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Coach & HorsesWins West NorfolkPub of the Year!

Also inside:PUB AND BREWERY NEWS BEHIND BARS • WOLF BREWERYWHITEBOARD • CAMRA DISCOUNTSBEER FESTIVAL CALENDAR • TABLEFOR ONE • COMPETITION AND MORE

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Are yew a’goin t’Scarborough fer a bear?

Are yew a’goin t’Scarborough fer a bear?

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Chris and Glynis invite you to the Trafford Arms - 61 Grove Road, Norwich 01603 628466

www.traffordarms.co.uk [email protected]

This years Charity is St. Martins Trust for the Homeless

25th – 27th April, The SpaComplex, Scarborough

This time last year we werepreviewing the 2013 CAMRAMembers’ Weekend inNorwich. How time flies!Undoubtedly, it was a hugesuccess and a thoroughlyenjoyable experience. Havinggrasped the baton fromTorquay in 2012 the Branchreluctantly handed it over toScarborough last summer.Norfolk NIPS and Cask Forcewill be there to report on theproceedings in the Summerissue. Great pubs, wonderfulbeers and ciders are promised,as well as some exciting tripson the Friday and Saturday.Don’t miss it – Register today!

Scarborough is home to somefirst class attractions includingthe 12th century castle and19th century lighthouse. Withover 60 pubs and hundreds ofreal ales to try from thesurrounding area, there will beplenty to keep members enter-tained.Pre-register now through theMembers’ Weekendwebsitewww.camraagm.org.ukAll pre-registered members willreceive their handbook inadvance, containing everythingyou need to know about theweekend such as eventtimetable, where to eat, localpub guide and how to getthere. Pre-registration closeson 28th March.

Brewery Trips Ampleforth AbbeyThis trip will take members toAmpleforth Abbey for a touraround the Apple Orchard andCider Mill.

Filey Pub CrawlThis trip will take memberssouth of Scarborough whereseveral pubs are recommendedto visit including Grapes Inn,Buccanneer, Imperial Vaults,Star Inn and Bonhommes Bar.

Great Yorkshire BreweryThis trip will visit the GreatYorkshire Brewery located onthe border of the North York-shire Moors National Park.

Malton Crawl & Brewery TripMembers will go to Malton totake a pub crawl around thebusy market town visiting BrassCastle Brewery.

Whitby Pub Crawl Members will visit some ofWhitby's best real ale pubsduring this pub crawl whichhas a long history and is domi-nated by the ruins of amedieval abbey church.

VolunteeringThe CAMRA Members’Weekend wouldn’t be possiblewithout help from our volun-teers. If you would like to bepart of a hard-working team,please submit your detailsusing the online form foundat camraagm.org.uk/volunteer

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Norwich & Norfolk BranchChairman: Warren WordsworthTel: 01603 665557Email: [email protected]

Secretary: Mike Andrews (Interim)

Social Secretary: Michael PhilipsEmail: [email protected]

Pubs Officer: Ian StampEmail: [email protected]

West Norfolk BranchChairman: Steve Barkeremail: [email protected]

Secretary: Ian Bailey

Contact: Ian BaileyTel: 01553 766904

Branch websites:www.norwichcamra.org.ukwww.camra.org.uk/wnorfolk

Branch mailing list web page:groups.yahoo.com/group/CAMRA_Norwich

Published every 3 months by the Norwichand Norfolk & West Norfolk branches of theCampaign for Real Ale © N&N CAMRA2014 Norfolk Nips is produced and distrib-uted by members of the branch in theirown time. Views expressed in Norfolk Nipsare not necessarily those of the editor or ofCAMRA.

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CAMRA Members’Weekend and AGM 2014

Chairman’s Bits | NORFOLK NIPS

West Norfolk ChairmanAs Winter draws to a close, we look forward toSpring. Mornings are starting to get lighter earlierand the daylight is lasting longer in the evenings. It is lovely to see the snowdrops flowering in theverges while driving along the highways and bywaysof the County.

I am very pleased to announce that The Coach andHorses at Dersingham is the Kings Lynn and WestNorfolk Pub of the Year 2014. Many congratulationsto Shelia and her team. This is a well deserved awardto a pub that is very much part of the communityand has regular music events, beer festivals andother events. The Railway Arms at DownhamMarket has recently been awarded the Branch CiderPub of the Year and now goes forward to the Areacompetition, good luck to Ian, Lesley and Callum.

Turning to our friends at Shouldham. Success, theKings Arms has been purchased. Renovations havecommenced, with an anticipated opening date oflate April. Many congratulations to all involved, it isreally pleasing to be able to report a success storyinstead of the usual one of pubs closing. This is afine example of the Community banding togetherto bring the village Pub back to life.

Various items of clothing with the Branch Logo areavailable at a subsidised cost, please contact BruceWard for further details. Enjoy the Beer festivals atEaster and into the summer. There is always a goodchoice of new beers to sample.

CheersSteve Barker

W.N. Chairman

Got a short pint? If you believe that you have been treated unfairly ina pub, club or bar, you should contact the TradingStandards service by writing to them at NorfolkTrading Standards Service, County Hall, MartineauLane, Norwich, NR1 2UD or faxing them on 01603 222999.

A wide range of consumer information and adviceis also available online from the Consumer Directwebsite at www.consumerdirect.gov.uk

The pub with no bar, ales direct from cask.

Watch www.nelsonslocal.co.uk for forthcoming events.

Tongue twizzling food, and great value.Huge garden and children’s play area.

Shooting parties, lunch & dinnermenus available

Victory Barn Function Roomfor Weddings and Parties

Come & visit Nelson’s local.Walsingham Road, Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk PE31 8HN

01328 738241

As I write this article, we are still in winter butspring is on the way and it will not be longbefore the clocks move forward an hour and wemay dream of long warm summer evenings,when we may sit outdoors with a pint or two ofreal ale and while away the time. Let us hope foranother summer as last year!

Summer is a time for getting about. It is theseason of local beer festivals and opportunitiesto explore new venues. Take time to make noteof pubs new to you that you can nominate aspossible inclusion to the next edition of TheGood Beer Guide. We are fortunate here inNorfolk and Norwich to have many high qualityreal ale pubs.

This edition of ‘NIPS’ contains details of manylocal festivals in Norwich and around the county.A great deal of work and planning goes into

beer festivals by their organisers and theirsuccess depends on how well we, as real aledrinkers, give support.

Every day we hear of pubs closing, of villagesloosing their locals that have served generationsfor centuries, so it is cheering that some localcommunities have taken action. We congratu-late the villagers of Shouldham, who saved theirlocal, “The Kings Arms” by raising £150,000 in asale of shares. Their success was a result of, “theoverwhelming response across West Norfolk”(Eastern Daily Press).

And finally a reminder that it is only a short timebefore CAMRA’s National AGM which this year isin the fine coastal resort of Scarborough. Itshould make a good week-end break. If you aregoing ensure that you register and book accom-modation.

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NORFOLK NIPS | Chairman’s Bits

Warren’s Words

Geldeston Locks InnLocks Lane, Geldeston

NR34 0HW Tel: 01508 518414

Go to www.geldestonlocks.co.uk for more information on our events, parties and music line-up.

SUMMER OPENING HOURS 11am - 11pm weekdays 11am - 1am weekends.

Food Service Summer Hours: Monday to Friday 12 - 2.30pm and 6 - 9pmSaturday and Sunday 12pm all day through to 9pm.

Said to have been built in the 1560’s, the Locks Inn issituated by the river Waveney in the outstanding natural beauty of the Broads National Park.

With a philosophy that real beer, real food and realmusic make a real pub, the Locks is an unspoilt gemoffering a movable feast of award winning ales fromGreen Jack and guest local breweries, and offers regularlive music and other entertainment.

The Locks also offers a range of ciders, perries andcraft beers.

Norwich and Norfolk CAMRAPub of the Year 2013

HOW TO FIND US:On Foot: We are on a public footpath that crosses the River Waveney via a footbridge at the pub. We are about 500m from the Angles Way.

By Boat: We are at the end of the navigational section of the River Waveney. Free overnight mooring is available.

By Car: Use postcode NR34 0HS. We are 800mdown a track from Station Road, Geldeston.

Welcome to the Spring 2014Issue. As in previous years, thisis a bumper 72pp Spring BeerFestival Edition. Please visitsome of those featured if youcan. Their advertising in thismagazine helps to keep it freefor everyone to read in the pubor at home. What else do youget for free? Send your photosand reports into NIPS and wewill publish a selection in theSummer edition.

This is the issue that will beout when the CAMRAMembers’ Weekend & AGMhits Scarborough. We will bethere, sampling the delightsthat North Yorkshire has tooffer and a full report will alsoappear in the next issue.

There have been somechanges in the editorialcontent, with some newfeatures that we hope you willenjoy. As ever, the remit is toprovide a magazine that isboth enjoyable and informa-tive. We will continue to bringyou all the latest news from theBranches and support CAMRA’saims and objectives.

At the time of writing, I amassured that one day, it willstop raining. When it does, andthe sun comes out, I want tomake this year the time when Iset foot in all those pubs that Ihave read or heard about, butnever got round to visiting.Well, some of them, anyway.Why not do the same? Let’s callit a late New Years Resolution.

And finally, when you arenext in your favourite pub, justask yourself “What would I doif this place shuts tomorrow?”May I be the first to wish you

a Happy Easter!

Cheers!

It is Winters such as the onethe country is suffering atpresent that make me thankfulI live in West Norfolk adjacentto the oldest and most contin-uously improved flooddefences in Britain!

There is a reason I begin withthis comment, for those flooddefences are controlled byDenver Sluice, an enormousset of flood gates near whichcan be found the premises ofTwo Rivers Brewery who havejust won a CAMRA bottledbeer award for their “Porter’sPride”, a very impressiveproduct (Chocolaty!) from acask as well. Congratulationsto all concerned.As a branch we have all been

knee deep in the Good BeerGuide pub surveying processleading to our selectionmeeting. This has causedsome problems as the systemfor inputting the information

this year has completelychanged. I would like tothank, on behalf of thebranch, Mandy Stratton ourpubs officer, who has retainedboth her post and her sanityduring this difficult process!

We also used the selectionmeeting to choose our branchPub of the year based onsurveys submitted to Jeff Hoyleas explained in the previousNIPS. The result from a veryclose set of survey scores wasthat the Coach and Horses atDersingham is West NorfolkPub of the year 2014, congrat-ulations to Landlady Sheilaand all at the Coach & Horses.

A personal perspective I cangive is that we turned up atthe pub on a Sunday after-noon with my friend’s sonwho likes to play pool; the

pool table wasaway in acorner due tolunches beingjust over. Before we had timeto ask, the barmaid who wasin the middle of eating herown lunch had moved tablesand pulled the pool table outinto the room! Nothing is toomuch trouble, and the localsare always keen to chat whichis always a good measure of agood pub anywhere, the beerquality is also excellent, theyknow their stuff.

Just to reiterate this was aclose competition and I’d liketo say that all the nomineesare worthy of your attention intheir own right, well done toall for maintaining the stan-dards that got themconsidered in the first place.

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Stig’s Words

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The Green Gate at Caisterhas re-opened, as have theBull at Hellesdon (under thestewardship of VictoriaMacDonald who also runs theCellar House, Eaton and theKings Head, Brooke), and theBlack Horse, EarlhamRoad, Norwich, the latterhaving had a significant refurb.

The Kings Arms at Flegg-burgh has been taken over byMark Dixon, award-winningchef from the Imperial Hotel inGreat Yarmouth.

The Wrestlers and the Starand Garter, both in GreatYarmouth have been convertedto offices, and the Stores,Dereham Road, Norwichappears to have closed.

Great news from Reepham!The Old Brewery House,which has been closed forsome months, has been sold tothe people behind Byfords, inHolt, who intend to refurbishand re-open it. And an applica-tion for conversion of theCrown (a Punch Taverns lease)to housing has been rejectedby the Planning Inspector,stating that no evidence hadbeen presented to show thepub was failing, and that itsloss would be detrimental tothe well-being of the commu-nity, and against local andnational planning policies.

New licensee Sarah Burns hasmade a few changes at theBlueberry in Norwich,

bringing in real ales from the -also relatively new - Hordfordbrewery S&P, which on recentvisits have been in excellentcondition. Live music remainsthe lifeblood of the pub, butthe range has been extendedfrom rock and blues, addingjazz, ska, reggae, folk andmany genres.

The Albion, Cromer, hasjust celebrated a year as a free-house, having been taken overby CAMRA member StephenKnight in February last year -five ales are now available,making a welcome addition tothe real ale scene in the town.

And last but not least, theCrown at Haddiscoe hasnew tenants, Neil and HeidiEtherington, who have fresh-ened up the pub and installednew floors, auto-tilt stillagesand a log burner, and refur-bished the hand-pumps whichare now serving three real alesfrom Sharps, Adnams and alocal rotating guest (HumptyDumpty Red Mill at the time ofwriting). The kitchen is open allday, with a takeaway menu aswell, and curry and fish andchip nights. They’ve also addedlive music on Saturdays.

The Queen Victoria Snet-tisham, in new hands for justover one and a half years, hasrecently become Cask Marqueaccredited and added a forthhandpull for guest ale.

News from the West

The Gatehouse, a newGreene King Hungry Horse pubis up and running near theSouth Gates in Kings Lynn. It isjust what you would expect.Cheap food, IPA, a couple ofother beers from the GreeneKing stable and a car parkwhich always seems to be busy.We tried it soon after itopened, and apart from someteething problems with thetable booking system it wasgood enough for me toconsider going back again nexttime my horse is hungry. Alsoin full swing is theRathskellar wine bar andbistro in the Hanse House onthe South Quay in Lynn. Thekitchen is now fully operationaland there are events such aslive music planned. Theproblem that they seem to faceis that the entrance is not soeasy to find, but when peopledo experience the bar theyseem to be impressed. Thetribulations faced by Marriot’swarehouse next door whichwas flooded in December andthen closed again duringJanuary due to a fire in thekitchen may have helped theRathskellar, as a lot of peoplewere looking for alternativeplaces to eat, drink or havemeetings.

Meanwhile the Woolpack onTennyson Avenue is tradingagain, though when one of ourmembers called in there was

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no real ale despite it beingadvertised on the boardoutside. Several of ourmembers report beingimpressed by the changes atthe Fenman, where the pooltable has been replaced bysofas, and where a kitchen isnow open so you can eat aswell as choose from threecompetitively priced ales.

The work on Tuesday MarketPlace has now been completedand two sides are now pedes-trianized. Come the goodweather, it is envisaged thattables will be set up in thepavement by the businessesthat front onto the area. I don’tknow if the licensing laws willallow alcohol to be consumed,but if they do, the MaidsHead and the Dukes Head,will be well placed to provide adecent pint whilst you sit andwatch the world go by.

It is not all good news inLynn. The Retreat remainsclosed and up for sale, with theadvertising board suggestingthat it would be suitable fortransformation into a shop.Bradleys wine bar is in theprocess of being turned backinto a residential property, andthe former pub by the SouthGates is now a Turkish Restau-rant. Pubs lying empty includethe Hogshead on the HighStreet and the Queens Armson London Road, whichdespite being granted achange of use almost two yearsago deteriorates by the day.

Out on the fen, it seems thatthe choice of beer is

improving. The Queens Headin Emneth was selling LondonPride alongside the Elgoodswhen we visited, the Marsh-land Arms on the Smeeth hasbeen trying more adventurousbeers, including some fromCliff Quay in Ipswich whilst theChequers at Wimbotsham hashad the excellent Two Riversmild. The Victory atClenchwarton always seems tobe expanding its range andalso offers cider.

We have had a lot more scoresentered on the NBSS in the pastmonths. Thanks to all that havetaken the trouble to log on andrate the beer on sale in the pubsthey visit. If you are a CAMRAmember it is an easy way to getinvolved and help us decide whichpubs should be selected for inclu-sion in the Good Beer Guide.

One which was scored for thefirst time recently was theCrossways in Lynn. It was alsochosen as the pub of the weekby the EDP at the end of January.It’s good to see them feature atraditional street corner localrather than a picturesque villageinn, and hopefully it willencourage more people to visitone of the few remainingsuburban Lynn pubs.

Finally, the village bid to buythe Kings Arms at Shouldhamhas been successful, and workhas started with an aim ofhaving the pub open aroundApril. Congratulations to allthose involved and I hope it isan inspiration for othercommunities where the pub isthreatened.

Jeff Hoyle

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Stig’s Words continued

On a personal note Iattended the Ely winter alesfestival (Thanks to all from Elybranch). On offer as well as asuperb range of well estab-lished ales was a newcomer,Number 1 from Three blindmice. Sometime first productsof emergent breweries are“interesting” in the way somemodern art is interesting, butthis was excellent. Brewed inLittle Downham by threefriends who decided to gofurther than home brewingcompetitions, the name Ilearned was because they hadno idea were things would goand might lead to the loss oftails!

Don Chinery, a blind mousewho also happens to be thefestival organiser, told me theyhave the capacity to brew 20Nines at a time, if the amountsold at the festival was anythingto go by they’ll need to!

Finally the answer to thecompetition to win a signedcopy of Roger Protz latestbook “300 more beers to trybefore you die”, the pub usedfor the Christmas issue coverdesign was the Angel Larling(With thanks to Andrew andLiz for their help) There waseven an Angel on the bar togive you a clue.

The Winner has been chosenand we’ll be in touch.

Enjoy the spring I hopeyou’ve all used you localsenough in the post Christmasperiod and that they are stillthere!

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NORFOLK NIPS | Wellington, Feltwell

Some who know me will know I’m anaviation enthusiast, nearby my home arethe big USAF occupied bases of RAFLakenheath and Mildenhall.

Lakenheath houses the 48th Fighter WingUS Air Forces in Europe with its F15 Eaglejets, but also in use by the 48th FW is RAFFeltwell which houses large numbers of personnelplus a primary and secondary school and a trackingstation with its three distinctive domes, which aresometimes made more entertaining by the projec-tion of seasonal images such as a pumpkin atHalloween and recently Cupid for Valentine’s day!But the local bases were not always American;Mildenhall and Feltwell were both constructed forthe use of Bomber Command in the 1930’s.

What has this to do with pubs? I hear you cry,well in the early part of the bomber war Feltwellwas home to Wellingtons of various famoussquadrons, with many of the earliest raids onGermany being made from Feltwell. Distinctamongst these units was 75 (New Zealand)Squadron RAF with its distinctive AA squadroncode. As you can probably tell this unit wasfinanced and predominantly crewed by Kiwis.There is a memorial to the New Zealanders in thevillage by the church.

So when Chris, with his friend (alsoChris) and parents decided to buy theold Wine Lodge in the village and fullyrefurbish the building, the name TheWellington seemed appropriate, espe-cially as Chris is, like myself, anaviation history buff. He was aware ofthe exploits of Sergeant pilot JamesAllen Ward, who whilst on a missionover Munster on 7th July 1941 as co-pilot in Wellington Coded AA-Rfound himself crawling along the wingin flight after a German night fighterhad set fire to the fuel tank behind the engine, hekicked himself hand and footholds and managed toput out the flames with a piece of canvas! Hisactions saved the crew bailing out and they

returned to make an emergency landing atNewmarket still streaming fuel. JA Ward wasawarded the VC for his actions but sadly didn’tsurvive to receive his medal being killed on thenight of September 15th 1941. It is a speciallycommissioned painting of his Wellington AA-Rwhich will feature as the pub sign in his honour.

The plans for the new pub are well advanced andinclude a refurbished cellar, new bar, new eatingarea, new accommodation to be added later, infact, new everything! One of the most innovativeideas is a separate area upstairs with separateaccess, aimed at giving the local youngsters theirown venue, this will be called “The Hangar”, Chrisis a councillor and has made great efforts to includeand take note of the advice of Police and otherpublic bodies in relation to this facility. It will ofcourse be alcohol free.

The precise real ales to be stocked are yet to bedecided but I am told they will be varied and

change regularly. Chris organised theFeltwell Beer Festival last summer(Which will be returning for a secondyear between May 23rd and 26th) so hehas a few ideas. The intention is to beopen by the time you are reading this,when I visited things were proceeding atquite a pace and all were confident offinishing on target.

It is nice to report on a new pubopening rather than an old one closing,

so I wish them clear skies and a bomber’s moon.Stig

Above: New Zealand Wellington Bombers in Norfolk 1939 Left: Sergeant James Allan Ward

A new pub takes tothe skies in Feltwell

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Red Lion, Drayton | NORFOLK NIPS

Charity Quiz raises money for SpecialNeeds School.

The Red Lion in Drayton runs a well attendedQuiz Night on Mondays. Place your smallchange in a bucket and in return you get anentertaining quiz whilst helping local goodcauses.

When popular Quizmaster John Hutchinsonlost a good friend in tragic circumstancesrecently, the pub rallied round to help. LicenceesPeter and Kathryn Kedzlie agreed that all moniesraised in December through the quiz would bedonated to the Parkside Special School at therequest of John. Including donations from Peterand Kathryn a total of £1,100 was raised.

On Monday 6th January, Barry Payne, Head-teacher of Parkside visited the pub to collectcheques from John Hutchinson. Barry thankedeveryone for their generosity and announcedthat the money will go to the creation of asensory garden for the benefit of everyone at theschool. The Monday night quizzes at The RedLion start at 9pm. You may win a small cashprize or a bottle of wine in the raffle.

What good things have happened in yourlocal? Contact us at Norfolk NIPS andCask Force and we will spread the word!

Good things happen in pubs…

Subscriptions and Branch information

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I also send out occasional emails to memberswith details of forthcoming meetings andBranch events. All are welcome at thesemeetings so if you wish to add your name tomy mailing list, send your email address [email protected].

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All Sky & BT Sports • A traditional pub

Good covered outside areas

Doggies welcome

“A festival of beers every day”

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Toilet humour?

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NORFOLK NIPS | Bar Man

Our recent trip to Ethiopia reminded me of theBritish obsession with toilets. Every day, as weboarded our bus, the guide would detail the upand coming comfort stops, together with anevaluation of the quality of the facilities. On pasttrips, ground rules have been set at the begin-ning, with agreements such as when we stop inthe middle of nowhere, men head to the leftand women to the right. There is a myth thattravelers can’t be without Tetley’s tea bags, andindeed we did have one of our party whobrought along a couple of travel kettles in orderto make a brew wherever we went, but mycontention is that every woman of a certain agewho goes abroad must, by law, carry a packet ofwet wipes. Indeed I wonder if the great explorerRichard Burton, reputed to be the first non-Muslim to enter Mecca didn’t have a packetunder his robes.

In this country public conveniences arebecoming harder to find as the financial cutsbite, but there are still some fine examplesaround, none better in my opinion than thoseunder the statue of King William III opposite thepub of the same name in Hull.

As for pub toilets, we have moved on from thedays revealed by the study of the first series ofreally detailed O S maps from the 1880’s, whichshow drinkers needs being met by the urinals inthe yards behind the pubs of Lynn. These days itis rare that you need to leave the comfort of thebuilding and cross the yard after every couple of

pints, but some of the old toilet blocks have beenput to good use, notably in Binham, where theFront Street brewery moved in to occupy theformer facilities at the Chequers. No jokes aboutthe quality of the beer, please, as it is jolly good.

Some people rarely give them a secondthought, whilst others consider pub toilets to bea good indicator of the quality of the establish-ment. If the toilets are dirty and neglected, is thekitchen or the cellar going to be any different?

Probably the most ornate pub toilets in thecountry are the gents in the Philharmonic inLiverpool, and if you have never seen them, trygoogling the pictures. However landlords do notneed to go that far. The main requirement is tosign them clearly. Men hate to ask for directions,and it can be quite embarrassing if you try arandom door and it turns out to be the kitchen.The doors should be clearly marked men andwomen, not the jokey ‘Buoys and Gulls’ stuff.Mind you, even that is better than one local pubI know that has no signs on the doors, leavingyou to either peek in surreptitiously, or march inboldly. Either approach could cause raisedeyebrows if you make the wrong choice.

Finally, decoration. It is not really necessary, butin some pubs that is almost their most memo-rable feature. Here are three to check out. Thewine drinkers cartoons in the Bank House inLynn are amusing, the James Bond girls posterand full size picture of Marilyn Munroe at theBerney Arms in Barton Bendish compliment thepictures in the bar, but my favourite is the posterat the Coach and Horses in Dersinghamshowing the girls with Pink Floyd album coverspainted on their backs. It is almost worth havingand extra pint so that one has an excuse to gofor another look.

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Read the Bar man every Friday in the Lynn news or check outthe columns on line.

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Late 17th century Grade IIlisted country inn with a gabledfront and porch. The public barretains a rare pair of fixedsettles. The two settles whichare fixed to the ceiling withiron stays are believed to datefrom 1840, or possibly earlier,making them some of theoldest pub fittings we havefeatured in this series. Sadlythey have been reduced inwidth to make a widerpassageway into the room. Inthe settle on the right handside (see photo insert) is an oldpub game of pitch penny - nolonger in use as they have nopennies and cushioning hasbeen added to the seating backin recent years. The room istwo-part with a central fire-place and on the right theformer living room was takeninto public use about 40 yearsago and is now a dining area.At the rear what was a butchersshop in the past is now a small

family room and has a 1950sbrick fireplace.

Coach & Horses Lynn Road,Tilney St Lawrence PE34 4RU –on the old A47, halfwaybetween Tilney All Saints andTilney St Lawrence. Phone01945 880266. Website:coachandhorsestilney.co.uk

Open Mon to Fri 12 to 2.30; 5to 11; Sat 12 to 11; Sun 12 to10.30. Bus: X1 to Tilney HighEnd and walk. Meals 12 to 2; 5to 8.30; Sat 12 to 8.30; Sun 12to 2 Roast lunches then 2 to8.30 normal menu. Real ales on

sale are Elgoods CambridgeBitter and a guest beer. Thepub has camping and caravan-ning facilities and the MorrisMinor Club and Wolseley Clubmeet here regularly.

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This series of articles highlight the pubs whose interiors have been little altered in the past 40 years orso. Here we have a pub with possibly the oldest pub fittings we have featured and an inter-war pubwith good Lacons detailing.

Above: Coach & Horses exteriorRight: Settle with iron staysBottom: Family room

Coach & Horses, Tilney St Lawrence

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Avenue, Great Yarmouth A brick and Mock Tudor pubbuilt 1929 by Lacons withdecorative plasterwork abovethe ground floor windows. The present public bar retainsmuch of its interior fittings buthas absorbed the off-sales - thedoor is still visible on the exte-rior. The public bar has goodplasterwork decoration in thefrieze area. The bar counter isthe original with leatherettepadded panels added to thefront and a new top added inthe 1960/70s. The bar backfitting is the original but fridgeshave replaced most of thelower shelving. Look for thecolourful stained and leadedexterior windows featuring theLacons falcon in two windowsin both the right hand loungeand left hand pool room. Onthe right the lounge, whichappears to have been tworooms changed in the 1970sand most of the fittings arefrom this date. It now operatesas the Furlong Restaurantoffering pensioners lunches,curry nights etc.

Avenue, 43 Beaty Road,corner Raleigh Avenue, GreatYarmouth NR30 4BW. Phone01493 842807. Open: 12 to12. Bus 8 (Gorleston toCaister). Meals in the bar andFurlong Restaurant (07511296673) 12 to 2; 6 to 9 but willbe 12 to 10 each day. Real aleson sale are Marstons EPA,Sharps Doom Bar and up totwo guest beers.

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Text and photographs by MickSlaughter of CAMRA’s PubHeritage Group.

If you require photographs ofyour pub interior / exterior youcan contact Mick on 01733 390598 or [email protected] discuss your requirements.

Top: Avenue exteriorMiddle: Avenue main barBottom: Lacons falcon window

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Pubs are for everyone, no question about that –even smokers. They have their own designatedspace which they can use and some pubs havebeen very creative in providing quality heated andventilated shelters. No need to stay at home andsomewhere to go when the urge strikes.

A win/win situation in my book, but are thereothers who deserve their own space too?

Last year, at the end of a long day in another partof the country, I decided that I deserved a beer.Plenty of good Breweries in the area so a decentpint of real ale should not be hard to find.

Imagine my delight then when a picture postcardpub hoved into view. Nice exterior, sign saying

Table for one...

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good food and real ale available and cars in the carpark. Promising, I thought. The old wooden doorcreaked authentically as I lifted the latch (or was it asnecklifter?) and I gazed upon the welcoming sightof three handpumps offering local ales.

There was even an attractive young lady to greetme. And then she spoke. He had the beautifuldialect of those parts, a voice you could listen to forhours, so I did not immediately register what shesaid. “Table for one?”

I should have taken more notice of that sign,especially the “good food” bit. A pint was all that Iwanted, but as I looked around the pub, which wasfairly busy, everyone was eating and the smallportions that were served on slate slabs told methat it was not cheap. The young lady appeared tobe somewhat taken aback that I did not want toeat and motioned to the bar before blissfullywelcoming new arrivals who had obviouslybrought their appetites and Platinum Credit Cards.

I stood at the bar for what seemed like ages. Thiswas obviously a bar that no one stood at nor wasexpected to. The young man wearing the colourfulbow tie must have thought that I was there to

complain and so in true Customer Service fashion,he was pretending that I wasn’t there.

Eventually, I did get served, there was no way thatI was leaving, and the beer was good even thoughit would have been cheaper in Norway. But witheverybody sitting down, I was beginning to feelself-conscious, so I looked for a seat. Finding one ata small unlaid table near the WC’s I felt better.

This was my space! I knew how smokers mustfeel, but I did not wish to join them outside. So itgot me thinking, and the thought that crossed mymind was this:

In a pub which is, or claims to be, a top restau-rant, but still sells real ale, why can’t there be adesignated proper space just for those who justwant a drink, and nothing else. And shouldn’t theybe made as welcome as those who dine extrava-gantly and enjoy fine wines? (Some of whomcomplain on leaving and refuse to pay the bill?)

Maybe I was just unlucky – they didn’t even haveany pork scratchings or pickled eggs. Are thereothers who deserve their own space?

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During my travels I talk to a lot of publicans,often asking how they are doing at that partic-ular time of year. Some a fairly optimistic, somenot, but there is a noticeable “Tesco” effectsometimes where a large establishment sellingcheap has opened somewhere nearby or sometimes has been in operation for manyyears, having a destructive influence a bit likebeing too near a black hole or being a smallcountry with a large, powerful neighbour.

This can occur in towns or rural locations andthe pros and cons of the matter are hard for realale/ pub enthusiasts to reconcile. Obviouslymost folk like to pay less for their beer if possiblebut many publicans are hamstrung by the limitations of a tie to a brewery or in many casesunseen loans to finance, say cellar work or refurbishments. This sometimes comes withconditions such as a minimum order from abrewery or supplier at a higher price even inpubs which don’t seem to have a tie.

This is of course the situation landlords of tiedhouses find themselves in all the time. So theeffect of a new low cost outlet such as a Wether-spoons opening in a town can be verydestructive but large free houses in rural areascan also siphon business away from smallerestablishments.

I’ve talked to those in the trade on both sidesof the debate and certainly many long standingpubs can suffer very significant downturns inbusiness under these conditions.

One publican told me most of their regularsnow used the cheaper outlet, others of courserelying on food find all their regular diners desertthem and as most pubs rely on food to balancethe books this can be disastrous to a varied pubculture in a community.

It is not however fair to conclude that all publi-cans and managers of large businesses are

sitting on a throne of smashed up pub signs andmoney twirling their metaphorical moustachesand laughing maniacally!

When confronted with the assertion that theycould wipe out all competition and “Tescoise”the local environment, some will tell you thatthis is not really a good outcome as in a town forinstance the British drinker tends to like toprogress from venue to venue rather than stay inone place and given no choice will often gohome early or worse “preload” and arrive lateand drink little more.

So it seems that it is in the interest of biggerestablishments to try to help out or get involvedwith smaller neighbours, or so they tell me.The rural perspective is similar with one land-

lord telling me he tries to make sure he doesn’toffer a beer that is popular at smaller neigh-bours, of course some rural landlords are verymuch locals and don’t really want to see theirarea impoverished variety wise. Drinking in yourown pub all the time could get monotonous!

Now to ourselves, the consumers, I for one useWetherspoon pubs and you cannot deny thevalue, but I think if you calculate the amountyou save and spend at least some of it in otherlocal pubs not only will you help to keep themopen but you will meet more interesting people,business contacts and who knows maybe a soulmate.

It seems to me there is a threat to smaller oftenmore individual pubs from bigger establish-ments after all there does seem to be a sizebeyond which the personal touch just won’tstretch, but if those managing these larger pubsrecognise the value of their neighbours andmake some allowances, maybe there is hope forthe culture we all love after all.Only time will tell.

Stig

The ‘Tesco’ Effect

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After the fun and games of Christmas, January inthe pub trade can bring you back down to earthwith a bump. Seasonal excesses need to be paidfor, waistlines need to be reduced and on top ofthis a trend to turn the January into ‘Drynuary’ –giving up alcohol for a whole month, often toraise money for charity.

Becoming a ‘dryathlete’ is increasing in popu-larity and millions of pounds has been raised.I’m not convinced it actually saves anyone’s liver,and I’m quite sure at times it means stress levelsgo up, but for anyone that gives it ago I havenothing but praise.

But maybe it’s time that the charities thatbenefit from all these people avoiding the localfor a month gave pubs credit where it’s due –according to Pubaid (www.pubaid.com) lastyear pubs and their generous customers raised£106,000,000 for charity!

At The Rose we host several charity nights eachyear, plus we have regular charity quizzes andsell second hand books donated by ourcustomers (so far raising nearly £100 in just afew months). Pubs all across the city do like-wise, hosting auctions, donating money raisedfrom beer festivals and putting on events.

In early January we held a night to raise moneyfor Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research – we hada horse racing event, a raffle and a band – andraised over £1600. The community cametogether and dug deep in what is a tough timeof year for everyone. As one customer said ‘Itwas a fabulous night – great fun AND you raisemoney for charity, you can’t beat it’. And thatkind of thing just can’t be achieved in the drinksaisles at Tescos.

Also in January I took another trip to Parlia-ment this time to watch the Labour Opposition

Day Debate to demand that the Governmentintroduces legislation in this year’s Queen’sSpeech to support local pubs. I viewed proceed-ings from the Public Gallery as Toby Perkins MPspoke passionately about why we need statutoryregulation for pubcos that stops them fromexploiting publicans and also includes a free oftie option, open market rent reviews and a pubsadjudicator.

The British Beer & Pubs Association (BBPA), thepubcos themselves and several MPs are stilllobbying hard against this so it is still vital tomake your voice heard – if you haven’t alreadydone it, please sign the ‘Pubco Scandal’ petitionset up by CAMRA (www.camra.org.uk) and alsomake sure your MP knows how you feel. Unlessof course you are happy to get your communityspirit – as well as all of your beer - from thesupermarket.

Dawn Hopkins

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Behind Bars

Paul Richards King’s Lynn tourPaul Richards is running another historic pub tour.If you would like to come along, please meet outsidethe True’s Yard museum at 6pm on Friday 6th June.The tour will finish at the Rathskeller bar in thehistoric Hanse House. The cost is £5 per head and allproceeds will go to the True’s Yard museum.

This year’s Norwich City of Ale Festival looks setto be bigger and better – if that's possible!

Now in its fourth year the celebrated festivalthat has become a firm favourite for ale loversacross the UK will run from 22 May through to 1June, 2014. Last year 42 Norwich pubs served229 cask ales brewed by 36 local breweriesduring the ten-day festival. A total of 57,000pints were enjoyed. Whilst all this evidencepoints to a highly successful festival, organisersare keen not to rest on their laurels, but toensure that 2014 is bigger, better and packedwith more brews and more events.

“Norwich and its Norfolk hinterland have somuch going for them with a fine, historic city,compact enough to be walkable, lots ofwelcoming real ale pubs and over thirty localbreweries producing a great range of ales frommainly local malts and grains,” Dawn Leeder,co-chair of City of Ale explained.

Phil Cutter, Co-Chair added: “More small inde-pendent Norfolk brewers are beginning to tradewhich is a real complement to the quality alehouses that support the local brewing industry.City of Ale has gone from strength to strengthwith more pubs involved in 2013, and muchmore interest from real ale lovers from across theUK, with the generous support of the NorwichBusiness Improvement District (BID)”. And thatsupport continues into 2014.

As well as the 229 cask ales last year's festivaloffered 133 events ranging from beer tastings,mystery tours on the City of Ale bus, a pubtreasure hunt and a local brewery pop-up shop.

Katie Woods of The Jubilee told of a groupfrom Yorkshire who were very taken by the localbrewery pop-up shop she ran during the festival.

“They didn’t have enough funds to buysouvenirs as well as beer. So said they'd be backthe next morning" she said, "and I thought, wellmaybe, but at 10.30am they were hammeringon the door!"

And last year a gentleman from Wales did a400-mile round day trip to spend a few hoursenjoying beers at the city's The Rose pub. Acouple from London turned up at the Brewers'Market: "We've never been to Norwich before,but we saw an article in the London Drinker andthought why not, so we're here for theweekend. So many great pubs all in walkingdistance - we love it!"

More details about the Norwich City of AleFestival 2014 can be foundat www.Cityofale.org.uk/2014. To sign up forthe City of Ale newsletter that accompanies theFestival please send an emailto [email protected].

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It’s back! Preparations are well in hand for the next City of Ale Festival. Louisa Griffiths-Jones reports:

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CAMRA reaches 300 ACVs

In February 2014 CAMRA announced that 300pubs had been listed as Assets of CommunityValue.

Just 5 months after Community Pubs MinisterBrandon Lewis announced CAMRA’s first mile-stone in reaching 100 pubs listed as Assets ofCommunity Value at the 2013 Great British BeerFestival, CAMRA has secured over 300 pubslisted as ACVs.

Pubs are now the most listed buildings in theUK; giving councils greater ability to refuse plan-ning applications for up to six months andproviding community groups with sufficienttime to explore more options to save a valuedlocal pub if it is for sale; with communities oftenraising the cash to purchase and re-open thepub themselves.

Speaking on the campaign success, CAMRAChief Executive Mike Benner said: “CAMRA

launched the ‘List Your Local’ campaign just 9months ago and are pleased to see the numberof ACV pubs pass the 300 mark. “By listing theirlocal, communities are ensuring that if the pub isunder threat in the future, there is a much-needed extra layer of protection which ‘stopsthe clock’ should it be put up for sale.”CAMRA's next target is to secure 400 pubs on

the ACV register.

What’s next for the campaign?There is still more that needs to be done toprotect pubs from conversion to other uses,including closing planning loopholes whichallow a pub to be converted to a supermarketwithout planning permission.

New research shows two pubs a week wereconverted to supermarkets over the last twoyears. We now need to ensure local Councilsback the closure of these national planning loop-holes by putting forward proposals toGovernment for reform of the planning systemunder the Sustainable Communities Act.

CAMRA launches onlinepetition on pubco reformGo online (www.camra,org.uk) and sign thepetition today!

To: Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for BusinessWe call on the Government to stick to itspromise to introduce a Pubs Watchdog toprevent valued pubs from being placed at riskof closure due to unfair practices in the pubsector.

Why is this important?A Pubs Watchdog is urgently needed togovern the behaviour of large pub companies(which own around a third of UK pubs) andensure publicans are treated fairly. A key rolefor the Pubs Watchdog would be to ensurerents and wholesale prices are reasonable.

Last year the Government recognised that“there is some real hardship in the pubssector, with many pubs going to the wall aspublicans are struggling to survive on tinymargins. Some of this is due to pubcos [pubcompanies] exploiting and squeezing theirpublicans by unfair practices and a focus onshort-term profits. Four Select Committeereviews since 2004 have highlighted theseproblems” (Vince Cable MP, January 2013).

In 2013 the Government rightly concludedthat “a change in the law is now needed toshift behaviour”. However, time is rapidlyrunning out to introduce these importantchanges.

The case for action:• In a 2013 survey, the majority (57%) ofpublicans renting pubs from the large pubcompanies reported earning less than £10,000a year.

Debate in Parliament showsoverwhelming support for pubcompany reform

CAMRA’s campaign to end the Great Britishscandal closing pubs and win a fair deal forpublicans took a huge step forward yesterday asoverwhelming support was shown from MPs onthe call to introduce pub company reform.

MPs from all parties attended a Parliamentarydebate to press Business Minister Vince Cable tostick to the Government's promise to introducereforms before time runs out and more pubsclose. Shadow Business Minister Toby PerkinsMP scheduled the debate and called for legisla-tion to introduce a Pubs Watchdog and openmarket rent reviews. He also called for publicansto be given the option to go free-of-tie and buytheir beer on the open market.

Calling on the Minister to urgently act in theface of the “great pubco disaster”, he declared:

“If the Government does not introduce a Bill onthis issue in the Queen’s Speech [in May], it isimpossible to imagine that there will be suffi-cient parliamentary time to pass one in thisParliament”.

CAMRA’s Chief Executive Mike Benner said:“Yesterday's Parliamentary debate demonstratedoverwhelming Parliamentary support for theintroduction of a Pubs Watchdog.

‘MPs from all parties spoke strongly of theneed for Government action after ten years ofslow industry progress on introducing mean-ingful self regulation.

‘We were pleased that the Secretary of Statereconfirmed the Government's view that selfregulation has been inadequate and promisedthat a decision would be made very soon.’

In perfect timing to coincide with the Parlia-mentary debate CAMRA's petition(www.pubscandal.org) which presses Govern-ment to introduce reforms reached over 30,000signatures. There was fantastic support andcampaigning demonstrated from CAMRAmembers to help reach this number of signa-tures and an excellent running commentary onthe debate was held on twitter.

The next step in the campaign is to keep pubcompany reform in the public domain and toincrease the pressure on Vince Cable toannounce his department's intentions for thereforms soon so that this issue can be a centralpart to next year's legislative programme.

Debate VoteThe motion was tabled by Labour as it was anopposition day debate. The motion wasdefeated by 311 votes to 244 but this is notunexpected as the Government have a majorityin Parliament. The point of the debate was notabout the vote but to keep the pressure onVince Cable and to show the cross-party supportfor this issue.

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• Typically these publicans have to buy all theirbeer from their pub company and are notallowed to buy on the open market. This caninflate the cost to publicans by around 50p apint.

• The large pub companies have disposed ofthousands of pubs in the last four years aloneand plan to sell many more every year.

• In total 96% of people responding to aGovernment consultation survey declared theirsupport for a Pubs Watchdog.

Publicans with the large pub companiesshould be given the option to buy one real aleon the open market – known as a guest beerright. They should also be given the option tochoose a market rent only contract that wouldallow a publican to buy all of their beer on theopen market from any brewer they choose.

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Norfolk Lowland Search andRescue (NORLSAR) attended theNorwich & Norfolk branch ofCAMRA’s monthly meeting inJanuary to demonstrate equip-ment purchased from thedonations during the 2012Norwich Beer Festival. A total of£3,500 was given to the volun-tary organisation from unusedtokens and cash donated duringthe Beer Festival.

The new items purchasedhave boosted the stock ofequipment available for use inemergency situations, as well asduring search & rescue trainingexercises. They bought fourradios, a repeater to boastcommunication signals, rescueropes, dry suits and search &rescue buoyancy aids for theteam which were shown to thebranch members, as well as halfan inflatable boat (the topsection, which stayed in theland rover!).

The members present agreedit was a fascinating talk andvery rewarding to find out inmore detail how the moniesraised in 2012 have beenspent. The group heard of thevariety of situations NORLSARget involved in, how searchesare organised and the impor-tance of the new equipment.

Paul Chamberlain of NORLSARsaid that since being selected asNorwich & Norfolk CAMRAbranch’s charity in 2012, aware-ness of NORLSAR has noticeablyrisen which has been an impor-tant factor in boosting funds,attracting more volunteers,enabling them to undertakemore training and as a result,increase their expertise inlowland rescue work.

As a result they have recentlybeen involved in flood rescuetraining in Surrey and Irelandand they are now the only UKlowland rescue team recognised

by Defra. The organisation getminimal costs covered (mainlyjust accommodation if requiredfurther afield) when they arecalled out or put on standby, asthey have been a number oftimes in the last few monthsalone due to stormy weatherand missing persons.

As we were preparing this issue,we learned that NORLSAR hadbeen deployed to assist floodvictims in Chertsey at the requestof Surrey Search and Rescue

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NORFOLK NIPS | Charity

BuffysBreweryCompetition

Buffys startedcommercial brewing in

1993 and were one of the firstbreed of Norfolk Micro-brewers. To celebrate 20 yearsin business they haveproduced a new brew calledVICENNIALE and they havekindly donated a 36 pintpolypin as a competition prize.

To be in with a chance ofwiining this prize email theanswer to the below [email protected] May 1st.

What links Buffy’sBrewery with a legendaryTV series?

Every week, 26 pubs close theirdoors for the last time. Thesedays they usually re-open asSupermarkets, Medical Practi-tioners, or a retail outlet ofsome kind or another. The onegood thing that you can sayabout this is that at least thebuilding still has some commu-nity purpose.

Conversion to a privatedwelling may bring in a newfamily, who will use the localfacilities, perhaps. But thenthere are those pubs for whom,it would appear, there is nofuture. The building liesderelict, falling into dis-repairand the only new paint it getscomes from a spray can.

Sadly there are a few in ourfair County, and one such isThe Magpie in Magpie Road,Norwich. Now boarded up, it’sonce attractive frontage hasbecome an eyesore.

But it wasn’t always so. In1975 it was described as “avery warm hearted little beerparlour with its cosy carpetedpublic bar and brightly paintedBritannia tables..” by JohnRiddington Young.

The origins of the pub can betraced back to 1806. Localscalled it “The WeighingChains” . This was because aweighing machine wasattached to a beam by chains

at the front of the pub and thiswas used to weigh wagons andtheir merchandise as theyentered the City throughMagdalen Gates.

Down in the cellar, you cansee part of the City Wall, appar-ently. In recent times, it wasrun by one who was claimed tobe the UK’s youngest Landlady.Now it lies forlorn, its futureuncertain.

Could this happen to your pub?Ask yourself the following questions: Are you there bychoice? Are there other pubswithin walking distance?

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Norfolk’s lost souls

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Large beer garden, traditional games, lunchtime menu and a good selection of real ale, spirits and soft drinks

Listed in the Good Beer Guide every year since 2000.

Queen’s Head and Waveney Brewing Company

Traditional Village Pub with a breweryproducing permanent and seasonal

ales on site

Station Road, Earsham, NorfolkTel: (01986) 892623

Who owns your Pub? Is it aFree House or is it tied to aBrewery or a Pubco?

Where would you go if itclosed its doors tomorrow?

Is there anything you can doto prevent this happening?

The answer to the last ques-tion is YES. Find 20 like-mindedsouls who live in the vicinityand apply to your LocalCouncil to have the Pub listedas an ACV (Asset of Commu-nity Value). It’s a stumblingblock along the way, whichtells prospective Buyers thatpeople care about the Pub andare prepared to fight to keep itopen.

If you hear any rumoursabout the Pub’s future, contactyour local CAMRA Branchimmediately. The Branch PubPreservation Officer has awealth of experience in these

matters and can raise objec-tions to any Planning Notices,but only if it is brought to ourattention.

AcknowledgementHistorical Information aboutThe Magpie comes fromFrances and Michael Holmes’excellent book Norwich Pubsand Breweries Past and Present,published by Norwich HeritageProjects.

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Top ten Pubs…for Coat racksand bar hooks.Right now it’s a problem. Youwant to go down the pub, butit is cold and wet outside.The pub will be warm and dry,but where can you put yourhat, coat, brolly, etc?

Here are my top ten pubs thatoffer such facilities (in noparticular order).

The Coach & HorsesThorpe Road, Norwich

Fat CatWest End Street, Norwich

Fat Cat & Canary Thorpe Road, Norwich

Fat Cat Brewery TapLawson Road, Norwich

Kings Arms Hall Road, Norwich

Kings HeadMagdalen Street, Norwich

Sole & Heel Rackheath

Trafford Arms Norwich

The VineDove Street, Norwich

The White Lion Oak Street, Norwich

Miss Terri Drinker

The Magpie in Magpie Road, Norwich

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A man walks into a newSupermarket and says “I would like a pint ofMild, please.”

The Customer Serviceperson says “Sorry, we do not sell draught beer.”To which the man replies

“That’s funny, you did lasttime I was in here.”

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The Ugly Bug Inn High House Farm Lane, Colton, Norwich NR9 5DGTel: 01603 880794 www.uglybuginn.co.uk

The Ugly Bug Inn is located in a peaceful rurallocation on the edge of the village of Colton,close to the A47 with links to Norwich and theNorfolk coast.

Real ales available from Beeston & Humpty Dumpty Brewery

Great Dinner Jazz nights every month

En suite bedrooms with Four Star Inn AA Status

Top restaurant catering for the adult marketUgly Bug Inn

Alby, Horseshoes

Aldborough, Black Boys

Attleborough, London Tavern Banningham, Crown InnBarford, Cock Inn

Binham, Chequers Inn

Brooke, Kings Head

Broome, Artichoke

Caister-on-Sea, Green Gate

Cantley, Reedcutter

Catfield, Crown Inn

Cley-next-the-Sea, George HotelCley-next-the-Sea, Three Swallows

Clenchwarton, Victory

Clippesby, Muskett Arms

Coltishall, Red LionColton, Ugly Bug InnCromer, Albion

Cromer, Cottage

Cromer, Red Lion Hotel

Drayton, Bob Carter Leisure Centre

Downham Market, Railway

Earsham, Queens Head East Dereham, Royal StandardEmneth, Queens HeadErpingham, Erpingham Arms

Fakenham, Bull

Filby, Kings Head

Geldeston, Locks Inn

Geldeston, Wherry

Gorleston, Dock Tavern

Gorleston, Mariners Compass

Great Massingham, Dabbling Duck

Great Yarmouth, Barking Smack

Great Yarmouth, Mariners Great Yarmouth, Oliver Twist

Great Yarmouth, Red Herring

Great Yarmouth, St Johns Head

Heacham, Fox & Hounds

Hethersett, Kings Head

Hickling, Greyhound Inn

Hickling, Pleasure Boat

Hilborough, Swan

Holt, Kings HeadHoningham, Buck

Hopton, White Hart Horsey, Nelson Head

Horsham St. Faith, Elm Farm

Country House

Kenninghall, Red Lion

Kings Lynn, Live and Let Live

Lessingham, Star Inn

Loddon, Swan Inn

Ludham, Dog Morston, Anchor InnNeatishead, White HorseNewton Flotman, Relish Bar

Newton by Castle Acre, George &

Dragon

North Elmham, Railway Hotel

N. Walsham, Orchard Gardens Norwich, Adam and Eve

Norwich, Angel Gardens

Norwich, Beehive (Leopold Road)

Norwich, Bell Hotel

Norwich, Cellar House

Norwich, Champion Norwich, Cottage (Silver Road)

Norwich, Duke of Wellington Norwich, Earlham Arms

Norwich, Fat Cat

Norwich, Fat Cat & Canary

Norwich, Fat Cat Tap

Norwich, Garden House

Norwich, Jubilee

Norwich, Ketts Tavern

Norwich, Kings Head

Norwich, Lord Rosebery Norwich, Maids Head Hotel

Norwich, Murderers

Norwich, Red Lion

Norwich, Reindeer

Norwich, Ribs of Beef

Norwich, Rose Norwich, Sir Garnet

Norwich, Take 5 Norwich, Temple Bar

Norwich, Trafford Arms

Norwich, Vine

Norwich, Wig and Pen

Norwich, York Tavern

Poringland, Royal Oak

Reedham, Ferry

Reedham, Lord Nelson

Reedham, Ship

Reepham, Kings Arms Ringland, Swan

Saxlingham Thorpe, Mill Inn

Rockland St Mary, New Inn

Sheringham, Lobster

Sheringham, Windham Arms Skeyton, GoatSurlingham, Ferry House Swardeston, Lakenham/HewittRugby Club Tacolneston, Pelican Thetford Red LionThorpe Market, Gunton ArmsThurlton, Queens Head Upton, White HorseWicklewood, Cherry TreeWatton, Willow HouseWest Acre, StagWiveton, Bell

Wroxham, Brewery Tap

Worstead, White Lady

Wymondham, Green Dragon

Update Here is a current list of all the pubs in Norfolkwhich are part of the CAMRA LocAle scheme.New entries are in Bold.

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Awards Night| NORFOLK NIPS

Champion Bottled Beer Of Norfolk 2013 The Humpty Dumpty Brewery of Reedham weredelighted when their Broadland Sunrise wasnamed Best Bottled Beer in Norfolk. A year-longseries of tastings by volunteers from theNorwich & Norfolk Branch of the Campaign forReal Ale culminated in the amber coloured bitterbeing chosen as the overall winner, as well aswinning the ‘bitter’ category.

The beer is described as ‘well balanced andfruity with a dry, easy drinking finish’. Thebrewery, opened in 1998, has won severalawards over the years for its bottled and caskconditioned brewers. Humpty Dumpty recentlycelebrated its 15th anniversary by brewing abarley wine appropriately named ‘15’. This wasentered into the ‘Barley Wine’ category and tookthe top prize. The judges commented that it was‘rich and satisfying with banana toffee overtones’.

Norfolk Taste Panel chair Alan Edwards said“In the three years we have been organising thecompetition we have seen a definite increase inthe quality of the beers entered. The final resultswere delayed because we started late due toCAMRA’s National AGM being held in Norwichin 2013. That, plus a total of forty three beersfrom twelve of Norfolk’s thirty plus brewerieshad to be tasted, meant it took a long time tocomplete the competition”.

Alan continued “I would like to thank thebreweries for their support and my fellow tastersfor their unfailing enthusiasm and dedication totasting beer. The campaign is a strong supporterof Real Ale in a Bottle (RAIB) as the next bestthing to drinking cask beer in a pub”. A full listof results, along with the contact details of thewinning breweries, are below.

RESULTS

Overall Winner Category Gold Humpty Dumpty - Broadland Sunrise

Silver Front Street Brewery - Bliss

Bronze Front Street Brewery – Ebony Stout Mild Gold Front Street Brewery – Fledgling

Bitter Gold Humpty Dumpty - Broadland Sunrise

Silver Panther Brewery - Red Panther

Strong Bitter Gold Norfolk Square Brewery – Maverik Crazy Horse American IPA

Silver Grain Brewery - IPA

Bronze Poppyland Brewery – Happy Valley IPA

Golden Ale Gold Grain Brewery - 3.1.6

Silver Norfolk Square Brewery - Scroby

Speciality BeerGold Front Street Brewery - Bliss

Silver Poppyland Brewery – Crab Saison

Bronze Humpty Dumpty – Norfolk Nectar

Porter Gold Two Rivers Brewery – Porters Pride

Silver Why Not Brewery – Roundhead Porter

Bronze Norfolk Square Brewery – Winklepicker

Stout Gold Front Street Brewery – Ebony Stout

Barley Wine Gold Humpty Dumpty Brewery - 15

Silver Woodfordes Brewery - Headcracker

You can read Norfolk NIPS and Cask Force on line on

the Norwich and Norfolk Branch website

www.norwichcamra.org.uk

Don’t forget: Coaches for Branch Meetings and

Campaign Trips will now depart solely from

John Lewis, All Saints Green at 7.15pm.

Commences with the November Branch Meeting.

Next issue of Norfolk Nips and Cask ForceCopy to editors by Thursday 1st MayOn the streets by: Thursday 29th May

West Norfolk

Branch MeetingsTuesday 11th March The Chequers, Wimbotsham

Tuesday 8th April

The Stag,West Acre

Tuesday 6th May The Windmill, Necton

(First Tuesday rather than second)

Tuesday 10th June

The Wellington, Feltwell

MembershipBreakdown2,944 members of which 817are female

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Good Beer Guide2015 trip

Following previous recommenda-tions from members, a trip wasorganised to sample the wareson offer in nine pubs, all of whichwere in contention for the 2015GBG Norfolk section.

The Borderhoppa bus wascommandeered and 11 excitedmembers trooped aboard on asunny Saturday morning. Firststop was The WaterfrontInn at Diss where we found thedoor to be locked. Checking thewatches it was only 10.59…..wewere a minute ahead ofschedule! Less than 2 minuteslater however, Hardy & HansonsRocking Rudolph was filling glassafter glass and subsequently,mouth after mouth. A chat withthe friendly landlady revealedthat the RR was about to finishand be replaced with DoubleHop Monster, a stonker of a beerat 7.2%, enjoyed by several ofthe team. On a personal note, it’sgreat to see such strong ale avail-able. Not many pubs can sell thistype of ale in significant enoughamounts.

Back to the bus and on toNorth Lopham Kings Headto find Adnams Southwold,Woodfordes Wherry and PolarExpress, a guest ale from CottageBrewing Company. Guest ales onSaturday’s here are £2.00 per

pint, a bargain. Also availablewas Adnams Tally Ho. This year’soffering is somewhat lower inABV at 6.8% but nevertheless astasty as ever.

The Cock Inn at Diss wasnext on the list with AdnamsSouthwold, Rocking Rudolph andGhost Ship available. Obviouslynone of these were to the likingof Ian Muir who opted for a pintof H2O. Ghost Ship and AdnamsSouthwold were also available atthe next stop, WinfarthingFighting Cocks.

Stomachs were beginning torumble by this time and theGissing Crown came uptrumps with a couple of excellentcurries to soak up the ale. LambRogan Josh and Beef Madrasboth organised by Kevin, thelandlord, at a great price for us,fine food indeed. Ales availablewere Directors, Wolf, Southwoldand London Pride.

A short ride to BurstonCrown followed where four alesagain were on offer, Greene KingAbbot Ale, St Peters Golden Ale,Mauldons Silver Adder and……guess what? Yep, Adnams South-wold.

Back on the bus again and thistime the ride was a little longerand I sensed one or two headsmay have started to nod in thewinter sunshine! The WortwellBell was soon buzzing with

anticipation however whenTimothy Taylor Landlord, SharpsDoom Bar and Adnams South-wold (again!) were revealed.Another short ride took us toHarleston Cherry Treewhere Adnams ales (includingSouthwold!) and the excellentTally Ho prevailed.

Homeward bound along theA143 and our final contender,the Billingford Horseshoes.Wolf 2014 was the unanimouschoice here.

Our final destination was ouroriginal starting point someseven hours earlier….YaxleyCherry Tree (not part of thetrip, merely just a base point)and we arrived one minuteahead of schedule. An excellentachievement helped greatly byDavid the bus driver, manythanks David! Also helped by theparticipants ability to sup up atshort notice and get back on thebus in a timely manner!

Just to finish up the day, the newIndie Ale from Shortts Farmbrewery was enjoyed at theCherry Tree again as it had beenthe previous evening for severalmembers.

An extremely enjoyable day!Thanks to John Harvey, MidAnglia Social Events Secretary foranother great day out.

Up Periscope! News from the Sub Branch

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NORFOLK NIPS | New Sub Branch Trip

A new Sub Branch has been created for the benefit of CAMRA Members who live in the Diss andHarleston area of Norfolk and the Botesdale, Eye and Stradbroke areas of Suffolk. Check the SuffolkCAMRA website for full details, visit their Facebook page or contact the Secretary, Ian [email protected]. Here is their first report for Norfolk NIPS and Cask Force:

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Wolf Brewery have recently moved premises.Not very far, it is true, just across the A11 in fact.

John Smith promised me something verydifferent, so I popped in to have a look around.Situated on the old Norwich Road, the Brewery

has a delightful rural setting.

At the end of the drive, I park by the gates andwonder if I have found the right place. I can seepigs, pygmy goats, donkeys and assortedchickens and geese, but where is the Brewery?

Reassuringly, I spot the signs for Wolf Breweryand Cambridge Brewery and walk through thegate. I met John Smith and Kay Edwards, whowith husband John bought the premises, in thenew offices. It is still very much work in progressthey tell me, but everything should be shipshapeearly doors in 2014.

This is not just a Brewery. There are holidaycottages to hire, a patio to host BBQ’s has justbeen laid and there will be camping facilities.Camping? At a Brewery? Where did I put thattent!?

John takes me on a tour of the Brewery. Theynow have their own bore hole, which I alwaysreckon is a huge bonus and the kit is veryimpressive.

Wolf Brewery | NORFOLK NIPS

Wolf seen at Decoy Farm!

Clearly this is some investment, and Wolf havecreated something that they are justifiably veryproud of.

The Norwich and Norfolk Branch are due tovisit shortly and they are certainly in for asurprise. Directions are easy – turn off theNorwich Road, pass the pygmy goats, turn leftat the pigs…

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In the last issue, we reported on the Presenta-tion to the Normandy Veterans by WolfBrewery and the City of Ale.

We omitted to say that John and KayEdwards, the owners of Wolf Brewery, made apersonal contribution of £350, which matchedthe other contributions, so that the Veteransreceived £1,050 in total, thanks to theirgenerosity. We would like to apologise for thisomission.

NORFOLK NIPS | Wolf Brewery

Privately owned freehouse and restaurant with awide selection of real ales, lagers and ciders.

Freshly cooked locally sourced food.

Child friendly, large beer garden, pool table, easyaccess from A47, ample parking and on 23A bus

route from the city centre.

Visit www.thehartenorwich.co.uk tocheck out the menu and opening times

Old Costessey, Norwich, NR8 5BS Tel: 01603 742755

FREE

ACCESS

The Harte

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Freehouse listed in The CAMRA Good Beer Guide

Pub food 7 days a weekserved lunchtimes and evenings.

Function Room for parties or meetings.

Large Car ParkA warm welcome awaits you!

What’s On at The FeathersSunday May 11th

Digance in the Hedge singer, live music from 8pm

Saturday July 12thFeathers Fest live music outdoors 8pm

Town Green, WymondhamTelephone: (01953) 605675

Cider is something that most people associate withthe West County and this is where the majority ofproducers are based but it might surprise you toknow how many are based in East Anglia. Over thelast few years the number has increased dramaticallyand there are now 31 commercial producers in EastAnglia, 7 of which are based in Norfolk.

Each year CAMRA hold cider competitionsthroughout the country and the East Anglia roundof the Competition is at held at Norwich BeerFestival in October. Over the last few years thenumber of entries has increased in line with thenumber of new producers and there are alsoenough perries produced in the region to hold anEast Anglia perry competition. In all, this year’scompetition had a record 33 entries and six judgingpanels.

Norfolk did very well this year, winning both thecider and perry competitions. Red Sky which isproduced by Jonty’s in Banham won the cidercompetition and Whin Hill of Wells-next-the-Seawas judged to be the best perry.

Both of these products will now go forward to theNational Cider and Perry Championships which takeplace in May where they will be up against cidersand perries from all areas of the country.

Andrea Briers

Cider News

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Traditional Country Puband Restaurant

•5 Real Ales•Great Food••Sheltered Gardens•Log Fires•Colby Road, Banningham, Aylsham, NR11 7DY

01263 733534www.banninghamcrown.co.uk

THE BANNINGHAMCROWN FREE HOUSE

We are in it!

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COAST ROAD, WALCOTT,NORFOLK NR12 OPE

Telephone(01692) 650371

Proprietor since 1989: STEVE BULLIMOREFREE HOUSE

OPEN FOR FOOD & DRINKS ALL DAY, EVERY DAY, 11am - 11pmFood available all day until 10.30pm10% off food and drink on production of CAMRA membership card

www.lighthouseinn.co.uk

FOUR REAL ALES & CIDER

Makers of a range of award-winning organictraditional ciders including our User Friendly,Original, Old Norfolk (East Anglia’s best cider2011), Special Reserve and our Rum Cask.

Norfolk Perry (subject to availability)

Now also a ‘Whisky Cask’ And our ‘Dutchie Original’

A blend of 2& 3 year old oak matured Norfolk cider

Available in 5 Gallon and 10 liter poly-cask 20 liter Bag-in-Box, or 750ml and 500ml bottles

All our cask ciders are currently unpasteurised andfree from preservatives (sulphites).

Our Bottled ciders are pasteurised but at the lowesttemperature possible to ensure the

product is stable without compromising the qualityand without resorting to the use of sulphites.

(A range of organic juices also available)

Tel: 01379 68768707500 067 544

www.crones.co.uk

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Norwich and NorthNorfolk Branch

Friday 7th MarchFirst Friday FiveRoute TBC

Tuesday 18th MarchBranch AGM 8pmTake 5, 17 Tombland Norwich.Only CAMRA Members may attend thismeeting

Friday 28th MarchCampaign TripVisiting five pubs in the CountyRoute TBC

Friday 4th AprilFirst Friday FiveRoute TBC

Tuesday 15th AprilBranch Meeting 8pmVenue TBC

Friday 25th AprilCampaign TripVisiting five pubs in the CountyRoute TBC

Friday 2nd MayFirst Friday Five - Route TBC

Tuesday 20th MayBranch Meeting 8pmVenue TBC

Friday 30th MayCampaign TripVisiting five pubs in the CountyRoute TBC

Transport is provided for Branch Meetingsoutside the City of Norwich and forCampaign Trips. The coach will depart fromJohn Lewis promptly at 19.15 -BOOKING ISESSENTIAL TO GUARANTEE A PLACE.

Please contact Michael Phillips at [email protected] or on07851923554.

In addition to the above an excitingprogramme of events is in preparation for theSummer months. See our website or Face-book page for details.

All Branch Meetings start at 8pm.

West Norfolk Branch

Branch meetings (All include social)

Tuesday 11th March The Chequers, Wimbotsham

Tuesday 8th April The Stag,West Acre

Tuesday 6th May The Windmill, Necton (First Tuesday rather than second)

Tuesday 10th June The Wellington, Feltwell

CAMRA Branch CalendarNORFOLK NIPS | Dates for your diary

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FOUR REAL ALESWednesday Irish Folk Music

Thursday Folk & Singing MusicFriday & Saturday Live Music

Sunday Celtic Folk Music

Large garden overlooking the River Wensum

OPEN: Mon - Thurs 12-11Fri & Sat 12-12 • Sunday 12-11

The Gatehouse Pub 391 Dereham Road, Norwich NR5 8QJ Tel: 01603 620340

Cliff Quay & Earl Soham

Beer Shop

For Further details contact us on 01728 861213Unit 1a Meadow Works Ind Est, Kenton Rd

Debenham IP14 6RP

Selling our own beers plus a range of others inbottle, minikeg and polypins. We also deliver

our range of cask beers to Norfolk too.

Shop Opening HoursMonday to Friday 10am to 4pm

Saturday 10am - 1pm

Mermaid 3.8% Blonde Crammed full of floral hoparoma but not overly bitter,a great tasty session beer.

Roaring Forties 4%Golden Ale

Light amber in colour with a fruity malt flavour

Our current seasonal beers

Mar: 6-8 (Thu-Sat)24th SUSSEX CAMRA BRANCHES BEER& CIDER FESTIVALHove Centre, Norton Road, Hove, BN3 4AH; 150+ Real Ales from across the UK; 60+ RealAles in the Sussex LocAle Bar; 40+ Ciders &Perries; huge variety of bottled beers; tastyfood, including vegan & vegetarian options.

Thu 5pm - 11 pm (£5); Fri 11am - 3 pm (£4);Fri 5pm - 11 pm (£8); Sat 11 am - 3 pm (£5);Sat 5pm - 10 pm (£6 or £3 concessions).

Mar:12-15 (Wed-Sat)Leicester Beer FestivalCharotar Patidar Samaj, Bay Street / SouthChurchgate (off St Margaret’s Way, next to StMargaret’s Church) LE1 3AE 220+ beers, includes festival specials plus 30+ciders/perries. LocAle bars feat approximately80 beers. Authentic Indian curries plusEnglish food includes veggie available allsessions.

Open: Wed 5pm-11pm; Thu/Fri 11am-11pm;Sat 11am-10pm. Card carrying CAMRAmembers free entry all sessions.

Apr: 23-26 (Wed-Sat)23rd East Anglian Beer FestivalAt the Apex 1 Charter Square Bury St EdmundsIP33 3FD 90+ Real Ales and Ciders served direct fromcask. Opening Times Wed - Sat 12 noon to

11PM. Admission is free to CAMRA membersand £3.00 for non-members.Food available at all sessions.

Apr: 9-12 (Wed-Fri)12th Maldon Beer FestivalPlume School, Fambridge Road, Maldon, EssexCM9 6AB. 50+ real ales and ciders, with a strongemphasis on those not seen in Maldonbefore. Opening times: 4-11 on Wednesday9/4/14 then 11-11 from Thursday 10th toSaturday 12 April. Entry free to CAMRAmembers, admission £1 at all times to non-members.

May: 17-18 (Sat-Sun)6th SPRING ALE & STEAM WEEKENDWinchcombe Station, Gloucestershire24 carefully selected Beers and 4 GwatkinCiders. Hot & Cold Food with Soft Drinks.A train ticket on the day is required- see GWRwebsite or you need a platform ticket atWinchcombe for entry £2.

Tel Roger Price N Cots Chairman07850429630 for details.

May: 23-25 (Fri-Sun)Newark Beer FestivalNewark Beer Festival, Riverside Park, TolneyLane, Newark, NG24 1DA.140+ real ales plus cider, perry & countrywines. Food available at all times. Open Fri 10.30am - 10.30pm, Sat 10.30am -10.30pm, Sun 12 noon - 4pm.

CAMRA Beer Festivals Calendar

NORFOLK NIPS | CAMRA Beer Festivals

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A popular pub with locals and holidaymakersalike, the Crown Inn is perched right on theclifftop overlooking the beautiful sandy beachesof Sheringham in Norfolk.

Enjoy meals or snacks fromour extensive and popularmenu with a spectacularview of the seafront.

Tel: 01263 [email protected]

Lifeboat Plain, East Cliff Sheringham NR26 8BQ

Every Saturday - Live Local Bands

Friday nights - Resident DJ plays your favouriteclub classics

Monday nights - Pub Quiz with prizes, refreshments and free entry

Every Saturday - Live Local Bands

Friday nights - Resident DJ plays your favouriteclub classics

Monday nights - Pub Quiz with prizes, refreshments and free entry

Issue No.24 April/May 1986

A4, 4 pages, printed in dark blue on paleblue uncoated paper.

Editor: Paul Moorhouse

The Greene King Brewery was causing someconcern in this issue. They had let it be knownthat they would like to run ten pubs in Norwich,adding to the three that they already owned:The Kings Arms, The Windmill and The WhiteCottage. In the absence of any agreement withWhitbread, Courage or Watneys, the only waythat they could do this was to buy out free-houses.

In this way they acquired the Golden Star, TheBrown Derby, The Lillie Langtry and The FerryBoat. The Lawyer was considered, but the saledid not proceed. The Golden Star had soldGreene King beers from time to time and wasone of the most renown freehouses in the City,selling a variety of guest beers and also beersfrom the Star (Tap) Brewery. Greene King did asympathetic job of the refurbishment which wasmuch needed. Concern was expressed thatthere were only three beers, all Greene Kingproducts for sale in these pubs.

And then, shortly before this issue of NorfolkNIPS was published, the Evening News reportedthat Greene King might be buying the Ten Bells.

The Ten Bells had made its reputation by shun-ning the mass produced beers from Bass,Truman and Ind Coope, amongst others, andoffered a wider choice of beers than had been

available for many years. Where they lead,others had followed; The Plasterers Arms, TheGolden Star, The Ferry Boat, The GardenersArms, The White Lion, Micawbers, Merchants,and The Ribs of Beef.

Why did Greene King want The Ten Bells,asked Norfolk NIPS? It was argued that theremaining freehouses would benefit, butconcern was expressed at the threat to the newsmall breweries that were emerging in Norfolk.But the real concern was that Greene King itselfcould be swallowed up by a major national ormulti-national player, the consequences of thatwere unthinkable.

Elsewhere in this issue, there was a report of apub survey trip to Great Yarmouth for the forth-coming No Squit Norfolk Beer Guide and onecorrespondent was complaining about theshoddy way that families with young childrenwere being treated in pubs.

There were advertisements for Colin Keatley’sWhite Lion (9 ales always available) and the 3rdDereham Beer Fair.

And if you wanted to join CAMRA, you couldfill in the form featuring Keg Buster in Kitchenermode saying “British Beer needs you.”

NORFOLK NIPS | From the Archives

Celebrating 20 years of brewing

www.buffys.co.ukTel: 01379 676523

[email protected]

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Erpingham Arms Freehouse

01263 761591www.erpinghamarms.com email:[email protected]

Eagle Road | Erpingham | Norfolk | NR11 7QA

5th Beer FestivalFriday 11th to Sunday 13th July 2014

20 real ales from around East AngliaLive blues duo ‘Morrison & Daniels’ on Sunday 8 -10pm

Free Prize Draw | Barbecue 6 – 10pm every night

THE WHITE LADY • WORSTEAD

www.thewhitelady.co.uk NR28 9RW (01692) 535391

Five luxury bed and breakfast all en suite

Large new restaurant serving food seven days a week

Traditional Sunday Roast

Curry & Pint night Thursdays

Live Music, Poker and Quizes

check web site for details

Proprietor DENNIS GILLIGAN

A freehouse in the heart of Worstead with up to NINE ales available

TITCH FEST2nd - 4th May

Charity music event for the Jenny Lind Childen HospitalFRI 2ND MAY (PM): BLIND TIGER, WICKED FAITH & POUT AT THE DEVILSAT 3RD MAY: THROB, LOU & THE DIOMONDS,BIG PINK,BUSS WOOD

SUN 4TH MAY: BIG BLACK CADILLAC, THE BARE ESSENTIALSC,UGLY DOG SKIFFLE BAND, HAYLEY MOYSES BLUEGRASS FORUM and more

LIVE MUSIC, FREE EVENT, REAL ALE BEER FESTIVAL, LOTS OF FOOD and STALLS

WORSTEAD WHITE LADY MUSIC AND BEER FESTIVAL

25th - 27th July 20 bands over the weekend

LIVE MUSIC, LOTS OF FOOD and BEER FESTIVAL with over 50 real ales and ciders

Norfolk Pub Beer Festivals - Spring / Summer 2014

Beer

Festivals

Spring / Summer 2014

Over the next three months, acelebration of real ale is takingplace in pubs and other venuesacross the county.

Norfolk is rapidly becomingcentre stage for real ale in theUK. With Norwich having heldthe CAMRA AGM in April 2013and then in June 2014 the‘Norwich City of Ale’ eventreturns for its forth year. Manypubs in the city have teamedup with Norfolk’s finest brew-eries to offer up some of thebest real ale in the country.

Also a huge range of eventsthroughout Norwich is organ-ised. ‘Norwich City of Ale’ isbecoming a major event in thecity and beyond, attracting visi-tors from all over the countryand from abroad!

During the summer monthsthere are dozens of beer festi-vals being held in pubsthroughout Norfolk. Some ofthese festivals are well estab-

lished and some are new thisyear. Some of these festivalsrun over a few days and othersgo on for a week or more!

There are a wealth of attrac-tions at these beer festivals,including beer and foodpairing, hog roasts, live music,children’s entertainment,bouncy castles and even afunfair, many of these festivalsare raising money for charity.

With there never being somany micro-breweries in theUK, not only will you get thechance to sample a variety ofreal ales you may never havetried before - including thosebrewed specially for the occa-sion - you’ll be able to try yourhand at traditional pub games,take part in an ‘ale-trails’ andhistory walks and learn howthis great tasting drink isbrewed.

In the following pages is aselection of pubs which have

advertised their beer festivalswith us. We have also includeda diary which lists all of theseevents and any others we havebeen made aware of. To get anidea of location, there is also amap included. The numbers onthe map correspond to thenumbers next to the diary list-ings.

A well-run pub can cater forall ages, offering a place wherefriendships can be formed andprovides a convenient stoppingpoint for a family enjoying abike ride on a sunny day. Tohelp you plan your travel toand from these events we havealso included a brief guide tobus and train travel and whereto find further information andtimetables.

So whether you want a quickpint after work, a night outwith your friends or a familyday out with the kids; look in atthe local, you won’t regret it.

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21-23 March 3rd Fakenham Beer FestivalFakenham Community Centre, Oak Street, Fakenham NR21 9DY

17 - 21 AprilFox and Hounds, HeachamEaster beer fest

17 - 20 AprilLocks Inn Beer & MusicFestivalGeldeston NR34 0HWLive Bands all weekend

18 - 22 AprilRoyal Oak Easter BeerFestivalPoringland NR14 7JTLive music and food

25 - 27 AprilDragon Hall Beer Festival115 - 123 Kings Street, NorwichLive music and food

2 - 4 MayTitch Fest Charity Beer and Music FestivalWhite Lady, WorsteadLive bands over three days plusfood stalls. Free entry

16 - 18 MayMid Anglia CAMRA BeerFestivalYaxley Village Hall IP23 8BX25 ales and 6 ciders

22 May – 1 JuneNorwich City of AleCity wide festival of ale.www.cityofale.org.uk

23 – 26 MayFeltwell Beer Festival

23 - 25 MayFEM.ALE Brewsters FestivalPlasterers Arms, Norwich

25 MayRugby Sevens Beer FestivalNorth Walsham RFC, Scottow NR105BU. Cask ales, BBQ & Hog Roast

23 - 26 MayGreen Dragon Beer FestivalGreen Dragon, Wymondham50 real ales and ciders, live musicand BBQ.

26 - 31 MaySummer Beer FestivalVine, Dove Stret, Norwich

19 - 23 June14th Solstice Beer FestivalHill House, Happisburgh NR12 0PW. Over 100 ales, ciders and perries.Live music and entertainment. Family friendly

20 - 22 June5th Norfolk Ale and MusicFestJolly Sailors, Brancaster StaithePE31 8BJ. Norfolk ales and localmusical talent.

3 - 6 JulyBeehive, NorwichLeopold Rd NR4 7PJOver 30 beers, Charity BBQ.

11 - 13 July5th Erpingham Beer FestivalErpingham Arms NR11 7QA20 Ales from around East Anglia.

12 - 13 JulyCatfield Crown 1st BeerFestivalThe Street, Catfield, NR29 5AALive music, BBQ and stalls

15 - 20 JulySummer Fair and BeerFestivalHeathlands Centre, Blofield HeathNR13. 14 ales, live bands, BBQ andfamily night

25 - 27 JulyWhite Lady Beer and Music FestivalWhite Lady, Worstead50+ real ales and 20 bands.

25 - 27 JulyCrusaders Beer FestivalBeckhithe, Little Melton NR9 3NP25 ales and ciders. Camping andcaravan space available.

18 - 20 JulyLodge Beer & Music FestivalLodge, Tuddenham NR20 3DJLocal ales, live music and familyfreindly.

25 - 27 JulyReedham Beer Festival

31 July - 2 AugustAngel Inn Beer FestivalAngel, Larling NR16 2QU

1 -2 AugustNorth Walsham Beer FestivalScout Hut, Midland Road, NorthWalsham. 30 real ales and ciders,food and music.

8 - 10 August5th Ranworth Beer FestivalRanworth Village Hall NR13 6HS20 ales and ciders, live music

9 AugustBeer Festival and Community Charity DayGreen Dragon, Wymondham

22 - 30 AugustBeer FestivalDuke of Wellington, Norwich

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www.thelodge-tuddenham.co.uk

A weekend of live music and local real ales

Friday 18th July - Live music in the evening fromDougie Archer

Saturday 19th July - Live music all day from localbands and headlining act Against All Odds.

Sunday 20th July - Live music during the day from The Backdrafts

Plenty of fun for all the family with bouncy castle &childrens stalls on Saturday

£3 per person per day or £5 perperson for the whole weekend - Children go free

Main Road, NorthTuddenham NR20 3DJ

01362 638466

3 Day Beer & Music FestivalFri 18th - Sun 20th July

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Travelling around NorfolkNorfolk is well served by train and bus servicesbetween all the major towns, villages and out ofNorfolk via Kings Lynn and Norwich. There arealso many cycle and walking routes available forthe more adventerous beer hunter or those withfamilies looking for a full day out with someexcercise thrown in.

Greater Anglia and East Midlands TrainsServices run everyday into Norfolk from Ely,Peterborough, Cambridge and Ipswich.

All services pass through Norwich where youcan then go on to the coastal Norfolk towns ofGreat Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Cromer and Sheringham.

Go to www.greateranglia.co.ukor www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk to check times

Heritage Train servicesMid Norfolk RailwayTravelling between Dereham - Yaxham -Thuxton - Kimberley Park - Wymondham Abbey

This volunteer run railway has a variety of locomotives including a fleet of heritage diesels.Go to www.mnr.org.uk to check times.

The North Norfolk RailwayTravelling between Sheringham - Weybourne -Kelling Heath Park - Holt

The North Norfolk Railway offers a 10.5 mileround trip by steam train (vintage diesel trainson some journeys) through a delightful area ofNorth Norfolk designated as being ofoutstanding natural beauty.

Go to www.nnrailway.co.uk/timetable.php tocheck times.

Bus ServicesNorfolk Green run a number of Bus services intoand around Norfolk.

The Coasthopper route sets off from KingsLynn and covers Hunstanton - Wells -Weybourne - Sheringham - Cromer and many ofthe smaller villages in between.

Other services include X8 covering Kings Lynnto Fakenham and Heacham.

X5 and X6 services from Fakenham to Norwichcovering many villages including Little Snoring,Erpingham. Aylsham and Mile Cross.

There is a large map of the routes available fordownload at: www.norfolkgreen.co.uk

The X1 First group service runs into Norfolkfrom Peterborough passing through Kings Lynn,Narborough, Swaffham and several othervillages to Norwich. The service then runs onthrough Acle and Great Yarmouth.

CyclingNorfolk has hundreds of miles of quiet countrylanes and roads to explore. To help you, East ofEngland Tourism has developed a range of Freecircular Cycling Discovery Maps. These are available at:http://www.visiteastofengland.com/things-to-do/Cycling.aspx

The Sustrans National Cycle Network passesthrough Norfolk and is designed to makecycling fun, safe and simple as you cover hugestretches of the UK.www.sustrans.org.uk/ncn/map/national-cycle-network

One third of the Network is completely freefrom motor traffic, using old railway paths,forest tracks, country parks and bridleways, andthe rest uses quiet minor roads and traffic-calmed streets in towns and cities. so ifyour having a drink - get out of the car and onyer bike!


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Community Centre, Blofield Heath NR13 4QH

www.heathlandscommunitycentre.org.uk Registered Charity: 303909

and much more, see our advert in the Summer Issue of Norfolk Nips! Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk PE31 8BJ

T: 01485 210930 www.jollysailorbrancaster.co.uk

Great line up of LOCAL musical

talent

Norfolk real alesHome cooked pubfood & lots more

FREE ENTRYALL WELCOME

FRIDAY 20th,

SATURDAY 21st

& SUNDAY 22nd June


Large walled garden - Fresh home cooked food50+ malt whiskeys - Bar & specials menu’sFine wines & beer - Local and national ales

Function room available for all occasionsWhat’s Happening..?

Beer Festival Friday 23rd to Monday 26th May Up to 50 real ales, local ciders, live music and BBQ

9th August - Beer Festival & Community Charity DayQuiz nights every Thursday from 8pm

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25 ales and 6 Ciders sourced from within a 30 mile radius

16th -18th May 2014 Friday 5pm - Sunday 6pm

Music, food and good company

‘Small but beautifully formed’Yaxley Village Hall IP23 8BX (4 miles south of Diss Rail Station)

Inaugural Mid Anglia CAMRA

Beer Festival

www.midangliacamra.co.uk

FESTIVALA

For more details contact:- Clive and Sue Stockton, The Hill House Inn, Happisburgh, Norfolk NR12 OPW Tel/Fax 01692 650004 Web www.hillhouseinn.co.uk

Hill House Inn - Happisburgh

FREE PRINTED FESTIVAL GLASS AND TASTING NOTES.

Food served all day inc BBQ & our

NEW Coffee shop and Carvery

Festival T-Shirts available

Come and join us at the independent festival by the sea. Celebrate the 14th Solstice festival and 4 centuries of the Hill House.

The14th

For 2014: 5 DAYS

Thursday 19th June to Monday 23rd June inclusive

Over 100 Beers & Ciders (and the odd perry) from far and wide,

at competitive pub prices.

LIVE MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT inc. Rock, Traditional Jazz, Rockabilly, Skiffle, Folk and much more.

Family Friendly

CAMPING AVAILABLE IN LOCALITY

One Off Entry payment of £5.00 to festival validfor the whole weekend. (Numbered wristband).

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Food served from Tues to SunLocally sourced ingredients

We cater for all dietary requirements including Coeliac, Vegan and Vegetarian.

Victory InnClenchwarton Tel: 01553 775668

Fresh fish

& chips every fri

day

(alongside main

menu)

Main Road, Clenchwarton Kings Lynn PE34 4AQ

Traditional

Roast every Su

nday

(12 - 4pm)

Pub Quiz first Wednesday of every month

All proceeds going to local charities

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The Real Ale Shop is a unique off-licence offering over 60 bottle conditioned ales

from 15 Norfolk brewers.

We are located on a beautiful arable farmclose-by Wells-next-the-Sea, which provides

much of the malt used in brewing the ales we sell.

The Real Ale Shop, Branthill Farm, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, NR23 1SB.

Tel: 01328 710810www.therealaleshop.co.uk

Beer

Festival

2014

3rd - 6

th July

Over 30 be

ers!

Charity

BBQ all week

end

Serving a good selection of changing local real ales

Also serving home cooked food.Sunday roast 2 courses for £8.95.

Two main meals for £10.00 from our set menu.

(Monday and Tuesday lunch times only.)

The Street, Catfield, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR29 5AATelephone: 01692 580128

Email: [email protected]

1st Mini Beer Festival

12th & 13th July Sat 12th from 6pm, live

entertainment and BBQ and Sun 13th from

2pm,

live entertainment, BBQ and stalls.

We hope to see you there!


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The Farmer’s Arms

‘The pub on the hill’

The Ancient Mariner Inn

‘The pub by the sea’

BEST WESTERN PLUS Knights Hill Hotel & Spa, South Wootton, King’s Lynn PE30 3HQ

email: [email protected] tel: 01553 675566

BEST WESTERN Le Strange Arms Hotel, Golf Course Road, Hunstanton PE36 6JJ

email: [email protected] tel: 01485 534411

Your bill when youspend £20

VALIDATE YOUR COUPON

£10 OFF

Terms and Conditions - Coupon valid only when £20 or more is spent on food, cannot be exchanged for cash, does not apply to spend on drinks cannot be used in conjuction with any other promotion, not valid for parties in excess of 8 people. Valid until Thursday 10th April 2014. If you do not wish to receive further promotions please tick here

Name

Email

Postcode

For special offers visit www.traditionalinns.co.ukOpen for meals 12 noon – 9.00pm daily - Real food, Real ales, Real pub

CAMRA Discount Scheme | NORFOLK NIPS

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Grab a CAMRA Discountat your local!The following local businesses offer a discountfor CAMRA members (usually on presentation ofa Membership Card):

Bridge Tavern, Riverside, Norwich:10% off all real ales

Cherry Tree, Wicklewood:30p off a pint of Buffy’s (see wicklewoodcherrytree.co.uk/what.php)

Green Gate, Caister-on-Sea: 20p off a pint of real ale

Lighthouse Inn, Walcott:10% off all real ales

London Tavern, Attleborough: 10p off a half, 20p off a pint of real ale

Plasterers, Cowgate, Norwich:10% off all real ales (available to all customerson Mondays)

Pig & Whistle, Westlegate, Norwich: 10% off all real ales

Railway, North Elmham: 10% off

Red Lion, Drayton:10p off a half, 20p off a pint of real ale

Here is one that we have just received fromPaul Crisp (formerly of Balckfriars Brewery andThe White Horse, Upton:-

Head to FurlongsRestaurant at TheFeathers in GreatYarmouth to receive thefollowing: A free dessertfor any CAMRA memberwhen purchasing a mainmeal on production ofmembership cardthroughout March andApril. Real Ale is available.

If your pub or business offers a discount toCAMRA, but isn’t on this list, please [email protected] and let usknow the details (including any restrictions).

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Please fill in the whole form using a ball point pen and send to:Campaign for Real Ale Ltd. 230 Hatfield Road, St.Albans, Herts AL1 4LW

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Alternatively you can send a cheque payable to CAMRA Ltd with your completed form, visit www.camra.org.uk/joinus or call 01727 867201. All forms should be addressed to Membership Department, CAMRA, 230 Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL1 4LW.

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Campaigning for Pub Goers& Beer Drinkers

Enjoying Real Ale& Pubs

A Campaign of Two Halves

Join CAMRA today – www.camra.org.uk/joinus

We Don’t Have a Big Screen TV, Food Or a Juke BoxWe do have 17 handpumps, with Real Ale from far and wide,

2 Real Ciders and 2 Real Ales From gravity, a large car park, large beergarden With heated smoking shelter, darts, pool, quizzes And crib.

We now serve morning coffee from 11am, children are welcome.

The Royal Oak lies at the heart of the community and new customers are always welcome. Come along and get a real

welcome from a real pub selling real ale!!!!!! Nick, Delia And The Team would love to see you soon.

Norwich And Norfolk Pub Of The Year 2007

Norfolk Pub Of The Year 2007

14 years in the Good Beer Guide!

44 The Street, Poringland, Norwich, Norfolk NR14 7JT

www.poringlandroyaloak.co.ukTel: 01508 493734

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@poringlandoak�

Award Winning Real Ale Pub

A dream of a pub situated in the village of Poringland on the B1332 road to Bungay.

The main bus route from Norwich stops right outside.

Easter Beer FestivalFriday 18th April to Tuesday 22nd April

Music Friday and Saturday with “TOSH”

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