It’s Good To Be Back…Drinking In A Pub #2020

I’m so glad I had a fantastic day in the boozer today but why wouldn’t I? Honestly, some of the dross I read on Twitter from people sneering/judging/looking down on people who enjoy visiting a pub is unbelievable. If my blog wasn’t linked then I really wouldn’t use it as it is just a stream…

‘Wheely’ Good News: Pub Back From The Brink In Ticknall

I love the fact the A514 refuses to lie down as a ‘go to pub road destination.’ I’m not sure that was its sole purpose but it still possesses a plethora of good boozers on, or just off, the 18 and half miles from Derby to Swadlincote. However, even a great pub road like this…

A Plug For Bass And The Wickingman

I know https://twitter.com/thewickingman is in the process of writing up a Bass directory so I’m not about to steal his thunder but, having checked my blog records, I thought it might be an opportunity to display some pictures of Bass! It has its critics and yes, it can be perceived as an old man drink…

‘Premiumisation’ In Ticknall

There’s a new phrase emerging from the blue sky thinkers in the pub industry known as ‘premiumisation.’   Whether it will become accepted into the Oxford English as bona fide English say, like bouncebackability was, is another matter but it is definitely the buzz word right now for the bean counters and strategic planners at Greene…