October 2025. Waterbeach.
A deluge of posts now I’m (briefly, possibly) back “home” in Sheffield with Wi-Fi. Back from a rainy Romania to a damp Luton, we headed straight to see how Dad was recovering from his “bounce”.
We also listened to some care home entertainment (an OAP with a guitar from the Fens singing Elvis ‘68) and delivered a present to the lovely Romania lady who never stops talking (in Romanian) on our visits.
She stopped talking. But looked completely bewildered. I’d asked ChatGPT if a Russian doll might cause offence to a Romanian and had received a reassuring reply;
but now I wasn’t so sure.
“We ought to pop in the Sun” says Mrs RM, for whom the line “Let’s go to the Winchester and wait for all this to blow over” might have been written.
You’ll remember that the legendary Helen left my former local (well, twice a month) last month, with regular Gary stepping into the job after a modest refresh.
Reports on Untappd while we were away had emphasised the beer quality, and I was delighted to see Gary sticking to what Stafford Paul will confirm are “beers the average customer will recognise“.
A flying visit to wish the new landlord well, confirm both of those as NBSS 3.5,
and note one astonishing fact.
Seven punters, inside and out, mid-afternoon. ALL SEVEN drinking pints of cask. I doubt I’ve ever seen that before. If Waterbeach supplies the drinkers, the beers will do the rest.
retiredmartin 
I’m pleased to learn that the Sun is doing well, under new ownership, Martin.
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Thanks Paul.
At the moment I’m down in Waterbeach weekly so it’s reassuring that the local is in good hands.
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“Back from a rainy Romania to a damp Luton,”
Started off great alliteratively, but alas, can’t think of anything starting with ‘l’ that is reminiscent of damp.
“(an OAP with a guitar from the Fens singing Elvis ‘68)”
I didn’t know they still made guitars in the Fens.
“I’d asked ChatGPT if a Russian doll might cause offence to a Romanian”
Pfft. If they were that offensive, why were they being sold in Romania?
““We ought to pop in the Sun” says Mrs RM, for whom the line “Let’s go to the Winchester and wait for all this to blow over” might have been written.”
Mrs RM is a wise woman.
“with regular Gary stepping into the job after a modest refresh.”
Ooh. A review of the interminable ‘under new management’.
“and I was delighted to see Gary sticking to what Stafford Paul will confirm are “beers the average customer will recognise“.”
So far, so good.
A flying visit to wish the new landlord well, confirm both of those as NBSS 3.5,”
Nice.
“ALL SEVEN drinking pints of cask. I doubt I’ve ever seen that before. If Waterbeach supplies the drinkers, the beers will do the rest.”
Excellent! 👍
Cheers
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Yes, and they make singing guitars, too.
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😊
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