Final Piece In The Whitwick Jigsaw

Isn’t very good alliteration I know but you try and make a blog post title out of Whitwick… Martin made a great point in the last comments section, which leads me to believe CAMRA may have be infiltrated by members of the IOC. I’ve long argued that sports such as darts are equally as worthy…

Cask Ale Lottery In Whitwick

Whilst I don’t meticulously tick off regions like Martin and Duncan as they attempt to achieve the impossible and complete a GBG glut of pubs in a calendar year, I do keep records Of course, it is nigh on impossible nowadays as you get some boozers, such as this one documented by Duncan, that really only…

Kings (Arms) Of Whitwick

My last post from Ratby drew some comments on Twitter and here from the Leicester beer mafia.  The general consensus being that The Bulls Head would struggle to get into the top three boozers in Ratby and with only three to choose from that is faint praise. It’s always good to get a bit of…

Baby Boom In Whitwick

After a rare foray into literary waters in my last post normal service is resumed as I venture back into safe earthy pub territory and a visit to Whitwick. The good old LE67 postcode usually comes up trumps and after a call from the Trades Description Act mafia, I needed to move back to safer…

The Sound Of The (Whitwick) Suburbs

Sometimes there is an element of fate that guides you towards certain pubs in this blogging lark. Having just read a terrifically entertaining post from Duncan….which included the fantastic song title from The Members “Sound of the Suburbs” in the headline a strange coincidence occured. Duncan generally beats most people to pubs and pub titles…

Meeting A Pub Blogging Legend Part 2 – Whitwick

Not only was this a crucial meeting for the inaugural East Midlands breakaway of the PUB (Pub Bloggers Union) but it was also the inaugural breakaway visit for the Bass Alliance of Drinkers (BAD), which is likely to have four members (Old Mudgie and Ian T) but was just two strong on this occasion. (Bass,…

On The Edge In Whitwick

Say what you like about Champions League football but it does draw people into pubs.  At the risk of sounding like an old man, the modern younger football fan is likely to support one of the ‘big teams’ who play countless European fixtures on the TV during the course of a campaign. Last night it…