otley pub club newsletter december 2014

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OTLEY PUB CLUB

DECEMBER NEWSLETTER 2014

INTRO

I dont know about you, but my diary has just been full since the start of December, and is

still packed until after New Year. So thats my apology out of the way, for not being able to

spend as much time on the Newsletter as usual this month (and for the late delivery)! In fact

its mainly just a list of the opening times of Otleys pubs over the festive season, but there

are a couple of other things to mention before that.

OTLEY VICTORIAN FAYRE

It was a huge success again, despite a fairly

slow startprobably because of peoples

doubts about the weather, or maybe just

the traffic jams into town that seem to

plague Otley lately. After the sun had been

out for a while, the numbers picked up, and

by the time the lantern parade went round

town after 4-o-clock, the route was pretty

busy. The crowds [and the odd shower thatforced them inside] meant that the pubs

were pretty busy as well, and lots of people

were there to see the tremendous effort

they had made to dress up and get into the real spirit of the event. This is what our

Chairman, Andy FitzGerald, had to say about it afterwards:

"It was pleasing to see the pubs of Otley embrace the spirit of the Otley Victorian Fayre by

competing, in the friendliest of manners, for the Elise Brumfitt* Victorian Ale House Award,

in association with Otley Pub Club (OPC).

Whilst not all the pubs were able to

participate the overall quality of the pubs

efforts was very high. OPC deployed no

less than 8 judges in both an overt and

covert secret shopper manner. The

judges agreed only on the overall standard,

and splitting the pubs into the winning

positions was the subject of much debate.

A real well done to all the participants!

We look forward to a similar standard next

year when the Horse and Farrier will

defend their title."


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(*Elise was the OPC historian who researched the background of all our historic pubs in

great detail, and who is much missed by all of us. The award is presented each year in her

memory.)

The full results were :

1stHorse and Farrier

2ndOld Cock

3rdequal North Bar Social & Black Horse

Pics -

Staff at The Bowling Green show the high

standard of all pubs who took part;

The judges trying to decide who they

could possibly leave out; and

The award presentation at The Horse and

Farrier.

CAMRA LAST ORDERS

Not as grim as it sounds! Just a reminder that if you are a CAMRA member, or you know

anyone who would appreciate a membership pack for Christmasor if youre just looking

for Christmas gifts onlinethe last order date for Christmas deliveries from the CAMRA

website is next Monday, the 15thof December

WORLDS BIGGEST LI R

A publican from Cumbria has wonthe Worlds Biggest Liar award,in a competition run by

Jennings Brewery. George Kemp, from the Lifeboat Inn in Maryport won a trophy and a

medal for a tall tale about fracking and jam butties! Maybe its a competition we should

start in Otley, to replace darts and pub quizzes?

VIRTUAL PUB TOURS

Another thing we might try in Otley is putting virtual pub tours on the OPC website. One

Tyneside licensee has already embedded one in his own website, to show off the pub [andits cellar] to prospective customers. Sometimes it can be a bit daunting to step through a

pub door if you dont know what to expect inside, so maybe this is an idea for the future.

You can visit theTynemouth Lodge Hotel websiteto check it out.

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Although we might not have the resources to include virtual tours of all our pubs just yet,

we have had some feedback about what customers would like to get from the website.

Someone said they would like to see a calendar, so they could choose a day they wanted to

go out and see which pubs in Otley had a quiz on that night, or a live bandjust with oneclick on the date. So that is certainly something we will be looking into in the New Year. In
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the meantime, Im afraid youll have to plough through all the individual entries below, to

find out whats going on, and where!

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OTLEY

S PUB NEWS

[Just about all the pubs are open as usual on Christmas Eve, so Ive only included that day

under individual pubs if theres anything special.]

THE BLACK HORSE

With its Christmas tree in the corner, and a warm open fire, the Black Horse is ready to

welcome you over the holiday period. Its open for breakfast and coffees from 9am, and

food is served until 9 at night. The Hotel is only open to residents on Christmas Day and New

Years Day, when the bar and restaurant will be closed.

THE RED LION -

Will be showing all the major sporting events over the holidays, including those on New

Years Day, and with Sky Sports, BT Sports AND the Racing Channel, you never need to miss

a thing!

WHITAKERS

Christmas Day 122; NYD 1211; no food either day.

Live Musicevery week:

Dec 13BlueprintDec 19Sinners

Dec 20Above Average Weight Band

Dec 27 - Red Levels

Jan 03The Acoustic Band ft. Joe Gallagher

Quizzes:

Informal quiz on Wednesdays at 9:30pm, free entry, 20 prize.

Bingo quiz with DJ every Thursday, 50p per team entry, with prizes up to 50 for a full

house [getting every question right!]

THE OTLEY TAVERN

Christmas Day 122; New Years Eve 12 6, then 7 til late, with entertainment by

Redhouse, entry by ticket only [check with pub to see if there are any left].

They will be showing the packed sports programmes on TV on Boxing Day and New Years

Day. As usual, there will be live music every Friday and Saturday night throughout the

holiday period

Dec 21 - Blimey OReilly (afternoon):

Keep checkingthe pubs facebook pagefor updates on all other live events.

THE OLD COCK

Christmas Day 122; NYE 11Midnight; NYD 1111
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Christmas Day Closed;

Boxing Day, Bar 1211; Food, 124

New Years Eve, Bar Midday12:30am; Food 126. Plus special one-off 6 course meal for

29:95single sitting at 19:30

New Years Day, Bar Midday 6; No food all day

Open mic night on the second Sunday of every month. Next one Jan 11 2015. Early warning

of a palm-reading event on Tuesday, Jan 27more details next month.

THE BAY HORSE

Christmas Day, lunchtime from 11 onwards; NYE 111am-ish; NYD normal hours

THE BLACK BULL

Christmas Day 112, no food; NYE 111am-ish; NYD 1110:30, no food

THE ROSE AND CROWNChristmas Eve 11late, food all day;

Christmas Day 114, with food; NYE 11

1, with food as usual; NYD normal hours,

with food.

And I have to saythe Christmas

decorations in The Rose and Crown are

looking really good. Round all the pub as

the picture shows [even though the

quality of my phone camera is rubbishapologies, R&C!]

THE BOWLING GREEN

Christmas Eve 8am1am; Christmas Day 114, no food unless pre-booked; NYE 8am

1am; NYD 8am - Midnight

THE CROSS PIPES

Christmas Day 112 (with disco); NYE middayafter midnight, party night!

DJ Karaoke every Saturday and Sunday, and on Christmas Eve til late Saturday Dec 20th

, 70s-themed fancy dress party night. Always check A-boards outside pub for music details.

THE FLEECE

Christmas Day 122. Pre-booked food only in the main pub, snug bar open for drinkers.

Acoustic night on the first Sunday of every month, next one Jan 04, 2015.

All cask ales 2:50 a pint every Tuesday.

NORTH BAR SOCIAL

Christmas Eve 1111 [last orders]; Christmas Day closed; NYE 3pm1am; NYD closed.


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The advent calendar continues up to Christmas Eve. Each day a different beer will be offered

at a reduced price, with a bottle being given away every day to the first person to complete

a specific task for that day! Watch theirTwitterandFacebookaccounts to find out what you

have to do!

THE ROYALTY

Christmas Day 123. Pre-booked food only, bar open for drinkers.

New managers Simon and Avril only took over in November, so theyre still settling in. For

their Christmas menu, which is available throughout December, and to find out whats

happening in the New Year, check outtheir Facebook page.

THE YEW TREE

Christmas Day 123:30 [last orders]; NYE disco til late [last orders 12:30] no ticket

needed; NYD usual hours.

Christmas EveKaraoke disco

All Sky Sports channels now available for full sporting programme Boxing Day and New

Years Day

THE ROEBUCK

Christmas Day 122 [food fully booked]; NYE food stops at 7pm, bar til late; NYD Sunday

hours.

Still closed every Monday, except for Dec 29 1211, food 12 - 8

Otley A Capella Choir carol concert on Dec 18 at 19:30 will be an

evening of festive songs, mulled wine, and roaring fires. Festive

menu will run until Christmas Eve, alongside the regular menu.

Lunch 12/15 for 2/3 courses; Evening 15/18. Deposit 10 per

head and pre-order required.

The 9pm Wednesday quiz continues, to win a 25 meal voucher

for the restaurant.

And information about ALL Otleys pubs is availableon the OPC website.

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Thats all for now with usual apologies for things Ive missed or misrepresented, and

thanks once more to everyone for giving me their time and information.

And dont forget if you no longer want to receive these newsletters and any other

correspondence from Otley Pub Club, just email the return address. All your details will then

be removed from all my recordsit will be as though you never existed! Likewise, if I get

three newsletter non-delivery reports for the same reason of email failure each month, I will
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delete all your records as well. So if you suddenly stop hearing from me but you still want to

be a member, somethings gone wrong! Just send me an email and Ill put you back on the

mailing list. Thanks!

Bob BrookOPC Secretary

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