Pubs – Page 48 – CAMRA Sheffield & District

Planning news – pubs under threat and some new ones!

Posted on 10 May 201519 May 2015 by Andy Cullen

Potential lost locals… Kings Head, Poole Road, Attercliffe – planning application to convert into flats Fara’s, Worksop Road, Attercliffe – planning application to convert into flats Pike & Heron, Highgate, Attercliffe – planning application to convert into shops Thorncliffe Arms, Warren Lane, Chapeltown – planning application to demolish pub and build flats on the site. Sportsman on Denby Street, Sheffield 2 – planning application to convert into office and flats. Wellington, Main Road, Darnall – planning application to part demolish pub and form building into shops and flats. Masons Arms, Capel Street, Hillsborough – planning application to demolish the pub. Arbourthorne Hotel, Erringon Road, Arbourthorne – planning application to demolish pub. In better news…. Planning application to put a bar in the bottom of the Q-Park on Rockingham Street/Portebello Street in the City Centre. A small café-bar is planned to open soon on Chesterfield Road in the site of a former restaurant. The new venture is called ‘The Tramshed’. And in other news… Alex Barlow, well known for his Beer Tasting masterclasses, is aiming to open his planned Shoreham Street venue that will incorporate Sentinel Brewery in premises that will offer a bar, beer off licence and conference venue. This is still subject to funding and licencing permissions. Those who attended the Sheffield Beer Week closing party back in March had chance to enjoy an early Sentinel beer. The Devonshire Arms in Dore has applied for planning permission to add a wood-fired pizza oven to their outdoor area.

Save the Plough!

Posted on 10 May 201517 May 2015 by Andy Cullen

With over 20 pubs a week closing, another local under threat is not headline news and many people may not give it a second thought. However, a group of local residents have launched a strong campaign to save the Plough Inn on Sandygate Road, Crosspool. In response to rumours that the Plough is to be sold and converted into a convenience store, over 130 local people have signed a nomination form for the pub to be listed as a ‘community asset’. If successful, this would make it much more difficult for developers to convert the pub into a convenience store. Being listed as a ‘community asset’ can delay any change and allow for other options such as community ownership to be explored. Although centred on the local community, the Plough Action Group is looking to mobilise wider support for local pubs to remain at the heart of the communities they serve. They are asking people to support their online campaign by signing a petition on Change.org: https://www.change.org/p/enterprise-inns-and-othe-pub-companies-save-the-plough-crosspool You can also register your support on Facebook – search ‘Save the Plough’.

Harlequin

Posted on 9 May 201517 May 2015 by Andy Cullen

The Harlequin now has a dedicated Cider Bar meaning that 3 of its 14 real ciders are available on hand pull. The rest are still available, obviously, but if you’re desperate for a pint to fill the 30 seconds required for someone to run to the cellar, you’ll not be left thirsty.

The pub also creates it’s own blends my mixing the ciders available – why not be brave and give it a go? They’re happy to advise you on their own favourite blends! Don’t forget you can also book your own Tasting Nights for any of the ales, ciders, or spirits. Additionally the food menu is being re-launched. As well as some of the old favourites, many of which are made with real ales and ciders, they will also be introducing new items. Anyone for Beer Battered Fish & Chips? Following on from the success of their charity quiz night held in aid of homeless charity Roundabout, the menu will feature a special burger with 50p of the purchase price donated to Roundabout. Vegetarian and vegan versions will also be available as well as the traditional beef burger. Eat, drink, and do something helpful at the same time!

Inn Brief

Posted on 9 May 201517 May 2015 by Andy Cullen

The Springvale Tavern has just had a fourth beer pump put in, which was kindly provided by Bradfield to serve Farmers Blonde as a house beer. The pub has also now passed both parts of Cask Marque and launched a new menu. The Rutland Arms in Holmesfield have demolished their outdoor pizza oven, which saw very little use, in order to extend the outdoor seating area so drinkers can enjoy the summer sunshine (fingers crossed!). The Old Pump House in Barlow has reopened under new management and is serving real ale from Marstons. The Great Gatsby on Division Street, Sheffield City Centre, has reopened following refurbishment. Two real ales continue to be available on the bar. Meanwhile the upstairs room has been converted into a table service cocktail bar. Wetherspoons have announced the name and opening date of their new pub in the Oasis Food Court at Meadowhall shopping centre. It will be known as the Steel Foundry and the opening date is planned as 14th July. The Brothers Arms is taking part in Tramlines Festival this year and putting on a beer festival with around 60 ales, there will be a music stage in the beer garden from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th July and on the Saturday this will be extended into the Millenium Park where a second stage will be located and the road inbetween is to be closed for the day! This event is being run in conjunction with Heeley Development Trust under the banner of ‘This is Heeley’. See their Facebook event page for more details. The Yorkshire Bridge Inn near Bamford held a beer festival over the weekend of 15th-17th May. The breweries featured included Stancill, Chantry, Thornbridge, Amber Ales, Wild Beer Co, Pennine, Bradfield, Kelham Island, Peak Ales and Wylam. Keep an eye on their Twitter feed for details of their next festival. The Swan Inn at Ridgeway is another pub in our area that held a beer festival recently on Saturday 16th May, this featured 15 real ales and ran alongside the village’s farmers & craft market. A number of special events are coming up at the Devonshire Cat in Sheffield Centre including a beer school, Stouts & Porters night and a Cider Festival – see their advert for more details.

The Half Pint Marathon

Posted on 20 Apr 201521 Apr 2015 by Andy Cullen

A collaboration between Thornbridge Brewery and Forum Cafe Bars LTD will have you reaching for your (half) pint glass this spring.

The ‘Half Pint Marathon’ is a month long celebration of some of Sheffield’s best independent beer venues, dreamt up by the people behind the two companies.

Following on from the newly rebranded Yorkshire Half in April, the Half Pint Marathon will give people the chance to explore the city, support their local independent venues and do something good for charity. The Half Pint Marathon incorporates thirteen of Sheffield’s favourite pubs – The Greystones, The Bath Hotel, The Hallamshire House, The Stags Head, The Forum, The Old House, The York, The Broadfield, Shakespeare’s, The Brothers Arms, The University Arms, Kelham Island Tavern and The Rutland Arms.

Each of the venues will be serving a specially created collaboration Thornbridge and FCBL beer Stitch – a light, hoppy, 4% session ale!

FCBL Managing Director, Kane Yeardley says “The Half Pint Marathon will be a great opportunity for Sheffield to get out there and support their local, independent pubs and some great causes in one go!” And Thornbridge bosses say “This is a fantastic chance to make a tasty new beer, work with some great Sheffield pubs and make some money for good causes. We’re very excited for the month of May!” Participants will have the month of May to visit all thirteen sites armed with their ‘Half Pint Marathon’ card. Once they have enjoyed a beer in each venue they will have the opportunity to submit their card into the prize draw to win fantastic prizes from across Sheffield, including brewery tours, tasting sessions, beer, and much, much more. The Half Pint Marathon aims to raise £13,000 for some of Sheffield’s best loved charities – St Luke’s, Roundabout, The Childrens Hospital and Bluebell Wood. Money will be raised through the sale of the beer and events in each of the participating venues. Regular updates are available at on Facebook at Half-Pint-Marathon and we’ll be encouraging people to get involved by using #halfpintsheff across social media.

Hop Hideout expands

Posted on 19 Apr 201520 Apr 2015 by Andy Cullen

After 16 months trading within Vintedge on Abbeydale Road, the award winning Hop Hideout has moved location to an independent neighbouring shop at 448 Abbeydale Road; nestled alongside the original unit in the Antiques Quarter. The picturesque corner location, next door to The Broadfield pub, means the specialist beer shop can focus on evening events in conjunction with offering a growing range of beers (400+) for enjoyment. Previous events have included book readings from 2014 Beer Writers of the Year – Boak and Bailey, art exhibitions (featuring work from Alec Doherty of Partizan and Rich Norgate of Magic Rock) beer and cheese paired nights and Meet the Brewers. The next Meet the Brewer event is with Marble Brewery on Thurs 21st May (previous events have included Northern Monk Brew Co, Mad Hatter and Thornbridge).

The independent shop space has launched extended opening hours and now offers draught beer to take out via growler fills – all detailed on their freshly designed website www.hophideout.co.uk Jules and Will of Hop Hideout shared that, “We hugely enjoy sourcing beers from Yorkshire and all over the world to offer a fantastic selection for our customers. Now that we have our new shop location it means we can showcase a wider range of beers on draught too from exciting breweries such as Magic Rock and Mikkeller. Importantly for us, now that we have our own dedicated space, we can host regular evening events. We’re already working on future events which include ‘Beery Book Club’ every 2^nd Thursday of the month starting in May and ‘Pucker Up’ a night of sour beers.” Over the Easter weekend Hop Hideout joined forces with Picture House Social to host ‘A Firkin Beer Festival’ featuring 18 casks, kegs and a specialist bottled beer and cider selection. With lots of collaboration beers from outstanding breweries such as Siren, Fyne, Ilkley, Yeastie Boys, Bad Seed, Northern Alchemy, Weird Beard and Marble showcased. The duo are looking to continue with the success of this inaugural event and are already planning future beer festivals. Catch Jules hosting beer and cheese pairings alongside friends Anchorage in the demo marquee at the Sheffield Food Festival over the May Bank holiday weekend (23^rd to 25^th May).

Tap & Barrel

Posted on 15 Apr 201520 Apr 2015 by Andy Cullen

The Tap & Barrel on Waingate in Sheffield City Centre is under new management. Real Ale has been introduced to the bar and food is on its way too. This pub is described as a down to earth, good honest boozer frequented by a good mix of people from all walks of life.

Three Merry Lads, Lodge Moor

Posted on 13 Apr 201520 Apr 2015 by Andy Cullen

Staff at The Three Merry Lads pub in Lodge Moor, Sheffield will be attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the longest BBQ Marathon as a team. Pub owners Barry Croxall & Jane Thompson will get the barbeque started on Saturday June 20^th with the team planning to keep barbecuing until the early hours of Monday morning. The longest barbecue marathon by a team is 29 hr 1 min and was achieved last year by Lee De Villiers and Simon Clark at The Old Sergeant pub in Wandsworth, London, on 9 & 10 May 2014. (*source) The Three Merry Lads will be serving a BBQ breakfast each Morning from 8am-11am on Saturday June 20^th and Sunday June 21^st. There will be an ALL YOU CAN EAT BBQ buffet each day priced at £5.95 between 11am & 5pm and £8.95 thereafter. The team should break the current Guinness World Record on Sunday June 21^st (Fathers Family Fun Day) at 2pm. Where there will be a charity raffle, live music, children’s entertainer, bouncy castle and for the adults, a selection of local real ales and a dozen craft ciders. It promises to be a fun event for the whole family and money collected by fundraising over the weekend will be donated to the Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind. We have already been offered great support from a number of local businesses in the area including PEP Coffee our meat will be provided by Phillip James Butchers in Crosspool, any others interested in getting involved or can offer any support are encouraged to contact either Barry or Jane on 01142302824 for more information.

Inn Brief – 3 Valleys Festival special!

Posted on 12 Apr 201520 Apr 2015 by Andy Cullen

A few more pubs have confirmed their plans for the Three Valleys Festival on Saturday 6th June. All the pubs will have a free bus service running between them and railway stations at Dronfield and Dore & Totley, every 30 minutes.

The Dronfield Arms will have an outside bar supplied by RAW brewery featuring their beers plus guests, Nether Edge Pizza will be doing the food and there will be a live music stage outside too.

Barlow Brewery will be hosting a music festival in the farmyard with a Barlow beer tent, music stage and food from Moss Valley Fine Meats. The Shepley Spitfire at Totley will have an outside bar in the beer garden bringing the total beer choice to about 25 beers, the normal pub food menu will be in operation.

The Coach & Horses in Dronfield will be running a village fete theme with beer, food, music and fun in the beer garden. The Talbot Arms in Dronfield Woodhouse is running a ‘soul’ theme this year with soul food and soul music plus beers from Brampton Brewery. The Hyde Park Inn at Dronfield Hill Top plan to make the most of their beer garden with an outside bar, BBQ and music. The Royal Oak in Coal Aston are to open a cellar bar serving drinkers on the patio at the rear of the pub. The Three Tuns in Dronfield will have a large range of beer and cider plus food stalls and music, including the now famous pizza oven! The Green Dragon will have beer, cider and food tents in the car park with musical entertainment outdoors too. The Tickled Trout will have a beer tent in the car park also featuring snacks and live music.

The Jolly Farmer will have an extended beer range and BBQ as well as the usual pub food menu. The White Swan will be hosting a cider festival and BBQ in their newly refurbished outdoor drinking area.

The Miners Arms at Hundall will feature beers from Pictish on the bar in the main pub and a further 10 guest real ales in an inflatable pub next door. There will also be outdoor drinking in the beer garden along with Street Food including pulled pork sandwiches and burgers. The Miners Arms in Dronfield Woodhouse will be offering an extended selection of malt whiskies as well as beer and food.

The Castle Inn at Bradway have confirmed their musical entertainment – guitar duo Twelve Strings, once of which is Andy Moore who may be better known to some as PC Swirling on Emmerdale! The Castle will also have an outside bar showcasing a guest brewery and chef Jamie Bosworth will be cooking up American style gourmet burgers. Announcements are still awaited at the time of writing from the Travellers Rest.

Old Hall Hotel, Hope

Posted on 12 Apr 201520 Apr 2015 by Andy Cullen

The Old Hall Hotel at Hope suffered a serious fire on Friday 10th April, thought to be caused by a fault on the deep fat fryer which saw the extractor fan blow a fireball up into the roof space. Part of the room and two of the hotel rooms were destroyed in the blaze and at the time of writing there was no estimate as to when the kitchen is likely to reopen, however landlord Rick Ellison and a dedicated team of staff got straight to work as soon as the Fire Brigade had finished and following a deep clean and some electrical work they managed to get the bar back open within 24 hours! Rick publically thanked his staff and members of the local community for their help and support and is very proud of how quick the bar reopened in the pub. There is still however a bit of building work to be done in the weeks ahead to get the full hotel back in business although three of the hotel rooms are unaffected, we assume customers unable to get food or accommodation at the Old Hall will be directed up the road to Rick’s other pub & hotel, the Peaks in Castleton. You can still visit the Old Hall for a drink as the bar is operating normally and we are looking forward to their Spring bank holiday beer & cider festival at the end of May.