Subject: More money for the Government
Date: 1st April 2010
Customers will notice a minimal price increase with effect from 1st April 2010. We were able to hold our prices when the VAT rate returned to 17.5% from 1st January 2010. During last week's Budget however, the Chancellor announced an increase in the excise duty that we pay to the Government every month. Our prices have been adjusted to reflect the recent increases in VAT and excise duty rates. The extra money we will be collecting from customers will not be lining our pockets but will be handed straight over to the Government each month!
Date : 26th February 2010
We are delighted to be involved in a event celebrating the 75th anniversary of the birth of radar and have donated a commemorative bottled beer to the event organisers. On 26th February 1935, in a field at Litchborough, Northamptonshire, Robert Watson Watt and Arnold Wilkins detected signals from the BBC transmitter at Daventry reflected from an RAF Heyford bomber. This event is recognised as the birth of radar and will be re-enacted at the Radar Memorial Stone in Litchborough.
Subject: Fire-Bellied Toad named 'Best Local Drink'
Date: September 2009
The winners of the first ever Northamptonshire Food & Drink Awards was announced at Holdenby House on August bank holiday Monday 2009. We were thrilled that our bottle-conditioned beer, Fire-Bellied Toad, was judged the winner of the Best Local Drink category. After much smiling for the camera we were delighted to be told that we had won marketing, advertising and PR support and tickets to a black tie dinner to be held at Althorp House in October.