The Royal Oak :: Newsletter :: August 2006

Hi ....

Well, the summer is racing on, with the fine days a bit of a distant memory at the moment ~ our memory of the Beach Party is also a little vague (must have been the cocktails) but we'd like to thank all of you who joined us for fun on the promenade! If you'd like a reminder, or a little peek if you didn't make it, then just click here.

We very much regret that Liza Fitzgibbon didn't appear on the 12th. due to a breakdown on her trip up from London. Her gearbox failed and she had to be towed home! We're hoping for more success in September when we welcome local musician Rob Chapman on Saturday the 9th with his own brand of folk and contemporary music. Rob is from Oswestry, so if his car breaks down we'll pick him up ourselves!

What else this coming month? Well, we'll be squeezing into our school uniforms on Wednesday the 13th September for our 'Back to School' Specials night. Dominoes and Darts kick off again with our Dominoes Knockout on the 7th September. We're hosting the regular, annual Harvest Auction on the 24th; please support it as all proceeds go to worthy local causes. Hope to see you soon, down at 'The Royal Oak'.

.... Steve & Eira

- Folk at the Oak -
- with Rob Chapman -

Join us on Saturday the 9th of September, just after 9pm, when Rob Chapman will be playing his own brand of modern folk music. Rob plays acoustic guitar, including some of his own material.

Saturday 9th September - from 9pm.
- Free Admission -

BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL!

Caps and ties on for Wednesday, 13th of September, when headmistress Eira and the kitchen team will be rolling out our homemade, 'School Dinners' specials. Re-live those halcyon days in the Refectory, only now with Beer! Gym slips optional.

Sausage and Mash with Onion Gravy
Shepherds Pie
Liver and Bacon Casserole with Mash
Beef Stew with Dumplings

All served with peas and lashings of gravy for the 'pocket money' price of only £5.00.

Dominoes Knockout - 7th September

Feeling a little rusty before the start of the season or just fancy a good night out in the company of our two domino teams. Its 'fives and threes', starting at 8:30pm. Knock-out format with the playing order drawn on the night. Free entry; winner and runner-up prizes.

First Prize - Bottle of Paddy's Whiskey
Second Prize - Bottle of Warre's LBV 1999 port

Prove yourself 'The Champ' and we'll sign you up for the team!

Harvest Auction - 24th September

The annual Harvest Auction will start at around 2:30pm on Sunday the 24th September - following the morning's Harvest Festival service at St. James Church, Cardington. Come along and bid for the harvest fare - not only will you be getting first rate local produce, but also supporting good causes as the proceeds are split; with half going to St. James Church funds and half to local charities.

Our photo shows local auctioneer Paul Stephens presiding at last years auction.

Prize Draw ....

Ooops .... well, this months prize draw didn't quite go to plan, as the email address pulled out by waitress Francesca Roots on Sunday the 27th of August turned out to be a dud! Fran is shown drawing the lucky card watched by Eira. Anyway, Fran drew again on Bank Holiday Monday and the lucky winner of the bottle of Tanners Champagne wine is Trevor Davies. Congratulations to Trevor, your bottle is waiting for you on your next visit to 'The Oak'.

Here we see last month's prize winners, David and Sarah Kelly-Durrant, accepting their bottles of wine from Eira (looking nice and bronzed after their recent holiday). Notice Eira's tight grip on the bottle, maybe suggesting a little reluctance to let go!

Anyway, next months prize draw is also for two bottles of wine (a Wolf Blass Yellow Label Cab Sauv and a Hardys Nottage Hill Chardonnay). All names submitted during the month will be included - if you're already on our list just drop you name into the bowl on the bar again on your next visit to be included in our draw.

News in Brief ....

• Congratulations to Ben McMillan for winning last months 'Hearts of Oak' competition! In Ben's words "the heart of oak is on the arm of the bench that is backed up against the wall, at the big table beside the window, just before you go up into the restaurant". Also they are in the arms of a similar bench located at the first table on the left as you enter the restaurant.

• Congratulations to The Royal Oak A Dominoes Team for coming runners-up in the recent Cancer Research Campaign Charity knockout played at Church Stretton Men's Club.

• This year is the 25th Anniversary Edition of the Good Pub Guide, with the 2007 edition being published on Thursday the 28th September. The Royal Oak is one of only 66 pubs across the country to have appeared as a main entry in every edition. Look out for a special event to coincide with this - more details in our next Newsletter.
  
  
• The Darts and Dominoes season kicks off in September with 'The Oak' fielding two teams for each in the Church Stretton league. We always welcome new players and anyone interested can contact Steve or Eira on the number below for further details.

Dates 'at a glance' ....

Thursday 7th September          Dominoes Knockout 8:30pm.
Saturday 9th September          Folk at the Oak - Rob Chapman from 9:00pm.
Wednesday 13th September    Join us for our 'School Dinners' specials night 7pm.
Sunday 24th September          Harvest Auction Charity Event 2:30pm
Thursday 28th September        Good Pub Guide 25th Anniversary Event - 7pm.

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