The Horrifying Halloween Quiz

Claire writes:On Thursday 31st October, my friend Paul and I will be hosting a pub quiz upstairs at The Talbot pub in aid of my sister's charity Social Arts for Education. As long-time pub quiz fans, Paul and I plan to put on something really special, with horror-themed rounds, spooky atmospherics and the option to ...

Jam Circus plans November comeback

Woot! @BrockleyCentral #brockley pic.twitter.com/pAlQezRUBB— Molewife (@Molewife) October 10, 2013 #Brockley Looks like @JamCircus will be back in November!! Very exciting. No date yet, but I will let you know asap!— Antic London (@Antic_London) October 8, 2013At last!

Fork, Cork and Talk

Via the New Cross forum comes the news that to celebrate their newly-refurbished function room, The Telegraph at the Earl of Derby (is there a more cumbersome pub name?) is launching a new dining event.

The Hope and Honor

The Honor Oak pub-squatters' legalese appears not to have stopped their eviction and there are plans afoot to get the pub back up and running. On the Honor Oak forum, Matt writes:I am local to Forest Hill and used to love The Honor Oak. It was run into the ground by its previous owners and ...

Occupy Honor Oak

Super Hans: I've been down enough bloody City Boy chain pubs with their logos in the foam and disinfectant in the lager, air freshener in the mayo. Nah, I wanna run a place that makes a difference. Jeremy: Well, I'm sure we can sort that out somehow. Let's start by getting rid of this. Super Hans: That stays. ...

The Brockley Brewery’s 50,000 Pints Party at the Wickham Arms

Andy from the Brockley Brewery writes:We are having a bit of a do tonight at the Wickham Arms, to celebrate the anticipated pulling of the 50,000th pint of Brockley ale.We've been hard at it for 6 months desperately servicing the south-east thirst for craft ale, which seems unquenchable!We're welcoming everyone along to support their local ...

Samfest – Sunday

Introducing The Malt and Hops

Lewisham Way pub Albertines, which has been closed for a short time, is reopening tomorrow as The Malt and Hops.BCer Fong, who kindly sent us the news, adds that it doesn't appear to have been significantly refurbished during its closure, so we're not sure how significant the rebrand is. We'll know tomorrow.

The Ladywell Tavern (and maybe Jam Circus) will be back

Kate from The South London Press has managed to get a quote from Enterprise Inns, the owners of the Ladywell Tavern, confirming that the pub (which closed last weekend) will reopen. She writes:A spokeswoman for Enterprise Inns said the company had received no interest from Tesco, adding: “The publican of the Ladywell Tavern has only ...

The Catford Bridge Tavern bought by Camden pubco

Pubco Antic has lost its fight to hang on to The Catford Bridge Tavern, a pub the team brought back from the brink and then fought their landlords to prevent it becoming retail. They announced on Twitter:It is with very heavy heart that we must announce we are closing @catfordtavern. We are all absolutely gutted. ...