Berwickshire Licensed Trade Ball.

Jim Currie of Black and White and James Hograth of Drybrough’s with their wives. 1970.

In the News 1973…

Drybrough’s Holiday Bonus

A week’s holiday in Sardinia in May is the prize for four lucky couples who have achieved over-target sales of the firm’s beers in an incentive scheme promoted by Drybrough’s Brewery, and covering Scotland and the Tyne-Tees area.

The winners received their tickets and other travel documents from Mr. Ross Gibbons, chairman of Drybrough’s Scotland at a ceremony in the boardroom at Craigmiller Brewery, Edinburgh, where the picture was taken. It includes left to right: Mr. L. N. Fullerton (Drybrough’s,) Mr. and Mrs. J Dubicks (Nag’s Head, Musselburgh,) Mr. and Mrs. F. Ribinson (Camperdown Bar, Newcastle,) Mr. and Mrs. W. McGuire (Galleon Bar, Dundee,) Mr. P. Malloy (Cuillins Bar, Arden,) Mr. S. J. Denton (Watney Mann,) and Mr. Ross Gibbons. 1973.

Berwick.

Mrs Hannah Grieve. 1970.

It was the END of an era when the doors of the Queen’s Head bar in Berwick closed for the last time on Saturday,31st October 1970. Coincidental with the retirement of Berwick’s oldest licensee, 83 year old Mrs Hannah Grieve, Vaux have decided to close down the 200 year old pub.

Hannah, who had been behind the bar of the Queen’s Head bar for 41 years and had spent her whole life in the trade is pictured pulling the last pint of Guinness. 1970.