The Royal Oak :: Newsletter :: November 2006
Tony Hughes
Wheatland
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In just over a week we'll have the Christmas decorations up - so, not surprisingly, this Newsletter has a Christmassy theme. Have you bought your presents yet? - neither have we!
A big thanks to Tony Hughes for keeping us so excellently entertained on the 28th of last month. This coming Saturday (25th) we are host to those mad fellows, Tim and Rich of the Melomanics - a night not to be missed! And don't forget that next month we have two big PARTY NIGHTS - Christmas Eve with music from Rob Chapman and New Years Eve with 2CV - details below.
We were very pleased to have the horses and hounds of the Wheatland riding from the pub the other weekend. They made a splendid sight - re-enacting a scene that must have been witnessed here many times over both decades and centuries!
Barred from the bar - he's uncontrollable, never pays, stays out all night and would eat the food off your plate - meet 'Dram', our pub cat, below.
Finally, as we approach this festive season, we'd both like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year. Hope to see you soon, down at 'The Royal Oak' ...
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.... Steve & Eira
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Band on the run; the under-medicated ....
Melomanics
Duo
Saturday 25th November
With their exciting blend of Folk, Paris Cafe, Cajun, Klesmer, Blues, Jazz, Disney, Hats, Shorts and some MUSIC (!) as well. Tim and Rich will be joining us from The Melomanics. Don't know what the clothes will be like, but we don't think they'll be wearing those stilts down at 'The Oak'! Starts after 9:00pm.
Christmas
at 'The Oak' ....
You are cordially
invited to join us for our Christmas Festivities!
Christmas
Lunch or Dinner from 1st December.
Two courses (£13.95) / Three courses (£16.95) [click
here ].
Christmas Day Lunch - £49.00 - [click here ].
Or
to download our Christmas Brochure
- click here.
(this download is a BIG file - 384kbytes
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and
you'll also need Adobe's
PDF reader [external link])
It's coming, it's big, its time to hang up your stockings and welcome in the holidays with the return of popular ....
Christmas
Eve
Rob Chapman
Rob's
back! With his mix of folk and rock - including a great line up of popular
classics.
Lest
auld acquaintance be forgot, get together with auld friends and new
....
New Years Eve
2CV
Come and join the party, with Jazz, Samba
and Acoustic Rock, to stomping Blues and Rock 'n' Roll. As usual, prizes
for the best fancy dress!
Rob Chapman
2CV
Dram the Pub Cat .... He's Barred
Whilst we're both animal lovers, we don't permit animals in the bar whilst food is being served. Outside of that, on Sunday nights for example, well behaved Rovers, Spots or Rosies are welcome to join their masters and mistresses at the bar.
However, there's one wily rogue who's always looking for a chance to slip past security and nab the best seat in the house! In fact, such is Dram's hypnotic charm, that we've even had complaints that he's gone after he's been caught and evicted!
Prize Draw .... |
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On Saturday the 18th. November, Natalie Morse drew a name out of the bowl for our two bottles of wine, watched by Jade and Eira. The lucky winner was Ray Thomas. Congratulations Ray, your wines await your collection from the bar. Commiserations everyone else - but why not drop your details in again to be entered into next months draw for a bottle of Warre's Late Bottled Vintage 1999 port (just the thing to accompany your Christmas Stilton). Below (left) we see last months winner Jim Gibson, who's |
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recently moved to the area, collecting his bottle of port whilst enjoying a meal in the bar. Also, on the right, Trevor Davis and his friend Robert called for lunch this month and collected the bottle of champagne that Trevor won in our August Draw. |
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News in Brief ....
- 'Hello' to Natalie
Morse, from Ticklerton, who's just joined our bar staff team. Friday
or Saturday evenings are a good time to catch Natalie behind the bar!
- We're now stocking
the new 'Orange and Pomegranate' flavour J2O - which has proved
so popular that we actually ran out of stock in our first week!
- On the topic of
drinks, we've also stocked up on Winter Warmers, so look out
in the bar for Mulled Wine, Sloe Gin and Barley Wine.
Closer to the time we'll have some of our Christmas Ales!
- The Cardington
Cracker will take place out of Cardington on Sunday the 3rd of December.
Commencing at 11am it's a 9 miles, 2600 feet climb, Fell Race. For more
information click
here [external link].
- Our Christmas
and New Year opening arrangements are as follows:
Lunch Evening Christmas Eve Bar & Food Bar Only (Live Music) Christmas Day Bar & Reservations Closed Boxing Day Bar & Food Bar & Food New Years Eve Bar & Food Bar Only (Live Music) New Years Day Bar & Food Bar Only 2nd January Bar & Food Bar & Food
Reservations are recommended throughout the Christmas period.
Dates 'at a glance' ....
Saturday 25th November Live at the Oak The Melomanics from 9pm.
Friday 1st December Start of our Christmas Menu.
Sunday 3rd December Cardington Cracker Hill Race 11am.
Sunday 24th December Christmas Eve Party - Rob Chapman from 10pm.
Monday 25th December Serving Christmas Day Lunch (Reservations Only).
Sunday 31st December New Years Eve Party - with 2CV from 10pm.
The
Royal Oak, Cardington, Church Stretton, Shropshire, SY6 7JZ
Telephone : 01694 771266 Fax : 01694 771685
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