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Poppy Appeal, a record

The Royal Britsh Legion would like to thank all our customers for their very generous donations to this year's Poppy Appeal. This year the British Legion hope to raise £40,000,000 through the Poppy Appeal in order to continue their now 90 years of helping ex servicemen; to date the figure has reached £23,600,000. Every small donation helps and…

What’s Brewing

Simon and Nina are delighted that their award night party in September celebrating 20 years continuous  recommendation in the Good Beer Guide has been featured in What's Brewing this month. What's Brewing is the newspaper circulated to all CAMRA members in the UK with a circulation of over 100,000. CAMRA is this year celebrating 40 years as a campaigning…

Colwyn Bay in Bloom Award

Simon & Nina receive their "Colwyn Bay in Bloom" award from the Mayor of Colwyn Bay, Councillor Mrs Margaret Edwards, at an event held recently at Colwyn Bay Cricket Club. This year there was a joint first prize and the White Lion was delighted to received the next highest prize. Nina said that she was determined to…

CAMRA Award for 20yrs in Good Beer Guide

On Friday night Ian Saunders of Abercolwyn CAMRA Branch presented Simon & Nina with an award for 20 unbroken years in the Good Beer Guide, the longest in North Wales. With a Hog Roast and superb entertainment from Darren Wharton and Richie Dews of local group Dare, the White Lion was rocking . Simon said how honoured…

Snowdon Climb

Unfortunately Esme wasn't fit enough to take part in last weeks climb due to a rib injury so Simon and Jack deputised. Jack got to the top in 2 hours and Simon & Jane got there in 3 to find Jack sitting there waiting for them. Simon says he could have done it faster if they hadn't…

Colwyn Bay a winner in Wales in Bloom 2011

Colwyn Bay is the winner of the Large Town Award for the 2011 Wales in Bloom competition, the tenth win in succession. Simon and Nina are thrilled to report that, within Colwyn Bay, the White Lion Inn came third in the Pubs, Hotels and Restaurants category. Nina said she was very pleased at the result and thanks…

Llandudno – Snowdon MG Charity Run

The Llandudno MG Owners Club Snowdon Charity Run in aid of Leukaemia Research, was a great success. The run started with a parade on Llandudno promenade and finished approx 95 miles later at Bodelwyddan Castle. The start was in bright sunshine but, being a Snowdon run, the rain had to make an appearance and umbrellas were essential equipment for many of…

Glamorgan CCC a smash hit at Colwyn Bay

Glamorgan must have enjoyed their week by the seaside, on Sunday they had a 69 run victory over Lancashire after a superb knock of 144 by captain Alviro Petersen which included 10 sixes one of which smashed a window in the Lancashire dressing room. In the LV = match they again had a handsome win by…

CAMRA gives a warm welcome to “Peoples Pint”

At the Great British Beer Festival recently, the Campaign for Real Ale, welcomed the Government's decision to introduce a 50% excise duty reduction on beers at or below 2.8% ABV from October 2011 in a move that will allow consumers to enjoy a lower priced and lower strength pint in their local. CAMRA predicts the introduction of low…