Pam Lock

We would like to welcome Dr Pam Lock @pamplemoussepam.bsky.social to the editorial board of 'Brewery History'.

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Do writing retreats actually work? Reader, I finished my novel in style … The distractions of daily life can make writing a book a frustrating task, so I sought boltholes offering creative support and solitude in inspiring landscapes

www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/...

Anyone reading this and pondering an academic version, I am for hire. I offer one day and multi day retreats at your university or residentially.

See my website for feedback and more information: Writing with Pam share.google/BCwMCwNVIsmu...

Via @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social

NIQ/RSM Hospitality Business Tracker, Dec 25 vs Dec 24 All outlets +6.2%, LFL +2.9% Pubs +7.3%, LFL +5.1% Restaurants +3.8%, LFL +0.8% Bars +1.5%, LFL -1.7%

Latest NIQ stats for managed hospitality in December. Pubs performed well, bars and restaurants less so.

This sounds brilliant!

Lightning Talks at The London Archives - IN PERSON Are you a student or Early Career Researcher? Need feedback on in-progress research? Can you summarise your research in 5 minutes or less?

⚡ Lightning Talks at The London Archives ⚡

Are you a student or ECR? Need feedback on your work? Can you summarise it in 5 minutes? Join us for Lightning Talks at The London Archives - a friendly event open to researchers of London and its history!

📆 Wed 11 February
🕔 5pm

I need at least 3 more folk to sign up for my Edinburgh Adult Education Programme archaeology classes at Craigentinny, or the course will be cancelled. If you know anyone who might be interested, please let them know. Thank you!

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Our brilliant speakers @petebrownbeer.bsky.social wnbeer.bsky.social @philmellows.bsky.social s.bsky.social @braciatrix.bsky.social
@boakandbailey.bsky.social @beernouveau.co.uk might like to see this. Do RT if you want to spread the word too.

Lovely blog about our Think While You Drink public events on beer, drinking, and drinking places in pubs last year if anyone is interested in how they worked and what we did:
humsimpact.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2026/01/05/b...

Starting to plan for this year so watch this space or sign up to our list

A scene with two couples at a table in a beer garden with the landlord standing over them. From left to right the actors are Daphne Pollard, Oliver Hardy, Alan Hale as the innkeeper, Stan Laurel and Betty Brown. Daphne (Mrs Hardy) is ordering a ham sandwich, mustard on the side and a glass of beer.

Happy birthday yesterday to Oliver Hardy, seen here at Denker's Beer Garden in NYC in OUR RELATIONS (1936), a film based in part on 'The Money Box' (1902) by W W Jacobs, a prolific comic story writer best remembered now for 'The Monkey's Paw'. The film concerns twins, mistaken identies and money 1/5

Might be of interest. Spotted while photocopying and though it looked good. We have an amazing group of medieval studies lecturers here so likely to be sparklingly informative!

The cover of Andrew Davison's book The Built Heritage of the Temperance Movement, showing a classical statue of a woman in a blue robe in a building niche - this is 'Temperance' at Kirkby Stephen

A handsome volume, as you'd expect from Historic England & @livunipress.bsky.social - lots for general readers, as it clearly demonstrates just how significant & ordinary temperance was across England; essential reading for academic work on temperance & drink too.. @drinkingstudies.bsky.social (1/4)

Only 3 spaces left on our public 8-week Detective and Crime fiction course - tell your friends to sign up now: www.bristol.ac.uk/english/stud...

And for the people fleeing wannabe space wanker and his racist hordes there is also this starter pack for women in history …

Reminder: deadline for submitted applications is 12 Jan!!

We would like to welcome Dr Christina Wade @braciatrix.bsky.social on to the editorial board of Brewery History.

@jameskneale.bsky.social @demon-drink.bsky.social

Overindulge a little this festive season? Fear not! Dunkeld Total Abstinence Association have the soiree for you.

This event was held on the 3rd of January 1840, maybe we are a little bit late advertising it...

Wow this database looks so useful and interesting!

We are running our short course on Crime Fiction again in 2026. 8 weeks of evening classes @bristoluni.bsky.social. Join 8 university tutors sharing some of their favourite cold cases in detective fiction in an accessible but intellectually stimulating way:
www.bristol.ac.uk/.../detectiv...

I'm keen to speak with any creatives who have lost work because of generative AI, for something I'm writing.

If this is you, please DM me. Thank you!

@hattiesoper.bsky.social @bristolunienglish.bsky.social @uobartsmatter.bsky.social @joanpassey.bsky.social @sianlouh.bsky.social Please share.

We are running our short course on Crime Fiction again in 2026. 8 weeks of evening classes @bristoluni.bsky.social. Join 8 university tutors sharing some of their favourite cold cases in detective fiction in an accessible but intellectually stimulating way:
www.bristol.ac.uk/.../detectiv...

Just out of interest... Who among those of you researching and writing about beer and pubs has a talk or two in your arsenal? We've got our 30-minute bit on the 20th century pubs of Bristol, for example.

Ooh thanks will have a look!

Yes! We are currently plotting for the new year. We will let you know asap. Thanks for checking in and do let us know if you have any suggestions for talks.

JOB KLAXON!

CHAIR IN CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN HISTORY AT @ox.ac.uk: please publicize!

Eleanor Rathbone Professor of Contemporary European History
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Book talk: Teaching Slavery: New Approaches to Britain’s Colonial Past

If you teach histories of British slavery, don't miss this Thursday's book launch and talk: Teaching Slavery: New Approaches to Britain's Colonial Past, IHR, London 11 December & on Zoom. 5:30pm. Registration details are below and a link to the open access book in post 2/2. This post is 1/2.

Slide inviting historians to Join the Royal Historical Society, with the closing dates 15 December 2025 and 9 March 2026.

Tomorrow we make our final Visit of 2025: to historians
@lshtm.bsky.social and @ioe.bsky.social.

Our focus is on working as a historian outside 'traditional' history departments - something that's increasingly common. The RHS welcomes historians to join us, wherever they work bit.ly/3KBcnTy 1/2