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Pub Tour - November 2006

On Wednesday 22nd November 2006, the branch visited pubs in the Market Bosworth area.

c1919 - Wheatsheaf & Black Horse Inns, Market Bosworth
2006 - The Wheatsheaf is now a shop & the Black Horse is a restaurant.

First call was the White Swan at Stoke Golding to gather the last 4 members. The beer here was to its usual high standard with Adnams Bitter & Broadside available along with Everards Pitch Black a 4.3% Stout.

With the bus now full, we headed off to our next point of call, the Hercules, Sutton Cheney. Tetley Bitter, Pedigree & Bass were available.

Next call was the King William IV in Market Bosworth. Many of you will remember this was the pub where we unsuccessfully opposed a planning application for conversion to residential use. However, at present, the pub seems to continue to thrive. The beers available were Pedigree, Tiger & High Dyke from the Oldershaw Brewery at Grantham. The High Dyke proved particularly popular.
 

Our final call of the evening was the GBG2007 listed Olde Red Lion Hotel in Park Street. They had an excellent selection of ales available. The guest beers were Black Sheep & Abbeydale Absolution. Here, not unexpectedly,  the Absolution proved to be very popular.
Alan Cooke

Caption Competition

There will be a small & insignificant prize for the best caption to this photo taken by Chris Davies on the Pub Tour.
e-mail entries to Alan

Only entry so far - "As two members await their pints, can you spot the short measure?"

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