Ten Lords A Leaping

After my recent jaunts to Leicestershire and Staffordshire it’s back to the home of soon to be relegated Derby, when the EFL deduct a further 20 points from them just for having a D in their name.  So, to alleviate the gloom, here are six fun facts about 679 – The Thomas Leaper DE1 3GL.…

Crich, Cask And Cricket

Is cask finished was my latest blog post.  It generated a fair bit of debate around how many punters are drinking cask and the consensus was there are less pumps post covid but it’s still alive and kicking. Oh hang on; I can’t carry on without mentioning that Warwickshire won another trophy! That’s right the…

Nothing Wooden About This Pub Lark

It’s been a while since my last post. I’ve moved house for the second time in about 18 months, started back to work and managed to see Birmingham City rise to eighth in the Championship and sign Troy Deeney for good measure. Moving house, as Martin will testify, is about as enjoyable as watching F1…

Spirit Of Freedom Day In Melbourne

#Freedomday seems a long time ago now but there really were joyous scenes akin to Birmingham City finishing in the top half of the Championship that day. Yes, punters really were that happy. I thought I’d celebrate in the sun (it was sunny back in July if you recall) with a visit to Melbourne. No,…