Local Pub History meetings:

Landlord Ady Smith at the Dove Street Inn in Ipswich is organising a pub history group with one common aim, to collect as much information on Suffolk Pubs as possible before it is lost forever.

Meetings are fairly informal and usually take place from 8pm on the second Monday of the month, with a summer break between June and August. Forthcoming dates are:

* 9 Feb

* 9 Mar

* Sun 12 Apr (meet at Stoke bridge 3pm) TBC
(for a "guided" walk around New Cut West & Stoke pubs)

* 11 May

The meetings will normally take place at the Dove Street Inn and copying, scanning and other media will be available to assist with the project and all items loaned or donated will be returned, with acknowledgements made for the assistance of any participating contributors.

To add a bit more into these relaxed yet informative meetings, it is also intended to occasionally bring in a guest speaker to add more information to the project.

All the resulting information will be looked after by the local CAMRA branch and will mainly be available via the CAMRA Suffolk Real Ale Guide website (located at www.suffolkcamra.co.uk/pubs/), with the raw data also available on-line to allow individuals to perform further research.

For more information contact Ady on 01473 211270 or just join in at the next meeting.