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BRAPA in .... HOW NOW COW & PLOUGH : CIRCLING THE DRAINS OF LEICS

Si Everitt

Jun 18, 20236 min read

BRAPA in .... HOW NOW COW & PLOUGH : CIRCLING THE DRAINS OF LEICS

Leicestershire won't come quietly as a ticking county. The sheer lack of pubs opening at a sociable hour (12 noon or earlier if you...

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BRAPA in the .... BRENCHMARK FOR ALL GREAT PUBS (Rural Kent 2/2)

Si Everitt

Jun 14, 20234 min read

BRAPA in the .... BRENCHMARK FOR ALL GREAT PUBS (Rural Kent 2/2)

Halfway through perhaps my most spectacular of all Kentish pub ticking days so far (and yes, I HAVE been to Gillingham before you ask),...

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BRAPA in .... I BEG YOUR PARDON, I NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN (OF ENGLAND) : Rural Kent 1/2

Si Everitt

Jun 12, 20234 min read

BRAPA in .... I BEG YOUR PARDON, I NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN (OF ENGLAND) : Rural Kent 1/2

There have been times during my quest to fully complete the Kent GBG entries when I've questioned whether the famous 'Garden of England'...

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BRAPA is ..... THE KING OF WISHFUL HINCKING (Leics 2/2)

Si Everitt

Jun 11, 20233 min read

BRAPA is ..... THE KING OF WISHFUL HINCKING (Leics 2/2)

Hinckley! At last. Once described as 'the most rewarding of all Leicestershire towns to pub tick' by a bloke who knows, he completed...

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BRAPA .... IT'S THE ENDERBY OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT (Leics 1/2)

Si Everitt

Jun 7, 20235 min read

BRAPA .... IT'S THE ENDERBY OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT (Leics 1/2)

It's raining, it's pouring, but BRAPA wasn't snoring on this Thirsty Thursday as I find myself back in Leicestershire, determined to find...

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BRAPA is ... ACEING HASTINGS! (PART TWO OF TWO)

Si Everitt

Jun 5, 20235 min read

BRAPA is ... ACEING HASTINGS! (PART TWO OF TWO)

After the dynamic duo of 'First In Last Out' and 'Jenny Lind' (both safely on my BRAPA Pub of 2023 shortlist), I didn't think that our...

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BRAPA is ... ACEING HASTINGS! (PART ONE OF TWO)

Si Everitt

Jun 4, 20235 min read

BRAPA is ... ACEING HASTINGS! (PART ONE OF TWO)

Sister BRAPA (not a nun), lovely as she is, used to forbid me to go to the football on her birthday, and that has filtered through into...

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BRAPA IS ..... CORONATION TICKIN' IN NORTH KENT (PART 2/2)

Si Everitt

Jun 2, 20235 min read

BRAPA IS ..... CORONATION TICKIN' IN NORTH KENT (PART 2/2)

You left me at the end of Part One in a grumpy mood after two consecutive ropey pints in unconvincing pubs (Wainscott & Cooling), but I...

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Si Everitt

May 31, 20232 min read

BRAPA MONTH END REVIEW - MAY 2023

Good evening all. Just a quick one because I fell asleep after a virtual trip to Dresden (don't ask), haven't had my tea yet and wanted...

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BRAPA IS ..... CORONATION TICKIN' IN NORTH KENT (PART 1/2)

Si Everitt

May 24, 20234 min read

BRAPA IS ..... CORONATION TICKIN' IN NORTH KENT (PART 1/2)

May is proving a fruitful month in my quest to complete Kent by late summer, and on my 44th Birthday, I found myself trudging the...

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BRAPA - THE WILTSHIRE COUNTDOWN PART 10 (THEY ARE THE CHAMPIONS, MY FWENDS)

Si Everitt

May 22, 20235 min read

BRAPA - THE WILTSHIRE COUNTDOWN PART 10 (THEY ARE THE CHAMPIONS, MY FWENDS)

4. British Lion, Devizes My favourite pub in my top Wiltshire town of the week, it is no surprise that this one claims a promotion spot....

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BRAPA - THE WILTSHIRE COUNTDOWN PART 9 (PROMOTION HOPEFULS)

Si Everitt

May 21, 20235 min read

BRAPA - THE WILTSHIRE COUNTDOWN PART 9 (PROMOTION HOPEFULS)

8. White Bear, Devizes In order to understand my enormous gratitude to the White Bear for putting on a fine show, you first must...

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BRAPA - THE WILTSHIRE COUNTDOWN PART 8 (PLAYOFF PUSH)

Si Everitt

May 18, 20237 min read

BRAPA - THE WILTSHIRE COUNTDOWN PART 8 (PLAYOFF PUSH)

13. Benett Arms, Semley 'If the pub ain't open, I'm hopping straight on that coach and we're getting the hell outta here' I whisper to...

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BRAPA - THE WILTSHIRE COUNTDOWN PART 7 (BACKDOORING THE PLAYOFFS?)

Si Everitt

May 16, 20235 min read

BRAPA - THE WILTSHIRE COUNTDOWN PART 7 (BACKDOORING THE PLAYOFFS?)

18. Deacon's, Salisbury Quite easy to end up with a tattoo instead of pint if you're not concentrating / a bit pie-eyed, but thankfully...

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BRAPA - THE WILTSHIRE COUNTDOWN PART 6 (TOP HALF, JUST!)

Si Everitt

May 15, 20235 min read

BRAPA - THE WILTSHIRE COUNTDOWN PART 6 (TOP HALF, JUST!)

23. Rugby Club, Salisbury About five minutes into my Rugby Club experience, I thought 'ahhh, this is rather pleasant, I like this place'....

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BRAPA - THE WILTSHIRE COUNTDOWN PART 5 (MID TABLE MEDIOCRITY)

Si Everitt

May 12, 20235 min read

BRAPA - THE WILTSHIRE COUNTDOWN PART 5 (MID TABLE MEDIOCRITY)

I think this next bunch would probably finish in a Watford, Preston or Norwich position if this was a Championship league table. Is that...

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BRAPA - THE WILTSHIRE COUNTDOWN PART 4 (LOWER MID TABLE)

Si Everitt

May 10, 20235 min read

BRAPA - THE WILTSHIRE COUNTDOWN PART 4 (LOWER MID TABLE)

Not in danger of relegation, never going to challenge for the top half. These five show 'glimpses' but either make silly mistakes or...

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BRAPA - THE WILTSHIRE COUNTDOWN : PART 3 (NOT ANGRY, JUST DISAPPOINTED)

Si Everitt

May 5, 20235 min read

BRAPA - THE WILTSHIRE COUNTDOWN : PART 3 (NOT ANGRY, JUST DISAPPOINTED)

At this point I'm feeling like Father Ted doing his speech when he wins the 'Golden Cleric' award. "We've had the pubs that really fecked...

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BRAPA - THE WILTSHIRE COUNTDOWN : PART 2 (YOU'RE TICKED, AND YOU KNOW YOU ARE)

Si Everitt

May 3, 20236 min read

BRAPA - THE WILTSHIRE COUNTDOWN : PART 2 (YOU'RE TICKED, AND YOU KNOW YOU ARE)

After that wordy but cathartic part one horror show, we now countdown from 43-39. A mixture of fairly shite and incredibly frustrating....

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BRAPA - THE WILTSHIRE COUNTDOWN : PART 1 (RELEGATION HORRORSHOW)

Si Everitt

May 2, 20236 min read

BRAPA - THE WILTSHIRE COUNTDOWN : PART 1 (RELEGATION HORRORSHOW)

Good evening, and having ticked off 45 pubs on my recent BRAPA Spring Holiday, I'll start by telling you about the very first two that...

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