We welcome Jess Orestano back to the Geese and Fountain for another evening of tuneful and haunting songs. Jess hails from Northamptonshire by way of Norfolk, and the English countryside, and the people who live there, feature strongly in her work. Expect to be mesmerised by her voice and captivated by her story-telling songs.

There's now a monthly chess club (the game, not the musical) meeting at the Geese and Fountain on the LAST MONDAY of every month.

All ages and all abilities are welcome. If you'd like any more information, please contact David Stanford on 07934 592249, or just come along.

Pubs in the Vale of Belvoir

Restaurants in the Vale of Belvoir

There's now a monthly chess club (the game, not the musical) meeting at the Geese and Fountain on the LAST MONDAY of every month.

All ages and all abilities are welcome. If you'd like any more information, please contact David Stanford on 07934 592249, or just come along.

Get ready to step back into the 1920s at a Peaky Blinders event being held at new Melton brewery Round Corner Brewing.

The brewery, which opened at Melton Livestock Market in December, has teamed up with fellow local producer Brentingby Gin to organise the Peaky Blinders Night.

Round Corner Brewery at Melton Mowbray's Livestock Market (Image: Will Johnston Photography)

It will take place on Saturday, March 2, and will feature a live band early in the evening and a DJ later on, plus locally produced food from the Feast and Furious (smoked brisket and a vegetarian offering) and Melton Charcuterie (hog roast).

Of course, there will also be a great choice of beer and gin from Round Corner and Brentingby.

The new Brentingby Gin

Guests are encouraged to dress up in Peaky Blinders attire, and there will be prizes for the best dressed man and woman.

TICKETS ON SALE FROM EVENTBRITE

This is a special one.

The Good Intentions are husband and wife duo R Peter Davies and Gabrielle Monk. Based in Liverpool, they have emerged over the last few years as part of the new wave of UK alt-country acts. Fusing old-time country with a traditional British sensitivity, they have developed their own singular voice and sound. In 2011, they were voted Best Americana Band at the British Country Music Awards.

The GI's have released 3 albums to date, toured in the UK, US & Europe. They have also guested on the legendary Bob Harris Country show on BBC Radio. Now they're coming to the Geese and Fountain.

“These songs are not just timeless, they are true classics, right up there with the best of the Louvins, the Delmores, the Blue Sky Boys, and early Everlys” . (Maverick)

“Traditional country, Americana, call it what you will…it’s nigh on musical perfection.” (Alan Cackett)

This February & March 2019 Peter Andre is celebrating his 25 year long career with a UK tour!

Catch him in Grantham on 3 March !

www.guildhallartscentre.com

Days out in The Vale of Belvoir

It's the first quiz of 2019, and your chance to show that the Christmas break has re-charged your grey cells and all those reference books you got from Santa have been put to good use.

Show off your general knowledge (or general ignorance). Just £2 per person with cash and beer prizes. Get a team together and get down here for pizza and quiz shenanigans. Register your team from 7.30pm and get stuck in to the picture round. Questions start at 8pm prompt.

Geese and Fountain

Geese and Fountain have been working with the newly-formed ‘Team Toxic’ breweries (Sue Hayward of ‘Waen Brewery’ and Gazza Prescott of ‘Mission Creep’, formerly of 'Hopcraft'), we’ll be bringing you a craft beer festival like those you might expect to find taking place in an urban hipster bar, but doing the whole thing with a ‘village pub’ feel. So if craft beer by a real fire is your thing, this is definitely the event for you.

More details will be announced very soon, but for now, be tempted by the following highlights:

Tasting Sessions
Panel Discussions
Food and Beer Matching Meals
Live Music
Beer-themed Movies

We’re hoping to involve at least one brewery trip into the mix, and there’ll be lots of opportunity to interact with Sue and Gazza, and other brewers over the course of the weekend. And, of course, there’ll be lots of lovely beer.

Pubs in the Vale of Belvoir

Restaurants in the Vale of Belvoir

Second Sunday of every month is the Geese & Fountain Folk and Acoustic Club. We're into February now, so hopefully the winter weather will be kind to us, and we can start to look forward to spring.

Bring instruments, your voice, your songs or just your ears. And let's have fun.

Gilmore & Roberts combine award-winning songwriting with astounding musicianship and their trademark harmonies to create a powerful wall of sound. Nominated three times at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Katriona Gilmore (fiddle, mandolin) and Jamie Roberts (guitar) met while studying at Leeds College of Music and released their debut album in 2008.
The duo have toured Canada and mainland Europe, played some of the UK’s biggest acoustic festivals, toured with folk rock legends Fairport Convention and won countless accolades for their genre-spanning work. They'll be debuting lots of new material from their latest album 'A Problem Of Our Kind'.
‘Gilmore & Roberts take English folk and scuff it up with indie rock drama’ – Q Magazine

As one half of Scotland’s highly respected ‘Nimmo Brothers’, Stevie Nimmo has been a well known and respected figure throughout the blues and roots world for over 2 decades.

Having toured extensively with a critically acclaimed blues rock outfit over the last few years, as well as taking to the road in a stripped back, acoustic format, Stevie is now in full stride with his full-on, electric, no-holds-barred trio format.

Stevie has been nominated at the British Blues Awards for ‘Best Male Vocalist’, ‘Best Guitarist’ and ‘Best Songwriter’.
‘Stevie’s voice is at times gritty, other times emotional but all times perfection!’
‘…a rocker with a heart full of soul and a soul full of blues…’

Melton Show and Festival

• Date: 26th May 2019 - 27th May 2019
• Every day
• Location: Play Close, Melton Mowbray
• Time: 10:00 - 20:00
• Cost: FREE entry

A two day fair held in the beautiful Play Close. An exciting program of live entertainment, thrills and spills, and super attractions all geared to real family enjoyment.

Rounding off a weekend of gigs together, Tracey and Stevie play a double-headline show at this lovely village pub. Excellent home-cooked food and accomodation available, the breakfasts are to die for!  Geese and Fountain

You will be able to purchase tickets in person from selected local retail outlets, on-line her via PayPal, or on the night of the event. More details to follow.

Following on from the successes of previous years, BFest is back for a 5th consecutive year!

Early bird tickets are available 1 March - 30 April.

Get tickets online from www.binghamfestival.com

Great day out for the whole family, live music, great food & drink.

BFest is organised by the volunteers of Bingham Town Sports Club http://buttfieldsportsclub.org.uk/ who are responsible for the upkeep and development of the facilities at Butt Field Bingham, which are used by Bingham Town Football Club and Bingham Town Cricket Club.

The event itself could not go ahead without the support of its sponsors and in particular Rex Gooding Estate Agents our main sponsor and Churchill Specialist Contracting who are both sponsoring this event for a third year.
Doors are scheduled to open at 11.45am and the event is scheduled to finish at 10pm.
Further information can be gained from www.binghamfestival.com or “like” our Facebook page “Bingham BFest” for regular updates.

21st & 22nd September at Melton Cattle Market.

50+ Real Ales, with a focus on Yorkshire. Key Keg Bar. 20+ Ciders & Perrys.

Gin Bar. Entertainment. Food available all day.