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Chairman’s Corner | 3 Chairman’s Corner hird week in August, Embankment, beer, pubs and allow them to sell a guest beer. CAMRA cider, wine, food and loads of happy faces. says the reform was needed because the big T Wha t’s this all about? Well unless you’ve pubcos had failed to deliver effective self-regulation. been on the planet Venus for the last few years, it means the Peterborough Beer Festival has rolled We have read over the last year or so about the into town. All details regarding the Festival are threat to one of Werrington ’s popular community included in this issue of BAE. Application forms pubs. I refer to The Ploughman (or Werrington having been sent out to our members, the eager Centra l) as it ’s also tagged. Giant supermarket band of unpaid volunteers are awaiting the Tesco wanted to flatten it so they can park a starting gun. Please note that we have introduced couple of their artic lorries overnight on the site. some changes to the staffing conditions this year They also appear to want the land currently occu - and the deadline for registering applications is pied by The Boro Bar (formally The Boys Head) August 2nd. on Oundle Road Woodston, and turn it into one of their Tesco Express stores. Point 1; this appli - It seems that CAMRA have upset the big cation was kept very quiet from local residents. cheese at pubco, Enterprise Inns. A survey Point 2; is there a need for another supermarket conducted earlier this year by CAMRA found in that area when, only a couple of hundred yards that more than half of lessees tied to buying beer down the same road there’s an extremely well run from large national pub companies earn less than family store as big as any Tesco Express? In the the minimum wage. Over 50 per cent earned less other direction, less than a quarter of a mile sits than £10,000 a year with only a minority making another supermarket. Question. Why did our over £45,000. The higher earners were mainly local council not object to this proposal? They those able to buy beer from any supplier. Boss of obviously don ’t care about the loss of yet another Enterprise, Ted Tuppen, was none too pleased pub to the bulldozers! that the survey presented by CAMRA and the All Party Parliamentary Save the Pub Group So folks, start saving your pennies and come appeared ‘flawed, perhaps misrepresented informa - along to the PBF starting on Tuesday 20th tion’. Well he would of course. He stated that August. Who knows it may be dry for a change! “profit potential” of an Enterprise pub was £34,000 before taking into account the benefit of See you there. “free living accommodation”. He omitted to mention the fact that there was a huge gap David Murray - Branch Chairman. between “average profit potential” and actual earnings. ARE YOU MISSING OUT? Only the beer-stained copy left? Representations have been made to the government in order to implement a new code of Get Beer Around Ere delivered to your door! practice and an adjudicator, to settle disputes For a year (6 issues) send a £3.30 for second between licensees and pub owners. This has class or £3.90 for 1st Class cheque/PO come about because in spite of four official payable to “Peterborough CAMRA” and your reports in a decade highlighting the problems address to:- faced by publicans, so called self -regulation was Daryl Ling, 19 Lidgate Close, Orton not working. The proposals are designed to ensure tied pubs are no worse off than free-of -tie Longueville Peterborough PE2 7ZA

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t’s that time of year again, Beer Festival time! eries. Peterborough CAMRA members can get a But what to do when the Festival isn’t open? discount on Ales, just ask behind the bar for IHow about visiting some of Peterborough’s details. fantastic real ale pubs. Here is a quick guide to a selected choice . Hand & Heart, 12 Highbury Street, PE1 3BE A quick ride on the Citi 1 bus takes you to this Charters, River Nene, PE1 1EH real ale mecca! Opening at 11am on the Tuesday Closest Pub to the Festival open from midday. of the Beer Festival and normal hours for the Large beer garden if the weather is kind. 12 real remainder of the Festival. The date for the next ale Hand Pumps, normally 5 Oakham and 7 Hand & Heart Beer and Music Festival has been guest beers. 3 Ciders or Perry also available. announced and is from the 26th – 30th September, a must for your diary. The Cherry Tree, Oundle Rd, PE2 9PB A fantastic community pub with a large beer Other News garden and covered area. Well-known for In the last issue of BAE it was reported that the supporting local music for decades. A very well Lime Tree , Paston, had closed. This has now kept pint of Timothy Taylor Landlord on reopened under the stewardship of Pauline Klein permanently with a rotating selection of LocAles. & Mike Thomson. The Lime Tree is an Food served lunchtimes. Enterprise Inn pub and in the past has served no real ale. Palmerston Arms, 82 Oundle Road, PE2 9PA Opening from 10am during the Festival. The pub The Office on Oundle Road, also reported will have 18 real ales to choose from. The Pubs’ closed in the last issue of BAE, has been bought Ukulele Band will be playing at the Beer Festival by Enterprise Inns. It is still unclear when the on Friday afternoon. pub will reopen.

Coalheavers Arms, Park Street, PE2 9BH The Boy’s Head , also on Oundle Road, looks The Pub will open from 11am during the Festival. set never to be a pub again. Strong rumours and 8 real ales will be available with a split between a report in the Peterborough Telegraph suggest Milton Beers and Guest Ales. Tom the Landlord that Tesco are planning to turn the pub into one has also announced the dates for the next of its Express stores. Coalheavers Beer Festival which will be 19th – 22nd of September. The Shoulder of Mutton at Weldon continues to prosper. Landlords Bogdan and Rada (no, The Draper’s Arms, 29-31 Cowgate, PE1 1LZ she ’s not an actress) have been there now for six and College Arms, 40 Broadway, PE1 1RS months and have converted the old back Wetherspoon pubs open from 9am to serve real bar/games room into a smart new restaurant. ale and breakfast. A wide selection of ales avail - Four real ales on offer from Potbelly, Julian able across both pubs. The Drapers is very Church and other guest ales. handy for the Bus & Train Stations. At Gretton there has been a change of licensee The Ostrich, 17 North Street, PE1 2RA at the Bluebell . Former landlord Jim Caulfield The new Gold Award pub opens from 11am and sadly passed away late last year and until recently has 5 real ales available mainly from LocAle brew - the pub has been run by regulars on a rota basis. www.real-ale.org.uk Pub News| 5 However Jim ’s widow Barbara is now the landlady Residents in West Town are campaigning to stop and a beachwear party to celebrate the grand the transformation of the old Westwood Pub and reopening was held at the start of June. Three ales turning it into shops and takeaways. are on offer, all from the Greene King stable. Neil Holmes - Pubs Officer After a long period of closure the White Swan Email: [email protected] at Harringworth was due to reopen in mid-June. Details are a little on the sketchy side but it looks PLOUGHMAN SAVED ! as though an awful lot of money has been spent Plans by Tesco to demolish The Ploughman pub on this splendid old inn, set in the shadow of in Werrington have been scrapped! The pub has Britain ’s longest viaduct. The Royal Oak in been under threat for the last four years. Tesco Walton has now been demolished. made the decision not to proceed with their plans due to ‘economical factors’. Licensee of The George Hotel , , held a ‘Meet the The Ploughman, Andy Simmonds was over the Brewer’ night on the 27th of June with the Brewer moon with the news and, can now look forward from Adnams talking about real ale. to continuing his good work in turning this pub into a true community venue for locals. SOUTH LINCS NEWS Sharon and Jim Trevor of Jim ’s Yard in Stamford 688232 or [email protected] and The Beehive in Peterborough have recently purchased the freehold of the Six Bells in The Ruddy Duck at hold their annual Witham-on-the Hill, between Stamford and one-day beer and music festival on August 10th Bourne, from Punch. ‘It needs a little TLC, so from 2pm. Bands include the Rocket Dogs, The won’t reopen until January at the earliest’ said Nuggets and DB5. Sharon. ‘It will be first and foremost a warm and welcoming pub, serving great local ales and a fairly A fortnightly Folk music club has been intro - simple menu. It will have a casual atmosphere and duced at the Tobie Norris in Stamford. The will include three letting rooms and an authentic Sunday night events alternate between acoustic wood burning oven’ she added. Business at the concerts and jam sessions other two establishments will be unaffected.

The White Horse, Baston The Bridge at Crowland reopened on June 29th. Currently offering two changing real ales, this could increase depending on demand. Licencees Kev and Lez can be contacted on 01733

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www.real-ale.org.uk 6 | Pub News - continued SOUTH LINCS NEWS - CONTINUED ‘Pennyless’) and Bank Holiday Monday, 26th will include a beer festival concentrating on local (with ‘The Collaborators’). micro-breweries. Commencing 10am, the event also features up to 100 bands on five stages, The White Horse (formerly the Spinning Wheel) classic cars and a fly past by the memorial flight. at Baston reopened as a freehouse on July 13th. Music and bar starts at 11. There’s an £8 entry fee New owner Mark Richardson has installed five (£6 concessions, £4 kids) but parking is free. full time and several part-time staff, and hope to make it ‘a great British pub at the centre of the RIP Section community’. Four real ales are available including Batemans have been given planning permission to two ‘LocAles’. turn the Hit or Miss in Foundry Road, Stamford into a four-bedroom house, and build a further The Hare and Hounds at Greatford now offers three houses on the car park. an extensive lunchtime and evening food menu on a daily basis, including Sunday roasts. Don’t try North of Bourne, the long-closed Kings Head to book a table though – owner Steve Rigby said at Morton is to be demolished to make way for a ‘we’re a proper pub, not a restaurant. Just come supermarket. The building is situated within a along find table and order at the bar’. With an conservation area but is not listed, and was seri - ever-evolving range of 7 real ales available, there’s ously damaged in an arson attack several years no shortage of choice for something to wash it all ago. The developers have promised to design the down with. new building in a style to ‘respect the history and character of the area’ The Grimsthorpe Festival to be held in the castle grounds on August Bank Holiday Monday Chris Shilling

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he latest instalment of The Coalheavers will tell you the Tetley around there is much national quest to find beer heaven once better than anywhere else. To test this theory T again took us to West Yorkshire. This myself and Urch decided to try a pint, and do time it was Wakefield. I didn`t really know what to you know what? It was just as bland and boring expect from Wakefield, my image of it was a place as any other Tetley bitter I`ve had anywhere else. If where they talk funny, love Tetley Bitter and play you ever visit this pub, go while still fairly sober as the wrong sort of rugby. I`m happy to say we were the steps down to the gents toilet are really steep all very much taken with Wakefield. Great pubs, and there is even a danger sign at the top. people and beer. It’s only £16 on the train and is only a 70 minute journey. The next pub was possibly the best pub of the day. It was the Wakefield Labour Club, locally Pub number one was two miles out of Wakefield known as The Red Shed, and for obvious but it had been recommended so a quick taxi ride reasons. It is a large wooden shed and it is and we were at The Kings Arms in Heath. This is painted bright red. It looks quite big from outside a great Ossett owned pub with eight beers on, but a third of it is cellar, kitchens and toilets, four Ossetts, Tetley Bitter of course and three another third is the function room and the rest is guests. The smallish bar is covered in oak the bar. A small bar yes but well armed with five panelling and there is a nice smell in the pub beers only 1 of which I had come across before. coming from the gas lighting that is still used here. I would tell you what the others were but I lost my notes. Again. All I can remember is Geeves Pub number two was The Black Rock in central and Five Towns and all the beers were top notch. Wakefield. I liked this pub, a typical town centre The people in there were very friendly and the boozer, but in a good way. The Good Beer Guide landlord came from behind the bar and had a long says they have three beers on but there were actu - chat with us about beers and pubs locally and ally four, which was a bonus. Unfortunately the generally. One of the locals, slightly worse for wear choice wasn`t great. Tetley, Adnams Bitter, was trying to direct us to a bar with 10 beers Kelham Island Pale Rider and Oakham Bishop ’s always on. He couldn`t remember what it was Farewell. They get everywhere don`t they ? This is a former Tetley house and anyone from up North Continued Overleaf

www.real-ale.org.uk 8 | Coalies crew go north - continued called but gave us directions and then he gave us A short walk round the corner and we came to the directions again and then again. So off we The Hop which is one of a small chain of pubs went and came across The Fernandes Brewery owned by Ossett. I think there was an Ossett Tap. His directions were spot on all three times, beer in every pub we visited, but I`m not though I didn`t have the heart to tell him that was complaining. This looked quite old from outside our next destination anyway. but very new inside and was once again very busy with three Ossett beers and five guests. Yes, the Kings Arms - Heath guests out numbered the house beers. It’s a shame a lot more tied pubs can ’t or won ’t have more guest beers. Even half and half would be good.

Time to head to our last pub for the day, Henry Boons, brewery tap for Clarks Brewery and right next to the station. It is quite an old looking pub but quite nice inside with five or six beers on. I`ve never really been a fan of Clarks but I had one anyway. It was okay. Better than one of the guest The Fernendes Brewery Tap was excellent and beers a couple of our tour party had which was had 10 beers on. There were four Fernandes beers quite undrinkable but the pub is still definitely on, a couple from Ossett, an Orkney, a Fullers worth a visit if you are ever in Wakefield and is and a couple more. You have to go up two flights very convenient for the station. of stairs to get to the bar which is quite dark with a wooden floor but is quite spacious and is One thing to remember when drinking in adorned with old local pub signs, some of which Yorkshire is that you are in sparkler country. were huge. The first floor of this pub was a lager If you ask they will take it off but you will get and continental beers bar but didn ’t open until comments such as “ Oh you must be the evening so we missed it. Southerners” or even more sneeringly “ only if you really want a flat pint”. People’s views are divided Next stop was a quick walk to The Bull and on sparklers but I think they squeeze the life out Fairhouse. I`m sure the name has some historical of the beer and the taste. That was the only slight meaning. This was an ok pub. There were not down to a great day in Wakey and we all said we many people in so there was not much of an would go back again. atmosphere but the beer was okay. This pub is the brewery tap for Great Heck Brewery. Not too Dave Botton sure what beers were on but there were four Great Heck beers, an Ossett and three other guest beers so a good selection really.

Next pub was Harry`s Bar, which doesn ’t open until 4pm on a Saturday. We got there about five ish and it was packed. Luckily there was a nice courtyard so we sat outside and enjoyed beers such as Leeds, Ossett (again) Bobs Brewing Company and a couple of others. Can ’t really say what it was like inside as there were so many people in there. www.real-ale.org.uk Please support our advertisers | 9

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www.real-ale.org.uk 10 | BLO Reports Brewery News Castor Ales Sales of Oaple the draught cider have gone Castor Ales thoroughly enjoyed hosting CAMRA ’s remarkably well with half the total stock sold in Mighty Micros Tour on 1st June, supported by just five weeks. A visit to the brewery for local friends and family with entertainment provided by CAMRA members & associates is booked in for the brewery band Captain Backwash and the Saturday 26th October with full details of time & Barley Boys and Girl Rafter Raisers. It has been a numbers in the next issue of BAE. busy time for the brewery following beer festivals at Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge. Castorware Blue Bell Mild featured for the first time at Bury St The brewery is doing well at the moment and is Edmunds and a new beer was brewed for the 40th gaining sales in the private market for weddings Cambridge beer festival called Life Begins At…..! and parties. Emma has been looking to increase her cask beer sales and has been looking to Castor Ales also supported the Ploughman ’s expand sales to the Stamford and Bourne area. beer festival by brewing a special beer for the Bottle-conditioned beer sales are still very healthy occasion called Hopping Toad. 10 pence per pint especially in the Lincoln Co-op branches. Emma from the sales of this brew at the festival has done a tasting at their Long Sutton store. contributed to The Ploughman ’s Kelly Simmonds Emma has recently bottled some Ingle Dingle on Fund for the Respiratory Sleep Study Unit at a trial basis. Papworth Hospital. Over £4000 was raised, well done to everyone. The Castor Kyneburgha Elgoods Festival will be featuring Castor Ales over the The current seasonal beer is Easy Spider and will weekend of 12th/13th July and we are all looking be replaced next month by Prawn Free at 3.7%, forward the 36th Peterborough Beer Festival. Double Dog at 6.5% is being bottled as is a version of Double Dog with Port added. The keg Oakham Ales Irish stout trialled in Peterborough was deemed a Oakham Ales will be celebrating 20 years in the success and is now on sale in a further eight business on the 13th September yes 20 years Elgoods tenancies. The bulk of the initial order since John Wood unleashed his liquid delights was for export. upon us. Things have changed dramatically since then, the size of the operation unimaginable from The keg wheat beer with added apple juice that those days. A full feature on the 20 years will we tried during the recent branch visit to the appear in BAE later in the year. brewery is going on trial in a free trade pub in Northampton called the Wig and Pen. At the Amongst other snippets from the brewery Citra moment there is no further news on the Lambic was voted Champion Beer at the recent Rail Ale style beers currently under development. Festival at Barrow Hill Roundhouse near Chesterfield whilst Eugene's Lair picked up a Tydd Steam silver at the Nuneaton Beer Festival. Will is currently developing a recipe for the PBF special but it is likely to be around 5% and will Endless Summer at 3.4% abv is now available till contain honey. White Rabbit is being brewed for September & Brigand at 5% will be the next the third time and this will see donations to Oakadamy beer. Green Jack the latest guest Breast Cancer Care exceed a thousand pounds. Oakadamy brewery has come up with Peach Wheat at 3.9% abv, this will be followed by The beer will not be brewed in the near future Gilbert’s Fridge at 4.1% abv in September. as Will has exhausted his supply of Eldorado www.real-ale.org.uk BLO Reports | 11 hops with this batch and will have to wait till next A recent arrangement with Liberty Beer of years harvest before he can buy any more. Sales London secured the availability of 18 firkins to the are still very strong with the beers generally selling specialist beer market within the capital. Further out within a couple of weeks of brewing arrangements may follow. A similar amount has been shipped to a specialist pub in London SW2. Bexar County Brewery The brewery has continued to make its presence The number of beers is increasing and recent known both locally and further afield. The creations have so far included:- brewery is now producing beers both on the full No Tengo Leche (I don’t have milk). A 5.8% milk sized plant and the much smaller experimental kit stout. Negra Como tu Corazon (Black like your allowing for a wide range of beers to be created. heart). 5.8%. Humo y Feugo (Smoke & Fire) a This use of the smaller plant has enabled the 3.9% ale dry ‘hopped’ with Lapsang Souchong tea brewery to create suitably smaller quantities for and Vanilla Coffee Mild at 3.9% which contains local pubs and festivals. coffee and Tonka beans.

Bexar County was fortunate enough to have four beers at the recent Cambridge Beer Festival with another four different ales on tap at the Maypole pub which was situated next door to the festival. Other beer festivals to take the beers have included Newark, Just Beer Micropub in Newark, Green Man in Grantchester and the Dragon pub festival in Werrington. Comments towards the beers have been entirely positive and they have been well received.

Future beer festivals to take the beers will include the Ploughman in Werrington, Ely and the Peterborough Beer Festival in August which will have five beers available.

There have been collaborations with Hand Drawn Monkey in Huddersfield where two beers were produced in two days with recipes’ coming from Bexar and HDM. The first beer to be produced and released to the wild was named 123.45 which is an indication of the ’bittering units’ attained in the brew. The second is currently being matured over pine needles and yarrow in an oak cask in Huddersfield! It will be a 6.8% beer.

The brewery has played host to a number of visiting parties including ESP Magazine, ‘Pints & Pubs’ the internet bloggers, The Cambridge University Real Ale Society and the Gruftons (a group of local beer enthusiasts) who helped in the brewing of a festival special for the Peterborough Beer Festival.

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The refurbishment of the brewery had been carried out to an excellent standard with a Brewery Tap which was mainly being used for functions, museum, visitor centre and a courtyard area with benches where you can to enjoy a pint. he annual solstice trip to Southwold consisted of the usual CAMRA members Within the confines of the courtyard lies a visitor and so with a barrel of Broadside kindly T centre that embraces the unique story of Lacons donated by Adnams, we settled down for a week of excellent Adnams Ales and donated our beer through the centuries. Along with a museum money to the RNLI. which houses an extensive range of artefacts and memorabilia. The collection maps the rich journey One evening in the campsite, the discussion from the establishment of Lacons in 1760 in Great arose of a potential brewery trip to Lacons in Yarmouth’s medieval rows, through to its Great Yarmouth. After our chairman had attended successful move into a purpose built brewery that the recent opening ceremony for Lacons, Will had foundations laid in June 1895. Wood (formerly of Oakham) offered the solstice campers a brewery trip. Hands quickly went up to On discussion with Will he is in the process of see who would be interested in a trip to Great creating a special brew for the Peterborough Beer Yarmouth to frequent the brewery. Festival.

The following day the whole of the Solstice Definitely a recommendation for anyone in the campers invaded the brewery. Members turned up Suffolk area, an excellent pint! Thanks again to by car, bus pass & one intrepid cyclist did the 30 Will and all at Lacons brewery. miles to Great Yarmouth on his pushbike. On arrival, Will presented us with a choice of two Kevin & Jackie Fordham of his beers. Encore 3 .8% and Legacy 4 .4%. Both very quaffable.

After an absence of 45 years, Lacons brewery has returned home to Great Yarmouth. Over 250 years of rich brewing history has been combined with the expertise of acclaimed, multi award winning brewer Will Wood to create a contemporary range of fine craft ales. Will has crafted a range of ales from the highest quality ingredients sourced from he LocAle scheme is a successful initiative his tiny but perfectly formed brewery. The visit by CAMRA to highlight pubs serving was almost reminiscent of a traditional Country T locally brewed ales. The Peterborough & Fayre and was greatly enjoyed by all. Castor Ales District branch of CAMRA also likes to highlight may be small but the welcome we received was the brewers of these fine local ales and we do this very big indeed. by running our Mighty Micros trips. We then re-joined the coach for a pleasant drive In total, 39 CAMRA members departed from over the border to Oundle and the Brewery Tap, Peterborough at 11am and the next visit. Due to increasing demand, Digfield headed for our first visit to Castor Ales in the Ales have recently re-located to bigger premises eponymous village. Duncan Vessey, the owner on the outskirts of Oundle and we were met there and brewer had already prompted the Social by Mike Cohrs and Paul Waring. Firstly we were Secretary to give an advance order for the shown to three casks in the store room and complimentary beers and this was phoned encouraged to try samples of Fools Nook, March through en route! This high level of organisation Hare and Shacklebush. The beers were all in continued on arrival where we were all greeted excellent form and it is easy to see why demand with pints of Roman Gold and the new and excel - for Digfield beers is so high. Paul then proudly lent mild, Castorware. The beers were splendid as showed us around the new brewery kit and gave was the welcome from Duncan and his wife an entertaining talk on how the Digfield beers are Gillian. More was to come as they had organised produced. Finally we were treated to French bread bacon and sausage rolls for us all served by a very and cheese and pickles etc. This was a perfect friendly team. Also we were fortunate to have accompaniment to the beers of which there was a Captain Backwash to entertain us with traditional very generous supply! Mike and Paul then made folk music. sure we all took away a brewery glass as a souvenir of the visit. This was a gesture that was Gillian is a member of Captain Backwash and in keeping with the welcome that we received, and the music proved to be a perfect background to a that was much appreciated by everyone. wonderful visit. We all stayed in the back garden Finally we took a short drive to the last of our mingling with some of the villagers and enjoying brewery visits. Nene Valley Brewery are situated the rare English sunshine, fine food and tasty on the main road into Oundle and are found in a beer while Duncan showed small groups around very smartly renovated building. Here we were Micro Breweries Trip | 15 met by one of the owners and brewer Dick Karl our Press Officer found out. The brewery Simpson. Dick sensed that we did not need have even named a beer JIP or Jim Irving Pale another talk on the production of beer and after after him. It was then back to Peterborough after making sure that we all had a pint in hand he gave a very successful trip. a very informative talk on the brewery 's recent history and its ethos. Dick also highlighted the Whilst pubs nationally seem to be in serious ambitious plans for the site. Dick and his team decline, local breweries are bucking this trend and are determined to embrace the community of achieving growth. This shows a real preference Oundle and along with fellow brewers Digfield, are amongst drinkers for locally produced beers. very proud to have brought brewing back to what Mighty Micros Two proved that our local brewers was once a major brewing town. This local pride is are in very good health and producing some fine apparent in the amount of visitors from the town ales. The continued growth in local brewing will be and surrounding area coming to buy beer in either further highlighted with Mighty Micros Three bottled or mini keg formats. This gave Dick a bit which will be held sometime in the not too of a headache when we all turned up as the distant future. brewery had sold a lot more beer than anticipated that day limiting his choices for us. However Dick From a personal point of view I would like to and his team of fellow business partner David publically thank everyone from the breweries Burnett and Sales Director Jacky Rees worked involved for their help and generosity on the day. very hard to supply us with excellent samples of I am sure everyone on the trip had a superb time BSA, DXB, and MLD. Finally the link with and I believe that my goal of helping branch Oundles brewing past was shown clearly when Jim members to gain a better insight into the produc - Irving, former Head Brewer of Smiths of Oundle ( tion of their local beers was achieved. Closed in the 1960’s) visited. Jim is a very young ninety seven and a fascinating person to talk to as John Hunt, Social Secretary

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North Street, behind Westgate House, Peterborough Tel: 01733 746370 IN THE CAMRA GOOD BEER www.facebook.com/ostrichinn GUIDE 2013 www.real-ale.org.uk Brewery Visit | 17 Summer Evening at Elgoods riday 28th June saw the annual trip to strength but not far off and for me it was the beer Elgoods Brewery in Wisbech and as usual of the evening. Fthis popular event was fully booked. Hosted by head brewer Alan Pateman the team at Elgoods To finish we were presented with two experi - once again made us feel very welcome with both the mental and unfinished beers. If memory serves beer and the BBQ to look forward too. me right (and it was starting to haze by now!) the first was an apple wheat beer which was drinkable After something of a “round the houses” trip en but a little too sweet to imbibe in large quantities. route from Peterborough to Wisbech the branch The second one was a Belgian lambic style beer members who endured the minibus ride were glad which could best be described as a work in of the first pint on arrival. On the pumps were progress. Although both beers weren’t to Black Dog, Cambridge and new offering Hound everyone’s tastes it is interesting to see Elgoods of Music - clearly the canine naming convention is starting to develop new styles as they’ve seen the starting to bite. A new addition was also available evolution of the beer consumer. in the form of Easy Spider which looked pale, hoppy and very on trend. After a few words of thanks from John Hunt, social secretary of Peterborough CAMRA, it was The invitation to have a look around the brew - back off to Peterborough on a slightly less convo - house was eagerly taken up by at least half of the luted route home. All in all another enjoyable social contingent. With Alan being in charge of brewing and its not hard to see why the Elgoods events are at Elgoods for over twenty years it’s always worth always a popular feature in the CAMRA diary. the guided tour with the master brewer. Even after Karl Simpson - Press Officer previous visits you always seem to discover some - thing new, whether it’s about the brewing process itself or just the history and workings of the place. CTahstoer ,P Preitenrcboer ooufg hW Taell:e 0s1 7F3e3a 3t8h0e2r2s 2 As we wandered back to the bar it was time for the poignant moment of the trip. This was of course going to be the last occasion that Elgoods veteran Paul Marshall would prepare his famous 9 0

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courtesy of Alan!). However, on this, the final day k c i M of catering for Peterborough CAMRA, Paul again © did us proud and we are all extremely grateful for the hospitality shown over the years. So, Paul, if Award winning village local in historic Castor. you are reading – “three cheers” – and we sincerely hope you enjoy your well deserved time off. Close to the

The evening was suitably rounded off by a few & Ferry Meadows surprises which Alan had alluded to earlier. First Serves 6 guest ales & craft beer. Walker & dog friendly. on was the Black Eagle Imperial Stout. This is a Home cooked food lunchtime & midweek evenings great beer and needless to say the large oversized jugs didn’t last long. Second up was the extra strong version of Black Dog known as “Double Dog”. Strictly speaking it’s not quite double the HOME OF CASTOR ALES 18 | Please support our advertisers FE P S R T E IV V A I L EW between. This year we have introduced two draught beers on this bar as a trial. Something for every taste! WHAT’S THE LINE-UP IN TERMS OF LIVE MUSIC? We will be having live music every night of the week and there will be a wide variety. The showstopper is always the Saturday headliner which this year is the return of Think Floyd. Full details of all the bands can be found on the next few pages or on the website at www.beerfest.org.uk Yes, it’s that time of year again; one of the most anticipated events in the Peterborough HOW IMPORTANT IS IT FOR calendar will be appearing on an Embankment PEOPLE TO SUPPORT CAMRA? near you in a few short weeks. On the following The beer festival is organised and run by pages you will find all the information you will unpaid CAMRA volunteers who all share need to plan your visit. We have loads of passion not just for real ale & ciders, but also fantastic live acts for your entertainment while the pubs where people can socialise and drink trying one (or three) of the 350 draught real ales in a responsible and friendly environment. on offer, see pages 22-23 for the full line up. For Real ale has had something of a revival in those of you yet to be converted to fine ale, we recent years, with a huge number of small also have a fantastic range of ciders, perries, micro-breweries emerging; giving drinkers the wines and soft drinks. Read on and get excited! choice and variety they want. However, this success story is in contrast to the steep decline Entry at lunchtime sessions is only one in public houses which have been hit hard for pound and is free to CAMRA members (with many years by repeated hikes in alcohol duty, card proof of membership). Afternoon / competition from supermarkets selling below Evenings (from 5.30pm) are £4 or £5 depending cost and unfair pub company tenancy agree - on the day and only £2 for CAMRA members. ments to name but a few factors. With fewer On Friday and Saturday when we have all day pubs to sell brewers’ products, there is a opening it won’t cost you any extra to stay in if danger that real ale could decline again as once you arrived during the lunchtime sessions. they are gone, they are usually lost forever. So, we’re urging people to support CAMRA in SO WHAT’S ON OFFER? their fight to save the British public house. The full lists won’t be published until towards Anyone who isn’t a member could help simply the end of July however, as a festival, we sell by filling in the form at the Membership stand. around 350+ real ales, 150+ world bottled beers, over 80 different ciders and perries and 35 WHAT BENEFITS DO PEOPLE different English wines each year. GET FROM JOINING CAMRA? As well as reduced or free entry to over 160 UK A lot of the specialty beers are within the beer festivals, members also get £20 worth of bottled/world beers bar. Here you will find all JD Wetherspoon vouchers, an exclusive manner of ever popular fruit beers such as members’ newspaper and a quarterly “Beer” cherry, strawberry, banana, honey and even magazine, discounts off top leisure deals and chocolate. There are many styles of bottled more. Several local pubs offer a discount to beers here from wheat beer, Trappist, Lambic CAMRA members. Full details can be found at to more traditional lagers and everything in http://www.camra.org.uk/benefits FE P S Your local branch will more than likely run R T IS REAL ALE E IV socials and brewery trips throughout the year BECOMING TRENDIER V A which provide a great opportunities to AMONGST YOUNG IE L sample new beers that you just might not PEOPLE? W encounter that often in your local. Absolutely! According to the Cask Ale Report for 2011/2012 there are about 1.6 HAVE YOU FOUND AN million regular cask ale drinkers under the INCREASE OR DECREASE IN age of 35 with the number under the age of 25 MEMBERSHIP? growing year on year. Far from being the The total UK membership now stands at stereotypical “old man’s drink” it could now over 141,000 members. Peterborough is one of be described as having an element of “retro- the largest branches in the UK with an cool” about it. In addition out of 7.8 million average membership of around 3,000. This is regular cask ale drinkers 1 in 6 is female. partly due to the large geography of the This number has doubled in recent years. branch area and also because a lot of people join at the festival for the reduced entry prices. Although we love saving people money we’d also like people to use their membership positively by raising the aware - ness of what is going on in the pub trade in their local areas.

In honour of the landlord's forthcoming ‘significant’ birthday and SouthYorkshire heritage

PRESENTS OUR Our usual range of NINE hand pulled beers will be supplemented with TEN EXTRA ALES with a careful selection from the SHEFFIELD area

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High Street, Maxey, Peterborough PE6 9EE The Tel: 01778 348182 Blue Bell Maxey BOTTLED BEERS The popular bottled beer bar will be selling an extended range of traditionally made bottled beers from around the world.

SOFT DRINKS Our soft drinks bar, the Escape Bar, will be selling a range of soft drinks, non-alcoholic beer, crisps, ice cream, sweets and cigarettes. We will also be selling children’s drinks at a mere 50p.

BEERS FOOD We will be serving more than 350 draught real ales There will be a wide selection of foods available including favourites, beers from very small micros, including German sausages, French crepes, pizza, many from new breweries, some produced specially fish and chips, hog roast, doughnuts, toasties, for the festival and beers from our LocAle breweries. oriental, biltong, olives, burgers, bacon rolls, Almost all of the beers will be served by gravity – pasta, hot dogs, Cornish pasties, pittas, pork pies, straight from the cask. Our aim is always to have waffles, fruit smoothies, tea & coffee. every beer ready and available from the opening session – we do not hold any beers back. As always we will be serving beers of many styles THE WORKERS including milds, bitters, porters, stouts, The Festival is organised and run by members of speciality flavoured beers and a few real lagers. CAMRA who are all unpaid volunteers. We always need more help so why not give us a few hours of your time if you are a member. See the GLASSES website for more details on how to register. Commemorative half-pint and pint sleeve glasses and half pint tankards bearing the festival logo will be available and all will be oversized so that we can CHILDREN AT THE FESTIVAL guarantee that you get a full measure when the Children, accompanied by a responsible adult, are glasses are filled to the line. Festival wine and bottle free. Lunchtime or early evening is the ideal time glasses will also be available at the same price. to bring the family, as there is always an easy going, friendly atmosphere. You can bring the dog (on a lead), the picnic table, food and soft drinks CIDER & PERRY but you must not bring your own alcohol. The cider bar is with us, as always, serving one of the best selections of traditional cider and perry to be found anywhere. VENUE The 36th Peterborough CAMRA Beer Festival will be held in massive marquees on the River WINE BAR Embankment, Bishops Road, Peterborough The wine bar will be selling traditional country PE1 1EF and as it proved popular in 2012 we are wines and still and sparkling grape wines from retaining the traditional horseshoe layout. The English vineyards. site is only a few minutes walk from the city centre, bus, rail and coach stations. A taxi rank will be provided to enable you to get home without driving. Beer festivals and cars don’t mix. FE P S R T E IV If you’re not a member you can also V A Tuesday 20th August 5.30 - 11pm £4 join or find out more at our member - IE L ship and information area or simply have W Wednesday 21st August 12 - 2.30pm £1 5.30 - 11pm £4 a chat about what we do, ask about beer, Thursday 22nd August 12 - 2.30pm £1 5.30 - 11pm £5 pubs, brewing, etc Friday 23rd August 12 - 3pm £1 3 - 11pm £5 Saturday 24th August 12 - 3pm £1 3 - 11pm £5 CAMRA MEMBERS Early sessions FREE, CONTACT INFORMATION Late sessions £2 GET IN TOUCH: 01733 896555 Open All Day Friday and Saturday. [email protected] No additional admission cost if you stay beyond the early session times. FOR FURTHER INFO: www.beer-fest.org.uk OTHER STALLS @BoroBeerFest On site you will find tombola, pub games, our lunchtime pub quiz, the CAMRA shop, a T-shirt stand, beer and brewing books, glass engraving and the RNLI will be at the front gate asking for your small change. This year we welcome back Tipplefair. If you’re interested in beermats, pump clips, glasses, pewter, brewery playing cards or any other memora - bilia related to the ‘Trade’ then come along on Saturday between 12 – 5pm for a pleasant afternoon browsing.

DISABLED ACCESS The site is on one level on grass and disabled toilets are provided at the front and back of the site. Wheelchairs can be sourced but we do need advance warning – please call 01733 896555. Taxis and cars carrying disabled passengers are permitted to cross the Embankment and drop off at the festival entrance.

CAMRA MEMBERS CAMRA members get FREE entry to the festival for all of the early sessions and reduced entry prices at all evening sessions. There are many other benefits too including free or reduced entry to over 160 beer festivals throughout the UK. To find out more or to join online visit www.camra.org.uk/benefits BANDS LIST

instruments at their local infant school and have somewhat progressed since then. TUESDAY 20th AUGUST 7.30pm to 10.45pm 9.15pm to 10.45pm Open Mic A great new experience for Peterborough Beer Children of Festival with an Open Mic night hosted by Stacey offering an opportunity for ALL to show off their abilities on the Festival Main Onet of hthee bu siRest eanvd mooslt suuctcesisofuln cover Stage. If you wish to contact Stacey, please bands working in the e-mail to [email protected] UK today, currently playing an average of Wednesday 21st August 110 gigs a year covering 8.15pm to 9.15pm and 9.45pm to 10.45pm all four corners of the country. A massively popular choice for Mojo Triangle weddings and func - A bunch of musicians from the Cambridge tions, COTR also areas who just love to play great, honest blues have a dedicated fan base in their hometown and rock music. The name Mojo Triangle of Peterborough that comes from almost a came from an old saying that "all the best decade on the local scene. Their repertoire is music came from a mojo triangle between expansive, covering the likes of The Who, New Orleans, Memphis and Nashville". Well Elvis, Foo Fighters, Fleetwood Mac and even that spirit has been transported to the deep a Dolly Parton track to name but a few. Ouse Valley delta! Originally meeting at the Always an energetic, entertaining and exciting Willingham Jam Club, their interpretation of show. www.childrenoftherev.com classic blues and rock goes down a treat. www.mojotriangle.co.uk Friday 23rd August Thursday 22nd August Expected on stage from about 4.00pm 7.30pm to 9.00pm Peterborough The Librarians The Librarians are three brothers, born to a Ukulele Band village idiot and his horse. They began playing This is a bunch of guys and gals from the Palmerston Arms who just formed up for a bit of fun. Got to be worth a listen. FE P S Boilersuit... you’re guaranteed R T 7.30pm to 9.00pm E IV something for everyone in a V A Hooker performance!! IE L www.hooker-uk W ThTe Mihstreat edM creatiesd treated Saturday 24th August such a positive reaction following their Saturday 7.00pm to 8.00pm afternoon set last year that we just had to have them back for an Brotherhoods evening slot. They are a four-piece classic rock BrotherRhooodsu Ronunddaaboubt coonutait ns some covers band based in Cambridgeshire. Fronted premier members of the Peterborough music by the powerful vocals of Doc, The Mistreated community; parts of bands such as "The present well-known rock songs from the ‘70s, Motivators", "Citizen Smith", "Canada", ‘80s and ‘90s to the present day, delivering the "0898" & "The Junk Puppets". Chris Allen, highest standard of musicianship, but with a Keyboards. Ken Norman, Bass. John Haire, strong emphasis on entertainment. Guitar. Steve Dunmore, Drums. Colin Smith, Vocals. Their reputation is founded on playing Come early and support this great band at the progressive end of the rock spectrum, performing a diverse range of tunes from the songs that many other bands simply don't likes of Thin Lizzy, Muse, Van Halen, Ozzy, attempt, whilst still aiming for a little bit of AC/DC, The Cult, Whitesnake and many, radio friendliness so you know there will many more. www.themistreated.co.uk always be some tunes you recognise.

9.15pm to 10.45pm 8.30pm to 9.30pm and 9.45pm to 10.45pm Hooker Hooker are a locally based, 5 piece rock This extTraordhiniarny bkan d, Fdulbboed yThd e covers band and are one of Peterborough’s Definitive Pink Floyd Experience, is longest established bands, celebrating 20 renowned for its stunning celebration of one years together this year. Formed in 1993, they of the world ’s greatest musical phenomena. have played their energetic, entertaining Now in their 20th year, the incredibly talented brand of rock classics all over the area and musicians who make up Think Floyd have beyond. They have established themselves as managed to faithfully recreate all the atmos - a regular feature at the prestigious British phere, visual magnitude and musical Motorcycle Federation (BMF) events up and excellence of Pink Floyd live on stage. It ’s no down the country. Hooker last played here at wonder they have long been regarded as The the Peterborough Beer Festival on a memo - UK ’s finest tribute to Pink Floyd. rable Friday night 6 years ago, when they The new Think Floyd production for 2013 shared the stage with another of celebrates the 40th anniversary of one of the Peterborough’s finest… Aladdinsane. most influential albums of all time: Dark Side of the Moon. Think Floyd will be featuring a Consisting of “Forever young” Rob on the selection of tracks from this as well as the drums & vocals, “Lightning fingered” Steve on whole range of Classic Pink Floyd including guitar, “Infinitely versatile” Sean on the bass & The Wall, Animals, Wish You Were Here, vocals, “Mr. Charisma” Pasky on the Meddle, The Division Bell and more. keyboards, and “Madder than a box of frogs” This is a must- see for all Pink Floyd fans! front man Trev, in his trademark Orange 26 | Brewing at Bexar The Gruftons brew at Bexar! t started as a casual conversation along the over the next hour in accordance with Steve’s lines of “When you are up and running Steve? recipe. He left us very much to do this stage to ICan the Gruftons ( a motley crew of real ale ourselves with the proviso that we write every - fans from the Letter B in Whittlesey) come over thing down so that if he ever needed to repeat the for a Brewery trip?” brew (really?) he knew what went on. Again another period of inactivity which we used to have When reminded of this some time later Steve an impromptu BBQ until it was time to transfer said to Neil Holmes (our CAMRA Pubs Officer) the brew to the fermenter. This was washed over “Why don’t you come along and brew a beer? It more Simcoe cops to give it that final hoppiness!!! can be whatever you wish to brew!” Now here was a challenge as those who know the Bexar County Once transferred it was in with the yeast! And offerings will be used to very now wait for 10 days or so to see how strong dark beers with a hint of it comes out. By the time you read chillies, cherries and anything else this it will have been on sale and the that takes his fancy at the time! general public will have tasted the result We decided to take Steve well of our efforts! We did a quick calcula - out of his comfort zone and brew tion at the end and reckon it will come a light hoppy beer and would out around 5% so at least Steve can look for a strength of around take some satisfaction from that! 4.4% The plan was to use a variety of hops with the main one being Simcoe. We have liked this hop ever since we “persuaded” JC to buy a bottle brewed with Simcoe at the Cambridge Winter Fest a few years back but we neglected to tell him it was £8 a bottle till we gave him his change!

The great day dawned and four Gruftons arrived bang on 8 in the morning at Bexar County Brewery. First job was to get the liquor at the correct temperature to begin the mash. We were using mainly a light Lager malt to give us the colour we required but also added a bit of wheat.

This was then mashed for an hour until it looked like a big bowl of porridge. In the mean - time we discussed what to do next over a beer!

Once this was completed it was time for hops, hops and more hops! These were gradually added The jolly brewers after their hard days work!! www.real-ale.org.uk C B A h R A U g M O N G u l U W K U ro va c S H S o ti Y h IC N O T s R e ec L rb e it k - C ID e F T s w D A A t r N eb e R R Y e e E w b IN N P e si K I B E on te V E s f - F A il or O L R a d F et e O d ta D ils

- midnight Open 10am LIVE BAND all week ON SAT 24TH CAMRA GOLD AWARD S Cheese boards and ee Facebook CASK MARQUE for details lite snacks available 4 REAL ALES AND CIDER Never the same beer twice! Takeaway available! QUIZ NIGHT UKELELE Every Sunday SESSIONS BOTTLE STORE Like our from 7.30pm Every second 100 + bottled beers, changed every month, facebook page Cash jackpot and a Thursday drink in or take away! for events gallon of ale! from 7.30pm and offers Pool Table & Dart Board • Whisky Rack Big Screens - Live Sports MonDAYS BEER CLUB ALL REAL ALES JUST £2.00 A PINT! TUESDAYS WINE CLUB ALL JUST £2.00 A GLASS WICKED WEDNESDAYS MUSIC WITH A THEME TWISTED ThursDAYS KICKSTART THE WEEKEND FriDAYS FREE LIVE MUSIC 9PM SatURDAYS ANYTHING GOES Chec k website for full details SunDAYS QUICK PUB QUIZ 8pm Free, team s of 4 max, drinks prizes OPENING TIMES Monday - Thursday 12 - 3pm & 5 - 11pm Friday - Sunday 12 - 11pm 749 Lincoln Rd, New England PE1 3HD www.thecrownonline.co.uk Tel: 0843 523 5181 28 | Beer and bikes CAMRA Cycle Rally 2013 n one of the hottest days of the year around thirty brave souls gathered in OPeterborough Cathedral Square for the start of the annual CAMRA Cycle Rally/Treasure hunt. Organiser Peter Challis (Swampy to his friends) handed out the sheets with clues and items to collect to the eager participants. I tagged along as his assistant in case of any hitches.

The first party headed off in the right direction (sigh of relief), with the rest following soon after. Due to the sweltering conditions it was a relief to find the first pub was not far away from the starting line. The pub was in fact The Burghley Square Club. The Bluebell in Dogsthorpe was the Photo shows The Winning team of Chez Hansel, Ross second port of call with the clue actually outside Parton and Paul Berrisford with in the centre organiser the pub. Wheeling along for a short distance Peter Challis. brought the parties to The Old John Clare in Paston, which for some of us was the second visit Werrington part of the rally, as the next three to this welcoming watering hole in a week? pubs were all within that area. The Ploughman and The Dragon (both part of the Simmospoons Another Bluebell came on the scene, this one empire) was a welcome shelter from a surprising being in Werrington. This was the start of the heavy thunderstorm shower. By seeking shelter in a bus shelter I just avoided getting drenched before entering The Cock Inn. Leaving there after The Ruddy Duck a quick half and heading to the penultimate pub, 12 St Pegas Road, Peakirk, The Crown on Lincoln Road, where yet another Tel: 01733 252426 heavy lashing of rain descended on that area. www.theruddyduck.co.uk Waiting for nearly an hour for the first sign of any cyclists before the next rain came down, then heading for the final destination, The Hand & BEER FESTIVAL Heart in Millfield. Due to the inclement weather which was Sat 10th August entirely unexpected, some participants had decided to call it a day and go home to dry out. 2pm till late Of the rest that completed the course we had a winner after adding up all the scores. Previous 10 Real Ales, Ciders & BBQ winners Chez Hansel, Ross Parton and Paul Live Music featuring Berrisford achieved a remarkable 27 points from a The Rocket Dogs total of 30. They now have the enviable task of D B 5 organising next year’s rally! Me? Well I did most of the route by foot and bus, so did not get wet! & The Nuggets One odd fact I did notice. Very few of the pubs had the licensee there – on a Saturday. Oh well I From Peking to Peakirk, suppose they’re entitled to a night off sometime. Ruddy hell its a DUCKFEST !!! DMM. Diary Dates and Festival Listings | 29 Aug 23rd - 26th Beer and Cider Fest, Mama DIARY DATES Liz’s, Stamford AUGUST Aug 25th 2nd Birthday Bash, Kings Head, Apethorpe Aug 3rd Gold Presentation at The Crown, Lincoln Road Aug 28th - Sept 1st Beer Festival and BBQ, Dove Street Inn, Ipswich Aug 5th PBF final Committee meeting, Brewery Tap, 8.30pm Aug 31st - Sept 1st Steel City Beer Fest, The Blue Bell at Maxey Aug 19th Beer Festival 2013 Volunteers Evening Trip to Cambridge. Depart Key Sept 9th - 22nd 20th Anniversary Beer Theatre 17:40. £15 including Beef Madras or Festival, Charters, City Centre Chicken Balti meal (£10 if no curry). Contact Mick Slaughter 01733 390598 or 07766 213240 Sept 19th - 22nd Coalheavers beer festival, or [email protected] over 50 ales, real cider and perries

SEPTEMBER Sept 26th - Sept 30th 4th Autumn Beer & Sept 9th Commitee Meeting, Music Festival, Hand and Heart, Millfield Cherry Tree, 8.30pm BEER FESTIVALS AUGUST

Aug 8th - 11th Jolly Brewer Beer Festival, Stamford

Aug 10th Duckfest, 10 real ales, ciders and BBQ - Ruddy Duck, Peakirk

Aug 13th - 17th THE GREAT BRITISH BEER FESTIVAL 2013 - Olympia, London

Aug 16th - 18th Cider Fest! 10plus ciders, BBQ and Real Ales - Woolpack,

Aug 20th - 24th PETERBOROUGH BEER FESTIVAL, Embankment, Peterborough

Aug 20th - 24th Mini Beer Fest, Palmerston Arms, Woodston

| 31 Peterborian becomes a Publican in Wesleton t was our annual summer solstice trip to beau - A group of us arrived at the pub on Saturday tiful Southwold and a group of us were lunchtime and John kindly brought us all a drink. Idiscussing the price of Broadside in one of our The White Horse had the full range of Adnams favourite Southwold pubs The Lord Nelson, beer including Ghostship, Regatta, Fat Sprat when who should walk in but our old friend from Southwold Bitter and of course Broadside. The Peterborough. He had moved to Southwold beer was in superb condition. John then gave us a many years ago after taking a job as an tour of the pub including the tale of their resident accountant for Adnams. John Blades is his real friendly and intelligent ghost. John and Rob have name, no mention of his Peterborough nickname completely changed the menu and although we in Southwold! didn ’t have a meal the food served looked great.

John joined us and told us he had taken on a The White Horse also offer bed and breakfast new venture and had become a Publican for and being only a few miles from Minsmere it Adnams. He is running a pub at a nearby village attracts many ‘twitchers’ as well as visitors to the of Wesleton, The White Horse with his business area. The pub is in a lovely village and is next to partner Rob who was an actor. John invited us all the village pond. It also has a pretty garden for to visit the pub the next day. Some of us had those sunny days.We would recommend you call planned to cycle from Southwold to Westleton, in if you are in the area and mention however the English weather, rain and wind, Peterborough or The POSH as John is a big fan. affected this! Peterborough Summer Solstice Campers 32 | Please support our advertisers

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www.real-ale.org.uk Charity Shout out | 33 Drink Beer AND Raise Money for a Good Cause! large parts of the surrounding counties where there are an estimated 75,000 people living with incurable illnesses. We care for around 400 inpa - tients each year at Thorpe Hall. We also run a day centre for over 100 outpatients each year. There is much more we could do.

What we will build at Thorpe hall Our future lies in a new, energy-efficient building, adjacent to the existing building. The new building will enable us to provide a community hospice service, including bereavement support, a Sanctuary and more efficient and comfortable care to our patients in 20 private, specially designed rooms. The new building will offer a Saturday the 10th of August is the “Hampton wider range of end of life care services than Crawlers” Pub Crawl. Starting at The Granary on anywhere else in the region. Oundle Road at 3pm the “crawlers” will set off and follow a planned route down Oundle Road visiting venues like The Windmill, the Palmerston The pub crawl, whilst Arms and The Cherry Tree, finishing at Charters. an excellent excuse to The dress code is “Superheroes!” To represent the "incredible care" we give. Sue Ryder want drink beer (as if we people to accept the call for a “hero”. needed one!) is also to

The pub crawl, whilst an excellent excuse to raise awareness for an drink beer (as if we needed one!) is also to raise (excellent cause. ) awareness for an excellent cause. Sue Ryder have been providing specialist palliative and respite care If you can ’t make it to the the pub crawl you can for people living with incurable illnesses from their also help the appeal by buying trolley tokens at a beautiful, Grade 1 listed building at Thorpe Hall cost of £1 from all of their stores in the area. Or if for over 20 years. They now have planning permis - you have some spare time perhaps you could sion to build a state-of-the-art hospice in the become a volunteer. You get to make new friends, grounds of Thorpe Hall and as a result have learn new skills and be part of something incred - launched the Thorpe Hall £6 million capital ible. There are many volunteer opportunities appeal. For more information see: available in many different aspects of the charity www.sueryder.org/Get-involved/Fundraising/ can you “donate” 2 hours a week? Thorpe-Hall-Appeal. If you want to get involved, pub crawl or Why is Thorpe Hall so important? otherwise, please contact Kellie or Susan on Thorpe Hall is the only hospice providing free, 01733 247210 specialist end of life care across Peterborough and

www.real-ale.org.uk 34 | Please support our advertisers Campaigning and Cricket | 35 Peterborough CAMRA Cricket Tour – Worcester Clent CC. Despite Bradbury’s 41 and Voisey making his second score over 20 CAMRA were restricted to 174 in their 40 overs. Clent batted well and secured the win in 32 overs for the loss of six wickets, Bradbury taking four and Wright two. Drinks in the local Social Club followed before the team headed to the City again for some more GBG pubs including the Dragon and Firefly. The youngsters Hart, Wright, Evans and Vitas then went clubbing until light.

Sunday saw the team play Lenches CC. CAMRA won the toss and inserted the home team who could only make 101 in 28 overs thanks Cricket Team outside sponsors The Coalheavers Arms to three wickets for Rowe, and two apiece for Jex he summer’s hottest weekend coincided and Geldart. CAMRA scored 104 in 20 overs with the Cricket Teams annual tour, this losing just Voisey (12) and Masheder (26), before Tyear to Worcester. Last year saw no play Vitas (18) and Evans (31) sealed the win. A few as record rain fell, this year we managed three full more pubs visited back in Worcester that evening, games, two brewery tours and a drink in all Good including the Swan with Two Nicks and Beer Guide pubs in the city of Worcester. Cricketers. Monday morning started with a bang, well at least a rude awakening as fire alarms Leaving by minibus on Friday morning our first sounded throughout the hotel, requiring evacua - port of call was the Birds Brewery of Bromsgrove, tion well before anyone had thought of going to this successful brewery has recently won a compe - breakfast! With no idea why the alarms were tition with Sainsbury’s to supply their stores with raised the players went back for food and bed bottled beers over the next year. Watch out for before leaving for a quick tour of St Georges their beers flying out of both stores and at PBF Brewery in Callow End on the way back. this year. Following hotel check-in and a quick drink at the Plough Inn we drove to Shenstone to So another successful tour with two wins and a play Stone Cricket Club, drink a firkin of Bewdley loss, together with hard CAMRA campaigning in Brewery’s Worcesteshire Way and partake in a the local pubs / breweries. We are always on the BBQ. Chasing 174 set by Stone in 20 overs, look out for new players or teams to play, so CAMRA achieved a win with three balls to spare please contact our Secretary Matt Mace on thanks to unbeaten 25+ scores from Bradbury, 07809 629241 , or Fixture Secretary Ian White on Wright, Mace and Geldart. This was followed up 07966 439960 if interested. Results and further with a swift few drinks back in the city with most news can be found on the ECB Play Cricket finishing up at the Firefly brew pub. website.

Unusually with no sore heads on Saturday Matt Mace morning, the team had a quick walk around the city before leaving for our second match against

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