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FREE Campaign for Real Ale Issue 40 Aylesbury Vale & Wycombe Branch FEB/MAR 2004 WHAT’S IN A NAME? The Hogshead in Aylesbury most restaurants and pubs in This would seem to be moving The Borough Arms became closed in January for ten days in England!). the pub in an upmarket direction Weavers and the Buckingham order for a refurbishment to be but this signal gets confused The other signs of this change Arms became the Emperor, carried out. when you see the pool table and include the reduction of the among many others. the television sets showing Sky It has now reopened as the hog’s number of handpumps from two Some sanity has returned with football all round the place. head. sets of four to two sets of two the Lobster Pot reverting to and the standardisation of the It will be interesting to see how This change may well be being the Rockwood and there real ale available to Fullers the waitress service works out considered trivial to most are plans to rename the horribly London Pride and Caledonian when the pub is packed over the people, but this indicates a major named Whistlin’ Duck to its Deuchars IPA. weekend and whether other pubs shift in emphasis for a major pub former name of the Old Plough will follow the trend that the pub group. All round the pub are signs & Harrow. group is trying to set. saying ‘Order at the bar or grab a There is a move away from beer Let’s face it, the change of the seat and we will come to you’. As for the name change, it joins sales to concentrate more on name of the Hen and Chickens This heralds the welcome return a long list of changes that have food (a hogshead is a large barrel didn’t bode well for the pub of waitress service to a pub in happened in Aylesbury! of beer containing 54 gallons whose burnt out shell can still be Aylesbury, a practice I can only which is still used by some The historic Dark Lantern seen on the corner of the remember from my drinking in breweries, and a hog’s head is a became the Lantern in the junction still referred to by Mix pubs in the North West in the food dish available in France, nineties after having the old 96 as the ‘Hen and Chickens late seventies. but missing from the menu in name since the Civil War. roundabout’! David Roe Vicki invites you to Real Ale & The Clifden Arms Worminghall. Take in the atmosphere of a fine English country pub. Our food, prepared by our chef, Real Food Tony, is as appealing as the setting with a large garden and children’s fun play area. Enjoy a traditional pub lunch in the bar or choose from our comprehensive menu in the restaurant. Children’s menu available. At the weekend, why not bring the family and enjoy our traditional Sunday lunch. Special lunch board every Monday to Thursday (plus Wednesday evening), offering two meals for £6-50 Curry & quiz night every Thursday Ever changing range of real ales from four Why not celebrate your wedding, birthday, christening or different breweries other special occasion in the delightful surroundings of Meals served 12 – 2.30pm & 6.30 – 9pm The Clifden Arms. A marquee is available for larger Monday to Saturday, 12 – 3pm Sunday functions. Call us on 01844 339273. (no meals Sunday evening) Bar open all day Saturday and Sunday The Clifden Arms The free newsletter for the discerning drinkers of Aylesbury Vale and Wycombe 1 Swan Supping Local News ASKETT The Hobgoblin is continuing its Sydenham) they are eager to repeat last year, has caused protests by local The Black Horse is now the Raj policy of serving a variety of beers. It the achievement in Brill. Currently villagers because of plans by the Mahal Indian restaurant. is nice to see two of the three available are Ruddles Best, Greene owners Greene King to increase the handpumps in regular use (serving King. IPA, Abbot and a guest - size of the pub so it can cater for ASTON CLINTON Greene King IPA and Old Speckled Everards Tiger. Food is available at nearly double the number of Hen when visited with Vale Special lunchtimes six days a week and customers. Locals are concerned that John and Jan Andrews are still waiting in the wings). Let’s see if Thursday, Friday and Saturday besides the pub not being the running the Oak. They were due to they can get the third pump into evenings. There is a good sized replacement for the one lost, the leave in February but Fullers have operation! function room and Aunt Sally is an increased traffic will cause major been unable to find anyone to take outside activity. problems along that stretch of road. over the tenancy. The pub could The Hogshead was closed for ten become a managed house in March if days during January whilst being the situation does not change. Watch BROUGHTON KINGSTON BLOUNT refurbished and it has reopened and this space! CROSSING Sharon and Christian Dalla-Costa are been renamed the hog’s head. The Dave and Kelly Brookes are the new now in charge at the Cherry Tree. number of handpumps has been cut managers at the Old Moat House AYLESBURY from two sets of four to two sets of following Jono and Abby’s recent STOKE MANDEVILLE The Broad Leys is half covered in two and the only real ales available departure. The Woolpack reopened at the end plastic as work has started to convert are the pub group’s new standard real of November after having been the old barn into a fifty cover dining ales, Fullers London Pride and closed for a major refurbishment. area. It is hoped that work will be Caledonian Deuchars IPA. CHINNOR The restaurant side is now completed in May. In January, the The Red Lion gained its Cask concentrating on Italian food, but the pub was offering its Fullers London The Market Tavern is opening for Marque approval in January. bar is still serving three real ales. Pride at £1.50 a pint on Sundays Sunday lunchtimes from the through to Thursdays. There is a beginning of February. EMMINGTON possibility that the promotion may Roger Romyn is the new manager at WADDESDON continue into February. th The Rockwood is now Cask the Inn at Emmington. New tenants started at the Bell on 8 Marque approved. December. They are Cliff Waugh and The County Arms has reopened FORD Jo Sellick. They have worked at the after having been closed for two BRILL End of the World, Wendover, and months. Unfortunately, this former The Dinton Hermit has reopened The tenancy at the Lion was taken the Chequers, Weston Turville in Good Beer Guide regular still does and is offering Vale Wychert Ale. over in October by Tom and Carol the past, but most recently in not offer any real ale and is still Burton. No strangers to the GBG Reading. scheduled to be demolished when the GIBRALTAR (they were in the guide at least four changes to Aylesbury go through. The rebuilding of the Bottle and times whilst at the Crown in (Continued on page 15) Glass, which burnt down in April REBELLION’S BREWERY TAP NOW OPEN THE THREE HORSESHOES Burroughs Grove Hill, (Old Wycombe Road), Marlow Rebellion’s first pub, ½ mile from the brewery Now serving our entire range of 5 real ales Excellent quality beer, wine & food 01628 483109 Good sized garden & car park 2 Please contact the editor if you have any news regarding our local pubs Swan Supping 2003 – THE CAMRA VIEW Since this is the first issue of Swan Supping Rebellion Brewery of Marlow now has its to 70,000 – the highest ever. If present trends this year, it seemed appropriate to have a first pub, the Three Horseshoes at continue, it is hoped that this will reach look back over last six issues published in Burroughs Grove. 100,000 by the end of 2006. 2003 and see what the main stories were. It’s Another Three Horseshoes, at Bennett End, easy to believe that there is more bad news reopened after a long period of closure; as than good. BAD NEWS did the Plough at West Wycombe. Every year we lose a few more rural pubs. The Swan at Westcott has been demolished Last summer, Madonna informed the nation The last few years have seen a decline in the despite a campaign by local villagers to save that she enjoys Real Ale, in particular proportion of pubs selling real ale; the high the pub. Timothy Taylor’s Landlord. point was reached in about 1990. Is beer The Bull and Butcher at Aston Abbotts is quality high enough? Certainly not in Popular coach trips were organised again to closed and being converted to private Aylesbury and High Wycombe, but the the Black Country and Cambridge. housing. situation is generally better in the villages. In Aylesbury, Big Hand Mo’s, in my So, here we have a summary of the good and The Bottle & Glass suffered a major fire in opinion a hideous heap of decrepitude, has the bad news. Contrary to expectations there April (it is currently being rebuilt). closed due to a major fire. It will probably seems to be more good than bad. become a burger outlet (flame grilled Several pubs have been (or will be) perhaps?). converted to restaurant use (a scandalous loophole in the planning regulations): The GOOD NEWS Rebellion Brewery celebrated its tenth Old Hare, Beaconsfield; The Dove, Wing; anniversary.