Ian Fell and Simon Fell 1982 c 1995 Renamed Harvey`s Wine Bar
South Kent Gazette
3-12-1980
Canterbury Crown Court
A former Lydd man who hit another man with a beer glass
was put on probation for two years and ordered to pay £100 legal costs at
Canterbury Crown Court on Friday. Peter Bryan, now of Anson Road, Tuffnall
Park, pleaded Not Guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm on Carl Yearsley in
May, 1979.
Mr. Christopher Hookway, prosecuting, said Bryan and
another man called Michael Blythe were in the cellar bar of Folkestone`s
Norfolk Hotel when there was some sort of staring encounter between them and
Yearsley. Blythe spoke to Yearsley, who then went up to the two men and
suggested they went outside. Blythe and Yearsley left, followed by Bryan, and
outside Bryan saw Yearsley on the ground with Blythe on top hitting Yearsley,
said Mr. Hookway. “Yearsley was hit with a pint glass by Bryan, and remembered
no more until he woke up in hospital”, he said.
Bryan had a number of previous convictions, but his
counsel, Mr. J. French, said he had left the area now and was living and
working successfully in London. At the time Bryan lived at Brooks Way, Lydd,
and Mr. French said he bitterly regretted the incident. “He realises he is in
serious trouble and it was a very foolish thing to do but it seems the only
injury caused by the glass was a cut to Yearsley`s forehead. Thi matter has
been hanging over him for a long time and he has felt remorse ever since”.
South Kent Gazette
4-2-1981
Rochester Crown Court
A man involved in a fight that went too far was given a
suspended prison sentence last Tuesday after a judge described it as a case of
“least said, soonest mended”.
Michael Blythe, formerly of St. John`s Street,
Folkestone, pleaded Guilty at Rochester Crown Court to a charge of causing
grievous bodily harm. But Judge John Streeter, imposing a 12 month jail
sentence, suspended for two years, said “One is bound to bear in mind this is
not your first charge involving violence, but I accept the part the victim
played in this, though I dare say he expected a fair fight”.
Earlier, the Court heard how an argument between Blythe
and a friend, and the victim, Karl Yearsley, developed into a fight outside the
Norfolk Hotel, in Folkestone. Blyth was on top of Yearsley and his
accomplice was kicking him and hitting him with a beer glass. The other man involved had already been dealt with by the
courts.
Mr Anthony Webb,
defending, said Blyth, who now lives at New Addington, accepted that the fight
had gone too far. But initially it was the
victim, Yearsley, who was responsible, in part, at least, for what happened.
Folkestone Herald
20-8-1982
Advertising Feature
Wine bars tend to have a snobby image where the customers
prefer to discuss whether wine grown on a north or south facing slope is
better, rather than drink. They`ve also got a reputation for being expensive,
where a credit card and not a wallet is the order of the day. But Ian Fell and
his brother, Mark, aim to change all that with the opening of their wine bar,
Harvey`s, in Sandgate Road, Folkestone. A wide variety of wines to suit
everyone`s pocket, with cheap and plentiful food, plus the cosy atmosphere of
the cellar bar add up to a great night out that will not cost you a fortune.
Harvey`s is situated in what used to be the basement bar
of the Norfolk Hotel, now renamed the Langhorne Gardens Hotel, and taken over
by Mark and Ian`s parents, Doug and Audrey. The hotel is undergoing extensive
renovations to change its image, under the watchful eye of Doug and Audrey
Fell, both veterans of the hotel and licensed trade.
Ian, too, has plenty of experience to call on, beginning
with three years learning the nuts and bolts at catering college. But the
day-to-day realities of the trade were learnt at the exclusive Cafe Royal in
London, where Ian spent seven years, ending up as deputy banqueting manager in
charge of a £13 million a year turnover. That included a drinks bill of
£250,000 a year! Despite the attractions of the Cafe Royal, Ian wanted to start
up his own wine bar. He hunted for premises all over London, but his search was
fruitless until his parents took over the Norfolk. The cellar bar presented an
ideal challenge, so Ian came back to the town he was brought up in. London`s
loss became Folkestone`s gain. “We felt there was a need for another wine bar
in the town, and Harvey`s gives us the sort of image we`re looking for”, said
Ian. The wine starts at 55p a glass or £3.30 for Ian`s own label house wine.
The selection is enormous, with wines from France, Germany, Italy, Portugal,
Spain and California, and even champagne for that special occasion. There`s
food too, from toasted sandwiches, ploughman`s lunch (75p) to a very reasonably
priced, locally caught, trout, with peas and chips, at only £1.95.
Ian hopes to get the population of Folkestone drinking
wine in a big way and plans to extend the wine bar later in the year to include
a cosy seated area at the back for diners. Cocktails are also promised in the
near future. It sounds like 1982 is going to be a very good year.
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