Pick (And Davy) Of The Pubs

I know most readers of this blog are renowned orators and wordsmiths and have honed in on the fact D H Lawrence, the famous English writer and poet, was born in Eastwood. Gritty former mining town it may be, but it will be forever associated with poetry…however, I reckon readers will be more intrigued to…

(Cask And) Pottle Of Gold At The End Of The Rainbow

‘East Staffordshire’s first Micropub’ as it likes to call itself, has been open five years and is a fully paid up member of the micro philosophy. In fact, it adheres to the rules rigidly and even has the following statement of intent on its website: “The philosophy behind a micropub is the rejection of all…

Ebeneezer Goode In Lichfield

Naughty, naughty, very naughty,” went The Shamen’s top ten hit from the nineties.  Anyone who is my age now thought it was about a bloke called Ebeneezer Goode whilst anyone under the age of 30 probably knew the class A links with the chorus. Anyway staying with the slightly naughty theme, according to my sources…