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Magazine of the Leeds Branch ofthe Campaign for Real Ale

inside this issue:Collingham AlesThe latest hoppenings in North Leeds

Yeadon, Worth Valley and South LeedsOur valiant reporters go in search of beer

Briscoe’s of OtleyWe find out the brewery’s history

Desert Island BeersWe send another victim to the Island

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Welcome to issue num-ber 122 of New FullMeasure. We hope

you’ll find some items of inter-est amongst our pages.

Over the last two editions, we raised the issue ofthe e-petition in opposition to the beer duty escalatorwhich imposes an annual increase in the duty onbeer of inflation plus 2%.

We’re pleased to report that the target of 100,000signatures was met, at which point Parliament wasbe obliged to debate this issue. This has now beendone and considerable dissatisfaction was expressedon both sides of the House.

However, we will still need your help. CAMRA isorganising a mass lobby of Parliament on December12th. Even if you are unable to attend, you can stillhelp by writing to your MP asking them to pressurethe Chancellor of the Exchequer into scrapping thispolicy which is so damaging to our pubs industry andthe people whose livelihoods depend on it.

Thanks to all the contributors to NFM, whether theyhave written articles, worked with research behindthe scenes, assisted with distribution, or simply beenquietly supportive. You all know who you are, it’sgreat for me to have so many new bodies on board,and this couldn’t have happened without you. See you next time!

Ian [email protected]

Welcome!


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Pub, Brewery and Festival News

As in the last edition of NFM, we start withthe Templar on Vicar Lane which is stillsubject to a compulsory purchase order

and to planning applications. There are earlysigns are that developers are relaxing theirstance towards the redevelopment of this build-ing, and may be tolerant of it remaining as avaluable community pub. The profile of the pub

has been raised by campaigning from within thebranch and with support of the All Party Save thePub Group. We’d like to thank Sam Parker for hisefforts on this matter. Ridgeside Brewery's pro-duction of a special Templar ale might give youan excuse, if one were needed, to pop in andenjoy this fine pub with eight handpumps up andrunning.

The Gamecock in Bramley is closed, and theHobby Horse, Little London is boarded up. Onthe positive side, Toast on Wellington Street isreported to be serving cask ale again after abreak, and, on the same street, we’re told theCentral has four wickets after its recent refurbish-ment.

Brewery news now and we'reback to Ridgeside who havelaunched a MyrtAle on behalf ofthe Myrtle Tavern at Meanwood.It’s not one that this correspon-dent has sampled yet as theofficial launch was on the day I

was putting the finishing touches to this maga-zine, but I shall certainly be travelling out that

way soon to check that it reaches the usual highstandards. The things I'll do for the cause.

Next stop, beer festivals. We start with the sadnews of the tragic death of Malcolm Kay. Regularfestival-goers will have seen his stall at the majorbeer events around the country, selling T-shirts,badges and other breweriana. Our sympathies goto Yvonne and his family.

It's the quiet season for major festivals, withmany people having other plans in Decemberand into the New Year, but there are a couplewe’d still like to flag.

National Winter Ales Festival, Manchester.January 23rd to 26th.Boston Spa. February 15th to 16th.Bradford, Victoria Hall, Saltaire. February 28th toMarch 2nd.

Finally, Leeds Beer, Cider & Perry Festival atPudsey Civic Hall. March 14th to 16th.

News


South Leeds‘Where have your wanderings taken you to thistime?’ I hear you exclaim en mass. Does sarcasmcome across in the written form? Well, to a num-ber of places in the south of the Leeds districtincluding East and West Ardsley, Middleton andTingley, not traditionally known as real alehotspots but somewhere I wanted to explore.

I’ll say now that information about buses is writ-ten in good faith as I didn’t catch any, though Idid see a few, and the details were gathered fromthe bus operators’ and Metro websites plusthrough looking at the bus stop informationboards. I’ve tried to make the pub order as busfriendly as possible and provide walk times basedon pub pottering pace.

Starting in Middleton, on Helston Road, wasMerlins (Arriva 481 then a 2-3 minute walk).It’s set in a housing estate and isn’t the prettiestof pubs. I thought I’d give it a whirl, however, andwas glad I did. Split over three distinct levels, it’spleasant enough inside and the John Smith’sCask I had was in excellent form. It was the soli-tary ale and wouldn’t be top of my list offavourites but quality speaks for itself. I gave it ahigh mark on the National Beer Scoring System(NBSS) and hope it’s always as good as this. As an aside, I was intrigued by the number of

Cornish place names in this area having spottedroads named Bodmin something-or-other andPadstow Gardens. Maybe a fellow Cornishmanhad a hand in the naming?

The Middleton Arms is no more so TheFalconers Rest on Thorpe Lane was the next portof call (Arriva 481 outside or First 85 [limiteddaytime service] then a 5 minute walk).Marston’s signage was outside so I thoughtPedigree or something akin would be on offer butunfortunately both handpumps were bereft of alein this one room venue, which has a strong bluetheme for its decoration. At the time of writingaccording to the Marston’s website there was avacancy for a licensee so who knows, ale mightbe part of their business plan.

First 85 also stops en route near MiddletonConservative Club, which serves Marston's TetleyBitter according to their website. Unfortunatelythis was too far off my route so I wasn’t able tovisit and confirm this.

The Nook was next (either Arriva 481 or First85 to Thorpe then a 15-20 minute walk). Givenits rural setting on Lingwell Gate Lane it’s easy toforget its proximity to both the M1 and M62.Originally a multi-roomed pub, not too dissimilarto The Grove, Holbeck in terms of layout butwithout the room to the rear, the two smallerrooms have been incorporated into the area withthe bar though the tap room is still intact.Thankfully the ambience has been kept and I hada pleasant conversation with the locals. Therewas a wide range of pumpclips on the wallbehind the bar but only Marston's Tetley Bitterwas available. Both bus routes continue fromThorpe to the junction of Common Lane and

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Warren Yabsley takes us a little off the beaten track.


Moor Knoll Lane where The Railway is found. Anold stone brick building, the entrance leads youto doors for the small bar room to the left andlounge to the right with its homely traditionaldecoration and unusual zig-zag bar.Unfortunately both wickets had their pumpclipsturned around.

At the other end of Moor Knoll Lane with thejunction of Main Street in East Ardsley is theimposing Bedford Arms where darts, dominoesand pool can be played. The bar room is tradi-tionally styled but the lounge has been tastefullymodernised and includes three large woodenbarrels for tables complete with tall chairs.Unfortunately, the handpumps are for decorationpurposes only now. Both buses pass by and thesame also applies to the following venue.

The Bay Horse (Bradford Road, A650) was nextin East Ardsley; an attractive building with a fewtables and plants outside and keen to promoteits pub grub. The interior consists of one wide,low-ceilinged room with a long bar on the oppo-site wall from the entrance. It was a surprisinglyhot day when I did my walk (no I haven’t gonemad, I visited just after the previous magazinewas published at the start of autumn) and I was

looking forward to a refreshing pint of ale but myhopes were dashed, only keg bitter was available.Just a few yards away are East Ardsley’sConservative Club and General Working Mens’Club – might there be ale at either? Sadly I didn’thave time to discover.

This is where you leave the 481 behind andcatch Arriva 425 or continue with the 85. Bothserve the cross-roads where Westerton Roadstarts and nearby, behind the Co-op, is East andWest Ardsley Social Club. Another venue I had toskip; I did very well surveying the pubs but unfortunately was poor on the club front.

Along WestertonRoad is The Smithy(425 outside, 85 tothe junction ofEastleigh Drive then a5 minute walk; addi-tionally Arriva 117from Leeds centrestops outside). This time the weather was some-what worse (surely you didn’t think I did all this inone day?!), it was very foggy, which added to theimage of the pub. It’s a red brick building withlarge windows; the Leodis website dates it fromthe late 1940s or early 1950s but it’s not themost appealing looking place. I’m glad I went in,however, as I received a warm welcome from thelandlady and had an absolutely cracking pint ofJohn Smith’s Cask; another very high mark onNBSS. Appearances can be very deceptive!

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Around and about in South Leeds

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Around and about in South Leeds - continued

The British Oakis further alongWesterton Road(425 outside). Itwas very pleasantinside anddeserves to suc-ceed (plus I want

Neil J to keep smiling!). I had visited before andnoted that Black Sheep Bitter had been replacedby John Smith’s Cask on the central bar whichserves the one large room.

From the end of Westerton Road it’s a 15minute walk to The Hare and Hounds on BatleyRoad, West Ardsley or Arriva 153 drops you with-in one minute of the door; 117 continues fromThe Smithy to here. It’s a cosy venue with low,beamed ceilings in both the carpeted bar andlounge and there was a convivial atmosphere onmy visit. Marston’s Tetley Bitter was available.Given a choice of ales I wouldn’t have this brewanymore but I am glad to see the new pumpclipsstate that it is contract brewed for Carlsberg,Northampton implying that it is no longer brewedin Leeds though it does fall short of saying whereit is brewed, Wolverhampton.

Both the 153 and 425 serve The Bulls Head onthe crossroads with Dewsbury Road, A653. Thepub has a bar and lounge that have separateentrances and no link between them. There wasa friendly atmosphere in the lounge, which con-sists of a small bar area and two rooms, onelarge and one small. I settled in nicely to one ofthe leather-style settees in the bar area close tothe fireplace and well stocked bookcase with my

Sam Smith’s Old Brewery Bitter but all too soonit was time to move on.

Between here and the infamous Tingley round-about (so big there’s a road through its centre)The New Scarborough is no longer a pub and TheWhite Bear alongside said roundabout is boardedup. Nearby is Tingley Working Mens’ Club (it’s aclub so you know the story by now), which youcan be dropped off outside if you take the 153.This continues to Tingley Common, A650 whereyou will find The Village Hotel with its thrivingVictory Pub and Kitchen on Capitol Boulevard(not to be confused with the very pro-ale one ofthe same name at the far end of Headingley). The hotel itself is housed in a modern, sleekblack building whilst a more traditional feel hasbeen attempted in the ‘pub’ with some contem-porary features, thus in effect creating a pleasantbar. Marston’s EPA and Pedigree were available; I tried a half of the latter and was pleased withthe condition of it.

This was my final venue (at last!) for this areaso to get back to Leeds centre you will need the85 if you’re very early, or there are frequentbuses from Tingley roundabout. A 15 minutewalk or Arriva 427 or 153 will get you there.

If you’re not exhausted at reading thismarathon piece or too confused by the buseswhy not visit these places and help keep themalive? Admittedly, the selection of ales isn’t thebest but all were in very good form and therewere a couple of real surprises along the way.Many of these pubs are the types that are strug-gling to survive the most, so let’s try not to addany more to the ‘pub closed’ list.


A Walk Aroun To Keighley: Bus: Transdev Keighley &District 760 (Monday - Saturday daytime halfhourly, Sunday hourly.) Train: Monday -Saturday daytime frequent, Sunday one perhour direct and one with a change atShipley. From Keighley Bus Station -Keighley & District 665, 717 or 720 toOakworth - 6 per hour Monday - Saturdaydaytime (717 most direct and most fre-quent). Sunday 717 one per hour and 665one per hour after 11.30am.

Alight at the terminus on Windsor Road inOakworth and walk back to the mainroad. Turn right and a walk of 50 yards

brings you to the GOLDEN FLEECE. This white-washed pub is beautifully maintained with awine and cream colour scheme throughout,which encompasses the bench seats, buffets,carpets, walls and even the felt on the pooltable. It is multi-roomed olde worlde, with muchdark stained wood, beaten copper table tops,subtle wall lighting, ceramic jugs hanging fromthe ceiling and gas-fired heating. There is aseparate games room with dartboard. The baris of solid carved wood. A choice of two beers;Taylor’s Golden Best and Marston's Tetley Bitter.

Turn left onto Bank Lane and immediately leftonto an unmade stony lane, Grey Scar Road,then Turnshaw Road. Now we have a 30-minute tranquil walk through open countryside,with fields and woods to left and right, and onlya smattering of cattle and sheep for company.

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Towards the end of thisrough track there is astone war memorial, setinto a wall, for sixCanadian flyers whocrashed at this spot dur-ing World War Two.Fittingly, it is bedeckedwith flowers. Five min-utes later, at the end ofthis track we come tothe GROUSE in Oldfield.

This is an isolated andremote Taylor's house, withunrestricted views ofHaworth, Stanbury, andmoors and reservoirs from thelounge and dining room.There is a compact walkers'bar to the front, with function-al wooden floor, and glowingiron stove to thaw chilled

bones. Note the expansive mural that is a viewfrom the rear of the pub. Also, several framedold Taylor's advertisements adorn the walls.Beers on offer are all Taylor’s brews: Landlord,Boltmaker, Golden Best and Ram Tam.

Take a look at the view from the rear first, thenleft from the pub and take a ten-minute walkalong the Colne Road, which is relatively quiet,then take the marked footpath sign on the left.Follow this enclosed path past a small reservoirto Oldfield School. Left here and right down atarmac lane opposite the bus stop, crossing awooden stile after a clutch of cottages. Take thesteep, grassy descent, crossing a stream thathas been on your right hand side. At the bot-tom, cross the River Worth by an open bridgenext to a circular sheep enclosure and climb thebank to the left of a derelict mill. An equallysteep rise up the other bank brings you to the village of Stanbury. (When you find the footpath,that is. I couldn’t but fortunately a friendly farmer

let me through hisfield, with instruc-tions not to touchany bricks I cameacross as theymarked his traps.)

There are two pubsto choose from in thecentre of the cluster of houses and farms, with athird, the Old Silent Inn, a mile up the hill towardsPonden Mill and reservoir. Not being greedy I stuckto the two that were only 50 yards apart.

The first, the FRIENDLY, is a very old-fashioned,three-roomed pub, which has remained virtuallyuntouched for many decades. A central bar isflanked by a very small lounge to the rear andequally small tap room at the front. Walls arecream painted throughout with wooden struts onthe walls. Pictures and photographs of local characters and scenes decorate the walls. The games room has a huge, open, stone fireplace.This is very much a locals' pub where comfortablefadedness prevails. The three beers were: WhiteHorse Village Idiot, Goose Eye Bitter and BlackMoor.

Less than a minute and I am in the WUTHERINGHEIGHTS, which has been welcoming folk since1763, it claims. So it must have had anothername originally as Wuthering Heights was notwritten until the 19th century. Back to the point,this is a well-furnished, multi-roomed house, witha comfortable lounge which is bisected by thebar. Seating throughout is bench seats and buffets, with a beautiful church pew near the bar.It is richly carpeted throughout, with photo-graphs of the village on the wall and brasswaredangling from beams. There is a dining roomwith wrought iron and wood tables on the rightand a games room with pool table to the rear.On the bar were a Theakston’s bitter, Taylor’sLandlord and Naylor's Halloween.

Out and about - Worth Valley

ro und The Worth Valley

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Derilict mill by River Worth

War memorial


Turn left from here and right on the Oxenhoperoad, crossing over the Lower Laithe reservoir.Turn left onto a road marked ‘Bridle path toCemetery Road.’ This tarmac track turns tograss and stone, with the moors on your rightand views across Craven on your left. At the endof the bridle path continue down Cemetery Road,passing the well-locked, dark and eerie Haworthcemetery on your right and rejoin the main roadto Haworth. Keep on the left hand side and in themidst of a row of terraced houses you find asign and opening which leads to HAWORTHCRICKET CLUB. The sign said the bar was open,so I risked it. (Saturday afternoon it is openfrom about 12.30pm.)

At the rear of these houses, perched on theedge of a valley, sits Haworth cricket field, withits small, breeze-block clubhouse. It is a tiny,basic room with bare walls and concrete floor. A home-made wooden bar, with single handpump, served a very fine pint of Goose EyeWonky Donkey. Furniture was of the unmatchingchairs and buffet variety with wooden tables. TwoTVs sat in the corner, one above the other, theupper showing rugby league, the lower footballresults. The dozen or so members of the clubchatted to me like I was one of their own andcame in every evening. Wonderfully warm, friend-ly and welcoming, and real ale at £2 a pint!!! Nowonder they’re the Craven League champions.

Back onto the road and a couple of minuteslater you reach the OLD SUN INN. This is anopen-planned pub with lounge, dining room andgames room with pool and darts all in separateareas and booths. It is comfortably furnished ina modern style, with paintwork of terracotta andcream, and flooring a mix of stone flags, woodand carpet. It had an extensive, good valuemenu. Three beers: Greene King I.P.A. Taylor'sLandlord and Black Sheep Bitter.

From here go on into Main Street, Haworth vil-lage and the first pub is the KINGS ARMS. Thisis a nicely furnished old pub with plenty of wood.The majority of the pub is set out for dining, withonly a couple of bar stools by the bar for thedrinker. Three beers were on offer: Caledonian

Flying Scotsman, Taylor's Landlord and a housebeer, Kings Arms, brewed allegedly by Tetley's(presumably made by Marston's). I felt a bitshaken when I was charged £1.80 for half ofCaledonian.

Just a few strides down the road is the BLACKBULL. This has a long open room, low-ceilinged,beamed and panelled, with ante-rooms to theleft. It is an old well-cared-for inn, richly carpetedand decorated with a variety of ornaments on theshelves around the bar. Pictures of Haworth andthe Brontes hang on the walls. There are fineviews down the cobbled Main Street from thewindows on the left of the pub Again three beersto choose from: Black Sheep Bitter, CopperDragon Golden Pippin and Hop Back SummerLightning, the last only marginally cheaper thanthe last pub.

At the bottom of Main Street is HAWORTH OLDHALL and a majestic old hall it must have been.The entrance comprises a stone arched porchwith inset stone seats and huge, iron-covered,studded door. The interior matches theentrance, with bare imposing stone walls, stonecolumns and arches and a combination of woodand flagged floors. Wide open fireplaces houseiron stoves. Seating, fortunately, is comfortable.There is a truly medieval feel. This being aMarston's-owned pub, all six beers were fromtheir own stable, four Jennings: Bitter, SneckLifter, Cumberland and Cocker Hoop, plusMarston's E.P.A. and Single Hop. There are otherpubs in Haworth to try, a couple on Main Streetand one by Haworth railway station.

R.I.P.

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The Friendly and landlord


Firstly, in September, we visited the White Swanin the city centre for the Good Beer Guide 2013launch night. Many of the best pub landlords inthe Leeds district were able to attend and collecttheir Good Beer Guide licensee packs. Branchexpert, Barrie Pepper, provided a breakdown ofhow many occasions each of the pubs hadachieved this status, and it was certainly inter-esting reading. The presentations were made byReverend Canon Tony Bundock, the Rector ofthe newly appointed Leeds Minster anda great time was had by all.

Also, whilst in this Leeds Brewerypub we were also able to present theirhead brewer, Venkatesh Iyer, with theaward for his creation of a mysterymild which won Joint Mild of theFestival at Leeds CAMRA Beer, Ciderand Perry Festival 2012. Sadly, withall the bodies around, our cameraman wasbriefly unsighted for this shot, so apologies toVenkatesh and we hope you’ll forgive us.

In October, a group of us travelled out to TheChequers Inn at Ledsham for the well-deservedpresentation for Pub of the Season, Summer2012. It’s always a pleasure to visit there andwe were fortunate to have good weather for theday, enabling us to sit out in their wonderful

beer garden. What better way could there bethan to spend an afternoon in the sun sippingBrown Cow Sessions? There were many dinersin for their Saturday lunch. Please take note, ifyou’re travelling from afar, that the pub is notcurrently open on Sundays.

In November, during the interval of our branchmeeting, we congregated by the bar at the Fox& Newt in Burley to hand them a special award

for the Most ImprovedPub. The pub has gonefrom strength tostrength over the lastcouple of years, helpedin no small part by thefact that the brewhousein the cellar is up andrunning again. Thismeans that there's a

plentiful supply of their own Burley StreetBrewhouse beers as well as guest ales fromother breweries.

Congratulations to all who have featured thisquarter, and we look forward to more presenta-tions in the coming few months. We hope toreport on those in the next edition of NFM.

As regular readers will know, we at Leeds CAMRA like to give out awards for excellence. This quarter was no exception and we at NFM managed to obtain photos on each occasion.


Collingham Ales had been talked about in theBarrett family for years. It was a dream thatbecame reality earlier this year when Steveretired from being Head Brewer at Samuel SmithOld Brewery.

The micro-brewery is based in the WestYorkshire village of Collingham, where Steve andHelen produce hand-crafted ale in their convert-ed garage. The two beers were launched in lateMay and have enjoyed considerable success, withArtisan’s Choice being the beer of the month inMuse, Wetherby during the month of August. Thesame beer also came first in category at the YorkBeer Festival. Journeyman is a regular on the bar

at the Duke of Wellington in East Keswick and isalso stocked at Scarcroft Golf Club and the RoyalOak in Wetherby. All the Leeds Brewery pubs,Stew and Oyster at Roundhay, Calls Landing, andthe Old Cock and the Junction in Otley have allbeen great supporters of the beers.

Steve produces around six brews a month each of10 firkins and currently the two beers available are:

Journeyman – a 3.9% best bitter brewed withMaris Otter and Munich malted barley togetherwith Summit and Styrian Golding hops to give afull measure of maltiness and hoppy flavour.

Artisan’s Choice – a 4.4% golden ale brewedwith Maris Otter and Vienna malted barleytogether with Citra and Motueka hops to give asmooth-drinking golden ale with a pronouncedfruity, citrus hop character.

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Leeds is the place to be at the moment for new breweries popping up. Tony O'Brien tells uswhat's going on at the latest addition.

Collingham Ales

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Yeadon is an unpretentious old mill town,where substantial Yorkshire sandstone mills anddye houses of varying sizes once proliferated onthe slopes around the town (the remnants ofsome can still be seen on a walk around thehostelries of Yeadon). The old parts of the town,surrounding the High Street, are built of mill-stone grit, a particularly hard sandstone. Theindustry existed because of the natural springswhich riddle the area. Even into the early 1980sthousands were still employed in the textileindustry in the town which is also the home ofLeeds/Bradford airport, a picturesque lake andparkland, Yeadon Tarn and a town hall which,when built, was hugely oversized for the town itserved. You also can find the uniquely namedstreet called Football, just Football, nothing else.(Look for the painted black and white football onthe gable end of the terrace on Harper Lane).

Buses from Leeds : Monday - Saturday daytime- First 33A Otley or Yeadon (4 per hour,) First 97Guiseley (3 per hour). Evenings and Sundays -

both services are hourly. Alight opposite WhiteSwan (stop after the large fish restaurant).

The WHITE SWAN is a three-roomed hotel, with5 letting rooms on the first floor, sitting next toYeadon Cricket Club ground where the localYeadon side defeated the touring Australians inthe late nineteenth century. The pub re-openedearlier this year after a lengthy makeover. Onentering there is a bar/lounge, subtly lit andcomfortably furnished, with, at the rear, adining/function room. The whole pub has beendone in a modern, minimalist style with soft orangeand white walls. Six beers to choose from: BlackSheep Bitter, Greene King Gangly Ghoul, OssettSilver King, Thwaites Nutty Black, Moorhouse'sBlonde Witch and Daleside Old Legover.

Turn right from the pub and head down theHigh Street for a quarter of a mile to theALBERT, another pub with a recent refurbish-ment. The bar has been pushed back to make alarger, wooden-floored, basic drinking area, withhigh tables and chairs and more standing room.On the left is the lounge with benches and furni-ture in a mix of fabric and leather upholstery. It is carpeted throughout and has a tiled fireplacewith iron stove. The games room, which wasonce a separate cottage, has a multicolouredwood block floor and is equipped for pool anddarts. Note the large Leeds United tribute mural.

Rick Lamb takes us for a trip around his local district. Having read this, I think I shall take atrip out that way myself in the near future.

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The Pubs Of Yeadon


This is a sports-mad pub with multiple TVs. Tothe rear is a covered courtyard. Again a choiceof six beers: Copper Dragon Golden Pippin andBest Bitter, Black Sheep Golden Sheep andProgress, Marston's Tetley Bitter and JohnSmith's Bitter.

Turn right out of the pub and go up CemeteryRoad for no more than 25 yards and you find theNEW INN. This is a tiny, traditional, cosy street-end local hostelry, the street being Worlds Endand the only Worlds End in this country at theend of a Cemetery Road. The small, comfylounge is more like a front room, with uphol-stered seating and solid wooden tables and isrichly carpeted. In one corner is a stone fireplacecomplete with bellows and fire irons. Old photosof the town decorate the walls. The tap room iseven smaller and is a basic darts and dominoesenclave. The whole place has a very homely feel.The two beers were Timothy Taylor Landlord andJennings Cumberland.

From here head left and cross the roundaboutjust below the Albert going past the ClothiersArms (no real ale at present, but watch ‘FullMeasure’ for developments in the near future).Carry on down the main stretch of the HighStreet, passing Morrisons and within a few shortstrides you reach the AVIATOR. Formerly YeadonPicture House (it is rumoured the screens andprojectors are still housed upstairs), it is now aSmith & Jones establishment. This is a verylarge, open-planned pub and eatery, with a mix-ture of relaxing sofas, armchairs, chairs and buffets. Although open-planned there are anumber of side booths for privacy. Greene KingMorland Original was on sale, with Springhead

Bees Knees and Marston's Ringwood LoveyWarne almost ready for serving.

Left from here, cut across the cobbled squarein front of the impressive Town Hall and theMethodist church, with its small green at thefront, and turn into Ivegate opposite a pizza takeaway. On the left is the CROWN, another traditional two-roomed local. On entering youfind the lounge with three distinct sections whichwere originally three separate rooms. Upholsteryis a mix of leather and tartan plaid, with old solidtables on wrought iron legs, wooden spindle-backed chairs and buffets. There are two openfires with polished wood surrounds and collec-tions of ceramic drinking vessels and brassware.There are also many ceramic shire horses on theshelves. On the walls are pictures of the YeadonHigh Street of yesteryear. There is a comfortableupper tap room behind the bar with separatebooths. Darts is played in here. There are pic-tures of racehorses and old Second World Waraircraft and an impressive trophy cabinet.Outside is a well-furnished covered courtyard foralfresco drinking, talking of which, the beerswere Copper Dragon Golden Pippin, Ilkley Black,Cross Bay Sunset and Marston's Tetley Bitter.

Left from the Crown, cross the road and directlyin front of you and not 50 yards away, is theTARN, a basic one-roomed inn with a bar dividinga small lounge at one end from the games/poolroom at the other. It has a fine collection ofpump clips dangling from fork handles aroundthe bar and lounge. Live music on Fridays. Threebeers: Timothy Taylor’s Havercake, Greene KingOld Speckled Hen and Partners Shoddy Porter.

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Turn left out of the Tarn and head downhill, pasta couple of blocks of small flats. On the rightnote a couple of cream-washed cottages, whichuntil last year was the Oddfellows. Around thecorner is the TUT ’N’ SHIVE, refurbished last yearafter being closed for a number of months. It hasvery modern variously-coloured décor throughoutand a style which I can’t put my finger on. Themain lounge, comfortable and well furnished, issub-divided with large-screen TVs for sportingevents. A smaller separate lounge has a coupleof individual booths with their own personal built-in TVs. There is a pool room on an upper level.Meals are served lunchtimes. Outside is a cob-bled beer garden. A choice of three beers:Moorhouse’s Pride of Pendle, Copper DragonGolden Pippin and Saltaire Blonde.

There is a choice of routes to our next pub.Uphill back to the Tarn, the only uphill stretch ifyou choose to go this way, then right downHenshaw Lane, or sharp left out of the Tut anddown an access road which passes a long row ofgarages. After these go through a narrow, fenceenclosed ginnel and into a small housing estate.Follow this road to the end and turn right.Alternatively, pass the first set of garages andtake the rough path in front of a small mill (OldDog Mills, scene of a very violent industrial disputealmost a century ago, when a number of thestriking textile workers were sentenced to impris-onment with hard labour) passing a pond, contin-uing alongside a beck, past a second pond untilyou reach the road aforementioned. Turn rightand right again into Henshaw Lane. Fifty yardson the left is the STATION.

The demolished bridge you have passed justbefore the pub carried the branch line fromGuiseley to Yeadon and is where the pub derivesits name. The station itself was at the top of theembankment behind the pub. It was just agoods line, although it did have one passengerservice a year. The half-timbered Station is tradi-tional and has a brightly-painted, comfortablelounge, with upholstered bench seats and furni-ture. A small pool room is on the left. A choiceof four beers: Kelham Island Pale Rider, LeedsPale, Wells & Young’s Bitter and Marston's TetleyBitter.

Continue down Henshaw Lane for fifty yardsand turn right at a motor spares shop before theroad reaches the A65. Here you find our finalwatering hole, the WOOLPACK, which has alsojust been refurbished. It is open-planned andmodern, the flooring being a mixture of wood,stone flags and carpet. Three distinct sections,with the use of glass panels, give a light and airyfeel. Pictures of old Yeadon decorate the walls.Meals are served lunchtime. A large, very floral,enclosed beer garden is to the front. Beers areJennings Cumberland and Marston's Tetley Bitter.

From the Woolpack turn left to the end ofHenshaw Lane. Buses to Leeds (First 33) arehalf hourly Monday - Saturday daytime, hourlyevenings and Sundays.Well, it has surprised me! 27 different beers to

choose from on one night in Yeadon and betteryet to come. I think I might have another wanderaround next week.

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Leeds Beer Festival 2013

Once a year Leeds CAMRA organises anevent which brings together drinkers fromall over Leeds, many parts of Yorkshire

and a good few other places too. That event is theLeeds CAMRA Beer, Cider and Perry Festival. Thiscoming Spring, the Beer Festival will take placefrom Thursday 14th to Saturday 16th March.Opening times and admission prices are shownbelow, but first a few details about the festival.

The number of beers we will have on offer mayvary from session to session but, this timearound, we're planning on supplying over 200cask ales! As you would expect from such a largenumber there will be plenty of different styles,something for everyone you could say. Sowhether you want a fruity mild, a refreshingblond beer, a classic bitter, a rich stout, a warm-ing strong ale or just something plain weird wewill have it all. Many beers will be one-offs soarrive early to avoid disappointment.

Perhaps beer is not your thing, then could wetempt you with a cider? Traditional cider andperry are continuing their renaissance so we willbe aiming to have a selection which just can’t bebeaten. At this stage, we can't go into too muchdetail, but we're certain that the ordering teamwill do their usual, excellent job.

You want bottled beers from all over the globe?Yes, we will have those too. You can expect bot-tles from all the major beer producing nations aswell as a few which you may not expect.

What else do we have up our sleeves? Wellthere will be music at all evening sessions withlocal musicians, hot and cold food, a snackemporium and stalls offering all sorts of beerystuff and nonsense. Did we mention the theme?No we didn’t, it’s The Top 20, to celebrate ourtwentieth festival at Pudsey Civic Hall. Here’swhere you can help, we are looking for what peo-ple think are the best accompaniments to go

with beer. So whether it is a crunchy pork snack,a specific flavour of crisp, a type of music oreven another beer then please let us know. Weare hoping to compile a Top 20 of your sugges-tions, simply tell us what you enjoy most with abeer, whatever it may be. The world is your oys-ter, now there’s an idea, a rich velvety stout withfresh Whitstable Bay Oysters. Send your ideas,clearly marked as “Top 20” to [email protected] or to the postal address onpage three of this magazine.

See you in March at Pudsey Civic Hall LS285TA, just up the road from New Pudsey railwaystation. Further details will be available nearerthe time.

Opening TimesThursday 14th March 11am - 3pm & 5pm - 11pmFriday 15th March 11am - 3pm & 5pm - 11pmSaturday 16th March 11am - 4pm & 6pm - 11pmCAMRA members can gain admission 15 mins earlier atall sessions

Admission PricesThursday am session FREE; pm session £4.00,FREE to NUS membersFriday am session FREE; pm session £5.00Saturday am session £4.00; pm session £3.00

CAMRA members FREE at all times (except Fridayevening, £3.00)

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March will soon be upon us, and the festival planning committee is already preparing for theLeeds CAMRA Beer, Cider and Perry Festival 2013.


Recipe Corner

This is the best Yorkshire pudding recipegoing, bar none, It’s also the easiest! Equal quantities of eggs, milk and plain

flour by volume. That’s it. (Oh ok, a small pinchof seasoning is allowed as well).

Pre-heat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius (400degrees Fahrenheit or gas mark 6).

Pick your favourite teacup, mug or, as I have onoccasion, bucket. Break your eggs into it untilyou reach the top and pour into your mixingbowl. Do the same with your milk and give thema good beating. Rinse and dry the cup/mug andmeasure the flour the same way, add it in andgive it a vigorous beating. I then leave this tocome to room temperature.

For the tins, stick them in the oven for ten min-utes before you start, give each compartment agood glug of oil, half an inch at least, and returnto the oven until the pan is smoking. Now is thetime to work quickly. Deep fill your tray with thebatter. If you have enough oil and it’s properlyheated, you’ll see the oil and batter react to eachother and you'll get oil on top of the batter. Thishelps you get the dip in the middle. You need tofill all your trays before they cool down.

Get them into the oven and walk away. Leavethem to cook. Peeking, opening the door ormessing about with the tray will all lead to

pancake-like failure. Leave them for at least 15minutes, 20 if you can wait that long. YourYorkies will look done before then but you needto give them time to dry. If you take them out toosoon they’ll look great for about 5 minutes thenwill wilt and go soggy! Pull them when they areeven-coloured, crisp to the touch and lift fromtheir trays easily.

If you’re not going to wolf those bad-boys downstraight away, leave them somewhere warm butdon't cover them.

And don’t reheat them. Frozen supermarketpuds, my left buttock!

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We at NFM Towers know that our humble magazine gets around the country a bit. Obviouslythe true Yorkshire folk out there can make a Yorkie pud blindfolded, but for the benefit ofthose reading from afar, and any southerners or Lancastrians who have seen the light andmoved to this great county, chef Tony Coltman takes you through the basics.

RecipeCorner


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Real Ales from: Brown Cow, Theakston,Timothy Taylor, John Smiths and now

Leeds Brewery


CONFESSIONS OF ABEER MAT COLLECTOR

Iadmit that I am one of those strange peoplewho collect beer mats. There is a name forpeople like me (besides sad b…..), and that is

“tegestologist.” The name is derived from theLatin for a mat, but really the word relates to afloor-mat e.g., a rug. Thus I should really collectsmall carpets, and associated soft furnishings,and visit IKEA. Thankfully I collect beer mats, andtherefore have an added reason to visit pubs.

The idea of drip mats dates back to the 19th cen-tury, but the idea of putting adverts on themprobably didn’t occur until around the early1900s. Beer mats is the term for drip matsadvertising a brewer or a beer/lager, and whilstmost collectors stick with these some collectsuch as cider or whisky or just anything they canfind.

The mats themselves can be made from paper(flimsies), wood pulp (usual substance), bleachedboard, cork, thin card, plastic, rubber or pliadek, thelast being named after the Baildon firm specialisingin the method of attaching hairs to rubber by elec-trolysis. (Think of the red or purple flock wallpaper inTetley’s pubs in the 1960s and 70s).

The earliest surviving “beer mat” dates to 1922from Watney Combe Reid (London) the subse-quent brewer of the infamous 1960s Red Barrel.Most early mats were printed abroad (generallyBelgium), and were fairly thick and solid, muchas Belgian produced mats are today. UK printersafter the Second World War tended to use thin-ner mats.

I collect only UK/Irish mats including exports(mats designated for use abroad to support anexported product), and have around 23,000including 80 from before the Second World War.

The oldest of these is by Chas Rose (Malton), anddates from 1929.

I am a member of the British Beer Mat CollectorsSociety, and this provides catalogues of allknown mats plus a vehicle for meetings andswaps. Most members are also in CAMRA, andtherefore visiting real ale pubs is very much onthe agenda. Part of the appeal is being aware ofthe history of UK brewers, and the beers theysell, through the collection of mats across theages. Also it provides information about currentbrewers and beers long before their beers arrivelocally.

Sometimes beers survive mergers of breweries,and are rebadged under new brands. JubileeStout was issued in the 1930s by Carter Milner &Bird of Sheffield. Their Hope Brewery wasmerged with Henry Tomlinson’s Anchor Breweryto form Hope & Anchor in 1942, and matsemerged rebranding the Stout. Charrington even-tually took over H & A in the 1960s, and morerebranding took place.

Lager drinking in this country is not a new phenomenon, and Arrols of Alloa issued mats inthe 1930s for Grahams Lager. This didn’t reallytake off as the public perception was that lagersshould be either Scandinavian or German. Thusthe name changed to Grahams Skol Lager, andsubsequently just Skol. Again beer mats over theyears charted the gradual change.

Sometimes beer mats are issued with a particu-lar gimmick to catch the public's attention. In1939 Wm Younger (Edinburgh) issued somemats containing sand in a transparent area with-in a picture of a glass of beer. When tilted the sandmade the glass appear to empty or fill. I have seen

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Keith Sunderland finds an excuse to go out for a pint. He shares a few things with NFM readers.


one of these, but don’t possess any of them.

In 1963 Greenall Whitley (Warrington) issuedmats with a type of hologram attached. Whentilted the hologram showed either their logo or aglass of beer. Mats have been issued with sub-liminal messages which only appear when chilledor with scratch off portions for prizes.

Series exist with vintage cars andbirds of preyamongst others, andsome series fittogetherlike a jigsaw. TroughBrewery (Idle) issueda series of jigsawmats in 1983 which

when fitted together showed black and whitephotos of some of their pubs. CumbrianLegendary Ales of Hawkshead also brought out ajigsaw-style set of mats.

Dark Star (Brighton) recently issued a set of 30mats with a common front consisting of thebrewery details and intertwined hops. Thereverse carries a small portion of the picture onthe front, and thus all 30 are needed to com-plete a larger version of the front.

The world's largest and smallest beer mats are bothby Yorkshire breweries (naturally). The smallest isfrom the old Steampacket Brewery in Knottingley,and at 18mm is less than the size of a postagestamp. The largest is over a yard long, and nearlyas high, and comes from Theakston's (Masham). Iam fortunate enough to have copies of bothalthough the latter took some getting home.

Part of the appeal is in it being a bit like a treasure hunt where you set off to a certain arealooking for a particular mat known to exist. Somemats have been more challenging than others,and when Tetley's issued their several RugbyLeague series in recent times I had to attend sev-eral matches in order to get into the drinks areainside the grounds. At St Helens there was nomatch, and the ground was closed, but I man-

aged to bribe a cleaner on a cigarette break andshe searched the bar area whilst I waited out-side. I have also blagged my way in to privatemembers-only clubs upon spotting a matthrough the window.

Black Sheep (Masham) issued a series of“scratch off to reveal prize” mats in 2009. Therewere five prizes plus the losing mat, obviouslythe most common. I managed to obtain all sixmats, but couldn’t claim any of the prizes as thatwould have meant surrendering the beer mats.Fortunately the top prize was only a T-shirt so thedecision was not as difficult as if it had been aFerrari.

It is a social thing as well as a collecting thing,and members meet at beer festivals, go on pubcrawls, and correspond with news as well asswaps. Basically it is just an extra dimension tosimply going out for a pint, but one that can giveextra satisfaction especially if you discover anextremely rare mat.

Details of the BBCS can be seen online underwww.britishbeermats.co.uk

tegestology


Briscoe’s

Briscoe’s Brewery

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Nigel Halton took a trip to Otley where hefound out a lot about Briscoe’s brewery.

In his student days Dr Paul Briscoe took anearly interest in making his own drinks by producing cider from cartons of apple juice

and making alcoholic lemonade which tasted likemartini and bitter lemon. Paul started brewingbeer for himself with supermarket homebrew kitsbefore moving on to using malt extract withadded crystal malt then progressing to a fullgrain mash with yeast from bottles of Guinness.

Commercial brewing started in November 1998with modifications from a homebrew kit. Theboiler was a plastic bucket with kettle elementsand a watering can was used for sparging!Brewing took place once or twice a week and hisfirst beer was called Chevin Chaser usingBramling Cross hops and late hopping withStyrian Goldings. The second beer, Three Peaks,followed with the same combination of hops. Theywere named after his passion for fell running.

During 2000 he set up the microbrewery in atwo-storey outbuilding which was behind theBowling Green pub in Otley. It was a 2.5 barrelbrew length and three beers were regularlybrewed, Burnsall Classic, Dalebottom Dark andStrid Straddlers. There were usually one or two ofthese beers on the bar of the pub.

Two years later a serious arm injury (whilstrunning!) prevented further brewing at the pubso Paul went back to using his home kit to sup-ply beer for the Bowling Green. Soon afterwardsthe pub was sold to Wetherspoons. He could notfind a local outlet in Otley and his son was bornso he took time out from the trade and waited forthe right opportunity to brew again.

This was the opening of the Old Cock pub inOtley in September 2010. They were keen to sellhis beer and he also managed to get the HuntersInn and the Kings Arms at Heaton as regular out-lets. Lately the Horse and Farrier in Otley also

stock a Briscoe’s ale. The management at theBowling Green showed interest in stocking hisbeer but but agreement could not be reached tosupply at that point in time.

When he re-started brewing the demand wasfor premium strength beers at 4 to 4.5%. Thesedays he gets more interest for the lower strengthmild and pale ales, at 3.8 to 4.1%. CurrentlyChevin Light is a good seller; this is a weaker version of Chevin Chaser. He has found that hecan achieve a better consistency of his beersusing a mix of dried yeasts; they are now in thewhole range. Every beer is allowed two weeks'conditioning and they are almost clear when theygo into the cask, giving a better shelf life. Heuses an Aurora hop in several of the beers anddiscovered a Pacifica hop from New Zealandwhich is used in Pacifica Pale Ale. November andDecember events in Otley will see the VictorianVelvet, a new mild and Lighter Shade of Paleavailable.

The RelianceBar & Dining Room

Fine Food & Fine Ales

17 different ales and lagers from

the British Isles and Europe.

Guest British Micro brewery ales

changing weekly.

Open for lunch & supper 7 days a week

76-78 North Street, Leeds LS2 7PN

0113 295 6060www.the-reliance.co.uk


Desert Island Beers

Iam going to start with a beer from the other endof the country, Trelawny brewed by St Austell inCornwall. I recently stayed at a fantastic St

Austell pub called the Castle Inn in the small villageof Lydford in Devon and even though they had a fullrange of the brewery's beers I ended up drinkingthis all night as it was such a well-balanced, quaffa-ble ale.

Next to the South East of England and Harveys’Sussex Mild, only 3.0% abv, but dark and malty,and available in Harveys’ pubs across Sussex andbeyond, but where I have drunk it the most is at theRoyal Oak on Tabard Street in London, one of thefinest pubs in the capital.

The next four beers are also milds. Mild is a huge-ly underrated style of beer, but one that I love andwould recommend everyone to give it a try. Thereare also various regional variations of mild and mynext choice is one from the West Midlands, BlackCountry Mild from Holden's Brewery. This is achestnut red mild, easy to drink and packed withflavour. One of the best places to drink it is theGreat Western tucked away next to railway archesbelow Wolverhampton station.

We are getting closer back to Yorkshire now, but Iam afraid my next two beers are from the wrongside of the Pennines! Both are dark milds, but Icould not choose between them so decided to haveboth. Firstly, Black Cat brewed by Moorhouse'sBrewery in Burnley. This is a great session beer andon visiting the Grove Inn in Leeds, where it is a per-manent beer, it will always be my first beer andquite often the beer I drink all night.

My second Lancashire beer is Nutty Black fromThwaites in Blackburn. This can be found in the

Manor House in Otley, which is one of Otley's greatcommunity pubs and is a good setting for this darkruby mild which is packed with taste even though itis only 3.3% abv.

The last of the milds finally brings us home toYorkshire and to Golden Best from the iconicTimothy Taylor Brewery of Keighley. This is probablythe best example of a light Pennine-style mild avail-able and like all of my choices is a beer I could happily drink all day. It can be found in many ofTimothy Taylor's pubs across the West Riding.

I now need some more variety to my range ofbeers so my next choice is something light andhoppy, Curious from Magic Rock Brewery inHuddersfield. I discovered this beer at last year’sOtley Beer Festival and ended up going back formore. I have found it a few times since on as aguest ale in places such as Mr Foley's Cask AleHouse in Leeds city centre and it is a very drinkablebeer with a great citrus hop flavour.

If I had been writing this a few years ago my finalchoice would have been Tetley Bitter, preferablydrunk in the Whip, tucked down an alley in Leedscity centre and an uncompromising drinkers’ pub.Sadly production of Tetley's has now been shippedoff to Wolverhampton and the Whip has been con-verted into a soulless modern bar with no real ale.

However, my final choice is still a bitter fromYorkshire and a worthy successor, WharfeBankBrewery's Best Bitter. My favourite place to drinkthis is at Otley Rugby Club; for me there is not amuch better way to spend a winter Saturday after-noon than drinking proper Yorkshire beer whilstwatching proper Yorkshire rugby at a properYorkshire rugby club!

Desert Island Beers

Being stranded on a desert island would surely be a dreadful experience. One of Leeds beerfestival's bar managers, and long standing branch committee member, Dave Ansley, makesit more tolerable (or maybe even pleasant) by choosing eight beers to take with him.

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Leeds CAMRA Members' NoticeboardDo you know of anywhere that offers discounts for CAMRA members?

We at NFM Towers have been asked to compile a list of all pubs or clubs within the Leeds dis-trict which offer a permanent discount to CAMRA members with a view to promoting both thebusiness and the Campaign for Real Ale. So far, we understand that the following businesses are operating a “pub discount scheme”:-

Brown Cow, Whitkirk • Eldon, Woodhouse• Hop, City Centre • Owl, Rodley • Victory Bar, Village Hotel, Headingley

• Tyke Bar, City Centre, subject to membership, which is free

If you know of other venues which we can confirm offer such a discount, or if you believe we have made an error with the ones we have named, please e-mail us at [email protected] or use the postal address on page 3 of this newsletter.

Follow @LeedsCAMRA on Twitter or “like” our Leeds-CAMRA Facebook page for

up-to-date information about socials, meetings and pubs in and around Leeds.

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Appointment with Beer

L eeds CAMRA holds a formal business-stylemeeting in a closed room (one with a door, notan area of a bar) on the first Tuesday of every

month. The meeting starts at 7:30pm aiming tofinish at approximately 9:30pm.

CAMRA members are advised to check "What'sBrewing" for confirmation of meeting locationsand for details of other events; alternatively call07981 297962. A full listing of events is alsopublished at http://www.leeds-camra.com/where it is regularly updated.

Leeds CAMRA is organised and run entirely byunpaid volunteers. All members are always welcome at meetings and socials.

December 2012Sat 1st Wetherby Social. Windmill, Main Street,Linton then Muse, Bank Street, Wetherby from4:30pm. Meet on X99 bus from Infirmary Streetdeparting at 13:40.

Tue 4th Branch Meeting. Whitelocks, CityCentre. 7:30pm.

Fri 14th Branch Christmas Party. GuiseleyFactory Workers Club. 7:30pm.

Thu 27th Get the Turkey out of your SystemSocial. Grove, Holbeck. 7:30pm.

January 2013Tue 8th Branch Meeting. Pack Horse,Woodhouse. 7:30pm.

Thu 10th Beer Festival Preparation (Stuffing)Social. Grove, Holbeck. 8:00pm.

Mon 14th Thousandth different beer celebration.Old Cock, Otley from 7:00pm

Sat 26th Pudsey Social. Commercial,Chapeltown from 2pm. Fleece, Fartown from4pm.

February 2013Tue 5th Branch Meeting. Venue to be arranged.7:30pm.

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Thank You forHaving Us!Fox & Newt at Burley, Garden Gate atHunslet and Ridgeside Brewery atMeanwood for hosting Branch meetings.

Don’t be aWazzock!Dont Drinkand DrivePublic transport informationfor the Leeds area is avail-able from Metro offices andat wymetro.com There really is no excuse.


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