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PUBS

Nottingham CAMRA,
The Blenheim at Snape Wood, Bulwell (Terminus of the NCT 68 and 69 routes) has seen a renaissance and now sells Directors on a permanent basis with a rotating guest beer, currently Pedigree soon to be Speckled Hen, on the other pump.
Other beers on draught are Websters and John Smiths bitter, Manns Chestnut mild, Guiness extra cold, Carling and Fosters Lager, Woodpecker and Strongbow ciders.
Currently, only the bar is open during the week with the lounge open Friday and Saturday evenings for entertainment and Sunday for serving lunches.
Lunches are excellent, very reasonably priced and it’s all fresh food (no boil in the bag!!).
Hope this information is of use to your members and that some will visit Teresa and Mick who are making tremendous efforts to revitalise a pub which some of us thought had died a death.
On that subject, the Bull & Butcher and the Nelson (both at Bulwell) have now been flattened.

Kind Regards

Peter Burnett

Hi there Webmaster

Please note that Rosie O’Briens is most definitely NOT closed as reported in your April edition! It was only closed for 2 days end-March so that the beer lines, pumps and bar top could be refitted.
In fact the whole pub is not only in the process of refurbishment inside and outside, it is also under new and caring leaseholders! Currently we have Bombardier & Spitfire as guest ales brought in for St Georges day yesterday when we were also offering home cooked Venison Stew for the celebrations. (It sold out). Deuchars is also a regular feature and Batemans and Timothy Taylor are coming soon to our well-maintained cellar and new bar and redecorated interior. We also feature a range of bottled beers and premium lagers and decent wines to complement our ales.
MONDAY NITES ARE NOW REAL ALE NITES when guest ales and regular ales will be on offer.
TUESDAY nites have become very popular CURRY NITES featuring home cooked curries from around the Far East ~ this week we had Thai Green and next week is Malaysian Rendang. £4 for curry, rice & a pint can’t be bad!
SUNDAY ROASTS are now a weekly fixture too with a range of fresh veg and not one ping of a microwave can be heard, just the sound of satisfied eaters and drinkers.
The new team is headed up by Rosie & Linnee. Picture to follow!!

Warm wishes
Sue
On behalf of Rosie & Linnee at Rosie O’Briens
Carrington
(soon to be renamed)

The Poet & Castle

Hi folks,
Kim Beresford here of The Old Poets Corner and Ashover Brewery. www.oldpoets.co.uk
We are currently refurbing the New Clock at Codnor, which is not quite in your area but not far out from the border of Erewash, Mansfield and Notts.
We would like to advertise our opening weekend in your next issue of Notts Drinker, deadline permitting or failing that a generic advert will be ok.
The pub is to be re-named ‘The Poet & Castle’ and will be cast in a similar mould to the Poets Corner with Eight beers on hand pull and at least four traditional ciders, Belgian draught beers, no nonsense traditional pub food and regular live music (predominantly rock, blues & folk).
We hope that Codnor is ready for this!!
The opening weekend commences on Friday 23rd May and I have attached our advert copy/flyer, please feel free to pass this on to anyone that may be interested.
If any of your committee or editorial staff would like more information please contact me on 07976 574361 or kim.beresford@tiscali.co.uk
Attachement
Best regards

Kim & Jackie Beresford

INTEREST

Hi, I am a Camra member living in Nottingham and recently spent a
few days in Rome visiting various interesting bars.
I also have photos. It would be based on my diary of the event, which
you can read here:

http://homepages.poptel.org.uk/steve.rogerson/rome073.html
cheers
Steve Rogerson

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Hi there
I have done a web site on pub crawls in the West Mids, take a look.
www.westmidspubcrawls.co.uk
hope it's of some interest to you.
Regards
David thomas

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A colleague and Myself within the County Councils Historic Buildings Unit are trying to research the history of Beeston Maltings, a significant local building, adjacent to the Victoria Inn.

I wondered If CAMRA would have any information on the site itself and in relation to the pneumatic brewing process, which is said to have been used here. In the absence of this would you or your members be able to suggest any group or individual who maybe helpful with the above.

Any help you could provide would be gratefully received

Kind Regards

David Littlewood
Environment
Nottinghamshire County Council

Reply

This site may be useful www.beeston-notts.co.uk/bunning.shtml

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SMOKING BAN

Hi,

I agree with you, Its the best thing that's happened to pubs for a long while!

My local pubs used to be very smoky, now I can have a pint and breath fresh air!

Cheers
Nigel Heathcote

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Hi, what's interesting but I suppose obvious is that when I have visited a pub like the Stratford Haven in West bridgford on a sunny Sunday afternoon (rare this year I know) with a small outside area my wife and I chose to sit outside, before the ban there were probably equal numbers of smokers/non smokers both inside and outside but now if you want to sit outside then it seems all the people are smokers so you are forced back inside if you don't want the usual inhaling smoke,smoky clothing etc!

Ah well come winter it wont matter!

David Walton

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http://homepages.poptel.org.uk/steve.rogerson/rome073.html

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cheers
Steve Rogerson

HALF PINT HYKE

Dear Camra,
I was once given a mouthful of abuse by a snotty bar manager when I complained about the inequality of the price of two halves as compared with a full pint, to such an extent that I consulted the Customs and Excise.
A licensee is only legally allowed to charge a different price for a pint and two halves if this is clearly marked at the point of dispense, ie there should be a clip on the beerpump handle saying that a half pint is £1.25 but a pint is £2 or whatever. This is not the answer which I had wanted to hear, but it was a stick for me to beat the offensive little gobshite with the next time I went into his pub. I was then barred, but the pub closed shortly afterwards.
John Riddington Young.