December 2025. Waterbeach. First off, more pics from our artisanal family Christmas Day, “hosted” (ugh) by Mrs RM in a largely empty Sunnyside with the use of a few pots and pans brought back from Rye. That’s a bit like “cuckoo” brewing Bass at Donnington, I guess. Spag Bol and ungrated cheese on Charlie the… Continue reading BEER TASTES BETTER IN A PROPER GLASS Pt. 244
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PERSEVERING WITH MASTER BREW IN THE SUN, FAVERSHAM
December 2025. Faversham. Back in Faversham from Herne, and an early tea on Mrs RM’s eve of birthday. The Sun isn’t in the GBG, but it had the most convincing menu, and it pays to treat a girl to somewhere nice, once or twice. Apparently. NOT a heritage pub by CAMRA definition, but 14th century… Continue reading PERSEVERING WITH MASTER BREW IN THE SUN, FAVERSHAM
THE TRUE START OF CHRISTMAS
December 2025. Waterbeach. Back at Home (2) after that little Gravesend diversion and 20 minutes between train at Kings Cross that I judged just insufficient for a pint at the King Charles I, I visit Dad in the afternoon (I’ve just missed “Annie” at the care home), hoover Sunnyside and then pop to The Sun.… Continue reading THE TRUE START OF CHRISTMAS
MEANWHILE, BACK IN WATERBEACH…
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… Continue reading MEANWHILE, BACK IN WATERBEACH…
THE SUN BEER FESTIVAL
May 2025. Waterbeach. I can’t believe I’m spending weekends in Waterbeach, rather than Wick or Warsaw. But that’s life, and there’s plenty of life in The Sun on their May Bank holiday beer festival weekend. Number 14. A credit to Helen, Theresa to keep this institution going after the loss of Andrew. Pub quizzes, live… Continue reading THE SUN BEER FESTIVAL
ANOTHER SUNDAY NIGHT IN WATERBEACH
March 2025. Waterbeach. I’m getting down to see Dad in his care home three times a week, and the most striking thing is his weight loss now he gets a balanced diet. It does mean a few trips back and forth to Tesco with trousers that are still too small, but that’s OK, and being… Continue reading ANOTHER SUNDAY NIGHT IN WATERBEACH
COCKTAIL NIGHT AT THE SUN
February 2024. Waterbeach. You know The Sun, and if you haven’t been, you should. Waterbeach may be the dullest place on earth (sorry Mum, sorry Dad) but it does have one of the UK’s best Chinese takeaways, kebab vans, brewery taps, fruit breweries and pubs. Helen at The Sun is making plans to restart the… Continue reading COCKTAIL NIGHT AT THE SUN
BRIGHTER DAYS, DARKER BEERS
January 2024. Waterbeach. I spent Monday to Friday down with my parents, occasionally getting Dad out of the house as the weather gradually improves. It won’t be long before it’s summer and I can take him to pub gardens again. In the meantime, I was going slightly mad sitting in a living room heated to… Continue reading BRIGHTER DAYS, DARKER BEERS
“Why do you need a Flake ?”
January 2024. Stockton-on-Tees. Big mistake, huge. Having arrived in Seaton Carew and completed Durham’s Guide entries we could have had a quiet night watching the new Emma Stone movie (Emma is slated to play Mrs RM in the film of my 2022 GBG completion). But no, I had to drag her (Mrs RM, not Emma)… Continue reading “Why do you need a Flake ?”
A LOCAL HERO
December 2023. Waterbeach. A pattern is now emerging; mid week spent in Waterbeach, a day either side in Tunbridge Wells, back home to Sheffield at the weekend. At least Mrs RM is now with me in Cambridge, and she joined our Thursday quiz team at the Sun as we sought vengeance for a corrupt defeat… Continue reading A LOCAL HERO
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