North Drinks. Every Week, Wednesday 6pm - The Maynard N8

Talking of boozers. Has anyone ever noticed the little pub on Highgate road just under the bridge after the jaguar garage just before the lights used to be called the wellington i think proper estate pub. Well its been taken over and is now reopened as a real ale/cider place just like the westons place apparently! Oh yeah and i heard there is some nice sights in there.

You mean the Southampton Arms? It was done up recently, by the same people who run The Star on nearby Chester Road, thank god they've not gone all-out fancy-pants gastro, but kept a very stripped-back, refined old man's boozer feel in there... Small but beautiful place, and serves nice pork pies!

I spent NYE there, getting smashed on excellent ales and dancing like a maniac to live music from a raucous folk-ish band called The Flea Pit Orchestra. Good night.