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SUMMER PUB OF THE SEASON Maison Du Biere, Elsecar Our pub of the season for summer 2018 is the Maison Du Biere, Elsecar, situated in the historic Earl Fitzwilliam workshops, now part of Elsecar Heritage Centre.
This Bottle Shop and Tap has been voted top of its class for summer thanks to its fantastic beer and cider range. A first for Barnsley is that it doesn’t use beer engines, beers being served from keykegs, complementing the 600 bottled beers and all backed up by the knowledgeable team led by owner Nigel. The Maison has gone from strength to strength since opening three years ago, from humble beginnings just selling bottles to take home to
also serving draft beer to enjoy in or take away. It has expanded over several units, making two indoor drinking areas, unusually decorated with reclaimed pallets, plus a large outdoor area with a great view of the old workshops. Regular events take place over the summer, including an artist in the courtyard and home brew sessions. Big things are about to happen as we go to press. With the ever-growing success of the bar, Nigel’s sister Jo is opening Maison’s sister site in Ashborne, Derbyshire – check them out on Facebook and Twitter. The award will be presented on 27 July.
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PUB NEWS The Lundhill Tavern, Hemingfield closed in April with licensee David Williams leaving the Enterprise Inns (now Ei Group) pub after ‘nightmare problems’. Rather worryingly, it doesn’t appear on the current list of Ei pubs available to rent or lease (local ones which do are the Pack Horse, Royston, the Bridge Inn, Thurgoland and the Rose & Crown, Hoylandswaine, the last two being ‘under offer’.) Nearby Wombwell has lost one pub and looks set to lose another. The Sir Georges in Hough Lane, a magnificent pile which must once have been truly spectacular inside as well, is still a pile, but of rubble. Meanwhile, Last Orders on Park Street has been sold for just £82k and the chances are that it will end up as housing. Excellent news from Cundy Cross. The Mill of the Black Monks on Grange Lane, which has operated as a restaurant since 2008, is to reopen soon as ‘a traditional English watering hole with a glorious beer garden’. It will be managed by Emma & Lee Bailey, ‘Barnsley born and bred’. Both Wetherspoons pubs in Barnsley have reduced the price per pint of their guest ales to £1.99 – they were previously £2.35 in the Silkstone and £2.09 in the Joseph Bramah. The Blacksmiths, Millhouse Green has three real ales from Bradfield, Tim Taylors and Wadworths. The Victoria, Cudworth is now owned by the Craft Ale Company and has recently been offering Tim Taylor Landlord and Sharps Boom Bar. In Barnsley, two new bars have opened, both advertising craft keg beers – the Pavilion at Gateway Plaza and Evoo on Church Street (in part of the old Walkabout). Cannon Hall farm shop/cafe is serving Bradfield beers.
Burntwood Court Hotel, technically in Brierley but located some way east of the village, advertises ‘real ale’ in its new Qube bar. However, the beer in question is Maltsmiths, a ‘craft keg’ brewed by John Smiths (and, actually, a surprisingly good, hoppy beer). A planning application is in to convert the closed Marlborough in Dodworth Road, Barnsley into five apartments. Pilley has been without licensed premises since the Gate Inn closed in 2008, followed more recently by the Wharncliffe Silkstone club. Resident John Thornton, though, intends submitting a planning application to create a new micro-pub in the Pocket Park on Chapel Road. The freehold of the Black Bull, Stairfoot, Barnsley, closed for some time, is on the market for £250k – let’s hope someone wants to buy it as a pub. The Foxhouse at Carlecoates should have reopened by the time you read this. It had only just been refurbished when burst pipes in a ceiling caused terrible damage. Early photos of the repaired interior look stunning. Higham Cricket Club has recently added cask ale to their bar with beers from Two Roses and Tim Taylor recently available. The new clubhouse is modern and stylish and well worth a visit. Outhouse Brewing is just starting up, using the Jolly Boys plant and aiming to brew 20-40 casks a month. Initially they’ll be producing Ollie (4.5% Pale), Roger (4% Bitter) and Edd (4% Stout).
STOP PRESS By the time you read this, what was Brownes Bar in Grahams Orchard, Barnsley will have reopened after refurbishment and with (nearly) its old name. We understand that the Temple of Muses will sell cask beer. More next time.
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FESTIVAL ROUND-UP The 7th annual Barnsley CAMRA and Elsecar Heritage Railway Beer Festival, over the first bank holiday weekend, was a glorious success - the sun was out, the beer was flowing and the music was on top form. When the festival began seven years ago, we had 60 beers, not a lot of cider and a few bottles all crammed into one very small marquee, with very little space for you guys to sit or stand where-as this year we had well over 100 real ales in cask, 50+ ciders, and for the third time, real ale in key cask and imported keg. I feel very proud of what we have accomplished in such a short time for your enjoyment, and to campaign for pubs, beer, cider and to have fun.
entertain-ment they put on – and not forgetting all the support from local breweries and suppliers that helps keep the festival running. And finally I would like to thank everyone who came and enjoyed the festival. Our next festival will be our usual September event at Milton Hall, Elsecar, then back next May at the Railway, bigger and better. Keep an eye out on social media for more updates as they come in Thanks
Our festivals are all run by unpaid volunteers, some working months before, ordering drinks, or-ganising marquees, doing risk assessments, setting up, and serving. I would like to take this op-portunity to thank each and every one who came and helped, as without them this festival wouldn’t happen. I’d also like to thank our partner in the festival, Elsecar Heritage Railway, who every year give up the site for us to put on this festival, but which also helps raise funds to keep the place on track. If you didn’t get chance to ride the train, it’s a good experience, riding in old British rail stock, pulled down the line towards Cortonwood, going past the old mine working at Hemingfield, by one of the many different engines they have. Check out the Railway website www.elsecarrailway.co.uk, to see the timetable and events like Santa and cream tea specials. The festival has some business friends that I would like to thank - Feld design, for our new look logo, Maison Du Biere Elsecar, for the world beer bar, and Over the 8 for the fantastic
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WOOLLEY BEER FESTIVAL The first ever Woolley Beer Festival takes place on 7th and 8th September at Woolley Miners Cricket Club, near Darton and Mapplewell. The festival is raising funds for Martin House Hospice, the Cricket Club and other great causes. Dan Jennings, a local resident, has teamed up with James Taylor from Two Roses Brewery and local charities to put on a wide selection of local craft beers from bigger independents through to one-man bands. The usual cricket club bar will be open including a selection of Gins and Prosecco. Food stalls will be available at both sessions. On the Saturday afternoon the festival will be great for families with children’s entertainment and attractions on site. You can even watch the scheduled cricket match.
Many local businesses are supporting through providing sponsorship and donations so if you’d like to get involved or need further details please contact the Festival facebook page. - @ WoolleyBeerFest Tickets are £5 which includes a festival glass, programme and live entertainment.
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Session 1, Friday 7th September, 1930 – 2300 Session 2, Saturday 8th September, 1230 – 2300
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RANDOM RAMBLES No.1 Cawthorne to High Hoyland A regular BAR feature under my predecessor Nigel was a four-pub visit, firstly as part of his Around Barnsley in 80 Beers series and more recently (the continuing) Hops on a Bus – so I’ve come up with my own variant. Into a hat go the names of all local settlements with a pub. I then draw out two, visit the pubs in both plus two pubs in between. The law of sod dictated that the first two picked out were adjacent villages but a roundabout route between them was easily constructed.
Next stop Kexborough, where the White Bear has had its ups and downs recently, including a period of closure. The friendly landlord, who has been here for a year, told me that major alterations are imminent which will see the current two-roomed layout opened out and the whole place upgraded (the garden has already been tackled.) Food will be introduced but, importantly, so will real ale, with one or two handpumps in action. One to watch. So So, first up Cawthorne Cawthorne, and the Spencer Arms Arms. Built in 1720, the fine-looking building hosts a self-confessed gastro pub, though drinkers are also made very welcome. A refurbishment ten years ago created a contemporary-styled, opened-out interior with a fashionably muted colour scheme and areas of exposed wall. Some remnants of the old pub survive, notably the bench seating round three sides of one former room, while the previous multi-room layout is still discernible. Hood is very important here, hence the separate restaurant, and the menu is a good mix of ‘classics’ and the more unusual. On the beer front, Abbeydale Moonshine, Tim Taylor Landlord and bitters from Tetley and Black Sheep occupy the pumps; my Moonshine was excellent, as you’d hope at £4 a pint.
H i h now for f the h Old Post P Offi Thi Off to Haigh Office. This is essentially a restaurant and I’m told the food is pretty good, especially if you’re of the steakeating persuasion. You can call in just for a drink though you might not feel entirely comfortable
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with it being table-service only. On my previous visit, the handpump was out of use, with a pumpclip turned round. Not so this time – the handpump had gone altogether, hence a rapid retreat and on to the last stop.(Incidentally, does anyone know why such a large post office came to be in such a remote location?)
That stop was the excellent Cherry Tree in High Hoyland and after the last two places it was a joy
to see five real ales and a real cider (Westons Old Rosie) vying for attention. The beers were Tim Taylor Landlord, Stancill Barnsley Bitter, Black Sheep Bitter, Bradfield Farmers Blonde and Elland Blonde – my pint of the last was gorgeous. The Cherry Tree has an attractive stone-flagged, low-beamed central bar and drinking area with dining rooms each side. The extensive menu offers lots of pub favourites plus the likes of Lamb Tagine and Pork Calvados; speciality home-made pies are also popular. What you certainly can’t miss here (apart from the beer) is the amazing view out over the Pennines and with beautiful Barnsley twinkling in the distance. Apparently it was voted seventh best view from an English pub and the other six must be really something. Anyway, an interesting initial foursome – let’s see what emerges from the hat next time.
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SPONSORED WALK Arcade Alehouse, Barnsley Start here at 12 noon
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Sunday 23rd September In aid of
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Ash Inn, Wombwell Arrive approx. 1.30pm (15 mins) Depart approx. 1.45pm
Pathways History In 1994, a steering group was formed to examine the gaps in services for the people of Barnsley who were experiencing domestic abuse. The steering group consisted of the Police, Probation, Relate, Social Care and other local statutory and voluntary groups. From these meetings, Barnsley DV Group was born. A small amount of funding was secured and BDVG opened its doors in March 1995. Their Mission Pathways exists to provide
Fancy joining Barnsley CAMRA on this years Sponsored Walk? You can register and get a sponsor sheet from www.barnsley.camra.org.uk and follow the link We meet up at 11.15am at the Arcade Alehouse,, Barnsley, departing at 12 noon for Alehouse a 7 ½ mile walk to Wath On Dearne. On route we stop at the Ash Inn, Wombwell Lane, Wombwell, and the Anglers Rest, Rest, Park St, Wombwell “Geeves Brewery Tap” If you have a packed lunch you can eat it here in the pub. You will have walked 4½ miles to this point so only 3 miles to the finish at and The Wath Tap at 49 High Street. If you can’t join us, please consider a donation to Pathways using their website (details on the left).
Anglers Rest, Wombwell Arrive approx. 2.30pm (30 mins) Depart approx. 3pm
information and support to anyone whose emotional wellbeing has diminished and they need some help moving forward. Their Aims & objectives To provide services which enable people to rebuild self-esteem, confidence and emotional resilience by the provision of a range of interventions. Ongoing flexible support enables people to make informed choices about their future, reach their short and long term goals, realise their potential and actively contribute to their communities and society. Pathways needs your help NOW! Visit www.barnsleydvg.org.uk and find out more.
Wath Tap, Wath On Dearne Arrive at around 4pm (Well Done).
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For the first in this series on eating out in pubs round town, I wanted to ensure a positive start – so where better to go than the eternally reliable Talbot at Mapplewell. First and foremost, it’s a great pub with a fine choice of beers, welcoming staff and a true community feel. On the food side, wife Jane and I have always been impressed with both the quality and value and this visit was no exception. You can eat in the separate upstairs restaurant but we generally prefer the atmosphere of the bar. The standard menu comprises nine main dishes plus a variety of small plates, sandwiches etc. Around six specials are offered daily and there’s a choice of desserts at £5 each. On Mondays and Tuesdays, seven of the main dishes are priced at just £7 while on Thursday two steaks are £30. However, beer first. Two pumps sell the local Two Roses ales and I had a magnificent pint of Mosaic, a gloriously hoppy beer. Their Nailmaker Porter was also on alongside Neepsend Babayaga from Sheffield and Muirhouse Pirates Gold from Scotland. Quality keg beers are also available.
My main course choice was Cajun Chicken Melt (£9) while Jane went for Beef Stroganoff (also £9). Mine arrived as two lush, juicy chicken breasts served on paninis with loads of melted cheese and a fairly subtle cajun sauce. Keeping them company were a big green salad plus a bowl of home-made chunky chips. To be honest, this would have been a full meal without the latter but they were too good not to eat. Jane’s stroganoff came served with rice. She described it as a perfect sized portion with a tasty, not too smokey, paprika sauce, melt in the mouth chunks of beef and beautifully-cooked fluffy white rice – all attractively presented in a white bowl. As we’re both looking to shed a few pounds (and the rest), we’d already decided to restrict ourselves to one course but portions at the Talbot are notably generous so we’d have struggled to find room for pudding anyway. So, as ever, the Talbot came up trumps. If any readers can recommend local pubs with great food for us to try, please get in touch.
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20 miles Brewery to Bar CAMRA LocAle - the accreditation scheme to promote pubs and clubs that sell locally-brewed real ale, reducing the number of ‘beer miles’ and supporting your local breweries. Listed below are pubs and clubs in the Barnsley area. These outlets should regularly serve at least one real ale that is 20 miles or less from the brewery to the bar. Anglers Rest - Wombwell Arcade Alehouse - Barnsley Ardsley Oaks Club - Ardsley Blacksmiths Arms Millhouse Green Bridge Inn - Thurgoland Cawthorne Club - Cawthorne Cherry Tree - High Hoyland Cock Inn - Birdwell Commercial - Barnsley Comrades Club - Cawthorne Conservative Club - Barnsley Conservative Club - Darfield Crystal Palace - Thurlstone Crown & Anchor - Barugh Green Crown Inn - Elsecar Dearne Tap - Bolton on Dearne Dog and Partridge - Hazlehead Fitzwilliam Arms - Elsecar Furnace Inn - Hoyland Fox and Hounds - Shafton Fox House Inn - Carlecotes Horseshoe - Wombwell Houghton Arms - Great Houghton
Huntsman - Thurlstone Joseph Bramah - Barnsley Keel Inn - Barnsley Keys - Hoyland Common Knave & Kestrel - Hoyland Longcar - Barnsley Maison Du Biere - Elsecar Market - Elsecar Miners Rest - Old Town Old Coop Alehouse - Darton Old Bakery - Mapplewell Old Moor Tavern - Broomhill Old Number 7 - Barnsley Old Post Office - Haigh Penistone Church FC - Penistone Penistone Cinema - Penistone Picture House Tap - Goldthorpe Queen Victoria - Darfield Redfearn’s Bar - Barnsley FC Royal - Barugh Green Rose & Crown - Hoylandswaine Saville Square - Hoyland Common Shakespeare - Barnsley Shaw Lane Club - Barnsley
Silkstone Golf Club - Silkstone Silkstone Inn - Barnsley Smithy Arms - Oxspring Spencer Arms - Cawthorne Sports/Social Club Hoylandswaine Talbot Inn - Mapplewell Tap & Brew - Hoyland Common Tipsy Cow - Barnsley Travellers Inn - Dodworth Waggon & Horses - Langsett Wentworth - Tankersley Wentworth Arms - Mapplewell White Heart - Penistone Wortley Arms - Wortley Wortley Hall - Wortley Wortley Men’s Club - Wortley Updated June 2018
How can you help? Watch out for pubs displaying the LocAle sign. Order a LocAle beer. This may be highlighted with the LocAle Crown on the pump. Enjoy the quality local real ale Ask your local if they can stock a LocAle real ale or contact Barnsley CAMRA if you would like us to speak to a licensee about LocAle on your behalf.
LocAle Pub Sudoku Sudoku rules are easy: Fill all empty squares so that the letters (Upper and Lower Case) from ‘LocAle Pub’ appear once in each row, column and 3x3 box.
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POTTER-ING ABOUT My second book, Keeping their Beacons Alight: the Potter Family of Barnsley and their Service to Our Country, was published by Helion & Company in November 2017. Reviewing it, Archivist Paul Stebbing said it ‘makes for fascinating reading’ and highlighted ‘the poignant letters from the front line which take us back to a time of conflict of which those with first hand memories are no longer with us’. Copies can be purchased in Barnsley from the Old Barnsley bookstall, Barnsley Antiques Centre or myself (RRP £25). I was inspired to write Beacons after meeting Jean Copley, who allowed me to use her photographs of Frank and Eddie Potter in my first book, Great Sacrifice: the Old Boys of Barnsley Holgate Grammar School in the First World War. Jean showed me her precious collection of letters and other documents, which I felt deserved to be better known about, as well as sharing her vivid memories of her own family - the Goodyear family of Carpenters and Joiners are part of the extended Potter family tree. I also worked with Ian Potter, whose great grandfather established C D Potter & Sons Building Company, still going strong today. As I carried out my research into the family’s history I was impressed by how many of them had served their country in the Territorials, First and Second World Wars; this became the main focus of Beacons.
PUBS MANAGED BY MEMBERS OF THE POTTER FAMILY Several members of the extended Potter family were Publicans in the West Riding and I felt that this would make an interesting article. Paul
agreed and suggested that we visit those pubs in and around Barnsley that have survived to see what they are like now and to find out what happened to those that no longer exist. RICHARD POTTER (1822 - 1902) was a Bricklayer by profession but by the 1861 Census he was also Publican at the Hare and Hounds Inn, Church Street, Fishlake. Richard lived here with his wife Jane and their large family; the four youngest children may have been born in the pub. Richard and Jane were buried in the churchyard of St Cuthbert’s, almost adjacent to the pub, and their large headstone commemorates all of their children, interred with them or elsewhere. The Hare and Hounds is now owned by the Marston Pub Company.
WILLIAM NOBLE (1826 - 1903) was Innkeeper by 1871 at the Old White Bear Inn, 19 Shambles Street, Barnsley, with his first wife Charlotte, who died young. This pub, which was the Birthplace of the Yorkshire Miners Association in 1858, closed in 1938 and was demolished in 1952. The library built on the site was replaced by Barnsley Sixth Form College. Barnsley Archives have kindly given their permission for one of their old photographs to be used here. William got married again and he and Selina managed the Bridge Inn, 18 Doncaster Road,
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Darfield until William’s death, after which his son GERSHOM NOBLE took over until his premature death in 1908, aged 53. The building survives as an excellent Indian restaurant, Thaal.
Former Bridge Inn
JAMES (JIMMY) MOORE (c1890 – 1972) started out as a footballer and he played outside left for Barnsley FC in the legendary team that won the FA Cup in 1912. On the 1939 Register, he was Licensed Victualler at the Victoria Hotel, 168 Sheffield Road, Barnsley, for a period with his wife Nellie. The Victoria Hotel is still open as a pub and is listed for its impressive exterior, the upper part of which the Landlord Dave Hudson intends to have repainted soon.
TOM EDGAR ADDY (1898 – 1962) brother of Nellie Moore, was a Publican at the Friendship Inn, Oaks Lane, Hoyle Mill in the early 1930s. This pub was close to Barnsley Main Colliery but appears to have been demolished at the same time as most of the colliery buildings were. Sheffield Independent and Leeds Mercury reported on 1 November 1935 that Tom was assaulted here by Walter Aldred (27) Miner of Vincent Terrace, after refusing to serve him more beer; Walter was sent to prison for six weeks for fracturing the Landlord’s jaw. By the 1939 Register, Tom was Innkeeper at the Elephant and Castle Inn, 37 Leeds Road, Rothwell, which no longer exists. (Catherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII, was Infanta de Castilla and her title was anglicized to create the pub name Elephant and Castle DANIEL GREENFIELD (c1864 - 1908) got married in 1886 to Sarah Ann Simpson, the daughter of James Simpson, who was Innkeeper at the Ship Inn, Whincover, Royston, on the 1871 and 1881 Censuses. Daniel took over management of the pub from his father in law and was there on the 1891 and 1901 Censuses. They had four sons in Royston, probably all born on the premises, but both died in their early forties, Sarah in 1906 and Daniel two years later. This pub was adjacent to the canal and is shown on the 1904 map; it may have been demolished when the canal was filled in (now on the Trans Pennine Trail). A new pub was built nearby in Midland Road and was also called the Ship Inn; this closed in 2009 and the building survives converted into flats. (Russell Smith was Landlord here before taking over the Cross Inn). THOMAS GREENFIELD (1893 - 1979) served in the First World War but was taken Prisoner of War in 1917. After repatriation he got married and, with his wife Mary, ran the Cross Inn, Summer Lane, Royston, for over 35 years from about 1922. This pub is now a thriving friendly community pub selling one real ale, Taylor’s Landlord. The Landlord Russell Smith is
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interested in local history and the walls of the pub are full of fascinating old photos, including two of the Cross Inn, which he has very kindly allowed me to use in this article. (Also on the walls is a tribute to Private H Mann of the Royal Fusiliers, with a photograph of him, copy of the certificate confirming the award to him of the Military Cross and photo of the inscribed gold watch presented to him by the Wharncliffe Woodmoor Patriotic Fund).
(I am grateful to the Pub History Society for information about Tom Edgar Addy as a licensee and their guidance on researching old pubs)
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AWAY ALES Another season for the Reds and sadly it’s in League 1 instead of the Championship but it may be some consolation to be visiting different grounds this year. Some are fairly local such as Scunthorpe and Bradford but others are long haul like Plymouth and Gillingham. The 2018 CAMRA Good Beer Guide will provide hostelries to enhance our travels as always. 11TH AUGUST – BRADFORD CITY The award winning Corn Dolly at 110 Bolton Road offers up to eight beers and is close to the town centre and railway station. The pub has regularly featured on Barnsley CAMRA outings to Bradford in the past. 14TH AUGUST – BLACKPOOL (CARABAO CUP) A first trip to the seaside for this season and the Guide offers a choice of six outlets for Blackpool. The Bar 19 on Queen Street and just off the Promenade near the North Pier has four changing beers and this pub is described as an oasis of real ale in the guide. 21ST AUGUST – ROCHDALE Rochdale has five entries in the Guide including the Cemetery Hotel at 470 Bury Road which is close to Rochdale AFC and popular on match days. Alternatively, The Baum at 35 Toad Lane is a former CAMRA National Pub of the Year, has seven changing beers on offer and is 10 minutes walk from the railway station. 25TH AUGUST - SCUNTHORPE UNITED Half a mile from the end of the M181 and convenient for United’s Glanford Park ground stands the Berkeley Hotel on Doncaster Road, a large 1930’s Samuel Smiths pub with a nationally important art deco interior. Sam Smiths Old Brewery Bitter is the offer here. The Guide also suggests the Blue Bell on Oswald Street at the town centre crossroads for a wider choice of beers.
15TH SEPTEMBER – COVENTRY CITY Coventry City centre has seven entries in the Guide this year. Each has something to offer but I suggest the Old Windmill on Spon Street next to IKEA. In addition to a good range of beers, including three changing guest beers, the pub always has locally produced pork pies on sale. 29TH SEPTEMBER – FLEETWOOD TOWN Fleetwood has two pubs in the Guide for our second seaside trip this season. The Royal Oak at 171 Lord Street offers a good choice of locally sourced beers and away fans visiting Fleetwood Town are made welcome. Let’s hope our away trips are more successful this season – Come on You Reds!
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HOP ON THE BUS Some great news for people who have to pay to use the bus service in Barnsley. A new ticket from Stagecoach buses has been on sale on the bus for a few months now - just ask for the EveningRider Plus. It only costs £2.50 and is valid from 6pm in the whole of the Barnsley Area. (Penistone, Goldthorpe, Wombwell, Elsecar and even to Wath). So today we will Hop on an Evening service but won’t hop off ff too often as we get on board the *6.35pm 66 bus to Birdwell and Hoyland Common. The bus takes around 11 minutes to get to Birdwell and the Travellers Inn. The pub was refurbished and re-opened in 2015, operating mainly as a restaurant but with a few tables not set for meals where drinkers are welcome. Inside there’s now a series off rooms with an open plan feel, with brick and timber wall finishes and wooden floors and the odd carpet giving it a clean feel. For those who knew the old pub, it has made a dramatic change from its previous tap room and lounge days. A large print/drawing from an old photo of the pub hangs on the wall. it’s a short walk down Chapel Street to the next pub, the Cock Inn. The Cock is a stone built building set back from the main road at the end of Chapel Street, on The Walk. It offers a warm welcome for all the visitors, and is worth finding as it’s a multiaward winning Pub of the Season winner, the last one being Spring 2018. So if nothing else you should call in here and congratulate Craig and Julie on their latest award. Craig is a real ale fan so you will find a good choice of real ales as well as Old Rosie Cider. There are four changing guest beers from the larger breweries and one from local breweries. The next pub is a bus ride away and the bus stop is either back up Chapel Street or to up to the end of The Walk, either way, give yourselff about 10 mins. I headed up The Walk for the 66 bus at 7.45pm. The journey takes all of three minutes and
the destination is the Tap & Brew at Hoyland Common. This micro-pub opened in June 2017 and quickly become a popular venue for both the locals and those passing through. Food is available and dogs are welcome. Different events are organised such as quiz night, open mic, live music. But more importantly is the pub offers six changing real ales, so have a drink or two here but then walk back to Sheffield Road, turn right, and into the Saville Square. This is in a modern style and to a high standard with pillar seating and extremely comfortable lounge seating as well as modern table seating, and the outside bench seating - you’re not stuck for a seat here. The three real ales change quite often and usually have at least one from a local brewery. So now next door to the Hare & Hounds which is a popular food pub with welcoming friendly staff. However there is plenty of room for drinkers and diners with its multi rooms. These comprise a main lounge, a TV lounge room to the rear, public bar left and a restaurant area. The two changing guest beers here are from regional and national breweries and change quite often. The last pub tonight is the Keys. This large roadside pub offers open plan seating for diners with again room for the drinkers. It re-opened in December 2014 after a large refurbishment. The three changing real ales are from local breweries with the occasional offering from a little further afield. So now you need to get home. The bus stop from this pub is on the opposite side of the road and about two minutes away. The 66 bus leaves here at 10.12pm, but if you just manage to miss this one, walk up to the next bus stop opposite Saville Square for the number 2 bus at 10.26 (This bus does not stop at the earlier Queens Street bus stop. *This trip can be started earlier than 6pm using the DayRider Plus at £4.20. Nigel Croft
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IN REMEMBRANCE I was delighted to read in a recent BAR that Barnsley CAMRA had supported the Barnsley War Memorials Project with a collection at last year’s Beer Festival. I founded the project at the end of 2013, having begun researching war memorials on my own earlier that year to create a Barnsley Roll of Honour once I discovered we didn’t have one. I’ve been involved in many other First World War initiatives over the last four years and it’s great to see that a Roll of Honour will be ready by Remembrance 2018, thanks to the involvement of many more people.
Readers may be interested to know about my latest project on the Barnsley Pals Colours, laid up in St Mary’s Church. The original colours are in the process of returning to dust but I’m currently raising funds for reproductions and an accompanying booklet and exhibition which will be available for 11 November. If you would like more information, please contact me on janemaa@hotmail.co.uk
Jane Ainsworth
CHEERS NIGEL This is the first BAR for many years not to be edited by Nigel Croft. His stint started as long ago as 2001 and, apart from a year’s break around 2009, he’s done it ever since, transforming BAR into an award-winning magazine along the way. Barnsley CAMRA and, no doubt, many local pub-goers are hugely grateful to Nigel for his hard work and dedication over many years (and just one of many jobs he’s done for CAMRA both locally and nationally). I now have the difficult task of trying to maintain Nigel’s high standards and I’ll do my best, even though I lack his encyclopaedic knowledge of the local pub scene. A comfort is that he’s still around for support and guidance and will continue hopping on a bus.
MILL VALLEY BREWERY & TAP Brewers 4VQQMJFST of Real Ale Open to the public Friday & Saturday 12noon till Midnight & Sunday from 1pm till 8pm-ish
info@millvalleybrewery.co.uk www.millvalleybrewery.co.uk Paul Ainsworth
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MORE MICRO MAGIC The latest addition to the area’s burgeoning micro-pub scene is the Tipsy Cow at the Gateway Plaza, Sackville Street, Barnsley, which opened in April. The bar is owned by Peter and Janine Wainwright, Roy Hobson and Jill Brennan, with Peter and Janine running it on a day-to-day basis. A year or so ago, the four of them were sat in a micro-pub in Pateley Bridge and decided they fancied one of their own. Finding suitable premises took a while but the unit which became available at the Gateway was the right size and in the right off-centre location. Fortunately, Roy and Peter are joiner and decorator by trade so were able to do most of the work themselves.
mezzanine which has benches round two sides and five small tables. In decent weather, a couple more tables sit outside and planning permission is being sought for a proper outside drinking area. The décor sports an attractive and distinctive ‘industrial’ look; I particularly liked the rustic tables, all made by Roy, and sat on a variety of sewing-machine treadles.
Four handpumps dispense mostly local beers though at least one from the Outstanding brewery of Manchester will be found as they installed the lines and cellar equipment (and the brewery is well-named – lovely stuff). Six keg lines offer a variety of non-mainstream ales, lagers and ciders, all at lower than the usual premium prices for these products. The other speciality here is gin, with 52 different ones to choose from. The Tipsy Cow is open 4-11 Wed & Thur, 2-11 Fri, 12-11 Sat and 12-10 Sun. So far, business has been good, to such an extent that the foursome intend opening another bar in Skelmanthorpe. This is a true micro-pub with a downstairs bar big enough just for the bar itself and a couple of tables. There’s more room in the upstairs
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COMPETITION WIN A TENNERS WORTH OF REAL ALE Congratulations go to Christopher Kellett who correctly identified the pub in the last edition as the Masons Arms, Mapplewell. Christopher will be enjoying a tenner’s worth of beer at the Old No7 in Barnsley. So it’s your turn to try and win some beer. Simply name the pub in the picture. This pub is still standing but has been closed for years. To enter, simply send: (1) Your answer, (2) name and address, (3) name of a pub/club where you will drink your tenner’s worth of beer, and (4) state that you are 18 or over ver (people do still miss this out and we simply cannot accept their entry). Please submit your answers by text to 07736288072 or email media@barnsley.camra.org.uk. Closing date is the same as “Copy Deadline”. Correct entries will be entered into a draw to take place within a week of the closing date. Good Luck… Text messages and emails will be deleted after the draw. We will not pass on any details or keep your information.
PUB AND CLUB WINNERS ARCADE ALEHOUSE
MAISON DU BIERE
Barnsley Pub of the Year 2018
Elsecar Summer Pub of the Season 2018
WORTLEY MEN’S CLUB
THE COCK INN
THE KEYS
Birdwell Spring Pub of the Season 2018
Hoyland Common Autumn Pub of the Season 2017
Wortley Club of the Year 2018
OLD NO 7 Barnsley Winter Pub of the Season 2017/18
THE CRYSTAL PALACE Thurlstone Summer Pub of the Season 2017
THANK YOU
ARCADE ALEHOUSE Barnsley Spring Pub of the Season 2017
Thanks go to: The Cock Inn, Birdwell, the Arcade Alehouse, Old No7, Silkstone Inn, Joseph Bramah, Barnsley, Wortley Men’s Club, Wortley, Maison Du Biere, Elsecar, Anglers Rest, Wombwell and the Wentworth Arms, Mapplewell for hosting recent CAMRA events.
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SOCIAL EVENTS CALENDER JULY
SEPTEMBER
FRI 20th. TAP AND BREW at Hoyland Common. Meet from 7pm. This is a welcome social to new members who have joined Barnsley CAMRA over the last 12 months. Bring your membership card and we will treat you to a pint of real ale or cider. Longstanding members are also welcome to come along and meet up with friends old and new. A few nibbles will be provided.
FRI 1st, SAT 2nd and SUN 3rd #ELSECARBYTHESEA Beer extravaganza! We are finalising plans for a weekend of Cask, KeyKeg, Bottled and Caned beers in the heart of Elsecar. Information on beer stiles and educational information will be available for the queries non beer drinkers amongst you. Everything is still in the pipeline but it will be FREE Admission at all times. Watch out for announcements of the new venue on www. facebook.com/barnsleycamra.org.uk and Twitter @BeerBarnsley & @BarnsleyCAMRA.
TUES 31st. Branch meeting and social at The WENTWORTH ARMS Mapplewell. Meeting starts at 8pm. catch the No 1 bus at 7.30pm
AUGUST FRI 17th. MAISON DU BIERE. Elsecar Heritage Centre. Meet from 8pm. Summer Pub of the Season. Presentation to be made around 9pm Catch bus 66 at 7.25pm or train at 7.19pm SUN 19th. CROWN INN Elsecar. Barnsley CAMRA vs Rotherham CAMRA for the WENTWORTH CUP. Starts at 2pm. Come along and join in the fun for our yearly challenge. Had a great time last year playing skittles. Game to play this year is yet undecided. If you have any ideas please get in touch. Catch the 66 at 12.20pm or train at 1.19pm. See you there. WED 22nd. WHITE HEART. PENISTONE. Beer tasting evening for Penistone Brewery beers. All welcome to come and join us. Train at 7.16pm or the 21a bus at 7.10pm. Starts around 8pm TUES 28th. MINERS REST. Old Town. Barnsley Branch meeting and social. Start at 8pm. Catch the 93 bus at 7.15pm or the bus 95a at 7.45pm.
SUN 16th ANNUAL CLUB SURVEY Meet at either Joseph Bramah or Old No 7. For pick up at 12.30pm. Visiting some of our Clubs serving real ales and ciders. You must book a seat with MARGARET. TUES 18th. JOLLY BOYS TAP. Northgate Wakefield Beer tasting of Jolly Boys Brewery this month. So off to Wakefield to their Brewery Tap Train 7.27pm train to Wakefield Kirkgate. SUN 23rd. ANNUAL SPONSORED WALK. We are walking in aid of PATHWAYS. This year we are doing the reverse of last years well attended walk. We will start at ARCADE ALE HOUSE in the Victorian Arcade and finish at The WATH TAP, Wath-on-Dearne. Calling at a few pubs on the route. It’s just over 7 miles. We meet up at the Arcade Alehouse at 11.15am and start the walk at 12noon. Watch for Sponsor forms in pubs and clubs. More information can be found on line at www.barnsley.camra.org.uk also on our Facebook and Twitter social media. ADVANCE NOTICE: Watch for information on a social for VOLUNTEERS who have helped at our Beer Festivals this year. Looking at Fri October 5th TBC It will be held at TWO ROSES BREWERY. DARTON.
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A warm welcome awaits at the Dog and Partridge, an ancient Inn with a history that can be traced back to the Elizabethan period. Relax in front of the roaring open fire on those cold winter months or enjoy the stunning Moorland views from the beer garden during the long summer days, whilst sampling the selection of beers, lagers and wines which are available. A CAMRA multiple awarded winner, the Dog & Partridge is proud to include a good choice of cask conditioned beers, some locally sourced and others from around the country. Traditional country cooking the way it used to be, featuring many old favourites is complimented by modern cuisine. x Four Real Ales x Fresh Home Cooked Food x Families Welcome x 10 En-Suite Bedrooms x Open Log Fire
Open 12-11 Daily BORD HILL - FLOUCH - BARNSLEY - S36 4HH Tel. 01226 763173 email info@dogandpartridgeinn.co.uk