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GK at it again
Greene King have hyped the rent at the Lion Revived, Bulwell - Landlord and lady, Mark and Christine are leaving due to this rent increase. The exorbitant increase means that they can no longer remain in the pub and make a living. This is typical GK tactics to force licensees out. As far as we know the pub is not closing. A letter from CAMRA member Mr Berrington to GK can be read here
 
Lincolnshire trip great success
Nottingham Camra branch excursion to unknown territories in far off Lincolnshire
Well here it is - almost hot off the press - a report + pics on our friends from across the West & their trip to two of Fenland's best country inns, on Friday 20th Nov.

The bus with thirty plus eager Nottingham Camra members embarked in the dark at the Plough, Horbling to sample pints of Wisbech Winter Ale, very quaffable at 3.8% & in good condition. Although some remarked that a winter ale at 3.8% was a bit below par everyone agreed that the Plough, with its unique interior, including the snug, and friendly atmosphere, was well worth the trip. Everards Tiger was also on offer. Thanks to mine hosts Karen & Dave for their kind hospitality.
Here's the plug Dave - Jazz is on the menu on Wed 2nd Dec - be there !

The next port of call was the Three Kings, Threekingham - how come the bus left tenminutes before I did but I had to wait five minutes for it to arrive ?
Only Ray & the driver can explain this, although of coarse these Lincolnshire lanes can be quite misleading. Anyroads up - arrive the bus did & soon the 3 Kings was dispensing pints of Cottage IPA(Norman Conquest) 5% - a most agreeable pale beer with bags of body. Other beers on offer were Bass and Timmy Taylors Landlord..

After we had the photocall outside the pub Ray herded the cats back on the bus ready for their next stop at Oasby & the Houblon Arms.

Hopefully the Nottingham Branch members enjoyed their trip & we look forward to seeing them again soon.

Dave Mellor
Fenland Branch
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Just picked up a copy of your excellent nagazine in Crowlas while leaving some Midland mags, and was interested in the letters page.
While I sympathise with the pensioner who was caught short, just think what it is like for a FEMALE real ale drinking pensioner caught short after a festival / pub crawl in city centres these days. Men can at least look discrete whereas for women it is an embarrassing and humiliating experience.
Not just city centres. I told a railway worker on Scarborough station to turn his back as I was going to pull my knickers down for a wee when he told me toilets were locked to prevent drug abuse. He said you can't there's CCTV, so I said it will give someone a laugh then won't it. He opened the door and men as well as ladies dashed into the ladies as he wouldn't open the gents. We all suffer full bladders!!

Gill Smith
4/10/09

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Have had a letter from John Hepple MP saying that he wont be signing Early Day Motion 10 re alcohol duty, along with copy of a letter from the Treasury about beer excise duty. You probably have had the same or at least similar letters from other members, but let me know if you haven't and I'll E-mail them to you.

I find it a bit hypocritical of Mr Hepple to not support the motion when in Nottingham Drinker he appears to be supporting Camra (re Siba Festival and Castle Rock in the House of Commons) but as I pointed out to him pubs in his constuency are closing at an alarming rate with beer tax rises exacerbating this.

Bob Harper

The replies Bob received. Quality is not too good

Hepple Letter Treasury Letter