We're all used to having a relief Manager in the pub and for the past few weeks, Steve was at the helm. As I managed to get a picture before he left I thought I'd scare you all with it. He did a great job while he was in charge, and we'll no doubt see him again when he's passing through the area.

Pete and Sylvia have been very busy over the last week giving the pub a bit of new look. In fact it doesn't look like the same place. I've already taken a few pictures of changes they have made but as it is still a work in progress I'm going to hold back a few weeks until the place completely finished before I update the site with more photo's.

As you can see from the photo, the mirrors behind the bar have now been covered up with chalk boards, and new flash pumps have been fitted.

The biggest shock came yesterday though when I walked in and the pub had changed colour. The horrible dirty flowery wallpaper has been replaced by Terracota walls bringing the pub into the new century and making it look a lot warmer. John (our resident DJ) now has his own chalk board advertising his fortnightly disco. This has brought hours of entertainment as the artist who designed the boards decided to give John his own nickname - DJ "Mad Hat" John, and no one is sure where the 'Mad Hat' part came from. If you have any good suggestions then let me know! We do however from now on expect John to wear a mad hat every time he performs.

As you have probably already noticed as you have been standing at the bar waiting for your drinks, new pumps have been fitted. To go along with these we also have some new products and promotions starting very shortly.

Did you know Double's (on selected spirits inc. Vodka) will be going down to £1.60, and the price of a pint of Tetley will also be dropping to £1.45. The pub is now also stocking Guiness Ice, and J20's.
Plus don't forget that on a Monday night, free sandwichs are now put on for the quiz.

To find out more about the new prices and products click here or on the picture at the top of this page.

Theres not really been much to report this year, but in the past few weeks there has been a hive of activity in the pub. Since our new managers have been in charge I've lost count of the number of improvements that have been made. For a start, the men may have noticed that we have a new toilet seat and also the toilets have been painted. They look loads better now there isn't old wallpaper dangling by shreds off the wall. Other changes include clean (and smaller) curtains, and a new curtain in the opening behind the bar.

Everyone who takes part in the quiz on a Monday night had a huge shock a few weeks a go when free sandwiches and crisps were provided. Sylvia has been hard at work, and it appears that this is to become a regular thing, so before you come to the quiz make sure you don't have too big a tea. Very shortly we'll be turning the quiz into a league. Every week each teams scores will be recorded and a chart will be kept on the pub wall as well as online. At the end of a three month period, a prize will be awarded to the winning and losing teams. Lets see if anyone can beat the Valiants.

John has now started up his fortnightly Disco's again. Although I wasn't at the last one I hear that it was a great sucess and the pub was busier than it has been for a long time. There are even rumours that a semi naked Baz was spotted dancing to Ricky Martin, and a mystery woman was dancing on top of one of one of the tables. The next disco is on Friday 27th June. For more details, ask behind the bar.

A few new changes can be expected to the web site as well. Within the next month, the Message Board will return on a trial basis. The board used to be lots of fun and gave people the opportunity to stay in touch while they were away working or at University. As long as people don't abuse it, it will remain a permanent feature of the site.

Lets all face it, the Tav is nothing like it used to be in its glory days. I remember just over a year ago when you'd walk into the pub on a Friday or Saturday night and it would be heaving. Who could forget the packed out Karaoke nights, or the Fluffy Pig Racing, but now look at the place. Lately on a Saturday night you've been able to count the number of drinkers on both hands. Anyway over the past few weeks interviews have been taking place to decide who will take over as permanent Manager of the Pennine Tavern. It has been announced today that a couple from Merseyside have been appointed as the new Managers and will be taking over in around a months time. I don't have any other info on them just yet but as soon as I do I let you all know. Wayne will be sticking around with us until then and I would just like to wish him the best of luck as he continues reliefing pubs back around the Birmingham area. Its not going to be an easy job for the couple but I can only urge you to give them a chance and all of your support.

On another note I was tidying my room the other day and have come across 6 rolls of undeveloped film that have been taken in the pub over the past year. I have no idea what is on any of these but plan to get them developed quite soon. If there are any decent pictures then I'll get them scanned in and put them online. If you have been missing the message board then don't panic because I'm in the process of creating a guestbook to replace it. I've just had some legal disclaimers drawn up so expect to see the thing come online within the next week or so.

I'd also like to apologise for the delay in updating the Locals page. I'm trying to get as many locals profiles written before the section goes live. Another new feature to look out for soon is going to be "Big Brother II". After last years successful storyline we are hoping to take things a stage further this time round and actually allow you to vote fortnightly for who you wish to be evicted from the "Big Tavern household". The story will then be written refelecting your votes.

Welcome back to the Pennine Tavern site. Firstly I'd like to apologise that the site has been offline over the past month. I decided that it was about time that it had a bit of makeover and its taken a lot of time and effort to get this done. There have been lots of changes, and although there don't appear to be many new features available just yet, there are plenty planned over the next month or two. The locals section will soon be expanded to contain a lot more of those familiar faces, and there will also be an online personality questionnaire from which the results will be used for updating profiles and handing out our new monthly awards. One of these awards is "Drinker Of The Month" which will be handed out on a monthly basis to the person that has got the most plastered and done the funniest and most embarassing things.

One thing that you may notice is that the messageboard has been removed. It was originally added to the site so that visitors to the site could participate in a bit of friendly banter. Recently though some people became offended by a number of messages that had been posted and decided to that they wanted to hold me personally responsible for them. I am a strong believer in freedom of speech and feel that I do not have the right to start censoring peoples messages and opinions. I am also not willing to accept responsibility for the messages that people place on the board and the hassle that goes along with it, and it is for these reasons that I have taken the messageboard offline. I currently have a few idea's of things to replace it but I'll tell you more in a few weeks.

The website has been designed and tested with Internet Explorer 5. Some features may not work if you are viewing it through Netscape or on NTL TV-Internet. I'm in the process of adding a new interface to the Photo Archive for these users.