Black Dog leads the pack

There were bottles of Black Dog all round as leg-weary competitors came home in the annual Great East Run, an event co-sponsored by Elgood & Sons Limited - appropriately so, as the competition is organised by the Bungay Black Dog Running Club.

The roads and lanes around Bungay were the setting for February's run, which featured more than 650 competitors in various age ranges from all over the country, with local runners featuring strongly amongst the honours.

David Haylett is Mr. Starter!....
The Start
The Off!...
The Off
Prizes for everybody - Black Dog all round!...
Prizes for everybody - Black Dog all round!

Don Amos of City of Norwich AC claimed the men's open title from Dan Merckel of Oxford City AC. Tamara Jordan of Stowmarket Striders took the Women's title, and there was some success for the organising club - Bungay Black Dog - with member Robin Farrer taking second place in the Mens Over 65 event.

Prizes were presented by David Haylett, sales director of Elgood & Sons Ltd, along with Andy Wright, of co-sponsors B1st Sports & Leisure.



7th March 2008
Black Dog
Elgoods Black Dog wins Bronze at Siba National Beer Competition 2008
Category: Champion Milds
Siba Bronze Award


Elgood's Black Dog was also a finalist in the
EAST ANGLIAN C.A.M.R.A. CHAMPION COMPETITION





OPEN DOORS

Elgood's staged a special Open Weekend on Saturday and Sunday Dec 1st & 2nd for people to stock-up with Elgood’s Christmas beers and gifts, with Free Brewery tours & Garden entrance, they could take a look behind the scenes, and enjoy some of the company's prize-winning ales. Here's a selection of pictures illustrating the event, which attracted over 1000 customers!












WINGING INTO WISBECH

 
The 'Norfolk Goldwings' held their annual 'WingDing' at Banham in September, and over 400 bikers attended from all over the UK. The proceeds from the whole weekend went to their two chosen charities
- the East Anglia Air Ambulance & Cromer Lifeboat Station.  

Norfolk Goldwings

As the brewery supported them last year through one of Elgoods' pubs, the 'Norfolk Goldwings' asked if Elgood's would be the main sponsors for this year. As no photographer was present at the event, Elgoods suggested that a few of them come along to our Brewery Open Weekend, and we were happy to welcome them accordingly. Some of the members and machines are pictured at the brewery with Trade Director Terry Stork.

 



Thanks to
the Wisbech Standard for providing these images.

Wisbech Standard weblink

Nigel Elgood celebrates
his 70th birthday

Happy
Birthday
Nigel!


Elgood's Visitor Centre was the venue for friends, family and colleagues of Nigel Elgood as they gathered to celebrate the Chairman's 70th birthday. Festivities began when his grandchildren each presented him with a birthday cake.

Following a speech by Terry Stork (Elgood's Trade Director), Nigel was presented with a gift from all the staff at the brewery.

Guests then proceeded to quaff beer, wine and
champagne and enjoy the ample supply
of birthday cake!

Pictured:
Top: Nigel's grandchildren (Amy followed by Rosie & Molly-Anne with Matthew bringing up the rear) proudly march over to their Grandfather carrying a cake each.

Middle: Nigel alongside Amy & Matthew with Molly-Anne & Rosie with Terry Stork
on the Right!

Bottom: Nigel with his family, including recent additions Daniel & Jake, born 25th June 2007).

The Waggon and Horses at Milton
is celebrating a double success

Having been selected by the Cambridge Branch of CAMRA as its Pub of the Year, it has gone on to beat the nominations from the county's other three CAMRA Branches to become Cambridgeshire Pub of the Year.
The Waggon has been run by Nick and Mandy Winnington for the past seven and a half years, during which time it has been a fixture in CAMRA's Good Beer Guide. The pub is owned by the Wisbech brewery, Elgoods, and is their most southerly outlet; it sells a full range of their superb beers including Cambridge Bitter (rarely seen in Cambridge) which was voted Britain's best bitter in CAMRA's most recent Champion Beer of Britain awards.
Paul Ainsworth, Cambridge CAMRA's Pubs Officer, said "The Waggon scored very highly on all our main Pub of the Year criteria - great quality beer, a welcoming atmosphere, good value for money. What impressed the judges in particular though is that this is a pub with real character - a far cry from the identikit bars which now dominate the city centre".

The Waggon gets a lot of its individuality from the unashamed eccentricity of Nick the landlord. He's a former parliamentary candidate for the Raving Monster Loony Party and his famous collection of hats can be admired hanging from the pub ceiling.

The next stage of the competition sees the Waggon up against the top pubs from neighbouring counties for the East Anglian Pub of the Year crown; the result will be known by the end of August.

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Britain in Slavery

At Westminster Hall on Wed 23rd May at the launch of the “Britain in Slavery” Exhibition, a limited edition bottled beer “Brookes Ale” was donated for the event. The draught version of the beer will be available for a limited period in the Strangers bar at the Palace of Westminster and in some Elgood’s pubs.


(from left to right) David Sutton: Paul Marshall (Sales Manager Elgood & Sons);Malcolm Moss MP;
Mrs Belinda Sutton (Managing director E & Sons Ltd); Alan Pateman (Production Director E&S Ltd);
David Haylett (Area Sales Manager E&S Ltd).



Richard Barnwell of the Wisbech Society, Malcolm Moss & Brian Payne of the Wisbech Society.

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Summer season is nigh

Although you might have thought - with all the good weather recently - that Summer was already here,
its official arrival is actually Tuesday 1st May 2007.

For that's when Elgood's Brewery opens its doors - and gardens - for the Summer 2007 season.

You will find more information about this here

There will also be a Plant & Craft Fair at the visitor centre on Sunday May 13th 2007, from 10am to 4.00pm, admission £3.

 

A RECORD field of 650 runners took to the roads and lanes around Bungay in Suffolk to contest the 8th Great East Run organised by the Bungay Black Dog Running Club.
David Miller, of Woodbridge Shufflers Road Running Club, led from the start to win the 20k event in a fast time of 1 hour 7 minutes and 42 seconds. It was the first time 35-year-old Miller had entered the Great East Run. He Said: “I really enjoyed it. It is a good course.”
Helen Cawthorne, of Redhill Road Runners, travelled from Derbyshire to win the women’s event and came 61st overall, in a time of 1 hour 24 minutes and 30 seconds. Anne Flanagan, of Norwich Road Runners, was second in 1 hour 25 minutes 55 seconds.
The first member of the host club to finish was Ian Taylor, who came 17th, in 1 hour 16 minutes 31 seconds. There were also prizes in a range of ages for men and woman this year. The run, which took place on Sunday, was sponsored by Elgoods Brewery, who awarded a bottle of Black Dog mild to each finisher.
There were 516 finishers in the event which attracted runners from over 20 counties. Race director John Wharton’s team of more than 90 ensured that the event ran smoothly, despite a field that was 150 up from last year.

Starting Line

Men's Winner - David Miller

Women's Winner - Helen Cawthorne

CAMRA AWARDS LUNCHEON

On Saturday 15th October a ten-strong party from Elgood’s attended a luncheon at the Canalhouse, Nottingham, and hosted by CAMRA, who presented certificates to the winners of awards from the 2006 Great British Beer Festival.
Different award-winning beers were served with each course of the meal, with Cambridge Bitter featuring with the main course. Each of the beers was introduced by a short description from the brewers.
The pictures show as follows:
• Head Brewer Alan Pateman talking about Cambridge Bitter.
• Alan receiving the certificate for Black Dog’s Silver Award from CAMRA’s National Chairman Paula Waters.
• Managing Director Belinda Sutton receiving the certificate for Cambridge Bitter’s Gold Award
from Paula Waters.
• The Elgood’s party:
Back Row Left to Right: Paul Marshall, Alan Pateman, Kate Pateman, David Haylett, Roger Protz (Editor of The Good Beer Guide), Belinda Sutton, David Sutton
Front Row Left to Right: Lesley Marshall, Margaret Haylett, Jean Stork, Terry Stork.

 
INSTITUTE OF BREWING & DISTILLING (SOUTHERN SECTION) ANNUAL BANQUET
For his second, and final, year as Chairman of the IBD Southern Section, Alan Pateman, our Head Brewer, hosted the annual banquet at St. Anne’s College, Oxford.
During the dinner on Friday September 22nd 2006, various certificates and awards were presented.
In a departure from tradition, Alan decided to give his Chairman’s Address in the form of an updated version of a song from Gilbert & Sullivan’s “Mikado”!
Guest Speaker was Professor Charlie Bamforth, of UCLA (USA)
Alan has enjoyed his two years as Section Chairman, which has been generously supported by the company.
The picture shows Alan giving his address.
 

POSH AWARD

Elgood's Black Dog mild has followed up its success at the Great British Beer Festival by taking the Bronze Award in the Mild category at the Peterborough Beer Festival in August.

The Peterborough event is rated as the biggest of its kind outside of London.

 

DOUBLE BOOST!

Elgood's was pleased to be able to make a positive contribution to WWWT Welney Wetland Centre's stand at the recent National Birdfair, held at Rutland Water, with supplies of Double Swan in bottle on offer as competition prizes.

Marketing manager Sue Lowe e-mailed us to say, "I thought you would be pleased to hear that we had a very successful event. Not only were we awarded the title of Best Conservation Stand but also over one thousand people joined in our Lob-A-Frog and Bewick’s Bowl games all keen to win a prize!

"The Elgood’s display certainly caught the eye of visitors as they entered the marquee and they frequently asked if the Double Swan was for sale!"

The display is pictured below.

Elgood & Sons makes a contribution to the Welney Wetland Centre every year, based on sales of Double Swan.

 

CEREMONIAL MASHING OF FESTIVAL ALE
12 members of the Peterborough branch of CAMRA visited North Brink on Friday 11th August to help with a special brew for their forthcoming 29th Peterborough Beer Festival (22/08-27/08/06).

A 10 barrel brew of Old Flat Cap Bitter was produced, to a recipe devised by Head Brewer Alan Pateman and the beer festival team. The beer is a pale traditional bitter, using finest Pale Al
e malt, a blend of Wheat and Barley Crystal malts, plus Amber malt. The hops used are Fuggles and East Kent Goldings, with Goldings being used as a late hop to give a fine hop aroma.
The beer will be available at the festival and the remaining casks will be sold to selected Elgood’s tenanted pubs, and to free trade pubs in the Wisbech & Peterborough area, as well as some in Norfolk & Suffolk.
The brew’s name is a reference to Alan Ovenall (pictured right), a long standing member of Peterborough CAMRA, and a good friend of Elgood’s, who was never to be seen without his flat cap.
Sadly Alan died earlier this year and the beer is brewed in his honour. A life-long aficionado of cask, ales Alan would have enjoyed his own brew, and Elgood’s are delighted and privileged to be commissioned to brew the beer.
It is also the first time that our brewer has worn a flat cap to mash in (below)!!

 

ELGOOD’S WIN GOLD & SILVER AT GREAT BRITISH BEER FESTIVAL

Elgood & Sons Ltd are pleased to announce success for two of their traditional beers at the CAMRA Great British Beer Festival (GBBF).


The following awards were announced on Tuesday 1st August 2006 at the festival in Earls Court in London, billed as “The Biggest Pub in the World”:

CAMBRIDGE BITTER was awarded THE GOLD MEDAL in the BITTER CATEGORY, and BLACK DOG MILD gained THE SILVER MEDAL in the MILD CATEGORY.

Terry Stork, Elgood's Trade Director, said
“This is a fantastic achievement for Elgood’s and all our staff. We are incredibly proud that our quality beers have been recognised in this way by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). This year we have proved that our passion for quality and belief in our brands, and in particular these two products, are well founded, by the attainment of these prestigious awards. Elgood & Sons’ heritage and the brewer’s art of consistently producing a pint that can be relied upon, means that our customers can enjoy a quality drink that tastes and looks good.

“CAMBRIDGE BITTER and BLACK DOG MILD are both crafted from natural ingredients, using traditional methods, helping in the resurgence of real ale and wholesome drinking. Our Pubs, Free Trade customers, Wholesalers, etc., now have the opportunity to present these outstanding beers to their customers.
“So, please raise a glass, and enjoy!”

Pictured below: Elgood's directors and staff raise a glass to celebrate double success at CAMRA's Great British Beer Festival

 
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