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ImageOxford publican complains about price of beer
A MAN who runs a pub in North Oxford has moaned about the price of beer.
We only know that because Thursday’s copy of the Oxford Mail tipped up late last night.
Andrew Hall, of the Rose & Crown, a public house in North Parade, complained that the so-called “beer escalator” is ruining his business. He, and a handful of others with an axe to grind, are heading to the House of Commoners next week to “lobby” MPs.
The very fragrant Nicola Blackwood (Conservative) is his local member of parliament. Oh and ours here in Mill Street, too.
In other news, yesterday’s Oxford Mail falsely reported the “electrical calamity” that afflicted Mill Street the other day, that we reported here on Volesoft Oxford. It said the power went down at 7PM while our electrical oven reported it happened in the middle of the night, something verified by the locals and by the Giant Badger of Mill Street.
We are still waiting for today’s Oxford Mail. Perhaps it will tip up tomorrow. Or maybe not… The Kite, in Mill Street, offers good nosh and the beers are good too and cheap as chips. ♥
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Tagged Andrew Hall, colin cook, giant badger of mill street, mill street, North Oxford, oxford mail, Rose and Crown, susanna pressel, the kite pub
Rose & Crown makes it to Oxford Mail
WE NOTE that on page eight of today’s Oxford Mail that the Rose & Crown, which used to be our local hostelry here in Old Oxford Toone, has made it to the top six best pubs for real ale in this tiny city. I am a Kite boy now, though. More here. The same group that published the Ox Mail also publishes a “newspaper” called the Banbury Cake…. It be very rustic round here. ¶
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Tagged adam hall, Andrew Hall, camra, debbie hall, oxford mail, Rose & Crown
Culture clubs around my yard
IT’S A LOVELY little street, North Parade – and today was the day of the summer fair, complete with Morris dancers, a string quartet, and shops and stalls along the street.
This string quartet before was a particular delight, with the four young but very accomplished players entertaining passers-by and yours truly. Pictured in the back, behind them and next to a face painting table is Andrew, genial landlord of the very nice Rose and Crown pub, just down the street.
The second view, down the street towards Banbury Road, shows on the right the very nice Italian restaurant, Luna Caprese, while in the distance you can see a couple of Morris dancers doing what comes naturally – that is drinking pints. Near the dancers, on the right, is the rather lovely Town Garden. North Parade really is an oasis in what’s otherwise a mix of large houses and colleges between St Giles and Summertown. I fell on my feet here – two pubs just yards from a thirsty Mad Mike.
Not pictured is the bouncy castle for the kids, at the other end of the street, nor the other pub we have here, the Gardeners Arms. The guys were working hard to set it all up when I popped out for a newspaper earlier on today. There’s something on the Wiki about North Parade – here.
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Tagged Andrew Hall, Gardeners Arms, Luna Caprese, Morris Dancers, North Parade, Oxford, Rose and Crown, St Giles, string quartet, Summertown, The Town Garden