This event will be held at:
Bridge Street Ale House, 31 Bridge Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2RY.
Thursday, November 17th 2016 from 18:30 to 22:00
The Event
Anyone who came to the SOS event in March will be familiar with the concept of this microbrewery pub as it is the sister pub to The London Road Ale House. For anyone not familiar they serve a range of real ale from an assortment of local and national microbreweries, as well as a range of real ciders. For the pirates amongst us there is also now a rum menu! For the drivers and the non-drinkers there have a lovely range of soft drinks as well as tea and coffee. Further information can be found on their Facebook page.
The venue differs from the normal pubs which we hold SOS events in, as they do not serve hot food, BUT they have a different concept whereby you can take your own hot food courtesy of a number of nearby takeaway outlets (or takeaway deliveries if you would prefer to order something from somewhere else) and the pub will even provide plates and cutlery! For those wanting just a snack then the bar has a selection of crisps, nuts and olives for sale (even pickled eggs if that is your cup of tea!) as well as pork pies and a cheese board.
As far as parking is concerned, there are spaces right outside the pub and down Bridge Street for which there is a car parking fee. I will scope out any potential free parking spots in the area and post any I find in the announcements.
Please note that the bar does not have a license to accept children so I'm afraid it's over 18s only - Sorry!
If you prefer to leave the car at home and are travelling by public transport, the bus station is about 5-10 minutes walk away.
The Theme
Don your pipe and wide rimmed spectacles, your "Give Quiche a Chance" t-shirt and a pint of real ale and let's get philosophical!
Etiquette is defined as "a code of behaviour that delineates expectations for social behaviour according to contemporary convential norms within a society, social class or group ". All community groups have their unwritten rules and guidelines, so how do these come about and why do they come about? What do we think the unwritten rules and etiquette of the geocaching community are, especially when you consider the pitfalls and the potential faux pas associated with social media and the digital age in general.
Or if all of the above is far too highbrow we'll just do the usual geochat 
And Finally...
Don't worry if you have never been to an SOS event before. We like to think that we are a friendly bunch, who between us have umpteenth years of geocaching experience to share. You can keep up-to-date with all the local geocaching chat on the Staffordshire Facebook Page
Don't forget to log your will attends and I look forward to seeing everyone soon. If anybody has any questions then please get in touch with me via GC.com or the Staffordshire Facebook Page.