Newsletter - March 2004
In this March edition you will find all the details you need about our great offers in Belushi’s bars and St. Christopher’s Inns. Also, learn about our “Hoscar” nomination and find out what the “Drinker Beer and Cider Festival” is.
Enjoy!
Hostel News
£5 A Night in Bath or Newquay!!
We had to stop our £1 a bed offer in Bath and Newquay because it was too successful… Imagine backpackers crowds in Newquay in February ...However, we decided to build up a special £5 a bed offer in Bath and Newquay for March. Bath is a great roman city with a lively student atmosphere and lots of monuments and pubs to check. Newquay is “THE” surfers Mecca in the UK, only a short distance from Eden Project (see below). This is a limited offer and it might be subject to changes. See our web site for details.
www.st-christophers.co.uk
St. Christopher’s is Cleanest and 6th Best Hostel in the World!!!
St. Christopher’s Inn Edinburgh won a “Hoscar” at the Independent Travellers World Exhibition last week in London. This distinction rewards this hostel as the best hostel for cleanliness and grants it the #6 overall honours.
St. Christopher’s Edinburgh is located right next to Waverley station, has a new great chill out room, and boasts two superb Belushi’s bars with live music, karaoke, etc. A place you need to check!
Bar News
St Patrick's Day
March 17th!
A week of Irish celebrations begins in London with the St Patrick’s Day parade on Sunday March 14, which features bands and costume revellers from London, Ireland and beyond.
And don't forget to enjoy a pint or 2 of the "black stuff" at any of locations in London, Edinburgh, Bath, Brighton and Newquay. Just visit http://www.belushis.com and http://www.st-christophers.co.uk for locations!
No matter where you are enjoy the Craic!
6 Nations Rugby and Live Sports
What better way to warm up for the St Paddy's day celebrations than watching England vs Ireland in the 6 nations championship. We will of course also be showing the other internationals and the potential Grand Slam decider of England vs France in April.
And if rugby is not your thing we will also be showing Premiership and European club football leading up to the European Championships this summer from Portugal!
Catch it live on the big screen at all our locations.
Let Edinburgh Entertain You!
- We have the best Karaoke in Edinburgh on Thursday's from 9pm till late, you never know what stars you see singing along.
- Our resident band Bleekerone plays every Friday from 9pm
- Ned Goodwin bashes out all the favourites on a Sunday and Wednesday.
- We have student and backpacker night every Wednesday with 241 drinks specials, hugely discounted drinks, and live music all night.
- From Monday to Wednesday between 12 midday until 6pm we have a 241 meal deal off our main menu.
- New to this month we have a brand new Open Mike evening starting again!
- Remember our bar does not close at 11pm, we are open until at least 1am most nights of the week and during the weekend we usually go until 2.30-3am.
Open Mic Nite - Monday's at St Christopher's Inn - Bath!
See yourself as the next big band or just fancy having a bit of a laugh and a good time then get down to St C's every Monday 8pm -12am for our Open Mic night! Plus don't forget Thirsty Thursdays with discounts on selected drinks from 8pm - 12am plus guest DJ.
Also offering great discounts to students and beds and bars card holders!
Events Diary
Mix-meisters and this year's Brit Awards winners for Best Dance Act, Basement Jaxx have ripped up the rule book again and are back in the live arena taking in punk, funk, electro and northern soul. Playing at the Brixton Carling Academy 18-19 March.
Also playing at the Carling Academy in Brixton London are the famous French group Air. They are here to promote their new album Talkie Walkie on Saturday the 13th of March. Air is often associated with other French DJ’s like Daft Punk and St Germain but more with a chilled out style. While at the Shepherd's Bush Empire catch the rising young Jazz musician Jamie Callum and later this month The Stranglers! For complete listings visitThe Carling Brixton Academy Web site and the Shepherd's Bush Empire site.
This month starting up again in London theatres is the famous play Stomp. A show you can definitely not miss. This loud and energetic show is made up of people making the most eccentric tunes in the most creative way from using buckets, bins and brooms to using match sticks and spoons.
What ever you do this March, make a point of coming to this year's London Drinker Beer & Cider Festival for there will be a mood of celebrations with the Festival celebrating its 20th birthday.
There will around 50 different real ales including many from small micro breweries that did not exist when the Festival was founded as well as some from the 200 brewers that were brewing in 1985. Compare that situation to the thousands of different beers brewed now and you will see CAMRA's success in encouraging new breweries.
But it is not only good British Beer where the choice has improved. The Festival's imported beer bar will have the usual Belgian, Dutch and German regulars, such as Gueuze, Lambic, Witbier, honey, fruit, spiced and smoked beers plus dark lagers and Bockbiers. But it will also have beers from the Rogue Brewery, Oregon, USA and some unusual Lithuanian beers plus (hopefully) the Czech Bud, the strong beer from Budweiser Budvar currently only available in the off trade.
This festival is to be found in Camden Centre, get off at Kings Cross station. There will be live music played by Tuxedo Clad Jazz Band.
HOPE was founded in 1994, the Year of the Family, to assist Handicapped, orphaned, poor and exploited children. Working mostly with volunteers, we ensure that your donations go directly to help needy children. We now assist projects in over 20 countries including the UK and pride ourselves on their personal nature, targeting our help to individuals and small groups of people. Interpub and HOPE have joined together as part of their 10th Anniversary celebrations to raise funds for street children and those affected by conflict.
It is our aim, with your help to raise £20,000 for this worthy charity. So please give generously. Collection boxes can be found in all of our venues. Also keep an eye out for special fund raising events throughout the year.
Hope you are once again enjoying our live web cam feed from Belushi's - Shepherd's Bush! Be sure to give us a wave the next time you are passing!
Thanks for reading and happy travels!
The Live Your Life Team
Beds and Bars Club
Quote
“I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move.”
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894) Scottish author, poet, essayist, critic
Travels with a Donkey.
