General News Aunt Sally Calendar Moreton Beer & Cricket Festival 08 Bear at Home Inn Press Releases Stella Blackstone Brewery Trips Village Fete & Beer Garden Texas Hold 'em Tournaments Competition Darts Yearly Events at the Bear at Home CAMRA Pub of the Year South Oxon The Good Beer Guide		News and Events at The Bear at Home Inn   This page will display the social events that will be occurring at the Bear at Home Inn over the forthcoming weeks.  Please be aware that this page is under construction and it may be a while before it is fully populated with useful information. Tim and Alison Haworth will be organising regular events so keep your diary open. The events have already started with a very successful lady's cocktail evening and they will be continuing apace. Please visit this page regularly and ask the landlord to update it with any information you think we may find interesting.
		Every Thursday night from 8:00pm Blokes evening Blokes evening - on Thursday one of our big curries for only £7.95  We play some eclectic music on these nights - Massive Attack, Dr. Feelgood, Billy Idol, Aroz &c. from 8:00pm Ladies Night TBA Ladies Night The next Ladies evening will be announced soon..... The next great Bear at Home Texas Hold'em Tournament  Sunday 23rd March 2008 Texas Hold'em Tournament - The Bear's next tournie is on Sunday March 23rd 2008. We aim to start at about 8pm - same format as last time. £15 to enter, which includes a chilli. Spaces strictly limited to 24, so let me know soon if you want to play. Email Tim if you want to join the Texas tournament Thanks Wednesday nights from 8.00pm Aunt Sally Aunt Sally season starts May- see the Aunt Sally Calendar Every Thursday night from 6:00pm Thursday Night Cricket Thursday Night Cricket starts late April (weather permitting ) with a 6:00pm start. Come and watch the game and enjoy a beer. Every Sunday Afternoon after lunch Sunday Cricket Sunday Cricket -  Open all day Sunday during the Summer months Thursday nights from 7:30pm Darts - We have 2 teams in the Benson League, so there will always be a match at home on Thursdays in the winter so come and support us please !  We now have a Blog site for you to contribute your thoughts on Darts, International news, ID Cards, etc etc. Please visit and air your views now. http://beardarts.blogspot.com/   LOOK !   Moreton  Beer & Cricket Festival- July 25/26/27th 2008 To celebrate 150 years of village cricket  in North Moreton, we are having a Beer & Cricket Festival here on 25/26/27th July. There will be several games of cricket over the weekend including a fixture against the MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club) The Bear will be holding a beer festival & live music. More details to follow- but put the date in your diary now !!
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		Aunt Sally at the Bear at Home Inn       Aunt Sally is a simple game played by throwing wooden sticks or batons at a wooden skittle known as an Aunt Sally. The wooden Aunt Sally or Dolly is positioned on a piece of angle iron positioned in a vertical hollow rod two and a half feet above the ground. Eight player teams each throw six stub-ended 18" long wooden sticks at the dolly from behind a line known as the "hockey" which is 10 yards from the iron. Each turn consists of six throws and a winning point is only counted when the stick hits the doll before the iron. Hitting the doll is really quite tricky.              The game dates back to the 17th Century  and may have been introduced by Royalist soldiers during the English Civil war when King Charles I set up his Royalist court in Oxford in opposition to the Parliamentarians in London. Despite the game only being played in Oxfordshire it is still a very popular game indeed taken very seriously by regular players in serious leagues.       There are two possibilities for the development of the game. One is that is an evolution of a 14th century game called 'kayles' which is a  skittles game in which differently shaped skittles must be knocked over using an underarm throw. The largest of the skittles may have become the Aunt Sally.         Aunt Sally Team picture 2007 will follow shortly     An alternative theory ascribes Aunt Sally as an evolution of  the barbaric game of  "throwing at cocks". In this game a cock would be tied by one leg to a stake in the ground and the participants would then pay for a turn at throwing a "cok-steles" or small club at the bird. Whoever killed the bird won it and was able to take it home for dinner. If the bird's leg was broken, the creature would be supported on sticks until the bitter end.        After last years debacle, we are confident of an improved performance from our team this Summer. Capt Slade has several new signings, and competition for places is likely to be hot. I confidently predict a bold showing- you heard it here first !
		Aunt Sally Calendar The calendar would normally be owned by the team leader John Slade but as he has computer phobia the calendar is now maintained by Tim Haworth. Contact Tim if there are any changes to the calendar.   May 7th 2008 May 14th May 21st May 28th June June July July July July Aug Aug Aug Aug Sept Sept -oOo- If you want to join the team in a bout of Aunt Sally then turn up on a Wednesday night at 7:30 - 8:00 and throw sticks hard.
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		Cricket on the Green Moreton Beer & Cricket Festival 2008 This is The Bear's BIG event of the year. A combined Beer & Cricket Festival- a match made in heaven ! Moreton Cricket Club is celebrating 150 years this year- quite a feat for a small club, and to mark the occasion the Marylebone Cricket Club is sending a team from London to play us on the afternoon of Sunday 27th July. Other matches include a Juniors game v Dorchester on Thursday Evening 24th, a limited overs game V Conways Cavaliers on Friday evening 25th, and two Twenty20 games on Saturday Afternoon 26th July. All this to be blended perfectly with copious amounts of fine beer & cider from all over the UK. Throw in some Live Music on Friday & Saturday night, Aunt Sally & Boules Competitions, and you have the recipe for a perfect weekend ! Fingers crossed for some decent weather !!                                                                  Every Thursday night from 6:00pm Thursday Night Cricket Thursday Night Cricket starts towards the end of April, with a 6:00pm start. Come and watch the game and enjoy a beer. Click here to return to top of page
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		Competition Darts Bear at Home A finished a creditable 4th in their first season, and are confident of winning their league next Winter. Congrats to Wally for getting through to the Singles Final, and to Geoff & Ken for registering 180's. Special thanks to Kath & Dave for getting us all organised. The B team are all lovely people, but were rubbish- enough said ! Click on the dart board on the left to visit the Benson dart league at http://www.benson4s.co.uk/ Click here to return to top of page
How to run a pub... The locals are revolting Round and About		Press Releases The following press release have been made on behalf of the pub by private individuals and are published as such here. The information within each article is not  necessarily the opinion of the owners of this website nor the Landlord of the Bear at Home Inn. Could YOU write an article on the Bear at Home Inn? Feel free to submit your own article on your experiences of the Bear at Home Inn by submitting your article in Word format to the webmaster. For FREE submission to the press of any article on any subject whatsoever then also contact the webmaster here.     Click here to return to top of page   URL: http://press.arrivenet.com/entertainment/article.php/739417.html Headline : The Bear at Home Inn - A lesson on how to run a pub - or how not to... 2nd Headline : New Landlord aims to make it a success this time round Distribution Source : ArriveNet Date : Wednesday, January 11, 2006 Author: Paul jackson Oxfordshire, England -- (ArriveNet - Jan 11, 2006) -- The Bear: Necessities The 17th century ‘Bear at Home Inn’, nestled in the calm, picturesque Oxfordshire village of North Moreton, halfway between Didcot and Wallingford, provides an object lesson in how to run a successful village pub – and how not to. The pub has had six landlords in fifteen years: not too bad, you might think, except that four of them arrived - and left - in the last five years. What went wrong? And why is the pub, at last, working so successfully now? Many village pubs face the same alchemic challenge: the beer, the ambience, the food, the prices, the publican – all elements have to be ‘right’, in order to turn into gold. One landlord tried to convert the pub into an expensive, upmarket, non-smoking fish restaurant; another tried to run it single-handed, including doing all the cooking and serving, whilst simultaneously running a village shop some 45 miles away. Needless to say, both failed. What’s changed? The first is the new landlords have lived in the village for 14 years. Tim & Alison Haworth with their three children now run the pub as a family concern, having renamed it ‘The Bear at Home Inn’. They are well-liked, and well-connected, in the community. The second is that the food is now expertly prepared from entirely fresh local ingredients by a professional chef. Stuart MacKay has, for the last five seasons, been the Head Chef for the BAR Honda Formula One team. The food he creates is of the very highest standard – and priced to entice. Finally, when Tim and his family went on a dream holiday to New Zealand over Christmas 2005, booked prior to their pub tenure, the village community stepped in and ran it for them in their absence. This brought the villagers back into the pub and reintroduced them to one of the loveliest old pubs in the county. Well-kept local beers complete the picture: all the elements are in place, and the buzz is back. Here’s to the English village pub. Cheers! If you like Paul's article - please vote for it at arrivenet - all publicity helps the pub! Click here to return to top of page Click here to return to top of page URL: http://press.arrivenet.com/entertainment/article.php/738549.html Headline : Locals take over the Bear at Home Inn, North Moreton 2nd Headline : Oxfordshire Landlord leaves pub to the locals! Distribution Source : ArriveNet Date : Monday, January 09, 2006 Author: Dean Beedell Oxfordshire England -- (ArriveNet - Jan 09, 2006) -- An Oxfordshire pub has been taken over by the locals. No it's not a revolution nor even a minor uprising, it's just that the Landlord has left the pub to the drinking locals to run it themselves for a month. Tim Haworth the new landlord had recently taken over management of the Bear at Home Inn, North Moreton, when he suddenly announced that he was going on a Christmas holiday for a month leaving his business behind with no management nor bar staff in his stead. Not wanting the pub to close, the friendly (and not really that revolting) locals have stepped into the breach to run the pub on a daily basis, opening every day, lunchtimes and evenings. You would expect that they might invite all their friends and drink the pub dry, all for free, but that was not the case. The locals have been honest and hard working and have paid all the pub's takings into Tim's bank account. Business has been phenomenal and a fun time is being had by all, locals and paying customers. Having a new landlord every day seems to add to the charm of what is already a very lovely and quaint olde Englishe pubbe. The real landlord who has just returned from his vacation, is reputed to be stunned by the response of the locals in keeping his business running. His jaw has been seen trailing on the bar floor, still amazed by the good job they have all done. Interviewed on this subject by Central Television in the New Year Tim has supposedly just started planning his next holiday... If you like Dean's article - please vote for it at arrivenet - all publicity helps the pub! Click here to return to top of page Click here to return to top of page URL: http://press.arrivenet.com/entertainment/article.php/794276.html Headline : The Bear at Home Inn, North Moreton nr. Didcot 2nd Headline : Real Ale, Real Food, Really Good! Distribution Source : Round & About Date : April, 2006 Author: Peter Savage Often, change can be for the best, and at The Bear, Tim and Alison Haworth’s arrival is certainly that. This well known South Oxfordshire family of five, Mum, Dad and three girls, moved in late last year and made an immediate and favourable impression; and then they took off for a month’s holiday in New Zealand over January! Readers might remember that a great deal of publicity was generated when knowledge of how a team of locals offered to staff, cook and serve whilst the family were away. This extraordinary show of solidarity by friends was a huge success and the genuinely warm feeling of The Bear reflects both Tim and Alison’s genial approach to running a pub as well as the type of clientele now drawn to it.    For a couple without previous pub experience it is truly remarkable how they have a natural instinct for pleasing the visitor; Alison’s food is wholesome, fresh and home-made, Tim’s manner is relaxed and amiable. Tim put their philosophy succinctly  ‘ we think we are a pub that wants to serve food, rather than a restaurant that needs to serve drinks’. Indeed their food is not ‘pub grub’ but an ever changing menu of really interesting, nicely presented range of dishes. Prices for a healthy main dish are faround the £8 mark with starters and puddings at about £3.50. Their Sunday menu includes a roast priced at about £7.95. That puts them in the really good value for money bracket. The Bear is deceptively large; the main bar and restaurant can cope with about 50, the rear function room can handle a further 50 to 60 people which makes them ideal for private parties or office functions. Summer plans include a new beer garden adjacent to the cricket pitch, no doubt for some Dutch courage prior to facing a fast bowler!   I suggest though that you pop along well before then.   Click here to return to top of page   Click here to return to top of page URL:  http://editorials.arrivenet.com/entertainment/article.php/12094.html Headline : Boule at the Bear! 2nd Headline: North Moreton’s game in the garden.. Distribution Source : Round & About Date : May, 2007 Author: Peter Savage Boule at the Bear! North Moreton’s game in the garden.. Joy of Joys, you’ll be able to play boule at The Bear from May 1st. (Or, some might say petanque, but we can form a debating society to discuss what to call it. I believe they call it petanque in the South of France and Boule in the North). It’s a great game of guile and bluff, skill and luck and with ‘sledging’ potential, as the aussies call it. Here’s an extract from the www.petanque.org site as a taster... The art of Boules-Upmanship, inspired by the classic work by Stephen Potter, is all about scoring points off your opponents without, or ideally even before, having to actually play a boule. The secret is cultivating a superior attitude, appearing that you know more about the game than the opponents do and always, of course, having a variety of sound reasons why you were ‘unlucky’ in losing any match As in all of Europe this fantastic game can be, and is, enjoyed by all the family. How many times on holiday in the warm early evening have you watched games from the sidelines trying to figure out who was winning. The shouts, aahhs, the laughter and congratulations. Or, late at night after a fabulous supper, have wished you could have a go at this quintessentially European game. Now you can, and locally, but I suspect that the real problem will be in getting ‘a go’ as I’m convinced the new attraction will be a mega hit at the Bear. It is not hard to play but being good at it is a different kettle of fish…. Don’t worry if you don’t have a set as the Bear will make some available and the rules of the ‘simple game’ will be pinned to a post next to the pitch. Everyone’s welcome, so pop around and have a game…….   Click here to return to top of page
White Horse Brewery The Loddon Brewery Fullers Brewery		Click here to return to top of page Brewery Trip to the White Horse Brewery URL: http://press.arrivenet.com/entertainment/article.php/793990.html Headline : Brewery Trip to the White Horse Brewery 2nd Headline :The boys at the Bear at Home Inn submerged Distribution Source : ArriveNet Date : Wednesday, May 10, 2006 Author: Dean Beedell Thursday 2nd March 2006 - Twelve of the boys arrived at the pub expectantly looking forward to the evening's entertainment. They all loaded up into the minibus in quick time. The minibus driver drove a tadge too fast with not quite enough thought for the passengers. In the back of the van it felt like a scene from DAS Boot with all the sweaty men contained in a small rolling capsule.  Perhaps we ought to have a van with less of a rolling suspension next time. We arrived at the brewery having eaten one or two bags of greasy but desirable chips in Wantage. These were useful for lining the stomach later as we realised we were going to have to drink a lot of White Horse Beer. Despite experiencing what felt like the gales of the Atlantic from within U-264, we arrived at the location without incident. The Head Brewer and MD of White Horse Brewery gave us a grand tour of the modern brewing facilities. We were impressed by the Belgian-made brewing machinery which was highly automated, allowing one man to make a brew all by himself. The enthusiasm of the owner was communicated to us all by his rich and colourful descriptions of his beer and the manufacturing process. The story about the man diving into the Barley Wine tank had us all splitting our sides whilst feeling quite jealous that it wasn't us in the tank. After the tour we were given a barrel of White Horse Best bitter to drink all for ourselves, 72 pints were gone in very short order with none wasted whatsoever. Afterwards we had a short trip to the Royal Oak in Wantage to see a publican known as Dr. Hexter in person. Dr. Hexter is a legend in beer drinking circles, selling only the very best of beer, some of them have been brewed especially for him. He also sells a quality whisky brand-named after his own pub. Unfortunately we could only drink a single pint with Dr. Hexter as it was then back to The Bear at Home Inn for a home made curry, a pint or two and then cards until dawn.  Thanks from all the attendees to Tim Haworth, the Landlord for organising the trip. A good time had by all. Click here to return to top of page
		Click here to return to top of page Brewery Trip to the Loddon Brewery URL: http://press.arrivenet.com/entertainment/article.php/793991.html Headline : Brewery Trip to the Loddon Brewery 2nd Headline : Better than Brakspears - better by far! Distribution Source : ArriveNet Date : Monday, January 09, 2006 Author: Dean Beedell Thursday 20th April - Same as before twelve of the local boys arrived at the pub expectantly looking forward to the evening's entertainment. A kitty was created to fund the evening's fun, then a quick one in the pub before the short journey to Dunsden. The driver was much more sympathetic to his passengers than last time, the journey went without mishap and although in the back of the van it still felt like the inside of a submarine's  conning tower, condensation running down the windows, everyone was happy and expectant of the evening ahead. We had to suffer the usual typical men's talk on the journey with much childish giggling, talking stupid and being rude, especially from Paul Jackson who seems to like this sort of behaviour.. We arrived at the brewery ready for the usual brewery trip but were most surprised and encouraged at the friendly welcome we received from Chris Hearn, the Loddon Brewery's owner and Head Brewer. Chris started by opening eight barrels for us to sample and drink as much as we wanted. The beers he had to offer us were Ferrymans Gold, Hoppit, Hullaballo, Bamboozle, Flight of Fancy and one other which due to the amount of alcohol we drank has temporarily slipped from my mind...but these were only a selection of  the Loddon Brewerery's sixteen regular beers. All the beers were delicious. Chris gave us a grand tour of the modern British-made brewing facilities which were highly automated but still needed his unique touch to manufacture a beer to Chris' high standards. Chris Hearn was on the brewing team of Brakspears in the days when Brakspears cared about their beers rather than being just focussing on their property management. These were the days when Brakspears beers were handmade in old brewing vessels using the same processes they have used for two hundred years. Chris has carried over some of these age-old techniques to his own brewery assisted by modern technology that allows one or two skilled personnel to make significant quantities of good quality beer. The Loddon Brewery is situated in rolling Dunsden countryside within an old brick built  renovated barn. The Brewery is the very model of efficiency and cleanliness and we were all very impressed by the combination of modern methods and the traditional environment. The beer tasting was interrupted by the delivery of fish and chips for everyone, we sat down to a very pleasant meal with a load of slightly tipsy but very happy Bear at Home locals. The guest book came out and everyone wrote down their thoughts on the trip. One of our party however wrote some very rude things about the others on the trip, we firmly believe it was Duncan despite his denials. Afterwards we had a short trip to the Black Horse at Checkendon, a lovely virtually untouched pub in the heart of the Oxfordshire countryside. After a single pint we headed back home for cards and more refreshment back at the Bear at Home Inn  Thanks again from all the attendees to Tim Haworth, the Landlord for organising the trip. Once again, a superb time had by all. Click here to return to top of page
		Click here to return to top of page Brewery Trip to the Fullers Brewery Headline : A trip to the Fullers Brewery, described in detail. Date : Tuesday, June 19, 2007 Author: Dean Beedell Fullers Brewery Chiswick  - A trip to the Fullers Brewery, described in detail. Despite only a short drive in the van a certain member of the group was unable to control his internals and needed to stop every twenty minutes for light relief. The eight of us arrived on time for a pint or two in the old store cellar of the Fullers brewery in Chiswick, right by the flooded Thames.  ESB, London Pride, Chiswick and Gales HSB were drunk in quite small quantities. Next, a short walk from the Victorian buildings to modern brewing premises built in the nineteen-eighties in order to view the production processes. No small-time brewery this, but a vast manufacturing facility capable of brewing half a million barrels of beer each year with production rising so we were told. Inside, only a  few vestiges of old copper and wood brewing vessels and a minimal amount of traditional brewing equipment was all that was left of the Fullers Brewery of old, now replaced by the gleaming steel of efficient modern equipment. A cold and impersonal manufactory warmed only by the heat of the brewing beer. The guide had a lot more personality than the factory, he had worked there since 1969 and had seen the old ways swept away by the sweep of progress turning Fullers from the seemingly defunct operation of the 70s to the flourishing, healthy and profitable enterprise it is today. He seemed to agree that some of the new lager-type beers that Fullers are now producing are a little lacking in taste. They are popular however with the young. After the factory trip we were allowed another last pint in the cellar and then onto the Mawsons Arms where a buffet was especially laid on for us. The buffet was tasty enough though some complained at the specially-prepared nature of the Pringles, softening them ready for gentle and easy laying upon the tongue. The beer in the Mawson Arms was good Fullers beer, not surprising considering that the pub is practically part of the brewery. The Fullers rep. seemed happy to say goodbye leaving us to play some silly drinking games, chucking the matchbox, spoof and bunnies, with local variations. Some of us drank too much and had to resort to tactical methods of keeping sober. Not nice. The trip home went very quickly with cards played in the bus and silly songs being sung. We stopped off in Henley and determined to have a quick fight or rather a quick pint in the Bird in Hand. Luckily we all remained firm friends and despite some water on the brain we returned home to the Bear at Home Inn for some late night cards and few more rounds of beer. As always thanks to Tim for organising the trip. Thanks to the Brewery for having us. Thanks also to the driver for not crashing, the group is now thoroughly convinced of his ability to equal any white van driver on the road.  Click here to return to top of page
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First Texas Tournament Second Texas Tournament Third Texas Tournament   Click here to download the Texas Hold 'em Rules		Texas Hold 'em Tournament URL: http://press.arrivenet.com/entertainment/article.php/794275.html Headline : North Moreton's first Texas Hold 'em Tournament 2nd Headline :  How to lose friends and money fast Distribution Source : ArriveNet Date : Monday, January 09, 2006 Author: Dean Beedell Sunday 30th April - The Bear at Home's first Texas tournament was an outrageous sucess; great atmosphere and cameraderie was generated from the start, and Alison's curry kept the losers happy. The early exchanges were notable for the "heavyweight" departures of  The Landlord, Simon Claridge & Big Mac, leaving the smug semi professionals in charge of the chips at the tables. However they did not reckon on  the women gate-crashing the poker party, and both Heather & Jubs made it to the final on merit. The final two places were drawn as "lucky losers" and Stuart "chavster" Montgomery and Riccardo Nicholas were the lucky dudes. The "know all" players were seen off early, clearly unable to read either of the girls who did a great job of pretending they didn't know the rules. Down to the last three and only Stuart could stop Hev & Jubs wiping the floor with the blokes. He adopted the "I'll go blind" strategy, which was marginally more daft than their own cunning plan, so jubs was knocked out to leave the last two to slug it out. By the time Heather went "all in" on a 7-high, nobody cared except Stuart, who won by default. Thankfully he bought everyone in the pub a drink, so we forgave him. When asked what his tactics would be when defending his title, he said "go ****** all in blind" of course; not surprisingly the queue has already started to take him on !! Click here to return to top of page Click here to return to top of page The Bear at Home's 3rd Poker Tournament URL: http://press.arrivenet.com/entertainment/article.php/ Headline : North Moreton's THIRD Texas Hold 'em Tournament 2nd Headline :  Now to gain friends but still lose money fast Distribution Source : ArriveNet Date : Monday, , 2006 Author: Dean Beedell The Bear at Home's 3rd Village Class Poker Tournament took place on Sunday 24th Sept with both previous champions at the table. Both Monty & Fuz looked confident but failed to cut the mustard this time joining several high profile players along with Dave Latimer who were dumped early. Ben Slade left in such a hurry that he forgot his curry but thankfully Simon Claridge was on hand to eat it (and any others that were left unattended). The table winners Tim, Simon & Ben were joined by Heather, Bob & Nic on 'lucky losers tickets' for the final showdown. It was left to Simon to put the streaky beggars in their place with a well timed run stealing the pot from Nic Cross. Nick was confidently halfway home to Leicester with the winnings when Simon caught up with him and pointed out the error of his ways. Nic's two pair strangely enough not beating Simon's run. In the meantime and in his absence,  everyone drank heavily on Simon's tab thus ensuring we all had a great evening. See you all at North Moreton's fourth Texas Hold 'em Tournament. Click here to return to top of page
		Click here to return to top of page Stella Blackstone The name Stella Blackstone is one closely associated with the Bear at Home. However, she is not a regular drinker in our pub but a writer of Children's books. She has written a series of books based around a friendly big brown bear. The books are wonderful starter books for toddlers and are illustrated by Debbie Harter. "Follow Bear on a guided tour of his cosy home. Wander through the various rooms.From the kitchen "all clean and neat" through the playroom with its "great big toy chest" and end up in the bedroom "where the Bear at Home says goodnight!"  (quoted from islandtreasuretoys website)   Click here to return to top of page
		Click here to return to top of page Village Fete and New Beer Garden Sunday 14th May 2006 New Beer Garden overlooking the cricket pitch has just come into being allowing patrons to enjoy the summer outside. The Village Fete, one of the villages most treasured yearly events has just taken place. Sunday the 14th May was the big day. The Bear at Home served fresh bright beer and a good solid barbeque from mid-day. Be sure to return for next year's fete Click here to return to top of page
Picture will be arriving here shortly of Richard Starkey, branch chairman presenting the certificate to Tim Haworth, the landlord of the Bear at Home Inn		Click here to return to top of page CAMRA Pub Of The Year - South Oxon Monday 22nd April 2007 Another surprise! - The South Oxon branch members of the Campaign for Real Ale have voted the Bear at Home Inn as 2007 Pub of the Year. This is no mean feat since there are around 150 pubs in the South Oxfordshire area. Paul Dixon CAMRA - South Oxfordshire Branch Secretary says, "Congratulations - it's very well deserved....The Bear at Home Inn will now be entered into the Oxfordshire Pub of the Year, the other areas being North Oxon, Oxford City and the Vale of the White Horse. The winner of this round goes into the Regional Pub of the Year which includes Berks and Bucks. The final stage is national." -  Click here to return to top of page
		Click here to return to top of page Good Beer Guide 2007 Friday 22nd September 2006 What a surprise! - An unexpected turn of events is that the Bear at Home has an entry in the Good Beer Guide of 2007. Out of 65,000 pubs in the UK only 4,500 make it into CAMRA's good beer guide and we have done it too due to our peculiar combination of good beer, good food, good antiques and the Bear at Home warm welcome. Thanks to the mystery man from CAMRA who came in and gave the Bear at Home a thumbs-up! See our entry on page 394 on the Oxfordshire region of the guide. Click here to return to top of page
		Click here to return to top of page Yearly events at the Bear at Home
		Christmas Menu from 1st December Christmas arrives every year without fail. and as usual our Festive Table D'hote menu will be available either from the bar. You can chose either two or three courses, and it will be available lunch & evening from 1st to 23rd December inclusive. I strongly advise you to book, as we always get enquiries for large parties. In addition to this menu, we will always have at least one daily special & baguettes for those that want a lighter option ! Bear at Home Birthday Party   4th November 2007 - Bear at Home 2nd Birthday Party. The Bear at Home Inn will be two years old and we intend to celebrate. Last year we had Sam McNeil, a Singer/ Guitarist from East Hagbourne, and The Front Runners, a band from Aston Tirrold. Keep an eye out on this page for news! British Sausage Week First week in November British Sausage Week. The Bear at Home will celebrate this with a variety of "banger" dishes. If anyone has some good recipes, I would love to hear about them. Please email me any recipes or ideas you may have, and we'll try & incorporate some of them in our menu for that week, and attribute them to the person who suggested the dish. Moreton Cricket Club Race Night  Mid-November Moreton Cricket Club Race Night. Starts at 7pm with a 9 race card and two course meal. £15 per person includes a welcome drink on arrival.  Anyone who attended last year will know what a good evening this is, and all profits will go towards the Cricket Club. Spaces are limited, so book early to avoid disappointment, either through the Bear at Home, Simon Claridge or Ed Squires. Click here to return to top of page