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Spring 2006 Com, the Midnight Creepers, Lonesome Valley Boys, Ventnor Comic Band, Fat Samba, Men of Wight, the Oyster Girls and the Best of Local New Talent FESTIVALS Fat Cat Festival 6th April until 16th April Yes, this year the un-suppressible Jay Chapman is holding a 10 day festival to celebrate 10 years in business. Volume 2. Number 27 There will be 100 different real ales and ciders with entertainment to delight all. As well as a series of traditional games there will be a pram race on the 8th of April (£50 a team Newsletter of the Isle of Wight branch of CAMRA all monies going to Freshwater Lifeboat). The Festival will be attached to the pub rather than the hotel this year with a stage at one end. During the ten days there will be music and entertainment from Amen Boogie, Dot Spring 2006 Com, The Midnight Creepers, Lonesome Valley Boys, Ventnor Comic Band, Fat Samba, Men of Wight, The Oyster Girls and the best of local new talent. In this FREE issue: Isle of Wight Steam Railway will be staging a Beer Festival at Havenstreet over the May Day Bank Holiday Weekend, Saturday 29th April to Monday 1st May. The fes- tival manager is Derek Bishop who will be well known to members of the Island CAMRA Branch as host of the railway's very popular August Steam Show Beer Festival. The Yarbridge “Chamber of Horrors” Beer Festival is to be held between 1st and 4th June. It will feature some ghoulish delights including Dragon’s Blood and Liquid Lobotomy 8%. There will be entertainment on all nights which will include live music, disco, quiz and morris dancing. If you have a festival coming up, tell us and we’ll tell our readers! To contact Wightwash phone 721557 or email [email protected] ‘ow much!!?? Is this the Island’s most expensive beer? (see News and Gossip on page 6) Jay celebrates 10 years at the Fat Cat with a 10 day Beer (and Cider) Festival (see back page) Also included: New Faces, News and Gossip Sprakes Brewery DEFENCE OF THE REALM ACT And The Goat that Inherited a Fortune (I made that last bit up) Wightwash Editorial Page Two Wightwash Quiz page Page Nineteen First of all thank you to those of you who entered the Christmas Colour Quiz. Many of you mentioned how much you enjoyed researching the answers. Gerry has reproduced Well, Whose Fault Is It? the pub signs on the opposite page but this time, with the pub names left in. The Answers: A. Anchor, Cowes. B. Kingston Arms, Cowes. C. Sun, Hulverstone. D. Once again the entries for the CAMRA National Good White Hart, Havenstreet. E. Colwell Bay Inn. F. Castle, Newport. G. Wheatsheaf, New- Beer Guide have been sent off, and once again there port. H. Bugle, Yarmouth. I. Red Lion, Freshwater. J1. Union, Cowes. J2. Snooty Fox, will be the inevitable approvals and disappointments. Brading (not Snotty Fox, as someone put). J3. Vine, Freshwater. K. Horseshoe, North- wood L. High Park Tavern, Ryde. M.Volunteer, Ventnor. N. Fleming Arms, Binstead. There are over 170 pubs on the Isle of Wight and many The winners were Cath Hollyhead of Gurnard and Mrs S. Carter of Rookley of them are very good pubs indeed. Unfortunately we are limited to only 22 entries. The Spring Quiz Who has the job of choosing just 22 to go into the guide? Win a case of Ventnor Beer or a £20 meal at the Chequers Inn The simple answer is - us - ordinary CAMRA members. 1/ Which Scottish author created Inspector Rebus? 2/ What was the name of the brewery that ran from the Star Inn in Chale? The process is co-ordinated by the Treasurer, Chairman 3/ In which county is Peterborough? and Secretary but the decisions are made at meetings to 4/ In what song did Eric Clapton swear “it was in self defence”? which all CAMRA members are invited. 5/ In the 19th century, what was the Liberal Party know as? 6/ Name the missing Musketeer - Athos, Porthos …? If you would 7/ Who won an Oscar this year for Best Actress? like to contribute to the job of decid- Join 8/ What bird must appear on a bottle of Chianti Classico? ing who goes into the 2007 guide, CAMRA please come to the meetings. They 9 & 10 (as you enjoyed them so much) to which are publicised in What’s Brewing, Today Isle of Wight Wightwash Magazine and the Wight- pubs do these Just fill in the form below and send , with a wash website (www.wightwash.org. signs belong? cheque (payable to CAMRA Ltd) to uk). Membership Secretary, CAMRA, 230 Hat- field Road, St. Albans, Herts, AL1 4 LW And who decides on the Isle of Wight Rates are Single £18 Joint £21 Pub of the Year? OAP’s £9 (Joint £12) Under 26 £10 (Joint £13) Well, the answer is just the same – ordinary CAMRA members. (see op- Name…………………….. posite) Address…………………. If you are not a CAMRA member and feeling a bit left out of all this, all you …………………………… have to do is join. …………… Post code…… Quiz by KRIS KWIZZER I wish to join the Campaign for Real Ale, and I agree to Please note the views and opinions abide by the Memorandum and Articles of Association. Answers to - expressed in Wightwash may not Editor, Wightwash. Oakdene, be those of the editor or CAMRA Signed…………..Date……. Rookley, Ventnor, PO38 3NH or either locally or nationally. email - [email protected] by 1st May Wightwash Quiz page Page Eighteen Wightwash Pub of the Year Page Three Here are the eagerly awaited results to the pub sign quiz in the last issue. How did you do? It’s POY time again and all members should have received a voting form with this magazine! (If you didn’t please contact me - Brian Jacobs email jcloth14@yahoo. co.uk, phone 527093 or write 14, Staplers Road, Newport PO30 2BZ) Last year, the Solent Inn clocked up its second win, trouncing the opposition by a massive 28 points . The nearest contender was the Volunteer, closely followed by the Traveller’s Joy. Surprisingly, the ex- cellent Fat Cat, in spite of its formidable reputation and popular beer festival, only managed fifth place, pipped by the Yar- bridge Inn, which had shot from nowhere to fourth place since the previous contest. The voting this year is the same as before, since I’m far too lazy to change it! The results will be announced on John Hannam Meets on Isle of Wight Radio on 28th May and in the next issue of Wightwash. 2005 saw the biggest turnout to date, so let’s see if we can do even better this year. Re- member, this poll is taken very seriously by many Island licensees and brewers. Apart from having their considerable efforts recognised, it’s good publicity and can have a ma- terial effect on their trade. It benefits you, too. A good landlord takes a great deal of pride in his/her pub and beer. If he/she thinks his/her efforts are appreciated, it encourages him/her to not only keep up the good work, but improve on it, and that can only be good news for his/her customers. So please, please, do take the trouble to vote. Wightwash News and Gossip Page Four Wightwash the police view Page Seventeen From Paul Mattick Hello again, One of the longest serving landladies I hope you have all survived the festive season rea- on the Island has finally decided to sonably intact. It would seem that on the island, as na- hang up her “behind the bar hiking tionally, there has not been the full scale disorder the boots” to give way to the youngest implementation of the new Licensing Act was supposed by many to bring about. Of course, it is far too early to licensee ever seen on the Island. The say one way or the other how things will go; not only Lake Huron, which has been under that but I’m sure the wintry weather has had a lot to do the helm of Gillian Barker for the with it. last thirteen years, has recently been As many of you will know, the new Act sets out objec- sold to the Richardson family from tives which the licence holder has to show he has the mainland. Dennis, who described thought about and intends to take some action on. They are:- himself as “The Builder”, will be concentrating on – you’ve guessed • The Prevention of Crime and Disorder it, the building and remedial side of • Public Safety things, whilst Becky, Dennis’s step • The Prevention of Public Nuisance daughter who is just a mere 20 years • The Protection of Children from Harm old holds the license. Becky tells me that tival at Havenstreet over the May Day th although there will be no changes to the Bank Holiday Weekend, Saturday 29 The steps to be taken to combat these lofty ideals are contained in the Operating Sched- upstairs area, she is hoping that work will April to Monday 1st May. (Well, I’ll be ule of the Premises Licence. Imagine my amusement when I read the following under be starting soon which will include a beer Chuffed!). The festival manager is Derek Crime and Disorder in one application: garden and downstairs function room along Bishop who will be well known to mem- “our Customers tend to be seated with full bellies, which drastically reduces the inclination with the possibility of kitchens for the sale bers of the Island CAMRA Branch as host to drink to excess” of food. of the railway's very popular August Steam Show Beer Festival.
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