Tuesday, 11 October 2022
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With the cost of living crisis hitting us, more homeowners are adding their own pub to their gardens.
With the average cost of a pint now over £4 across the UK and over £5 in London it’s no surprise Brits are looking for ways to save on the cost of their entertainment.
By building your own garden pub you can save on the cost of the booze with a pint from the local supermarket costing just £1.38.
So it's easy to see how much is saved by having your favourite tipple at home, plus there's the added advantage of no expensive taxis home or waiting at a bus stop, for a bus that might not even turn up!
During the pandemic the popularity of having your own pub in your garden exploded, estimates put the number of over more two million back garden pubs and bars that are now in operation.
Many of these bars are DIY builds featuring fully functioning bars with sound systems, pool tables, darts boards, real fires, and a huge range of drinks for friends and family.
The owners even name their bars with many owners having a bar sign featuring their bar name and a tongue in cheek design.
To recognise the best of the best Pubshedradio.uk, Twofatblokes.co.uk & the Facebook group Garden Shed Pubs & Nightclubs run a competition for back garden publicans to enter their bar for the converted title Pub Shed of The Year 2022 plus various other prizes for first, second and third places.
With 1,066 entries this year the judges selected their top three which go to a public vote via their voting platform https://pubshedoftheyear.co.uk Each bar is shown on the site for visitors from across the UK to vote for their favourite between 14th and 28th October 2022.
The final winner of PSOTY2022 will be broadcast live on Pubshedradio.uk the partner of Twofatblokes.co.uk.
None of the finalist will know if they are the winners until the live on air announcement., Ashley Turner the owner of twofatblokes.co.uk, DJ Tommy Funka the owner of Pub Shed Radio & Nick St.John from Garden Shed Pubs & Nightclubs will knock on the door of the winners Pub Shed Of The Year on the night of 12th November complete with a DJ rig to broadcast live to the nation!
The three finalist for the public vote are
The Dog & Ball - Portsmouth
The Stagger Inn - Manchester
The Tiger - Minehead
Two Fat Blokes Bar Sign Emporium Ran by Ashley Turner is a small company of two somewhat rotund men who, following redundancy in February 2021, launched their own company to make and sell bar signs to fellow back garden publicans. All profits made from selling Pub Shed Radio merchandise is gifted to Pub Shed Radio to help keep the radio station free and on air.
Pub Shed Radio is a not-for-profit ad free radio station running for the last three years by DJ MRJ and DJ Tommy Funka, it broadcasts on the internet at http://pubshedradio.uk and via Alexa every evening and all weekend with DJs broadcasting from their own garden pubs. All the shows are hugely interactive via the groups Shoutbox on Facebook,
The DJs are all semi-professionals who have daytime jobs and then run a typical two hour show in the evening. Music styles to suit all. The DJs all pay to play to keep the station on air for free.
Garden Shed Pubs & Nightclubs Facebook Group. The group started 4 years ago with the aim of getting like minded people help and advise on how to build and obtain everything they needed to build their own garden bar. Fast-forward 4 years and the group has 286,000 active members with help and advice from experts in building, electrics, beer pups etc. The group has inspired many many people to build their own with ideas picked up from the group.
A pub in the garden sounds like a great idea for celebrating Christmas with your friends and family members.
GoGo squeeZ X Disney Classics
GoGo squeeZ has teamed up with Disney Classics to give families the chance to win a stay at Disneyland Paris plus other goodies such as lunch boxes, pencil cases and backpacks with every promo pack purchased.
What’s more, there’s unlimited digital downloadable gifts for every entrant such as colouring pages, quizzes, games, and puzzles to keep the kids entertained throughout the half term break. So, everyone is a winner!
Promo ends 31.10.22
The GoGo squeeZ fruit pouches are:
Made from 100% fruit
1 of your 5 a day
A source of fibre
No added sugars, no artificial colours and no preservatives
Available in two flavours: Apple and Strawberry, Apple and Mango
They are Available in Tesco and Morrisons and also online at Amazon. The recommended retail price is £2.55.
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River Cottage Launches Organic Ketchup Range in Partnership With 9 Meals from Anarchy
Building on an existing relationship, the new River Cottage Organic ketchups have been developed in collaboration with organic food producers 9 Meals From Anarchy. Three of the flavours: squash, tomato and beetroot, will be available in Waitrose stores from 16 October.
In partnership with the artisan organic food producers River Cottage most admires, the growing range of products now includes kombucha, vegetable stock, cider, beer, sparkling wine, award-winning yoghurt, kefir as well as soaps and balms.
Sustainable food advocate Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall devised the range of ketchups along with River Cottage Culinary Director, Gelf Alderson, and 9 Meals From Anarchy.
The full roster of flavours, squash, tomato, mushroom, rhubarb and beetroot, are inspired by the original recipes created at River Cottage HQ, which is home to the famous cookery school, setting for the River Cottage television shows and a hub of sustainable food and farming on the Devon and Dorset border. Each flavour has been carefully spiced, creating a range of five distinctly different sauces containing less than 10% sugar. RRP of £3.50 for a 250ml bottle.
Discussing the new products, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall said: “I've always loved a good ketchup, and we are very excited to bring the distinctive, lively flavours of our River Cottage recipes into a market which has become bland and over-sweetened down the years.
"Our spicy 'Squashchup' has a piquant kick to it thanks to a dash of cayenne, mellowed by the sweetness of ripe squash. The earthy Beetroot Ketchup is warmed by aromatic toasted cumin and the Tomato Ketchup has an up-front tomato tang which is balanced with nutmeg, sweet onion and red pepper. It's a collection that can bring some lovely rich, tangy flavours to your table on a daily basis.”
Commenting on the collaboration, 9 Meals From Anarchy founder, Tom Whitley added: “Working with Hugh and the team has been a lot of fun. We are both committed to making foods that taste great and benefit people and the planet, so it's been a real meeting of minds.”
As with all 9 Meals From Anarchy products, the range is certified organic, vegan friendly, palm oil-free and gluten-free, too. The 250ml recyclable glass bottles feature biodegradable paper labels applied using plastic-free adhesives.
It's not the first time River Cottage Organic and 9 Meals From Anarchy have worked together, with the two companies already collaborating on a delicious veg stock range.
Head to rivercottage.net for serving suggestions and more information about the partnership.
The squash, tomato and beetroot River Cottage Organic Ketchups will be available in Waitrose from 16 October. RRP £3.50/250ml. The products will be sold in Waitrose with an introductory offer of £1 off, for a limited time only.
The full range of ketchups will be available to buy from River Cottage's new Kitchen & Store, situated a stone's throw from River Cottage HQ, as well as on ninemealsfromanarchy.co.uk.
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