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The Village Easter Festival 2025

By Fred Seale Posted on 30/03/2025 Posted in News No Comments Tagged with live music, real ale, The Retreat
The Village Easter Festival 2025

We are now less than 3 weeks away from the first gig of The Village Easter Festival 2025! This will be the ninth Village Easter Festival to be held in Reading. The Lyndhurst and The Retreat are the main venues. Piwnica(The Polish …

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Brian’s Snowball

By Fred Seale Posted on 19/12/2024 Posted in News No Comments
Brian’s Snowball

Brian’s Snowball at The Retreat for £9! 🎄

Titanic Plum Porter 4.9%

By Fred Seale Posted on 19/12/2024 Posted in News No Comments
Titanic Plum Porter 4.9%

Titanic Plum Porter 4.9% available at The Retreat! 🎄

ODonnell Moonshine Tough nut crackers

By Fred Seale Posted on 19/12/2024 Posted in News No Comments
ODonnell Moonshine Tough nut crackers

ODonnell Moonshine Tough nut crackers £29.90 a box available at The Retreat! 5 in a box. The last two boxes.

Festival Lineup Complete

By Fred Seale Posted on 28/02/2024 Posted in News No Comments
Festival Lineup Complete

The seventeen slots for The Village Easter Festival 2024 are now filled. There is an excellent line-up with 17 bands over 5 days across 3 venues >>> www.tvef.co.uk We hope to see you over the Easter weekend. The first gig …

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Cribbage Winners

By Fred Seale Posted on 19/02/2024 Posted in News No Comments
Cribbage Winners

Congratulations to Trevor Bates and Ray Lee who were the winners of yesterday’s Helen Bolton Cribbage Tournament. Also, a wonderful £210.00 was raised for the Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent Hospice. The image above shows the winners Ray Lee and …

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The Acoustic Beatles Shambles

By Fred Seale Posted on 29/01/2024 Posted in News No Comments

Always a favourite at The Village Easter Festival, the Acoustic Beatles Shambles will be playing at The Retreat on Monday 1 April 2024.

The Village Easter Festival 2024

By Fred Seale Posted on 24/01/2024 Posted in News No Comments

We are now nine weeks away from the first gig of The Village Easter Festival 2024. Gigs are being added as they are confirmed. Pop the dates in your diary; the first gig will be on Thursday 28 March at The Retreat. …

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The Retreat Shortlisted for Pub of the Year

By Fred Seale Posted on 22/01/2024 Posted in Announcement No Comments Tagged with CAMRA, POTY, Pub of the Year, Reading & Mid Berkshire CAMRA
The Retreat Shortlisted for Pub of the Year

We are very pleased to tell you that The Retreat has been shortlisted as one of six finalists in the Reading & Mid Berkshire CAMRA Pub of the Year 2024.  The 2024 Pub of the Year finalists are: Pub of …

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Old Reviews of The Retreat

By Fred Seale Posted on 12/01/2024 Posted in Odds and ends No Comments Tagged with reviews
Old Reviews of The Retreat

I just tripped over these old reviews of The Retreat; just five reviews from Yelp.co.uk and all 5/5. They are lovely, especially the hilarious one from Kevin J. A lot has changed in the last decade, especially with the refurbishment …

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