Pub History Society

During the year we like to participate in a few trips to far off places and visit some of the pubs there. Our previous tours have included Birmingham, York and London and are usually organized by PHS Member, Mick Slaughter. The tours are usually done in conjunction with Peterborough CAMRA to help make up the numbers. Non Members are positively welcomed. If you would like to come along, would like further details or would like to receive news of future tours, please send us a message to that effect by visiting our message page.

Diary Dates for 2007

25^th April Ancient Order of Frothblowers a Talk in London

The King's Surgeon! The Jazz Age! Beer! Three Quasimasonic Orders involved! Huge sums of money involved! More beer! A coup attempt in Africa! The Port of Alexandria vanishes! Even more beer! Uproar at the Stock Exchange! Mutiny in the Royal Navy! From New York socialites to military outposts on the Solomon Isles, Ye Ancient Order of Frothblowers spread their tentacles to net hundreds of thousands of people into an international conspiracy to… raise money for charity. Learn how the Comic Relief of the 1920s raised as much money as Live Aid. And drink beer!

At The Moot with No Name, the Devereux (upstairs) in Devereux Court, which is opposite the Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London. 7:30 for 8, £2. Note, talk itself usually finished 9-9.15 followed by drinks break, followed by raffle, announcements, questions to the speaker and then social. Usually 3 or 4 real ales available. Anyone wishing to attend please send a message to the society via the message page

5^th May – Joint PHS and Friend of the Froth Blowers social in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.

Meet at 1130 at the Draper’s Arms in Cowgate for coffee/tea, introductions and a bit of a chat.

At 1200 we embark upon a brief walking tour of 'Peterborough's Lost Pubs' which will take us towards the town bridge and onto the Cherry Tree in Oundle Rd for our informal meeting. Lunch will be available at the pub - please let me know if you require food as the landlady may have to make arrangements.

As usual our meeting will be a 'free & easy' affair with ample time to socialise. Hopefully our Froth Blowing contingent will have AOFB memorabilia to show and discuss.

Later in the afternoon there will be time to visit some local hostelries including the Coalheaver's Arms in Park St which will be holding a beer festival in the beer garden. Other pubs worthy of visiting include the Palmerston Arms (traditional local with beer straight from the cask), Charters (a floating pub with more real ale). The other side of town, near to the railway station is the

Brewery Tap - Europe's largest brew pub and home to Oakham Ales.

If you would like to attend please send a message to the society via the message page.

Map of Drapers can be found at www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=518969&y=298684&z=0&ar=Y

All pub tours are subject to change - please register your interest for more up to date information.