Dear Friends,

Saturday 21st December will be our final day before the winter break. The Tea Room is looking very festive and cosy and we have a whole range of Winter treats on the menu, from Christmas Picnic Pie to Yule Log; Brie and Cranberry Panini to the most delicious mince pies we have ever tasted. We would love you to visit us before the winter break and advise you to telephone if you would like us to reserve a table for you. We will be open as normal on Saturday 21st December then will close our doors for the winter break, re-opening on Tuesday 11th February (weather permitting) for the new season.

2013 has been a fantastic year at Brewery Tea Room, we have met brand new customers and friends as well as welcoming our regular faces. You have all been so generous in helping us support our chosen charities and together we have raised well over £5,000 towards our £10,000 target for the new Cancer Unit at Lister Hospital. There will be an exciting charity announcement during the winter break, so watch this space!

Warmest wishes for a wonderful Christmas and a happy and healthy new year,

Sarah and all at Brewery Tea Room x

Many of you have asked us to host a repeat late night shopping evening, so we are inviting you to join us for a glass of festive cheer, on Wednesday 4th December from 9.30 am until 9pm.

We are constantly replenishing our winter grotto with gorgeous Christmas gifts, seasonal home ware and beautiful decorations. Candlelight, carols and complimentary spiced mulled wine will welcome you into the evening.

There will also be an opportunity to support our on-going charity work by purchasing Christmas Raffle Tickets, helping to raise funds for the new Macmillan Cancer Unit at The Lister Hospital, Stevenage. The first £5.000.00 has already been raised and presented to Macmillan Cancer Support, thanks to your kindness

We look forward to welcoming you into our Christmas Wonderland.

Festive wishes,
Sarah and all at Brewery Tea Room x

There’s a chill in the air and it’s got us thinking about cosy winter nights, twinkling lights and spicy mulled wine. With the build up to the festive season approaching, it’s time to announce our Annual Christmas Preview Event. On Tuesday 29th October we will be opening the doors at 9.30 to a newly re-stocked and sparkly winter grotto of gorgeous gifts, seasonal home ware and beautiful decorations – and to celebrate this brand new season, we are opening into the evening to offer you Christmas canapés, candlelight and complimentary mulled wine to ease you into the festive spirit!

Please come along and enjoy a beautiful festive evening at Brewery Tea Room. There will also be the opportunity to support our on-going charity work by purchasing a Christmas Raffle Ticket helping to raise funds for the new-build Macmillan Cancer Unit at Lister Hospital.

We are looking forward to welcoming you into our winter wonderland!

We are delighted to announce that our Fundraising Total for Macmillan last Friday 27th September raised £3,365.65, exceeding the amount we raised last year…..again!

Your generosity was endless, from donating raffle prizes and purchasing raffle tickets to donating your unwanted gifts for our garden sale. Thank you to everyone who gave up their time to man stalls, sell raffle tickets and doing the washing up.

For those of you who couldn’t make it on the day, our theme this year was ‘Vintage’, giving us all an excuse to dress up. Some of the attractions included a garden sale, silent auction, a hand-turned music organ, vintage hair and make-up, and wonderful cupcakes and cappuccinos.

We’re very happy that the monies raised this year will go directly to help build the innovative new Macmillan Cancer Centre at The Lister Hospital, in the heart of our community. Thanks again to all our kind-hearted customers who supported the event and contributed to this worthwhile cause.

Sarah and all at Brewery Tea Room

As part of our Macmillan Fundraiser, we are holding a charity auction on Friday 27th September.

We have two items this year in the auction, both would make a lovely Christmas gift for the man in your life!

Come and bid for a four ball golf day or an hour-long clay pigeon shoot. Place your sealed bids on the day and you could be the lucky winner of one of our fantastic prizes!

The picturesque harbour of Wells Next the Sea welcomed 280 participants to the North Norfolk Olympic-distance triathlon on Sunday 8th September 2013. Nigel Strongitharm and Nick Henry gave up a day of sunny seaside picnics in order to raise money for the new Macmillan Cancer Unit at Lister Hospital. With the sun rising at 7.15 early registration began, there was just time for some last minute bicycle adjustments before the participants lined up on the pontoon to begin the one mile swim. In just under half an hour the first leg was completed by both Nick and Nigel who then swapped wetsuits for bicycles and embarked on the 25 mile route through the idyllic local villages. Soon back in the transition area after a very quick leg there was just time to rehydrate before setting off on a sunny, sandy six and a half mile run across the beaches of Wells and Holkham. Nick completed his first triathlon in 2 hours 54 minutes and Nigel’s finish time was 2 hours 40, beating his previous time by 8 minutes. Then it was time for a beer outside a sunny Wells pub to celebrate the achievement. Close to £2000 has already been raised via our justgiving page and donations are still coming in. If you would like to donate to this cause, there is still time, the address is: http://www.justgiving.com/Brewerytearooms  This kicks off our fundraising season for this worthwhile charity, with the next event on 27th Sept – our Macmillan Fundraising Day at the Tea Room. Please join us if you can and thank you for all your support so far.

 After a summer of sunshine, re-stocking and making the Tea Room sparkly clean, we’re almost ready to re-open the doors. On Tuesday 3rd September, the new season will begin and we can’t wait to welcome you back.

              We will be closing for our annual summer holiday on Saturday 27^th July. During the summer we’ll be filling the gift shop with lots of new treasure for the forthcoming season, practicing some lovely new recipes and, of course, dusting down the chandeliers!

We would love to see you throughout this final week to thank you for all your support and custom this year so far.

On Tuesday 3^rd September we will re-open our doors for the new season and look forward to welcoming you back.

With best wishes for a sunny August and many thanks for your continued support,

Sarah and all at Brewery Tea Room

Brewery Tea Room is officially four years old on 1st July. We’re celebrating with the launch of our light breakfast menu. We’ll be offering a selection of tasty morning goods, including toasted artisan bread, fruit-topped granola and a healthy bowl of porridge and fruit compote. You can enjoy breakfast from 9.30 – 11.00 on weekdays and 10.30 – 12.00 on Saturdays.

Thank you to all our lovely customers who make each day so enjoyable, and help make Brewery Tea Room the great success that it is.

Sarah and all at Brewery Tea Room x

A team of five from Brewery Tea Room completed the forty mile course of the St Albans Rotary Charity Cycle Ride on Sunday 19th May in under four hours. In doing so over £500 was raised by our customers and friends. We are truly grateful for your generous donations towards Marie Curie Cancer Care, Herts Air Ambulance and Radlett Lodge.

We hope to have a bigger team taking part next year and would love for you to
join us on the ride!

Following on from the recent visit by the Lanvallay group, we noticed that there are a lot of French speakers in the village who may want to join a French conversation group and have a conversation over a cup of coffee. We are proposing to start a small group on Tuesday mornings from 9.30 ’til 11, which will be hosted by a charming French lady. Cost will be determined by numbers but it will be a nominal charge. Don’t be shy, come and join us! Places are limited so let us know if you’re interested, we’re ideally looking for speakers of a basic/intermediate level. We hope to start very soon, in time for your summer visits to la belle France!