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rhythm and boozeBrews, News, Bands & Reviews - Issue 24 - March/April 2014

a Peterborough pub that

had seen better days has

reopened, improved in so

many ways. Formerly

the office – and before

that, Johnny byrne’s

– the pub on oundle

road, Woodston has

reverted an earlier name,

the new inn.

run by Liam Scanlon,

who is also responsible

for the ostrich inn, the

pub has been refreshed

inside and out.

everything from the

windows to furnishings

has been replaced, along

with the beer lines and

bar fonts.

on top of the keg

offerings such as Fosters,

Strongbow and guinness,

there are now three hand

pumps serving cask ales,

which could expand to

match demand. the

games room has been retained

and Liam is looking to form

pool and darts teams, along

with a football team.

For those who prefer to watch

sports, the pub subscribes to

Sky Sports and will be

showing all the major games.

Free Wi-Fi is available and,

like the ostrich, the new inn

will be running a full diary of

live music events.

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The Surrealist Sportsman’s ClubDavid ‘Dai’Roll puts his name to good use.

apparently an ancient

tradition, cheese rolling was

‘revived’ in Stilton in the

mid-20th century. originally

the races were run on easter

Monday but lately they have

been held on the May day

bank holiday – so this year

it’s on 5 May.

the course starts between

the bell inn and the angel

opposite and ends at the cross

roads between Fen Street and

church Street. teams of four

have to roll a cheese – in

reality a chopped up telegraph

pole – along the road and the

first one to the finishing line

is the winner.

all members of the team

must roll the cheese at least

once. this is a knockout

competition with the winners

of rounds going through until

a final is reached.

Fancy dress is optional and

the prizes are a whole Stilton

cheese plus beer for the men’s

teamand wine for the ladies’.

but more than that it has the

air of a village fête with stalls

and entertainment and loads

of money is raised for charity.

So why not get a team

together from your local pub

and enter (via the Stilton

community association on

01733 241206)?

While you are in Stilton try

some of the bell’s own

cheese, which is doing its best

to reclaim the right to make

the dairy product in the

village that it is named for.

Photo © Stilton community association

if a combination of cheap rail travel, live

music and real ale fresh from the brewery is

for you then the Poacher Line Music trains

are a must. the train is a standard east

Midlands trains service which calls at

Sleaford, heckington and boston on its way to

Skegness – the only difference is live music

and bottled batemans’ beer on board. upon

reaching Wainfleet, revellers are invited to

make the short walk to batemans’ brewery

for further live entertainment and a chance to

sample the range of draught beers and hot food

in the delightful ‘Windmill’ bar.

We enjoyed the September trip so much, we

opted to take the november train too, and

were nicely entertained by skiffle trio, Jet.

there’s usually just under a couple of hours

before the return train, but on this occasion an

announcement was made that the return train

(the last of the day) had been cancelled.

Strangely there was not one audible complaint

at the prospect of being left stranded at this

Lincolnshire outpost.

credit goes to the ‘Poacher Line’ team who

hurriedly arranged a couple of double deckers

from nearby Skeggy to return the increasingly

jolly travellers home, although a few would

have liked to be stuck there a bit longer.

the Music train is organised by the Poacher

line community rail Partnership and usually

runs on the third thursday of the month –

check the website www.poacherline.org.uk for

future dates.

the train departs from Sleaford at 18.55,

arriving back at 22.00. Fare from Sleaford is

£10.60 return, which reduces to just £5.30 each

if you can make up a group of four people.Chris Shilling

Brewery Trapped

Skiffle band Jet performing onboard the Music Train from Sleaford to Wainfleet.

27/03/2014 Band TBC

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

o’neill’s

73-77 euston Road,

london

nW1 2QS

020 7380 0464

www.oneills.co.uk/kings-

cross

For doctor Who fans brought

up on the space bound and

historical adventures of

William hartnell and Patrick

troughton, Jon Pertwee’s

debut – 1970’s Spearhead

From Space – must’ve looked

like an entirely different

show. now in colour and

set on earth in the near

future, the doctor’s post-

regeneration confinement to

hospital meant that much of

the story concentrated on

brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

(nicholas courtney) and the

unit organisation.

in an early scene,

Lethbridge-Stewart’s soon

to be co-opted scientific

advisor elizabeth Shaw

(caroline John) is seen being

driven through the streets of

camden to unit’s secret base

underneath St Pancras railway

station. as the staff car turns

from the euston road into

Midland road, the red bass

logo – attached to the euston

tavern – can clearly be seen

in the background.

With the pub now part of

the o’neill’s chain, not to

mention my aversion to keg

stout and ‘the craic’, i’ve had

no call to visit here until now.

unusually for the chain, it has

four hand pumps, which on

this occasion were serving

Fuller’s London Pride,

Sharp’s doom bar, thwaites

nutty black and the great

Yorkshire brewery’s top of

the hops.

containing 2,014 different

varieties of uK hops, top

of the hops seemed an

intriguing prospect. it’s a

decent pint and at £4 was

relatively cheap for

somewhere so close to

three main line stations.

Fifth doctor, Peter davison,

once said, “that’s the

problem with regeneration,

you never quite know what

you’re going to get.” the

same could be said of

branches of o’neill’s and

in the case of this one, in a

good way.

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Mister posh’s Musical past

Known by many for his role

as Mr Posh – Peterborough

united’s monocled mascot –

Mick Jones spent the best

part of 50 years as a singer.

Performing solo until his

musical retirement two years

ago, Mick was previously in

local group the big Four.

in the 1960s his Frankie

valli-inspired harmonies

even earned him an

audition with the hollies

who were looking to replace

graham nash.

although his desire to be

a show singer remains

unfulfilled, Mick is grateful

for the opportunities that

music has offered him. he

first met his wife at a

big Four gig and in the

late-1960s/early-1970s,

when the band was booked

up three years in advance,

supported major acts of the

time including the Searchers,

billy Fury and them.

na full profile on Mick Jonesappears in the april issue of

best of british magazine,

available at all good

newsagents from 27 March.

The Big Four pictured in 1968. Clockwise from left, Mick Jones (bass), Roger Burfoot (lead guitar), Roy Jones

(drums) and Dave Steels (keyboard).

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The old poets corner,

ashover, Derbyshire

S45 0eW

a banner hanging on the

wall proclaims ‘chesterfield

caMra pub of the Year’ but

this is just one of the awards

that have been heaped upon

this gem of a pub in recent

years. Since Kim and Jackie

beresford took over the

place in 2005, the accolades

have come thick and fast

including national cider

Pub of the Year.

it’s easy to list the

attractions such as the ten

real ales from the likes of

abbeydale, Whim, navigation

and even oakham ales,

around eight ciders,

continental lagers, fruit wines,

live entertainment (including

poetry evenings) and an

extensive menu of delicious

home cooked food.

the real magic though is in

the ambience – three open

fires in winter create a

warming glow whichever

entrance you use to this

sizeable traditional building,

while subdued lighting allows

the diner/drinker to indulge

themselves in comfort of the

three separate areas.

the staff are young but

surprisingly well versed in the

beer on offer and, crucially,

seem to have a real sense of

respect for their work so the

welcome is always cordial.

if that’s not enough the pub

also boasts its own brewery –

ashover ales – with at least

three home brewed beers

available, and more recently,

award winning ciders. beer

festivals are held in March

and october when up to 50

beers and ciders are available.

the village itself is

particularly pretty with lots of

good walking locally. the pub

is dog friendly and also offers

comfortable accommodation,

so it’s ideal for a weekend

break. there’s even a holiday

cottage attached which sleeps

up to eight people for around

£100 per night.

the old Poets corner is

less than two hours drive

from Peterborough in the

centre of ashover, just off

the a632 between

chesterfield and Matlock.

it’s open from 12 noon until

11pm daily, and food is

available every lunchtime

and evening.

See www.oldpoets.co.uk for

further information.Chris Shilling

nationaL treaSurethe first in a regular series spotlighting britain’s best boozers

nearly 200 new breweries

opened in britain during

2012. among them was

Market deeping’s Star

brewing company, which

is run by Simon raines

– formerly head brewer at

ufford ales – and business

partner tom Marriott.

originally brewing at the

golden triangle brewery in

norwich, Star took delivery

of its ten-barrel brew kit at

the end of last year. the new

kit was being put through its

paces when rhythm & booze

visited in late-January with

new brew, astral, fermenting

away nicely.

“the reason we are brewing

an all-new beer on the kit,”

explains Simon, “is to

calibrate the equipment.”

“it’s been a major

undertaking,” adds tom, “we

needed to make sure we had

adequate water and power

supplies, not to mention

drainage. We need to drain

around 5,000 litres of water

each day.”

the water quality was

never in any doubt, as the

long-established hopshackle

brewery is only two-doors

away. Simon is keen to stress

that there’s nothing more than

a friendly rivalry between the

two firms, “it was nigel

[Wright, hopshackle’s owner]

who suggested we took on the

unit. the location’s irrelevant

as we’re supplying the same

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Martin Bacon was a truly inspirational teacher and leader, passionate about education and about getting the very best out of every student. He was a great friend and a fireball of boundless energy and enthusiasm. He was also a real ale fan who had many of his most innovative ideas after a couple of pints of the good stuff. So, what better way to pay tribute than with a pint of fabulous local beer? This brew – Martin Bacon Ale (MBA) is made especially for you, Martin. It has been designed by some of your closest friends. So, we raise our glasses to you and to your tremendous legacy. Cheers, mate.

Tasting notes This golden ale at 4.4% abv has been brewed using English grown malt varieties and a combination of New World and European hops which combine to create a crisp refreshing golden best bitter. Contains water, malted barley, wheat, hops and yeast.This beer is bottle conditioned. For best results store upright and pour slowly leaving yeast sediment in the bottle.Serve at 13ºC. Best Before End Jan 2015.

ABV 4.4% 500ml

This ale was brewed by the Star Brewing Company, Market Deeping with inspiration and input from Martin’s friends at the Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust. Label design by independent graphic designer, Sara Melloy.

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Clockwise from left: Tom and Simon. New beer Astral, fermenting

away. The mash tun leaves the manufacturer. A venture into bottling.

areas anyway.”

Location does have a small

part to play though, as the

brewery provides easy road

access to the partners’ homes

and its outlets. by doing all

the deliveries themselves,

the partners are able to

develop relationships with

their customers. and with

tom having lived in

norfolk, beers from the Star

brewing company can be

found in a variety of north

norfolk pubs, outside of

its usual 50-mile

distribution radius.

Future plans include

producing a craft beer and

installing a second

fermentation vessel and a

conditioning tank but in the

meantime the brewery has

begun production of bottle-

conditioned ales. the first

batch is called Martin bacon

ale, named after the late nene

Park academy headteacher.

a real ale fan, Mr bacon

died last year, aged 46, of a

brain tumour and at least 70p

from each bottle of the beer

– commissioned by the

academy’s owners,

cambridgeshire Meridian

academies trust – will go to

a local cancer charity.

although Star is a new

project with new beers, it

does produce some similar

styles to the former ufford

range. and Simon is ready

to admit that those who

enjoyed White hart and

black hart will find familiar

ground with comet and dark

Matter, respectively.

as if you haven’t guessed,

all of the brewery’s beers,

whether from its core range

or seasonal offerings, have

astronomical names. but i

wondered how the Star

brewing company’s name

came about? Simon told me

that there had been a similar

named company in bourne

at the turn of the last century,

which was housed behind

the nag’s head. although

little is known of that

company other than its name,

the new Star is one that looks

set to shine brightly for years

to come.

nFor further information onthe Star brewing company,

including trade sales or to

order a 36-pint pin for your

party or event, ring 01778

380480.

a S Ta R R eBoR n

Martin Bacon was a truly inspirational teacher and leader, passionate about education and about getting the very best out of every student. He was a great friend and a fireball of boundless energy and enthusiasm. He was also a real ale fan who had many of his most innovative ideas after a couple of pints of the good stuff. So, what better way to pay tribute than with a pint of fabulous local beer? This brew – Martin Bacon Ale (MBA) is made especially for you, Martin. It has been designed by some of your closest friends. So, we raise our glasses to you and to your tremendous legacy. Cheers, mate.

Tasting notes This golden ale at 4.4% abv has been brewed using English grown malt varieties and a combination of New World and European hops which combine to create a crisp refreshing golden best bitter. Contains water, malted barley, wheat, hops and yeast.This beer is bottle conditioned. For best results store upright and pour slowly leaving yeast sediment in the bottle.Serve at 13ºC. Best Before End Jan 2015.

ABV 4.4% 500ml

This ale was brewed by the Star Brewing Company, Market Deeping with inspiration and input from Martin’s friends at the Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust. Label design by independent graphic designer, Sara Melloy.


was a truly Martin Bacon


was a truly


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e.s, matCheerand to your tremendous legacy. friends. So, we raise our glasses to you been designed by some of your closest made especially for you, Martin. It has This brew – Martin Bacon Ale (MBA) is than with a pint of fabulous local beer? stuff. So, what better way to pay tribute

and to your tremendous legacy. friends. So, we raise our glasses to you been designed by some of your closest made especially for you, Martin. It has This brew – Martin Bacon Ale (MBA) is than with a pint of fabulous local beer? stuff. So, what better way to pay tribute

C. Best Before End Jan 2015. ºServe at 13leaving yeast sediment in the bottle.


C. Best Before End Jan 2015. leaving yeast sediment in the bottle.


another major success for the

Simmonds brothers is the

Peterborough caMra 2014

Pub of the Year award,

presented to The ploughman

in Werrrington. once slated

for destruction by tesco,

this is the second such award

– the last being in 2011.

Sister Pub, the Dragon was

also a finalist.

Sean and debbie rolf

celebrated their first year at

The green Dragon in

ryhall, near Stamford in

February. in that time they’ve

revitalised the pub with a

good range of beers, extensive

food menu and regular events

including quizzes and murder

mystery nights.

Melbourn Bros in Stamford

– home of the all Saints

brewery – is now selling

well-kept Samuel Smiths

old brewery bitter at just

£1.88 per pint.

thurlby group Pubs, The

Tobie norris in Stamford,

Smiths in bourne, lord

nelson in oakham and

prince Rupert in newark

all operated a ‘Lake district

& Lancs’ month during

February featuring over 50

different ales from the area

and regional dishes. the

month of May will feature the

West country, and october

will spotlight Yorkshire.

Possibly South Lincs’ best

kept secret is The plough at

horbling, north of bourne,

which was awarded 2013

community Pub of the Year

by Fenland caMra. this is

no recent ‘asset of community

value’ though – it’s been in

the hands of village trustees

since the 19th century. Like

many rural pubs the Plough

has experienced variable

fortunes over the years but

licensees of the past couple

of years, Su and Jon Wilcox

(with help from their sons

and daughter) have created

a superb multi-roomed

village pub with a delightful

ambience, providing a range

of real ales and excellent

food available every day – a

cider festival is planned for

the spring and a beer

festival for the summer

– further information at

www.theploughhorblingltd.co.uk

the saga of The lord

nelson in Morton seems to

be nearing a sad conclusion.

having demolished the old

royal oak pub opposite,

Lincolnshire co-operative Ltd

has now decided not to build

on the site. despite objections

from locals, co-operative

group Ltd still plans to

knock down the nelson (still

trading) to give locals ‘further

shopping choice’.

oakham has a new real ale

hotspot – The Three crowns,

formerly The griff inn

has reverted to its original

name under the ownership

of the Steamin’ billy

brewing co. the company

now has eight pubs across

Leicestershire, including

The parcel yard adjacent

to Leicester station, and

currently brews at the

premises of belvoir brewery

at old dalby near Melton.

the range of house beers is

supplemented by a number of

guests including craft beers.

Manager Jeff Fraine has

introduced lunchtime snacks,

traditional pub games, a

fortnightly quiz and weekly

live entertainment – for

details see www.steamin-

billy.co.uk/threecrowns

Pub News

The Plough at Horbling, community-run since the 19th century.

information can be found at

the website of James a baker

Property consultants,

www.jamesabaker.co.uk

the iron horse in Market

deeping goes from strength to

strength with regular motoring

and motorcycle club events

and a a charity 'School of

rock & roll' including a mini

beer festival in april – see the

ad in this issue for details.

Formerly a café and cake

shop, The prior’s oven in

Spalding is now a ‘micropub’.

this relaxed drinking

environment serves real ale

and local cider on gravity,

plus chilean wines.

Former pubs taking on

new roles include: the former

half Moon in Star Lane,

Stamford – until recently an

asian Fusion restaurant – has

reopened as a branch of

domino’s pizzas.

uffington’s Saffron Lounge,

formerly The gainsborough

lady, has relocated to

Stamford. the property,

whose interior bears little

resemblance to its pub days,

is now up for lease/sale.

Further information from,

commercialsearch.savills.co.uk

/property-detail/2720

The Fitzwilliam arms in

castor, until recently

‘Fratellis’ is currently closed.

residents of Wansford

will be delighted that the

distinctive art deco former

new Mermaid inn (more

recently a Little chef) along-

side the a1, which has stood

as tribute to graffiti artists and

vandals for many years, has

new owners – Mccormack

architects who hope to use it

to showcase their work.Chris Shilling

Co-operative caused confusion in Morton.

Festival FolliesCardinal Cox on the perils

of adventure.

Flicking through the

catalogue during last year’s

Peterborough beer Festival, i

noticed half-a-dozen brews

described as lager-style beers.

having not drunk lager for 25

to 30 years, i wondered what

i’d been missing out on. here

are my thoughts…

Whim - Kaskade

Fruity, but not the sort of fruit

that i like.

Redwell - craft pilsner

blandly sweet.

harviestoun - Schiehallion

i much preferred the cornish

pasty i had at the same time. i

was beginning to regret this

experiment, much as doctor

Frankenstein might have.

then darren found me some

more, thanks darren.

Kinver Brewery - Maybug

bland. how i wish i hadn’t

thought of this idea, at which

point someone said, “You

should try…”

“no i heffering shouldn’t,

you heffering

heffer. What i should be hef-

fering drinking

is some proper beer.”

oldershaw - Mosaic Blonde

a smidge of flavour.

Flensburger - lager

this was on tap at the

continental beer section and

do you know what the bar

staff did? he said, “that’s

not a full measure,” and then

topped me up – the barstaff.

at that point darth vader

appeared to me and i ran to

him and embraced him and

shouted, “Yes, Lord vader, i

return to the dark side. the

porters, stouts and milds,

and even the brown ales of

your domain i wish to bathe

in. take me Lord vader, you

are the daddy…”

and then it all got a bit

fuzzy… So remember, i’ve

conducted this experiment

so you never have to.

n open all day, every day from 12

noon (11.30am Saturday)

n up to four real ales available

n Food served tuesday to Sunday

lunchtimes and Monday to

Saturday evenings

n Quiz on Sunday evenings with

cash prizes

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pub Scrawlas part of the oundle Festi-

val of literature, Joanna

trollope will be talking about

her new book Balancing Act

on 13 March at St Peter’s

church, oundle. tickets,

priced £7 each (£5 cons),

are available from oundle

box office, 4 new Street

(01832 274734) or

www.oundlefestival.org.uk

King’s lynn literature

Festival is to be held over

the weekend of 14-16 March

at the town hall and will

include such authors as

tracy chevalier, ne david,

aminatta Forna, rachel hore,

david Lodge, Lawrence

norfolk, Monisha rajesh and

hayley Webster. individual

programme items (featuring

two or three authors) are

£8.50, or a ticket for the

whole weekend is £37.50. For

full details visit the website at

www.lynnlitfests.com

Stamford poetry Festival,

verse 2014, will be held from

10 to 13 april. Line-up to

include Jackie Kay, the final

of this year’s Poet Laureate

competition, Wendy cope,

John Siddique, Michael

tolkien and archers stars

Sunny ormonde and John

telfer presenting the work of

Philip Larkin. Plus workshops

and poetry walks. For full

details about times and prices,

go to stamfordartscentre.com

Writers in peterborough

continues its brief season,

on 5 March it will be the

acclaimed poet and translator

georg Szirtes, then on 2 april

it will be tv and radio

scriptwriter nick Warburton.

the events are held at the

Quality hotel at thorpe

Meadows, near the boating

lake, start at 7.30pm and

admission will be £7 (£5

concessions). For details, go

to www.wip.btik.com

John clare cottage will be

hosting a talk about WWi

poet (and clare’s first modern

editor) edmund blunden on 6

March at 10am. the talk is

being given by Munden’s

daughter and literary executor

Margi blunden. tickets for

the talk are £10 (which

includes tea or coffee) and

should be booked on (01733)

253330 or by emailing

[email protected]

on 12 March ruth downie,

ben Kane and Manda Scott –

three writers who set their

books during the roman era –

will be talking at the John

clare theatre in the central

Library. on 18 March the

founder of national poetry

Day, William Sieghart, will

be reading from his latest

anthology. this run of talks

continues on 26 March when

anna hope talks about her

debut novel Wake that is set

during WWi. these talks all

start at 7pm and the tickets

are only £5 (£4 cons) – £3

(£2 cons) for William Sieghart

– and are available from the

central Library.

on 18 March, Ken Follett

will be talking, as part of

the 25th anniversary tour of

his novel Pillars of the Earth,

at Peterborough cathedral.

For ticket details, go to

peterborough-cathedral.org.uk

Stamford arts centre

continues its popular literature at lunchtime

series of talks by dr Jane

Mackay on the first tuesday

of each month at 12.30pm. on

1 april the subject is anne

bronte’s Tenant of Wildfell

Hall (followed by a screening

of the tv film at 2.30pm) and

then on 6 May the subject will

be Lord Lytton’s Last Days of

Pompeii. tickets for the talks

are £6.50. to book either ring

01780 763203 or visit the

centre’s website.

May marks the 150th

anniversary of John clare’s

death and there will be

various events. More

information next issue.

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The Cardinal’s Calendar4 March/1 april - poets united meet at the PcvS building on

Lincoln road (opposite geneva bar). usually they have a loose

theme for poems for the first half of the evening and then general

readings for the second. For details ring viv on 01733 340560.

12 March/9 april - pint of poetry, Dash of Drama @ charter’s.

Starts 8pm, be there early if you want to read.

19 March/16 april - Fen Speak is a new poetry night, alternating

between the Fenland Museum, Wisbech (March) and the babylon

gallery, ely (april). visit www.adec.org.uk for more details.

26 March/30 april - Stamford’s pint of poetry takes place from

8pm at the cellar bar at the arts centre on St Mary’s Street.

Ukulele Night (Every Thursday) See our band and join in.

Vinyl Night (Check Facebook for dates)Bring your favourite record along.

Quiz Night (Every Sunday)Cash and Beer Prizes

The palmerston arms

82 oundle road, Peterborough Pe2 9Pa tel: 01733 565865

O p e n i n g T i m e s : Monday - Thursday 15.00 - 23.00

Friday and Saturday 12.00 - 00.00 Sunday 12.00 - 23.30

“Oundle Road’s Permanent Beer Festival”

liSTingSMarch

01 - cameltoe, Mama Liz’s, Stamford

01 - the Pulse, the dragon Werrington

01 - twenty4, grainstore, oakham

01 - Frankly my dear, the ostrich, Peterborough

01 - the Wattingers, Swiss cottage, Woodston

01 - the guards, ebenezers, Peterborough

01 - the Johnny cash roadshow, Stamford corn exchange

01 - the Limit, the Lime tree, Walton

01 - the 707, the railway, Whittlesey

01 - Pennyless, St Michael’s church, Langtoft

01 - open Mic night, the crown, Peterborough (9pm)

02 - table top, the crown, Peterborough (3pm)

02 - Quiz night, the crown, Peterborough (8pm)

02 - the nuggets, London inn, Stamford

02 - aint Misbehavin, Mama Liz’s, Stamford

02 - Karaoke, the Ploughman, Werrington

03 - Pat McManus band, Mama Liz’s, Stamford

03 - charters unplugged, charters, Peterborough (8pm)

05 - Monthly charity Quiz, grainstore, oakham

05 - england football party, the crown, Peterborough

06 - Jethro, Stamford corn exchange

06 - Quiz night, charters, Peterborough (8pm)

06 - open Mic, hand & heart, Peterborough

07 - Matt deighton, Mama Liz’s, Stamford

07 - beats Working, , the ostrich, Peterborough

07 - Porky Pig, the dragon, Werrington

07 - Lavandula, brewery tap, Peterborough

07 - cotr, the crown, Peterborough (9pm)

07 - Frankly My dear, Swiss cottage, Woodston

08 - glam rock band, Swiss cottage, Woodston

08 - Quiz night, hand & heart, Peterborough

08 - Porky Pig, cherry tree, Woodston

08 - captain obvious, charters, Peterborough (10.30pm)

08 - circa ‘73, London inn, Stamford

08 - the Stones: greatest hits tour, Stamford corn exchange

08 - dirtbox disco, Mama Liz’s, Stamford

08 - the Fedz, Stilton country club

08 - twenty4, the dragon Werrington

08 - the relics, Prince of Wales, castor

08 - Filthy Lucre, the crown, Peterborough (9pm)

09 - Stacey, the crown, Peterborough (3pm)


09 - Pennyless, Mama Liz’s, Stamford (4pm)


09 - Six nations england v Wales, grainstore, oakham

11 - open Mic, the dragon Werrington

12 - adam bomb, Mama Liz’s, Stamford

12 - beers of the World tasting, grainstore, oakham


13 - captain backwash, hand & heart, Peterborough

13 - Stamford college Students, Mama Liz’s, Stamford

14 - dave arcari/rattleshack, Mama Liz’s, Stamford

14 - retrolux, Swiss cottage, Woodston

14 - the Sound injectors, the crown, Peterborough (9pm)

14 - hi rollers, London inn, Stamford

14 - Live/Wire, bourne corn exchange

14 - hooker, the dragon Werrington

15 - rapture, the dragon Werrington

15 - Matt howard, charters, Peterborough (9.30pm)

15 - groove cartel, London inn, Stamford

15 - Six nations italy v england, grainstore, oakham

15 - Lizzy on the Loose, the crown, Peterborough (9pm)

15 - the Limit, cock inn, Werrington

15 - vintage Stuff, the ostrich, Peterborough

15 - Mcgoo, grainstore, oakham

15 - Phoenix, Stilton country club

15 - Porky Pig, Prince of Wales, castor

15 - Kickback, charters bar, Peterborough

15 - Pennyless, the Kings head, apethorpe

15 - March to the grave, Mama Liz’s, Stamford

15 - the guards, the Ploughman, Peterborough

15 - burlesque, cherry tree, Woodston

16 - irish Party, the crown, Peterborough (3pm)

16 - bon rogers/Justin oorloff, charters, Peterborough (3pm)


16 - Pennyless, the three crowns, oakham, (3pm)


16 - bianca & the topcats, Mama Liz’s, Stamford

16 - bon rogers, charters bar, Peterborough

17 - Paddy’s day party, Swiss cottage, Woodston

17 - Pennyless, the golden Pheasant, etton

17 - St Patrick’s day Party, the crown, Peterborough (8pm)



21 - Maxwell hammer & Smith, cherry tree, Woodston

21 - Loose rocket, Swiss cottage, Woodston

21 - Sport relief Party, the crown, Peterborough (7pm)

21 - captain obvious, the crown, Peterborough (9pm)

21 - Jimmy doherty, charters, Peterborough (9.30pm)

21 - one eyed cats, London inn, Stamford

22 - Leon, London inn, Stamford

22 - compromise, the crown, Peterborough (9pm)

22 - the relics, the ostrich, Peterborough

22 - derrin neundorf, charters, Peterborough (9.30pm)

22 - thunderhead, the dragon Werrington

22 - electric Warriors, Swiss cottage, Woodston

22 - dJ Slipmatt, Mama Liz’s, Stamford

22 - the 707, cherry tree, Woodston

22 - cupids inspiration, Stamford corn exchange

23 - Pennyless, Mama Liz’s, Stamford

23 - Steve bean, the crown, Peterborough (3pm)



23 - dr a’s rhythm and grooves, the White horse, baston

23 - Pennyless, Mama Liz’s, Stamford (4pm)

27 - voodoo Stands up, Mama Liz’s, Stamford

27 - band tbc, the Music train


27 - cheese club, hand & heart, Peterborough

27 - Funhouse comedy club, grainstore, oakham

27-28 - open all hours, Stamford corn exchange

28 - the Mistreated, Swiss cottage, Peterborough

28 - owen brown & guest dJs, brewery tap, Peterborough

28 - the guards, cherry tree, Woodston

28 - Kata hay, the ostrich, Peterborough

28 - children of the revolution, Prince of Wales, castor


28 - Pennyless, the Mason’s arms, bourne


28 - Fen boy 3, the crown, Peterborough (9pm)

28 - the Whole Point, charters, Peterborough (9.30pm)

28 - Smarties, London inn, Stamford

28 - the overdubs, the dragon Werrington

29 - Karaoke, the dragon Werrington

29 - the Fedz, London inn, Stamford

29 - Jello acoustic trio, charters, Peterborough (9.30pm)

29 - Motor city vipers, brewery tap, Peterborough

29 - Paul Lake, the crown, Peterborough (9pm)

29 - Steve L, Stilton country club

29 - Kickback, the ostrich, Peterborough

29 - the Little Mermaid ballet, Stamford corn exchange

29 - Pennyless, St John the baptist, bisbrooke

29 - don’t Look down, Mama Liz’s, Stamford

30 - Lexie green, Mama Liz’s, Stamford


30 - Meg McPartlin, the crown, Peterborough (3pm)

30 - best of unplugged, charters, Peterborough (3pm)


april

01 - april Fools Party, the crown, Peterborough

02 - Quiz night, Mama Liz’s, Stamford


03 - acoustic open Mic, Mama Liz’s, Stamford


04 - zakk zoot gray, charters, Peterborough (9.30pm)

04 - Spare Parts, cherry tree, Woodston

04 - the guards, o’neill’s, Peterborough

04 - thunderhay, the ostrich, Peterborough

04 - Kurmujun, Swiss cottage, Woodston

04 - Porky Pig, the crown, Peterborough (9pm)

04 - Soul band, London inn, Stamford

04 - colonel’s boogie band, the dragon Werrington

05 - the gangsters, the dragon Werrington

05 - detourz, London inn, Stamford

05 - open Mic night, the crown, Peterborough (9pm)

05 - radius 43, the ostrich, Peterborough

05 - the Lazoons, charters, Peterborough (9.30pm)

05 - Jimmy & Pep, Swiss cottage, Woodston

05 - the influence, the burghley club, Peterborough

05 - Stringfinger, Mama Liz’s, Stamford

05 - Pennyless, the Five horseshoes, barholm

05 - Monthly charity Quiz, grainstore, oakham

05 - the Limit, the Ploughman, Werrington

05 - Kickback, Stilton country club

05 - the 707, the railway, ramsey

05 - thunderhead, Prince of Wales, castor

06 - James edmonds, the crown, Peterborough (3pm)



06 - aint Misbehavin, Mama Liz’s, Stamford

07 - charters unplugged, charters, Peterborough (8pm)

08 - open Mic, the dragon Werrington

09 - Suggs: My Life Story, Stamford corn exchange



11 - tallawah, the crown, Peterborough (9pm)

11 - grumpy old Men, the ostrich, Peterborough

12 - the nuggets, the crown, Peterborough (9pm)

12 - the 707, the Peacock, Peterborough

12 - Lee Major band, charters, Peterborough (10.30pm)

12 - the League of Mentalmen, the dragon Werrington

12 - the guards, London inn, Stamford

12 - Skullduggery, the ostrich, Peterborough

12 - Mick, rex & Jem, Swiss cottage, Woodston

12 - the overdubs, Prince of Wales, castor

12 - Quiz night, hand & heart, Peterborough

12 - Wonk unit, Mama Liz’s, Stamford

12 - Phinesta taylor, Stilton country club

12 - the guards, London inn, Stamford


13 - andy hughes, the crown, Peterborough (3pm)


16 - rose-Marie, Stamford corn exchange


17 - cotr, brewery tap, Peterborough


18 - Metal/rock Line up tbc, Mama Liz’s, Stamford

18 - Monterey ghost, cherry tree, Woodston

18 - the influence, Swiss cottage, Woodston

18 - the gangsters, charters, Peterborough (10.30pm)

18 - the 707, the crown, Peterborough

18 - new generation crash & burn, London inn, Stamford

19 - children of the revolution, London inn, Stamford

hear Suggs’ life story at Stamford corn exchange on 9 april.

19 - charity race night, the crown, Peterborough

19 - Jessie’s ghost, charters, Peterborough (10.30pm)

19 - the tunnel, the ostrich, Peterborough

19 - Lloyd Watson, Stilton country club

19 - the guards, blue boar, eye

19 - elvis, Prince of Wales, castor


20 - cotr unplugged, charters, Peterborough (3pm)

20 - the nuggets, the dragon Werrington

20 - Stacey, the crown, Peterborough (3pm)


21 - band day, the crown, Peterborough

23 - St george’s day Party, the crown, Peterborough

24 - Merlin’s Keep, the Music train

24 - comedy night, Mama Liz’s, Stamford

24 - Funhouse comedy club, grainstore, oakham

24 - cheese club, hand & heart, Peterborough



25 - our glorious demonic heist, Mama Liz’s, Stamford

25 - the Whole Point, brewery tap, Peterborough

25 - blackout uK, charters, Peterborough (10.30pm)

25 - the guards, the ostrich, Peterborough

25 - Psych o bombs, the crown, Peterborough (9pm)

25 - JPr trio, the dragon Werrington

26 - Karaoke, the dragon Werrington

26 - retrolux/Librarians, hand & heart, Peterborough

26 - Pennyless/ Muha, castor village hall, castor

26 - easier Said, Prince of Wales, castor

26 - the abstracts, charters, Peterborough (10.30pm)

26 - blackout uK, London inn, Stamford

26 - the Soul runners, the ostrich, Peterborough

26 - della , Stilton country club


27 - best of unplugged, charters, Peterborough (3pm)

27 - Karaoke, the Ploughman, Werringtonapril Beer Festivals

17-21 - the green Man, Stamford

17-21 - charters, Peterborough

23-28 - hand & heart, Peterborough

26-27 - the crown, Peterborough

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cannot be held responsible for any discrepancy.

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The Beatles

by nick Manning

and brita granström,

Frances Lincoln,

hardback, £12.99

having previously

made scientific

subjects such as evolution and reproduction

understandable to younger readers, this

writer and illustrator team has turned its

attention to ‘the greatest rock band in the

world.’ through charming drawings and

extended picture captions, we are given a

concise summary of the band’s creation,

success and dissolution, along with world

events of the period.

and while it’s not shy in telling of the

deaths of Lennon and Mccartney’s mothers,

the reason for brian epstein’s death and how

the band managed to play for 12-hours at a

time during their hamburg residency are,

understandably, not talked about. given the

amount of books on the beatles that are

released each year, i’m surprised that it’s

taken so long for someone to come up with

such an unusual, yet fun, way of teaching a

major part of britain’s cultural history.

That close

by Suggs

Quercus, hardback, £20

although graham ‘Suggs’ McPherson and his

band Madness are so indelibly linked with

north London, the singer’s early days saw him

move around the country, even having time to

develop a Welsh lilt during an extended stay

in haverfordwest.

returning to the capital and starting at a

‘lawless’ secondary modern, Suggs wrote

Baggy Trousers, inspired by the end of term

inter-school fight.

in this, his autobiography, we look at a

life well lived. one that has seen Madness

play everything from the sweaty basement

of the hope & anchor pub in islington to

the rain-swept roof of buckingham Palace

for the diamond Jubilee, and escaping riots

in greece to causing earthquakes in Finsbury

Park as 35,000 fans danced the night away

at the band’s 1992 reunion festival, Madstock.

the book is a joy to read, although Suggs

has steered clear of the controversies that

surrounded the band in its early days and

seems to have listened to several records at

least five years before they were recorded.

but i’ll let that pass as he’s probably got a

lot on his mind at the moment, wondering if

the government will attempt to privatise him.

after all, he is a national treasure.

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every Tuesday - hot Rod night (6-11pm)all hot Rods and classic cars Welcome Food and Drink available

every Thursday - Bike night (6-11pm)Food and Drink available & live entertainment

check listings pages for other March & april events

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Live music from Iron Fist (11th), Let There B/DC (12th) and

The Tunnel (13th) - £3 entry per day or £8 weekend entry

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