bandopaque.com and to makea donation, go to www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-liechtenstein-fund

Folk trio Pennyless, who are currentlywriting and recording new material, appearat Wells Pirate Festival,Wells-next-the-Sea,Norfolk on 5-6 September. A three-dayfestival, running between 4 and 6 September,its the annual fundraiser for Wells MaltingsTrust which hopes to transform the townsMaltings into an exciting new arts, heritageand community facility. For further informationon the festival, visit www.wellspiratefestival.co.ukand for details about Pennyless, go topennyless-music.co.uk

A band that only play for charity are on thelookout for gigs. RetrospeKt, a grandad bandfrom Moulton, who play rock classics from the1960s and 70s, and are always looking out forplaces who need us. For further information,visit http://on.fb.me/1HPIRex or [email protected]

The Blue Bell, Maxey will be hosting three

bands during its Bank Holiday Beer Festivaland BBQ on 28-30 August. Bourne-basedblues/rock band BRM play at 9pm on Friday28 August, Pennyless at 9pm on 29 Augustand Bianca & the Topcats at 2pm on Sunday30 August.

Wakemanfest, a three-day music andcomedy festival comes to The Gliderdrome,Boston on 30 October to 1 November.Headlined by Rick Wakeman, it featuresacts that the former Yes keyboardist hasworked with over his more than 40-yearcareer including the Cadbury Sisters, thePhilharmonic Skiffle Orchestra,Strawbs/the Electric Strawbs and his ownEnglish Rock Orchestra. Comedy comescourtesy of Wakemans fellow Water RatKevin Orkian, while the Saturday eveningfeatures a performance of Sir Henry ofRawlinsons End. For ticket information, visitwww.wakemanfest.com

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Contrary to rumours, the

Heron at Stanground is not

facing imminent closure. It

had been suggested that

following a planning

application, the property

might be demolished to

make way for housing, but

licensee Meri Hyde told R&B:

Business is very healthy

were secure here till at least

the end of our current lease

in 2019, and probably long

after that. The pub features

regular live music, a weekly

quiz and regular televised

sporting events along with an

extensive beer range.

The Golden Lion at

Stanground has closed again

and is boarded up.

An Italian bistro has opened

in Werrington, within the

Blue Bell pub.The Blue

Bella opens from 7

September for breakfasts

and lunches, and from 24

September for evening meals

The Straw Bear at

Whittlesey has been closed

since late February and is up

for sale for 250K with

www.everardcole.co.uk. Also

for sale with the same agent

is the leasehold for the

former Roundhead pub in

Bretton, Peterborough.

The Goat at Frognall near

Deeping St James has been

acquired by Richard Barrett

of the Nags Head in Bourne.

The range of real ales will be

retained (minimum of six)

along with real ciders, and

locally sourced home-cooked

food will be on the menu.

Rutland has experienced a

welcome spate of

reopenings lately:

The former Little

Chef on the A47 at

Morcott has

reopened as the

Country Lounge

Caf Bar. Open for

breakfast at 8am,

the venue also of-

fers lunches, after-

noon teas and

evening meals along

with a licensed bar.

Owner and former

local pub landlord and

cabaret singer Alan Freeman

was delighted at the turnout

as more than 500 people

attended the opening event.

Along with son Bradley,

Alan is introducing live

entertainment and

fortnightly open mic nights.

One real ale is currently on

offer, which could become

more if demand permits.

The Northwick Arms in

Ketton reopened on 24 July

after a long period of closure.

Freehold owners Sandra and

Kiernan Darnell have

comprehensively refurbished

the customer areas, and

created a new cellar and

kitchen. Initially open

Thursday-Monday, theyre

hoping to be serving food

from late August alongside

the two real ales (Grainstore

and a national). Kiernan said:

Our very large 120-year-old

stone function hall the

Northwick Hall has also

Pub News

Continued over

The Odd House, Oakham.

The Royal Oak, Uppingham

had a makeover and is all set

for hosting events for up to

100 people.

The Odd House in

Oakham is open again. New

licensee Ian Hemingway will

be reintroducing food at this

family-friendly pub in the

near future. The Admiral

Hornblower, also in Oakham

has experienced a major refit

with an outside bar area and

extensive seating.

Refurbishment work

continues at Fox & Hounds

at Exton.Theyre currently

looking to recruit and chef

ahead of imminent reopening.

The Royal Oak, Uppingham

remains closed after shutting

its doors in April.

The world Nurdling

championship was held at the

Jackson Stops at Stretton in

July. The traditional pub game

involves throwing a penny

into a hole in a bench, and has

been performed at the pub

for centuries. This years

champion is Paul Cassapi.

The Castle Inn at Castle

Bytham has been named

Grantham CAMRAs Country

Pub of the Year. Licensees

Charlotte Thurman and

Eamonn Loughram are

hoping to build on the

success by converting disused

outbuildings into B&B

accommodation. Overall Pub

of the Year was won by the

Nobody Inn, North Street)

for the second year running.

The freehold of

Billingboroughs last pub,

The Fortescue Arms is

for sale for 695k with

matthewphillipssurveyors.co.uk

The Black Horse at

Grimsthorpe has closed.

Villagers of Gedney Hill

whose last pub, the Red

Lion, closed more than two

years ago, have launched a

campaign to save it. A

planning application has

been submitted to turn it

into a private dwelling, but

more than 100 locals have

registered their opposition

to the plans.You can view

application H07-0513-15 on

the South Holland District

Council website.

The Eight Sail Brewery

at Heckington, near Sleaford

picked three awards at the

Derby City Charter Beer

Festival: Gold for Victorian

Porter and Damson Porter

(bottled), and Silver for

Millwright Mild. A harvest

Beer Festival takes place

at the windmill site on

25-27 September, where a

new new beer, Green Man,

made with green hops

straight from the bine, will

be launched.

Spalding pub owner and

councillor, Peter Williams is

urging locals to add their

voice to the community

safety survey, launched

recently by the East

Lincolnshire Community

Safety Partnership. The

former Station Gates pub

reopened as a food and drink

store in late July.

Holbeach Uniteds first

beer festival, held in early

August, attracted over 3,000

visitors over three days.

Granthams Chamelion

Music Bar has closed after a

financial demand from the PPL

was upheld in the High Court.

The Atrium Bar, also in the

town has gone up for sale

after the operational company

was placed in administration.

This years Grantham CAMRA

beer festival held between 5-8

August marked 40 years since

the branch was formed at the

Angel & Royal in 1975.

Boston-based Bulldog Hotel

Group has secured 4.5m

from the Business Growth

Fund to support a 20m

expansion plan which will see

it rebranding as the Coaching

Inn Group to reflect its

strategy of acquiring coaching

inns in market towns.

Pubs No More

The former Spade & Shovel

at Eye has reopened as an

Indian Restaurant.

Demolition of the Bridge

Hotel at Sutton Bridge, a

famous local landmark, has

commenced but may take

until September.

Chris Shilling

Pub News(Continued)

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The Fleece Inn

The Cross

Bretforton

Evesham

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Situated on the edge of the Cotswolds, this

pub takes the expression national treasure

quite literally as, in 1977, it was bequeathed

to the National Trust by then owner Lola

Taplin. She had lived there for 77 years and her

family had run it since the early 15th century.

Despite the passage of time and a substantial

fire in 2004, the architecture and atmosphere

of the building remains unchanged since the

17th century.

The small dimly lit individual rooms, oak

panelled walls, antique settles, open fires and

pewter collection remain intact, as does the

eclectic mix of antique curiosities, but this is

far from being just a museum piece.The pub is

always busy with diners and drinkers, regular

live entertainment and various festivals

including British Asparagus Festival Day in May

(a local delicacy), a medieval festival in August

and the Apple & Ale festival in October.

There are weekly folk nights and even charity

biker nights. The local branch of CAMRA

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awarded it Pub of the Year in 2013.

Diners enjoy a range of dishes made with

local produce, but this is no gastro pub

expect to find another local delicacy, the

faggot, alongside pork pies, sausage and mash

and of course asparagus when in season. Five

real ales from Ambridge, Brakspear,Wye Valley

and Pigs Ear sit alongside home made Ark

Cider and a couple more from Thatchers.

The pub is open all day from 11am during

summer months (closed 3pm-6pm in winter)

and food is served from 12-2.30pm and 6.30-

9pm (12-4pm and 6.30-8.30pm Sundays).

Outdoors theres a picnic area, orchard

and a medieval barn which houses the live

entertainment.The Fleece is described as the

quintessential English pub and its hard to

disagree. Its been a popular destination for

many years, so you may need to be patient at

the bar, especially at weekends.

Chris Shilling

Ra i l Rov i ng

gReat YaRmouthIts summer of course and

theres nothing like a day trip

to the seaside.This major

resort has no shortage of the

usual attractions, chip shops

and pubs, but when it comes

to beer is Yarmouth really

that Great?

At around two and a half

hours by train, with a change

at Norwich, this is a little

further than weve

traditionally travelled for this

feature, but with an advance

adult fare of just 18 from

Peterborough (or standard off

peak day return for just

21.10), it seemed too good

to miss. The summer

timetable (to 5 September)

also includes real loco-

hauled trains between

Norwich and Yarmouth on

lines still untroubled by

modernisation. Quiet

countryside halts with pretty

flower beds, signal cabins and

gated crossings add to the

enjoyment of the trip, and

theres always the opportunity

to sample the wonders of

the City of Ale (Norwich)

en route.That particular,

however, delight must wait

for another day.

Pubwise, theres nothing

much open in Yarmouth

before noon, so a leisurely

09.40 departure from

Peterborough, arriving at

12.13 is an ideal option. On

arrival we headed right out of

the station, crossing the river

by way of the iron former

railway bridge which leads

onto North Quay. Passing the

seafood restaurant (once the

Nelson pub), a further 200

yards brought us to the St

Johns Head a renowned

alehouse and long-time

entrant in the Good Beer

Guide. Open all day, the

former Lacons brewery pub

offers no food, but a friendly

welcome, a resident real ale

in the shape of Elgoods

Cambridge bitter and three

guest beers plus Addlestones

cider. Beers from Cottage and

Charles Wells and Adnams

were on offer the Herbalist

from the latter proving very

drinkable. Barmaid, Pat

explained that although

Lacons original brewery

was long gone (one of many

bought out and closed by

Whitbread), the name had

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recently been revived by theguys at Blackfriars Breweryalso in the town. Surprisinglywe were unable to find anyof the new brews on this trip(though it seems to beregularly available back homeat the Five Bells in Witham-on-the Hill). The St Johnshead also boasts a remarkablecollection of pump clips (over50), all seasonal brews fromBurton Bridge Brewery, whichhad been served at the pub inprevious months and years.

Turning left out of the pubback onto North Quay then aleft along Stonecutters Waybrings you to Howard StSouth, home of the Marinersnext to the long-closedOakwoods. The regulars atthis award-winning pub werekeen to tell us that its thebest in town, and with tenreal ales and six ciders served

in outsize glasses, its easy tosee their point. Only one beer(Abbot) is on permanently,but we were offered anexciting range of beers frombreweries as diverse as Lees,Oakham, Newby Wyke,Titanic, Arbor and Brains, allexpertly kept by cellarman,Stephen Ward. The GemsStout from Great Newsomewas particularly impressive.Prices range from just 2.50to 3.20 and sample pots infront of each pump give aclue to the colour of eachbeer.The pub itself has twoseparate drinking areas a corridor leads to a

wood-panelled lounge withbreweriana on the walls, themain bar has a butchers blocktable in one corner wheretable skittles are played. Livemusic features on Sundays.

With so many bars and pubsto choose from, the lessdiscerning drinker can easilyconstruct an extensivepub-crawl, but our missionwas to sniff out the best ales,so many places had to beby-passed.The Oliver twisthad been recommended so,after a stroll through the busymarket place, we found ittucked away on North MarketRd. Along with beers fromBuffys and Woodfordes,Great Yarmouths other

brewery Tombstone waswell represented here withthree examples including avery tasty Gunslinger.Thebanter at the bar was verylively here, but we chose toenjoy the sunshine in theextensive yard out back.

Close by is the localWetherspoon the trollCart. Situated right in thetown centre close to shopsand the bus station this wasunsurprisingly very busy withdrinkers and diners. As withmost of its sister pubs, itsopen from 8am so if the busis your chosen means oftransport this would be anobvious starting point.Whilethe beer range lookedimpressive, and the BlondWitch from Moorhousesbrewery was fine, the qualityof two of the beers we tried(Titanic White Star and GreenJack Rising Sun) was decidedlybelow par, so we moved on.

Another recommendationwas the Red Herring onHavelock Street, which turnedout to be quite appropriate,as with the time ticking justpast 3pm, we were advisedby the barman that he wasclosing and couldnt serve us.Despite explaining that wewere hoping to help promotehis business though ourarticle, he stood firm,

The Mariners Tavern. The Oliver Twist.

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preferring to chat to the

group of darts and pool

players who, by the look of

their glasses still had a fair

bit of drinking up time

remaining. Four real ales are

usually available, including two

from Lowestofts Green Jack

brewery.The pub it seems is

open all day at weekends.

We were keen to try the

Barking Smack on Marine

Parade as this presents the

unusual but highly agreeable

combination of a real ale-

house on the sea front. Three

ales from Norfolks Grain

Brewery plus one from

Tombstone and a cider

from Kingfisher Farm were

available to us, which were

enjoyed in the spacious

outdoor drinking area

overlooking the beach.This

visit was soured somewhat

by the disinterested

barmans refusal to replace a

substandard Grain beer.

Its a bit of a trek to our

final destination pub the

recently reinvented Cask &

Craft on Northgate Street,

but on a gloriously sunny day

we decided this was a good

opportunity to move on by

way of the beach to the

north side of town.We

looked in on the Lion

(Adnams) and the Kings

Arms (Doombar,Wherry

and Broadside) en route, and

arrived at our final must try

venue with some anticipation.

Until recently the Apollo, the

Cask & Craft offers five real

ales, all from local breweries

(Wolf, Adnams, Humpty

Dumpty and Woodfordes),

supplemented with up to

20 craft keg beers, so theres

no shortage of choice. As

always the Little Sharpie

from Humpty Dumpty did

not disappoint, and the

ambience of the pub was

pleasing though the outdoor

drinking area is enclosed

by an austere looking iron

partition akin to a bus shelter.

Its about half a mile back

to the station from here,

and there are of course

several watering holes along

the way. Despite its name

the Lacon Arms on Aldeson

Road had no Lacons (or

any other real beer for that

matter), the best of the

bunch probably being the

Enterprise-owned White

Swan an attractive

riverside pub within view

of the station.

Chris Shilling

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1. St Johns Head

2. The Mariners Tavern

3. The Oliver Twist

4. The Troll Cart

5. The Red Herring

6. The Barking Smack

7. The Lion

8. The Kings Arms

9. Cask & Craft

10. Lacon Arms

11. White Swan

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From the libations offered

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Egyptians to the toasts raised

at todays civic functions,

alcohol has always had a place

in honouring the great and

the good.With the growth of

real ale and microbreweries,

weve seen an increase in

tribute brews such as

Darwins Origin from the

Salopian Brewery, which is

based in the naturalists

Shrewsbury hometown, and

Craig Mack Ale from Castor

Ales in tribute to former

striker Craig Mackail-Smith.

But for a personality

as large as Sir Winston

Churchill, it is only fitting

that he was honoured by one

of the worlds largest

brewers, Carlsberg. In

October 1950, Churchill

paid a visit to Copenhagen,

receiving the largest standing

ovation in Denmarks history.

Having a tradition of

marking a major event with

a commemorative beer,

Carlsberg brewed Special

Brew, which was tailored to

Churchills love of Cognac,

coming in at 9% alcohol by

volume with a hint of brandy.

Unlike various one-offs to

commemorate events such as

the coronation of George VI

and Elizabeth IIs visit to the

brewery in 1957, Special

Brew is on general sale to

this day.

In May 1951, after receiving

two crates of the beer,

Churchill wrote a letter to

Halfdan Hendriksen, asking

the Carlsberg chief executive

to pass on his gratitude to all

involved it the beers

creation. Launched

throughout Denmark at

Christmas 1952, Special

Brew went on sale in Britain

10 years later. It is now

brewed solely at Carlsbergs

Northampton brewery.

Despite its august

beginnings and the fact that

around 70% of its drinkers

are professional people who

drink in moderation, Special

Brews high content has made

it synonymous with alcoholics

and street drinkers. There is

an argument that it is a cheap

way of getting drunk.

However with a well-known

supermarket pricing Special

Brew at 4.15 per litre, its

around the same price as a

much stronger bottle of wine.

Before writing this piece, I

too was sniffy about the

drink, joking with friends

about the sacrifice I was

making to my craft by trying

a can. However, one Friday

evening after dinner, I opened

a 500ml can and poured half

of it into a glass.With Special

Brew containing syrup and

carbon dioxide, on top of the

traditional beer making

ingredients of water, malted

barley, hops and yeast, I

expected it to be gassy and

sickly sweet but was

pleasantly surprised by a

beer that is well balanced. I

would certainly put it up

there with some of the

stronger Belgian beers.

A newspaper advert from

1970 suggested that readers

should have some Carlsberg

Pilsner chilled for breakfast,

while a bottle of Special Brew

at any time of day really sets

you up. Forty-five years on,

alcohol is seen in a different

light and Carlsberg has moved

with the times, signing up to

several of the governments

Responsibility Deal pledges

to improve public health.

One of these is that no beer

should contain more than

four units of alcohol (a 500ml

can contains 4.5).

Carlsberg will make a

decision on how to achieve

this later in the year but I for

one hope that it decides on

smaller cans, as watering

down the beer, as some

commentators have

suggested, smacks of the

type of control that Sir

Winston railed against

throughout his life.

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An all day caf and bar

on the A47 at MorcottOPENING HOURS:

08.00am-10.00pm Mon-Fri

10.00am-10.00pm Sat/Sun

A licensed bar selling a range of beers

including real ales

Delicious home-cooked food

Views across the Welland Valley

Open for breakfast, coffee, lunch,

afternoon teas and dinner

Regular live entertainment

Sunday lunch a speciality

Ample parking

Original Sugar Club DJ Kevin

Robinson certainly does.

I was asked to be involved with

the Sugar Club from the begin-

ning in August 1991. In retro-

spect it wasnt a bad period for

the Peterborough indie kid. Hard

to believe now perhaps but Ride,

Teenage Fanclub, the Levellers,

Neds Atomic Dustbin, Chapter-

house, Pop Will Eat Itself, the

Wedding Present, the Mock Tur-

tles and even Public Enemy all

played in the city

during the first two years of

the decade.

Id worked for Steve Jason on

a number of things since I was at

school, and I knew Pete Elderkin

from his stupendous Laughing

Gravy nights at The Shamrock

and The Posh Club.We secured

the VIP suite above the 5th

Avenue nightclub in Laxton

Square, and the queue outside

would regularly stretch down to

the market. It was a colourful

spectacle of brightly dyed hair,

spray painted Dr Martens, and

short sleeve band Ts worn over

long sleeve band Ts.

The people at 5th Avenue

were quite taken aback I think.

We were like the naughty kids

banished to the attic; the

outcasts that Carter or Pulp

would sing about; raising a

middle finger to the more

mainstream goings-on

elsewhere in the building.

Smells Like Teen Spirit was

the Sugar Clubs first unifying

anthem.There was a level of

hysteria about Nirvana, which

rapidly gathered momentum

over the weeks following our

opening.We played from two

turntables which were placed

precariously on an old piano

and all hell would break loose

every time it was played.We

were instructed to not play it

when the club was rammed, such

was the intense and frequently

violent reaction to it. People

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and speaker stacks, and there

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Left: A typical Saturday night at 5th Avenues VIP suite in the 1990s. Right: DJs Pete Elderkin, Kevin Robinson

and Andy Sutton at the Sugar Club in 1997 with their turntables set up precariously on an old piano.

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eit

, such

ntly

e

edges

re

s

of flannel shirts, lopsided fringes

and flailing limbs all pogoing in

unison.To this day Ive never

known a record like it.

Nowhere else could have

equalled us in terms of musical

scope. It was an anything-goes

music policy. If you rolled in at

1am, you were just as likely to

hear a Carpenters song as you

were Neds Atomic Dustbin

or the theme from Wonder

Woman. People would be

moshing to Anthrax or Fugazi

one minute and Josh Wink the

next. Its this which made us

unique for the time.

I was surprised to stumble

across the Sugar Club Survivors

Group on Facebook, and even

more surprised that we pack

The Met Lounge with more

than 200 people each time

we do one of these reunion

type events.

Its shamelessly nostalgic

really. Its about reliving those

glory years.Youll hear most of

the rousing anthems that would

come to define the 90s, mixed

with some odder things.We get

a lot of younger people as well

who probably werent even

born when these records

came out. Its incredible that

the Sugar Club is still a pillar

of the citys indie club scene.

Next year it will be 25 years

since we started all of this.

All mis-shapes, mistakes and

misfits should make their way

to The Met Lounge on Friday

28 August from 9pm and

expect to hear a selection

of the clubs floorfillers from

1991 to 1999.The Sugar Clubs

original cast of resident DJs

will be guiding you through

grunge, hip-hop, britpop,

shoegaze, baggy, grebo, riot

grrrl, trip-hop, big beat, goth,

rave, and almost any other sub-

genre from the era you care to

name. Entry with a flyer will

cost you no more than it did in

the 1990s, plus the venue will be

selling 90p shots for 90 minutes

from 9-10.30pm.

ER thE FIRSt tImE?

Robinson

Pub ScrawThis years Peterborough

Arts Festival is on 5-6

September. Now it would be

churlish of me to point out

that the Festival once lasted

three weeks and was spread

across the city, not just

consisting of some buskers

in Cathedral Square, but

how about a Fringe Festival?

Peterborough Poets

United is at the PVSC

building, Lincoln Road on

Tuesday 1 September, and

Pint of Poetry will be on

the Wednesday the week after

(at Charters), how about

adding some sparkle to that?

Stamford Georgian

Festival, held on 24-27

September, includes a talk on

Friday night by the historian

and TV presenter Dr Lucy

Worsely. Tickets for this are

20 (18 concessions). On

the Saturday afternoon at

2pm in Stamford Library, the

towns former Poet Laureate

Teresa McLean will be reading

a selection of poetry of the

period.This is free.Then on

Sunday afternoon Dr Jane

Mackay gives one of her

popular talks, this time on

Pride and Prejudice, with tea

and cake beforehand.This is

in the Arts Centre Theatre,

starts at 3pm and tickets

are 8.To book tickets at

Stamford Arts Centre, or

ring 01780 763203 or go

to www.stamfordgeorgian

festival.co.uk

Kings Lynn Poetry

Festival will be held over the

weekend of 25-27 September.

Guests include Kevin

Crossley-Holland, Martha

Kapos, Jennifer Militello (from

America), Les Murray (from

Australia) Anthony Thwaite

and Kit Wright. For full details

go to www.lynnlitfests.com

Theres an interesting

exhibition on until

Wednesday 24 September at

Peterborough Museum of the

work of Jason Duckmanton.

One for Sorrow consists of

work inspired by the darker

side of nursery rhymes.

Jasons work will be known

from his contribution to

Cowgate Underpass and

from live spray-painting

festivals. This is a chance to

see another side of his work.

Historian Juliet Barker will

be giving a talk about the

Peasants Revolt of 1381 on

Saturday 19 September at the

Central Library, the subject of

her latest book England,

Arise. Tickets for the talk,

which starts at 2pm, are 5

(4 cons) from the library or

Waterstones, Bridge Street.

Dr Jane Mackay returns

this autumn with her series

of lunchtime literary talks.

On Tuesday 6 October the

subject is Joseph Conrads

Heart of Darkness,

followed by the film

Apocalypse Now.Then on

Tuesday 3 November it is

War and Peace by Leo

Tolstoy, followed by the film

Last Station.The talks start at

12.30pm and the films start at

2.30pm.Talks are 6.50, the

films are 5.50. Again book

these through the Stamford

Arts Centre, details above.

Tim Brooke-Taylor will

be talking with Chris Serle

about his life and career on

Saturday 10 October at the

Key Theatre, Peterborough.

Obviously best known as part

of The Goodies, Tim Brooke-

Taylor has done much more

during his life. Tickets are 20

and can be booked at the Key

Theatre, on the Embankment,

ring 01733 207239 or go to

www.vivacity-peterborough.com

Stephen Cooper will be

talking about his book After

the Final Whistle (about

the first major international

Rugby tournament, held in the

aftermath of the First World

War) on Friday 25 September

at St Peters Church, Oundle.

Tickets for the talk, that

starts at 7.45pm are 8 (6

concessions) but with an

extra 1 off if bought before

18 September, are available

from the Oundle Box Office,

4 New Street, Oundle, online

at www.oundlefestival.org.uk

or ring 01832 274734.

Cardinal Cox is Poet-in-

Residence (PIR) of The Dracula

Society. His book, My Words

Were Now Written, collects the

work he produced as PIR of St

John the Baptist Peterborough.

Priced 5, the book is available

from the churchs gift shop

(open Wednesday and

Saturday mornings).

Tim Brooke-Taylor.

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each television Doctor.With

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reappearing in the Peter

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was a pub that had appeared

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This was no easy task, as

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studio bound, while two were

filmed abroad. In the end I

had to cheat a bit and while

there wasnt a pub in shot in

the 1984 story Resurrection

of the Daleks, there is

somewhere to have a drink

at now.

At the time of filming,

Butlers Wharf was a near

derelict warehouse complex,

providing a suitably grimy

backdrop for one of the

better Doctor Who stories of

the 1980s. Move forward 31

years and its been converted

into luxury flats, and units for

chain restaurants, estate

agencies and souvenir shops.

One outlet thats a little

different is Butlers Wharf

Chop House, a contemporary

restaurant devoted to really

good British food. If you

dont fancy dining, it has a bar

serving a range of draft and

bottled beers.

According to the Chop

Houses website, it serves real

ale and with Trumans Pale on

the menu (at a reasonable, for

the area, at 4.25 a pint), it

looked promising.

Sadly, it turned out to be

craft keg.Theres an ongoing

debate of the pros and cons

of craft beer but Im not a

fan.To overcome the effects

of the pasteurisation process

on the beers taste, its been

overdosed with hops. I like

hoppy beers and the cask

beers from the revived

Trumans brewery but this

isnt for me.

The venue itself seemed

nice enough though, although

being given my change in a

little paper wallet was a new

one on me.

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London

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020 7403 4637

In-between Butlers Wharf

and Tower Bridge (and

appearing in Resurrection of

the Daleks and 1964s The

Dalek Invasion of Earth) is

the former Anchor

Brewhouse. It was established

here by John Courage in 1787

and continued to brew until

the early 1980s when

Courage moved its operations

to Reading.

Like the warehouses next

door, its been converted into

luxury apartments but there

are echoes of its past in the

streets that once made up

the Courage estate behind it.

Shirley Paces bronze

sculpture of a dray horse

named Jacob is the

centrepiece of the Circle

apartment complex, while

The Anchor Tap, which was

originally opened for the

brewerys employees, is now

a Samuel Smiths house.

A traditional back street

local, with tiled floors and

dark wood walls, it has a

separate bar, lounge, snug,

games room and upstairs

dining area/bar (which is said

to be haunted by a ghost

called Charlie). Theres a

piano in the lounge but Im

guessing it doesnt get much

use thanks to Young Mr

Humphreys decision to save

money by refusing to buy

PRS licenses for his pubs.

It offers the usual selection

of Smiths beers including

bottled ales but at 5.50 a

bottle, these are a little steep,

even at London prices.

Luckily, the draught beers

are the usual good value. A

pint of cask Old Brewery

Bitter is a very reasonable

2.90, which is made even

better by the fact the bar

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difficult to serve beer.

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LISTINGS25 August

Peterborough Morris (6pm), Open Mic

Night (7.30pm), Peterborough Beer

Festival

26 August

Acoustic Sessions (8pm), Railway,

Ramsey

Grumpy Old Men, (8pm & 9.30pm),

Peterborough Beer Festival

Matt Howard, Charters, Peterborough

27 August

Open Mic Night (9pm), Cherry Tree,

Woodston

Open Mic, Country Lounge, Morcott

The Stringlers (7.30pm), The Expletives

(9.15pm) Peterborough Beer Festival

Swagger, Grainstore, Oakham

28 August

Overspill, Ostrich, Peterborough

Cutting Loose, Masons Arms, Bourne

Contenders, Golden Fleece, Stamford

Open Acoustic Sessions in the Whisky

Bar (8.30pm), Boat, Whittlesey

CJ Hatt, Heron, Stanground

BRM (9pm), Blue Bell, Maxey

Bianca & The Topcats, North Street Bar,

Peterborough

Fun Friday (7pm), Bluebell, Helpston

Palmerston Ukulele Band (4pm), Dizzy

Miss Lizzies (7.30pm), The Activators

(9.15pm), Peterborough Beer Festival

Divinty, Grainstore, Oakham

Souled Out, Cock Inn, Werrington

Leon, London Inn, Stamford

The Mistreated, Swiss Cottage, Woodston

Zeb Rootz, Crown, Peterborough

Lexie Green, Charters, Peterborough

The Overspill, Ostrich, Peterborough

29 August

Hillbilly Night with the Ouse Valley

Singles Club, Angel, Yarwell

Antoine, Masons Arms, Bourne

Souled Out, Golden Fleece, Stamford

The Tinderbox, Green Man, Stamford

Pennyless (9pm), Blue Bell, Maxey

The 707, North Street Bar, Peterborough

Rocket 57, Charters, Peterborough

Radius 45, Palmerston Arms, Woodston

Lartey Sisters (3pm), Nick Corney and

the Buzzrats (4pm), The Lone Groover

(5pm), The Tin Pigeons (7.30pm), The

Replicas (9pm), Peterborough Beer

Festival

The B-Sides, Iron Horse, Market Deeping

Pembroke Tenneson (2pm), Blue-Skin-

Blake (5pm), Sam Kellys Station House

(8.30pm), Grainstore, Oakham

after the Beer Festival from 11pm

Friday 28th August

- Bianca & The Topcats

Saturday 29th August

- The 707

Pandoras Box, Cock Inn, Werrington

TBC, London Inn, Stamford

One Eyed Cats, Railway, Whittlesey

Zeb Rootz, Farmers, Yaxley

The Overdubs, Stage, Market Deeping

Another Girl Another Planet, Blue Boar,

Eye

30 August

Stepping Out, Letter B, Whittlesey

Quiz, Angel, Yarwell

King Don Steel Drums (5pm), Fox,

N Luffenham

BBQ and Band in the Garden, White

Horse, Baston

Quiz (8pm), Millstone, Barnack

707 (9pm), George Inn, Oundle

Party Animal Day, Heron, Stanground

Bianca & the Topcats (2pm), Blue Bell,

Maxey

Tin Pigeons (2pm), Tantric Specs (5pm),

Funk Soul Brother (8.30pm), Grainstore,

Oakham

The Andy Warrington Experience, Swiss

Cottage, Woodston

M Tones, Crown, Peterborough

TBC, London Inn, Stamford

Bands Day August: Takenote (3pm), Lee

Major (5pm), Audios (7pm), Spirit (9pm),

Stage, Market Deeping

The Mojo Slide (3pm), Charters,

Peterborough

31 August

Summer Fete (12pm), George Inn, Oundle

Summer Fete: Singchronicity, Solas Irish

Dance, Shani Dance, Saddletramps,

Future Stars, Abi Miller, Holly Orridge,

The Islanders (1-4pm), St Andrews Hall,

Whittlesey

BBQ (12pm), Bluebell, Helpston

01 September

Charity Quiz Night, Letter B, Whittlesey

Jazz Night with Razzamajazz, Angel,

Yarwell

Bingo (8pm), Millstone, Barnack

Quiz, Hare & Hounds, Greatford

Open Acoustic Sessions (8pm), Millstone,

Barnack

02 September

Big Fun Quiz of the Month, Grainstore,

Oakham

03 September

Genie Lamps, Lincolnshire Poacher,

Spalding

04 September

Phoenix Show Band, Ostrich,

Peterborough

Dean & Co, Masons Arms, Bourne

Rough Culprit, Golden Fleece, Stamford

Under_cover, Lincolnshire Poacher,

Spalding

Karaoke, Millstone, Barnack

The Guards, Dragon, Werrington

Revolver, Swiss Cottage, Woodston

Smarties, London Inn, Stamford

One Eyed Cats, Ploughman, Werrington

05 September

Skullduggery, Ostrich, Peterborough

Karaoke, Angel, Yarwell

DJ Neil, Masons Arms, Bourne

Audio Pirates, Golden Fleece, Stamford

Be Bop A Lulas, Ebeneezers, Woodston

Rocket 57, Blue Boar, Eye

Sound Injectors, Pincushion, Wyberton

Radius 45, Prince of Wales, Castor

Grumpy Old Men, Quinns Bar,

Whittlesey

Arc Nation, Iron Horse, Market Deeping

CJ Hatt, Swiss Cottage, Woodston

Captain Obvious, Dragon, Werrington

Commitment Bros, London Inn, Stamford

Lower Than Bones, Crown, Peterborough

The Overdubs, Ploughman, Werrington

Jimmy (High Rollers), New Inn,

Woodston

06 September



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Whittlesey Festival: Various artists

(11.20am-4pm), st Marys Church &

Yard, Whittlesey

open acoustic sessions (8pm), Millstone,

Barnack

08 September


09 September

acoustic sessions (8pm), the railway,

ramsey

Pudding Club Night, rose & Crown,

thorney

10 September

open Mic Night with James edmonds,

Crown, Peterborough

open Mic, Country lounge, Morcott

Quiz, Whistle stop, tallington

11 September

the Guards, ostrich, Peterborough

son of a Gun, Masons arms, Bourne

Harkback, Golden Fleece, stamford

Zakk Zoot & Chez lee (undivided),

Heron, stanground

Champagne & Canaps (7.30pm),

Bluebell, Helpston

Kickback, swiss Cottage, Woodston

on the Ceiling, london inn, stamford

the returns, Ploughman, Werrington

12 September

Grumpy old Men, ostrich, Peterborough

el34, angel, Yarwell

skullduggery, Masons arms, Bourne

tBC, Golden Fleece, stamford

Bianca and the top Cats, lincolnshire

Poacher, spalding

the returns, Blue Boar, eye

Phoenix show Band, stage, Market

Deeping

Porky Pig, Peacock, Fletton

the Guards, Green Man, stamford

Baklash, Grainstore, oakham

the expletives, swiss Cottage, Woodston

live Band tBC Dragon Werrington

Fletton

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Steve on Sunday 13th September 4-6pm

Steve Bean returns to play some more amazing guitar music.

A delicious help yourself buffet will be available at 7.50 each

One-Eyed Cats Saturday 19th September from 8pm

Fingers crossed the weather will be kind so well be outside

offering a selection of pasties and cider tasting

Champagne & Canaps Friday 11th September from

7.30pm The two go so well together that were serving them

all night, accompanied by music. 25 per person to include

three glasses of champagne and endless canaps!

Italian NightThursday 24th September from 7pm

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TBC, Golden Fleece, Stamford

Northern Soul/ Motown half-dayer

(4.30pm), Lincolnshire Poacher, Spalding

Arc Nation, Coalheavers Arms, Fletton

Overdubs, Blue Boar, Eye

Betty Swallox, Pincushion, Wyberton

One Eyed Cats (8pm), Bluebell, Helpston

The Guards, Blue Boar, Eye

Grumpy Old Men, Archies Bar, Bourne

Leon, Iron Horse, Market Deeping

The Nuggets, Dragon, Werrington

Circa 73, London Inn, Stamford

20 september



Jamaican BBQ and DJ Owen Power &

Narnas (afternoon), Coalheavers Arms,

Fletton


Jimmy (High Rollers, 5pm), Swiss

Cottage, Woodston

22 september


23 september

Acoustic Sessions (8pm), The Railway,

Ramsey

24 september


Woodston


Italian Night (7pm), Bluebell, Helpston

Funhouse Comedy Night, Grainstore,

Oakham

One Eyed Cats, Railway, Whittlesey

25 september

James Edmonds, Ostrich, Peterborough

High Rollers, Golden Fleece, Stamford



Pistol Pete Wearn, Iron Horse, Market

Deeping

Easyersaid, Dragon, Werrington

One Eyed Cats, London Inn, Stamford

Man Alive Band, Cherry Tree, Woodston

26 september

TBC, Ostrich, Peterborough

Helix, Angel, Yarwell

Karaoke: Neil, Masons Arms, Bourne

Grounded, Golden Fleece, Stamford

Reckless, Lincolnshire Poacher, Spalding

Stingray, Blue Boar, Eye

The 707, Heron, Stanground

The Collaborators, Waterton Arms,

Deeping St James

The Guards, Birds, Spalding

Grumpy Old Men, Crown, Peterborough.

Lizzy on the Loose, Iron Horse, Market

Deeping

Mighty Mouth Trev, Dragon, Werrington

27 september



29 september




02 October

Tunnel, Ostrich, Peterborough

Antoine, Masons Arms, Bourne

Circa 73, Golden Fleece, Stamford

Northern Soul/Motown, Lincolnshire

Poacher, Spalding

Karaoke, Millstone, Barnack

Jimmy (High Rollers), North Street Bar,

Peterborough

03 October


Karaoke, Angel, Yarwell

Splinter Group, Masons Arms, Bourne

Returns, Golden Fleece, Stamford

Evolution, Lincolnshire Poacher,

Spalding

Groove e Licious, Blue Boar, Eye

Lizzie on the Loose, Heron, Stanground

The Worlds Most Popular Musicals

(5pm), Stamford Corn Exchange

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Porky Pig, Prince of Wales, Castor

Rocket 57, Dragon, Werrington

Grumpy Old Men, Cherry Tree, Woodston

UK Gangsters, London Inn, Stamford

The Overdubs, Iron Horse, Market

Deeping

04 October




Rocket 57, Dragon, Werrington

06 October


07 October

Big Fun Quiz of the Month, Grainstore,

Oakham

08 October

Open Mic Night with James Edmonds,

Crown, Peterborough


Ladies Dinner Night, Rose & Crown,

Thorney

Quiz, Whistle Stop, Tallington

09 October

White Spirit, Ostrich, Peterborough

Karaoke: Nick Glover, Masons Arms,

Bourne

The Guards, Golden Fleece, Stamford

Kroovs, Lincolnshire Poacher, Spalding

Phoenix Show Band, Cock Inn,

Werrington

Rocket 57, Crown, Peterborough

The Mistreated, Cherry Tree, Woodston

10 October

Hush, Ostrich, Peterborough

Overspills, Angel, Yarwell

Brays, Golden Fleece, Stamford

Porky Pig, Lincolnshire Poacher,

Spalding

Hooker, Blue Boar, Eye

Crossing the Tracks, Pincushion,

Wyberton

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Vintage Stuff, Cock Inn, Werrington

Kickback, Heron, Stanground

The Guards, Ebeneezers, Woodston

Circa 73, Dragon, Werrington

Nuggets, London Inn, Stamford

11 October


Thomas Ford (Blues), Jolly Brewer,

Stamford


Greg McDonald, Prince of Wales, Castor

12 September

The Lounge, Jolly Brewer, Stamford

13 October




14 October


Ramsey

16 October


Son of a Gun, Masons Arms, Bourne

Gypsies, Golden Fleece, Stamford

Afterlife, Lincolnshire Poacher, Spalding

ZZ Tops Gimme All Your Lovin Tour,

Stamford Corn Exchange

Sound Injectors, London Inn, Stamford

17 October

Flying Aces, Ostrich, Peterborough

Lloyd Watson, Angel, Yarwell

Dean & Co, Masons Arms, Bourne

Betty Swallox, Golden Fleece, Stamford

Sound Station, Lincolnshire Poacher,

Spalding

The Veltones, Blue Boar, Eye

The Unknown, Heron, Stanground

The Elvis Years, Stamford Corn Exchange

Mistreated, Prince of Wales, Castor

Shades, Burghley Club, Peterborough

Zeb Rootz, Dragon, Werrington

Hooker, London Inn, Stamford

The Kurmujun, Swiss Cottage, Woodston

18 October




20 October


Open Mic Night (9pm), Boat, Whittlesey

22 October


23 October

Overspill, Ostrich, Peterborough


Little Big Band, Golden Fleece, Stamford

Parklane, Lincolnshire Poacher, Spalding

Circa 73, Blue Boar, Eye

Phoenix Show Band, Railway, Ramsey

Spare Parts, Cherry Tree, Woodston

One Eyed Cats, Crown, Peterborough

The Overdubs, Cock Inn, Werrington

24 October

Porky Pig, Ostrich, Peterborough

DJ Neil, Masons Arms, Bourne

Revolver, Golden Fleece, Stamford

Forty Fiver, Lincolnshire Poacher,

Spalding

Atatonic, Pincushion, Wyberton

Grumpy Old Men, Heron, Stanground

T-Rextasy, Stamford Corn Exchange

Hush, Prince of Wales, Castor

Phoenix Show Band, Ebeneezers,

Woodston

Under_Covered, Dragon, Werrington

Guards, London Inn, Stamford

The Mistreated, Crown, Peterborough

25 October



27 October



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28 October


Ramsey

Ralph McTell, Stamford Corn Exchange

29 October


Woodston

Comedy Night, Grainstore, Oakham

30 October

Captain Obvious, Ostrich, Peterborough


Autumn Storm, Golden Fleece, Stamford

Ramshackle Serenade, Cock Inn,

Werrington



Jake Daniels, Heron, Stanground

The Merseys, Stamford Corn Exchange

Phoenix Show Band, Peacock, Fletton

Hooker, Dragon, Werrington

High Rollers, London Inn, Stamford

One Eyed Cats, Ploughman, Werrington

31 October

Vintage Stuff, Ostrich, Peterborough

TBC, Golden Fleece, Stamford

Monkey Business, Lincolnshire Poacher,

Spalding

Ramshackle Serenade, Heron, Stanground

Halloween Disco, Blue Boar, Eye

Farmyard Fright Night, Thetford House

Farm, Baston

Halloween Party with Ramshackle

Serenade, Heron, Stanground

The Zoots Spooktastic Concert, Stamford

Corn Exchange

Radius 45, Old Coach House, Market

Deeping

The Replicas, Dragon, Werrington

The Collaborators, Burghley Club,

Peterborough

Point-Blank, Grainstore, Oakham

Blackout UK, London Inn, Stamford

Circa 73, Ploughman, Werrington

Beer Festivals

28-30 August Bank Holiday Beer Fest

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Sick On

You:The

Disastrous

Story of

Britains

Great Lost

Punk Band

By AndrewMatheson, Ebury Press,softback, 12.99

Kidnapped by his parents asa child to Northern Ontario,Matheson worked hard in anickel mine in order to savefor a flight back to Britain.He returned to London inJuly 1971 for one reason, tobecome a rocknroll star.Inspired by the likes of theKinks and the Who, he hatedthe pantomime of prog rockwith its beards, drum solosand gongs, and found likeminded individuals to playstripped down music, whiledressed to excess. Of course,lifes never as simple as that,as some of those auditionedcouldnt commit to the bandsglamorous dress code or thesqualor of squat living as theband tried to break into thebig time.

Along the way, the band christened the HollywoodBrats stayed at CliffRichards house, were boughta round of drinks by superfanKeith Moon, and foolishlyturned down a recordingcontract with Polydor.Theydid, however, sign amanagement deal with acompany that turned out tobe a front for the Kraybrothers, which is probablywhy few would deal withthem.Victims of bad timing,the band split just as punk

was around the corner.He may have made some

bad decisions the ClashsMick Jones offered to playguitar in a reformed Brats,while Malcolm McLarenwanted to manage theminstead of the Sex Pistols but this entertaining memoirwill leave few doubting thatMatheson should have beena star.

The World According to

Noddy: Life Lessons

Learned In and Out of

RocknRoll

By Noddy Holder, ConstableRobinson, softback, 8.99

While its not quite anautobiography, this bookcertainly gives an insight intothe life of the former Sladefrontman. Not only doesHolder look back on hiscareer, he also shares hisviews on the issues of theday such as the cult ofcelebrity, the perils of socialmedia and what hed do if heran the world.

He gives many convincingarguments but for many, itshis look at the music industryand his own fame that is themost attractive. Much of thebooks content is based onquestions Holder has beenasked over the years, eitherby people in the street oraudiences at his various anevening with events. Thequestion he has been askedthe most is whether Sladesoriginal line-up will ever getback together.The answer isno but once youve read thereasons why, youll certainlysupport Holders decision.

Pigs Might Fly

By Neil Hanson, DalePublishing, softback, 9.99

The sequel to The Inn at theTop, his entertaining accountof running the Tan Hill Inn the highest inn in the BritishIsles finds Hanson and wifeSue leaving it with thepromise that they will returnone day as its owners. Asuccession of jobs and housemoves follow, along with theownership of variouslivestock includinga pig that was the nemesisof their neighboursvegetable patches.

The inns penny-pinchingowners, Neville and Stan the Del Boy Trotters of thenorth-east but without thecharm eventually sell it tothe Hansons, happily at aknocked down price, howeverthe couple have their workcut out reversing years ofneglect. Hanson, always onefor drumming up publicity,soon persuades Everest toprovide the inn with newwindows in exchange forusing it as the filming locationfor Ted Moults famousfeather commercial.

Bringing to life the variouscharacters from the long-established faming families tothe more recent off-comers,this wonderfully evocativebook describes life in oneof Britains most isolatedcommunities. So isolatedthat the police rarely visited,allowing the pub to stayopen long after the licencedictated.Well, until someonewrote a book about it, atany rate.

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