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| Master Brewer, May 2012 |
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| Master Brewer 1998. Credit Martin Easdown |
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| Master Brewer, 2010. Credit Dave Anstiss (from http://www.dover-kent.com/Master-Brewer-Folkestone.html) |
Licensees
Peter Hore-Scott and Peter Laidlow 1985 1987 Peter Laidlow Later Harvey Hotel
John Thompson and Joseph Hodgson 1987 1991
Allen Peeks and Malcolm Reed 1991 1993
John Rudyard and Terence Copley 1993 1993
John Rudyard and Darryl Cooper 1993 1995
Darryl Cooper and Allen Peeks 1995 1996
Allen Peeks and Mark Hemmingsley 1996 1997
Allen Peeks, Mark Hemmingsley and Ann-Marie Hemmingsley 1997 1997
Allen Peeks, Michael Hall and Cheryl Hall 1997 1998
Darryl Cooper and Debra Cooper 1998 2000 From Nailbox
William Young and Pauline Young 2000 2001
Stuart Taylor and Tonia Taylor 2001 2003
Gary Thrower and Marilyn Thrower 2003 2004 +
South Kent Gazette
21-7-1982
Local News
Plans are on the drawing board to turn Broadmead Village,
Folkestone, into a self-contained community. Trustees of the Folkestone Estate
have applied to Shepway District Council for the approval of reserved matters
for the erection of four shops, a pub and a village green. The new development
would be built on the Old Golf Course.
Folkestone Herald
24-6-1983
Local News
A
country-style pub could be built at Folkestone`s new Broadmead Village estate.
A planning application for the pub, an upmarket development costing an
estimated £150,000, has been submitted to Shepway District Council by Shepherd
Neame Ltd. If it is approved the company will start detailed negotiations about
the building, which they hope to site opposite the village green.
A
spokesman for the Faversham-based brewery said “We want to build a good quality
and attractive country-style pub using weatherboarding and brick. It would
obviously be modern but it would be a tasteful sort of place catering for the
residential community”. He added that it was envisaged that the new pub would
put a fairly strong emphasis on the sale of food as well as beers, wines and
spirits. There would also be an off-licence and accommodation for the licensees
attached.
Folkestone Herald
15-11-1985
Local News
A new luxury country-style pub is due to open
on Folkestone’s Broadmead Village Estate before Christmas. The £250,000 weatherboard and brick building is one of only two pubs
opened by the Faversham-based brewery Shepherd Neame in the past five years. It
will be called The Master Brewer and according to Shepherd Neame will be “a
tasteful sort of place catering for the residential community”.
Folkestone Herald
6-12-1985
Adverising Feature
If you want to know what makes a traditional pub, ask
Shepherd Neame. Creating good pubs they say, is second nature for an independent
family-owned Kent brewery which has been producing excellent ale for almost 300
years. And the company says that their outstanding
success owes a great deal to their faith in the true values of the British pub.
You can find out for yourself by going along
to the Master Brewer in Broadmead Village, Folkestoney
which is Shepherd Neame's latest pub and opens for the first time on Monday. The Master Brewer, says the brewery, embodies all the
facets of a welcoming local pub - a friendly greeting, an open fire and the
finest in food and refreshment. Built at a
cost of more than £200,000, it is also the company's first new pub to be
built from scratch for several years. Aptly
decorated with old brewing implements, charts, hooks and pictures, The Master Brewer offers a single, split-level bar with exposed brickwork, comfortable seating and a
roaring log fire. One special feature is a children’s room
which is designed to help the entire family enjoy their time at the pub
together. This is a move that Shepherd Neame say is
close to their ideals and fundamental beliefs. They say that The Master Brewer has been created to prefer both the
local residents and business community a real pub that they will be proud to
call their local.
The managers will be Peter and Heather
Laidlaw who say that they aim to provide super pub food.
Pub food can often mean little more than a
packet of crisps or a cheese and onion roll. The new Shepherd Neame house, The
Master Brewer, which is due to open at Folkestone`s Broadmead Village on
Monday, is definitely not going to fall into that category.
For instance, how
would you like to savour giant prawns in garlic or succulent Beef Wellington,
exotic Paella or tasty homemade pies? That is the type of tempting fare that managers Peter and Heather Laidlaw
are planning to lay on for both evenings and lunchtimes at the new pub.
Peter, 31, and
25-year-old Heather have already garnered an Egon Ronay award and will be
emulating these standards at The Master Brewer. The couple originally hail from
the Lake District, but have spent most of their time in the licensed trade
running pubs in the South. Trained in London, Peter and Heather made their mark
at The Oak in Surbiton, which was renowned locally for its food, before moving
in as managers at The Eight Bells at Wingham Well, near Canterbury. Now the
couple say they are relishing the challenge of building up their own trade and
creating a family atmosphere at The Master Brewer. And they even plan to
introduce measures that should keep the kids happy with a special menu for
youngsters which will be served in the Children`s Room that will be included as
an integral part of the new pub. Putting a festive shine on their own love of
children, Peter and Heather will be putting up a Christmas tree in the pub
entrance. Decorated with Teddy Bears, it will be raffled raise funds for the
local playgroup and the Children In Need appeal.
Certainly the pub
should be an attractive venue for the Broadmead Village mums - for Heather is
about to join their ranks. She is expecting her first baby in the New Year.
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| Photo from Folkestone Herald |
Folkestone Herald
2-1-1987
Local News
Healthy drinkers toast success. Four customers
from the Master Brewer, at Broadmead village, proved that drinking can’t be all
that bad for your health when they entered and won the Shepherd Neame half
marathon, at Faversham. The four-man team won the pub team prize, collecting
celebratory tankards as a reward.
Folkestone Herald
2-10-1992
Local News
Protesting villagers look like winning the battle against
noise from a nearby pub. There were so many objections to the application for
an indoor public entertainments licence (PEL) by the Master Brewer pub, in
Broadmead Village, Folkestone, that the recommendation due to be put before
councillors yesterday (Thursday) was to refuse it. More than 53 people living
in the village wrote to the district council complaining there was already too
much noise from the pub and late night traffic. And they were concerned if the
pub landlord was granted a PEL he would later try and get a further licence for
late night events as well.
Protestor Paul Miller, of Lucy Avenue, said “This is a
residential area, and I`m worried this would be the thin end of the wedge”.
Neighbour Graham Staughton said “During the summer months
they leave the windows open and I have to shut mine to keep the noise out. Why
should I? Also we have car doors slamming and turning up until 11.30 at night
and sometimes later, and because parking isn`t ideal it`s a hazard if the
emergency services have to get in”.
And Eddie Thomas said “My wife and I moved here before
the pub was built and we were told it was to be a small local pub to serve the
community, but it isn`t. We don`t want to extend the liberties of the Master
Brewer any further in that what they have done already without a licence is
irritating enough”.
But landlady Jean Reed denied windows had ever been left
open or bands played outside and claimed she and her husband, Malcolm, had
collected more than 150 signatures in support of the application. She said
“Whether we get the licence or not won`t make much difference anyway, because
we`d still be allowed to hold the sort of events we already do”.
Folkestone Herald
9-10-1992
Local News
Protestors won the day when a pub manager`s application
for a public entertainments licence was turned down. Fifty three people living
near the Master Brewer pub in Broadmead Village, Folkestone, wrote to Shepway
Council objecting to the application because of noise, parking problems and
litter created by customers.
After hearing their complaints, members of the
entertainments and licensing sub-committee unanimously agreed to refuse the
licence.
Pub manager Malcolm Reed agreed there was a problem with
traffic and parking, but denied music was played outside.
Sub-committee chairman, David Dickinson, said the
building`s design made it almost impossible to contain the noise.
After the meeting Mr. Reed said “The music will continue
as usual, but a sign will go up telling people they can`t dance”.
Folkestone Herald
11-9-1997
Local News
Green-fingered drinkers should head to the Shepherd Neame
Master Brewer pub in Broadmead Village, where new owners hope their local will
also become a centre for a gardening club they plan to start. As newcomers to
the pub trade, Cheryl and Mick Hall, who used to live in Redoubt Way,
Dymchurch, bring with them little experience of running a bar, but a wealth of
gardening knowledge. The couple plan to swap plant cuttings and discuss
horticultural techniques and believe that many others in the area will be
interested. Mrs. Hall, 42, a former housewife, said “I`m looking forward to
meeting people who enjoy gardening, and I can`t think of a better place to do
so than in the comfort of the Master Brewer`s bar”. She added “We plan to get
the club up and running by Spring. Basically the idea is to establish a common
interest in the community so that we have something to talk about. We have had
several people come in already and express an interest”.
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