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<h1>The Riverhead Brewery Tap </h1>
<h2>The riverhead brewery tap </h2>
<p>stands in peel street in the centre of marsden. in its short life it has become
well known for the quality beers brewed on the premises, and has won numerous
awards for its achievements. the building was Francis Johnstone grocers from
the late 1830's until1976. Philip Holdsworth bought the building in 1995, when
it was just a shell. Its is a community pub providing a pleasant atmosphere
with no distractions such as loud music enabling the customers to enjoy a quality
drink and engage in conversation. There is wheelchair access and it is very
convienient for public transport. </p>
<h1>The Beers </h1>
<h2>The brewery </h2>
<p>produces seven standard beers, on sale in the pub. All are named after local
reservoirs and generaly speaking all correspond in strength to the height of
the reservoirs. All the beers are produced in the traditional way using the
finest selection of British Hops and Malted barley with no additives. Look
out for the special brews: Ruffled Feathers 4.5% abv brewed for cuckoo day,
Eastergate Bitter 4.4%ABV brewed for Easter, Bandsman Bitter 3.8% ABV brewed
for the Brass Band Contest, Jazz Bitter 3.8% ABV brewed for the Jazz Festival,
St Swellands 6+%ABV brewed for Christmas. Sparth Mild 3.6% ABV, Butterley Bitter
3.8% ABV, Deer Hill Porter 4.0% ABV, Cupwith Light Bitter 4.2% ABV, Black Moss
Stout 4.3% ABV, March Haigh Special 4.6% ABV, Redbrook Premium Bitter 5.5%
ABV. </p>
<h1>Location </h1>
<h2>The pub is centrally located in Marsden </h2>
<p>with regular direct rail links to Huddersfield, Manchester, Leeds and Wakefield.
We are only 200 yards away from Marsden Railway Station and the Huddersfield
Narrow Canal. Buses come thick and fast and the main service numbers are marsden
350, 352, 353 and 365. There is a bus stop outside the pub entrance for buses
from Huddersfield. </p>
<h1>Opening hours </h1>
<p>are: monday to thursday: 5pm-11pm Friday: 4pm-11pm saturday: 11am-11pm sunday:
12pm-10:30pm. proprietor Philip Holdsworth Riverhead Brewery Tap Ltd. 2 Peel
street, Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD7 6BR, tel: , Please
email us with your comments or enquiries: </p>
<h1>the cuckoo legend </h1>
<p>many years ago marsden folk noticed that the cuckoo heralded the arrival of
spring. they thought if they captured the cuckoo they would also capture spring
and summer. a group of men finding the cuckoo 'up scout' began building a high
tower around its tree. having placed the last stone in the final course, the
cuckoo flew away over the top. the men stood back dismayed and the leader of
the group summed up the feelings of all his fiends by saying that they had
built their tower 'nobb'ot a course too low'. </p>
<h1>the windows </h1>
<h2>the windows were made by Design Glass in bradford. </h2>
<p>new ones were made as it was not possible just to restore the originals, but
they were studied very closely to get the colour and style right. they took
about one week each to make and involved various techniques such as hand painting. </p>
<p>awards </p>
<ul>
<li>2001 camra pub of the year award. </li>
<li>2001 camra summer pub of the season. </li>
<li>2001 camra best mild pub of the year, third place. </li>
<li>1999 camra best mild award. </li>
<li>1999 camra sparth mild beer of the festival. </li>
<li>1998 camra summer pub of the season. </li>
<li>1998 3rd place beer mat of the year competition. </li>
<li>1996 camra summer pub of the season.</li>
</ul>
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pickles </h1>
<p>you might be surprised at some of the other uses of our products and by-products:
all our raw materials are re-cycled, with spent malt going to local farmers
as a supplement for cattle feed. used hops go to local gardeners for use as
a fertiliser. the national trust marsden moor estate also use the hops as a
fertiliserwhen planting heather on the moors. and... every month 81 gallons
of deer hill porter is supplied to make shaws pickles 'autumn fruit chutney
with dark winter ale'. </p>
<h1>Marsden </h1>
<h2>Marsden is an old Yorkshire mill village, </h2>
<p>although now the mills are no longer in use with the final mill closing just
recently in July 2003. It used to be named 'March-dene' meaning 'wet valley'
, and if you ever visit you will find out why! It is set in the Pennines which
has stunning scenery with spectacular views. The village is thriving more now
than ever before with small businesses moving into the village, our own theatre
company and numerous yearly events which bring people in from all over the
district and country, Marsden has money being put back into the community.
The village shops offer everything from those little necessities to those extras
to spoil yourself with. Good food and drink and accomodation are all easily
found in the village. With all this going on Marsden is still a comparatively
quiet, rural area with a wonderful community spirit, a place I am sure everyone
will love. </p>
<h1>Brass Band Contest </h1>
<h2>The Riverhead Brass Band Contest </h2>
<p>is held every year in June, it has been running now for 5 years. It is sponsored
by the Riverhead Brewery and is run in conjunction with Marsden Silver Prize
Band who are now a championship section band. Brass bands of all ages from
all over Yorkshire and Lancashire come to take part in this competition, making
it an event for brass lovers not to miss. There are two venues, firstly the
bands compete at the Riverhead and then they march up to Marsden Bandroom for
the second contest. An adjudicator judges the bands on different categories
and prizes are handed out at the bandroom for the winners. </p>
<h1>Cuckoo Day </h1>
<h2>Cuckoo Day takes place every year in April. </h2>
<p>It is held to celebrate the old cuckoo legend (see about us). The weekend
starts off on the Friday with a guided walk to the birthplace of the Marsden
cuckoo. Then on the evening the Riverhead hosts a folk night and sells a specially
brewed beer for the occasion 'Ruffled Feathers'. All through Saturday there
are numerous activities for everyone to enjoy from the young, young at heart
and the elderley. There are street entertainers, Morris dancers and Clog dancers,
craft fairs and demonstrations, a duck race and the Grand Cuckoo Procession
with floats and cuckoo hats on display. </p>
<h1>Marsden Jazz Festival</h1>
<h2>The Marsden Jazz Festival takes place every October </h2>
<p>and has been running since 1992, it was founded by Mike Lucas who decided
that Holmfirth had its own folk festival, Huddersfield had a contempory arts
festival, so why shouldn't Marsden have one.. a Jazz Festival! There are now
56 events happening throughout the weekend from Friday to Sunday compared to
the 15-20 bands in the first year. Mainly local artists play to partly keep
the cost down but also to keep the intimacy and solidity of the village. The
whole of Marsden is encaptured with the spirit of Jazz, all the pubs in the
village have bands playing all kinds of jazz from mainstream to cutting edge,
there is even jazz on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. The event has such an
electric atmosphere it is very much worth a visit! </p>
<h1>Riverhead Reservoir Walk</h1>
<h2>The annual Riverhead Brewery reservoir walk is held on the Saturday of the
bank holiday at the end of May. </h2>
<p>All the Riverhead beers are named after Marsdens reservoirs, and being in
one of the countries most beautiful, picturesque areas it seemed inevitable
for this walk to be invented. Almost 90 walkers take part in this strenuous
16 mile walk, which takes you up on to Marsden moor and around the reservoirs.
The walk is run in conjunction with The National Trust Marsden Moor Estate,
each group has its own guide to give a short talk at every reservoir, the finale
is at the Riverhead Brewery Tap where the tired walkers can sample the pubs
fine ales. </p>
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