Last Chance to Vote for Your Favourite Pub Walks

Last Chance to Vote for Your Favourite Pub Walks

Voting is about to close for our website MyFavouritePubWalks.com’s first-ever competition. to find the Nation's Favourite Pub Walk. Excuse the quick plug here but there are Good Pub Guides, The Ramblers “Walking Companion” and Blacks vouchers to be won, not just for entrants but for voters too.

So why not find time this weekend to download a pub walk for free, give it a try and then cast your “vote” by adding a rating or review to the site. More details can be found at MyFavouritePubWalks.com/competition.
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Today's pub walk: Beaulieu Road Inn near Beaulieu Station, New Forest.

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British Food Fortnight - Local Events

British Food Fortnight - Local Events

British agriculture really needs our support right now. The devastating effects of Foot and Mouth Disease, recent flooding and the poor summer, and now the Blue Tongue threat, have been well publicised.

So the British Food Fortnight, running from 22 September to 7 October 2007, could not have come at a better time. It is described as "the biggest national celebration of the diverse and delicious range of food that Britain produces". The thousands of activities taking place across the country range from food and drink festivals, promotions, tastings and special menus in pubs, restaurants and shops.

To enjoy a pub walk with a difference, why not look at the events in your area for inspiration? You might want to try a "Cotswold Food and Drink Trail" or combine your walk with an Everards "meet the brewer" session.

For more information click on British Food Fortnight.

Today's Pub Walk: Fort St. George in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.

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Good Beer Guide 2008 is Published

Good Beer Guide 2008 is Published

CAMRA's annual bible, lovingly compiled by its 87,000 members, has arrived again. With its 4,500 entries, it is easy to find a pub to use as a base for a new pub walk and hopefully many of these will appear on MyFavouritePubWalks.com in time.

This year's edition highlights the only 10 pubs that have secured a place in the guide for every one of the 35 editions since CAMRA published the first one. Quite an achievement and worth seeking out as a priority.

For details of the 10 top pubs click on the Good Beer Guide 2008.

Today's Pub Walk: The Peacock Inn in Chelsworth, Suffolk.

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The Great British Pint is Saved

The Great British Pint is Saved

Reuters report that the EU has finally agreed to keep its hands off our British pint measure and accept that we like our beer served in a traditional pint glass.

The same goes for miles which will continue to feature on our road signs whilst grocers will no longer risk prosecution for displaying only pounds and ounces on their produce.

The EU had planned to outlaw Imperial measurements by 2009 but the public outcry and a longstanding campaign have achieved this U-turn without any help from the government.

According to a statement by the EU Enterprise Commissioner, "This proposal ... honours the culture and traditions of Great Britain and Ireland, which are important to the European Commission". Well, cynics amongst might counter “since when?”

Unfortunately, this reasoning was not extended to our acres measure which the EU still plans to ban because “neither Britain nor Ireland uses the measurement officially”. One has to ask, if it is not used officially then what does it matter to the EU anyway? Perhaps they should mind their own business...

For more information click on The Great British Pint is Saved.

Today's Pub Walk: The White Hart (walk 5) in Campton, Bedfordshire.

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London Walking Weekend - Pub Walks

London Walking Weekend - Pub Walks

London Walking Weekend is 15-16 September which is all about getting people out of their cars and enjoying the capital on foot. It is aimed at the whole family and whether or not the intention is to go for a pub walk, you can bet your bottom dollar that many a walk will turn out to be one!

A free guided walk will take place in each of the Capital`s 33 boroughs, the unique Lee Valley Walk Challenge and the Green Chain Walking Festival which also ends with a pub walk. So it only seems right that Today's Pub Walk should be in London.

For more information click on London Walking Weekend.

Today's Pub Walk: The Edinboro Castle in Cambden, London.

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Farming Industry Devastated by New Foot and Mouth Outbreak

Farming Industry Devastated by New Foot and Mouth Outbreak

The diagnosis of a new outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease on a Surrey farm is a stunning blow for our farming community.

This comes just days after the Chief Medical Officer gave the all clear and lifted the Protection Zones put in place to control the August outbreak (see earlier post). It is a tragedy for British farmers just when meat prices were starting to recover.

According to this morning's Farming Today, the next 2 weeks are the busiest time of year for livestock farmers with most of the year's profit being made at the Autumn sales. It will also be very tough for them to cover the cost of winter feed for livestock that cannot be sold.

For the latest information on the outbreak and how it affects walkers, click on Foot and Mouth footpath closures.
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Today's pub walk: The Dukes Head in Romsey, Hampshire.

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Coastal Access - Public Consultation Ends

Coastal Access - Public Consultation Ends

11 September marks the end of the public consultation period of proposals to open up an uninterrupted public access corridor around the English coast. I last wrote about this in June in my post Coastal Access - Right to Roam our English Coastline when the consultation process began.

According to The Ramblers Association, 94% of the English public support the wide-ranging proposals presented to the government by Natural England. Let's all just hope now that the government has been listening.

Read more at Coastal Access and the right to roam our English coastline
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Today's Pub Walk: The George Inn in Middlezoy, Somerset.

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Last Chance to Nominate a Favourite Pub Walk

Last Chance to Nominate a Favourite Pub Walk

Well this weekend marks the last opportunity to send in your entry in the first ever competition to find the Nation's Favourite Pub Walk. The weather forecast promises plenty of sunshine so this could be an ideal time to make the most of what was meant to be summer - enjoy a walk in country or town and finish off in one of your favourite pubs with perhaps a pint of real ale and maybe a traditional pub lunch.

Afterwards, if it surpasses expectations, you could tell your fellow pub walkers about it by entering the competition. All entries before midnight of Sunday 9th September will be eligible to win prizes.

Full details of the competition and its many prizes can be found at Nation's Favourite Pub Walk.
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Today's pub walk: The Mussell Inn at Down Thomas, Plymouth, Devon.

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Concern for Pubs after Disastrous Summer Sales

Concern for Pubs after Disastrous Summer Sales

Fears are growing that the disastrous summer pub sales slump is causing a sharp increase in the number of licensees giving notice to quit.

Many pubs are suffering as a direct result of the poor summer weather and floods which have come in the wake of the smoking ban.

Add to that the rises in interest rates which not only push up their own borrowing costs but also reduce customers’ cash for leisure then it is easy to see why it’s been a tough few months for publicans.

Let’s all hope a sunny September can give a shot in the arm to our ailing pub community. To read more click on Concern for Pubs after Disastrous Summer Sales.

With the end of September also seeing the close of voting for The Nation’s Favourite Pub Walk, why not use the month to not only help our pubs but also to try some more pub walks and cast your votes?

Today's pub walk: The Hole in the Wall near Cambridge.

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