Adnams Doesn’t Put the Gas in the Beer
When virtually everybody thinks of real ale, they think of Adnams, brewed on the Suffolk coast at Southwold.
When I was starting to drink, they had just thirteen pubs, but they did supply a good part of the club trade in Suffolk. Now their beer is found all over London and the South East, and I’ve even seen it as far north as Newcastle and Edinburgh.
Not bad for a small family company, albeit one that makes a quality product beloved of beer connoisseurs everywhere. But their proven route to success now seems to be being followed by Aspall, the cider maker.
Adnams now have a new venture, called Adnams Bio Energy, which on the face of it is as far from brewing as you can get. They are diversifying into the production of biogas from brewery and food waste. The latter comes mainly from Waitrose.
The scale is only small at present, but it would seem that properly developed it could be a valuable addition to our energy resources. National Grid have said that by 2020 about 15% of domestic gas could be produced in similar ways to that at Adnams Bio Energy.
Bury Town 2 – Staines 2
I think that was the final score, but I left soon after half-time with Staines in the lead, as the match was a bit of a struggle for Bury and I needed to get the bus back to Newmarket.
Ram Meadow is a pleasant little ground that holds about 2,000.
It was interesting to see James Scowcroft enjoying himself and showing no mean skills. Players like him seem to continue playing, just because it’s such a good thing to do.
Will I follow the winner of this tie towards the final. I’m not sure, but I think I might go to Staines!
Bury St. Edmunds Abbey Gardens
The abbey at Bury St. Edmunds was one of the largest in England. Litt;le remains today except for the ruins, although part of it is now the cathedral.
These are some pictures of the ruins and the Abbey Gardens,
The Boners Conkers Notice
I just had to go and see the notice in the Abbey Gardens in Bury St. Edmunds.
The Infamous Conkers Notice
Everybody was eitherlaughing at the notice or photographing it!
Mary Beale was Disappointing
I mentioned Mary Beale in Suffolk Art and it says in the Public Catalogue for Suffolk, that there at least twenty of her portraits in the care of St. Edmundsbury Museums . Only four were on display in a rather dark corner and although I’m no expert, they looked like they needed some restoration. They certainly needed better labels.
If Ipswich can create a proper gallery for their collections in Christchurch Park, surely St. Edmundsbury can do the same. And they charge for entry, whereas Ipswich does not!
Perhaps, this is why none of my artist friends had ever heard of Mary Beale.
Carluccio’s Is Open In Bury St. Edmunds
As I said I might earlier , I sampled the new Carluccio’s in Bury St. Edmunds today.
Strangely, I had a little trouble finding the restaurant, as it was tucked away in a corner of the arc Shopping Centre and the maps in the Centre didn’t show it. But thinking about it later and it was positioned, where many would either come from the cinema or the car parks. But I don’t use that cinema, as it almost exclusively shows American films in 3D and I don’t drive.
This was my first visit to any of the restaurants, since a new gluten-free menu has been brought in. It’s a bit different and it might be slightly larger. I had some bresaola followed by a mushroom risotto, all washed down with two glasses of lemonade.
One of the things I like about the restaurants in my present state was innocently illustrated by a two-year-old sitting with his parents. He managed to tip his food all over the floor. I worry about doing that with my gammy hand, but I know that if I did, it wouldn’t be too much trouble for the staff.
However, I behaved myself and thoroughly enjoyed my meal.
Are There Fewer Container Trucks on the A14?
Today was the first time, I’d been along the A14 during the day and especially on a Saturday for some months. I may have been in a bus, but I couldn’t help thinking that there were very few container trucks on the road. It could either be the recession or perhaps more and more are going by rail to and from the Midlands and the North. After all the latteris what the work in Boxing Clever is all about. When I returned, between Bury St. Edmunds and Newmarket, we only saw three in pehaps twenty minutes!
Ipswich Town Keep Another Clean Sheet Against the Azzuris
Well not really, but in the World cup, Italy failed to score against New Zealand and Tommy Smith and now last night, they did the same against Northern Ireland and Gareth McAuley! But they had been talking to each other according to this report.
The Start of a Very Long Journey
Today there is no football, either for Ipswich or on the television. I do hate these boring International weekends! Especially, now that they don’t play on a Saturday, but on a Friday night.
After reading about Bury and their football for a fiver, I tried to find them on the web and found my local team, Bury Town, who must surely be the only team with Town in their name, who play in a town with a cathedral. In fact how many towns with cathedrals are there, that are not cities.
Bury Town, are playing in the Third Round of the FA Cup today, I think I’ll go! Perhaps then, I’ll follow the team in the cup that beats them and see how far I can get! It will be a long and difficult journey!
I’ll go early, check out the museums for some of the paintings and then have a gluten-free lunch in the new Carluccio’s.
A Very Good Marketing Idea
There is no Premiership or Championship football this weekend, as it’s the International break.
They’ve just announced on Radio 5, that Bury Town will let anybody in for a fiver, if they present a season ticket for another club. It’s here on the web.
What a great idea!
The Anonymous Widower 