Cellar #4
- uncle tom
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Cellar #4
If I've seemed a little distracted of late, there's a reason..
..after a prolonged tussle with a property developer it looks like I've succeeded in procuring another cellar.
Not very big, with low headroom, and stuffed full of barrels and pipes.
The cellar comes complete with a pub on top, which has a big maintenance backlog...
Home to my tankard for nearly 36 years, I'm pleased to announce that I've saved my local - The White Horse, Newport
..after a prolonged tussle with a property developer it looks like I've succeeded in procuring another cellar.
Not very big, with low headroom, and stuffed full of barrels and pipes.
The cellar comes complete with a pub on top, which has a big maintenance backlog...
Home to my tankard for nearly 36 years, I'm pleased to announce that I've saved my local - The White Horse, Newport
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
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You bought a pub! Wonderful. When shall we convene there?
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If the lawyers can get their arses into gear, I would like to complete when the current lease expires, on April 28th; however Greene King, the current freeholders, do nothing in a hurry..
..party guaranteed, date TBA
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I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
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Congrats!!
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Well done, I suppose.
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Reservations?jdaw1 wrote:Well done, I suppose.
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Congratulations Tom!
It will be interesting to see what you do with it.
I do though hope it will have the longest port list of any licensed premises in
the UK!!
It will be interesting to see what you do with it.
I do though hope it will have the longest port list of any licensed premises in
the UK!!
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Yes, agreed. This could make Saffron Walden a wine-tourism destination.Christopher wrote:Congratulations Tom!
It will be interesting to see what you do with it.
I do though hope it will have the longest port list of any licensed premises in
the UK!!
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Congratulations, Tom, I wish you every success with this venture.uncle tom wrote:I'm pleased to announce that I've saved my local - The White Horse, Newport
Warning to others: Do not drink Guinness in Tom's pub if you have a flight from Stansted to Porto at 06:30 the following morning
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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Oh, experience, such a fickle teacher. The lesson you should have learned is that you don't go to bed if you're drinking Guinness in Tom's pub the night before a 6.30 flight to Porto.DRT wrote:Congratulations, Tom, I wish you every success with this venture.uncle tom wrote:I'm pleased to announce that I've saved my local - The White Horse, Newport
Warning to others: Do not drink Guinness in Tom's pub if you have a flight from Stansted to Porto at 06:30 the following morning
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Congratulations Tom - I'm very pleased for you, I know how much you'd hoped to do this. Hope everything goes smoothly with the transfer and getting everything running, and look forward to visiting you at *your* local
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Congratulations Tom!!!
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Chapeau!
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The lesson is, never schedule a 6:30 flight if you're hanging with drinking buddies the night before.djewesbury wrote:Oh, experience, such a fickle teacher. The lesson you should have learned is that you don't go to bed if you're drinking Guinness in Tom's pub the night before a 6.30 flight to Porto.DRT wrote:Congratulations, Tom, I wish you every success with this venture.uncle tom wrote:I'm pleased to announce that I've saved my local - The White Horse, Newport
Warning to others: Do not drink Guinness in Tom's pub if you have a flight from Stansted to Porto at 06:30 the following morning
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Tom - will there be bedrooms at this establishment in the future...? With good connections to 5.30 am taxi drivers?
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There is a flat above the bars which is currently inhabited by the pub manager, who is probably staying on.Tom - will there be bedrooms at this establishment in the future...? With good connections to 5.30 am taxi drivers?
However, he is contemplating managing two pubs, so might elect to live in the other one.
And yes, there is a local cab driver who is not averse to turning out at an ungodly hour....
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
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It just gets more and more interesting. How much beer and port do we need to drink to keep you afloat?uncle tom wrote:There is a flat above the bars which is currently inhabited by the pub manager, who is probably staying on.Tom - will there be bedrooms at this establishment in the future...? With good connections to 5.30 am taxi drivers?
However, he is contemplating managing two pubs, so might elect to live in the other one.
And yes, there is a local cab driver who is not averse to turning out at an ungodly hour....
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W-o-W!
Smashing news Tom! Congratulations!
Does the bar contain sleeping quarters? if not, would it be permissible for me to bring an air mattress?!
can't wait for the inaugural piss-up!
woo woo
chris
Smashing news Tom! Congratulations!
Does the bar contain sleeping quarters? if not, would it be permissible for me to bring an air mattress?!
can't wait for the inaugural piss-up!
woo woo
chris
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Parabesn, Tom or Herzlichen Glueckwunsch as we say.
Let me know at what time we can do the Oktoberfest at your place. I am happy to send some beer.
Axel
Let me know at what time we can do the Oktoberfest at your place. I am happy to send some beer.
Axel
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Make sure that the contract includes the pub’s domain: www.WhiteHorseNewport.com.
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I'm almost certain Tom doesn't live in Rhode Island.jdaw1 wrote:Make sure that the contract includes the pub’s domain: www.WhiteHorseNewport.com.
The .co.uk equivalent is there for the taking however.
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That is, until I registered it for Tom.flash_uk wrote:The .co.uk equivalent is there for the taking however.
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Ooops.flash_uk wrote:I'm almost certain Tom doesn't live in Rhode Island.
Good job though.