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Herew Ea Re Again! HHEREERE WWEE AARERE AAGAINGAIN!! MORE MISLEADING CASK ALE SIGNS ESPITE ADVERSE PUBLICITY in the past, we Dare surprised to see that some pubs still persist in advertising cask ale on their outside signing yet still sell only keg beers. Two more offenders have recently come to light. The pubs are both in what is the (almost) real ale desert of Longsight and both are on the main A6. The pubs in question are the Gold Cup and the Bay Horse. Both are owned by pub companies, who presumably have respon- sibility for exterior signing, so the licensees aren’t respon- sible for these misleading signs (although they could of course put matters right by selling cask beer). One of the two, the Gold Cup, has a ‘for sale’ sign on it so presumably the owners have lost interest in it. The Bay Horse, on the other hand, had been refurbished and, more recently, re-signed. We are told that cask ale may have made a brief reappearance shortly after this but the pub has reverted to its long-term keg-only status. The Gold Cup has also sold real ale in the past and once again it seems that the external signing hasn’t caught up with what’s sold inside. We hope that both of these pubs will put things right – we would be delighted to report a real ale gain in either case. Failing that, we hope that these signs will either be removed, or at least taped over, in the near future. PANIC IN THE STREETS IN SEPTEMBER'S CONFUSION GROWS OVER NEW LICENSING LAW IMPLEMENTATION OPENING TIMES ... As L-Day (August 6 - deadline for applications to renew licenses under the new Licensing Act) approached, both National Newspapers and the Licensed trade press carried dire warnings that large Pub of the Month ..... 2 numbers of premises had still to apply. The predictable last minute flood of applications certainly Editors View ..... 3 happened with some local Councils (now the licensing authorities) staying open especially late on the Marble Vaults ..... 3 Saturday to take completed forms. Information is patchy, but in some areas as many as 25% of Stockport Supping ... 4 applications haven't come in, mostly from clubs, restaurants and off-licenses. In some areas 5 - 10% Beer Monster ..... 5 of pubs failed to make it. These establishments can still apply - but they will be treated as NEW Zest Quest Fest ..... 5 applications and there is no presumption that licenses will be granted, so when the Act is due to come Brewery News ..... 6 into force in November, a number of people will find themselves embarassed (or prosecuted) in the Station, Ashton ..... 9 run-up to Christmas. OR WILL THEY? Stagger ..... 10 A strange alliance of Judges, Press, Celebrities (who are worried about their inner-city property prices) Pub Grub ..... 11 and opposition MP's, not to mention members of the Upper House are uniting in last-minute opposition CAMRA Calling ..... 12 to try to stop or delay the act coming into force. Binge-drinking and violence seven days a week. Upsurge 5 Years Ago ..... 13 in wife-beating! Lunacy! (The words of an eminent circuit judge). Well, frankly, baloney. Curmudgeon ..... 13 Most premises have requested modest extensions of an hour or so (which they may or High Peak News ..... 14 may not actually use), and one or two hours at weekends. Binge drinking will remain Peak Practice ..... 15 largely a weekend problem (it requires disposable income, which means a job, which Macc News ..... 15 means weekends only, and very few people - even amongst those for whom its a habit Book Review ..... 17 - can afford to do it more than once or twice a week). Most of the premises (usually Macc Pub of Season . 17 7,000 vertical-drinking-emporia) causing the problems already have extensions anyway. If Mcr. Matters ..... 18 CIRCULATED the act fails to come in, all that will have happened is that small pubs have been forced Awards ..... 19 THIS MONTH to pay out an average of £2,000 for a load of needless paperwork. Its no wonder Britain is seeing one proper pub close every working day. PBH(Ed(2)) STOCKPORT & SOUTH MANCHESTER CAMRA - SEPTEMBER 2005 - NO: 256 PUB OF THE MONTH SEPTEMBER 2005 2 CAMPAIGN FOR REAL ALE Facer's Going West... he Stockport & South Manchester CAMRA Pub of the T Month for September is the Thatched House on Churchgate. Over the years the pub has had numerous owners, mainly Wil- son’s and the ill-fated Vaux Breweries, and various incarnations but in recent years has settled down in its role as Stockport’s New 3.9% abv premier rock pub. Not perhaps the clichéed ‘CAMRA pub’ to the casual observer but not only does the pub excel on the music front summer ale to it has in recent times become increasingly impressive with its mark the forth- range of beer and cider. The pub has always been a cask ale outlet but it was the arrival coming move to of licensee Lisa Crouch and her partner Alex Hammond in April 2004 that really signalled a major improvement. Flintshire Since then there have been steady additions to the beer range, particularly since the installation of a new bar area earlier this year. This has seen an enhanced range of bottled beers (some bottle conditioned but all interesting – a recent very popular addition has been the bottled range from Scotland’s Heather Ales including the likes of Grozet (gooseberry wheat beer), Kelpie (a strong dark ale with seaweed) and Fraoch, made with heahter) introduced along with an increased cask ale range. The regular beers are Boddingtons Bitter and Black Sheep Bitter and these are Go West! accompanied by an ever-changing range of guest beers sourced from the surprisingly extensive Punch Taverns list. Not only that but Lisa is a cider and perry fan and so alongside regular Weston’s Old Rosie, you will often find guest ciders and perries (sometimes one of each) supplied by John Reek’s Merrylegs Cider, a name And The Regulars .. well-known to cider fans. It would be easy to concentrate on the music side of things here and Twin City (3.3%) – Dark Slightly Spiced Mild just offer a couple of bog standard national beers, cask or otherwise. Northern County (3.8%) Pale Session Ale To offer such a wide range of interesting drinks as well as maintaining Crabtree (4.3%) Mid Range abv a vibrant music policy shows real commitment (as well as being hard work!). The Pub of the Month award is in recognition of the effort DHB (Daves Hoppy Beer) 4.3% and commitment by Lisa and Alex at the Thatched House, and will be Dry-Hopped Mid Range Beer presented on Tuesday 20 September from 8.00pm. JC Landslide 1927 (4.9%) – Premium Strength Pub of the Month certificates are framed for us by Picture This who 0161 792 7755 [email protected] offer the most competitively priced bespoke picture framing service in Greater Manchester. They specialise in framed breweriana and also offer a 10% discount for CAMRA members. Phone 0161 477 0009 NO: 256 - SEPTEMBER 2005 - STOCKPORT & SOUTH MANCHESTER CAMRA In the Editors' View.. ROM HE ARBLE AULTS History certainly seems to be repeating itself. This month our F T M V Five Years Ago column reports on a campaign against pubs BY STEVE SMITH advertising cask beer bit only selling keg. Five years later and we Hello and welcome to what I hope will be a regular feature return to the subject. from me, the CAMRA Liaison Officer for the Marble Arch Inn In both of the cases we highlight this month, I suspect that it is and Brewery at 73 Rochdale Road, Manchester. Regular read- case of oversight rather than a deliberate attempt to deceive but ers may need no introduction but for the less initiated here is a even so these need putting right. Given that the Longsight area potted history… is something of a beer desert the ideal solution would be for both The present building is pubs to reinstate cask beer. It can certainly be sold in the area as constructed of polished its continuing success in the New Victoria demonstrates – so red granite, which gives it the ‘marble’ exterior look, come on, give it a go. John Clarke and an ornate brick upper storey with a gargoyle sit- LETTERS ting at one end. It was built in 1888 on the site of PENING TIMES a former pub on the old St O George’s Highway, and From Robin Boardman, via e-mail: designed by architects On 8th July, Stockport County Supporters’ Trust took control of Stockport County FC meaning that the Club is now run by the Darbyshire & Smith. It in- community, for the community. This is a fantastic achievement which cluded a simple cellar, means that County should never again be used as the play-thing of used for storing casks of a wealthy individual. The take-over is the culmination of weeks of porter and which ex- sterling effort by a dedicated group of individuals but it could not have tended beyond the con- been achieved, nor can it be maintained, without the support of the fined of the pub building. people and businesses of Stockport and South Manchester. In former times it was known One of the main tasks the Trust has set itself is to raise a significant as the Wellington, being a amount of money to provide a ‘rainy day fund’ for the Club to McKenna’s Brewery house, ensure that County will be able to continue operating in the event the Walker & Homfrays and passing into the hands of Wilsons in of temporary loss of revenue, for example, a series of postpone- 1949.
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