What's new at The Shovel Inn
What comes to peoples minds when they think of The Lye? The noted English stage and film actor who played King Arthur in the comedy/musical, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949), and the Pharaoh Seti I in Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 film The Ten Commandments; Sir Cedric Hardwicke? Er no probably not. How about then the bountiful spread of Balti houses so appetisingly wafting their exotic aromas through the innocent nostrils of passers-by? Now that's more like it!
Mexican Night
Well from the 31st of March, The Shovel Inn, Lye, will be conveying a different redolence to the scene. After a £30,000 investment in the pub which has included extending and improving the kitchen, adding to its already popular Ultimate Balti Night, which takes place on a Wednesday, every Thursday will be Mexican Night. The pub will transform itself from cosy English boozer to vibrant Mexican saloon each week with innovative changes in decoration.
Real Ale Fridays
That's not the only thing changing at The Shovel Inn though, extending its opening hours on Friday so that it opens all day from noon till midnight is another boost for parched imbibers. Not to mention another wonderful deal where between noon and 5pm Friday CAMRA members get 10% off their drinks if they remember to bring their membership card. A welcome gesture in such times of austerity.
Help for Heroes
Lastly and most poignantly is the beer festival The Shovel Inn is organising to take place on Friday 1st & Saturday 2nd April which is in aid of the charity Help for Heroes. Complimenting the twelve ales already situated on the bar will be a further six racked outside. A special beer is also being brewed to commemorate this event by Andrew Brough who is brewing at the Ironbridge brewery in Shropshire.
Archives and photos and even an unseen Pathé film from WWII will also be for everyone’s viewing pleasure during the festival so those interested in history will have a fascinating time. Commemorative glasses will be available with all proceeds donated to charity and there will also be entertainment from local musicians.
81 Pedmore Road,
Lye, Stourbridge,
DY9 7DZ
Roberto Ross
(Produced for Ales & Tales)
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