Posts by TTBoom

Rock Stock & Barrel Festival – Review

Posted by on Oct 6, 2015 in Blog | 0 comments

I know it’s been a while since my last reviews, but in my defence I have been a bit preoccupied with one or two health issues and a dead laptop which are now hopefully resolved. We had been looking forward to Rock /stock for some time now, having spread the word (and the love) through flyers, posters and considerable word of mouth.  Organised by the lovely Debs and Phil from the Chase Inn,...

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Cockfest – Review

Posted by on Aug 25, 2015 in Blog | 0 comments

Well I think there has been a suitable break from the bombardment of TTB reviews to attempt scripting the events from the world famous (or Cannock famous) Cockfest.  Unlike the name suggests this is not a celebration of male body parts, but more an appreciation of the delights of our much loved poultry in it’s many forms. This was the second year of this fluffy festival,the first being...

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Smithys’ Marina Bar – Review

Posted by on Jul 16, 2015 in Blog | 0 comments

Ok.  Last Saturday night saw us all heading down to good old Smithy’s for what we hoped would be a good Un.    I got there first with Ruth and the first thing we noticed was that the car park was full to the brim, leaving just one space.  So we bagged it and popped in for a drink while we waited for the rest of the mob to arrive.  Inside there was a good crowd in residence,  mainly due to...

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The Lamb – Review

Posted by on Jul 9, 2015 in Blog | 0 comments

Last Saturday night saw us all popping down to The Lamb in Newhall,  a unassuming little pub on Main Street set off the main road.  We all arrived pretty much together and shoehorned ourselves into the somewhat small car park.  The Lamb is quite a small venue, but has been successfully putting on live music for some time now.  The playing area is set in one end of the L shaped bar, in front of...

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The George & Dragon – Review

Posted by on Jun 30, 2015 in Blog | 0 comments

Yippee, it was Friday night again and the un-caped crusaders were heading out to the Derbyshire Dales once again to the picturesque town of Ashbourne, reknowned for its bone crunching and eye poking game of footy which involves as many people as you can muster on each team.  TTB was on it’s way to The George and Dragon, armed with their axes and batons to slay them pesky dragons with some...

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