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Horsham Drinking Holes

Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 2:29 pm
by jhopgood
Tomorrow, March 4, there is a CHA Board meeting at CH, due to conclude around 1530.
I haven't canvassed my fellow board members, but I at least, have thought of winding down in a local watering hole.
The Malt Shovel or The Black Jug in Horsham have been suggested.
If anyone is interested in joining me, then please pm me with a contact phone, and I will phone around during lunch to let you know time and location.

Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 9:14 pm
by J.R.
Sorry John - Won't be able to make this Saturday. Busy Saturday prepping for a big footy game with the girls at Winnersh on Sunday morning. Maybe next time you're over.

Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 8:54 am
by darthmaul
The Malt is a local - and hence full of locals...however, they are quite welcoming in there...

The Black Jug is more of a gastro-pub, and food is expensive, but good. I'm not too sure of the price of a pint in either I'm afraid.

Try looking at this address... http://www.beerintheevening.com

Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 10:41 pm
by jhopgood
We, that is JT, MrsC, Richard Ruck and I, had a few very palatable beverages and an interesting chat in the Black Jug.
Just to prove that the real drinkers can always make time for a meeting.

Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 11:16 pm
by englishangel
jhopgood wrote:We, that is JT, MrsC, Richard Ruck and I, had a few very palatable beverages and an interesting chat in the Black Jug.
Just to prove that the real drinkers can always make time for a meeting.
There is another word for that.

Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 8:49 am
by J.R.
Glad you all had a good time ! I ended up hospital visiting which really made my day, then having a beer or three with youngest daughter, so feeling a bit fuzzy round the edges. Just off to Winnersh to do a football report for the paper - That's if I can see the pitch !

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:09 am
by Great Plum
jhopgood wrote:We, that is JT, MrsC, Richard Ruck and I, had a few very palatable beverages and an interesting chat in the Black Jug.
Just to prove that the real drinkers can always make time for a meeting.
Aren't you all good! :)

Good to see Mrs C and Petard249 breifly on Saturday in the quad!

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:35 am
by Richard Ruck
Great Plum wrote:
jhopgood wrote:We, that is JT, MrsC, Richard Ruck and I, had a few very palatable beverages and an interesting chat in the Black Jug.
Just to prove that the real drinkers can always make time for a meeting.
Aren't you all good! :)

Good to see Mrs C and Petard249 breifly on Saturday in the quad!
Yes, we are all good!

Anyway, it wasn't a 'session' as such (especially with 2 drivers there), just a very pleasant couple of hours.

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:31 pm
by Mrs C.
Richard Ruck wrote:
Great Plum wrote:
jhopgood wrote:We, that is JT, MrsC, Richard Ruck and I, had a few very palatable beverages and an interesting chat in the Black Jug.
Just to prove that the real drinkers can always make time for a meeting.
Aren't you all good! :)

Good to see Mrs C and Petard249 breifly on Saturday in the quad!
Yes, we are all good!

Anyway, it wasn't a 'session' as such (especially with 2 drivers there), just a very pleasant couple of hours.
I agree!

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:50 pm
by jtaylor
It was great to put a face to Mrs C, and to buy a rather nice CH scarf from the Tuck Shop. (As an aside, does anyone else find it interesting how buildings smell exactly the same after many years? Especially The Court Room, Counting House and Tuck Shop were noticable for me)

Enjoyed meeting up with everyone again - shame we missed band-parade and lunch in Dining-Hall with the kids, but a very pleasant day, and a productive meeting.

J

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:57 pm
by Richard Ruck
I've found that the dining hall smells pretty much the same - must be all that polish.

Not exactly the same, though, as there's no longer a lingering odour of ancient brown stew.

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 2:47 pm
by Ruthie-Baby(old a/c)
jtaylor wrote:It was great to put a face to Mrs C, and to buy a rather nice CH scarf from the Tuck Shop. (As an aside, does anyone else find it interesting how buildings smell exactly the same after many years? Especially The Court Room, Counting House and Tuck Shop were noticable for me)

Enjoyed meeting up with everyone again - shame we missed band-parade and lunch in Dining-Hall with the kids, but a very pleasant day, and a productive meeting.

J
Was that the "proper" scarf with stripes along the length that I've been trying to locate on almost all topics? Or the knitted one with tassles?

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:55 pm
by Great Plum
If it's in the tuck shop then probably Mum or someone else knitted it...

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:08 pm
by Mrs C.
It was the knitted one - concensus of opinion seems to rate it the better of the 2!

(I know cos I sold it to Julian!)

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:06 pm
by jtaylor
Yep, it's very nice - if a little short compared to the old ones I remember.
It's the non-college-style one - i.e. with the two yellow stripes across the width at either end, with tassles.

MUCH warmer than those yellow/black length-ways stripe things....