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In the Sticks December 2012 Free Copy ciders/perrys, they will also be offering CAMRA elcome to the latest issue of “In the W Nicky & Pete Foster welcome discount, more news in the next issue you to the Sticks ” the newsletter of RuRAD , Ru ral Real Amber Valley CAMRA Update Ale Drinkers. We hope you enjoy reading it. TAVERN No Branch Meeting in December. Sat 15 th - If you want to receive a copy electronically e- Derby Rd, Belper survey trip around Belper, bus departs 7:30pm mail [email protected] Tel: 01773 826956. 3 Changing Guest Ales. Ripley Market Place contact Jane Wallis 01773 Or for current & previous issues log on to £2.30 a pint Sundays 3 – 7 on one 745966 to book http://www.mansfieldcamra.org.uk/RuRAD.html guest ale of our choice, Carlsberg & Mansfield Smooth. Amber Valley are running a Winter Ales Trail th th Follow the RuRAD page on Facebook Bookings taken for functions at between December 15 and January 12 . Several Beer and Pub News £4.95 per head. pubs have already indicated that they wish to Undercover Mediterranean style take part, and a full list will be published on the The RuRAD Bar at the Old Oak Inn , Horsley heated smoking area. Amber Valley section of the Derby CAMRA Woodhouse has undergone major alterations with Sky & ESPN Multi-room available. website by the end of November. There will be a Clean well-behaved dogs welcome. the wood panelling being replaced with brick work Trail poster in each pub, which should be ready Children welcome until 8.30pm. with glass windows and panelling being fitted for distribution by early December. For further www.thetavernbelper.co.uk along the outside of the bar in between the details, contact Trevor Spencer on 07758 265 brickwork. A flag stone floor has also been laid. 915 or [email protected] The bar has remained open during the work with The White Hart at Moorwood Moor is to Darren and all the staff welcome you to 6 ales being available, this will go back up to 8 remain a pub, which is good news. A local has when the work is completed The Talbot Taphouse. bought the pub and plans to reopen it soon "Amber Ales Brewery Tap" After a £350.000 refurbishment the Bridge We have been informed that the team 1 Butterley Hill, Ripley, DE5 3LT. Inn on Mansfield Road Derby reopened to the Tel: (01773) 742626. from the Greyhound at Whitemoor, Belper public on November 8 th , the layout inside is much Up to 8 real ales available, plus 3 and the Spanker at Nether Heage are taking the same but a lot of effort has been put in to Traditional ciders/perry all served in over the Wheel at Holbrook make it a more attractive and comfortable public lined oversized glasses!! house. The emphasis is on food, which looks good 20p pint/10p half-pint CAMRA members Our very own Tweedle Dum, also known as and is competitively priced but also on real ale discount! Carl Brett in certain circles, has recently with up to 8 to choose from. Ales available on my Opening Times: Mon - Thu = 5 - 11, been appointed East Midlands Regional Fri = 3 – 11.30, first visit were Bombardier 4.1%, Pedigree 4.5%, Director taking over from Julian Tubbs Sat = 12 - 11.30, Sun = 12 - 11 Doom Bar 4%, Hobgoblin 4.5% Speckled Hen 4.5% CAMRA LocAle accredited 2009, 2010 Greene King IPA 3.6%, & Castle Rock Harvest Pale oca at Matlock Bath continues to host M 3.8%, all ales are £3.20 a pint, I was told that good beers with on my latest visit Blue the beers will change on a weekly basis we will Monkey 99 Red Baboons, Beerworks Dr erby’s newest and smallest pub opened its wait and see Morton Horrable Skellington, Kelham Island D nd Ace of Spades, Dancing Duck Abduction and doors for the first time on the 2 of November; fter a year of speculation and uncertainty the A Oakham Bishops Farewell the Little Chester Ale House is a new venture by future of the Crompton Tavern , Derby is still the owners and brewers of Wentwell brewery unclear, as we have heard that the latest deal has The beer festival at the Jonty Farmer in based in nearby Chaddesden. As expected the fallen through. It is thought it will remain as a Derby served some beers outside of the pub will be open 3pm-10pm Thursday & Friday and pub for the immediate future Marston’s portfolio including Titanic and 12 noon to 10pm Saturday & Sunday, one of the

Hook Norton but not only 5 out of about a reasons for this is that Mondays to Wednesdays Clare welcomes you to the dozen were on at the same time much of their time is taken up with work at the PATTENMAKERS ARMS brewery. The ales available on the first evening 4 Crown Street Duffield n November 2 nd Charisma paid a visit to O were Wentwell Barrel Organ Blues 4.5% & Tel: 01332 842844 the reopened Hop Inn at Openwoodgate , Farmhands Bitter 4.1%, Nutbrook Perfect Fifth 4 Real Ales Available. which has been closed for quite a while. 5% and Marlpool Scratty Ratty 4.4%, there is Bass, Pedigree & Landlord plus up There was an impressive selection of 8 ales also a cider available, which was Hecks Cider 6% to 2 guest beers from the SIBA list. and 2 ciders on the bar all at £2.70 a pint on this occasion. Over the Christmas period the In the 2012 Good Beer Guide. including Castle Rock Harvest Pale, Dancing pub will be open Thu 20 th to Mon 24 th Dec and Fri Home cooked food available Duck Ay up & 22, Ebony & Ivory also Grafton 28 th Mon 31 st Dec offering a wide range of everyday 12pm – 2pm. Blondie, Exmoor Gold, Summer Lightning and interesting guest and festive ales Friday – Meat Raffle, Sunday – Quiz Night Elgoods Black Dog 12 – 2, 5 – 12 Mon – Thu By the time you read this the Smithfield he next Magnificent seven weekend at the Fri,Sat & Sun Open All Day T Tavern , Derby should have reopened its doors th nd FUNCTION ROOM FREE TO HIRE Flowerpot , Derby is 20 -22 Dec featuring again for the first time in over a year offering a Xmas themed beers range of 8 ales and 2 Tracy and all the staff welc ome you experiences with Welbeck Abbey beers I and bus out to Drumnadrochit for the Benleva went for the Cavendish, which was quite Hotel (Loch Ness Brewery) and their beer to the palatable and Del opted for the Henrietta festival. Taxi back to Inverness a few pubs then OLD OAK INN Grande, which was likewise. We headed back head down for the night. 22 nd – I go to the match uphill to the centre and came to the Black at Wick, Didler prefers to do more local pubs. BEER FESTIVAL Bull, I said to Del “It’s a Marston’s pub so Meet up later on that night and stay in Inverness. the beer selection won’t be anything to shout 23 rd – 9.40 train down to York 5.30pm to score the 176 Main Street Horsley Woodhouse DE7 6AW. Tel: 01332 881299 about but at least we’ll get a Tap on platform 1. Train back down to Sheffield, Opening Times: drink”……WRONG!!!! With 2 dead pumps we Didler decides to go straight home while I stay on 27 th & 28 th 3 – 11, 29 th & 30 th 12 – 11, made a quick exit. The next pub was the for pubs having missed the “Thursday Thirsty 31 st 4 – Close White Swan, a GK pub, which was again NRA. Club”, great fun eh? – Honest Hayden Music: 28 th Forgeries, 29 th Old Skool. Wondering if we could get a hat trick of NRA’s we called in the Cavendish , but were Pie & Peas available all sessions Butchers Arms saved (in the loosest sense of the word) by 20+ Ales 127 Hands Rd, (Langley) Heanor Mansfield Cask. With that we left Bolsover DE75 7BH and headed across to Scarcliffe and the Chris & Michelle welcome you to a Brewery News GBG Horse & Groom where we had a choice traditional real ale pub with 11 hand Bump Mill-Shirland from Abbot, Blacksheep Bitter, Theakston’s pumps. Prices start from £2.50. Mild, Doom Bar, Old Golden Hen, Orkney All Beers Brewed In Heanor. www.bumpmillbrewery.co.uk Northern Light and Partners Pure Gold, with Opening hours: Mon – Thu: 4 – 11 Drops of Jupiter 4% and Thunder Road 4.4% are the latter 2 being sampled and in good order Fri: 3 – 12, Sat & Sun: 12 – 12. the latest two beers to be produced by Bump Mill and the best drinks of the day. 2 of the Fresh cobs available. brewery during November; both beers have been packets of soup procured earlier were Free Function Room available at the Little Chester Ale House , Derby stowed in my rucksack so hopefully we won’t Low cost buffet provided if needed. Large off-road car park to rear. and also at the Old Oak Inn at Horsley get caught short again! (Coming soon – The Slaughter House ) Woodhouse Join Chris & the team at Leadmill-Heanor The Thorn Tree Inn Charisma’s Caravan Capers Richard is brewing a house beer for the Holly Church St, Waingroves efore putting the caravan away for the winter Bush at Marehay, which will be a session beer DE5 9TE Tel 01773 513351 B around the 4.2% mark. Also, in the memory of Mon-Thu 5 – 11pm, Fri 3 – 11.30 we decided one more trip was in order. Nearby Loco one of the founder RuRADians who very Sat – 12 – 11.30, Sun – 12 10.30 Carsington water was the destination, which so sadly is no longer with us, a 5% ale is to be 6 constantly changing beers happened to be about 1½ miles from the timeless brewed and should be available at the Old Oak on tap plus ciders & fruit Barley Mow at Kirk Ireton , which the in-laws took Inn , Horsley Woodhouse beer festival between wines etc. to instantly as we ended up there most evenings. On our frequent visits the price and choice were Christmas & New Year Very own home away from Wirksworth-Wirksworth to everyone’s with Abbeydale Concussion, Derby home. Relaxed atmosphere. Penny’s Porter, Whim Hartington IPA, Burton www.wirksworthbrewery.co.uk Bridge Bridge Bitter, Howard Town Wrens Nest Open Quiz & Card Night Wed. One of Jeff’s most popular beers Laura Rose and Blue Monkey BG Sips were all available. Free Function Room With 4.5% should hopefully be available again soon, Probably my favourite pub in Derbyshire. While in Own Bar & Toilets. availability of Amarillo hops during 2012 has been the area we had a visit to Wirksworth and the difficult so this particular beer has not been Hope & Anchor was our first call where the brewed for a while, Wirksworth Red 4.5% is Wirksworth Anchor Ale was very tasty, other available now along with Jeff’s core beers with Highland Fling beers other beers included Tribute and a Cottage Laura Rose available before Christmas. Call in at brew. Next we went to the Royal Oak where 9th Sept – Alfreton up to Glasgow Central the brewery at weekends or go via the website 1 Flower Power and Blue Monkey Monkey Wrench Del & Rod’s Real Ale Rambles dropping back to the Clockwork brewpub proved very popular. On the last night the nearby then back into central onto the clockwork Knockerdown was visited were we found Pedi and On the crisp frosty morning of the 18 th we orange (underground) to the Three Judges Hobgoblin at £3.20 a pint but the pub was heavily started our walk from Glapwell, which we got to in pub then a few others on foot. 6.20pm train in to food. At Brassington we found 6 ales mostly a round about way, just off junction 29 of the M1 up to Fort William and crash for the night. from the Marston’s portfolio on offer at the th (half way on route I realised I’d not put any soup 20 Sept – Train up to Mallaig, back down to Miners Arms including Old Empire on gravity. Not in and today was well and truly soup weather). We Glenfinnan and if you go down to the woods bad at all for a village pub to sustain 6 ales. took the footpath to Palterton before heading today to find the Glenfinnan Brewery and Excellent break must do it again next year down to join the Stockley Trail where we stopped just round the corner the Glenfinnan Hotel . Chester Jolly for a cup of coffee (Del had some of that!). We Fast taxi back to Fort William calling in at everal months ago I had the idea for a pub followed the Stockley Trail for a short way the Ben Nevis Hotel then the Grog & Gruel S th before heading to Bolsover where we happened and the Nevis Sport Pub . Then bus 2 hours crawl round Chester, on Saturday November 10 it upon a One Stop shop, got some soup and to Inverness, rest a short while then bus 2 finally came about, but it took Charisma and Didler continued up, and I mean up, towards the castle. hours to Gairloch Old Inn (brew pub) and to bring it to fruition. I met up with Cassandra, st We came out in the town centre, where I thought stay here the night. 21 Sept – 2 hours back Trigger, Uncle Albert, Chris P Duck, Bagpuss and our first port of call was……I was wrong so we to Inverness then bus 1 hour to Cromarty Honest Hayden in Derby where we were picked up begrudgingly walked a little way downhill to the for pub and Cromarty Brewery visit. Bus 1 by the coach at just after 10am. We arrived a GBG Fidler’s Rest . Here we had a choice from hour back to Inverness and train down to couple of hours later at our first stop, which was Welbeck Abbey Cavendish & Herietta Grande and Keith and taxi out to Spey Valley Brewery the GBG and National PotY the Bridge End Inn at Blue Monkey Guerrilla. Even after my recent and a much-appreciated lift back to Elgin and Ruabon to find Facers Flintshire Bitter, George a Wetherspoons. Train back to Inverness Wright Longboat, Raw Citra, Woods Shropshire

homeward bound stops was the GBG n 16 th of November I ZigZagged my way to the Travellers Rest at Alpraham , though not O much on the beer front this National Honey Pot Beer Festival at the Beehive at Ripley . Inventory pub was well worth the stop I got off the 6.2 at Marehay and walked the off……I bet it’s an experience sharing the short distance to the pub to find 9 ales on offer gent’s with the swallows in the summer! Final from Crouch Vale, Julian Church, Bateman’s,

port of call was the GBG Bhurtpore Inn at Liverpool Organic, Bump Mill, Fun Fair, White

Aston , which had beers on from Prospect, Horse, Dancing Duck and Cottage. I started off

Hobson’s, Bank Top, Acorn, Worth, Salopian, with the Brewers Gold from Crouch Vale and followed it with Glory Daze from Bump Mill. and Marston’s. Another great day out even if Whilst I was in the area I thought I ought to pay it did cost a little more thanks to the Larry a visit to the GBG Thorn Tree at Waingroves , & Loretta Let-downs – Ed about a 10-minute walk away. Here Chris had his Olive , Sally, Jean & Steve usual array of excellent guest ales of which I welcome you to the sampled Bristol Beer Factory (I think) Ambition

and Redwillow Feckless. I returned to the Beehive Lad, Plassey Dusky Maiden, Monty’s Sunshine, ROYAL OAK and finished off with Julian Church Lion’s Den and Brimstage Oyster Catcher and a couple of their Liverpool Organic Kitty Wilkinson’s Chocolate and own beers – McGivern Code Breaker and Decipher 55 Green Lane, Ockbrook Vanilla Stout before heading for the bus – Ed on offer during our extended stay. Classic pub Derby Tel: 01332 662378 Country Pub of the Year well worth a visit and not far from Ruabon train October 26 th I popped to the George & Dragon 2011/2012 station. Next it was on to Chester where we were at Belper and was well impressed by the large Bass & 3 Constantly Changing left to our own devices. Everyone seemed to find selection of Cumbrian ales that included offerings Guest Ales Available. the GBG Brewery Tap first where there was from Hawkshead, Foxfield, Great Gable, Cumbrian Lunches Served Redwillow Smokeless Porter, Bluebell CBAS, Legendary Ales, Barngates, Ennerdale and Everyday 12.00 – 2.00 Sandstone Edge, Tatton Best, B&T Black Dragon Jennings. There were also beers from Fun Fair, Evening Meals: Mild, Morton Essington Blonde and Cottage Falstaff, , Taylor and Wychwood. I Triumph Stag on offer. The next port of call for Mon & Wed to Fri 6.00 – 800 sampled most of the Cumbrian beers including our little group was the GBG Bear & Billet just Annual Boxing Day Hawkshead Windermere Pale, CLA Five Hop, down the road. Here we had a choice from Tatton Steam Carnival Foxfield Enchanted, Barngates Westmorland

Yeti, Weetwood Cheshire Cat, Green Duck Duck Gold, Ennerdale Black sail and Great gable Wry

Dastardly, Okells Bitter and Phoenix Hopsack. Nose and finishing off with CLA Langdale. I was Next it was off to the Union but as we arrived On October 25 th my destination was the suitably impressed with the choice of beers and I they were just closing because they had a private Holly Bush at Makeney , a beer festival I look forward to the next festival – Charisma function on later so we forged on. The visit every year without fail. I found 25 ales Marlborough Arms was next on route, this being and 4 ciders/perrys on offer and I think WIRKSWORTH BREWERY chosen because it has Stonehouse beers on offer there was something to suit everyone’s taste Quality Derbyshire Ales of which there was Station Bitter, Cambrian Gold, with a large selection from Derbyshire and CORE BEER RANGE: Sunlander and Off the Rails. Cassandra left our Nottinghamshire alongside beers from the Cruckbeam 3.9% mark on one of the tables. Next we headed for a likes of Abbeydale, Oakham, Phoenix, Tring, Sun Beam 4.0% group of pubs by the canal, the first being the Dark Star….the list goes on. I stared with First Brew 4.2% GBG Old Harkers Arms where the pick of the Tring Squadron Scramble followed by beers were Coniston No9 Barley Wine (suit me!), Tow'd Man 4.9% Phoenix Uncle Fester and Dark Star Festival. Great Orme Orme, Hobson’s Mild and Weetwood Seasonal Beers Also Available. The Thornbridge Late Star was nice, if a Cheshire Cat and was very popular. A short way Contact Jeff Green little different but I saved the best for last down the canal is Artichoke , a non-GBG pub (but Telephone: 01629 824011 in the shape of New American Pale Ale from Mobile: 07967134180 worth a visit just for the Meccano bar stools) Isle of Purbeck and Great Heck Powerhouse. [email protected] with Weetwood Cheshire cat, Tatton Best, Too many good beers to try in one visit and Blakemere Navajo and Mobberley Hedge Hopper. www.wirksworthbrewery.co.uk as always, a festival to visit – Charisma Member of SIBA Direct Delivery Scheme Just up some steps on to the road we came to the GBG Cellar ….the beer was a bit uninspiring (we all Chris P Duck’s Trip opted for Bluebell CBAS) so the visit was short. The Codnor Inn Back on to the canal for another GBG pub aptly Jessop Street, Codnor At the end of October revisited Cornwall, named the Canalside Inn where Liverpool Organic staying at the same place in as in 2010. Best Bitter, Cascade, Joseph Williamson & 5 hand pumps with Arriving at Marazion late afternoon strolled along Styrian were alongside Higsons Best Bitter. Yet local micro-brewery the beach before calling at the Fire Engine for further along the canal we came to the GBG Mill beers including St Austell Tribute, Proper Job & HSD – the Hotel the pick of the beers here being latter being a good choice. Later in the evening at Woodlands Red Squirrel, Weetwood Best, and Coppice Side. the Cutty Sark bar of the Marazion Hotel the farmers Belgian Blue. The hour was getting late Bradfield & Gundog only beer available was Doom Bar and not so that last thing we needed was to get lost, beers on permanently. especially good. On Sunday evening visited the which we did but a fine chap led us to our final Ship at , which was rather cliquey with pub, the GBG Pied Bull . There were quite a few of 5 minutes from the Hancocks HB and Doom Bar which were not great our entourage already in enjoying the likes of Pied Market Place so made a sharp exit (no pun intended). The Bull Delecta-bull & Bull’s Hit, Titanic Steerage Tel 07952 067009 Falmouth Packet at Rosudgeon was used for a and Merlin’s Sir Galahad. An essential stop off meal on the way back. The 2 ales were both from for some grub meant our little pod was last back , being Tater Du & Jolly Farmer, both to the bus (sorry everyone), but not by much then were good as was the food but expensive. On the we headed in the direction of home. First of the

next day on a cycling trip called at the Kings Arms Later in Marazion we completed the pub trail at Cape Cornwall I saved myself for the at Paull for a swift half of St Austell Dartmoor. by visiting the Godolphin , which is posh in evening with the short trip to the Coach & Beer quality here very good with the former 3 St parts but nevertheless had reasonable Horses at Downs which although a Austell beers also on. Similar fare and decent Penzance Trink and again Betty Stogs and bit restaurant like was very much a real ale pub priced food were available at the Yacht at Penzance Doombar. On to the Kings Arms with with excellent food. The 3 ales were Skinners on the way back. In the evening ventured a mile to Trelawney added to the St Austell list but Porthleven, which will apparently become a the Station at Long Rock which was better than disappointing quality here. On another regular brew, Dartmoor Dragons Breath and expected but as I told the friendly blonde cycling trip the next day avoided using a Legend – the latter being superb. The friendly bombshell landlady, does not look much like a pub NRA pub at Towans, targeting the well- landlord even gave me 3 pint glasses to take with poor signage. The meal was good and reasonably known GBG Star at Crowlas , home of home. The final day in Cornwall started badly priced, I had Skinners Betty Stoggs, which was Penzance Brewery, on the return leg. This with the bus trip to Penzance cancelled due to enjoyable with Doom Bar, Bombardier and Courage had as usual excellent beer but a limited a bus driver strike so in order to catch a train Best masquerading as a house beer named Rephil. On welcome at the bar. The Penzance range to St Ives we drove to Lelant Downs where it Tuesday a sea fog forced a car touring day to included Potion No. 9, Crowlas Bitter, Brison would have rude to not visit the GBG and Godrevy Point with 75 seals on the beach so I Bitter & Trink of which the former was one Watermill . An interesting building with obvious was able to pull in the GBG at Gwithian . of the best, if not the best, of the week. water features, the Dartmoor Jail Ale & What a terrific pub with a friendly welcome (after Also at the bar strangely was Liverpool Skinners Betty Stogs were decent with coming second to the customers of the pub-owned Organic Kitty Wilkinson, which was well Doombar not sampled. adjoining corner shop) and quirky interior including a received by my Old Fruit partner. Later a Last but by no means least pink covered pool table. The Skinners Figgy’s Brew return visit to the Fire Station saw the was excellent so I had another instead of Sharps landlord ply me with Tribute before finishing This years RuRAD Christmas Gathering will be Own and surprisingly Thornbridge Brother Rabbit. A me off with HSD. Present at the bar were taking in some Derby pubs. We will be meeting quick call to the pleasantly named GBG Bucket of the couple running Kinver Brewery who were in the Smithfield Hotel , Meadow Lane at Blood at Phillack enabled yet more St Austell ales down from Staffs for the forthcoming 6.45pm before moving on to the Furnace Inn, from the disinterested patron with Black Prince Falmouth Beer Festival so suitable pleasant Duke St and possibly (time/weather Mild& a seasonal special in addition to the usuals. beer banter was made. After an epic walk permitting) the Little Chester Ale House Beer Festival Diary – Near and Not so Near 6th to 9 th December Lincolnshire Poacher Beer Festival, 161-163 Mansfield Road, Nottingham, 18 Ales 27 th to 31 st December Old Oak Inn Beer Festival, Main St Horsley Woodhouse ********************************************************************************************************************************************** 29 th November to 2 nd December Old No 7 Beer Festival, Old No7, Market Hill-Barnsley 4th to 8 th December Pigs Ear Beer & Cider Fest, Round Chapel, Powerscroft Road-Hackney, Gtr London 200+ Ales 6th to 9 th December Imperial Club Beer Festival, Cliff Street-Mexborough, South York’s up to 25 New Brewery Beers 16 th December Golden Duck Brewery Open Day 10am-4pm, Unit 2 Red Hill Farm, Appleby Magna, Leicestershire We advise confirmation of dates and times before attending the above festivals, as changes may occur. Well that’s all for this issue folks however if you have any info or news which could be included in a subsequent issue of “In the Sticks ” please contact Charisma Bypass on 07974 171243 / [email protected] or Rodders on [email protected] by the 23 rd of the month. Edited by Rodders the Red Nosed Reindeer

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU, CONSTANT READER. Other contributors and helpers for this issue of “In the Sticks” (not credited elsewhere) Charisma Bypass, Jedediah Trippe, The Baron, BigFoz, The Tweedles, Sooty, Two Gallon Man, Billy One Mate -Apologies if I’ve missed anyone.

Paul & Lyn welcome you to the Cross Keys WHITE POST 35 Market Place, Belper Tel 01773 599191 Belper Rd, Stanley Common Tel: 0115 930 0194 Opening Times: Closed Mon (except Bank Holidays), Anita & John welcome old and new friends to one of Tue - Thur 11.30 – 2.30 & 6 – 11 Belpers finest real ale houses. 5 real ales all of the time. Fri 11.30 – 2.30 & 6 - 1am, Sat 12 – 1am, Sun 12 – 11 Bar Snacks Available. 4 Real Ales Inc. Guest Ales. QUIZ NIGHT Tuesday 9.30pm Home Cooked Traditional Food From An Award Winning Chef Weekends Live Music, Karaoke & Discos Curry & A Pint £5 – Tue. Steak Night – Wed & Thur. Regular Live Entertainment Saturday Only pub in Belper in the GBG

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