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BRAPA in ..... THERE IS POWER IN A (CRAFT) UNION : KING'S LYNNING IS WINNING

Si Everitt

Sep 17, 20237 min read

BRAPA in ..... THERE IS POWER IN A (CRAFT) UNION : KING'S LYNNING IS WINNING

Lulled into a false sense of security by the town of King's Lynn on Thursday 17th August 2023. Crossing the manicured green parklands,...

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BRAPA is .... TAKING THE PLUNGAR (UNBLOCKING THREE COUNTIES AT ONCE)

Si Everitt

Sep 7, 20237 min read

BRAPA is .... TAKING THE PLUNGAR (UNBLOCKING THREE COUNTIES AT ONCE)

With Bottesford and Redmile safely under my belt, now came the key moment of my Saturday 12th August outing. A rare bus out of Redmile,...

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BRAPA in .... CRAZY LITTLE SLING' CALLED PUB (Fun in North Yorks, and a bit of cheeky Leics)

Si Everitt

Sep 5, 20236 min read

BRAPA in .... CRAZY LITTLE SLING' CALLED PUB (Fun in North Yorks, and a bit of cheeky Leics)

Yo! You know pubs are boring to look at (or I'm drunk) when I resort to taking selfies. Daddy BRAPA had come up with a pre-emptive shout...

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BRAPA .... WILL BE TICKING IN THE STREETS OF RAITH (Part 2/2)

Si Everitt

Sep 4, 20234 min read

BRAPA .... WILL BE TICKING IN THE STREETS OF RAITH (Part 2/2)

Saturday 5th August, and just to re-cap, Kirkcaldy had wowed me in an incomprehensible open-mouthed jaw-to-the-floor kinda way with it's...

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BRAPA .... WILL BE TICKING IN THE STREETS OF RAITH TONIGHT (PT 1/2)

Si Everitt

Sep 3, 20234 min read

BRAPA .... WILL BE TICKING IN THE STREETS OF RAITH TONIGHT (PT 1/2)

A final BRAPA appearance before his controversial loan move to Metz in France for Oscar the Owl on Saturday 5th August 2023. Metz...

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BRAPA .... MONTH END REVIEW : AUGUST 2023

Si Everitt

Sep 1, 20233 min read

BRAPA .... MONTH END REVIEW : AUGUST 2023

Word up homies! We have reached squeaky bum time in the pub ticking season, and no I don't mean I've been at the Sussex Best Bitter, but...

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BRAPA is .... TAKING A SLEAF' OUT OF THE BEER BOOK (Lincs Pt 2/2)

Si Everitt

Aug 30, 20234 min read

BRAPA is .... TAKING A SLEAF' OUT OF THE BEER BOOK (Lincs Pt 2/2)

With Leasingham and Holdingham safely under my belt, both positive experiences to boot, I was wandering along the road back into Sleaford...

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BRAPA in .... THE PUB TICKING CARDS? AT LEAS' I'M HOLDINGHAM (Sleaford Blogs 1/2)

Si Everitt

Aug 28, 20233 min read

BRAPA in .... THE PUB TICKING CARDS? AT LEAS' I'M HOLDINGHAM (Sleaford Blogs 1/2)

How long is YOUR bus ticket? (apologies if Wix has deleted the photo, I think it thinks it is rude!) August pub ticking began on a Call...

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BRAPA is ... TAKING A PUNT ON THORNTON HUNT (Grimsby Pt. 2)

Si Everitt

Aug 26, 20235 min read

BRAPA is ... TAKING A PUNT ON THORNTON HUNT (Grimsby Pt. 2)

Blogging on a Saturday morning. It feels weird and wrong. I should be through King's Cross by now, bound for Sittingbourne, ready to...

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BRAPA in .... IT'S LIFE GRIM(SBY), BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT (PART 1/2)

Si Everitt

Aug 24, 20234 min read

BRAPA in .... IT'S LIFE GRIM(SBY), BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT (PART 1/2)

This summer's 'Welly Outing' (named after Hull's once brilliant but now shut Wellington Inn) was a poorly attended event this year....

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BRAPA in .... IT'S THE (SWIN)HOPE THAT KILLS YOU (LINCS LOVE PT 2/2)

Si Everitt

Aug 22, 20233 min read

BRAPA in .... IT'S THE (SWIN)HOPE THAT KILLS YOU (LINCS LOVE PT 2/2)

Sorry for the lateness of the hour, just been to three York pubs that no-one ever goes to - thankfully, I did write this sober before. If...

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BRAPA in .... TICK ME ABY ONE MORE TIME (LINCS LOVE IN LOUTH PT 1/2)

Si Everitt

Aug 21, 20234 min read

BRAPA in .... TICK ME ABY ONE MORE TIME (LINCS LOVE IN LOUTH PT 1/2)

The latest leg of my quest for a full Lincolnshire completion by the end of the 2023/24 season took another step in the right direction,...

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BRAPA in .... COMETH THE STOUR(BRIDGE), COMETH THE PUBMAN

Si Everitt

Aug 16, 20237 min read

BRAPA in .... COMETH THE STOUR(BRIDGE), COMETH THE PUBMAN

The West Midlands. Is there a better county/area when it comes to pub ticking? An area that just delivers time and time again. ...

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BRAPA is .... TICKING AT BRECKNOCK SPEED (East Sussex 4/4)

Si Everitt

Aug 13, 20236 min read

BRAPA is .... TICKING AT BRECKNOCK SPEED (East Sussex 4/4)

There are some truly gorgeous Harvey's pubs out there, and a short shuffle from Frant station took me to the Brecknock Arms, Bells Yew...

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BRAPA in .... TICKING THE SQUIRREL IS ONLY HALF THE BATTLE (EAST SUSSEX 3/4)

Si Everitt

Aug 11, 20236 min read

BRAPA in .... TICKING THE SQUIRREL IS ONLY HALF THE BATTLE (EAST SUSSEX 3/4)

Day 3, and it was time to ascend the crazy wooden staircase from Bedfordshire (Rye) for another day of cheeky Kentish / East Sussex Good...

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BRAPA in .... HOW FAR TO SNARGATE? (Kent & East Sussex Day 2/4)

Si Everitt

Aug 10, 20235 min read

BRAPA in .... HOW FAR TO SNARGATE? (Kent & East Sussex Day 2/4)

A bracing walk along the B2080 was the perfect tonic to clear any morning-after-the-night-before cobwebs. With the train to Appledore...

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BRAPA .... A TICK AND A TICKLE IN ICKLESHAM (EAST SUSSEX 1/4)

Si Everitt

Aug 9, 20234 min read

BRAPA .... A TICK AND A TICKLE IN ICKLESHAM (EAST SUSSEX 1/4)

Four days to get stuck to East Sussex, one of those counties I've criminally neglected over the years. I had my train snacks and was...

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BRAPA in .... WHAT'S YOUR KINK IN LINCS?

Si Everitt

Aug 7, 20234 min read

BRAPA in .... WHAT'S YOUR KINK IN LINCS?

1st July 2023, and six spanktastic new pubs to review in brief, otherwise it's gonna be bloody Christmas before I get caught up on the...

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BRAPA in .... YOU ARE THE WYMONDHAM BENEATH MY WINGS

Si Everitt

Aug 6, 20234 min read

BRAPA in .... YOU ARE THE WYMONDHAM BENEATH MY WINGS

I was entering the death throes of my five day jaunt to Norfolk/Suffolk, with three pubs to tackle before the journey home. Could Great...

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Si Everitt

Aug 2, 20234 min read

BRAPA .... BIZARRENESS IN YARMOUTH

Before we get onto Great Yarmouth, I was roaming the seedy streets of Lowestoft in search of my third and final tick on a grey Tuesday...

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