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The Compasses, Littley Green is the 2012 Pub of the Year! Chelmsford The Birthplace of Radio, in 1912 Admiral’s Park, Rainsford Road, CM1 2PL Tuesday 10th - Saturday 14th July • Over 300 Real Ales • Over 100 Real Ciders & Perries • A wide selection of Belgian Beers • Local Wines • Food served all day www.chelmsford beerfestival.org.uk Chelmsford and Mid-Essex Branch of Issue 001 CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale Spring 2012 2 Support your local pub - don't give them an excuse to close it! Pub of the Year 2012 The Compasses, Littley Green is the Chelmsford and Mid-Essex CAMRA Branch Pub of the Year 2012. The picture on the right shows licensee Joss Ridley (left) being presented with the award by Nev Walker on Thursday 22nd March. To coincide with the pres- entation Joss held an Equi- nox Beer Festival with 7 light beers and 7 dark beers available. Nev said "Joss and his staff have made The Compasses now goes forward to the Compasses a great community pub compete against the other Essex CAMRA that people will go out of their way to Branches' Pubs of the Year for the title of visit". "Essex Pub of The Year". THIRSTY TIMES 001 SPRING 2012 3 Pub News Reports in Pub News are provided by local dave.stannescastle. Highlights in the next CAMRA members, licensees and Thirsty Times two months readers. Further news of changes at local pubs include Ash is very welcome. Please send news to M a n d r a k e [email protected]. (21st April), We start this report with news that The B l u e s m a n Golden Fleece in the city centre will be Kris Dolli- running a more (28th campaign April) & Nigel Burch & The Flea-Pit Or- t h r o u g h chestra (19th May). There is modern jazz April & from Interplay on the first Friday of each May called month. All events are free entry and start “Proud of at 8.30 pm. You’ll find 4 real ales in this our Ale”. GBG-listed pub. And take a look at the Look out signboard – it was awarded Sign of the for beers Year 2011 by the Inn Sign Society from Adnams, Black Sheep, Brains, Brent- (www.innsignsociety.com). wood, Crouch Vale, Wibblers and many If Jazz is your thing you might want to others. There will be at least 4 and up to 6 know that the Viper at Mill Green had a ales available all the time. Even better very suc- news - CAMRA members get 20% off the cessful 1st price of these ales on production of their Jazz Night card. Look out for “The Only Beer is 6”, in March. brewed by Brentwood in support of Essex So popular Cricketer Graham Napier’s benefit sea- was it that son. the Hot The Fleece has recently been redeco- M u s t a r d rated, with new colours giving the pub a Jazz Quartet will be back at the pub on lighter feel. It is of course also noted for its the first Mondays of both May & June, 7th live music and was named Music Pub of & 4th respectively. The pub also has a the Year 2011 in the Publican Awards. It Folk Night on 23rd April. has also been nominated for Best Venue Now, if you’re a budding musician or in this year’s Panic Awards group and would like somewhere to jam (www.panicawards.com). Voting has now on a Saturday evening the Flitch of Ba- closed and the result will have been an- con at Little nounced by the time you read this. D u n m o w Another contender for Best Venue in could be your those awards is the St Anne’s Castle at first step to Great Leighs, which won the title in 2008, stardom. Give and in 2011 was recognised for its N e i l o r “outstanding contribution to music”. There Theresa a call is a wide selection of music on offer – for and hop on details use www.facebook.com/ the airport bus 4 Support your local pub - don't give them an excuse to close it! Pub News to our most north-westerly venue. offer as well as 4 changing real ales. And some of the finest accompaniments - pork Something a bit different at the Windmill, pies, Scotch eggs, breakfast balls (you’ll Chatham Green on Monday 23rd April. have to visit to find out!), pickled eggs, P e t e r & pork scratchings, plus more substantial Elaine are meals. I quote from their website – “an hosting a idyllic location 3 miles from the centre of c o c k n e y - Chelmsford”. themed St G e o r g e ’ s Kevin & Christine Harley will be leaving night. All your Chelmsford Cricketers in July after com- favourites – pleting 14 jellied eels, pie, mash & (we hope) liquor! years at Lots of good pig’s ear too. Live music in this Grays the Chas & Dave style. Pearly kings and pub. They queens welcome! previously ran The Next, exciting news of a specialist beer R o u n d bar opening in Chelmsford. The Ale Bush in House, 24-26 Viaduct Road, right by the P u r l e i g h . station, is scheduled to open around mid- The Cricketers featured in the Good Beer April. It will have 12 handpumps serving Guide ten times during their stay and is a beers from around the UK plus 6 more popular pub for CAMRA meetings. There served by gravity. There will also be 15 will be many members sorry to see them carefully-selected imported bottled beers go so call in and wish them a happy retire- and 4 beers on draught from Dinkelacker ment. in Stuttgart - a pilsner, a black beer, a wheat beer and a seasonal. Oh, and cider Congratulations too. Open from 10 am every day, and also to Julie Ben- boasting table service, this is a very wel- nett, owner and come addition to the Chelmsford beer landlady of the scene. Black Bull at Margaretting. In After all this talk of beer, how many peo- March she cele- ple know we have Essex’s premier cider brated 20 years at provider in our branch area? The Three the pub, and for Elms at one evening all Chignal St drinks were at J a m e s 1992 prices. What n o r m a l l y did a pint cost then? Just £1.30. Happy has an Days! amazing 15 -20 real On to less happy news as Greene King ciders and have been granted planning permission to perries on convert The King’s Head, Braintree into 3 THIRSTY TIMES 001 SPRING 2012 5 Pub News flats, and an outbuilding into 2 further Nethergate and Mighty Oak, with 14 differ- flats. Sad to see this 17th century grade II- ent ales over the weekend. listed pub close. Bakers Arms, Danbury 4th-7th May. 12 As we go to press the Three Horseshoes real ales and 4 real ciders. Live entertain- at Bannister Green is closed and, we ment on Sat, Sun and Mon. Bouncy cas- hear, will remain so for 3 months. This ex- tle, trampoline and toy tent. BBQ and the Ridleys pub with its beautiful village green Bakers Arms renowned Fish & Chips. location was recently put up for sale by Chelmsford, Barista 31st May – 4th Admiral Taverns. We hope for good news June. At his second summer festival land- on this one. lord Dan promises a unique selection of Another grade II-listed pub currently ales & bitters from national brewers and closed is the Willows at Cressing which guest spe- has featured in all four editions of our cials from Recommended Pubs booklet. our local favourites, The Jack & Jenny at Witham is yet an- also a great other pub that is closed, hopefully only selection of while the owners, Brakspear, look for a Belgian and new tenant. This is one of only two Fruit beers. Brakspear pubs in our area, the other With live music and a barbecue. being The Chelmer Inn at Springfield Braintree, King William IV 2nd - 4th Do you want to own a pub? June. Alongside the cask ales and ciders there will be a barbeque and live music. The White Horse, Widford which has been known as the Masons Too Steak Margaretting Tye, White Hart 19th - house since 2006, is now up for sale. 22nd July. An established favourite this one with over 60, and probably nearer 80, Pub Beer Festivals beers, ciders and perries. More details in Now, after the flurry of beer festivals at our next issue. By the way, did you know Easter here are the dates of some upcom- that Liz who ing pub beer festivals: runs the White Hart Chelmsford, White Horse 20th—23rd has another April. The White Horse is holding a beer pub – The festival on St S t a r a t G e o r g e ’ s nearby Ingat- weekend from estone? A Friday until Grays house this one and well worth Monday. They checking out. If you know it from years will be having ago you’ll hardly recognise it after its su- ales from Re- perb refurbishment. d e m p t i o n , Windsor and Eton, Devilfish, Crouch Vale, 6 Support your local pub - don't give them an excuse to close it! THIRSTY TIMES 001 SPRING 2012 7 Brewery News Brentwood Brewing back in May! Company We have secured planning permission for Having weathered the winter storms, the a new Brewery which will feature a visitor team at the area and a bar, and make visits to the B r e n t wo o d Brewery a much more visitor focussed B r e w i n g event.