Every fortnight you are our guest in a different old English pub in and around Rutland, where we meet the landlord, chat with interesting folk and grapple with different topics. Sometimes it's serious, sometimes it's funny, sometimes we get sidetracked... When rain stops play, it's time for some pub natter.
Update 22nd of November 2024
Pub Natter Episode 21, is available to listen to directly from this webpage or any of your favourite podcast apps below. All apps below are linked to this episode. Please follow us on Instagram or Facebook at pubnatter. This episode was recorded at the Ovation Wine Bar in Oakham. We chat with Bianca and she tells her story from working on super yachts on the seven seas to owning a wine bar in England's smallest county.
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Here's a link to Ovation website
Update 26th October 2024
Pub Natter Episode 20, is available to listen to directly from this webpage or any of your favourite podcast apps below. All apps below are linked to this episode. Please follow us on Instagram or Facebook at pubnatter. The 2024 Autumn season has now kicked off and we being at the stunning Rutland Vineyard and we chat with the owner, Tim Beaver about all things wine.
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Here's a link to The Rutland Vineyard Website
Justin and Tim receiving excellent hospitality from Tim Beaver
Update 2nd of September 2024
Pub Natter Episode 19, is available to listen to directly from this webpage or any of your favourite podcast apps below. All apps below are linked to this episode. Please follow us on Instagram or Facebook at pubnatter. This episode was recently recorded at the 11th CAMRA Beer Festival in the Rutland County Museum. Whilst Justin was on holiday, I took the opportunity to chat with Adam Croft who is a highly successful author. His latest sereis of books are situated in Rutland. We cover many topics including becoming a writer, digital v print, audio books, constructing a story, success, developing ideas and character development.
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Here's a link to Adam's website
Adam and Tim
Update 2nd of July 2024
Pub Natter Episode 18, is available to listen to directly from this webpage or any of your favourite podcast apps below. All apps below are linked to this episode. Please follow us on Instagram or Facebook at pubnatter. This episode was recently recorded at the 11th CAMRA Beer Festival in the Rutland County Museum. Whilst Justin was on holiday, I took the opportunity to chat with members of CAMRA about various topics such as organising a beer festival, beer scoring, sponsored charities, entertainment and cider... and much more.
Photos from the festival below.
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Here's a link to the Rutland CAMRA website
Here's a link to the national CAMRA website
Update 18th of June 2024
Pub Natter Episode 17, is available to listen to directly from this webpage or any of your favourite podcast apps below. All apps below are linked to this episode. Please follow us on Instagram or Facebook at pubnatter. This episode which is in three parts was recently recorded at The Railway Inn, Ketton, Rutland. We chat with Henry Winter, the football writer of the year about Hillsborough, Twitter, 'The Dentist Chair', gay footballers, the Euro's and living in Rutland.
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Here's a link to the Henry Winter's Twitter site.
Here's a link to Henry Winter's Goal Posts
Update 7th of June 2024
Pub Natter Episode 16, is available to listen to directly from this webpage or any of your favourite podcast apps below. All apps below are linked to this episode. Please follow us on Instagram or Facebook at pubnatter. This episode which is in three parts was recently recorded at The Railway Inn, Ketton, Rutland. We chat with Henry Winter, the football writer of the year about charity work, unsung heroes, pressroom dynamics, sports writing, looking back and football in Ukraine.
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Here's a link to the Henry Winter's Twitter site.
Here's a link to Henry Winter's Goal Posts
Update 30th of May 2024
Pub Natter Episode 15, is available to listen to directly from this webpage or any of your favourite podcast apps below. All apps below are linked to this episode. Please follow us on Instagram or Facebook at pubnatter. This episode which is in three parts was recently recorded at The Railway Inn, Ketton, Rutland. We chat with Henry Winter, the football writer of the year about the Railway Inn, Sven, England, QPR, Luton, Leicester, Interviewing footballers, trust in journalism and sport in schools.
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Here's a link to the Henry Winter's Twitter site.
Here's a link to Henry Winter's Goal Posts
Henry Winter.
Update 22nd of April 2024
Pub Natter Episode 14, is available to listen to directly from this webpage or any of your favourite podcast apps below. All apps below are linked to this episode. Please follow us on Instagram or Facebook at pubnatter. This episode was recently recorded at The Railway Inn, Ketton, Rutland. We returned for a chat and catch-up with the multi-award winning Landlord, Jamie Betts.
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Here's a link to the Pub Facebook Page
Jamie and Linda and Justin relaxing by the fire.
Update 12th of April 2024
Pub Natter Episode 13, is available to listen to directly from this webpage or any of your favourite podcast apps below. All apps below are linked to this episode. Please follow us on Instagram or Facebook at pubnatter. This episode was recently recorded at The Wheatsheaf, Oakham, Rutland. We chat with the multi-talented Tracey Dene Powell who is a songwriter, scriptwriter, poet, blogger, podcaster, author and radio-presenter.
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Here's a link to the Tracey's Website
Tim, Tracey, Justin and Dan at the Wheatsheaf.
Update 8th of April 2024
Pub Natter Episode 12, is available to listen to directly from this webpage or any of your favourite podcast apps below. All apps below are linked to this episode. Please follow us on Instagram at pubnatter. This episode was recently recorded at The Wheatsheaf, Oakham, Rutland. We chat with the Landlord, Dan Lacey about his pub with a short potted history from Justin.
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Here's a link to the Wheatsheaf Website
Update 21st March 2024
Pub Natter Episode 11, is available to listen to directly from this webpage or any of your favourite podcast apps below. All apps below are linked to this episode. Please follow us on Instagram at pubnatter. This episode was recently recorded at The Grainstore, Oakham, Rutland. We chat with the co-owner, Peter Atkinson about beer, brewing, food, and music.
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Here's a link to the Grainstore Website
Peter with Tim and Justin at the Grainstore.
Update 9th March 2024
Pub Natter Episode 10, is available to listen to directly from this webpage or any of your favourite podcast apps below. All apps below are linked to this episode. Please follow us on Instagram at pubnatter. This episode was recently recorded at The Bakers Dozen Brewery, Ketton, Rutland. We chat with Dean Baker about all things beer and brewing.
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Here's a link to the Bakers Dozen Website
Dean and Jill Baker receiving another award, an Open Tap Day at the brewery and serving their ale.
Update 23rd February 2024
Pub Natter Episode 9, is available to listen to directly from this webpage or any of your favourite podcast apps below. All apps below are linked to this episode. Please follow us on Instagram at pubnatter. This episode was recently recorded at The George Inn, Oakham, Rutland. Justin presents a brief 'horrible history' of Oakham Market Place and we chat with Andrew Brown, JP, Chair of Rutland County Council.
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Here's a link to The George Inn
Andrew Brown, JP, Chair of Rutland County Council.
Update 17th February 2024
Pub Natter Episode 8, is available to listen to directly from this webpage or any of your favourite podcast apps below. All apps below are linked to this episode. Please follow us on Instagram at pubnatter. This episode was recently recorded at The George Inn, Oakham Market Place, Rutland. We chat with the owner Ryck Turner about his big plans for the future of the Hotel.
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Here's a link to The George Inn
Ryck, Tim & Justin at The George Inn, Oakham Market Place, Rutland.
Update 3rd February 2024
Pub Natter Episode 7, is available to listen to directly from this webpage or any of your favourite podcast apps below. All apps below are linked to this episode. Please follow us on Instagram at pubnatter. It was recently recorded at The Olive Branch in Clipsham, Rutland. We chat with Alicia Kearns Member of Parliament for Melton & Rutland.
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Here's a link to The Olive Branch Pub
Here's a link to Alicia's website
Here's a link to the NSPCC Website
Alicia, Tim & Justin at The Olive Branch, Clipsham, Rutland.
Update 27th January 2024
Pub Natter Episode 6, is available to listen to directly from this webpage or any of your favourite podcast apps below. All apps below are linked to this episode. Please follow us on Instagram at pubnatter. It was recently recorded at The Olive Branch in Clipsham, Rutland. We chat with Ben Jones, the co-owner about how he transformed a dilapidated building into only the second pub in the UK to be awarded a Michelin Star.
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Here's a link to The Olive Branch Pub
Ben Jones at The Olive Branch, Clipsham, Rutland.
Update 13th January 2024
Pub Natter Episode 5, is available to listen to directly from this webpage or any of your favourite podcast apps below. All apps below are linked to this episode. Please follow us on Instagram at pubnatter. It was recently recorded in The Noel, Whitwell, Rutland, and features the new Landlady, Karen MacGregor, and Joe Davis, the Head of Reserve Management, Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust.
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Here's a link to the Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust website
Here's a link to further information on the Ichthyosaur Discovery in the Natural History Museum website
Here's a link to The Noel, Whitwell website
Joe Davis at the Noel, Whitwell, during the podcast with a replica of the Ichthyosaur veterbrae taken from the 'Rutland Sea Dragon' he discovered.
Update 30th December 2023
Pub Natter Episode 4, The 2023 Christmas Special Part Three, is available to listen to directly from this webpage or any of your favourite podcast apps below. All apps below are linked to this episode. Please follow us on Instagram at pubnatter. It was recorded in The Grainstore, Oakham, Rutland, during the December AFVBC meeting and features military veteran, Mark Taylor, his wife, Tracey Taylor (pictured below) who together started the Rutland Branch of the AFVBC and a regular attendee, Helen Cullinan from LOROS.
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Here's a link to the Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Club Website
Here's a link to the Rutland Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Club Facebook Page
Here's a link to the Veterans' Gateway
Here's a link to the Wellbeing Cafe
Here's a link to the LOROS Website
Mark and Tracey Taylor
Update 23rd December 2023
Pub Natter Episode 3, The 2023 Christmas Special Part Two, is available to listen to directly from this webpage or any of your favourite podcast apps below. All apps below are linked to this episode. Please follow us on Instagram at pubnatter. Part two was recorded in The Grainstore, Oakham, Rutland, during the December Rutland Armed Forces Breakfast Club meeting and features three military veterans, Ian Reynolds who is Rutland County Council's Armed Forces Officer, Ian Razzell, and 95-year-old John 'Bomber' Beckett.
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Here's a link to the Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Club Website
From left to right, John 'Bomber' Beckett, Ian reynolds, Tim Ives, Justin Perry and Ian Razzell.
Left to right, Ian Razzell, Ian Reynolds and Tim Ives during their military days.
Update 16th December 2023
Pub Natter Episode 2, The 2023 Christmas Special Part One, is available to listen to directly from this webpage or any of your favourite podcast apps below. All apps below are linked to this episode. Please follow us on Instagram at pubnatter.
This is part one of our three-part 'not-to-be-missed' 2023 Christmas Special. Part one features military veteran, Dereck Hardman, who founded the Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Clubs in a garage in Hull, meeting up with his ex-forces mates on Saturdays for a bacon roll and cup of tea. Over a few years, it became the largest veteran community in the UK and is now going global!
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Here's a link to the Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Clubs Website
Photos of Dereck with 'friends' and the garage where it all started.
Update 6th December 2023
Pub Natter Episode 1 recorded at The Railway Inn is available to listen to directly from any of your favourite podcast apps below. All apps below are linked to this episode. Please follow us on Instagram at pubnatter.
So, here it is! Our first episode of Pub Natter. In this episode, you have two natters for the price of one. First up is Jamie Betts, the Landlord of The Railway Inn, Ketton, and then we natter with Rich Harris, the Chairman of Rutland Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).
Please have a listen, share with your friends and family, and please comment. Ideally via any of the above apps. Links above.
Please don't be too harsh - it's our first one and it's a learning journey!
Regarding the sound, there's a bit of echo... which we have sorted for future episodes.
Here is a link to the Railway Inn Facebook Page: Railway Inn
Here's a link to Rutland Campaign for Real Ale: Rutland CAMRA
Here's a link to UK Campaign for Real Ale: UK CAMRA
Photos of the Railway Inn, Ketton, Rutland.
From left to right, Tim Ives, Jamie Betts, Rich Harris and Justin Perry.
Update 27th November 2023
Pub Natter Theme
We now have the music for our podcast which you can listen to below. It was written and produced by the up and coming talent that is Tom Arnold.
Tom is a London-based composer, conductor, orchestrator and pianist currently studying Electronic Music – Film Music at Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He has written large scale orchestral works for multiple projects including Derry Halloween Festival and Illuminated River Festival, termed the longest artwork installation in the world.
Tom has also collaborated on numerous short films with directors from London Film Academy, MET Film School, and Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), and has ties to the Barbican Centre, providing music for their Silent Film series since 2021.
Born in Bedfordshire, Tom started the piano at the age of just 7, and has performed in multiple bands and ensembles since. Music naturally runs in Tom’s family, his grandad was a wedding singer, his dad being a professional musician and his uncle being a professional composer.
Update 16th November 2023
Our first episode is in the 'can'!
I can let you know that our first episode was recorded in The Railway Inn, Ketton, Rutland. In this episode, we have a natter with the Landlord and owner, Jamie Betts. We then natter with Rich Harris, the Chairman of Rutland CAMRA about how they campaign for the rights of pubs, beer, and cider drinkers. We also quiz him on 'real ale', and 'live beer' and how this differs from the standard beers that you can buy anywhere.
We are guestimating that this will be broadcast at the beginning of December.
Cheers.
Update 25th October 2023
We are pleased to say that we will soon start getting episodes in the 'can' for release. Not long to go.
We have recorded our beta podcast to test the technical and artistic aspects. We interviewed our good friend Simon Coles (Link here: Coles Coffee Solutions), who is a coffee machine engineer/coffee expert and we think we could quite happily share the hints and tips presented by Simon. Maybe we will release this as a future 'extra episode'? In the snippet below from the beta podcast, Simon answers the question, what is more important for the outcome, the machine or the person making the coffee?
Every fortnight you are our guest in a different old English pub in and around Rutland, where we meet the landlord, chat with interesting folk and grapple with different topics. Sometimes it's serious, sometimes it's funny, sometimes we get sidetracked...
For those of you who either live in London or anywhere outside of UK, Rutland is the smallest county in England and is squeezed in-between the cities of Leicester, Peterborough, Nottingham and Northampton. It's the dotty red line on both maps. The only major route that passes through is the A1 but blink and you miss it...
Here's a link to touristy type stuff: Rutland
When rain stops play, it's time for some Pub Natter
If you asked our wives, they would probably say, “Why on Earth would you want to listen to our husbands going on about stuff?”
When you have lived with either of us for over 35 years, you would probably say the same… but you have not. It will be a brand-new relationship! A new journey is about to begin.
We have demonstrated that two men can remain friends despite being on opposite sides of the political spectrum. See if you can work it out.
Tim spent ages in healthcare and then began a voyage into education, research, and public speaking. Justin started off in the construction industry and then found his feet sorting out disputes as a construction law specialist. Between us, we reckon we have the transferable skills to discuss a variety of topics, present good arguments, and ask the right questions to get interesting answers.
So, who would want to listen to us?
People who like old English pubs, bar conversations and anyone who loves the quirkiness of what it is to be 'British'.
Give us a go, you will not be disappointed…unless you are married to us.