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Here’s whats going on with us on the hill this weekend.

Thursday 7-11

We kick off tonight with hand made pizzas, a fully stocked bar and after a short break the TABLE TENNIS table is back, hurrah!

Sunday 12-4

Local topside of beef roasted in English mustard, with Yorkshire puddings or root vegetable gratin with parsnip puree. Both served with roasties and seasonal vegetables.

Pud this week is a chocolate orange cheesecake.

November-December menu out now so please email beaconclubhouse@gmail.com to have it emailed to you or pick up a copy from our bar.

In other news…

We have a new type of Pilates beginning here next week! Please see our website for full details HERE

Something for your Ears & Eyes

The next instalment of our creative talks organised by resident illustrator, Ben Newman. This time we hear from two female illustrators, Chrissie Macdonald and Laura Carlin.

To book your ticket please do so HERE

One last thing…

Christmas is creeping in and we’re taking bookings for all your festive frolics. We have a seasonal menu on offer so do let us know if you need a place to bring your work colleagues, friends or family….

Here’s the weekly line up from us atop the hill…

Thursday 7-11 Bar & Kitchen

Exhibition by local painter Glenys Jacques continues (for other opening hours, please see our website) this Thursday evening, including an artists talk with music.

Food will be served from 7-9, this weeks menu is a choice of Tacos: slow cooked spiced brisket of local beef or roast pepper & feta with a selection of sides.

Its mulling season! We begin with mulled local cider on offer from our bar Friday-Sunday (while stocks last)

Friday – Black Huts Festival 

The fifth annual festival of writing, music & film kicks off this Friday with poetry performance  Winter Migrants (Tom Pickard, Maggie O’Sullivan, Nicholas Johnson & John James) starting at 7.30pm. Bar & Kitchen open at 6.

Tickets £8 or £7 concs

For full listings please see link below.

Saturday Afternoon – Black Huts continues – Bar & Kitchen from 12. Entertainment from 2.

“Shall We & Why Not”

Documentary film maker Colin Still presents his film on seminal American poet Robert Creeley followed by readings from poets Jennifer Dunbar Dorn (over from Denver) & Stuart Montgomery.

Tickets £8 or £7 concs

Saturday Evening – Black Huts continues – Bar & Kitchen from 6. Entertainment from 7.30.

DESCANT ON RAWTHEY’S MADRIGAL – an evening of poetry, film and music in honour of Northumbrian poet Basil Bunting.

Followed by live music from four piece band Grasscut.

Tickets £10 or £8 concs. Alternatively, tickets to both the afternoon & evening shows can be purchased at £15 or £12 concs.

For full listings please press HERE

Sunday Lunch 12-4

Book in now for your home cooked locally sourced Sunday roast with us!

For bookings, tickets or any other enquiries please call 01424 431 305

Thursday – Exhibition Opening GXJacques 7pm

“Walking With Trees”, a series of paintings by local artist Glenys Jacques opens this Thursday.

Come and see the latest works, sip wine, chat with the artist herself and have a bite to eat.

Freaky Friday – Halloween Warm Up 6-11

Live music, unhappy hour cocktails, prize for best costume and all for only £2 a ticket. Not to be missed!

Saturday Book Launch of VG Lee’s “Mr Oliver’s Object of Desire” 7-9 

 Local author V G Lee launches her fifth novel here this weekend.

Tickets £6 (booking highly recommended) include a free glass of wine.

Kitchen open for dinner from 7 serving up warming chilli (meat & vegetarian) with rice, sour cream , house slaw and cheese.

Sunday Lunch 12-4

Roast local pork with brandy, prune & pecan stuffing

Or Nut roast with butternut puree

Both served with roast potatoes & seasonal vegetables

Followed by Apple & vanilla tart

To book tickets or a table to eat please call us on 01424 431 305

Thursday 7-11 – Pizza Night!

 Choose from a menu of hand crafted pizzas, made fresh for you in our kitchen. This week’s toppings are chorizo or goats cheese with roast veg or even a marinaded halloumi.

The bar is open, table tennis up and we’re hoping to see you at your weekly retreat on the hill.

Sunday Lunch 12-4 Pie Week

Delicious hand made pies served with creamy mash, seasonal veg and gravy.

This Sunday choose from

• Local Steak & Ale
• Chicken, bacon & Tarragon
• Kale, chestnut & mushroom

If you’d like a copy of our Sunday lunch menu for the next coming weeks please get in touch by email beaconclubhouse@gmail.com

Christmas Bookings have begun!

We are now taking bookings for December: whether it be a family gathering, a staff party or you’re celebrating your birthday we’d like to hear from you. We are happy to cater, be it a buffet of hand made goodies or a three course feast all served up with seasonal drinks and that bit of sparkle.

Thursday 7-11 

Your weekly retreat on the hill. Expect music, table tennis, food and a fully stocked bar. Meet mates, come and have a think or arrange your book club meeting here. We’re open to you all.

Saturday 7-11

A speakeasy, also commonly known as a blind pig or blind tiger, is a secret and illegal establishment set up for the sale of alcohol. Coming into prominence in the USA during the Prohibition era of the 1920’s, where the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcoholic beverages was totally illegal . Thank goodness that ended.

This Saturday come and join us in our very own exclusive Speakeasy, come and sit within a cabaret setting , nibble a tapas dish or two,  sip cocktails from jars and most importantly enjoy live music brought to you by the Gatbsy Cats, featuring Bev Lee Harling, Frank Moon, Pike Ascarby plus special guests. This is a free gig but spaces are limited so please book your place by calling us on 01424 431 305 or by email beaconclubhouse@gmail.com

Sunday Lunch 12-4

 Why not have your Sunday roast with us this week. We’ll be dishing up local roast beef or celeriac & leek gratin, both with Yorkshire puds, roasties & local veg. Followed by upside down cake. Call us now to book your table.

01424 431 305

Thursday 7-11

Come and visit our weekly retreat on the hill. Meet mates, bring your sewing, sit and have a read or play table tennis. Kitchen serving from 7-9. This week is hand made pizzas…

Frame Giveaway – We have a pile of frames needing new homes, free to anyone who wants to collect this Thursday evening.

Sunday Lunch 12-4

Why not book in with us for your Sunday roast? This week is a classic local roast chicken or nut roast with all the trimmings. Pud is a seasonal fruit crumble. Call to book 01424 431 305.

Winter Is Coming

Too early to think about Christmas? Yes, we think so too. Although. we are aware that many of you may be looking for a place to hold your annual family gathering or staff party. Well, look no further. We’re here! We will be taking bookings throughout December for private dining, parties and gatherings of good cheer. Get in touch to show your interest beaconclubhouse@gmail.com

As well as our usual openings this week we have a very exciting event on Saturday night!

Thursday 7-11

Come and have a chat, a drink and a bite to eat, play table tennis or sit round the brazier in the garden. Thursday welcomes you to our hilltop weekly retreat.

Saturday 7pm

Hailing from Hastings (now living in London and touring the country with her fab words) Salena is with us for one night only. She has carefully selected her collective for the evenings show so please do come and welcome Salena & Friends. Tickets only £5, bar & kitchen open from 7pm.

Sunday 12-4 Pie Week

Local steak & ale or squash, spinach & goats cheese

Both served with mash & seasonal vegetables.

Followed by Jumbleberry Crumble

Hope to see you over the weekend

This week

Thursday 7-11 

Come and have a drink, a bite to eat, meet friends and play table tennis. Our gardens are open while the weather stays warm. All welcome. This weeks menu is a chorizo or bean chilli with house slaw & rice.

Saturday 11-5 – Coastal Currents Continues

Your final chance to see our artists studios fling open their doors and reveal what’s inside. We’ve got two floors of local sellers too from clothing & jewellery to cushion covers and baby blankets.

Sunday Lunch (also Coastal Currents final day) 12-4

Coming soon, not to be missed!

Thursday 22nd September (7pm) Our next Clothes Sale, get in touch now to book your stall

We kick off our weekend with a Thursday night. Open from 7pm our bar and kitchen will be ready to serve you a fine selection of food and drinks. Come and meet friends, bring your latest knitting project or score a few rounds on the table tennis, everyone welcome…

This weeks Thursday menu is a Greek style Meze including Keftedes (Greek meat balls or a vegetarian alternative of aubergine balls) with greek salad, houmous, tzatziki, gigantes & pitta breads. Food served till 9 but come early to avoid disappointment.

Also this Thursday…

The next meet & greet for cartoonists, comic artists, illustrators & fans – all in relation to the up and coming 1066 cartoon festival. Please do drop in!

This weekend is Coastal Currents

We have a lot to see here at The Beacon but we’re also open for lunch, drinks & afternoon teas so you can make an afternoon of it.

Saturdays Menu will be a Ploughmans with English Cheddar, home baked ham, fresh breads, pickles and slaw.

Sunday is our traditional British lunch menu, this week is

For bookings or any other enquiries please call us on 01424 431 305 or email beaconclubhouse@gmail.com

So, to start, a couple of announcements…

If you wish to visit our clothing boutique Clothesline, please note it is now open on a Tuesday (2-5) and not a Thursday. You can also call us to arrange an appointment.

Also, this Thursdays Fair’s Fayre is being postponed, sorry! We will still be open as usual for food and drinks though.

Back to it…

This Thursday is TACO NIGHT 7-11

Choose from

Roast sweet potato & Chorizo

or

Roast sweet potato & feta

Both with roast peppers, slow cooked beans, house slaw & pickles.

Sunday Lunch 12-4

Give us a shout if you’d like to book a table on 01424 431 305 or email beaconclubhouse@gmail.com