The Royal Oak :: Newsletter :: October 2006

Hi ....

The nights have drawn in and this weekend the clocks will be changing - here at 'The Oak' we're looking forward to evenings in front of the log fire, candle lit suppers and the festive season.

A big thanks to Josie Whittington, who kept us entertained on the 7th. More musical treats are in store with Tony Hughes and his guitar performing a range of popular music this Saturday evening (the 28th) and the crazy Melomanics on Saturday the 25th of November. We'll also be having live music on Christmas Eve and on New Year's Eve - more details in our next Newsletter.

Next month, why not come and join us for a Candle Lit Supper on the 15th November - we'll be turning our dining room over to candle power and providing some mood music for a special night. Reserve your table now and we'll even throw in a complementary starter!

Our header picture is once again taken by David Kelly-Durrant, catching the red creeper on the edge of the pub in the October morning sun. We noticed today that the leaves on that creeper are now almost gone, yet the photo was only taken just over a week ago! We've also put together an album of some of David's fantastic local views - to see it click here.

Hope to see you soon, down at 'The Royal Oak'.

.... Steve & Eira

Live Music at 'The Oak' ...

Tony Hughes

Tony is a well known, local performer (from Welshpool) and also an international TV & Radio recording artist. This versatile performer (who sometimes operates as a One-Man Band) will be performing a number of popular classics, with his guitar ....

This Saturday Night - from 9pm

Candle Lit Supper

Now that the dark nights are upon us - what could be more evocative than dining by candle light? We'll be turning our intimate, non-smoking dining room over to candle power and providing the mood music. Reservations are recommended, and we're even offering a complementary starter to reserved tables. (one starter per main course purchased)

Wednesday the 15th November

More Live Music at 'The Oak' ...

Melomanics
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'!

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) [more details].

Christmas Day Lunch - £49.00 - [more details].

Or to download our Christmas Brochure - click here.
(this download is a BIG file - 384kbytes -
and you'll also need Adobe's PDFreader [external link])

Prize Draw

On Sunday 22nd. September, John Barr drew a name out of the bowl for our bottle of Warre's Vintage Port, watched by Eira and Jade. The lucky winner was Jim Gibson. Congratulations Jim, your port awaits your collection from the bar.

Next months prize draw is 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 ....

• We were pleased with the publicity that we received for our popular Good Pub Guide 25th Anniversary Bash (beer at 65p a pint) held last month - with coverage on Beacon FM, and in The Shropshire Star and The South Shropshire Chronicle.
  
  
• We've now put some photos from last months Harvest Auction on the website - if you want to view them - click here.
  
  
• 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].

Dates 'at a glance' ....

Saturday 28th October             Live at the Oak Tony Hughes from 9:00pm.
Wednesday 15th November      Candle Lit Supper, serving 7:00pm - 9:00pm.
Saturday 25th November          Live at the Oak The Melomaniacs from 9:00pm
Friday 1st December               Start of our Christmas Menu.
Sunday 3rd December             Cardington Cracker Hill Race 11am.

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