For the last two weeks we have been meeting at the Clarendon in Chapel Ash which is a pleasant enough pub as a stop-gap, but not really suitable in the long term.
We’ve now found a pub which might be suitable. It’s “the Wheatsheaf”, in the town centre, about 5 mins walk from the New Inn, and just in front of the Express & Star offices. The attached map shows its location. The beer is good, we can have sole use of a room every Tuesday, and Val, the landlady/barmaid, seems very friendly.
Car parking is available in nearby Tower St. and Castle St. in pay and display spaces, which are free in the evenings.
The proposal is to use this pub on a trial basis for the next few weeks (say 3 or 4), and see how we get on.
As you go in the door from the main road, a short corridor leads past the 2 bar entrances on the right, and “our” room is on the left.
Val will expect us from 9.30 onwards, so if you arrive early and our room is locked, just introduce yourself to Val, and she’ll open it. It’ll be obvious who she is!
See you at the Wheatsheaf (map) next Tuesday
