Pasty Tax

  After several heated conversations in the snug we've come up with a way to defeat the dreaded pasty tax. Our legal eagle Phil Shawshawandshaw maintains that the tax is only applicable on pasties sold above ambient room temperature. Basically, if the bar is as warm as the pasty then no tax!
    With this in mind we've organized a peat cutting morning for next Sunday, under cover of darkness, prior to our regular opening.
    A free buffet will be your reward and exotic dancer Roxy has promised to do something "a little bit special" not only as a big thankyou but also to mark the Tate Britain retrospective of local lad made good Damien Hirst. Let's hope it includes some dead animals as we've already seen her spots.
   Later in the evening we have a benefit gig with country and western tribute artist Pasty Cline and Derby prog rockers Anti-Pasti Tax. Tickets on sale at the bar.

Spines, cuts and scars

Brrr! Spines, Cuts and Scars. That's the title of Blackwithers' lounge lizard and snug salamander Paul Edmondson's latest  painting exhibition. After a successful run in our Stables Gallery the show moves on, turns left and takes the A56 to Colne, Lancashire where it can be found hanging on the walls of rival hostelry The Admiral Lord Rodney, purveyor of fine ales and multiple - choiced crisps. A word of warning... during weekdays the aforementioned pub doesn't open 'til four so it's necessary to go to The Red Lion first. Unless you want to sit outside with some tins, so I suppose it's down to the weather. I mean it were lovely t'other week when me and Doris went to Liverpool but look at it now! I dunno.