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Issue 48 18 March/April 20

n John Wood Remembered n Railroving in Durham

The late John Wood, founder of Oakham Ales

Peterborough • South LincS • rutLand • eaSt northantS

Photograph © Linda Mills

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Fri 2nd – Children of the Revolution

Sun 1st – Easter Sunday Karaoke

Sat 3rd – Dirty Rumour

Fri 6th – Blackstar Revolution

Fri 9th – The Chili’s

Sat 7th – Revolver

Sat 10th – Retrolux

Sat 14th – Go with the Flow

Sat 17th – The 3 Smiths

Sat 21st – The Money Shot

Sat 24th – Overdubs

Sat 28th – High Rollers

Easter Weekend Music Fri 30th March – The Guards, Sat 31st March – The Nuggets Werrington Centre, staniland Way, Werrington, Peterborough PE4 6NA

the rhythm section Peterborough Community Radio 103.2FM’s Peterborough’s Most Wanted show will be hosting a night of live music in aid of Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice.

Taking place at Parkway Sports & Social Club, Maskew Avenue, Peterborough on 2 March from 7pm until midnight, acts include Abi Miller, Chloe & Gianni, Tim Hoad, Schroedinger Strings and Jess Orestano. Doors open at 6.30pm andadmission is £3.

For further deatils, go to peterboroughsmostwanted.co.uk A recently discovered archive of photographs from the birth of rock‘n’roll, through blues and jazz and on to the rock music icons of the 60s and 70s starts its worldwide tour in June. STILL Music In Revolution will be at Mercedes-Benz of Peterborough at Cygnet Park, Hampton on 22 June between 6.30 and 9pm and features previously unseen photographs of artists including Duke Ellington, Nat King Cole, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones and the Beatles. Two types of tickets are available for the event; a £29.50 VIP ticket allowing early access from 6.30pm for a Q&A session with Mark Holden – founder of MajikBus, the company who has partnered with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to explore and commercially release material from its music archive – a commemorative collector ticket and the opportunity to preorder and collect prints on the night; the £9.50 standard ticket offers exhibition entry from 7.30pm, a 60-page collection catalogue and commemorative ticket lanyard. For further information and ticket ordering details, visit offbeatlounge.co.uk

The Beatles at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada, 7 Sept 1964, one of several previously unseen photographs on display at Mercedes-Benz of Peterborough on 22 June.

Boston Folk Club meets once a month at The Eagle Public House from 8pm. Music comes from Jinkski on 12 March and the Chris Ronald Trio on 9 April.

The Raunds Music Festival takes place in the town on 3-6 May. It kicks off at 8pm on the Thursday with a free Song & Tune at The World Upside Down pub, with concerts taking place through the rest of the weekend at the Saxon Hall. Acts include Tautas Roks and Ock ‘n’ Dough, who will be hosting a Ceilidh on the Friday, and Mawkin and Granny’s Attic on the Saturday night. For more information including times and tickets, visit raundsfestival.com or call 07756 015615.

Tickets have gone on sale for the Oundle International Festival, which takes place in the town on 4-14 July. Returning for its 34th year, the Festival features a programme full of 1920s, jazz, folk and classical, plus outdoor

theatre and a classic bike rally.

The Festival closes with a party at Oundle Wharf on 14 July, headlined by the Brit Award nominated Toploader who will be supported by Peterborough’s Austin Gold. Tickets and information for this and other events are available from the Oundle Festival Box Office, 4 New Street, Oundle, by visiting www.oundlefestival.org.uk or calling 01832 274734.

A charity concert, raising funds for the Sick Children’s Trust and the Robin Cancer Trust, will take place at The Fleet, Fletton on Friday 13 April. Acts include Singchronicity UK, Holly and the Boatmen, Sophie Frear, Hereward Harmony and Solas School of Irish Dancing. Doors open at 7pm with tickets price £10 for adults and £5 for children. Further information is available from Carol on 01733 205164 or Dave on 07746 195135.

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Pub News

Peterborough micropub, the Bumble Inn has been voted Peterborough Camra Pub of the year for 2018, Runners up were the Anchor in Bourne, the Montagu Arms at Barnwell and the Red Lion Hotel in Wisbech.

The Ostrich in North Street was named LocAle Pub of the year, and the Frothblowers in Werrington was awarded Cider Pub of the year. A new whisky and gin distillery is to be incorporated into the Fletton Quays development currently taking shape on Peterborough’s South Bank. It will be housed in the former LNWR goods shed alongside the old East Station.

The Gordon Arms on Oundle Road is to get a major makeover by owner Greene King. Newly opened Mulberry Tree Farm at Hampton suffered temporary closure after disturbances over the New year. The Stilton Tunnels at Stilton has closed permanently – the Angel Spice Indian Restaurant in front is extending into the site. The Golden Pheasant at Etton has new owners – local couple Kirstene and Stuart Johnson have taken over from George Sakkalli, who will be concentrating his efforts on his other pub, the Green Man in Stamford, venue for the annual reunion of the Harrier Engineers (5 March), and a spring beer festival on 4-7 May. The Cellar Bar beneath Stamford Arts Centre has new management – they’re offering discounted drinks to holders of tickets for film and live events in the main auditorium. Also in the town, the Golden Fleece has undergone refurbishment under

new licensee, Carole Frith. Her previous pub, the Millstone is open again after a short period of closure.

Across the road, Melbourn Bros, has reverted to keg and bottled beers only, as has St Mary’s Vaults in the town. The King’s Head at Apethorpe, near Oundle, closed since last year has reportedly be purchased by the owner of Apethorpe Hall. A new tenant is being sought prior to reopening.

JD Wetherspoon has now been granted planning permission to transform the former JH Wand property in North Street, Bourne into a new pub/restaurant. The company proposes to invest £1.5m in the buildings, which will feature local history artwork and create up to 60 new jobs, though a date has not yet been set for work to start. Across the road Smith’s has a new general manager; local man Matt Barnett joins the Knead Group pub from the Pesto restaurant chain. Bourne Corn Exchange has a number of musical events planned for the spring including tribute acts, the Jam’d (7 April), Complete Madness (19 May) along with the British nostalgia event Land of Hope and Glory on 15 May. Just north of Bourne, the lease for the free-of-tie Griffin Inn at Irnham, is for sale for £120k Reopened last summer, the

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The Olive Branch at Clipsham has launched a ‘Dine and Donate’ scheme to raise funds for Peterborough’s Thorpe Hall Hospice. Diners are offered discounted meals in return for a donation to hospice funds. The Camra Rutland Pub of the year award has been won by the Green Dragon in Ryhall.

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Regulars at the Crown Tavern in Oakham have raised £5,000 towards Cancer Research as a tribute to regular Pete Gordon who died after battling prostate cancer. After an enforced oneyear break, Rutland Camra’s annual beer festival returns to the County Museum in Oakham (28 June-1 July). The Royal Duke in the town has reportedly changed hands In our article in the last issue, we omitted to mention that the Continued over

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at the Bank has been refurbished and renamed the Old Bank. The Rutland Arms at Woolsthorpe, generally known as the Dirty

former Golden Ball pub on Cradge Bank in Spalding, reopened in December, has been renamed the Waters Edge. Two local charities have benefitted from donation from the success of the 2017 Holbeach Music & Beer Festival. This year’s event will be held on 3-5 August.

Heckington’s 8 Sail Brewery is brewing two beers to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force – Dawn Patrol (4.4%) and Aces High (4.8%). Brewer Steve served with the RAF for over 30 years, flying Nimrod aircraft. The Enterprise-owned Duke of Wellington at Leasingham, near Sleaford is the subject of a potential purchase under ACV rules by local residents.

Eddie Pimlott, owner of the Nobody Inn in Grantham was presented with a Camra award after celebrating 20 years at the pub. Stonegate Pub Co’s Goose

Duck, has undergone a major transformation by owner Belvoir Estates. The small car park alongside the Grantham Canal has been converted into a pleasant outdoor drinking area.

Grantham’s Beerheadz celebrated 750 guest beers in

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Rutland Arms (dirty duck), Woolsthorpe

January – they were also voted Town Pub of the year by the local Camra branch. Their sister pub on Nottingham station thankfully survived the recent fire, and further sites are planned for Melton Mowbray and Lincoln. Country Pub of the year went to the Red Lion at Newton, and the Ancaster Sports & Social Club won Club of the year. John Fairhurst, landlord at the White Swan at Barrowby has celebrated 25 years at the pub.

Grantham’s Charlotte Wesson has created a business opportunity from her equestrian background by converting a horse trailer into a mobile bar, which can be hired for outdoor events across Lincolnshire, Rutland and Leicestershire. Further information can be found at www.stirrupcupmobilebar.co.uk Pubs no more The ongoing saga of the Thorold Arms in Marston, near Grantham continues.Villagers have now agreed a purchase price with the current owner who was seeking to develop the site. Extra funds are still needed in order for it to reopen during 2018, which will hopefully be raised via a forthcoming share offer.

For full details visit www.save.thethoroldarms.co.uk A new proposal to convert the former Red Cow at Donington to 18 apartments has been put before the District Council.

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John Wood, 1950-2018

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The late John Wood, pictured right, with the author on the left.

John Wood, founder of Oakham Ales has gone to the great brewery in the sky.

His funeral was on Wednesday 8 February at Belton in Rutland, in the presence of more than 60 Morris dancers and members of Camra from many parts of the East Midlands A colourful, larger – never lager – than life character who was at the forefront of real ale production in the country, he established Oakham Ales in 1993 and soon a beer was launched that has become one of the most recognised real ales available today – Jeffery Hudson Bitter (JHB). This was soon followed by another of John’s successful brews, Bishop’s Farewell, which was brewed to commemorate the retirement of Bill Westwood as Bishop of Peterborough.

A firkin of JHB was supplied at

John’s wake as a token of the brewery’s regards.The wake also saw 18 Morris dancers pounding their sticks on the floor and songs and tales were also performed as a tribute to ‘The Woodster’.

John’s tipple of choice was real cider and he extolled its virtues at the drop of his Morris dancer’s top hat. John was a member of the Rutland Morris Band where with his striking white hair and beard was easily recognisable.

Rutland Camra will name its cider bar Woodsters in tribute to John at their festival in Oakham

on 28 June to 1 July, where many a tankard will be raised. It is hoped Oakham Ales will produce a special in his name.

He will be sadly missed by so many people in Rutland and across the UK. John Whowell, Chairman Rutland Camra Branch

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Once a farmhouse, the 17th century Grade II listed building has retained bags of character with small individual quarry-tiled rooms, three open fires, a tiny

bar with serving hatch reminiscent of a railway station ticket hatch leading out to a shack-like conservatory stuffed with artefacts including pub memorabilia and an red K6

telephone box. Overlooking the water meadows of the River Derwent, the pub is dog friendly and welcoming to walkers and families, providing children’s games, colouring books and a bar soccer table. Unusually, the inn sign is painted on the wall of the pub.

A perfect hideaway, the tiny enclosed snug features a traditional cast iron range and high-backed settles. Alongside the permanent Marston’s Pedigree, served in jugs straight from the cask, six hand pumps serve top quality ever-changing beers – from Thornbridge, Timothy Taylor, Oakham, Dancing Duck, Brakspear and Greene King when we visited, along with Old Rosie cider, five other changing

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ciders, fruit wines and a selection of single malt whiskies. The pub has won the local Camra pub of the year award on several occasions including 2015 and was the 2017 runner-up. They have also designated the interior as one of national importance. Hot food including Sunday roasts is confined to lunchtimes, though a good selection of pies, rolls and scotch eggs are available at all times along with local ‘pyclets’.

Outside of the conservatory is a small garden and patio with impressive floral displays (and hanging baskets everywhere), though on this sunny afternoon there was a good crop of people in the car park. There’s occasional live music and regular beer festivals – the next is to be held over the Easter weekend (29-31 March).

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The Clarence 53 Whitehall London SW1A 2HP 020 7930 4808 theclarencewhitehall.com One of the most iconic images from the early days of Doctor Who is of the Daleks in front of the Houses of Parliament.

However, this shot never actually appeared on screen and was in fact taken for the Radio Times to promote the 1964 story The Dalek Invasion of Earth.

The first Doctor Who story to feature substantial location filming, a major scene filmed around Westminster saw companion Barbara (Jacqueline Hill) and two resistance fighters make their escape across London. Making their way up Whitehall, towards Trafalgar Square, the red-brick Clarence can be spotted to the right of the shot, just past the statue of George, Duke of Cambridge.

Along with the Silver Cross and the Old Shades, the pub was one of five free houses on this stretch of road that was under the control of the Board of Green Cloth – part of the Royal Household that oversaw licensing within “the verge of the palace”, until The Licensing Act 2003 came into effect.

Now part of young & Co’s Geronimo Inns brand, the Clarence mixes traditional and contemporary with stripped wooden floors and timbers reclaimed from a Thames pier) along with leather upholstery. It’s open plan but cosy, with the low light at the right level to feel relaxed but not dingy.

The food menu features high end takes on classic pub grub such as sandwiches, fish and chips, and steak and ale pie to more gastro-style delights like Braised ox cheek with bone marrow mac and cheese.

There’s also a private dining menu that can be enjoyed in

the Tin Belly Dining Room upstairs.

But I was here for the beer and was happy to find six cask beers including Homerton N7, a very refreshing and hoppy IPA that made the £4.95 a pint price tag a little more palatable.

The Clarence may be located near a tourist trap but it is a good quality boozer first and foremost. Once approved of by royalty, I do feel, however, its claim to being “the prime minister’s local” is more to do with location than the likelihood of her ever popping in.

by Cardinal Cox

Pub Scrawl

The next King’s Lynn Fiction Festival is to be held over the weekend of 16-18 March and will include Peter Benson, Louis de Bernieres, Rachel Crowther, Sally Emerson, Guinevere Glasfurd and Mark Illis.

Verse 2018, Stamford Arts Centre's Fourth Festival of Poetry and Spoken Word, is coming up in April with a full programme including Lemn Sissay on Wednesday 11, a play about Dylan Thomas on Thursday 12; slam-champion Ash Dickinson Friday afternoon, beatboxer Grace Savage Friday evening, then Alex Kapila getting dirty at 9pm. Roger McGough (and band) are on Saturday 14 and the festival ends on Sunday with Roger Garfitt reading from his memoir The Horseman’s Word and performing My Holy Mountain, a celebration of Mary Webb in poetry and jazz. There are fringe events too, many of which can be found in the Cellar Bar, which is now under new management and is open Monday to Saturday evenings from 7pm.

For further information go to stamfordartscentre.com The final of the Stamford Poet Laureate Competition will be held on Tuesday 10 April from 8pm. This is the highlight of the year for Stamford’s poetry scene.

Other regular events include the monthly Pint of Poetry open mic night on the last Wednesday of the month from 8pm (28 March, 25 April etc), the Stanza discussion/workshop night on the second Monday of the month from 6.30pm (12 March, 9 April etc), the Poetry Swaps nights every other month at which three poets are invited to

showcase their work with a 20-minute set (14 March) and frequent readings at Walkers Books (usually on a theme).

Nathen Amin will be talking about his third book The House of Beaufort and their part in the Wars of the Roses on Friday 2 March at Fletton House, Oundle. Tickets, priced £8 (£6 concessions), are available from the Oundle Box Office, 4 New Street, Oundle, by calling 01832 274734 or visiting www.oundlefestival.org.uk There are two new book groups which meet at The Ostrich, Peterborough. One is the Peterborough Feminist Book Club. The other is Close Encounters Comic Book Club who have a special guest coming to talk on Wednesday 7 March.

Femi Keeling will be performing her spoken-word show How to Die of a Broken Heart at the Key Theatre on Wednesday 21 March. Femi first came to notice for her flash fiction before becoming the Dickens’ young Writer in Residence in 2012. The show starts at 7.30pm and tickets, priced £12, are available from vivacity-peterborough.com/ keytheatre or 01733 207239.

University Centre Peterborough (alongside the Regional College) continues its series of literary events and on Thursday 22 March they host an evening with poet and novelist Kiran Millwood Hargrave and

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novelist Daisy Johnson. Then on Thursday 26 April, the speaker is crime novelist Henry Sutton.

The evenings are free (although booking via Eventbrite is advisable), starts at 7pm.

Stamford’s British Legion are marking the end of the First World War through the year. and the first event will be at Stamford Arts Centre on Friday 23 March with an evening of music and poetry. Starting at 7.30pm, tickets are £7 (£5 concessions).

The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah, a longawaited autobiography of one of our outstanding poets, is to be published in May with an accompanying tour, though the only local dates look to be Bury St Edmunds Apex on 23 May and Lincoln Drill Hall on 31 May.

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Although Durham is over 180 miles from Peterborough, its position on the East Coast Main Line, means this historic city can be reached in just over two hours by rail. At around £100, the standard return fare will put most day trippers off, but as always, bargains can be found online, so our group took advantage of Virgin Trains East Coast’s winter sale and snapped up return tickets for a far more palatable £22.50 each. With a population of 65,000, Durham is by no means a large city, but it’s

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blessed with a number of good pubs, easily reached from the station.

Following the slope 200 yards down from the station, two pubs sit opposite one another just under the rail viaduct. The Station House opens at 4pm, so we decided to leave it to last, opting instead for the Bridge Hotel. Open from 11am, this Star house, built in the mid 19th century for Irish navvies during the construction of the railway, still offers eight letting rooms, and a ‘2 for £12’ food range all day.

Real ales consist of Deuchars on permanently, with two more from the Heineken range (Theakston’s Hogshead and Belhaven Robert Burns when we visited). A right hand turn out of here brings you to Sutton Street, another right turn and you’ll see the Grade II listed Colpitts Hotel – a Samuel Smith pub which has changed little since Victorian times (other than now disused off sales hatch). There are real fires in both of the small rooms, and a wide range of bottled beers (some brewed at

The Bridge Hotel with The Station House opposite.

Melbourn’s in Stamford) along with the Old Brewery Bitter priced as the typically miserly rate of £2 per pint. Food is not served but this cosy pub offers a friendly welcome all day. Across the road and right onto Allergate, ye Old Elm Tree stands at the junction with Crossgate.

Justifiably popular with the local Camra branch (it was voted Pub of the year in 2015 and 2016), there are six expertly kept ever-changing real ales priced from £3.30, on this occasion from Roosters, Rudgate, Turning Point, Smallwood and Castle Eden. Described by enthusiastic barmaid, Stacey, as “quirky and friendly”, there’s a pleasing mix

of ages enjoying the ambience in three separate rooms, one of which is adorned with local railway history displayed on posters. A good range of lunchtime food is priced at just £4.95, and the beef bap with chips and gravy proved too tempting. The Sunday carvery is also keenly priced at £7.95. The Angel, opposite, is one of three sister pubs (the others are the John Duck and the New Inn), but with a lack of real ale we carried on across the Framwellgate bridge into the Market Place The Market Tavern is an attractive Greene King pub on two levels, with the top room overlooking the indoor market, and displaying artefacts relating to Durham’s proud mining heritage, including union branch banners. As well as the compulsory IPA, draught Bass is usually available plus three from the local Maxim Brewery, now supplying brands from the former Vaux and Wards portfolios. Camra members are offered a 10% discount, and there’s a permanent cider in the shape of Weston’s Old Rosie.

Over the road onto Saddler Street there’s the Shakespeare, another attractive building, with

individual panelled rooms, but a less enthusiastic welcome, and standard fare beer range of London Pride, Deuchars, Hobgoblin and Jennings Cumberland. The River Wear in this part of town forms a loop around the castle and cathedral, so an about turn back towards the Market Place and a right turn brings you to another crossing (Elvet Bridge) just before which is a recently opened gin bar – the Tin of Sardines, so named as it’s “probably the smallest gin bar in the world” with barely room to swing a cat. That said, the range of gins is incredible, and the mixes explained in ultimate detail by flamboyant host, Teddy.

If gin is your thing, this is a must but be prepared to pay upward of £6 per drink.

Just over the bridge, the Swan & Three Cygnets, is another Samuel Smith house, but less inviting than the Colpitts, so we carried on to the Grade I listed Half Moon Inn – an agreeable and again, very friendly M&B pub, decorated with old images of the pub and miner’s galas, and a good range of up to eight beers (and occasional beer festivals), but no food. The pub is named after the crescent shaped bar, and there’s

Teddy, Tin of sardines a large riverside beer garden, very busy in summer months.

Back onto Old Elvet, the Enterprise owned Dun Cow is another listed building part of which dates back to the 15th century, and still requiring separate entrances to the two drinking areas. The log burners give a homely feel, but the beer quality (from Castle Eden, Black Sheep and Moorhouses) was average at best, so we crossed the street and through the car park of the law courts to the Court Inn. This busy pub is popular with legal staff (some wearing silks), but also locals, tourists and students and is very foody. Six beers are usually available, and the friendly

barmaid was only too happy to exchange a substandard pint for us. The beer range included Taylors, Greene King, Maxim, Harviestoun and Broughton when we called, and as a sister to the ‘Sardines’ there’s an impressive range of spirits including up to 120 gins. On past the prison, is the extent of our foray from the station – the Victoria Inn on Hallgarth Street.

Another listed building, this family run pub oozes Victoriana, and offers a warm ambience and four-star accomodation. Beers from the Big Lamp brewery are always available along with three ever-changing guests, a real cider and wide range of malt whiskies.

Food is restricted to snacks, so there’s a proper alehouse feel to the pub, and the local Camra branch have just awarded it the Pub of the year accolade for the 10th time.

With less than an hour remaining before our train home, and two more must-try pubs to do, we had to make the tough decision to leave out the New Inn, John Duck and Woodman, all of which had been recommended by locals. So back across the river and onto North Road past Old Tom’s Gin Bar, the studenty William Hedley and the

JD Wetherspoon’s Water House, we took a right into Reform Place and arrived at the Head of Steam. Now supplied by Camerons’ there are five rotating real ales from breweries such as Allendale, Leeds, Black Iris and the local Sonnet Brew House, along with 10 craft beers and up to 300 bottled varieties.

The young enthusiastic bar staff impressed us with their knowledge of the ales and history of the pub, but a lengthy discussion had to be cut short as we needed to try the current runner up to Pub of the year, the Station House – Durham’s first micropub. Perfectly situated for the station, drinkers are even afforded the luxury of screened train departure information, which goes as far as showing walking time to the station, drinking up time available and even the weather. The pub retains a proper alehouse feel, and there’s always a minimum of four well-kept ales available along with another four real ciders.

Beer ‘takeways’ are available in two and four pint vessels, so if you happen to still be thirsty, there’s no need to settle for less agreeable refreshment on the train home.

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Thursday evening 29th March until Monday 2nd April.

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your local in the Heart of Stamford

the golden Fleece Newly Refurbished Open 9am-11pm sunday to Wednesday, 9am to late Thursday to saturday Full breakfast and lunchtime menu available 9am-4pm (sunday 9am-3pm) Live entertainment Thursday thru to sunday (Karaoke Thurs & sun, Live Bands Fri & sat) Three real Ales Everards Tiger and Old Original with a rotating Guest Ale and henry Westons cider on hand pull

a nice place for a beer and a chat Opening hours: (Monday closed) Tuesday-Thursday 3-9, Friday 3-10, Saturday 12-10, Sunday 12-6

Sheep Market, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 2RB 01780 763749 goldenfleece.stamford@outlook.com

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01 March Voodoo acoustic (8pm), Mama liz’s, stamford Comedy Cavern (7.30pm), stamford Corn exchange Quiz (8pm), Packhorse, Northborough 02 March Children of the Revolution, Ploughman, Werrington Peterborough Community Radio Music Night (7pm), Parkway Club, Peterborough CJ hatt, Puzzles?, Peterborough Circa 73, Yard of ale, Woodston Gone To The Dogs, Blue Bell, Werrington ‘Blues a Go-Go’ with Dawson smith, Railway, Oakham Ramonas + i Got spiders + March to the Grave (8pm), Mama’s liz’s, stamford Dirty Rumour, Golden Fleece, stamford lazoons, london inn, stamford afterlife, Masons arms, Bourne

03 March Dirty Rumour, Ploughman, Werrington The lazoons (8.30pm), Beehive, Peterborough One for the Road, spanners sports Bar, heckington Matt howard, Puzzles?, Peterborough soulstrip, Black Bull, Kirton Paul lake (7pm), Five horseshoes, Barholm Frankly my Dear, Yard of ale, Woodston amsterdam Red light District + spoilers + smart alex + Distorted idols, Mama’s liz’s, stamford Backlash, hurdler, stamford The Balloons (8.30pm), Grainstore, Oakham Miscellaneous, The stage, Market Deeping audioz, Golden Fleece, stamford Overdubs, london inn, stamford Cuttin’ loose, Masons arms, Bourne 04 March Tune up acoustic session, Frothblowers, Werrington Pub Quiz (8pm), Beehive, Peterborough Quiz (8.30pm), Tobie Norris, stamford Zakk Zoot, Puzzles?, Peterborough Quiz, The Brass Windmill, helpringham Pennyless (4-6pm), Mama liz’s, stamford Keith luckey (3pm), Frothblowers, Werrington

Zakk Zoot, Puzzles, Peterborough Quiz, Masons arms, Bourne

06 March Barnack acoustic (8pm), Millstone inn, Barnack Quiz (8pm), Nag’s head, Bourne unplugged (6pm), National Centre for Craft and Design, sleaford 07 March World’s Biggest Pub Quiz, Frothblowers, Werrington Open Mic with Bon Rogers White (8pm), Beehive, Peterborough Quiz (8.30pm), Railway, Boston Big Fun Quiz (8pm), Grainstore, Oakham 08 March Voodoo stands up: Bennett arron + The Noise Next Door, Mama’s liz’s, stamford 09 March The Chili’s, Ploughman, Werrington Whole lotta led (8pm), stamford Corn exchange

the Woolpack stanground's Best Kept secret

A 15 minute walk from the centre of town

Peterborough Pub of the year 2016 nNow open all day every day from 12 noon nUp to four real ales available nFood served Mon-Sat 12-2pm and 6-8pm, Sunday roast 12-3pm nLarge riverside beer garden nQuiz every Sunday eve (cash prizes)

under new Management

geoff and ange look forward to welcoming you North street, stanground, Peterborough PE2 8hR (01733) 753544

the green man w Stamford

29 scotgate, stamford Pe9 2YQ Tel: 01780 753598 VISIT US AT OUR 18TH CENTURY COACHING INN, A FEW STEPS FROM STAMFORD'S HISTORIC AND CHARMING TOWN CENTRE STAY A WHILE IN OUR NEW SPACIOUS GUEST ROOMS TO EXPERIENCE STAMFORD’S CHARMING SURROUNDS STOP PRESS – SKY, BT SPORT, EUROSPORT, BBC AND ITV SPORTS SHOWING ALL KEY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR!

WE'RE IN IT! CAMRA'S GOOD BEER GUIDE 2018 – AWARDED FOR OUR 8 CONSTANTLY CHANGING LOCAL AND REGIONAL REAL ALES

OAK BEAMS, VINTAGE FURNITURE, LOG FIRES, WOOD FLOORS, A LOVELY VERDANT WALLED GARDEN AND A VERY WELL STOCKED jUKEBOX AWAIT

May The Fourth Be With You! – The Green Man Annual Spring Beerfest – Fri May 4th til Mon 7th May Several REAL ALES, LIVE BANDS, AL FRESCO DINING.

Citizen smith, Yard of ale, Woodston The Broadcasters, Blue Bell, Werrington Velocity, Golden Fleece, stamford DJ, london inn, stamford Mark Bishop, Masons arms, Bourne 10 March Retrolux, Ploughman, Werrington RetrospeKt, Orton hall hotel, Peterborough.

No Way Out, Prince of Wales Feathers, Castor adam leon, Puzzles?, Peterborough hush, Black Bull, Kirton 0482 Tone, Railway, Boston Ramshackle serenade , Yard of ale, Woodston Disco/Karaoke (8pm), hurdler, stamford super heroes, The stage, Market Deeping Guards, Golden Fleece, stamford uK Gangsters, london inn, stamford son of a Gun, Masons arms, Bourne Dean & Co (irish Band, 9pm), hurdler, stamford 11 March Meg McPartlin, Frothblowers, Werrington Mother’s Day with a special menu, Bustard inn, south Rauceby, sleaford Pub Quiz (8pm), Beehive, Peterborough shane Pole, Puzzles?, Peterborough Quiz, The Brass Windmill, helpringham Meg McPartlin (3pm), Frothblowers, Werrington

live muSic every friday pub Quiz every Sunday reStaurant coming Soon /bluebellpe4 6 The Green, Werrington PE4 6RU

12 March songwriters’ evening (8pm), Boat inn, Whittlesey Boston Folk Club: Jinski (8pm), eagle Public house, Boston 13 March Quiz (8pm), Nag’s head, Bourne 14 March Backroom acoustic (8pm), Railway inn, Ramsey Quiz Night (8pm), Bustard inn, south Rauceby, sleaford Open Mic with Bon Rogers White (8pm), Beehive, Peterborough Open Mic (8pm), The Brass Windmill, helpringham Quiz (8.30pm), Railway, Boston 15 March Quiz (8pm), Packhorse, Northborough

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Beer Festival 10-13 May 11th The Moneyshot, 12th May Beatles’ Tribute (The Guards)

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The Square Join us at our town centre pub and thai restaurant (formerly the Stone loach)

Free Pool Tuesdays w Friendly Welcome w FREE Jukebox Friday & Saturday

13 Market Place, Market Deeping PE6 8Ea T: 01778 347653 thesquare

the mason's arms Enjoy our welcoming real fire

live entertainment 2/3 Afterlife 3/3/ Cuttin' Loose 9/3 Mark Bishop 10/3 Son of a Gun 16/3 Leftovas 17/3 Nick Glover (Irish set) 23/3 Antoine 24/3 Brothers Grimm 30/3 Revolver

31/3 Splinter Group 6/4 Afterlife 7/4 Dj Neil (Karaoke) 13/4 Leftovas 14/4 Mark Bishop 20/4 Antoine 21/4 Brothers Grimm 27/4 Loose Rocket 28/4 Dom Brister

Quiz Nights Alternate Sundays (4/3, 18/3, 1/4, 15/4 & 29/4) Bonus Question, Chase the Ace, jackpot Cash Prizes (ÂŁ200+) 15 South St, Bourne PE10 9Ly Tel: 01778 423792

Visit our sister pub in Spalding The Black Swan, 12 New Street Regular Live music, good beer and a friendly welcome from Sean and the Staff

16 March Outlaw eagles, Crown, Peterborough Fired up, Yard of ale, Woodston Brotherhoods Roundabout, Blue Bell, Werrington Chuck Norris experience, Golden Fleece, stamford Open Mic, london inn, stamford leftovas, Masons arms, Bourne 17 March The 3 smiths, Ploughman, Werrington los Cojones, Prince of Wales Feathers, Castor st Patrick’s Day Celebration, shoulder of Mutton, Weldon Gimme 2, Puzzles?, Peterborough Vigilantes, Black Bull, Kirton Pennyless (8.30pm), Five horseshoes, Barholm st Patrick’s Day Party, Yard of ale, Woodston england v ireland Rugby (2.45pm, Guinness £2.50 per pint) + st Patrick’s Disco/Karaoke with laura lou, hurdler, stamford leon, The stage, Market Deeping Revolver, Golden Fleece, stamford Circa ‘73, london inn, stamford Nick Glover (irish set), Masons arms, Bourne 18 March Pub Quiz (8pm), Beehive, Peterborough Quiz (8.30pm), Tobie Norris, stamford it Comes in Waves, Puzzles?, Peterborough Quiz, The Brass Windmill, helpringham Beth Nielson Chapman ft Robert Vincent, stamford Corn exchange Bon Rogers (3pm), Frothblowers, Werrington Quiz, Masons arms, Bourne

Cuttin’ loose, Yard of ale, Woodston Tiger Club, Blue Bell, Werrington Mark Morriss (Bluetones) + Maria Marr, Mama’s liz’s, stamford autumn storm, Golden Fleece, stamford Groove Cartel, london inn, stamford antoine, Masons arms, Bourne 24 March Overdubs, Ploughman, Werrington Thunderhead, Prince of Wales Feathers, Castor luke May, Puzzles?, Peterborough subway 77, Yard of ale, Woodston Disco/Karaoke, hurdler, stamford Revolver, The stage, Market Deeping Children of the Revolution, Golden Fleece, stamford halo, london inn, stamford Brothers Grimm, Masons arms, Bourne 25 March Pub Quiz (8pm), Beehive, Peterborough Portas (3pm), Red lion hotel, spalding Matty haynes, Puzzles?, Peterborough Quiz, The Brass Windmill, helpringham Rob Bull (3pm), Frothblowers, Werrington Matty haynes, Puzzles, Peterborough helen smith (4pm), Mama’s liz’s, stamford

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21 March Open Mic with Bon Rogers White (8pm), Beehive, Peterborough Quiz (8pm), Bertie arms, uffington Quiz (8.30pm), Railway, Boston 22 March The Billy Fury Years, stamford Corn exchange 23 March Play Your Cards Right, spanners sports Bar, heckington The Dreamboys (8pm), stamford Corn exchange

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28 March Backroom acoustic (8pm), Railway inn, Ramsey live Jazz with the Tony Giles all stars (8pm), Bustard inn, south Rauceby, sleaford Open Mic (8pm), The Brass Windmill, helpringham Open Mic with Bon Rogers White (8pm), Beehive, Peterborough Quiz (8.30pm), Railway, Boston 29 March Voodoo stands up: Russell hicks + James Dowdeswell, Mama’s liz’s, stamford Funhouse Comedy (6.15pm), Grainstore, Oakham 30 March The Guards, Ploughman, Werrington Whisky Bar acoustic sessions (8.30pm), Boat inn, Whittlesey andy hughes (8.30pm), Beehive, Peterborough Pool & snooker KO Comp, spanners sports Bar, heckington Rob Bill, Puzzles?, Peterborough Retrolux, Yard of ale, Woodston americana, Blue Bell, Werrington Geoff achison & the souldiggers (8.30pm), Grainstore, Oakham Great Pretenders, Golden Fleece, stamford DJ, london inn, stamford Revolver, Masons arms, Bourne 31 March The Nuggets, Ploughman, Werrington Outlaw eagles, Burghley Club, Peterborough The Broadcasters, spanners sports Bar, heckington Meg McPartlin, Puzzles?, Peterborough Boobonyx, Black Bull, Kirton Motown/Northern souls DJ sav, Yard of ale, Woodston Dirty Rumour, Prince of Wales Feathers, Castor ska2Nite (2 Tone/ska), Railway, Oakham Jack sanderson (Rat Pack + swing) + Disco, hurdler, stamford sticky Fingers (8.30pm), Grainstore, Oakham Filthy Contact, The stage, Market Deeping harkback, Golden Fleece, stamford Children of the Revolution, london inn, stamford

splinter Group, Masons arms, Bourne 01 april easter sunday Karaoke, Ploughman, Werrington Jazz Funk, soul & Motown with steve allen & Guest DJs (4-11pm), Beehive, Peterborough Quiz, The Brass Windmill, helpringham uFK, Black Bull, Kirton Pennyless (4-6pm), Mama liz’s, stamford One eyed Cats, Yard of ale, Woodston Meg McPartlin (3pm), Frothblowers, Werrington Bon Rogers, Puzzles, Peterborough Gleny Vee (singer/Guitarist), hurdler, stamford Frenzy unplugged, Blue Boar, eye Jet Black, Grainstore, Oakham Quiz, Masons arms, Bourne Bands Day: hazardville (3-5pm), Go with the Flow (5-7pm), One for the Road (7-9pm), strellies (9-11pm) , The stage, Market Deeping 02 april Open for lunch from 12 noon, Bustard inn, south Rauceby, sleaford 03 april Barnack acoustic (8pm), Millstone inn, Barnack Quiz (8pm), Nag’s head, Bourne unplugged (6pm), National Centre for Craft and Design, sleaford 04 april Open Mic with Bon Rogers White (8pm), Beehive, Peterborough The amazing Bubbleman (2pm), stamford Corn exchange Quiz (8.30pm), Railway, Boston Big Fun Quiz (8pm), Grainstore, Oakham 05 april Voodoo acoustic (8pm), Mama liz’s, stamford Quiz (8pm), Packhorse, Northborough 06 april Blackstar Revolution, Ploughman, Werrington Cosmic Rodney, Yard of ale, Woodston Ramshackle serenade, Blue Bell, Werrington Ceri Dupree, stamford Corn exchange Bootleg Boss (springsteen Tribute), Mama’s liz’s, stamford Just for Kicks, Golden Fleece, stamford afterlife, Masons arms, Bourne

07 april Revolver, Ploughman, Werrington Outlaw eagles, Buckden social Club CJ hatt (8.30pm), Beehive, Peterborough Peg & spanners Charity Quiz, spanners sports Bar, heckington Go with the Flow, Black Bull, Kirton Porky Pig, Yard of ale, Woodston Velocity, Prince of Wales Feathers, Castor Dan Poole, Puzzles, Peterborough The Bootleg Bee Gees, stamford Corn exchange Band TBC, hurdler, stamford audios, The stage, Market Deeping Detours, Golden Fleece, stamford Dirty Rumour, london inn, stamford DJ Neil (Karaoke), Masons arms, Bourne 08 april Pub Quiz (8pm), Beehive, Peterborough Quiz, The Brass Windmill, helpringham adam leon, Puzzles, Peterborough Poor Boy (4pm), Mama’s liz’s, stamford 09 april songwriters’ evening (8pm), Boat inn, Whittlesey Boston Folk Club: The Chris Ronald Trio (8pm), eagle Public house, Boston 10 april Quiz (8pm), Nag’s head, Bourne 11 april Backroom acoustic (8pm), Railway inn, Ramsey Quiz Night (8pm), Bustard inn, south Rauceby, sleaford Open Mic with Bon Rogers White (8pm), Beehive, Peterborough Open Mic (8pm), The Brass Windmill, helpringham Quiz (8.30pm), Railway, Boston 12 april Voodoo stands up: steve Royle + stephen Grant, Mama’s liz’s, stamford 13 april Charity Fundraiser (7.30pm), Fleet Centre, Fletton Blackstar Revolution Charity Night, Yard of ale, Woodston Junk Puppets, Blue Bell, Werrington henry Blofeld: 78 Retired, stamford Corn exchange

indigo, Golden Fleece, stamford Band TBC, london inn, stamford leftovas, Masons arms, Bourne 14 april Go with the Flow, Ploughman, Werrington Outlaw eagles, Fletton ex-servicemen’s Club stealer, Prince of Wales Feathers, Castor TPM, Black Bull, Kirton Mollys Chamber, Yard of ale, Woodston Jimmy Doherty, Puzzles, Peterborough iain stirling: u Ok hun? x, stamford Corn exchange Disco/Karaoke, hurdler, stamford Top Banana Band (8.30pm), Grainstore, Oakham indigo, The stage, Market Deeping Cosmic Rodney, Golden Fleece, stamford leon, london inn, stamford Mark Bishop, Masons arms, Bourne 15 april RetrospeKt, Broad lane, Moulton Pub Quiz (8pm), Beehive, Peterborough Quiz, The Brass Windmill, helpringham Keith luckey (3pm), Frothblowers, Werrington Mark stevens, Puzzles, Peterborough Frumenty (folk) (4pm), Mama’s liz’s, stamford Quiz, Masons arms, Bourne 17 april Open Mic (8.45pm), Boat inn, Whittlesey Quiz (8pm), Nag’s head, Bourne Robert Temple: The hypnotist live, stamford Corn exchange

Open Mic, london inn, stamford antoine, Masons arms, Bourne 21 april The Money shot, Ploughman, Werrington Beachy head Diving Club, Black Bull, Kirton Pennyless, Priory Church, Deeping st James CJ hatt, Yard of ale, Woodston Children of the Revolution (9pm), iron horse, Market Deeping Jack little, Puzzles, Peterborough extones, Railway, Oakham laura lou (Disco/Karaoke), hurdler, stamford stone Pony, The stage, Market Deeping Gypsies, Golden Fleece, stamford Blackout uK, london inn, stamford Brothers Grimm, Masons arms, Bourne Free bus to Rushden/Rushden lakes, shoulder of Mutton, Weldon 22 april Pub Quiz (8pm), Beehive, Peterborough Quiz, The Brass Windmill, helpringham James edmonds (3pm), Frothblowers, Werrington adam Trendall, Puzzles, Peterborough 24 april Open Mic (8pm), Blue Boar, eye Quiz (8pm), Nag’s head, Bourne

18 april Open Mic with Bon Rogers White (8pm), Beehive, Peterborough Quiz (8pm), Bertie arms, uffington Quiz (8.30pm), Railway, Boston

25 april Backroom acoustic (8pm), Railway inn, Ramsey live Jazz with the Tony Giles all stars (8pm), Bustard inn, south Rauceby, sleaford Open Mic with Bon Rogers White (8pm), Beehive, Peterborough Open Mic (8pm), The Brass Windmill, helpringham Quiz (8.30pm), Railway, Boston

19 april Quiz (8pm), Packhorse, Northborough

26 april Comedy Club (6.15pm), Grainstore, Oakham

20 april Pennyless (£7.50, 01406 373237), Moulton Windmill loose Rocket, Yard of ale, Woodston Children Of The Revolution, Blue Bell, Werrington Through the Decades with Roy Orbison & Buddy holly, stamford Corn exchange Machines, Golden Fleece, stamford

27 april Whisky Bar acoustic sessions (8.30pm), Boat inn, Whittlesey Matt howard (8.30pm), Beehive, Peterborough Open Mic Night, spanners sports Bar, heckington The Guards, Yard of ale, Woodston One eyed Cats, Blue Bell, Werrington Re-Take That, stamford Corn exchange

Ouse Valley singles Club (9pm), Mama’s liz’s, stamford Returns, Golden Fleece, stamford DJ, london inn, stamford loose Rocket, Masons arms, Bourne 28 april high Rollers, Ploughman, Werrington Revamped, spanners sports Bar, heckington Moll Grips, Black Bull, Kirton Pennyless (£8, 01780 460106) empingham Village hall Tumbling Dice, Yard of ale, Woodston One eyed Cats (9pm), iron horse, Market Deeping Christian smith, Puzzles, Peterborough steve Parrish, stamford Corn exchange King Biscuit Boys, Railway, Oakham Wonk unit + Raging Nathans + TBC, Mama liz’s, stamford americana featuring Yvonne Rivers (Country/Pop), hurdler, stamford Tallawah, The stage, Market Deeping hayz, Golden Fleece, stamford Groove Cartel, london inn, stamford Dom Brister, Masons arms, Bourne 29 april Pub Quiz (8pm), Beehive, Peterborough Quiz, The Brass Windmill, helpringham Bon Rogers (3pm), Frothblowers, Werrington andy hughes, Puzzles, Peterborough Quiz, Masons arms, Bourne

beer Festivals 02-04 March Frothmaster’s Birthday Weekender, Frothblowers, Werrington 07-10 March Camra leicester Beer Festival, haymarket Theatre, leicester 15-18 March empingham Cricket and social Club Beer Festival 2018, empingham CsC - 18 real ales and a fully stocked bar with four events: 15 March – sports Quiz (Bar opens 6pm, Quiz 7.30pm); 16 March – Race Night (Bar opens 6pm, first race 7.30pm); 17th March – ‘super saturday’ (Bar opens at 11.30am); 18 March –

‘Mop up sunday’ (Bar opens 12noon, real ale £2.50/pint) 19-23 april 9th hand & heart st George’s Beer & Music Festival, hand & heart, Peterborough - 50+ beers plus hot food. live music on the garden stage Friday and saturday, wreath laying at our in-house war memorial and dancing from Peterborough Morris on the Monday.

29 april-03 april Craftfest, Grainstore, Oakham - Craft lager, ale & Gin Festival 04-07 May The Green Man annual spring Beerfest, Green Man, stamford – Real ales, live bands and al fresco dining 10-13 May Beer Festival, Prince of Wales Feather, Castor - live music 11 May Money shot, 12 May Beatles Tribute (The Guards)

Rhythm & Booze, Issue 48 March/April 2018 All written material, unless otherwise stated, © Simon Stabler All events are listed free of charge. To ensure inclusion in the May/june 2018 issue, or have any other news included in the magazine, email simonstabler@aol.com by 6 April. Entry cannot be guaranteed for late submissions.

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REvIEWS Great British Pub Dogs

By Abie Lucas & Paul Fleckney, Robinson, hardback, £12.99

Long before pubs carried the vast range of drinks and savoury snacks that seem essential today, you could only be sure of a couple of standard items on the bar – other than the damp drip mats – a soda syphon and a screw top jar containing plain biscuits. The latter were not really intended for the customers’ consumption but were provided primarily for their dogs.

Walking the dog has traditionally included calling at the local for much needed refreshment and well-behaved dogs remain a welcome sign of civilised character in our inns.

So, it’s not surprising that Abie Lucas and Paul Fleckney should draw our attention to this aspect of pub life in this mostly photographic album that tells us much more about the dogs – and perhaps the British character as a whole – than the pubs themeselves.

Subtitled “From Dachshunds to Great Danes, the Canine Residents of Britain’s Pubs” this quirky volume features 68 spreads devoted to various dog types found at hostelries around the UK including several London pubs, plus a selection of online competition winners for good measure.

It’s great to think of a lethargic Bassett Hound in a laid-back lounge and more energetic breeds in a sporting bar, but it doesn’t always work that way and that is part of the charm – the sheer variety. Many favourite

Graham Fellows

breeds are included and there’s pubs that have two, three of four dogs – and even a pub pig.you’d be barking mad not to enjoy this book.

David Brown Graham Fellows: Completely Out of Charater, Stamford ArtsCentre, 9 February For much of his career, Graham Fellows has hidden behind a character, either as an actor on shows such as Coronation Street or as the singers Jilted John and John Shuttleworth.

However, as the tour title suggests, this show isn’t about the Johns but Graham instead.

That’s not to say we missed out on his most famous creations, they made an occasional cameo mid-conversation.

Over the course of two hours, we were entertained by stories of Fellows’ life and career, along with songs performed on the harmonium, guitar and, at one

point, ukulele. As well as material from the Johns, plus the Smithsstyle My Turn to Be Poorly – written by “rock musicologist and part time lecturer in Media Studies” Brian Appleton who claims Morrissey stole his ideas – we were treated to songs from Weird Town, Fellow’s first solo album since 1985’s Love at the Hacienda.

Very much in the vein of Squeeze, these bittersweet songs cover the absurdities of everyday life – albeit a life that once saw the singer buy bread sauce with actor Mark Rylance (his then lodger) – and it’s certainly an album worth buying.

But it was Fellows’ tales of his love for Gail Tilsley and the time George Melly broke into his bedsit (“Hello, Jilted Johnny”) that had the theatre in stitches and, unsurprisingly, a performance of Jilted John that guaranteed maximum audience participation.

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