EDF Christmas Drinks - Friday 5th December

[KalamityKel]

Any closer to an overall decision?

[SeanMacGabhann]

Jah- I think Caffeine Addict has every intention of getting out more - when he/she actually moves to the area any day now

Caffeine Addict - a quick google will reveal the location of most of thos pubs mentioned, or you could have a peek in

www.fancyapint.com

www.beerintheevening.com

Snorky, sometimes of this parish, has written some very entertaining reviews on the latter site

[mockney piers]

I'm sure huguenot made and posted a really good google map of the area with most of the pubs, might be worth hunting donw

[caffine addict]

SeanMacGabhann - Thanks I will check out those sites you posted and nope I have not arrived in ED yet the big move is at the end of the month!!

[EDOldie]

What about the Greendale? It might not still be called that but I walked past it the other night and it looked like it was still a pub.

[SeanMacGabhann]

The Greendale is I THINK now The Oriwusu Spot. On the way back from teh Dog forum drinks several forumites had an entertaining late night but subsequent visits seemed more cliquey

[mockney piers]

You mean the pub was more cliquey rather than the EDDC members?

Agreed, they weren't at all welcoming last time I hammered their door at 2 in the morning demanding a drink ;-)

[EDOldie]

Oh well, perhaps not then

[lozzyloz]

The Drum might still be open by then. BYOB, BYOD, music and dancing exclusively till 4 am.

[mockney piers]

I'm still holding out for an Oriwisu spot night, maybe not for the chrismas drink though.

How about 2nd january when only the hardened can face a night down the pub?

[SeanMacGabhann]

As it's my local how can I say no?!

[Jeremy]

Where is/was The Greendale?

[EDOldie]

In Green Dale. Id be up for that in January.

[SeanMacGabhann]

Jeremy

Greendale is the road that continues on from Townley Rd, on the East Dulwich Grove side

[mockney piers]

here are the directions from the station, though there's a nifty shortcut to the left of the football ground and playing fields, then turn right up the hill

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[Jeremy]

OK... I know where that road is. But I couldn't find any evidence of a pub on that road using any of my usual resources.

[AcedOut]

If the Drum is still open, let's do that!

[lozzyloz]

Jeremy it's on the corner of Wanley Rd and the cycle path behind DHFC.

[mockney piers]

there is no evidence anywhere to be found using google, other than a photo of their carpet, though lord knows who took that......

*whistles*

[Jeremy]

OK.

Greendale

44 Wanley Rd

London SE5 8AT

So it's not on Greendale at all.

[mockney piers]

I bet the area was a green dale before it was a wan ley though!

[Jeremy]

I briefly lived in Basingdon Way, and I heard rumours of a "characterful" pub in the nearby area. I guess this must be it.

EDOldie seems to be a fan of this place and The Castle, could I deduce that the two places are cut from the same cloth?

[Michael Palaeologus]

As ever we have widely differing views as to where we should go - and many thanks for the ideas.

We did say some time ago that we would try and alternate ED venues with ED fringe venues and we would try and include pubs and bars. Logically as Hoopers is ED Fringe then the next venue should be in ED, equally we havent been in a Bar for some time.

T'Social Committee are pondering and will make a decision in the very near future, because someboy has to.

Our suggestion for next year is that we come up with a 12 month rota of dates and venues. This will include ED and ED fringe venues, a range of hostelry types and will take into account the practicalities of travel, the season (venues with Gardens seem sensible in the Summer, being hopeful) and the mainstream appeal of places. What do you think of that idea?

Once completed is there anywhere on the Forum the rota could be placed for reference purposes?

[mockney piers]

The Greendale had a certain reputation, shared by many council estate pubs, of being a bit rough around the edges.

Oriwisu spot now reflects much the new demographic of the greendale estate of being a Nigerian pub, and seemed as safe as any pub I've been to in ED.

It's a bit cheap formica, with carpet that can set your hair alight if you're wearing polyester, but the staff are friendly, the clientele vary between welcoming to nonplussed at a bunch of strangers in their pub.

But the beer is fine and damnably cheap, and it has a pool table and isn't averse to a gold old lock-in.

[Brendan]

This seems to be an ongoing and significant issue. I therefore propose that, the Social Committee form a Sub-Committee responsible for the venue rota for the monthly booze up. The Sub-Committee should then set up a Working Group for each month who will submit a shortlist of 3 venues to the Sub-Committee for approval one month prior to the booze up for which they are responsible. The Sub-Committee will then rate the three venues in order of preference before submitting them for approval to the Social Committee.

The Social Committee will then commission a Life-Panel for each suggested venue. The Life-Panels will take advice from the other Sub-Committees which will also have to be established such as, The Sub-Committee for Seasonal Affairs, The Sub-Committee for the Availability of Draught Beer, The Sub-Committee for the Variety of Draught Beer, The Wine List and Nibbles Sub-Committee, The Overall Scrumminess Sub-Committee and the Sub-Committee for the Avoidance of Unnecessary Bureaucracy (a sub-committee to an overarching group called The Advisory Panel on Ostentatious Officialdom or A POO)

The Life-Panels will them make a final recommendation on the suitability of each suggested venue to the Social-Committee who by this time will have fallen out with everyone and gone to the Wishing Well.