Fort William.
The Lochy Bar, Fort William, collected £520 for the blind. The customers started raising money only four months ago. In the picture is barmaid Marie Hendry and manager Eddie Wilkins. 1979.
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Fintry Pubs
The Clachan Hotel
Fintry, Stirlingshire.
In the NEWS 1978…
No Boom At The Inn…
Beer Doesn’t Go Down With Drinkers…
The new owners of a Stirlingshire pub is facing a boycott from local drinkers, because he has changed the beer.
Trouble has been brewing in Fintry ever since Stirling builder Tom Ogilvie took over the Clachan Hotel earlier this year.
The change promptly resulted in the disappearance of McEwans Export and Tennent’s lager, once famed among discerning drinkers from as far away as Kirkintilloch. But the new brew, Drybrough’s didn’t go down well. And that according to the locals, started the “drift down the road” to the Fintry Inn, which offers McEwan’s Export.
PETITION
The matter came to a head when Fintry Insurance man, Sandy Shaw, decided to raise a petition demanding the reinstatement of the much loved brew at the Clachan. He enlisted the aid of Kirkintilloch dentist Tom Macadam and his brother Murray, an accountant from Killearn.
Within a few days 200 signatures had been collected. In reply to the petition, the new owner said he was hoping to extend the range of pints available at the bar in the near future.
But the snag is that when the new beers do appear they will also be Drybrough, That’s because the Torbrew Hotel group, of which the Clachan is a member, is semi-tied to the brewery.
TASTE
The new manager, Steel Jamieson, said, “I thought the whole thing was a bit of a joke. The trouble is that at the moment we only have room for one beer and one lager and that’s Drybroughs.”
But Torbrew Hotels manager, Bob Willman, doesn’t think it’s just a laughing matter. “Obviously, we take it seriously but at present we are bound to take Drybrough’s,” he said.
Drybrough’s distribution manager, George Blake, who admits that the beer in his own local isn’t actually Drybrough’s, says it’s all a matter of taste. “I’m sure they’ll get used to it in time,” he said.
But there’s a ray of hope for Fintry drinkers. The tie with Drybrough’s doesn’t rule out the re-introduction of other brews once the present arrangement comes to an end.
Fauldouse Pubs
The Volunteer Arms
Fauldhouse.
1978…
Mr. A. Morton, manager of the Volunteer Arms, Fauldhouse, was presented with a carriage clock to mark his 25 years’ service with Drybroughs. He is seen (second left) in picture above, which also includes Mrs. Morton, Mr. L. M. Fullerton (right), tied trade director, Mr. H. A. Elder (left), area manager, and Mr. D. R. Gemmell, retail general manager (centre).
Falkirk Pubs
Cross Keys Inn.
Ferguson’s Tavern.
Wheat Sheaf Inn.
In the NEWS 1971…
Two Ex-Ranger Score.
Three former Rangers players suffered mixed fortunes at the sitting of Falkirk Burgh Licensing Court. Successful in applications were Alex Scott, at present with Falkirk, and former Ibrox striker Max Murray. But an applicationm by Alex Ferguson, Falkirk F.C’s top scorer this season, to open a public house and restaurant in Cockburn Street, Falkirk, was continued for one month. Scott won his licence for a new pub in the Tamfourhill area, despite objections from local tenants.
The Rev. James Robson, ministert of Camelon St. John’s Church, announced after the magistrates had granted the application that he would appeal on behalf of the tenants at the confirmation court.
Max Murray is the new licence holder of the Roman Bar, in Camelon.
An Ayr town councillor who recently won an appeal to the Secretary of State for Scotland against the refusal of his own authority to grant planning permission for a new hotel in maybole Road, was granted to liucence by the Burgh Licensing Court today. He is Councillor Adam Neil, who formerly held the licence for the Craigie Inn, now demolished.