Get ready for a cracking

Easter holiday at The

Queen’s Head when we will

have events to entertain,

amuse and delight the family.

In a very special deal that

runs throughout the Easter

Weekend - that’s Good

Friday (April 3) to Easter

Monday - we are offering a

choice of tea, coffee or

Molly’s Hot Chocolate

(pictured), plus a piece of

homemade cake or cup-

cake for only £3.75.

This will be a popular deal,

so grab your beverage and

cake of choice while stocks

last!

We will also be hosting a

fun Easter Board game featuring surprise ap-

pearances by the Easter Bunny. Collect Easter

eggs as you play - participation costs just £2 -

and there will be Easter crafts for kids

Good Friday also marks a special event for our

younger guests when we have a Chocolate

Workshop and tea suitable for children aged

five and over.

Starting at 4pm, youngsters will be able to

make and decorate an Easter egg, put smaller

choc treats inside and then take it all away with

them in a fab presentation

bag.

All items needed for chil-

dren to create their own

special egg are covered

by the £15 admission

price, which also includes

a teatime meal of chicken

goujons, fish fingers or

sausage, a Capri Sun

drink and a scoop of ice

cream. There are limited

spaces available for this

Easter treat so book to

avoid disappointment.

As well as our usual

scrummy roasts, we’ll

also be offering a tradi-

tional Turkey Roast with

all the trimmings on

Easter Sunday. Then in the evening - by popu-

lar demand (honest!) - we are hosting a kara-

oke evening, so pick your favourite songs and

practice your best singing for this entertaining

event. Proceedings stay musical on Easter

Monday when the lovely and talented Gran-

dad’s Jazz Band return to entertain us with

their classics between noon and 3pm.

On Easter Sunday, our food service ends at 8pm

and we are open until midnight, while on Easter

Monday, we will operate to usual Sunday hours -

closing for food at 8pm and open until 10.30pm.

Choc-full of eggciting

Easter events

Wally’s Big Push is heading our way

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Volume 3, Issue 2

April 2015

Join Wally’s Big Push on Satur-

day, April 11 and help raise

funds for charity.

Breast cancer survivor Michael

Beck BEM, 82, is walking with

Wally Wheelbarrow and friends

on a three-mile route through

the Chalke Valley as part of a

fundraising campaign for Stars

Appeal’s Breast Cancer Unit.

Stars is a Salisbury District Hos-

pital charity that helps local peo-

ple across all wards and departments but

has a particular focus on cancer, cardiac

care, and children and babies. Michael, pic-

tured, and his fundraising wheelbarrow have

already raised several thousand pounds that

have been used in various de-

partments at the hospital.

He said: “Having survived

breast cancer myself, this cam-

paign means a great deal to me

and I want to help in any way I

can. At 82, it will certainly be a

challenge but I feel up to it -

and so does Wally!”

If you would like to join them in

their venture, contact Will Hillary

on 01722 780271 or Andrew

Reiss on 01722 780257. It costs just £10 to

participate and includes a light lunch here at

The Queen’s Head - the walk’s destination. It

starts at 10.30am in Fifield Bavant. To donate,

visit www.justgiving.com/Michael-Beck2.

In most issues of our

Newsletter we like to high-

light different Badger-

branded ales brewed by

Hall & Woodhouse. This

time it’s the turn of First

Call. This rich and hoppy

beer is brewed from a sin-

gle hop variety. First Gold

are dwarf hops that were developed in

the 1990s and grow low in hedgerows.

These versatile aroma hops add an

orangey and slightly floral

flavour. Here’s our at-a-

glance guide to the ale:

Smell: Floral hop, roasted

malt

Colour: Dark amber, ruby

brown

Taste: Malty, orange zest,

spicy hops

Availability: All year round

ABV: 4%

Eat with: Great with roasts and pies

To mark St George’s Day this year, we

are introducing a whole week of dishes

celebrating the Great British Lunch.

From Monday, April 20 through to Friday,

April 24, we will be offering a range of

meals that celebrate the fantastic pro-

duce and recipes from the British Isles in

a special lunchtime-only deal.

At just £10 for two mouthwatering

courses, it’s amazing value for a weekday

treat. And our cosy, traditional English

pub is the ideal place to enjoy such a

patriotic occasion.

We are currently finalising our menu -

we’re thinking along the lines of bangers

and mash, shepherd’s pie, apple crum-

ble… - but expect to see some much-

loved classics.

While we’re on the subject of great British

food, don’t forget that our delicious, tradi-

tional roasts that are served every Sun-

day at only £9.95.

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Celebrate St George’s with

our £10 best of British menu

Apr i l 15 NEW SLETTER

HANDY TO KNOW: CONTACTS

Phone 01722 780344

Website

www.queensheadbroadchalke.co.uk

Facebook: facebook.thequeenshead

broadchalke

Twitter: queensheadwilts

FACILITIES

Families welcome (board games available)

Dogs welcome (with well-behaved owners!)

Dart board

Four B&B rooms

Newspapers and magazines

WiFi

BT Sports available for selected fixtures -

please ask for details

OPENING HOURS

Open 11am-11pm Mon-Sat, Noon-10.30pm

Sun

Food served 11.30am-9.30pm Mon-Sat,

Noon-8pm Sun

DIARY DATES

Sunday Lunch: Enjoy a delicious, traditional

Sunday roast every Sunday. Meals cost just

£9.95 - and we do all the washing up!

Bridge Club Evening: Tuesday evenings.

Ask for details - free lessons available

Easter Weekend : Special cake and

beverage deal on offer from Easter Friday

until Easter Monday

Good Friday: Go Willie Wonka with our

Chocolate Workshop & tea for kids aged

5+. See main story. Price £15, booking

advised.

Easter Sunday: Turkey Sunday roast with

all the trimmings. Karaoke in the evening.

Easter Monday: The fabulous Grandad’s

Jazz Band noon - 3pm.

St George’s Day Week/ Great British

Lunch: Visit April 20-24 for our £10 two-

course menu celebrating the best of British

Tasting Notes: First Call cask ale St Patrick’s quiz night

raises charity cash

A big thank-you to everyone who came

along to our charity quiz night on St

Patrick’s day. The quiz and the raffle raised

an amazing £272 for Guide Dogs.

Recruiting now at The Queen’s Head

The Queen’s Head is looking for a lunch-

time Kitchen Porter to work Monday to

Friday, as well as a Breakfast Chef.

Landlady Elizabeth Edwards said that

these two posts could be combined into a

single role. The positions would suit a local

person of any age, but if the applicant is

less than 24 and is aiming to gain a cook-

ing qualification, then an apprenticeship

scheme is available.

We are also recruiting part-time general

assistants. You must be older than 18 for

these positions, due to licensing laws.

Please contact Elizabeth if you are inter-

ested in applying, or if you require further

details about the roles and responsibilities.

Farewell to friends

We have to say goodbye this month to team

members Molly and Steve. Molly is off trav-

elling to Australia. We wish them both all

the best in their new ventures.