Mine's a Pint Issue 45

Pub & Brewery News
Pub News
CALCOT
Marstons have applied for planning
permission to build a new pubrestaurant
on the junction of the A4
and Dorking Way, directly opposite
the IKEA retail park. The plans for this
food-led pub also include 28 homes, as
the land is listed as a housing site in West
Berkshire Council’s plan. If approved
this development will be a big boost for
the area and provide a much-needed
community focus, after the closure of all
the other pubs in the local area over the
last few years.
a great way to buy and sell all your
motoring spare parts hoarded away in
your shed! Gates will open at 8am to
set up stalls, finishing up at 11:30am.
If the Autojumble is successful it will be
repeated through the summer.
READING
The monthly pub quiz returns to the
ALEHOUSE in Broad Street after a long
hiatus. Starting at 8pm on the second
Monday of each month and benefiting
the pub’s favourite charities. The
winning team set the next quiz.
PLAYHATCH
The FLOWING SPRING is going to host
its first outdoor hippy music festival.
Inspired by the classic Woodstock of
1969, “Springstock” will have live music
all afternoon and evening plus outdoor
food, an outside bar and various stalls
– all hippy style, so they encourage you
to dress up! The festival will be held on
Saturday 2 June with camping available
on the Saturday night. The line-up of
live bands is currently being finalised
and, once that’s done, tickets will be
available from the pub and online.
The pub garden is also hosting several
other events this year. The Classic Car
and Bike Breakfast Club returns for
its third year on the second Sunday of
each month from 8 April, running from
9:30 to 11:30am. And, for all motor
enthusiasts, there’s an Autojumble on
Sunday 15 April. The Autojumble is
Mine’s A Pint
9
As many of you have noticed, the
Castle Street bar formerly known
as Public Reading (and before that
Rynd, The Litten Tree, Dogma, Evissa,
French’s, Applejacks, Holy Rumes,
Whispers and quite possibly some other
incarnations that we’ve overlooked)
has been acquired by Scottish craft beer