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IssueCovering 163 , Ashbourne, , ErewashSeptember/October & Matlock Camra Areas 2015 Issue 163 September/October 2015 “Cheers!” Historic Hostelries Returned To Their Former Glory

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HOW MANY PEOPLE DOES IT TAKE TO RUN A BEER FESTIVAL?

he answer is a lot more Tthan many people think. The picture shows just some of the happy band of volunteers who organized and ran the recent City Charter Beer Festival in Derby. The occasion was the “wash-up” meeting, at which most of those on the team that helped organize the event got together to discuss what went well and what not quite so well - and what improvements could be made next year. We always do this, based on customers’ comments and our own observations. The reason everyone’s so cheerful is that the festival was thoroughly enjoyed by thousands of drinkers, making all the work that went into it worthwhile; it was a magnificent effort! (And a fine pint in the hand is a great smile-maker as well.) If you are possibly interested in joining the team and helping to organize and the next festival (in February), now is the time to tell us. You will be very welcome and the work is about to start. If beer festivals are not your thing, Derby CAMRA has loads of other campaigning jobs to be done. We’re always on the lookout for people to join or lead one of our teams, and for people who like to work on the essential individual jobs such as IT or writing. If you’ve got skills and abilities you enjoy using, and can spare some time, even if it’s only a little, we’d love to hear from you - contact Tim at [email protected] 2 DerbyDRINKER September/October 2015 Camra 163_Layout 1 24/08/2015 20:36 Page 3

Derby CAMRA City Charter Beer Festival Review

nce again the giant white marquee that Ocovered the market place in Derby has now been dissembled and all evidence of a beer festival ever being there has been removed. We have seen yet again that holding the event outside has proved popular with festival fans and Derbeians alike. Kicking off Wednesday evening the Mayor and Beer King officially opened the festival to a crowd of festival goers waiting excitedly to get in. They were not disappointed, with a choice of over 300 beers over the event and a mass of cider, continental and meads to indulge in. Ockbrook Big Band set the scene on the first evening and the trade and public merged into one to celebrate the opening of the event. On Thursday local musician Harriet proved to be a crowd pleaser with her acoustic set, she is one of the few solo artists that has ever played an evening slot at the festival. The atmosphere on Friday and Saturday evenings proved to be electric, with the drinks flowing and fantastic entertainment from The Modern Affair & UK Chicago Blues providing the perfect backdrop that got everyone into the party spirit. In total 10,865 visitors descended on this years festival, consuming a whopping 31,100 pints of real ale, 4720 pints of cider & perry and 85 litres of mead! We would like to thank visitors that helped to donate over £2600 to charities this year. The CAMRA stand signed up 120 new members who we would like to welcome into the 'real ale community' and hope to see over a pint very soon. Finally we would like to acknowledge the hard work and continued commitment from all 212 volunteers that gave up a total of 4789 hours to make the festival happen... lets all raise a glass to them. Cheers Carla Twells 3 www.derbycamra.org.uk Camra 163_Layout 1 24/08/2015 20:36 Page 4

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The Kedleston Hotel Re-Opens for Business as Usual

he long-awaited opening of The total project cost in excess of £1.3m. The the Kedleston Estate but as you would TKedleston Hotel took place in early building’s internal layout has been expect you have to pay a little bit more August, revamped and renamed The reworked to include an upmarket drinking than the average . Bar Opening hours Kedleston Country House. area, including a hidden study, snug and are 11-11. parlour featuring burnt oak floor boards The Kedleston is the fourth premises of Getting there though isn’t that easy unless and painted wooden panelling. The The Derby Brewing Company and is you have a car but there are a couple of original Georgian Restaurant has been situated on the famous Kedleston Estate public transport options. From Derby you in Quarndon. It is a grade II * listed revived, combining oak parquet floors and can catch the 114 Yourbus (Mon to Sat building and work originally began on the box sash windows in a relaxed space only) and get off at the 1st stop on Church site in 1761, commissioned by Sir Nathan flooded with natural light and an Road in Quarndon and then walk 12 Curzon Bart for the estate; the build was Orangery has been added with natural famously overseen by Georgian architect, stone floors overlooking the new look minutes to the pub. You could also catch Robert Adam. The building was later listed garden area based on the original the Allestree bus as far as the Markeaton in February 1967 and opened as a hotel in Georgian plans. These feature a croquet pub and take a steady 25 minute stroll 1970. The hotel has always been the lawn, salad and herb garden and plenty of from there. Or if you’re feeling property of the estate and became seating including deck chairs. The pub adventurous and fancy a long walk it will somewhat of an icon locally. Over recent also has a wedding license and a boutique take you about an hour from Derby City years however it has deteriorated rapidly hotel operation with five luxury Centre. bedrooms. and it had been sad to see the Kedleston Overall the Kedleston Country House is Hotel remain closed and boarded up for The bar area features a range of 5 DBC well worth a visit particularly for a special over four years. beers all very reasonably priced and a occasion and Derby Brewing Company Thankfully though this fantastic Georgian guest beer which on my visit was Harveys must be congratulated for bringing this building has now been restored to its Wild Hop and very nice it was too. The splendid Georgian building back to life food looked good and is classically former glory by DBC who have worked again. closely with the Curzon family. The influenced with an imaginative modern renovations have been extensive, with a twist sourced locally or home grown on Gareth Stead

5 www.derbycamra.org.uk Camra 163_Layout 1 24/08/2015 20:36 Page 6 Making Tracks Between Duffield and he 8th April 2011 was a red letter day was very busy with many dining on food Tfor Duffield and Wirksworth as regular prepared in the open plan kitchen. On the rail passenger services were reinstated bar were Raw Baby Ghost IPA (a good, after an absence of 64 years. A group of hoppy brew), Taylor’s Landlord, and a dedicated volunteers known as the couple from Marston’s, Pedigree and New Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Association World. Live music features once a month (EVRA) had taken around a decade to on a Friday. restore the 8.5 mile route along the flat bed of the Ecclesbourne Valley. The Kings Head is historically the most important of Duffield’s , although now Back in the mid 19th C, when rail much modernized with a U shaped interior. companies were competing to build new The music was a little too loud for my liking lines, a plan had been hatched to take the and I exited after spotting Castle Rock line from Duffield to Wirksworth Harvest Pale, Doombar and Bass on northwards to Manchester, courtesy of handpump. The old cellar bar is now Salva’s massive tunnelling. This didn’t materialize, Trattoria Pizzeria which, I understand, is however, and the branch line carrying highly recommended. Also, en-suite The Bridge Inn mainly milk and limestone opened in 1867. accommodation is available from a bargain £25 a night. The opportunity to visit the pubs of two interesting little towns was too good to Saving the best for last means one thing in miss and I first visited Duffield, which in the Duffield - the Pattenmakers’ Arms, which 21stC has lost the Lord Scarsdale and New is discreetly located on Crown Street, back Inn, but four remain. The Bridge Inn, from the main road. Outwardly displaying beside the river Derwent at the junction of all of its Edwardian splendour and, within, Duffield Bank and Eaton Bank was my first some architectural features of the period port of call. Stone-built in the 1930s to survive, such as lovely mosaic floor tiling, replace the Bulls Head on the same site, although removal of internal walls has this former Home Ales house currently created an island bar. Vying for attention serves beers from the Marston’s range – were Black Sheep Holy Grail, Wadworth’s Jennings’ Snecklifter, Hobgoblin, Banks’ Farmer’s Glory, Dancing Duck Dark Drake Sunbeam and Pedigree. In days of yore this and Adnam’s Ghost Ship. I sampled the was a multi-roomed pub but is now largely latter two which were both excellent. A knocked through with dining facilities a small garden to the rear facilitates alfresco plenty including 2 for 1 offers. Calling in on drinking. The Pattenmakers is within a Saturday evening, I found a clarinet earshot of a steam locomotive’s whistle on White Hart player and guitarist duetting, and the the Ecclesbourne Valley branch line and delightful riverside terrace is one of the the station is just five minute’s stroll away; best in the area. Retracing my steps back on the A6 head northbound towards onto the A6, I passed the multi gabled Belper, and turn right immediately after the Duffield Hall which between 1977 and first railway bridge. 2010 was the headquarters of the Building Society before falling Opting for the scenic rail route, I alighted at foul of the financial crisis. Wirksworth station, and walked up Coldwell Street reflecting on the loss of the Set back from the A6 is the White Hart, an George (Ind Coope) and the Vaults, once a attractive 1938 construction with grouped stockist of Sam Smith’s. I turned off into chimney pieces, and the area hitherto North End to the current Derby CAMRA occupied by the original White Hart is now Country Pub of the Year runner-up, the a most pleasing, landscaped fore garden Royal Oak, whose mine hosts are John and with seating. Inside, the once opulent Avis Drury. This terraced tavern is crammed lounge has been knocked through into the with curiosities and visual interest of the The Kings Head bar creating a large, panelled, L shaped brewing variety. Draught Bass, Whim IPA room with a trendy, contemporary feel. It and Taylor’s Landlord are complemented

Patternmakers Arms Royal Oak

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by a brace of guests, and cobs are made to corner proudly displays the trophies won order. There’s a pleasant, gravelled area by Wirksworth Albion football team. Also, outside where the stables were, and it within the single storey extension, is a should be noted that the Oak opens at dining/function room, and Sky Sports are 8pm evenings and Sunday lunchtime only. broadcast to sports’ fans. Marston’s At the top of Coldwell Street, you can’t miss Pedigree and Wells Bombardier are the the imposing façade of the residential beers of choice here. Red Lion built in 1770 as a coaching inn. Heading back through the town, at the end On one side of the coach arch is an elongated, traditional public bar with a fine of Harrison Drive, at its junction with the bar back with a mounted clock as its road leading up to Middleton, sits the centrepiece. Also, there’s a grand mirror stone built Lime Kiln, one of the area’s atop a handsome, carved fireplace. many Georgian buildings. A multi roomed Everard’s Tiger, Fuller’s Pride and interior has been partially opened out with Doombar were on handpump when I a separate Pool room. A wood burning Red Lion called in. On the other side of the coach stove warms one room and Sky Sports may arch is a homely restaurant that welcomes be viewed whilst supping handrawn Bass passers-by. An elevated terrace to the rear and Pedigree. Outside Boules (Petanque) is is guaranteed to attract any sunshine as played and a spectacular Bonfire party is and when clouds part. It wasn’t until the held in November. 1930s that the adjacent Harrison Drive was pitched to provide a straight route through Continuing up the hill towards Middleton Wirksworth for vehicular traffic; the imprint we find the white paintedRising Sun near of the demolished building is just visible on the Middleton Top Visitors’ Centre. Inside, a the gable end of the premises across the sub divided, elongated area has a bar road. dispensing Black Sheep Bitter, Doombar, Inconspicuously tucked away in a corner of Pedigree and two from the Blue Monkey the Market Place sits the Black’s Head, stable, namely Marmoset and B G Sips. I which serves mainly Greene King including tried the latter which was in fine fettle, and Abbot, but which also featured Sambrook’s there’s a focus on good quality food here. Blacks Head Wheatsheaf (London) Wandle Ale when I called. There’s a little known, decked roof terrace from Further on up, on Middleton’s Main Street, which to gaze over this most characterful is the centuries old, Good Beer Guide listed of towns and, inside the cosy tavern, the Nelson Arms, rescued from closure a while prominent Black’s Head sign is a tribute to back by Alan Johnson. The pub offers all the black and Arabian people, who came round value in the shape of three rooms, here to mine lead. The Black’s Head is an letting rooms and when I called, Leadmill important reminder of the contribution American Girl, Kelham Island Easy Rider those immigrants made. In more recent and Pedigree were complemented by two times, the 1970s, the late Alan Jones was traditional ciders. Middleton is something the landlord, and Alan’s enthusiasm was of an outpost; accordingly the Trent 6.1 bus such that it was virtually impossible to service is limited with the last departure leave without a little memento of one’s direct to Derby at 610pm although later visit. Clearly, Alan’s enthusiasm was buses from the village leave at 627 and infectious because when Derby CAMRA Hope an Anchor published the ground breaking Real Ale in 822pm for Wirksworth, where a connecting and Around Derby guide in 1976, Alan sold 6.1 bus can be caught, with the last one 73 copies; a number exceeded only by being 950pm from Wirksworth to Derby. Derby’s Exeter Arms. These times are Monday to Saturday only and a restricted, two hourly timetable At the lower end of the Market Place, the operates on Sundays with no service to Georgian, stone built Hope and Anchor Middleton. Times quoted were correct as of boasts several rooms, the most interesting being the tiny corner lounge with its highly July 2015. attractive, carved chimneypiece. On the Wirksworth has enjoyed a real renaissance bar, St Austell Tribute rubs shoulders with a in recent years with the opening of the guest or two and, outside, a gravelled area railway line (www.e-v-r.com), Northern is a good spot to catch any late summer Light cinema and the reopening of the sunshine. oldest market in the Derbyshire Dales, the Towards Derby, on St John’s Street, is the Tuesday market, which gained ascent in end of terrace Wheatsheaf fronted by 1306. A day out here is therefore highly seating, colourful planters, and to the side, recommended. a decked garden. The interior has been Lime Kiln knocked through and a cabinet in one Paul Gibson

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Ashbourne & District CAMRA Branch Contact Mark Grist [email protected]

After 5 highly successful years Branch News at the helm of the Smith's Beer Festival Tavern in Ashbourne, Dave and Michelle Leigh have Preparations for our beer moved onto a new venture in festival in October continue Cleethorpes, but they are unabated. The beer list will be retaining the tenancy of the published on our Facebook pub and have appointed Mark page as soon as we have sight Grist to manage the pub for of it - we expect several very them. Branch members would special ales to feature. We can like to thank them for their confirm that Waen Brewery efforts and wish them all good staff will be attending the luck in their future plans. festival to showcase around five of their excellent beers The Horns in Ashbourne is Town Hall and to conduct some Q&A now under new permanent sessions at various points. management and has Four music acts have been reintroduced food to the confirmed, all from a close area around the town, to newly-refurbished bar areas. include a brass quartet, The owners of the Green Man acoustic folk, a soul session recently held a consultation and a first solo appearance of evening with local figures and a local musician performing her own compositions. business owners as well as representatives of groups such Pub News as CAMRA, to present several options for plans for the Branch members have voted proposed new bar and dining Ye Olde Royal Oak at Wetton area. This included canvassing as their Pub of the Season for opinions on what types of Summer 2015 and the chairman has presented a beer should be offered, for certificate to the landlord, Ian which more than a few ideas Lett. Also to mark their award were offered on our behalf. All Smith’s Tavern they have launched a discount being well, it may all be ready for CAMRA members offering for relaunching around May no less than 40p off a pint. 2016. Diary Dates Tuesday 8th September Smith’s Tavern, 8pm – Beer Festival Meeting Tuesday 29th September The Cock at Clifton – Branch Meeting Tuesday 6th – Sunday 11th October ASHBOURNE BEER FESTIVAL (setup 6th/7th, open 8th-10th, takedown 11th) Ye Olde Royal Oak, Wetton 9 www.derbycamra.org.uk Camra 163_Layout 1 24/08/2015 20:37 Page 10

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CAMRA's 30th National Breweriana Auction

Saturday 17th October 2015

ver fancied owning a slice of brewing demolished in1970, and a number of items Ehistory? Then this Auction is just the used by a Customs & Excise official in thing. Run by the , carrying out his duties. the National Breweriana Auction returns If you have never been to the National to Burton on Trent’s Town Hall to celebrate Breweriana Auction before, the auction is its 30th birthday on Saturday 17th October. It again promises over 150 great fun to take part in and is an interesting auction lots; everything from opportunity to get some great bargains mirrors to trays; wall signs, bottles and plus many of the items on sale can books. Plus there are a number of stands appreciate in value. And, of course, like any selling memorabilia adding to the CAMRA event, there is some good beer on atmosphere in this wonderful Victorian sale all day (from local Burton Old Cottage venue. Beer Company). There are all sorts of items to decorate your Burton on Trent is less than 15 minutes by home. Soda syphons from two closed train from Derby or 35 minutes by X38 bus breweries: Nottingham's Shipstones and and the Town Hall is just a short walk from the lesser known, Newark's Hole's Brewery, the railway station. The event starts at 11am which was set up in 1870 and taken over by with the opportunity to view the lots and Courage, Barclay and Simonds in 1967 and browse the breweriana stands that will also closed 15 years later, plus a soda syphon be there. Bidding starts at 12.30pm. stand from Burton's Allsopps. Entrance is by catalogue (£2.50), available There is also a book on Everard's dating on the day, or £3.50 in advance, by post from the 1940's, a Charrington's Toby Jug from Bill Austin: 01923 211654 and a Tetley's window. But if you fancy (answerphone) or [email protected]. If something to make you smile, the you can’t get there, postal bids are Worthington E figurines of two old chaps accepted, just contact Bill. For more might catch your eye. There is also a nice information see: glass jug from Gilmour of Sheffield, which started in the 1860's and a bottle with a http://gac.camrabeerengine.org.uk/viewno colourful fired on label from de.php?id=15796 ' Stroud Brewery, Wheelchair accessible.

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’ll start with a thank-you to of Ross Cider & Perry Co., the cider is always good and you go, it is a hard place to Iall of you who came to the better known as Broome Farm. there is also a restaurant. leave. recent Derby Sumer Festival, This is on the A49 at Peterstow, Venturing further away from I shouldn’t ignore ; there and especially to those of you just outside Ross-on-Wye. As the M5 at Street (next door to is plenty of good cider made who drank a glass or two of well as a well-stocked farm Glastonbury) we find Hecks cider there. The cider sales shop they do cream teas, cider. It is an unlikely location there. The village of Winkleigh were a record for any Derby accommodation and they have right in the town of Street. As in North Devon is a bit off the Festival, summer or winter. recently acquired a pub, with well as standard blended cider beaten track but worth Selling fruit flavoured ciders many of the dishes cooked in Hecks do a wide range of making the effort to find. It has for the first time proved very cider. An excellent watering single variety ciders and been voted the best place to popular, so much so that they hole. Also in at perries. If I were to be live in Britain, and not just had to be rationed, so more Abbey Dore, in the Golden banished to a desert island because of the cider! The farm of them next time. You Valley not far from the Welsh with cider from just one cider shop there will sort you out haven’t got long to wait for border we find Gwatkins Cider. maker it would be Hecks. The with supplies for your holiday. another cider bar at a local With his bushy beard, braces shop is stocked with a wide CAMRA festival, Amber Valley and strong local accent Dennis range of local fruit and Before finishing I ought to Branch are holding their Gwatkins is one of the real vegetables. No tour of mention Woodthorpe Hall in festival at Strutts, Belper (the characters of the cider world. Somerset would be complete North Derbyshire. Their Ruby same venue as last year) from This is very much a working without a visit to Wilkins Cider Suzie was Amber Valley’s cider Thursday 24th to Sunday farm, and as well as cider the at Wedmore, a few miles from of the festival last year, so it 27th September. shop sells a good range of Cheddar. I’m sure that anyone will be back this time. There is quality meat products. I’ll pick out few of the cider who has been to Wilkins farm no shop there, but it is on the makers who will be featured at Moving on to Somerset our would agree that it is quite an route of the Sheffield Country Strutts, concentrating on those next port of call is Rich’s cider. experience. You pay for Walk and they also do who have farm shops. All of This is at Watchfield, just off whatever you want to take weddings. Still, there is no them are well worth a visit if J22 of the M5, and is a good with you, but the cider you need to tour the country to you are in the area, buying stopping off point for cider drink while you are there is sample these ciders and free! No matter what time it is direct from the cider maker supplies on the way to Devon perries, just come along to generally ensures you get both or . It is quite a large when you go there are always Strutts and they will all be good quality and good value. outfit, the shop is full of people there supping cider there. The first one I would gimmicky cider-related stuff, and putting the world to recommend is Mike Johnson too commercial for some, but rights. Allow plenty of time if Wassail

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Derbyshire Pub of the Year 2015

he Old Poets' Corner in welcoming, thriving place it is today. has been crowned Derbyshire T The pub of course is no stranger to Pub of the Year 2015 after judging CAMRA awards but to judged by the regions CAMRA members. Derbyshire’s best is a tremendous Set in the picturesque village of achiement indeed as the competition Ashover in North East Derbyshire this was particularly tough this year with mock Tudor coaching inn dates from 10 other excellent pubs vying for the the 17th century and includes the same award. These came from onsite Ashover Brewery at the rear. throughout Derbyshire and had won The pub serves a range of their ales as their respective Camra Branch titles. well as guests and has been a regular The award was presented by forward to the Good Beer Guide entry for many years Derbyshire Area Organiser Jane Lefley Competition where it will compete thanks to the stewardship of Kim and to Kim & Jackie Beresford and Pub against the winners of , Jackie Beresford who have Manager, Michelle Rafter (see photo). , and transformed the pub into the warm, The Old Poets' Corner will now go Northamptonshire.

Saving your Local Pub is as simple as ACV

here are 29 pubs closing across Assets of Community Value. Over 800 TEngland every single week and pubs have been registered so far, but your local could be next. we want to increase that number to You maybe sat in your local pub ensure our pubs get the proper reading this, drinking a nice tasty protection. tipple and thinking what a fine pint So how do you do this? Simple, just and establishment it is. Nothing will submit a form to your local Council happen to this place you might think asking for your local pub to be listed to yourself but think again, just look at as an Asset of Community Value. If what we have lost recently: the Good you Google the Council’s website then Beer Guide listed White Post in Stanley search for ‘ACV’ the process should GONE Common is earmarked for demolition; the Old Plough in Weston-on-Trent become clear. It is not too difficult but was demolished (both for housing should you need any help or advice development) and the Wheel in on how to put together an ACV application you can contact your local Findern will be converted into a White Post Funeral Directors. In fact all over CAMRA Branch who will be actively pubs are being lost to looking to list pubs all over England. restaurant, shop and office Not sure who your local Branch is ? conversions and demolished for Then email [email protected] who residential development. Your local can offer helpful advice and point you could be next. in the right direction. Derby CAMRA’s But help is at hand in the form of an contact is Gillian Hough who can be ACV (Asset of Community Value) and reached at [email protected] Pubs nominated in England as ACV’s In Derby the Malt Shovel in Spondon, will now require planning permission the Grampian in Sinfin and the Rose & before they can be demolished or Crown in Chellaston have all been converted to another use for a 5 year nominated successfully by local period. ACV’s also provide a small GONE interest groups and Derby CAMRA are window of opportunity for the looking to nominate several more. Community to put in a bid to buy the pub, should it ever come up for sale. So don’t lose your local, don’t wait There is now a real chance to protect until it’s under threat, take action now the pubs that matter to us by and apply for an ACV to give it the The Old Plough nominating them to be registered as protection it deserves. 15 www.derbycamra.org.uk Camra 163_Layout 1 25/08/2015 00:29 Page 16

As Derby's Old Bell re-opens we remember...... The Romance of the Road and Old Inns

magine yourself travelling from London The coach comes to a swaying halt outside and white mock-Tudor timbering appeared Ito Manchester, the year is 1800 and it’s one of the town’s principal inns, “The Old on the inn’s exterior, obscuring the original the heyday of the coaching era. You’ve Bell” wherein a roaring log fire, good ale, 17th century brickwork. Towards the end of been on the road since 5.00 am; it has wholesome food and a warm welcome the 20th century, however, this venerable been a cold and blustery day, the last await the weary traveller. A comely wench time you ate was during a brief stop at shows you to the board and moments later old inn began to appear seedy and run- Leicester some hours ago, and now you’re you are served with a foaming tankard – down, and the various pictures, antique ready for your dinner. ah, bliss! weapons and brassware that had ornamented its walls for as long as anyone The railways arrived in Derby in 1839 As the coach upon which you are travelling could remember, seemed to slowly has sped along (at the breath-taking speed sounding the death knell for the coaching disappear one by one and the Bell entered of 12 m.p.h.) its driver has regaled those of industry. The last coach to leave the town the 21st century a shadow of its former self, you seated on the outside, with lurid tales on an advertised service set off for of highwaymen, ghostly headless Manchester on a damp and chilly October having become the haunt of ne’er-do-wells horsemen and all manner of other strange day in 1858. It was called the Derby and rebels without a clue. It was like occurrences he claims to have befallen Diligence and was affectionately known to watching an old and valued friend slowly unsuspecting travellers, so that now, with dying – but it didn’t die! the dusk rapidly descending and the coach Derbeians as the “Derby Dilly”, and those lamps sending ghastly shadows cavorting readers who remember the old Dilly Bar at The Old Bell is back, lovingly restored along the wayside hedgerows, some of the Bell might be interested to learn that it under the guidance of Mr. Paul Hurst, and your fellow passengers are growing a little was reputed to be the old booking office offers an excellent choice of real ales. So apprehensive, and to make matters worse a for this coach. why not visit this superb old inn, steeped in chill sleety rain has begun to fall. You are local folklore, complete with ghosts, secret Despite the lack of coaches the Bell soon heartened, however, by the lights of a tunnels and old time Derby characters. not too distant town hoving into view, and continued to prosper well into the last Must go now, I hear the sound of a coach presently the coach is rattling over the century and in the 1920’s gained the Tudor horn - my coach awaits! glistening cobbles of the narrow streets of Room (a “men only” bastion until the Derby. 1970’s) and about the same time the black Peter A Elliot

The Old Bell opens 11-11 each day and later at weekends and features up to 12 Real Ales, 8 in the front bar and 4 in the Tudor Bar at the rear which opens Thu & Fri Eve &-Sat all day.

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Derby was a centre of from the came communication long before the traffic heading for Nottingham Derby was a railways arrived in 1839 (indeed and beyond. Needless to relate, that’s one of the reasons they traffic also travelled in the centre of came) thanks to it being situated opposite direction. By 1800 (the on the Great North West Road, heyday of the coaching age) which ran from London via St there were several large communication Albans, Northampton and coaching inns in the town; Leicester to Derby and then over horses needed to be changed the peaks to Manchester and (every ten miles or so), travellers long before the from thence to Carlisle and needed refreshment and Glasgow, roughly the route of sometimes, depending on the the modern A6. Traffic from the length of the journey, a bed for railways arrived West Midlands heading to the night. All provided by the Chesterfield and from thence to coaching inns. South Yorkshire and Leeds in 1838 passed through the town. Also Peter A Elliot

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Bell & Castle

Good Beer Guide listed

CAMRA discount available

Child friendly pub with a large beer garden and bouncy castle

Brand new exciting menu

Kitchen now open seven days a week

Mondays pizza and a pint £8

Tuesdays Curry £5

98 Burton Road, Derby. DE1 1TG Phone: 01332 209808 Email: [email protected] www.bellandcastle.co.uk

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AmberValley CAMRABranch

Contact Nora Harper [email protected] AMBER VALLEY NEWS Amber Valley CAMRA folk & classic rock, will be held in the Beer & Cider Festival 2015 main hall and one of the upstairs classrooms during the afternoon and Second year at Strutts for our 6th evening of Friday and Saturday. Festival Thursday and Sunday will be music- Following an extremely successful free and there will be quiet rooms event last year, the Amber Valley available at all sessions for those who CAMRA festival will return to Strutts at prefer to drink in peace or have a chat. Belper from Thursday 24th to Sunday 2015 Festival commemorative glasses 27th September 2015. The former with third and half pint lines will be Herbert Strutt Grammar School is a available as tankards or stemmed grade 2 listed, Edwardian building glasses and hire glasses will also be and its main hall and classrooms available on sale or return. provide a unique, atmospheric venue. Tickets are not required for any The beers, ciders, perries and wines sessions this year - just come along will be served from a large marquee Strutts (double the size of last year’s) in one and pay on the door but be sure to of the playgrounds. Strutts is ideally arrive early to ensure admission. situated on the A6 just outside Belper Opening times and pricing can be town centre opposite Babington found on our website and Hospital with the railway and bus promotional posters and flyers. stations only a short walk away. Buses Admission will be restricted to over stop right outside the venue which 18’s after 6pm each day. On Sunday also has its own car park. admission is free, with any remaining beers selling at £2 a pint. There will be over 80 ales covering a wide variety of styles and strengths, New to this year’s event we are together with a good choice of cider, holding two tasting sessions. At perry and wine. We are hoping to 5:30pm on Friday evening local cider source beers from further afield this maker, Chris Rogers from Three Cats year, especially from Southern Cider at Morley, will be giving a talk England which has proved difficult in about the process of making cider previous years. Two speciality beers followed by guided tasters of 4-6 have already been reserved for the ciders plus a Q and A session. At festival – a wheat beer infused with 5:30pm on Saturday local brewer Pete lime and coriander and a cardamom Hounsell from Amber Ales will be coffee porter. We will continue to giving a talk about the brewing search for some weird and wonderful process and workings of a contemporary beers to complement microbrewery followed by guided the more traditional styles. We are tasters of 4 of his ales plus a Q and A Branch Diary also in talks with at least one brewery session. The events will last 45 about producing a unique Festival minutes to 1 hour. Tickets £3 each - all meetings start at 8pm Special which we may even help brew with limited spaces so e-mail us at ourselves. The beer and cider list will [email protected] to reserve be available to view on our website your place. Payment will be collected Mon 7th September Sat 10th October www.ambervalleycamra.org.uk closer on the day. Any remaining spaces can Final B F mtg @ The Thorn Survey trip, contact Jane to the event. be booked at the Membership desk Tree Inn, Belper DE56 1FF Wallis on 01773 745966 to book From Thursday to Saturday Derbyshire once the festival opens. Sat 12th September Mon 19th October Catering will be providing an As last year, Festival access will be Survey trip, contact Jane Post-BF wash-up meeting, assortment of rolls, pastries and cold from the playground/car park at the Wallis on 01773 745966 to The Hunter Inn, Kilburn DE56 platters while Barlow’s Butchers will be rear of the building through the door book serving hot food, including a hog roast nearest to Gibfield Lane. 0LU Thurs 1st October on Friday and Saturday. Soft drinks We look forward to welcoming Thurs 29th October Branch mtg @ The Wheel, and snacks will available at all sessions. visitors old and new to our 6th Amber Branch meeting The Canal, Entertainment covering a wide range Valley CAMRA Festival and hope you Holbrook DE56 0TQ DE56 2EW of musical styles, from blues & jazz to have a great time with us at Strutts. 19 www.derbycamra.org.uk Camra 163_Layout 1 24/08/2015 20:38 Page 20

BRUNSWICK BOTTLE SHOP

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Bottle conditioned Brunswick Ales incl White Feather, Triple Hop, The Usual, Railway Porter, Rocket, Black Sabbath and Our Single Hop 7 Year Itch.

All available by individual bottle, 3 Gift Packs, Mixed cases of 12 or Full cases of any one (12).

Come into our newly refurbished, award winning pub & brewery. 1 Railway Terrace Derby DE1 2RU 01332 290677 www.brunswickderby.co.uk Follow us on Twitter @brunswick_inn

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EREWASH VALLEY by Mick & Carole Golds CAMRA BRANCH [email protected] EREWASH VALLEY CAMRA REPORT Pub News Not a lot to report on the Erewash pub scene other than the usual regular changes of tenancy particularly in the Pubco pubs. We have heard there are changes a foot at the Needlemakers in , at the moment rumours only, more details hopefully next time. The Poacher in Ilkeston has now settled down and at our last visit the Elsie Mo and Grantham Beer Festival Old Oak two other cask beers were spot on, long may it continue. Now the bad news there always seems to be a pub closure on every report we make, this time it’s The Gallows Inn, Ilkeston which will be closed by the time you read this report. It has been rumoured to have been purchased at auction by The Sandicliffe Group. We have great difficulty in finding any information, we do not hold out any hope for this attractive canalside pub which has stood next to Gallows Inn Lock, since the beginning of the RuRad Bar Gallows Inn early 20th century. Horseshoes - only Pedigree, the Windmill, afternoon, a lovely sunny day and lovely little Social Reports Breadsall a good selection of beers and finally beer festival will go again pleasant day out. On Saturday 18th July 14 members travelled Derby. The Little Chester Ale House first, A Group called The Last Thursday Mobile on the H1 Heanor to Derby bus, starting from enough said and then finishing at the Socials (Erewash Valley members) go visiting the Crown, Heanor and visiting the Old Oak excellent Peacock. A good day out. and RudRad bar in Horsley Woodhouse, the different pubs in different areas anyone is Bell, Smalley, always a good selection of beers Our latest outing was by train to the welcome to join them details can be found and a handy bus stop. Then onto the Three Grantham Beer festival on the Saturday on www.erewash-camra.org

Coach & Horses, Draycott - 30p off a pint, 15p Future Socials Future Meetings off a half. General Havelock, Ilkeston - 20p off a pint, All Meetings are now on a MONDAY and start Saturday 5th September - Chesterfield, meet 10p off a half including real cider. at 8.00pm. in the Portland Hotel, Chesterfield next to bus Great Northern, Langley Mill - 15p off a pint. 7th September - Hogarths, South St, Ilkeston station at 12.30pm, we shall be going by bus Hogarths, Ilkeston - 10p off pint. (note change of venue). to Whittington and doing pubs on the east Navigation, Breaston - 10p off a pint. 5th October - The Crown, Heanor. side of the town, the ones we missed out on Oxford, Long Eaton - discounts available on 2nd November - The Burnt Pig, Market Street, all real ales. our last trip. Derbyshire Wayfarer ticket Ilkeston. Poacher, Ilkeston - 15p off a pint. required, we shall be going on the 11.10am For further details if required contact Queens Head, Marlpool - 20p off a pint, Red Arrow from Derby to Chesterfield and Secretary, Jayne Tysoe at 10p off a half including real cider. [email protected] return by train for obvious reasons ?? Rutland Cottage, Ilkeston -15p off a pint Mon-Thurs only. Saturday 5th December - Christmas Social to Camra Discounts Steamboat, Trent Lock - 20p off a pint, Leeds more details in the next drinker the 10 10p off a half including real cider. Please remember to show your camra card The Three Horseshoes, Ilkeston - 20p off a pubs have already been surveyed, details of The Bridge, Sandiacre - 15p off a pint. pint, 10p off a half. trips are also available on our website Bridge, Cotmanhay - 20p off a pint. Victoria, Draycott - 30p off a pint, 15p off a half. www.erewash-camra.org or Contact Carole or Blue Bell, Sandiacre - 10p off a pint, 5p off a The Half Crown, Long Eaton - 10p off a pint, Mick Golds on 07887 788785 half including real cider. 5p off a half.

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Contact David Edwards Tel. 07891 350908

e mail. [email protected] www.peakstonesrock.co.uk

We produce a range of award winning cask beers.

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Ale Trail Winners 2015

erby CAMRA's combined Mild & Ale Dtrail proved more popular than ever this year with more entries received than ever before. Those crawling around and handing their forms back at the City Charter Festival received free entry to the event and a few free pints for their troubles.

This year's trail involved 22 pubs in and around Derby with stickers given out for sampling both a Mild and an Ale at each pub. Customers were also encouraged to rate the beer drunk at each pub out of 5.

From the resulting marks we were able to determine the Best Mild & Ale Pubs on the Trail and in a repeat of last year's success the Alexandra Hotel was crowned the Best Mild Pub while the Furnace Inn was crowned the Best Ale Pub proving the remarkable consistency of beer quality at both pubs. Congratulations to the winners then and certificates will be presented to each pub in due course and Derby Drinker will be there to cover the events.

New Good Beer Guide Launched

he 2016 Good Beer Guide will come recommended by people who Tbe launched on September know a thing or two about good beer. 10th 2015 and will be available to The unique breweries section lists buy from the CAMRA website, local every brewery - micro, regional and bookshops and a few local pubs national - that produces real ale in the throughout the area. UK, and the beers that they brew. Tasting notes for the beers, compiled It is fully revised and updated each by CAMRA-trained tasting teams, are year and features pubs across the also included. The Good Beer Guide that serve the best 2016 is the complete book for beer real ale. Now in its 43rd edition, this lovers and a must-have for anyone pub guide is completely independent wanting to experience the UK's finest with listings based entirely on pubs. nomination and evaluation by CAMRA members. This means you can be sure Look out for a special feature in the that every one of the 4,500 pubs next Derby Drinker on some of deserves their place, and that they all Derbyshire's excellent new entries.

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Matlock and Dales CAMRA Branch Contact Peter Boitoult [email protected] MAD Third Beer Festival 23-24 October 2015

fter the successful 2014. By the start of AChesterfield 2015 Matlock and Winding Wheel beer Dales had become an festival in February independent CAMRA 2013 Matlock and Branch, had two Dales CAMRA (then a successful beer sub-branch of festivals on their CV, Chesterfield) and things were proposed organising looking good. one of our own. Chesterfield Branch This year however, were already running ongoing structural two a year (the alterations at the Winding Wheel, and Fishpond have the Market Hall rendered the venue Festivals) and had unavailable, so the Barrow Hill Beer branch considered MAD Beer Festival 2014 Festival as a regular perhaps this time we event as well. Various should go it alone? pubs around the area Now how hard could were also that be? The experimenting with incumbent chairman their own mini- (Graham) held the festivals. I mean how torch aloft, and one hard could it be? So sleeves were rolled up by one, things began (a difficult operation to fall into place. because it was Matlock Country summer and you Offices on Smedley don’t get too much Street was acquired sleeve on T shirt), for the venue, quirky phone calls made, transportation volunteers stepped between the railway forward (Chairman station and the new says I can’t used the venue has been word ‘pressed ‘), and promised, funds have MAD Beer Festival 2014 before long, an been appropriated association with the from CAMRA HQ, Fishpond in Matlock posters designed, Bath (with their ideal stillages ascertained, location, their beer lists compiled enormous function (important one, that) , room, their dedicated staffing lists staff, and the distributed… Save contagiously the date : Friday and enthusiastic owner, Trevor Milner) Saturday October spawned the first 23rd/24th 2015, and MAD CAMRA festival come to our Third in August 2013. beer festival, now at a great new location, It was an immediate and enjoy some success, and it went quality real ale. Now without saying a how hard can that second would be held be? at the same location MAD Beer Festival 2014 in the summer of Tony Farrington 24 DerbyDRINKER September/October 2015 Camra 163_Layout 1 25/08/2015 00:30 Page 25

Pubs with CAMRA discounts in the Matlock and Dales area MAD The Crown (Weatherspoon’s) Bakewell Road Matlock Branch Diary Cash discount on either presentation of membership card, or presentation of CAMRA vouchers apply (but not at same time). Vouchers have some restrictions printed on them. 5th September 2015 MAD trip to Stockport. Old Bowling Green Transpeak bus service to drop us off in Stockport, with a call off at Buxton Winster on the way back. Cash discount applies on presentation of membership card Exact timing to be on Website soon County and Station Dale Road, Matlock Bath Thu 17th September Cash discount applies on presentation of membership card MAD Monthly Meeting at the Boat Inn, Scarthin, Cromford. 2010 The area’s most abundant outlet for Derby’s Dancing Duck Ales. And a Dale Road, Matlock lovely views of Cromford and the extensive mill pond to boot. Cash discount applies on presentation of membership card Fishpond Sat 10th October South Parade Matlock Bath MAD Monthly Meeting at The Red Lion, inside Crich Tramway Museum. Cash discount applies on presentation of membership card Please assemble in museum car park from 2:45. From there we will be given Druid Inn free group access into the museum at 3pm. Please note there will be no Main Road Birchover access onto trams, (unless you are happy to pay the normal admission Cash discount applies on presentation of membership card charge). The meeting will be followed by a social visit to the Cliff Inn, Crich (next door to the museum), before heading back towards Matlock.

Fri 23rd – Sat 24th October. Matlock and Dales CAMRA Third Real Ale festival. County Offices, Smedley Street Matlock. Please see article in this document for further details.

Thu 19th November MAD Monthly Meeting at the Boat House, Dale Rd Matlock. One of Matlock’s oldest pubs, now under new management and serving rather interesting, occasionally obscure but always real ales.

Oktoberfests of course are synonymous with Beer Festivals throughout Germany and in particular the one held in Munich but in recent years it has become a popular time for Beer Festivals in the UK and several are going on throughout the Oktoberfests period in our region. CAMRA Events and I'm sure this one will be to as over The following weekend (22-24) 40 Beers are planned. witnesses the Holly Bush at Makeney's The Amber Valley CAMRA Beer Pub Festivals annual Beer Festival which always Festival returns to Struttts in Belper at proves popular. the end of September (24-27) for the Ocober (1-4) opens up with Derby's second year running. Last year's event Halloween of course sees quite a few oldest Beer Festival at the Brunswick was a real success and organisers have Inn with 50 Real Ales and 20 Ciders Festivals throughout the area but promised this year's will be bigger and promised as well as live music at this perhaps the one that has really made its better with over 80 Ales available. historic railway inn. mark at this time of year is the Furnace Ashbourne & District CAMRA then Inn's Dark v Light Beer Festival (29-1) The same weekend (2-3), Burton's featuring a dedicated Dark Ales bar with follows suit in October (8-10) with the National Brewery Centre is holding an fancy dress encouraged on Halloween 3rd Beer Festival at the Town Hall. Over Independent Brewers Beer Festival with itself. 50 Ales are planned and this intimate free entry for CAMRA members on little Festival is well worth a visit. Friday afternoon. So there you have it, a great time to Taking place at the same time (7-10) is Also chipping that weekend (2-3) is the get out and about and enjoy all the Nottingham CAMRA's huge event at 2nd Rockstock & Barrel Beer & Music Oktoberfest events around the area. the Castle with over a 1000 beers to go Festival at its new home at the There will of course be others but this out. Always an enjoyable occasion but Chimneys in Willington with plenty of is all we are aware of at the time of be careful when you go as the popular live music and camping available for the going to press. For further details of times are all ticket. event. each event check out the adverts Towards the end of October (23-24) will The middle of October (16-19) sees the within the pages of this Derby Drinker see Matlock & Dales CAMRA move to a Royal Oak at Ockbrook's main annual or go to each events website. Derby new venue at the Country Hall in event with this year's theme being CAMRA's website also provides details Matlock. Their previous Festivals at the beers with over 30 to choose of local CAMRA and Pub Festivals Fishpond were well worth attending from. www.derbycamra.org.uk

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Derby Drinker Supporting Local CAMRA Beer Festivals

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Wheel Turns Full Circle

By Paul Gibson

t wasn’t too long ago that a trip to extant today. At present, the food offering is fired at the back of the pub, prior to Punch IHolbrook would include visits to the limited to cobs, pork pies and olives but, Taverns’ purchase in 2006. Wheel and Dead Poets; a mere 200 yards kitchen permitting, this may be more apart. Recently, however, the Wheel has had adventurous in the future. With the renowned Dead Poets just down the numerous changes of management. Now road and the Holly Bush, Makeney; White that Mark Showers, who successfully Mark and Paula Showers established an Hart, Bargate, and the Black Bull’s Head at revived the Hunter Arms, Kilburn, has enviable reputation for quality at the Hunter Openwoodgate all in the vicinity, this is a bought the freehold to the Wheel, better Arms which was recognised by successive wonderful area for beer buffs to explore. days surely lie ahead for the Chapel Street Amber Valley CAMRA Pub of the Year awards pub. in 2011 and 2012; there is no reason why this Bus travel is via the hourly Trent Barton 7.1 success can’t be replicated in Holbrook. service, Monday to Saturday only, with the When I called in, Titanic Plum Stout, last one leaving the top of Chapel Street, Thornbridge Kipling, Taylor’s Landlord, Back in the early 1980s, the Wheel and the Holbrook at 637pm to Derby, and 730pm to Draught Bass, Oakham Inferno and Oakham Blessington Carriage, Derby, were the first Belper. A more limited Yourbus service Bishop’s Farewell were all on handpump; I pubs in the area to host beer festivals. Since operates between Belper and Heanor; check opted for the latter which was excellent. The then a succession of licensees have made the the Yourbus 138 website for times. Mediterranean terrace, awash with colour, Wheel a destination of choice for discerning and a generously sized south facing garden drinkers with jugged Whim Hartington Bitter Wheel Inn, 14 Chapel Street, Holbrook DE56 have long been popular with punters and it’s a speciality, and it was here that the copper of OTQ. Opens 4pm Monday to Thursday and good to see these outdoor facilities are Dave Tizard’s tiny Funfair brewery was first noon Friday to Sunday. Champion Beer of Britain 2015 At the recent Great British CAMRA are pleased to announce this year's Champion Beers of Britain as follows: Beer Festival CAMRA announced the results of Supreme Best Bitter Bitter Strong Bitter this year's Champion Beer Champions Gold Gold Gold of Britain competition (see Tiny Rebel - Cwtch Gold Pheasantry - Best Bitter Dark Star - Revelation opposite). Derby's Dancing Silver: \u000B Tiny Rebel - Cwtch Silver Silver Highland - Scapa Special Duck Brewery was judged Acorn - Barnsley Bitter Salopian - Golden Thread Silver Joint Bronze: in Overall 3rd place for its Joint Bronze Kelburn - Jaguar Barngates - Tag Lag Bronze superb Dark Drake. Purple Moose - Madog's Bronze Salopian - Darwin's Grain - India Pale Ale Congratulations Ale Dancing Duck - Dark Origin to Rachel Timothy Taylors - Champion Bottle- Drake Matthews Speciality Boltmaker Conditioned Beer and the Mild Gold Gold Titantic - Plum Porter Golden team at Gold Harveys - Imperial Extra Gold Dancing Joint Silver Williams Brother- Black Kissingate - Black Cherry Kelburn - Jaguar Double Stout Duck. Silver Mild Silver Silver Rudgate - Ruby Mild Saltaire - Triple Chocolate Adnams - Explorer Fyne Ales - Superior IPA Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze Great Orme - Welsh Black Hanlons - Port Stout Blue Monkey - Infinity Mordue - India Pale Ale

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DearToper...

Consider! Dear Toper, the growing obesity problem facing the nation – you can’t switch on the T.V. or pick up a newspaper without some so-called “health expert” droning on about it, indeed the only people who don’t seem to have heard about it are the sadists who design the woefully inadequate seating Are You Sitting for our overpriced public transport system. It seems perverse that as the average girth of the population Comfortably? company producing painkillers, because the unnatural, slumped expands, the space allotted to each passenger aboard our forward seating position must have caused half the nation’s back overcrowded buses and trains seems to shrink alarmingly, and if the present rate of shrinkage is problems. Furthermore, once a group maintained, is set to disappear of foolhardy people have seated altogether sometime in early 2050. themselves at one of these vile contraptions it is virtually impossible Recently, having set off for the pub, I for any of them to extradite themselves was confronted by a plague of from the swaying “Toper Trap” without zombies – sorry: I mean people on causing all manner of distress to his their mobile phones aimlessly fellow prisoners; usually involving spilt wandering forward whilst texting beer, which seeps through the slats of and totally oblivious to everything and everyone around them. Tired of the tabletop (despite the ubiquitous dodging the undead I foolishly screwed up empty crisp packets and hopped onto a passing bus, paid my nub ends lodged there) and soaks the fare and found myself sitting with my legs of those still held captive by the knees rubbing on the back of the creaking monstrosity. seat in front. To make matters worse I I recently visited a pub during what the was precariously perched on the T.V. weather jesters were pleased to call outer edge of my berth with my a “heatwave” – which lasted all of upper body overhanging the aisle, twelve hours. The pub’s so-called “beer because the enormous (and somewhat smelly) woman sitting next to me, with an assortment of swollen shopping bags piled up on garden” (a strip of litter-strewn grass with more bald patches than her lap (she had begrudgingly, with various oaths and curses, had a Hari Krishna convention, and more obnoxious brats running wild to move them from the seat adjacent to her when I asked if it was than the old woman who lived in a shoe) had several “Toper Traps” vacant), was taking up not only her own allotted space, but also laid out in a row, and viewing the motley collection of humanity half of mine too! Every time someone passed by me to get on or slumped over them, most of whom were stripped to the waist, the off the bus I was buffeted mercilessly, and arrived at my better to show off their bleached torsos and self-inflicted tattoos, I destination feeling as if I had spent the previous ten minutes in a was struck by the resemblance to a bunch of galley slaves chained cement mixer. There are certain regulations to stop the to their oars. The only thing missing was the big bald-headed man overcrowding of animals in transit, but not people, it would seem. with a drum, keeping time. However, the seating aboard public transport seems luxurious Why on earth some hostelries prefer these odious devices to when compared to those dreadful bench/table combinations, tables and chairs? I can’t begin to fathom, but then again the otherwise known as “Toper Traps” which infest pub beer gardens. modern preference for bits of wood and slate instead of crockery is These rustic throwbacks to those dreadful days when Keg was also a mystery to me. It’s like watching civilization going King and the only thing on the pub menu was chicken in a basket, backwards. Consider that, Dear Toper! must have been designed by someone with a morbid interest in medieval torture devices, and I suspect also with shares in a D.T.

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