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Set in the beautiful Cotswolds, actually on the Cotswold Way as it passes through the town of Dursley.The Old Spot is friendly, deeply traditional and one of the must-visits of
the county.
CAMRA's National Real Ale Pub of the Year, 2007
Overall Winner
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Welcome to the Spring 2012 Newsletter ...
Cheers and Welcome!
Hello and welcome to the first newsletter of 2012, yes I know it's monumentally late, no excuses, just stuff going on! Before we get stuck into what the next couple of months have lined up for you, let's have a recap on last year:
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Great British Pub Awards
We won at the Greatest British Pub Awards - Cask Ale Pub of the Year. Well done all who were involved in achieving this.
Fun/Run/Crawl
We also organised the first Old Spot Inn, Fun/Run/Crawl with over 80 people taking part and raising a total of £1500.00 for the Cotswold Care Hospice (CCH).
Sad Farewells
We lost: . . .
Kim Adams
Kim was a cheerful, witty girl who had this wonderful broad Bristolian accent - and she fitted in so well.SHe had this great way of lightening things, which was great, but if you wanted to talk about something serious, she was always there for you. Or whenever anybody was upset, she would do her best to make them feel better.
What she may have seen to be a small act of kindness could be massive for the other person. Whenever she turned up, one felt glad because she would add to the craic, and in many ways, it made her the perfect person - and you wanted her to be there whenever you came to the Spot.
Kim was never judgemental. However, if you were being a twat - she'd tell you! And she could certainly hold her own in the wonderful mixed community that is the Old Spot. She could also converse most, subjects, and hold her own in any debate.
She was also an exceptional "alternative" photographer, but she never spoke about it - it was just something she did - only very, very well. She had even won two awards from the Royal Photographic Society.
Jodie Bulmer
Jodie passed away in the early hours of Thursday 15th March after a valiant battle with a (typically) rare and unusual brain tumour. Through it all she maintained her humour and dignity and never stopped being the Jodie that so many of us new for so long.
Jodie loved people and went out of her way to make everyone she knew feel happy and included. She was a special friend to many in the area. When Jodie was out for the evening, whatever the night held would be fun: the conversation could range to any topic on which she would be well informed, interesting and funny. As Tim Ingram said in her beautiful eulogy: "She was a scientist, a geologist, an astronomer, an artist, a seamstress, a confidant, a bon vivant and a loving mother to name but a few."
She left behind many friends, three wonderful children and will be greatly missed.
Leap Year
Congratulations to John Fletcher. His lush girlfriend Libby proposed on the 29th Feb - you cheeky minx!
80 Years Young !
Congratulations David Lloyd on his 80th birthday. David is one of a trio of lunch time drinkers that keep us entertained and thoroughly grounded on a daily basis!
Bar Staff - Old and New
We have two new chaps behind the bar; Tim Peters, who's a bit of a luvvie, and Steve Lane who's a part time primary school teacher specialising in children with learning difficulties. Ideal member of staff for a Friday night!!!
It is with a heavy heart we have to say goodbye to Jason who is moving on to more scientific things! Jason is quite possibly the easiest going member of staff I have ever had the joy of employing. Rock on Jase!
The Old Badger Inn
We are now pleased to announce, we have a sister pub called the Old Badger Inn in Eastington, and as with the Spot, you will get the highest of standards in beer, service and food. There are firm favourites such as fish and chips, steak and ale pie alongside a selection of tapas.
Tel 01453 822892 or visit: www.oldbadgerinn.co.uk for more info.
Cotswold Care Hospice
The final total is in now for our New York Marathon fund raiser, and I am pleased to announce that we have raised over £19,000.00 for Cotswold Care Hospice.
A BIG thank you to friends, family and customers for helping achieve such an amazing total.
Brewery Visits
Big thanks to all at Salopian Brewery for a very entertaining evening in January;
if anybody is interested, we are off to the new Glos Brewery on the 24th April, £10 per person. Limited numbers, so get in quick!
Adam Henson
Got to say a big thank you to Adam Henson, notably of Country File, for an entertaining evening (21st March), with over 40 of you coming to listen (and swoon) as he talked about his farm and new brew 'rare breed'. As well as a damn good all round bloke, he's a dab hand at waiting on tables!
Community Pubs Month
We are really getting behind Community Pubs Month and lining a up a whole week of fun and frolics. All the pubs in the Good Beer Guide & some others will be supported by CAMRA to get involved in Community Pubs Month.
During the month of April, each pub is encouraged to organise events to entice people back into the pubs. With so many pubs closing every week, we need to get people back into them to stop[ this from happening. If a pub closes, the community is often in uproar, but many of the people doing the shouting rarely use them. So get involved, take part in the events and use your local pubs. It's the old "Use it or lose it"
EXTRACT FROM
THE 'TIPPLER', SPRING 2012
Community Pubs Month- April 2012
'Celebrating the Great British Pub'
CAMRA is to launch a new national pub campaign in a bid to get more people than ever involved in championing the importance of the community pub.
Community Pubs Month is a new initiative similar to past CAMRA national pub campaigns in recent years such as Local Pubs Week. The main aims of the Month are to increase footfall in pubs, to encourage more publicans to organise and promote events to attract further trade, and spread awareness of community pubs throughout the media.
It is hoped the decision to extend celebrations to a month of activity - moving on from Local Pubs Week - will allow CAMRA branches greater flexibility to organise their own events, but at the same time have a set period in which to co-ordinate activity.
Kicking off proceedings on Monday April 2nd with Community Pubs Day - the day after CAMRA's Members' Weekend & AGM in Torquay - activity will commence with regional and national press stories circulated by CAMRA to highlight the aims of the campaign and relay the major issues facing pubs.
It is hoped around a half of all CAMRA branches will be organising a wide range of events to promote their local pubs during the Month, and will be working in the lead-up to April to ensure this first year for the campaign is a big success.
As well as CAMRA branches ordering promotional material to maximise the exposure for this new campaign in pubs across Britain, pub licensees can also order packs direct from CAMRA. Available from early 2012, Community Pubs Month packs will include campaigning posters, beer mats, leaflets and pump clip crowners. You can find out more by visiting: www.camra.org.uk.
- Forthcoming Events - A Résumé . . .
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| April | ||
| :: Fri 6th | Festival of Fish week | £10.00pp |
| :: Sun 8th | (Easter Sunday) Special lunch time menu and free Easter eggs for all | - - - |
| :: Sun 8th | (Easter Sunday) Quiz Night, busiest quiz night of the year £3 entry per person, all proceeds to Dursley and Cam Community Projects | - - - |
| :: Fri 20th - Mon 23rd | Staff Favourites Beer Fest (indulgent I know!) | - - - |
| :: Mon 23rd | St Georges celebratory supper night. £18 - 3 course supper with beer | - - - |
| :: Tue 24th | Trip to new Gloucester Brewery | £10 each |
| :: Sat 28th | Live music with Leon Daye | FREE |
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| May | ||
| :: Sun 6th | Quiz night | £3 pp |
| :: Sun 20th | Boat Trip (I swore I would never do this again! Expect more Vikings, cowboys and roman debauchery!) | £25 |
| :: Sun 27th | In-house cricket match. Old Spot vs Old Badger | - - - |
| :: Wed 30th | Gin Tasting Night. Get taken on the Juniper Express - Hendricks, Gordons, Plymouth, what's your poison. Price includes supper | £10 |
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| June | ||
| :: Sun 3rd | Charity Fun/ Run /Walk /Crawl (details to follow soon) | - - - |
| :: Sun 3rd | Quiz night | £3 pp |
| :: Mon 4th | Live music st 3pm | - - - |
| :: Sun 24th | Landlord's Birthday Bash. Gonna be a take on Glastonbury Music Festival with better loos! Details tbc. | - - - |
| :: TBC | Wine tasting | - - - |
| :: TBC | Old Spot Fun/ Run/ Crawl. Price includes high tea and Uley brews. All proceeds to charity£10 | |
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| August | ||
| :: Fri 10th - Sun 12th | Big Summer Beer Festival | - - - |
| :: Sun 26th | The (Frocester) Chillout | - - - |
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If you'd like to attend any of these events, get your names behind the bar ASAP!
Look out for, cricket matches, kayak trips, beer festivals, music events, tank driving, BBQs and what any other mayhem we can come up with!
Cheers!
Steve Herbert
April 2012THE OLD SPOT INN
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The Old Spot has now been voted the Best Cask Ale Pub of 2011 at the Great British Pub Awards
Come inside the site and enjoy some of the flavour that makes this traditional little boozer what it is. The intimate atmosphere is enhanced by log fires and adorned with plenty of brewery memorabilia.
Better still, why not pay us a visit, you'll be greeted with courtesy and efficiency and it probably wont take you long to fit in amongst the locals as if you'd always been there.
Steve, Helen, Tom, Jordan, Steve, Lorna, Nancy, Tom, Cory, Dave, Ollie, BelindaAs well as Uley's Old Ric, named after the owner, we nomally have at least 8 guest Real Ales on at any given time, mainly from micro breweries, served in five separate drinking areas. We also have a good selection of fine Wines as well as our famous Whisky collection. If you're feeling hungry, try one of our home cooked meals or a light snack from our food menu and relax in the charm that graces this pub. The wholesome menu is available between 12pm and 3pm seven days a week.
The secluded garden offers a good sized covered and heated area and a separate patio area for those of you who'd like to take a breath air outside.
On the Cotswold way, this convivial local is the "CAMRA's National Pub of the Year 2007" and multi award-winner conveniently stands opposite a free car park.
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