Right, let’s finish That Worcestershire. Look very closely and you’ll see the splodge covering Kidderminster is a lighter shade of pink (Procul Harum Outtakes, 1969) than the rest; that’s because the Bear & Wolf was the ONLY new GBG entry in this lovely county. That’s the sort of churn that has given us GBG tickers… Continue reading “I Don’t Like Citra” – A TWANG IN KIDDERMINSTER
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YOUR CUT-OUT-AND-KEEP GUIDE TO FINDING BCM IN EVESHAM
There are very few certainties in a pub ticker’s life, but you can be certain that on your travels you will find a hitherto undiscovered Banksy, someone will ask you directions to a pub you’ve never heard of (because it closed in 1989), and the last micropub in a county will proved irritatingly difficult to… Continue reading YOUR CUT-OUT-AND-KEEP GUIDE TO FINDING BCM IN EVESHAM
YOUR CUT-OUT AND KEEP GUIDE TO 20 MINUTES IN UPTON-UPON-SEVERN
There’s NO WAY I’m going to get up to date, ever. I’ll press on, starting with one of Wonderful Worcestershire’s picture book towns. Is Upton-upon-Severn (pop. 2,881) the Finchingfield of the Midlands ? Probably not, it lacks a duck pond and attracts more visitors, even on a Wednesday on October. What do folk come to… Continue reading YOUR CUT-OUT AND KEEP GUIDE TO 20 MINUTES IN UPTON-UPON-SEVERN
TICKING ON THE EDGE. OF BROMSGROVE
So the lad from the mysterious “north of Portsmouth” is first to spot the new Beer Guide. Outrageously, he’s refused to send us copies of all 597 pages of the new Guide, which none of us tickers have seen yet. No doubt GBG22 will send me straight back down to Greater Bromsgrove, where a fortnight… Continue reading TICKING ON THE EDGE. OF BROMSGROVE
I WON’T QUIT TILL I’VE GOT A TICK, ON BROADWAY, ON BROADWAY
9th March 2020 I’ve spent this morning hoovering my laptop keyboard, and am pleased to report the return of the letter “a”. The exercise also recovered half a pound of Scottish oats. It’s always the Scots. No new counties completed in March yet, but plenty of opportunities in what we call the “sleepy counties” (but… Continue reading I WON’T QUIT TILL I’VE GOT A TICK, ON BROADWAY, ON BROADWAY
WORCESTER – FROM BAPS TO BANKS
I knew that using “baps” rather than “cobs“ in that last post would cause wailing and gnashing of teeth in West Bromwich. Actually, it was a baguette, a massive one. So massive that while I joined the B&PF throng on their fifth pint in the Eagle Vaults to cries of “Ah, HERE he is” and… Continue reading WORCESTER – FROM BAPS TO BANKS
HUNTING HIGH AND LOW (FOR DICK & DAVE IN BEWDLEY)
A post for two-thirds of my American readers. And all of my A-Ha fans. I should like to see the Venn Diagram for those two populations. I pursued Dick and Dave to the George in Bewdley, hoping in vain to use up some of my Quarter 4 Spoons Vouchers. Even the appeal of Tally Ho… Continue reading HUNTING HIGH AND LOW (FOR DICK & DAVE IN BEWDLEY)
IN COOKLEY, ON CLUBS IN THE BEER GUIDE
Another Working Men’s Club in Knott End last week (they’re actually always full of retirees, tickers and children, but never mind), and now a Village Hall and Sports Social Club in Cookley, which will mean more to some of you than others. So here it is, near Kidderminster; Not that anyone knows where Kidderminster (small town full of… Continue reading IN COOKLEY, ON CLUBS IN THE BEER GUIDE
PIE & DEMI ROUSSOS NIGHT IN FERNHILL HEATH
You may have noticed the absence of a curry on Stourport Curry night, caused by a catch-up with a colleague in a neighbouring village without an Indian restaurant. That’s how backward parts of Worcestershire are, folks. Even worse, Fernhill Heath is in a bit of a Good Beer Guide desert (not quite the same as… Continue reading PIE & DEMI ROUSSOS NIGHT IN FERNHILL HEATH
THE THRILL OF PRIVATE MEMBERS CLUBS IN REDDITCH
From the Gower to Redditch, from a sea of Spoons to the classic Worcestershire Private Members Club. Only following the Good Beer Guide (and Mrs RM’s directions) can give you such a varied life. It was raining in Redditch, so you’re not getting much of my usual gush about street art and surprising C17th architecture,… Continue reading THE THRILL OF PRIVATE MEMBERS CLUBS IN REDDITCH
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