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Nottingham's original real ale specialist pub, the Lincolnshire Poacher on Mansfield Road, marked its 30th birthday with a day of bargain ales, music, and reunions of past owners, licensees, and customers.

Nottingham celebrated Craft Beer Week during the second week of June, with seven days of talks, tap takeovers, meet the brewer nights and various beery events followed by the ultimate culmination: Nottingham Craft Beer Festival.

In '89, the mighty Reds were in Munich preparing for their European Cup final match against Malmo.  Forty years on, to the day, the two Nottingham-born heroes of the day, Viv Anderson and Tony Woodcock, joined their fans at The Embankment.

We've been busy bees today! Beginning by planting seeds at St. Mary's Church, we then headed back to load up a beer delivery. Only this time, we packed barrels on to a couple of WEGO Couriers' ultra-low emission cargo bikes.

The Lincolnshire Poacher on Mansfield Road has become the first pub in the area to offer the opportunity to take in, and recycle, your empty crisp packets.

Viv Anderson MBE, one of the two native sons of Nottingham in Forest's 1979 European Cup winning side, will be making a personal appearance at the Embankment on the exact 40th anniversary day, Thursday 30 May. 

It is with a heavy heart that Castle Rock along with Gaz and Steph (managers) announce the closure of the Maze and Forest Tavern. Read on for more details, and check LeftLion for a special interview with Gaz and Steph.

A third of the world’s food is wasted, and contributes to climate change, biodiversity loss and over-fished oceans. Castle Rock pubs have committed to reduce their food waste. We ask all our customers to consider doing the same…