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A survey of the many local 'watering holes' used by the Regional Centres and sub-Centres for their regular business and social get-togethers.

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AVON/BRISTOL 2nd Monday The "Royal Oak", The Mall, Clifton Village, Bristol John Chatham 07785 502141 or Joe Cox 07710 028163
BEDFORDSHIRE 1st Thursday "The Cock", 23 High Street, Broom, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire SG18 9NA Clive Cocks 01933 356251
BERKSHIRE 1st Tuesday "The Merry Harriers", Hambledon Road, Hambledon, GU8 4DR Malcolm Gaines 07850 219748 (mob) or 01483 225920 or malcolmgaines@hotmail.com
CAMBRIDGESHIRE 1st Friday 8.00pm Longstanton Sports & Social Club, Over Road, Longstanton, Cambridge CB4 5DW Rob Ransom 01223 524821
CHESHIRE 1st Tuesday "Kilton Inn", Warrington Road, Mere, Knutsford, WA16 0PZ Ken Broster 01829 733244
CORNWALL (phone) "The Clock & Key Inn", Trispen, Truro, Cornwall, TR4 9AZ Peter French 01326 378994
Last Tuesday Various locations Chris Jones - 01725 336746
DEVON (South) Last Wednesday "Welcome Stranger Inn", Liverton, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 6JA Bill Cummings 01392 276887
DORSET Last Thursday "Fox & Hounds", Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 2EQ David Tofts 07976 765150 or 01425 477686
ESSEX 1st Wednesday "Donkey & Buskins", Old Forge Road, Layer-De-La-Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JS Mike Woods 01206 250350
2nd Wednesday "The Rabbits", Stapleford Rd, Stapleford Tawney, Romford, RM4 1RP Chris Georeaias 01268 417583
GLOUCESTERSHIRE 2nd Wednesday "The Highwayman Inn", Beech Pike, Elkestone, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL53 9PL Rob Hudson 01452 857327
HAMPSHIRE 3rd Thursday (main Meeting) "The Empress of Blandings", Romsey Road, Copythorne, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 2PB Jim Finch - 01962 862378
1st Monday "The Bull Hotel", The Headlands, Downton, Salisbury, SP5 3HH Pete Farmer 01722 742223(W), 01722 328302(H)
2nd Wednesday "The White Hart Inn", Winchester, High Street, Stockbridge, SO20 6HF Vic Willshaw 01256 327808
HERTFORDSHIRE 1st Tuesday "Crown and Sceptre", Bridens Camp, Water End. Just north of Hemel Hempstead, off the A4146 John Keener 01494 728360
ISLE of WIGHT 1st Tuesday "The Fighting Cocks", Hale Common, Arreton, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 3AR Len Wilby 01983 403038
KENT 2nd Thursday "The Woodman", near Bessels Green on B2042. Ian Gowanlock 01689 857996
LAKES AND DALES Various dates "Fat Lamb Hotel", Ravenstonedale, Cumbria, CA17 4LL (near Kirby Stephen) Paul Bonsall 01539 623242
LINCOLNSHIRE (phone) Various locations David Dawson 01775 820033
LONDON WEST 4th Tuesday "Bell and Crown", Strand-on-the-Green (north/east bank of Thames at Kew Bridge), London Rob Fenton 020 7594 1500(D) 0208 998 8718(E)
MIDLANDS 2nd Monday "Appleby Inn", Appleby Parva (½mile from Junct 11 of M42) Bob Kemp 01283 760434
NORFOLK (phone) (phone) Dave Holman 01366 347412
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 3rd Wednesday "The Pytchley Hotel", 23 High Street, West Haddon, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN6 7AP Peter Raby 01536 519873
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE/
DERBYSHIRE
1st Thursday "Sitwell Arms", 30 Wood Lane, Horsley Woodhouse, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 6BN Ian Cooke 01159 383838
OXFORD 2nd Tuesday "The Killingworth Castle Inn", Glympton Road, Wootton, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, OX20 1EJ John Bennett 01295 262393 [eves]
SCOTLAND Last Wednesday "The Boathouse", Auchinstarry Marina, Kilsyth, G65 9SG Ian Walker 01360 440418
(phone before attending)
STAFFORDSHIRE 3rd Thursday Various Locations William Hargreaves 01260 223250
SUSSEX 2nd Wednesday "The Five Bells", Chailey Green, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 4DA. T: 01825 722259 John Hendrusson 01825 713657 [office hours]
TYNESIDE 4th Wednesday "The Delaval Arms", Seaton Sluice, Whitley Bay, Northumberland. John Stanger-Leathes 0777 1662 385
WALES (North) 3rd Thursday Cricket Club, Northop Hall, or Ewloe, Clwyd Jill & John Bowman 01745 730549
WILTSHIRE 3rd Tuesday "The Calley Arms", Hodson, Swindon, SN4 0QG Paul Mead 01793 845757
YORKSHIRE/
DERBYSHIRE
1st Tuesday "The Bridge Inn", Ford, near Eckington S12 3YD Martin Duesbury 01246 273029