Christmas is on the way to The Retreat
The musical theme keeps on at The Retreat with the Christmas decorations.
Category: News
Mine’s a Pint
Behind the bar at The Retreat with Brian Moignard. This article has just been published in the CAMRA publication “Mine’s a Pint” Winter 2019 edition. It should feature on the CAMRA website soon.
The Opinion Poll Votes are in at The Retreat
We asked you which is best, Twiglets or Mini Cheddars. In a referendum-esque way, the result was very close: Mini Cheddars 56% to Twiglets 44%. Therefore, the Twiglet voters are claiming a win and a fresh vote. The Mini Cheddars …
The Winners of the Bloody Mary Contest
See all the details, winners, judges and photos.
TOAD is sponsoring the Bloody Mary contest
We are thrilled to tell you that our Bloody Mary Contest is supported and sponsored by The Oxford Artisan Distillery (TOAD). They will be providing the vodka for the contestants to use and Chris Hoare of Toad will chair our judging panel. …
Names from 2006
Thirteen years on, how many of these band and musician names do you recollect? The image below is the Music List from The Retreat for April and May 2006. Thank you to Colm Daly for sending this in.
Beers coming soon
Expect these beers to be on sale soon The Retreat. Harvey’s Sussex Best by popular request. The Adnams and Spitfire should be very popular as well.
Ian Stokes singing at Blue Monday
Prooving that anyone can give it a go at Blue Mondays at The Retreat, here is Ian Stokes accompanied by Jason Manners. Check our What’s On page for the next date.
The Quiz Night last week
Quiz Master Mike Burt was away last week on Quiz Night. The event went along as scheduled. Mike wrote the Quiz and Mark Birmingham was the guest Quiz Master. There was a huge spread of scores ranging from, “how the …
Meet your neighbours
If you live in St John’s Hill, St John’s Road or St John’s Street in Reading RG1, you are invited to meet your neighbours at The Retreat in October. There are many long term residents and lots of newcomers to …