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The Sun
08-05-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Britain's ‘cheapest pub' selling beer for 7p a pint TODAY – but you'll have to be quick
A PUB will be the cheapest in Britain today as it pulls pints for just 7p to celebrate a special day in UK's history. To celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day, the pub is offering pints at its 1945 price tag. 4 4 Pub-goers can get their heavily discounted pint of Wharfedale Brewery Gold at The Flying Duck in Ilkley, West Yorkshire. You'll have to be quick though - the offer only applies today, and is only available for the first 80 pints poured. Advertising the event on social media with a vintage poster, the pub is matching the 1945 price of 1 shilling and 3d - worth around 7p - for a pint. With the average price of a pint hitting £5.08 earlier this year, this 99% discount seems unmissable. Between August 2024 and January 2025, the price of a pint rose in every region across the country except two. This is due to rising costs of brewing and beer prices which have forced many pubs to raise prices. The owners of The Flying Duck also own Wharfedale Brewery, based in a barn nearby, giving punters the perfect opportunity to try a local beer. Not only is the deal good for customers, but the funds raised will be going into a collection tin for the Royal British Legion. They wrote on Facebook: "Come join us on the 8th May where we will be celebrating VE Day's 80th anniversary. 80 pints for 80 years at 1945 prices." In a follow up, they wrote: "Tomorrow is the day you can buy a pint of Wharfedale Brewery "Gold" for just 7p. You will be putting all money into a collection tin to support our very own Royal British Legion, Armed Forces Charity. Please support and dig deep." Gerard Simpson, Operations Director at The Flying Duck and Wharfedale Brewery, said: "I just thought it would be nice to do something to celebrate 80 years. "We came up with 80 pints for 80 years at 80-year-old prices. It's the one beer [at that price] we'll be serving our Gold. "We're quite lucky because as well as The Flying Duck we also have a brewery, Wharfedale Brewery, which means we're in a position where we can buy our beer for its cost so it wouldn't have an impact as a chain pub would have." "We're a community pub, we like to raise money for local charities. "I think it's nice to be able to do something and celebrate it. "People can just drink away - once the 80 pints have gone they've gone." Locals were eager to make the most of this bargain offer as one commenter said: "Sounds like a great time!" Another wrote: "Wow Spoons will be quiet for a couple of hours then." 4 4 VE Day, which stands for Victory in Europe Day, is celebrated as the beginning of the end of World War Two. After Nazi Germany surrendered to British troops on the 7th of May, Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced the news to British households via radio on the 8th of May.
Wales Online
07-05-2025
- Business
- Wales Online
Pub to sell beer at just 7p a pint to celebrate VE Day
Pub to sell beer at just 7p a pint to celebrate VE Day It will be honouring 1945 pub prices for the first 80 pints it pulls of Wharfedale Brewery Gold on May 8th during its VE Day celebrations PIC FROM KENNEDY NEWS AND MEDIA (PICTURED: INSIDE THE FLYING DUCK PUB) A boozer is flogging pints for just SEVEN PENCE to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day - so punters can enjoy beers at 1945 prices. The Flying Duck in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, will be honouring 1945 pub prices for the first 80 pints it pulls of Wharfedale Brewery Gold on May 8th during its VE Day celebrations. With the average UK pint set to hit £5, this means thirsty punters will get to enjoy a bevvy with a whopping 99% discount. DISCLAIMER: While Kennedy News and Media uses its best endeavours to establish the copyright and authenticity of all pictures supplied, it accepts no liability for any damage, loss or legal action caused by the use of images supplied and the publication of images is solely at your discretion. SEE KENNEDY NEWS COPY - 0161 697 4266 (Image: Kennedy News and Media ) A boozer is flogging pints for just SEVEN PENCE to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day - so punters can enjoy beers at 1945 prices. The Flying Duck in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, will be honouring 1945 pub prices for the first 80 pints it pulls of Wharfedale Brewery Gold on May 8th during its VE Day celebrations. With the average UK pint set to hit £5, this means thirsty punters will get to enjoy a bevvy with a whopping 99% discount. Delighted punters joked that 'Wetherspoons will be quiet for a couple of hours'. The pub's Facebook post reads: "Come join us on the 8th May where we will be celebrating VE Day's 80th anniversary. 80 pints for 80 years at 1945 prices." In 1945 the price of a pint of beer was roughly 1 shilling and 3d (Image: Kennedy News and Media ) In 1945 the price of a pint of beer was roughly 1 shilling and 3d, depending on the beer and the location - which is worth around 7p. Gerard Simpson, Operations Director at The Flying Duck and Wharfedale Brewery, said: "I just thought it would be nice to do something to celebrate 80 years. Article continues below "We came up with 80 pints for 80 years at 80-year-old prices. It's the one beer [at that price] - we'll be serving our Gold. We're quite lucky because as well as The Flying Duck we also have a brewery, Wharfedale Brewery, which means we're in a position where we can buy our beer for its cost so it wouldn't have an impact as a chain pub would have. "We're a community pub, we like to raise money for local charities. I think it's nice to be able to do something and celebrate it. People can just drink away - once the 80 pints have gone they've gone." Thrilled social media users commented on the post. One wrote: "Wow Spoons will be quiet for a couple of hours then." Article continues below Another added: "Sounds like a great time!"
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Pub celebrating VE Day with 1945 price rollback - selling pints for just 7p
A boozer is flogging pints for just seven pence to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day - so punters can enjoy beers at 1945 prices. The Flying Duck in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, will be honouring 1945 pub prices for the first 80 pints it pulls of Wharfedale Brewery Gold on May 8 during its VE Day celebrations. With the average UK pint set to hit £5, this means thirsty punters will get to enjoy a bevvy with a whopping 99% discount. Delighted punters joked that 'Wetherspoons will be quiet for a couple of hours'. In 1945 the price of a pint of beer was roughly 1 shilling and 3d (Image: Kennedy News and Media) The pub's Facebook post reads: "Come join us on the 8th May where we will be celebrating VE Day's 80th anniversary. 80 pints for 80 years at 1945 prices." In 1945 the price of a pint of beer was roughly 1 shilling and 3d, depending on the beer and the location - which is worth around 7p. Gerard Simpson, Operations Director at The Flying Duck and Wharfedale Brewery, said: "I just thought it would be nice to do something to celebrate 80 years. We came up with 80 pints for 80 years at 80-year-old prices. It's the one beer [at that price] we'll be serving our Gold. "We're quite lucky because as well as The Flying Duck we also have a brewery, Wharfedale Brewery, which means we're in a position where we can buy our beer for its cost so it wouldn't have an impact as a chain pub would have. "We're a community pub, we like to raise money for local charities. "I think it's nice to be able to do something and celebrate it. People can just drink away - once the 80 pints have gone they've gone." Thrilled social media users commented on the post. One wrote: "Wow Spoons will be quiet for a couple of hours then." Another added: "Sounds like a great time!"
West Australian
22-04-2025
- Business
- West Australian
Venus Metals claims sleeper stock status with royalty stream and gold
In a market where exploration hopefuls rise and fall on speculation, Venus Metals is quietly stacking up serious value with shares in a soon-to-be producer and a rich royalty stream. At the heart of the story is the company's shareholding in Rox Resources - an emerging WA gold producer -which is valued at $20.9 million, astonishingly eclipsing Venus' market capitalisation of just $19.4M. Added to its 55 million shares in Rox, Venus also holds a 1 per cent royalty over Rox's Youanmi gold mine - a project now barrelling toward first gold in early 2027. The royalty was independently valued at $9.5M at a 40 per cent lower gold price of US$2000 (A$3155) in June last year. With gold blowing through $5300 an ounce, it could deliver Venus a golden cash stream for years to come. But the company's Rox exposure is only half the tale. Venus is also pushing forward with some high-impact exploration plays across WA, from gold and copper to critical minerals. At the company's Sandstone gold project 70 kilometres from Youanmi, the Bellchambers deposit hosts a JORC resource of 30,500 ounces. Management says a newly lodged mining lease and ongoing talks with Rox on a mine gate sale agreement could set the scene for near-term development. A reverse circulation and diamond drilling program will kick off next month to push parts of the resource into the measured category and pit optimisation and metallurgical work is already lined up. Venus' Henderson gold project, northwest of Menzies, is shaping up as another standout. Early drilling below old workings at the historic Hilltop mine hit a screaming 4 metres at 10.3 grams per tonne (g/t) gold, including a 1m hit at 25.1g/t. Rock chip sampling around the site has thrown up grades as high as 77g/t. Plans are being hatched for a second drilling campaign. Over at Youanmi, Venus is chasing more than gold. A ground survey recently lit up a potentially massive 5000 Siemens copper anomaly that will be the focus of reverse circulation and diamond drill testing in coming weeks. Shallow zinc already discovered in the area is being prepped for infill drilling and a potential resource update. On the corporate front, the company has inked a $6M farm-in joint venture with major IGO Ltd right next door to the Greenbushes lithium mine. Spodumene crystals have been spotted at the Cow Slip and Flying Duck prospects, with fresh gravity surveys refining drill targets. Venus is also building a back-pocket portfolio of specialty assets - including a calcrete deposit near Youanmi that could supply acid neutralisation material to Rox's gold plant and the company has filed a provisional patent at a titanium-vanadium-iron play with breakthrough hydromet potential. With the inclusion of cash and liquid investments now piling up to a total of $21.6M and no debt, Venus Metals is sitting on an astonishing negative enterprise value, which appears to make it a rare ASX unicorn hiding in plain sight. As gold prices continue to tailwind higher, Venus has multiple drill programs underway and a pipeline of near-term catalysts, possibly creating one of the most undervalued and leveraged gold juniors on the boards. Is your ASX-listed company doing something interesting? Contact:
