issue 34

rhythm and boozeBrews, News, Bands & Reviews - Issue 34 - November/December 2015

A Peterborough pub haspromised a night to remember as it hosts its finalbonfire night bash. The Rose& Crown, Thorney will beholding The 21st FabulousFirework Frenzy on Thursday5 November from 6.30pm.Raising funds for the RBLPoppy Appeal, it will be thefinal event held in the

paddock to the rear of thepub, after the land was soldfor housing.

The rest of the business remains unaffected with licences Steve and SheilaShreeve continuing to offer“superb home cooked food, ahuge selection of drinks and atruly warm welcome for allthe family.” Adapting to the

changes in the hospitality industry, the pub also offers a café service from 9am Monday to Saturday and9.30am on Sundays and hasrecently installed a Post Office counter in the public bar.

For booking information,visit, www.theroseandcrown

atthorney.co.uk

Peterborough • South LincS • rutLand • eaSt northantS

A FinAlFrenzy

Hodgson Centre, Hodgson Ave PE4 5EG Tel: 01733 578088

TeN Real ales FRom £2.00 a PINT

Peterborough CamRa Pub ofthe Year 2014 Runner Up

Live Satellite Sports

Live Entertainment

Happy Hour Monday -

Friday 5-7pm Cash Quiz - Sunday from 8pm

Werrington Centre

Staniland Way

PE4 6NA

Tel: 01733 327696

Peterborough CamRa Pub of the Year 2014

CamRa Gold award 2013Live Satellite Sports n Live Entertainment

Happy Hour Mon - Fri 5-7pm

TeN Real ales FRom £2.00 a PINT

charity winter beer fest26-29 November

28 Real Ales & 6 Real Ciders Hot food available including Simmo’s famous beef madras Proceeds to the Kelly Simmonds Fund in aid of Heltwate School

the rhythm sectionPerformance poet/musicianattila the Stockbroker

comes to The Brewery Tap,Peterborough on 26 November as part of a tourto promote his autobiography,Arguments Yard. He’ll bereading from the book andperforming poems and songsfrom his 35-year career. Support comes from Janine

booth, better known in the1980s as The Big J, who published the Peterborough-based fanzine Blaze. Ticketsfor the event will be availableon the door and can be reserved by emailing [email protected]

opaque’s new album, ALittle Belief was released inthe middle of October. It canbe listened to for free by visiting www.bandopaque.band

camp.com To enquire aboutspecial packages combiningthe CD with a t-shirt, fridgemagnet or even a woolly hatknitted by singer Moony’smum, email [email protected]

A record hop offeringeverything from “Lindy Hopto Rockabilly Bop” takesplace on Monday eveningsfrom 7.30pm at Yaxley RBLClub. Hosted by DJ Steady asa Rock, Just For Kicks

rock‘n’roll club is a familyfriendly night. The club alsohosts regular live musicnights including a midday tomidnight all-dayer on 14 November – featuring Sharna-Mae & the Mayhems,the Strollers, the HicksvilleBombers and the MemphisCruisers – and a Christmas

event, starring Jets, on 19 December. Tickets are £18 inadvance (£20 on the door)and £8 in advance (£10 on the door) respectively. Forfurther information, phoneSteve on 07718 511640, [email protected] orvisit www.facebook.com/JustforKicksRocknRollClub

The RippingAle beer andmusic festival was held onRippingale’s playing field atthe start of September. Rockcovers band Stark, who perform songs by the Sex Pistols and Black Sabbathamong other acts from thelate 70s, drew the crowds on the Friday night and have been booked to returnnext year. Funds raised during the festival will begoing to charity.

attila the stockbroker and Janine 'The Big J' Booth. Inset: stark.

Ukulele Night (Thursdays) Vinyl Night (Last Friday of the month)

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Open All day every Day (from 12noon Sun-Thurs, 11am Fri,Sat)

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Local pubs have again received national recognitionin the newly published 2016edition of the Good PubGuide: The White horse atBaston was included in theTop 10 new pubs. The grainstore in Oakham wasOwn Brew Pub of the Year,while Peterborough’s brewery tap achieved a Top10 rating. The Top 10 WinePubs includes the old

bridge hotel in Huntingdonand the olive branch atClipsham. The red Lion atStathern in the Vale of Belvoirreceived a Top 10 rating inthe Dining Pubs of the Year,and the Queens head atKirkby la Thorpe, just outsideSleaford made it into Top 10Value Pubs. The overall Pub ofthe Year shortlist includes thecock at Hemingford Grey,near Huntingdon.

New entrants into Camra’sGood Beer Guide 2016include the blue bell atHelpston; brewery tap, Peterborough; bull inn,Pinchbeck; hub’s Place,Whittlesey; ivy Wall, Spaldingand the cask in hand, Holbeach. The county of Rutland now has its ownentry – new pubs listed arethe three crowns inOakham; White Lion,Whissendine, the olde

White hart, Lyddington andthe branch Pub of the Year –the green dragon at Ryhall.

The chequers at GedneyDyke celebrates a third yearin the Michelin Guide. Otherpubs include the Six bells,Witham on the Hill; the blue

bell, Glinton; the Falcon,Fotheringhay; the crown,Elton; the Wicked Witch,Ryhall; exeter arms, Eastonon the Hill; the bull and

Swan and the george inStamford, plus Peterboroughrestaurants clarkes and the beehive.

The 38th Peterborough BeerFestival was hailed a successafter more than 30,000 visitors attended over the five days of the event. Over10,000 attended on the Fridaynight alone. The Woolpack atStanground received a CamraGold Award in August – adouble celebration as Landlady Linda Marks gotmarried to partner Petein September.

The Woodman in ThorpeWood, Peterborough has reopened after major refit byowner Old English Inns. Thecrab & Winkle, Werringtonhas also been improved andextended which will enableregular live music events.

Liam Scanlon, landlord at theostrich in Peterborough,leaves in mid-November. Thepub has been taken over bySimon Benton who also hasthe Palmerston arms in Oundle Road

The Walnut tree, DeepingSt James has been sold byPunch Taverns, along with anumber of its other pubs, to aretail shop group. LandladyLynne Grant has been reassured that the future forthis popular local is secure, atleast in the short term.

Chairman of Bourne Business Chamber, Paul Ross,has thrown his weight behindJd Wetherspoon’s plan toconvert two shops in thetown’s North Street into anew pub/restaurant. Planningpermission has still to begranted and plans can beviewed (reference S15/2378at www.southkesteven.gov.uk).The Sugar Mill, also inBourne raised over £1,000 forAsthma UK from a 1940s

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Green Dragon, Ryhall.

Family Fun Day and a Manvs Mountain challenge undertaken by manager Tom Bellis.

The funeral of Smith’s of

bourne manager AshleyWoolf, who died at the age of just 30, was held in October. A collection washeld for St Barnabas Lincolnshire Hospice.

Johnny Parr of the Masons

arms, Bourne and the Stone

Loach, Market Deeping hasrecently taken over the black

Swan in Spalding. The 'ParrInns' group now totals fourpubs, the other is in Suffolk.

The railway in Whittleseyclosed in September after alleged breaches of licensinglaws “in respect of crime anddisorder, public safety andpublic nuisance.” Claimsstrongly denied by licenseeKerrie Facer, who has beenasked to leave the pub.

Mulberry’s @ the

chequers in Spalding hasnew owners – Kev has returned as manager. Nextdoor, the former Station

gates pub, now a foodstore,has been stripped of its

alcohol licence after smuggledgoods were found on thepremises. Dave Higgins, untilrecently in charge at the Lincolnshire Poacher in the town has moved to therecently reopened hole in

the Wall. He’ll bring his passion for live music to thepub which is open all dayevery day from 12 noon. TheLincolnshire Poacher is nowin the hands of chef ToniMeasures and her partnerKieran Dokuyucu. As well asreopening the restaurant andadding a pizza oven, they planto continue live musicevenings and launch regularquiz nights and meat raffles.Pete Williamson, landlord ofSpalding’s Punch bowl

organised a Scooter Maniaevent in August which attracted over 100 scooterenthusiasts. It’s now expectedto be annual event.

8 Sail brewery at Heckington enjoyed asuccessful Threshing Weekendand Beer Festival in late September thanks, in part, toglorious weather. The plannedgreen hopped beer launch hadto be abandoned, in favour ofanother new beer, RollingStone, thought to be the onlybeer currently brewed withmalt stone-ground by windpower. A proposal by thebeer & bean in Sleaford forcafé-style tables in front ofthe pub has been opposed bytown councillors. SleafordRound Table declared its oktoberfest, held on theBoston Road recreationground the ‘best yet’, raising afive figure sum for theSHOCK Sleaford defibrillatorfund and other local causes.

The bull inn at Rippingale,believed to be the inspirationfor radio’s The Archers, is

back on the market withwww.colliersproperty.co.ukfor £300,000.

The noel arms, Langhamreopened in August, but thethree horseshoes atWhissendine has closed “forthe foreseeable future”.

The indian Queen and

three Kings pub in Bostonhas been granted a 3.30amrecorded music license butremains closed.

The Queens head at Bulwick, a former Peterborough Camra Pub ofthe Year, closed at the end ofOctober. Landlord RobWindeler cited high runningcosts and a struggle to bringpeople in as the reason forhis decision to close. Speakingto Rhythm & Booze, he said:“I’d like to thank everyonewho has visited the pub overthe last four and a half years.Their support meant a lot andit is with great fondness that Iwill remember those times.”

Pubs no more

The saga of the former Lord

nelson at Morton continues.Having already demolishedthe King’s Head opposite,Lincolnshire Co-operativenow intend to knock downthe Lord Nelson to make wayfor a new store. Councillorsvoted to defer the plan afterconcerns about traffic safety.The recently closed north-

fields, Stamford has report-edly been sold to a localbuilder. Villagers fighting tosave the red Lion at Gedney Hill have applied forasset of community value status for the Grade II-listedpub. Stamford’s drum &

Monkey was demolished inlate September to make wayfor housing.Chris Shilling

Pub News(Continued)

8 sail’s Rolling stone.

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for lunch, dinner and take-aways

Stone Loach Inn, 13 Market Place, Market Deeping PE6 8EA

T: 01778 347653 stoneloachinn

Free Pool Tuesdays

Live music EVERY weekend

Friendly Welcome

Open throughout festive period

except Christmas Day

ALL WINE & SPIRITS

At competitive pricesReal Ales: Deuchars £3.00, London Pride £3.50

Craft Kegs: Peculiar IPA and Barista Stout, both £4.00

House Doubles £2.90

Double up on all branded spirits £1

Selection of wines from £3.20 a glass

Prosecco £17.95 a bottle

RaIlRovING:YoRkThe ancient city of York maybe a good distance from ourarea, but with regular trainsfrom Peterborough offering ajourney time of around 80minutes, it’s certainly an easyoption. Standard online return fares start at around£35, but special offers areoften available through operator, Virgin Trains EastCoast. One such offer duringOctober was as cheap as£16.40 – too good to miss.

With over a hundred realale pubs (and over 300 intotal), it’s a job to knowwhere to start in such a fantastic drinking city, but the discerning beer drinkerneeds to look no further than Platform 4 of York station for the first gem. Theaward-winning York tap was

opened by the Pivovar Group(which also has outlets inSheffield, Leeds, Harrogateand at London’s Euston Station) back in 2010 in theformer refreshment rooms,latterly housing the YorkModel Railway. The Victorianambience has been recreatedwonderfully, with stainedglass, ceiling domes and terrazzo flooring. The beermenu boasts 20 cask ales including one from its ownTapped Brew Company, supplemented by a variety ofcraft and bottled beers. Thefood offering is limited to locally produced sandwiches,pork pies (with a range ofinteresting toppings), andother snacks such as the‘cheese slate’ comprisingYorkshire Brie, Charcoal

Cheddar, oatcakes and chutney at a reasonable£4.90. Beer condition is immaculate, and the range is officially “Jaipur and 19changing guests” often fromlocal breweries.

It can be very hard to leavethe Tap, but with a punishingschedule ahead we pressedon, turning left out of the station, over the road andunder the city wall to theMaltings on Tanners Moat –a free house renowned for its atmosphere, good beer andbanter. A recent extension to the dimly lit bar was notuniversally acclaimed, but thisplace still holds a place in theheart of many locals and visitors. Immediately aftercrossing the Lendal Bridge aright turn brings you to a

The home of the National Railway museum, York sees regular steam specials. This view was taken from The York Tap.

Nicholson’s pub, harkers,but we followed the passageopposite down to the Lendal

cellars alongside the riverand Jamie’s Italian, a formerHogshead Ale House whichboasts an interesting vaultedbar. It’s a Greene King pub,but alongside the sole housebeer (IPA), there were beersfrom Brains, Skinners andDark Star – the latter in greatnick. If you can cope with IPA,the breakfast deal (including apint) is a sound idea at just£4.99 (before 12 noon).

Back up the ramp andacross into Stonegate, youfind yourself in the thick ofthe tourist zone, and a varietyof characterful wateringholes. York Brewery’s Yorkshire terrier offersthree regular house beers(Guzzler, Terrier and Ghost)plus a couple of others fromits own range and a guest ortwo. This friendly multi-roomed pub belies its citycentre status, but is actuallyquite typical of the great pubsin the area.

Right opposite is anotherNicholson’s house – thePunch bowl a Grade II-listed17th century establishment

oozing character and alechoice, and moving a little further along Stonegate, anarchway above the shoppersproclaims the Ye olde

Starre, reputedly the oldestlicensed inn in town, datingfrom 1644. It’s a beautifulwood panelled building withdiffering rooms an ornatefireplace and outdoor drinking areas. It’s anotherGK house, but offering arange of guests, and is only letdown by over loud music anda strong smell of cooking.

Moving along Low Petergate, past Nicholson’sold White Swan, intoChurch Street and left into

Patrick Pool is a slightlydifferent offering: Pivni has acosy little bar (rather deceptive as you discoverwhen you climb two furtherfloors to the gents). Openedin 2007, it describes itself as a“world beer free house” andthere are plenty of craft andbottled beers from aroundthe globe, and a range of handpumps too. Thornbridge Jaipurwas again the only permanentchoice, which helped us todeduce that this too was apart of the Pivovar Group(as if the name of the pubwasn’t enough of a clue). Anadvertisement on the wallseeking staff for another new

The Pavement vaults, the next big thing?

The maltings.The Punch Bowl.

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- 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 entertainmentevery Weekend

31st october – Halloween Extravaganza

with Ramshackle Serenade playing from

9pm and a prize for the best dressed!

5th december – Porky Pig from 9pm

12th december – Peterborough and

District CAMRA Christmas Party with

The Worx (ticket only)

19th december – The One Eyed Cats

Heron Court, Stanground

Peterborough PE2 8QB

01733 704693

www.heronpub.co.uk

development within thegroup, led us through themarket to the junction ofPiccadilly and Coppergate,where workmen were busyconverting the landmarkformer White Swan Hotelinto the latest Pivovar offering – the Pavement

Vaults. Due to open in November, part of this hugebuilding which has lainderelict for 30 years, alreadyhouses flats and a Sainsburysupermarket, but the newtwo-floor pub will house anonsite BBQ smokehouse,butchery, cocktail bar andrestaurant along with a vastbeer range.

We’d heard great thingsabout the blue bell in

Fossgate, so we headed therevia the Last drop Inn (fourYork Brewery beers plusguest) at prices from just£2.60, and the terrace

Sports bar.

Don’t be put off by thePubmaster branding – theBlue Bell is an absolute classicfeaturing a tiny front room,with side passage leading to arear smoke room and etchedpartitions. The pub has enjoyed Pub of the Year statuson multiple occasions.

Opposite this is the hop,an Ossett Brewery pub andfourth in the chain of Hopbars, was probably thesurprise of the day. FormerlyFellini’s restaurant, this 2013conversion features a greatbeer range (plus cider), breweriana on the walls, aswell as retaining its pizzeria at the rear. The infectiouslyenthusiastic landlord, Giles,was very obliging in giving usthe full story of the pub.

Moving on via the golden

Fleece (Pavement) and alongWalmgate past the Spread

eagle – a site of former glories, now part of theMarston’s chain (and closedmid-afternoon), it’s worthpersevering to the end of theroad and through the Citywalls where there are three

great pubs grouped together. Thanks to its Grade II listing,the rose & crown is another survivor of moderndevelopers, retaining tiledfloors and several rooms.Beers from Roosters, BlackSheep and four guests areavailable. Next door the Batemans-owned Waggon &

horses offers a home fromhome, with B&B from £65,free parking and three housebeers plus Oakham Citra,three guest beers and twociders. This too had been recommended by other landlords in the town – praise indeed, and much tothe surprise and delight of landlord Tom Renshaw. Wetore ourselves away from the free bar billiards table tolook in the rook & gaskill

opposite, but this was not due to open until 4pm. Following the walk along thecity wall towards the riveryou’ll find the Phoenix

(George St) with a goodchoice of beers from the likes of Timothy Taylor andWold Top, and boasting a decent beer garden. TheWoolpack on Fawcett Street opposite also featuresan extensive beer range butstill hadn’t opened, nor hadthe Slip inn – a renowned

The hop.

destination pub just acrossthe river in Clementhorpe.Disappointing but not disastrous, as with a 6pmtrain to catch we still hadsome must-visit establishments to completeour circuit.

Personally speaking the bestof these is the nearby Swan

(Bishopgate Street). Thisaward-winning multi-roomedheritage pub is an absolutedelight. It’s owned by PunchTaverns, but the original ambience has been retained(including the grandiose urinals), there’s an enclosedbeer garden and the quality of

beer is bang on. The houseSwan beer is from the localTreboom brewery, but Timothy Taylor Landlord andTetley sit alongside a host ofguest beers. Expect to be engaged in conversation withlikeminded beer lovers fromfar and wide.

The golden ball

(Cromwell Road) is tuckedaway in a back street, but it’sworth checking out, as it’s agenuine community pub, effectively owned by a co-operative of 200 locals.This listed building presentsthe sort of atmosphere, whichwe all remember, but is be-

coming increasingly rare thesedays. Beers from Treboom,Everards and Timothy Taylorwere again evident. Time justallowed a look in at The ackhorne (St Martin’s Lane)and finally brigantes

(Micklegate), which is part ofthe Market Town TavernsGroup, highly regarded in theYorkshire area – “Craft Alesand comfort food” is themotto. Being rush hour, thispub was heaving with workersunwinding after a hard day,many no doubt heading ultimately for the station acouple of hundred yards away.Chris Shilling

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6. Punch Bowl7. Olde Starre Inn8. Old White Swan9. Pivni10. Pavement Vaults11. Blue Bell12. Last Drop

20. Phoenix21. Woolpack22. Slip Inn23. Swan24. Golden Ball25. Ackhorne26. Brigantes

n Open all day, every day from 12 noon (11.30am

Saturday) n Up to four real ales available n Large

riverside beer garden n Food served Tuesday to Sunday lunchtimes and Monday to Saturday

evenings n Quiz on Sunday evenings (cash prizes)

The WoolpackStanground's Best Kept Secret

- A 15 minute walk from the centre of town

North street, stanground, Peterborough Pe2 8JF (01733) 753544

live MuSiCTraditional Irish Music Sessions

– Every Sunday, 4-7pm

regular Live Music &

comedy

Nov 6 - Andy Warrington Experience

Nov 7 - Three Parts Dirt

Nov 14 - Eddie Nash Old Skool

Nov 20 - Gags on the Green Comedy Night(all female!)

Nov 21 - More than One

Dec 4 - Jello (acoustic)

Dec 18 - Gags on the Green Comedy Night- His Excellence President Obonjo of the

Lafta Republic will be making a return

6 The Green, Werrington, Peterborough PE4 6RU

The Bluebell Innthe blue bella bistro

now open

Open Monday-Friday, book your tablenow by calling 01733 571264

Roast dinners are served on Sundays,and our five real ales and three real

ciders are always available.

Lunchtime Special - 2 for a tenneron Pasta Dishes

christmas Lunch (five courses) £45 (Children/OAPs £30)

Winner – Stamford Mercury ‘best bar 2014’

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Barholm, Stamford, LincsPE9 4RA • 01778 560238

now serving mulled wine, warm cider and leffe on draught

Six Real Ales with four on rotation • three draught ciders • three

Lagers • Fine Wine & Spirits • large beer garden • Pool room

Enjoy a welcoming open fire in a Traditional Ale HouseOpen from 4pm week days, 1pm Saturday and 12pm Sundays

Christmas opening Times21st-23rd December - 4-11pm

Christmas Eve 12-11pm

Christmas Day 12-2pm

Boxing Day 12-10.30pm

28th-30th December - 4-11pm

New year’s Eve - 12pm-late

- Open house fizz and nibbles

New year’s Day - 12pm-10.30pm

the crown & anchor

22 neal Street

London

Wc2h 9PS

020 7836 5649

crownandanchornealst.co.uk

Although there have beenplenty of Doctor who storiesfilmed on Britain’s streets,there are only a finite amountof pubs shown on screen.Luckily the discovery of fivemissing episodes from PatrickTroughton’s 1968 adventureThe Web of Fear means that Ican now add another to mycollection – The Crown & Anchor, Covent Garden.

At the time of filming, thewholesale market was still inoperation meaning thatscenes shot at weekendscould convey the look of adeserted city.

There’s no such luck todaywith the assorted touristsand the shopping addictedmilling around the place. Thephysical aspect of the areahas changed with the building on the right springing up inthe intervening years. Thepub, too, was undergoing external renovation at thetime of my visit.

Inside it’s a nice place; asingle room bar with darkwood, etched glass andleather backed benches. Adining area/private bar isupstairs and judging by thebar menu, the food is aselection of old favourites atreasonable prices.

There are four hand pumpsand at the time of my visitwere serving Fuller’s Seafarers and from Sharp’s –Doom Bar, Atlantic and

Crown & Anchor Ale. I askedabout the latter, whether it’sbrewed specially of the pubor a rebadged beer and wastold: “Oh, it’s very special.” It isn’t, especially at £4.35 apint. It’s lighter in colour than Doom Bar and like itsbetter-known cousin, doesn’tparticularly challenge thetaste buds.

In short, it’s a nice enoughpub but next time I’ll stick to the beer that’s actuallybrewed where the pump clip claims.

OOnn tthhee ((TTiimmee)) llaasshhA visit to the pubs seen, however briefly, in Doctor Who.

the old cock

11-13 crossgate

otley

West Yorkshire

LS21 1aa

01943 464424

www.theoldcockotley.co.uk

The pleasant town of Otley lies just a fewmiles west of the A1 near Wetherby, so caneasily form a welcome refreshment stop onlonger journeys up north from our neck of the woods. Right in the town centre, this superb alehouse gives the impression that it’s been a pub forever, but in truth it’s onlybeen open since 2010. The lovely old listedbuilding was latterly used as a bistro, but wasderelict when taken over by husband and wifeteam Lee and Linda Pullen. They spent twoyears lovingly restoring the property to itsoriginal 18th century state, when it was a pairof cottages.

The two roomed downstairs area includes thebar with nine hand pumps, mainly dispensingbrews from local microbreweries. Only two of the beers, Theakston Best and Ilkley MaryJane, are permanent. When we visited, beersfrom Rudgate, Kelham Island, Moorhouse’s,Brampton, Timothy Taylor and Hawksheadwere evident, along with a couple of ciders,and each one was in excellent nick. Clearly thebeer quality is a consistent feature as the Old

NATIONAL TREASURESpotlighting Britain’s best boozers

Cock has won Leeds Camra’s pub of the year award on three occasions (2011-13) andrunner-up for Yorkshire in 2012. Almost 2,000different real ales have been sold during thepub’s brief history, so if you like beer talk,you’ll be made to feel very welcome here.Dogs are welcome, but there’s also a ‘no under 18s’ policy so don’t bring the kids.

A winding staircase leads up to a cosy drinking area which is used regularly by localfolk musicians (or anyone who wants to join in or just listen).You may spot Linda behind the bar or preparing the food which consists mainly ofpork pies and freshly supplied filled rolls (hotCumberland sausage and onion is a favourite).Beer comes first though at the Old Cock, sowhen I asked Linda what the food servinghours are, she just replied: “When it runs out– it’s supplied fresh, and it’s first come firstserved.” By the look of the number of localstucking in, that wouldn’t be too long after weleft at 1pm.

The pub is open all day from 11am.There’s no car park, but street parking is possible nearby. Beer Festivals are held in Apriland October.

There’s One Condition...For real ale drinkers, it’s not just the goodhumour and casual conversation that makesthe pub more enjoyable than drinking athome but the fact that cask beer is so muchbetter than the majority of bottled beers.There may be shelves of bottled beers inyour local supermarket with labels matchingthe pump clips found at your local but inmost cases these beers have been filteredand pumped full of carbon dioxide.

But recently, I’ve noticed my local supermarket stocking more bottle conditioned beers, which have avoided filtration and pasteurisation, and containyeast to ensure a secondary fermentationjust like cask beer. The biggest selling of these is Worthington's White Shield, whichwas first brewed in 1829 as East India PaleAle. Although selling nowhere near as muchas it did in the 1950s, the beer has remainedpopular over the years and after beingbrewed everywhere from Sheffield to Horsham in West Sussex, it finally returnedto its birthplace, Burton upon Trent, fiveyears ago.

The Campaign for Real Ale supports bottleconditioned beer and White Shield has beena gold, silver and bronze medal winner at various Great British Beer Festivals over theyears. There’s even a logo with the slogan“Camra says this is real ale” appearing on anincreasing number of bottles, includingTesco’s Bottle Conditioned Golden Ale,which is brewed by Marston’s. My favourite,however, is St Austell Proper Job – “A powerfully authentic IPA with a moderntwist.” Much easier to handle than WhiteShield (although it will still explode whenopened if too warm), it’s a refreshing beerwith a hint ofgrapefruit. Andwhile Camra saysthat bottle conditioned beersare “the next bestthing... to thedraught real alesyou can enjoy atthe pub,” ProperJob hits the spot in both versions.

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It’s that time of year when Poet Laureate

competitions start to beannounced. Keep an eye openfor both the Fenland andStamford competitions. Already in progress by thetime you read this will be thePeterborough competition.This started way back in 1997with Toby Wood and has manygood folk holding the titleover the years and if you pickup a form, probably from yourlocal library, you could enter.The Final will be on Wednes-day 25 November at theChauffeur’s Cottage (behindthe Town Hall).

Based in Stamford (but withan international audience)the Literary commune

recently released its sixthissue. For details of how toget hold of a copy (and howto submit work to it for consideration), go to theliterarycommune.blogspot.co.uk

Dr Jane Mackay continuesher series of lunchtimeliterary talks at Stamford Arts Centre. On Tuesday 3November it is War and

Peace by Leo Tolstoy,followed by the film Last Station. Then on Tuesday 1December the subject is babette’s Feast (by KarenBlixen) followed by the film ofthe same name. The talksstart at 12.30pm and the filmsstart at 2:30pm. Talks are£6.50, the films are £5.50. Tobook tickets at Stamford ArtsCentre, or ring 01780 763203or go to www.stamfordgeorgianfestival.co.uk

Singer, writer, broadcasterand comedian Mike harding

will be at the Key Theatre on Sunday 8 November, promoting his autobiographyThe Adventures of theCrumpsall Kid. Tickets are£15 and can be booked byringing 01733 207239 or by going to www.vivacity-peterborough.com

Two events will be takingplace at St Peter’s Church,Oundle in November. OnTuesday 10 November harry

Mount will be promoting hisMediterranean travelogueOdyssey, while tony Little, aformer headmaster of Eton,will be there on Friday 27November to promote hisnew book, An IntelligentPerson’s Guide to Education.Also in the town is top historian alison Weir talkingabout her book The LostTudor Princess, aboutMargaret Douglas, Countessof Lennox, on Friday 4 December in OundleSchool’s Great Hall. Ticketsfor all three events are available from the OundleBox Office, 4 New Street,Oundle (01832 274734).

A new poetry night is testing the waters on Thursday 12 November atThe Lounge, above The Solstice, Peterborough. RossSutherland will be the headlining performer atFreak Speak, with supportfrom Vanessa Kisuule andRachel Long. The eveningstarts at 7.30pm and admission will be £5. Fingerscrossed that this becomes a worthy successor to thewell-regarded Speakeasy of afew years ago.

Next year’s Whittlesea

Straw bear Festival is tobe held over the weekend of15-17 January. On Saturday 16the story teller at theMethodist/United ReformedChapel will be Jo Blake Cave(currently storyteller in residence at Northampton’sRoyal and Derngate Theatres)with three sessions, at 12.30,1.30 and 2.30pm. On thesame day, at the town library,Poets United will be performing with two sessions,one starting at 12.30pm andthe second at 3.30pm.Cardinal Cox is currently the

Poet-in-Residence of The

Dracula Society. His latest

collection is Forget Dance,

Let’s Art that collects 18

poems inspired by art

exhibitions and is available for

£4 (cheques payable to Kevin

Troop) from KT Publications, 16

Fane Close, Stamford, Lincs. His

previous book, My Words Were

Now Written, collects the

work he produced as poet-in-

residence at St. John’s church,

Peterborough. It is for sale for

£5 at the gift shop in the

church (just behind Cathedral

Square) that is open Wednesday

and Saturday mornings.

vanessa kisuule.

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History shows that morrisdancing featured at court and church events from the15th century, but later becamethe dance of ordinary villagefolk, perhaps lampooning thenobility. The modern revival of morris dancing started inthe early 20th century whenfolklorist Cecil Sharp collected dances from villages in Gloucestershire,Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire. These arenow known as the Cotswold

tradition, characterised by bells on the shins, andhandkerchiefs or sticks, accompanied by live music.Peterborough Morris wasformed in 1979. It currentlyconsists of about 12 dancers,with an age range of 14 to 83,and three musicians. They perform men’s morris dancing in the Cotswold tradition. Some of theirdances originate from Badby, Brackley and Hinton in Northamptonshire, notfar from Peterborough. They perform regularly in the summer at local eventsand pubs, mainly in andaround Peterborough, butalso nationally.

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liSTinGS01 november

Quiz, Angel, Yarwell

Jimmy doherty (3pm), Charters, Peterborough

Oakham Mic Night (6pm), Brewery Tap,

Peterborough

02 november

Quiz, Cuckoo, Alwalton

03 november

Quiz/Play Your Cards Right (8pm), Heron,

Stanground

Open Acoustic sessions with Claude domino

(8pm), Millstone, Barnack

04 november

Quiz, Five Horseshoes, Barholm

Quiz of the Month, Grainstore, Oakham

05 november

Lloyd Watson, Cherry Tree, Woodston

Firework Frenzy, Rose & Crown, Thorney

06 november

Northern Soul/Motown (8pm), Hole in the

Wall, Spalding

Porky Pig, Golden Fleece, Stamford

The Returns, dragon, Werrington

Tina Winters, Masons Arms, Bourne

Acousticats (9.30pm), Charters, Peterborough

New Gen Crash & Burn, Cherry Tree, Woodston

The Lazoons, Swiss Cottage, Woodston

The Replicas, George & Angel, Crowland

High Rollers, Solgarden, Peterborough

Rocket 57, Cock Inn, Werrington.

Andy Warrington Experience, Blue Bell,

Werrington

Antoine Fleuriot, Jubilee, Bourne

Junk Puppets, Ostrich, Peterborough

07 november

Sarah O’Brien and her Boys (9pm), Hole in

the Wall, Spalding

Mark George, Black Bull, Kirton

Children of the Revolution, London Inn,

Stamford

Chuck Norris Experience, Golden Fleece,

Stamford

dJ Neil (Karaoke), Masons Arms, Bourne

Brays, Old Coach House, Market deeping

The Fedz, Iron Horse, Market deeping

Tin Pigeons (10.30pm), Charters,

Peterborough

Saturday Night Groove (9pm), Brewery Tap,

Peterborough

Redemption, Stage, Market deeping

dizzy Miss Lizzies, Cherry Tree, Woodston

Frankly My dear, Ostrich, Peterborough

New Generation Crash & Burn, Hurdler,

Stamford

One Eyed Cats, Cock Inn, Werrington

Ailments, draymans Arms, Spalding

Overdubs, Ploughman, Werrington

The Claimed, Prince of Wales, Castor

Circa 73, Blue Boar, Eye

Three Parts dirt, Blue Bell, Werrington

Mistreated, Ex-Servicemen’s Club, Thorney

08 november

Charity Horse Racing Event, Masons Arms,

Bourne

10 november


Stanground

11 november

Acoustic sessions with Gary Ingrey (8pm),

The Railway, Ramsey

13 november

James doherty (9pm), Heron, Stanground

Wilma Finadoo (drag Act, 8.30pm), Hole in

the Wall, Spalding

On the Ceiling, London Inn, Stamford

Cutting Loose, Golden Fleece, Stamford

Nick Glover (Karaoke), Masons Arms,

Bourne

Children of the Revolution (10.30pm),

Charters, Peterborough

Charity darts event, Walnut Tree, deeping

St James

Lizzy on the Loose, Cherry Tree, Woodston

New Generation Crash & Burn, O’Neill’s,

Peterborough

Mistreated, Swiss Cottage, Woodston

The Guards, Archie’s Bar, Bourne

14 november

Jessica White, Angel, Yarwell

Ailments (9pm), Hole in the Wall, Spalding

Vigilantes, Black Bull, Kirton

Overdubs, London Inn, Stamford

detourz, Golden Fleece, Stamford

The Fallen Idols, dragon, Werrington

Splinter Group, Masons Arms, Bourne

Pulse, Old Coach House, Market deeping

Split Whiskers, Iron Horse, Market deeping

Grumpy Old Men (10.30pm), Charters,

Peterborough


Peterborough

Faster Mutley, Stage, Market deeping

Sweet Revenge, Cherry Tree, Woodston

The Lazoons, Palmeston Arms, Woodston

The Soundinjectors, Ebenezer’s Peterborough

New Generation Crash & Burn, Quinn’s,

Whittlesey

One Eyed Cats, Crab & Winkle, Werrington

Jessica White, Prince of Wales, Castor

Eddie Nash Old Skool, Blue Bell, Werrington

15 november


Jazz Jam (7pm), Brewery Tap, Peterborough

16 november


Open Mic (8pm), Charters, Peterborough

17 november


Stanground

Open Mic Night with dave & Phil (9pm),

Boat Inn, Whittlesey

20 november

New Generation Crash & Burn, London Inn,

Stamford

Subway 77, Golden Fleece, Stamford

Revolver, Masons Arms, Bourne

Mark Bishop, Stone Loach, Market deeping

Radius 45 (10.30pm), Charters, Peterborough

White Spirit, Cherry Tree, Woodston

New Generation Crash & Burn, London Inn,

Stamford

One Eyed Cats, Fayre Spot, Bretton

High Rollers, O’Neill’s, Peterborough

Children Of The Revolution, Solgarden, Pe-

terborough

Iron Fist, Ploughman, Werrington

Gags on the Green Comedy Night, Blue Bell,

Werrington

21 november

Ouse Valley Singles Club, Angel, Yarwell

Zebra (9pm), Hole in the Wall, Spalding

Cutting Loose, Black Bull, Kirton

detourz, London Inn, Stamford

Second Chance, Golden Fleece, Stamford

Afterlife, Masons Arms, Bourne

Hooker, Old Coach House, Market deeping

Cherry Lee Mewis, Iron Horse, Market

deeping

One Eyed Cats (10.30pm), Charters,

Peterborough


Peterborough

Bondy, Stage, Market deeping

The Unknown, Walnut Tree, deeping St

James

Frankly My dear, Cherry Tree, Woodston

The Returns, Granary, Spalding

New Generation Crash & Burn, Railway,

Ramsey

Radius 45, Ship Inn, Oundle

Harkback, Ebenezer’s, Woodston

More Than One, Blue Bell, Werrington

Sophie Red (8.30pm), Waterton Arms,

deeping St James

Sticky Fingers, Grainstore, Oakham

22 november


Betty Swallox (9pm), Hole in the Wall,

Spalding

24 november


Stanground

25 november


The Railway, Ramsey

26 november

Open Mic Night with dave (9pm), Cherry

Tree, Woodston

Grainstore Comedy Club, Grainstore,

Oakham

27 november

Open Acoustic Sessions in the Whisky Bar

with dave & Phil (8.30pm), Boat Inn,

Whittlesey

Veltones, London Inn, Stamford

Indigo, Golden Fleece, Stamford

Leftovers, Masons Arms, Bourne

Betty Swallox, Iron Horse, Market deeping

Velocity (10.30pm), Charters, Peterborough

Maxwell Hammer & Smith, Cherry Tree,

Woodston

The Soundinjectors, Black Bull donnington

New Generation Crash & Burn, Vine, Coates

Children Of The Revolution, Swiss Cottage,

Woodston

Cherry lee mewis.

Retrolux, Ostrich, Peterborough

Stingray, Ploughman, Werrington

28 november

Holly and the Boatmen Christmas Fayre

(1-4pm), St Andrews Hall, Whittlesey

Karaoke, Angel, Yarwell

Just For Kids, Black Bull, Kirton

Feds, London Inn, Stamford

Guards, Golden Fleece, Stamford

Mighty Mouth Trev, dragon, Werrington

dean & Co, Masons Arms, Bourne

Clutching at Straws, Stone Loach, Market

deeping

Tunnel, Old Coach House, Market deeping

Chris King Robinson, Iron Horse, Market

deeping

The Gangsters (10.30pm), Charters,

Peterborough


Peterborough

The Returns, Stage, Market deeping

Pandora’s Box, Cherry Tree, Woodston

Up & Atom, The Boot, Histon

The Soundinjectors, dray mans Arms

Spalding.

High Rollers, New Inn, Woodston

Children Of The Revolution, George & Angel,

Crowland

Arc Nation, Prince of Wales, Castor

Tina Fey, Red Lion, Newton

29 november

Pennyless at Stamford Christmas market

(1pm), Red Lion Square, Stamford


30 november


01 December

Open Acoustic sessions with Claude domino

(8pm), Millstone, Barnack


Stanground

02 December

Quiz, Five Horseshoes, Barholm

Quiz of the Month, Grainstore, Oakham

03 December

Park Lane, Cherry Tree, Woodston

04 December

Northern/Motown (8pm), Hole in the Wall,

Spalding

Leon, London Inn, Stamford

Roadcrew, Golden Fleece, Stamford

Antoine, Masons Arms, Bourne

Crossing the Tracks, Iron Horse, Market

deeping

Soul Runners (10.30pm), Charters, Peterbor-

ough

Christmas Party Nights with dJ Rick (9pm),

Brewery Tap, Peterborough

Retrolux, Cherry Tree, Woodston

The Soundinjectors, George and Angel,

Crowland

High Rollers, Swiss Cottage, Woodston

Children Of The Revolution, Ploughman,

Werrington

Jello (acoustic), Blue Bell, Werrington

Antoine Fleuriot, Masons Arms, Bourne

donut, O’Neill’s, Peterborough

05 December

Porky Pig (9pm), Heron, Stanground

david Willetts, Angel, Yarwell

Soulstrip (9pm), Hole in the Wall, Spalding

Evolution, Black Bull, Kirton

The Original Juke-Box Heroes, Stamford

Corn Exchange

dizzy Miss Lizzies, London Inn, Stamford

Junk Puppets, Golden Fleece, Stamford

The Gangsters, dragon, Werrington

Revolver, Masons Arms, Bourne

dB5, Old Coach House, Market deeping

Let There B/dC, Iron Horse, Market deeping

The Lazoons (10.30pm), Charters,

Peterborough


Peterborough

The Soundinjectors, Stage, Market deeping

Christmas Boozy Bingo, Walnut Tree,

deeping St James

Black Rose, Cherry Tree, Woodston

The Lazoons, Charters, Peterborough

Tallawah, Cock Inn, Werrington

The Returns, Ebeneezer’s, Woodston

New Generation Crash & Burn, Peacock,

Fletton

High Rollers, Quinn’s, Whittlesey

Overdubs, Blue Boar, Eye

Rocket 57, Blue Boar, Eye.

Soul Slider, Grainstore, Oakham

06 December


CJ Hatt (3pm), Charters, Peterborough

Oakham Mic Night (6pm), Brewery Tap,

Peterborough

08 December


Stanground

09 December


The Railway, Ramsey

11 December

Smarties, London Inn, Stamford

Up the Function, Golden Fleece, Stamford

Nick Glover (Karaoke) , Masons Arms,

Bourne

Jack and the Real deals, Iron Horse, Market

deeping

Captain Obvious (10.30pm), Charters, Peter-

borough



Hooker, Cherry Tree, Woodston

Frankly My dear, Cock Inn, Werrington

The Returns, Ploughman, Werrington

donut, O’Neill’s, Peterborough

The Guards, Harrier, Gunthorpe

12 December

Peterborough and district CAMRA Christmas

Party with The Worx (ticket only), Heron,

Stanground

Pennyless (12-2pm), Lincoln drill Hall

One For the Road (9pm), Hole in the Wall,

Spalding

Commercial Break, Black Bull, Kirton

Bootleg Abba Christmas Party Night,

Stamford Corn Exchange

Zeb Rootz, London Inn, Stamford

Audio Pirates, Golden Fleece, Stamford

The Overdubs, dragon, Werrington

Splinter Group, Masons Arms, Bourne

Afterlife, Stone Loach, Market deeping

Under Covered, Old Coach House, Market

deeping

The Replicas, Iron Horse, Market deeping

Lizzy on the Loose (10.30pm), Charters,

Peterborough


Peterborough

Covernotes, Stage, Market deeping

Velocity, Cherry Tree, Woodston

Frankly My dear, Swiss Cottage, Woodston

High Rollers, Ebenezer’s, Woodston

Grumpy Old Men, Ostrich, Peterborough

100 Mile High City, Prince of Wales, Castor

Rocket 57, Burghley Arms, Bourne.

The Guards, Ploughman, Werrington

Reason, Grainstore, Oakham

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13 December


14 December


15 December


Stanground

Open Mic Night with dave & Phil (9pm),

Boat Inn, Whittlesey

17 December

One Eyed Cats, Cherry Tree, Woodston

Christmas Comedy Special, Grainstore,

Oakham

18 December

Blackout UK, London Inn, Stamford

Crusty Whiskers, Golden Fleece, Stamford

The 707, dragon, Werrington

Tina Winters, Masons Arms, Bourne

Soul Runners, Iron Horse, Market deeping

Rocket 57 (10.30pm), Charters, Peterborough



Subway 77, Cherry Tree, Woodston

The Lazoons, Greystones, Sawtry

The Soundinjectors, The Grapes, Melton

Mowbray

New Gen Crash & Burn, Fayre Spot, Bretton

The Replicas, Post Office Club, Peterborough

Children of the Revolution, Prince of Wales,

Castor

Retrolux, Swiss Cottage, Woodston

Gags on the Green Comedy Night, Blue Bell,

Werrington

The Guards, O’Neill’s, Peterborough

Super 45s Christmas Party, Grainstore,

Oakham

19 December

The One Eyed Cats, Heron, Stanground

Bad to the Bone (9pm), Hole in the Wall,

Spalding

Catatonic, Black Bull, Kirton

Commitment Bros, London Inn, Stamford

Overdubs, Golden Fleece, Stamford

dJ Neil (Karaoke), Masons Arms, Bourne

New Gen Crash & Burn, Old Coach House,

Market deeping

Too Fat to Kidnap, Iron Horse, Market

deeping

Groove Cartel (10.30pm), Charters,

Peterborough


Peterborough

Revolver, Stage, Market deeping

Let There B/dC, Cherry Tree, Woodston

The Soundinjectors, Five Bells, Tydd St Mary

New Generation Crash & Burn, Coach House,

Market deeping

High Rollers, Ploughman, Werrington

Lizzy On The Loose, Ostrich, Peterborough

CJ Hatt, Prince of Wales, Castor

The Guards, Halcyon, Westwood

Mid Sensation Soul Band, Grainstore,

Oakham

20 December

Kool Kidz Xmas Party, Iron Horse, Market

deeping

21 December

Open Mic (8pm), Charters, Peterborough

Rutland Big Band, Grainstore, Oakham

The lazoons.

22 December


Stanground

23 December

High Rollers, Solstice, Peterborough

24 December

TBC, Golden

Fleece,

Stamford

The One Eyed

Cats, dragon,

Werrington

Christmas Eve

Party ft

Miscellaneous,

Iron Horse,

Market deeping

TBC, Cherry Tree, Woodston

Rocket 57 (6-8.30pm), Granary, Long Sutton

Abba Tribute, Blue Bell, Werrington

Christmas Eve Party, Rose & Crown, Thorney

Singalong Acoustic Carols (4pm), Waterton

Arms, deeping St James

26 December

Mighty Mouth Trev, dragon, Werrington

Leftovers, Masons Arms, Bourne


Peterborough

Leon, Stage, Market deeping

Ramshackle Serenade, The Swiss Cottage,

Woodston

27 December

Porky Pig,Swiss Cottage, Woodston

28 December


29 December


Stanground

31 December

Kudos, Black Bull, Kirton

Veltones, London Inn, Stamford

Harkback, Golden Fleece, Stamford

Children Of The Revolution (Ticket Only),

dragon, Werrington

Mark Bishop, Masons Arms, Bourne

Ultimate 80s New Years Eve Party ft Iron

Fist, Iron Horse, Market deeping

New Year’s Eve Party – The dizzy Miss

Lizzies, Charters, Peterborough

BUK disco, Stage, Market deeping

TBC, Cherry Tree, Woodston

Up & Atom, The Black Bull, Longstanton

The Lazoons, The Royal Oak, Castor

The Soundinjectors, New Inn, Boston

New Generation Crash & Burn,

Ex-Servicemen’s Club, Fletton

Grumpy Old Men, Village, Rippingale

New Year’s Eve party, Rose & Crown,

Thorney

New Year’s Eve disco and Hot Buffet (8pm),

Waterton Arms, deeping St James

Ramshackle Serenade, Cock Inn, Werrington

rhythm & booze, issue 34- november/december 2015

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Vivenne Westwood

By Vivienne Westwood andIan Kelly, Picador, softback,£9.99

Mocked and admired in equalmeasure, Dame VivienneWestwood is Britain’s greatest living fashion designer. Over the course ofher career, she has gone fromcreating the visual aspect ofpunk rock to launching a lineof couture, which through theuse of Harris Tweed helpedresurrect the industry andearn her the first of manyQueen’s Export Medals.

It hasn’t been easy as thislook at her life testifies, withthe demise of her fractiousrelationship with MalcolmMcLaren leading to near financial ruin at the start ofthe 1980s. But unwilling togive up, the sign of the activistshe was to become, she foundpersonal and profession success in the 90s and hasgone from strength tostrength, finding fans in Paris,Milan, Tokyo and beyond.

The product of a year’sworth of interviews betweenKelly and Westwood, herfriends and family, the book isa little overlong with someconversations seeminglyprinted verbatim. A bit ofpruning wouldn’t have gone amiss, while claims she wrotesongs for the Sex Pistolsshould be taken with a pinchof salt (she did but only afterJohn Lydon left). But with acollection of classic and previously unseen photos, notto mention the warts and allnature of the narrative, thisbook is a fascinating look at a

feisty national treasure.

Scootermania: a

celebration of Style and

Speed

By Josh Sims, Conway, hardback, £14.99

Originally devised as a cheap way of getting around,motorscooters are now considered to be the epitomeof cool. Much of the scooter’spostwar development tookplace in Japan, Italy and Germany, where these defeated nations, unable tobuild military equipment,looked at ways of keepingtheir workers in employmentand to overcome a shatteredtransport infrastructure.

Most notable is the Vespa,created by Italian aircraftmanufacturer Piaggio. UnlikeBritish and American firmswho built scaled-down motorcycles, the Vespa wasdesigned by a helicopter designer who had neverworked on a two-wheeled vehicle before – who beganby drawing “a man sittingdown comfortably, withwheels beneath him.”

But this book isn’t just acelebration of engineeringevolution, there’s the humanelement too; looking at theyouth cults who have used

scooters as an accessory, trialriders, scooter collectors,customisers and even meetingthe man who designs souvenirpatches for scooter rallies.Packed with photographs andclassic adverts, this fascinatingbook proves that just likescooters, good things come insmall packages.

how can it be? a rock &

roll diary

By Ronnie Wood, GenesisPublications, hardback, £27

Usually, celebrity diaries areedited clean of salacious gossip and tidied up ahead ofpublication. But this book is afacsimile of Wood’s 1965pocket diary, offering a wartsand all look at a year in thefuture Rolling Stone’s life.Here we find him as a 17-year-old member of the Birds,a band he formed with schoolfriends and neighbours, andmany entries relate to gigsthey performed, how well rehearsals went and Wood’searly forays into song writing.

Already on the periphery of fame, there are plenty ofmentions of rubbing shoulders with famous musicians of the day includingKeith Moon who stepped into play drums with the Birdson occasion.

Footnotes from Wood putthe entries into context andphotographs of the Birds,their contemporaries and fans(including a pre-HawkwindLemmy) are included alongwith gig posters and tickets inthis fascinating insight intothe rise of one of Britain’smuch loved rockers.

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