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Introduction
Led here for the 3rd consecutive week after the op and bored out my brains so I figured this could be a good idea to start the Old Spot Newsletter at the moment this will be only available on line early next year we'll be looking at releasing it on the bar.

The reasoning behind the newsletter is to keep our locals abreast of what's going on over the foreseeable future, i.e brewery trips, theme nights and general gossip. There will be personal's section offering services (not those kind of services) as in carpentry, plumbing, gardening. Obviously the Old Spot can't recommend or endorse their services but if they drink in the pub they cant be a bad lot. There will be a For Sale section and each month we will be featuring a write up on a various local. We will be looking at our Brewery of the Month and giving you some background information on it. We will also be giving you the opportunity to win some goodies and inviting you to send in your own articles/views on any subject that takes your fancy.

The newsletter is intended to be just like the Old Spot - full of interesting people and there sometimes colourful points of view, we want those that are unable to get to the Old Spot on regular basis a place where they can go still be abreast of what's happening, such as students, people that have moved away, ex-pats and even those that only get to go to the Old Spot when there visiting the area. I've always said that the Old Spot is a pub of a thousand locals.

To make this work we need your help, we need your input, articles, services you want highlighted, what ever you think could be of interest to those like minded soles that enjoy the odd tipple of beer.

Last Month
I think all those that made it on the Old Spot's Booze Cruise (10th cruise) had a great time. I was pleased that we managed to leave the pubs without relieving them of all their bric a brac - I figure that was down to one or two of our more colourful patrons not being there that day.

We were all impressed the lengths everybody went to dressing up. Those that made it back for beers after would have had the pleasure of seeing Cake's and Co. entertaining us with there table top dancing skills (or their lack of), and battering the garden benches too! I'm surprised they're still standing. Next years trip is in the making, I reckon we're ready for a 6 hour one!

Brewery of the Month
We had a good year this year we managed to win the Dursley and Sub District Camra Pub of the Year. We then went on to win the Gloucestershire award but unfortunately we didn't win the Southwest - we lost by one point. This is a good time as any to thank our locals and staff for getting us as far as we did, I was completely made up. Next year who knows…………………….


AND THE AWARD FOR THE BEST PUB IN THE WORLD GOES TO .......

DURSLEY NEEDS YOU ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Next year Vale Vision is intending holding its Dursley first beer festival……. The idea is to promote Dursley to a wider audience by hold a "Celebration of Food and Ale on the Cotswold Way". It's intended to have lots of events based on what's great about our part of the Cotswolds with lots of walks and celebration over the weekend of the 26th May 2006 (Bank Holiday Weekend). To make this work, we need people to get involved on all levels from security to helping set up stalls and power systems. Please contact Shirley at Vale Vision for more details.

Apologies
This goes out to all the ladies that have to queue outside the W.C. on a busy night. We've known this is problem for sometime but finding a way to deal with it has brought up more problems than solved. We are considering a possible solution we know that the present situation isn't acceptable and we are hoping to have a solution in place by early next year.

For those who need reminding of our Food Service / Opening Times.

Normal Opening Hours
Monday - Saturday:	11.00 am - 11.00 pm
Sunday:	12.00 pm - 11.00 pm

Food Service Times
Fri, Sat, Sun:	12.00 pm - 3.00 pm
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur:	12.00 pm - 8.00 pm

Evening Meals
Due to a busy Christmas and our annual January holiday, we will not be serving evening meals throughout December & January. Recommencing on Febrary 1st 2007.

Christmas Meals
We still have some spaces for Xmas left, if interested pick up your Xmas pack from the bar or download it from here.

Cheers!
Steve Herbert
November 2006THE OLD SPOT INN

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