A Week In Willington: Part 1

After the critically acclaimed, (well Dave liked it) first in a series of “A week in…” it is time to raid the blogging archives again and bring you the sequel. I think I might even have convinced Dave that LE67 is a potential holiday destination as Duncan confirmed it never rains in that region of…

Destination Pubs in Repton

Is the sort of title to entice in Martin as I know how much he loves the Brunning & Price model and this pub is straight out of that identikit. It’s a pity Russ isn’t about at the minute as I’m sure he’d have something to day about the painting on the side of this…

Putting The Boot Into Dry January

One of the things I love about British culture is the way it often kicks back at what is expected of it.  Whether or not you agree with it, Brexit was a prime example of sections of society saying up yours to people telling them what they should do. I think the British public in…

Trying To Grab A Piece Of The Pie In Repton

Repton is a village that is dominated by its Independent fee-paying school and, as such, has a lot of boozers trying to entice its 3,000 permanent residents to part with their cash. There are four in the village along with a British Legion and licensed Indian restaurant and many more within close proximity so; in…