Change of Date for the February London Gas Drinks

Due to a tube strike proposed for the 6th February the drinks will now place on Friday 7th February 2014 from 7pm. The location (The Knights Templar, Chancery Lane) remains the same.

February London Gas Drinks 6th Feb 2014

The London Gas Drinks for February 2014 will be held on Thursday 6th February at The Knights Templar pub on Chancery Lane, WC2. We'll be there from 7pm until late.

The pub has a decent selection of real ales and ciders and serves food, so you'll be able to get dinner there if you are arriving straight from work. 

The Knights Templar is located close to Chancery Lane and Holborn tube stations. Transport for London's Journey Planner will help you plan your route  to the drinks.

London Gas New Year Curry

We've had a break of a couple of months between drinks, but we'll start 2014 with a New Year Curry for the January Drinks, and this'll take place in Friday 10th January 2014.

We'll meet at The Cask pub in Pimlico for a few drinks from 6pm. This pub specialises in real ale and world-wide beers. The pub is located in Charlwood Street, Pimlico. We'll leave there about 7.30pm.

From 8pm we'll be at the Buckingham Balti House, 42 Buckingham Palace Road near to Victoria train/underground Station, which we've used for Christmas curries in the past. If you intend to come along to the curry, please email us at londongasheads@gmail.com so that a seat can be reserved for you.

October London Gas Drinks

The next London Gas Drinks will take place on Thursday 10th October and start from 7pm. We'll be meeting at The Wibbas Down Inn in Wimbledon, which is a Wetherspoons, so there are plenty of beer choices and food available.

We'll be there until late so drop by at any time.

The pub is a short walk from Wimbledon station which is served by National Rail (South West Trains, First Capital Connect), London Underground (District Line) and Croydon Tramlink. There are also plenty of bus routes serving Wimbledon town centre. TfLs Journey Planner will help you plan a route to the drinks.

London Gas Drinks 8th August

Its our usual trip to the banks of the Thames on the 8th for the August Drinks and we'll visit The White Hart in Barnes. Look out for the Rovers scarf on the table and see you there from 7pm.

The nearest rail station is Barnes Bridge and its also walking distance from Barnes station. Buses from Hammersmith are very regular.

The 209 from stop J in Hammersmith bus station will get you to Barnes Bridge. You can use TfLs Journey Planner to work out your trip to the pub.

Hope to see you there!

CJD Marathon Walk 27th July 2013

CJD Marathon Walk Completed!

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare and fatal condition that affects the brain. It causes brain damage that worsens over time. Most people with CJD die within a year of the symptoms starting

London Gas started fundraising for the CJD Support Network in 2010 following the death of a long time member, Julian Bailey from the disease February 2010.

This year we decided to walk the London Marathon Route to raise funds for the network. It seemed appropriate to do this being London Gas but also because Julian was a regular marathon runner. Myself and Kevin MacKenzie decided to set up our team web page, Julians Rovers, on Just Giving, and we were soon joined by Steve Forbes, a long-time friend of Julian based in Bristol and Bristol Rovers Director, Ken Masters to make a team of four.

We decided to walk the marathon route on Saturday 27^th July and then set about some practice walks to get our legs used to distance walking. Following walks of various lengths between 10 and 22 miles, and a lot of emailing, tweeting and Facebooking to raise sponsorship for our walk, we met and Blackheath Common for the walk.

We were given good send off at the start by Julians wife, Jeanie and their son Tom, daughter Lucy and friends. They also cheered us on at Cutty Sark, and we had some family, friends and some London Gas meet us along the way and walk with us for part of the route.

We completed the 26.2 mile route on The Mall in 8.5 hours and adjourned to a local pub consume that well known remedy for sore feet and aching legs. Cider.

It was a memorable way to raise funds for a charity that is completely reliant on donations to carry out their important work, and also remember Julian who was a top bloke and a Gashead for over 50 years.

We are still looking for sponsors and you can donate on our Just Giving page.

www.justgiving.com/teams/juliansrovers

July London Gas Drinks

The London Gas Drinks for July 2013 will take place from 7pm on Thursday 12th July at The Wibbas Down Inn, in Wimbledon. Look out for the Bristol Rovers scarf on the table.

This month there is a Cider Festival at Wetherspoons featuring 16 ciders. The tasting notes give details of the ciders available. 

The pub is less than 10mins walk from Wimbledon Station which you can reach on the District Line, Tramlink and also on surface rail from Waterloo, Clapham Junction and a number of national rail stations in south west London.

You can use TfLs Journey Planner to work out your trip to the pub. Hope to see you there!