♥♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ A warm welcome at The New Inn Page 8 ♥♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥♥ Monmouthshire Beacon Wednesday 1st February 2012 ♥♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ For the one I love this Valentine’s ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ THE New inn is a delightful 16th century coaching inn, just four miles from Ross-on-Wye and five miles from Monmouth. For the past two years it has been run by the Davies family and is currently in the hands of Steph Davies. The pub has a spacious beer garden and is ideal for alfresco dining, weather permitting. The bar, with its characterful beams and woodwork, creates a cosy and traditional backdrop for a drink, a quick snack or a leisurely meal. With ales such as Wychwood’s Hobgoblin together with an everchanging menu and The New Inn’s commitment to sourcing local ingredients, you can be sure of a warm welcome. You’ve got that loving feeling Try spinning this Top Ten to oil the wheels on Valentine’s Day • Fleetwood Mac – Everywhere As a band they were better at furious break-up songs, but here Fleetwood Mac capture the exciting early stages of a relationship better than most. • Al Green (pictured right) – Let’s Stay Together There’s a big declaration of love, followed by a promise to be dedicated, faithful and supportive. What more can you ask for? • Hot Chip – One Life Stand This song is about the idea of putting a wild past behind you when you find the person you want to spend you life with. How lovely. • Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – This Guy’s In Love With You It’s a simple message, but phrased slightly differently and set to an amazing arrangement. No wonder Noel Gallagher ripped it off for Half The World Away. • Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell – You’re All I Need To Get By They don’t need anything else, just each other. Maybe the best example of a love duet. • Barbara Lewis – Baby, I’m Yours Babs puts a time on how long she’ll love her baby for and, reassuringly for them, it’s till the poets run out of rhymes. • Van Morrison – Have I Told You Lately Perhaps sums up the spirit of Valentine’s Day better than any other song, taking the time to say something you probably should say every day. • The Beatles – Here, There And Everywhere Everything about this song screams love, from the majestic chords to the beautiful harmonies. • Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On Sometimes you need a direct message, and they don’t get much more to the point than this. • Louis Armstrong – We Have All The Time In The World Not just timely, considering the recent death of its composer John Barry, but also one of the most beautifully arranged songs ever written, which has “There’s no rush, we’re in love” as its perfect, central message. THE NEW INN, ST OWENS CROSS, HEREFORD HR2 8LQ 01989 730274 VALENTINE MENU TUESDAY 14TH FEBRUARY 2012 Starters Homemade sweet potato and chilli soup Served with crusty bread Pate Served on a bed of leaves with toasted farmhouse bread and fig chutney Avocado and Prawn cocktail With a Marie Rose sauce Goat’s cheese On a farmhouse bread crouton served with green leaf salad and onion marmalade Floris Roger & Gallet Bronnley Yardley Coty Jovan English Blazer Gold Tabac Blue Stratos Mason Pearson Hairbrushes Shaving Brushes Gift Sets ● ● Mains ● ● ● TOP NAMES IN FRAGRANCES FOR LADIES & GENTS Now Stocking Clinique £20 per person VALENTINES @ The Old Court FIVE COURSE DINNER INCLUDING COFFEE & CHOCOLATES Saturday 11th & Homemade Sweet14th Potato &February Coriander Soup Tuesday with Homemade Bread Chef’s Homemade Chicken Liver & Pork Paté Join with usHomemade for a 3Bread course Spoil your loy!ved 01594 844366 ones toda 01594 844366 ily fam s and mi friend fa, splyoil d ial anec ds sp frienare sp!oil , ay ecial spurs tod are yo yours today! Valentines meal Thai Style Prawn Fritters with Oriental Salad & Sweet Chilli Dipping Sauce Mixed Hors d’Ouvre Platter for 2 people to share Homemade Paté / Olives / Homemade Bread / Charcuterie Olive Oil dip / Garlic dip ~~~ Russian Style Salmon en Croute with a Butter & Caper Sauce Supreme of Chicken on a Bed of Leeks with Asparagus Sauce Roast Rump of Welsh Lamb with a Garlic and Fresh Rosemary Sauce Grilled Sirloin Steak (6oz) with Garnish and Green Peppercorn Sauce or Café de Paris Butter Fresh Vegetables of the Day ~~~ A Selection Homemade and IceaCream For menuofdetails andSweets to make table 2 Coursesplease £15.95call reservation St John’s Street Monmouth (01600) 775517 www.thecoachhousemonmouth.co.uk 781757 Posies Choice from individual priced, seasonal, locally sourced homemade menu. 784281 778309 s a m t a s i m Valentine’s r t ris atatat s CChhDay Call andsee seefor foryourself yourself Call in and Call inin and see for yourself Lydney, Coleford and Cinderford Lydney, Coleford and Cinderford EST: 1997 of outh onm M 01600 715100 23 St Thomas Square, Monmouth Bouquets available for local delivery! 779798 Bookings taken in advance on 01600 890367 or reception@oldcourthotel.co.uk 12 Church Street, Monmouth 01600 713123 Large selection of slippers, Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th February Fri 10th, Sat 11th, Sun 12th, Mon 13th, Tues 14th Old Court Hotel & Dining Room, SymondsYat West D.R.CHEMIST ROSSER Large selection of slippers, Large selection of gifts for that bags and bags andaccessories. accessories. special person in gifts. your Great Christmas gifts. life Great Christmas Valentine’s Menu £29.95 Per person ● 781462 782143 ● ● Desserts 781176 ● ● Rump steak with a pink peppercorn sauce Served with salad, mushrooms, onion rings and hand-cut chips Pork chop with cider sauce Served on a mustard mash with fresh vegetables Lamb Barnsley chop with a redcurrant and port sauce Served on crushed new potatoes with fresh vegetables Honey, Rosemary and lime chicken Served with potatoes of your choice, salad or fresh vegetables Oven baked salmon with a dill and mustard sauce Served with new potatoes and fresh vegetables Vegetable Wellington Filled with mozzarella, basil, spinach, mushrooms and sun dried tomatoes Vegetable Korma Served with rice, naan bread and a mango chutney Kiss me quick cheesecake Traditional Apple pie Pineapple upside down pudding All served with clotted cream, ice-cream or custard ● ● • Funeral • Wedding • Celebrations • Events Your local florist