Jasia McArdle exhibition from January 9th

Our next exhibition opens from January 9th and is an installation of photographs by Jasia McArdle. We will be having a mid-show 'meet the artist' - more info soon....

Made me smile.....

The return of the dartboard and more 2011 news...

Yes, it's going to happen!! You may be fed up with all the bad news and feel there's nothing to look forward to but now you can cheer up and look forward to 2011. The dartboard is coming home! The pool room is set to become the permanent exhibition space for all your masterpieces - details of the 2011 project soon. (We will still have an ongoing exhibition programme in the rest of the pub). We also have plans for a little something to help cope with the rise in beer prices in January - watch this space for more info on that....

A few photos from the Beer Mat Show

Feeling Hungry???

A beer mat book...

The cover of one of the beer mat books submitted by Matt Edwards. See his other work (and inside this one) at the Beer Mat Show...

Beer mat sculpture to be created at the opening this Saturday

image copyright Sally Lemsford

Sally Lemsford, a live artist, will create her 'beer mat' sculpture at the opening night on Saturday November 20th. If you want to find out more about her check out her website 

www.45poundsplus.co.uk

 

Latest submission - a series of 28 beer mat sized portraits

Tony Hall is the latest to drop in beer mats - above is the first of 28 brilliant beer mat sized self portraits. If you want to see the rest you'll have to come to the exhibition!

Submit your beer mat art now!! Show opening Saturday November 20th 8 p.m.

Last few days to submit your beer mat art - we already have over a hundred, but we want MORE!! The show will be opening on Saturday 20th November at 8 p.m. and will be on until January 3rd so do come along and have a look......

Don't forget!! Deadline for Beermat submissions - 18th November 2010

Call for submissions for The Crompton Beer Mat Open Show
This year's Open is going to be all about beer mats!

What?  Decorate, alter or otherwise create a beermat sized piece of work. Dimensions should be that of a standard beermat: 9 x 9 cm. (3-D work should use this as the base size). No frames - work will be pinned/ pegged to the wall or shown in the alcove cases. Use a real beer mat as the starting point or create your own. Beermats, pens and pencils will be available at The Crompton from today for you to make a start......
When? Work should be submitted at the Crompton Tavern, 46 Crompton Street, Derby DE1 1NX on the 16th - 18th November 2010, 2 - 8 pm. Please make sure you have your name/ contact details/ price (if for sale) written on the back.
Where? The show will take place from 20th November 2010 - 3rd January 2011. The opening night will be on Saturday November 20th from 8 p.m.

All work submitted will be shown space permitting. We take no commission on work sold. Unsold work will need to be picked up by Thursday 6th January 2011 during pub open times.

Last chance to see Hal Wright's Show...

Hal Wright's exhibition finishes on the 14th - so if you haven't seen it yet come and have a look. Next show is the beer mat show...

Amuse-Bouche evening

The Amuse-Bouche evening last night was a great sucess. Eight people took part (but quite a few more got fed!) Images on the sidebar and check the website for details of the next one....

Opening of Hal Wright's exhibition - Tuesday 2nd November 8 p.m

For more info go to website

Photos from Big draw now on website

Some of the photos from Big Draw 2010 are now on the website I'll be adding more over time....

Fantastico!!!

This arrived at the pub this morning from Italy - inside a dozen beermats from Fabio Sassi. (find out more at www.fabiosassi.blogspot.com).

For sale at £1 each, make sure you come along to the Beermat Show in November to see all 12....and don't forget you can submit something too!!

Amuse-Bouche Evening Wednesday 3rd November

After the great success of 'Come Dine at The Crompton' last year - our culinary event this year is to be an Amuse-Bouche Evening. If you want to take part you will need to sign up by Friday, 22nd October.

A WHAT? some of you may ask...well an amuse-bouche is a single, bite sized hors d'oevre - the term is French - literally translated as 'mouth-amuser'.

Each person taking part will produce a minimum of three different amuse-bouche, which all participants will share, taste and savour over a drink. (How many of each you will have to make will be determined by how many people take part).

This is not a competition just an excuse to eat, drink and have some fun. The only limits are your imagination and if you aren't taking part you will only have the opportunity to taste if there are any left-overs (how likely is that??) 

Great minds....

As you know we're having a beermat show at the Crompton in November - you might be interested in another beermat show  which has been touring since May 2009.

Big Draw in October at the Crompton

You can't judge a book by it's cover...

Recently I came across a blog entry which made me stop and think. It contained quite derogatory reference to pub landladies and seemed to be subscribing to the view that all landladies are gossips and liars.  Got me thinking about the stereotypes that are applied thoughtlessly to all areas of life. As a sometime/ part-time landlady I have of course been aware of unreasonable prejudices for some time. There have been occasions over the past 20 years when neighbours (only a couple of people who have since moved on) have made all sorts of assumptions based purely on the way people look. They have asked us not to serve people with dreadlocks or doc martins or have intimated that those in suits who drink in our pub are acceptable but everyone else is permanently drunk, stoned or somehow sub human. They have asked for CCTV in the garden to monitor our customers despite the fact that we have never had any trouble or aggressive behaviour  which would seem to me to be a blatant disregard for Human Rights?? These are neighbours who have never drunk in the pub and have never met the people who they are attacking.

I am glad to say we have always had the same policy at the Crompton – it isn’t about what people look like it’s about how they behave. Perry has always said that the Crompton is his front room and he expects people to behave as they would if they were in his home (although we don't dance on the table very often at home...), providing people subscribe to that who cares what they wear? Anyway if we had a dress code Perry and I wouldn’t be allowed in our own pub…… J

Website and Beer Mat Show

The website has now been started (link on side bar). Signed up for a free site - part of the Get Brtitish Business Online  so if you've got a business and want a free site for a couple of years check it out. The google site builder is not the most intuitive but it is free! Other news - our open show this year is going to be a beermat show. More details soon but the idea is anyone can submit work executed on  a beer mat and we will be showing everything we get during November and December. You can pick a beermat up from us (or from another pub if you must! :)), and then turn it into a work of art any way you want. Beermats, pens pencils etc. will be on the tables at the Crompton from the beginning of September if you want to come along and make it here whilst enjoying a drink and enduring I mean enjoying the critical analysis you will enevitably receive....

Pssst!! Anniversary Issue now on blog sidebar

Party Time!!

Beach Party on June 5th, 2.30 pm

Big Draw at the Crompton - plans for 2010

Last year we did drawing on beermats which went really well (in progress above) This year we're thinking of covering the tables with blackboards and putting out chalks every day for the duration. Also hoping to get involved with another beer mat project - more info at a later date. Taking place in October all around the country the aim of Big Draw is....to get people drawing!! This year is also the first year of Derby Big Draw - events will take place all over the city, so be prepared to draw, doodle and scribble to your hearts content.

A few photos of Corrina's show - on until end of April

A beer brewed for Perry!

To celebrate all the time Perry has spent at The Crompton and his advanced age, Trevor at the Derby Brewing Company has produced a very special beer. Perry wanted a strong, pale ale and 50 20 was the result. First served at Perry's 50th birthday party, it is going down very well! Make sure you try some while we still have it!

Perry's party and pssst! at the Crompton

Great night on Saturday - lots of old faces, some we haven't seen for over 10 years. Bit of a reunion night. Hoping to collect photos for the next issue of Pssstt!! which is now under consideration. Anyone who wants to contribute feel free, we have a new agony aunt-uncle so any problems will receive the consideration they deserve! Hand in behind bar/ put in suggestion box (by front exit) or speak to Kate.

Call for pssst!! contributions