Coalbrookdale Inn

01/06/2026

🍻 WELL… THAT’S MAY WRAPPED UP THEN 🍻

And somehow another month has disappeared into the beautiful chaos that is life at The Dale.

Firstly… Saturday night.
What an absolutely ridiculous evening that turned out to be.

Massive thanks to the phenomenal who had the place bouncing all night long, got the crowd singing, dancing and drinking like the Wild West had arrived in Ironbridge.

Special thanks to Graham for the allegedly excellent chilli. I say “allegedly” because it vanished quicker than dignity on a mechanical bull. I genuinely didn’t even see a bowl.

Huge thanks as well to everyone who came down to support the night, battled through the card machine gremlins caused by what can only be described as Victorian pub IT infrastructure, and fully embraced the chaos.

In hindsight… handing out water pistols may not have been our strongest operational decision.
At one point it looked less like a country & western night and more like a low-budget remake of The Good, The Bad & The Slightly Damp.

And of course… thoughts remain with Porky, now officially renamed “Pulled Pork,” following what medical experts are calling “an overcommitment to the rodeo lifestyle.” Massive thanks to the bull provider for bringing the blue lights along for his now legendary Blue Plums Incident™.

The rest of the week has been equally glorious.

🧠 Quiz Night saw victory for The Double D’s, proving once again that confidence and shouting loudly remains a viable tactical approach. God help us all, Ryan now hosts the next quiz on Wednesday 10th June at 8pm. There’s still time to notify the authorities.

🎻 Folk Night on Thursday brought cracking tunes, warm weather and the traditional folk club experience of somebody producing an instrument from a bag and immediately becoming everyone’s best friend.

🥩 Sunday’s Meat Raffle once again saw Glyn somehow win a lovely topside joint… although reports suggest he may or may not actually remember winning it. Either way, the meat made it home and honestly that’s all that matters.

But genuinely — thank you all.

Everyone who comes through the doors, supports the events, drinks the beer, buys raffle tickets, laughs at the nonsense and helps keep this little pub buzzing — you’re what makes the place special.

May was absolute carnage.
Exactly how we like it.

Now onto June… and trust me, we’re nowhere near done yet. 🍻

Real flavour. Real people. Right here at the Dale.

31/05/2026

🤠🐷 SUNDAY MEAT RAFFLE – 7PM 🐷🤠

Well… after last night’s Country & Western chaos, it turns out the only thing launched harder than some of you off the mechanical bull… was Porky himself.

Sadly, during what can only be described as a full-contact rodeo performance, Porky suffered a cowboy-related injury while dressed somewhere between a saloon gal and Hocus Pocus’s Bette Midler after a series of increasingly questionable life decisions.

As a mark of respect, solidarity, and absolutely not because the joke writes itself…

🚫 Tonight’s pulled pork AND meatballs have officially been exchanged. 🚫

But fear not — the MEAT RAFFLE rides on from 7pm with glorious meaty prizes from Anthony's of Wellington Farm Shop & Coffee Telford, plus the infamous gamble box where sensible decisions go to die.

Will you leave with steak?
Will you win sausages?
Will you ignore all logic and swap your winnings for the mystery box like a man possessed?

Only one way to find out.

Please keep Porky in your thoughts at this difficult time.
Particularly when approaching farm animals or fairground equipment.

Real flavour. Real people. Right here at the Dale.

26/05/2026

26/05/2026

🔥 THIS WEEK AT THE DALE 🔥
After a Bank Holiday weekend hotter than Porky’s laptop search history, you’d think May was wrapping up quietly…

Wrong again.

The Dale has absolutely no intention of behaving itself.

🧠 WEDNESDAY – QUIZ NIGHT – 8PM
In the immortal words of the late great Olivia Newton-John…

LET’S GET QUIZZICAL.

£1 in. Brains optional. Confidence levels dangerously high. At least one team will argue with the answer sheet like they’re at Crown Court.

No Gary Bytheway this week…
but don’t let that stop you.

The questions will still be questionable,
the team names increasingly unacceptable,
and somebody will still clap after getting one right in the music round like they’ve just cured polio.

📍 No phones.
📍 No cheating.
📍 No asking Doris from table 3 because “she used to teach geography.”

🎻 THURSDAY – FOLK CLUB – 8PM

First rule of Folk Club: Tell absolutely everybody about Folk Club.

Bring instruments. Bring songs.
Bring that one bloke who only knows half of Scarborough Fair and still somehow gets involved every month.

🤠 SATURDAY–YELLOWSTONE AT THE DALE 🤠

Ye-haw, you beautiful Ironbridge outlaws.

Dust off the boots. Straighten the Stetsons.
And prepare for Coalbrookdale briefly becoming downtown Texas… if Texas had better ale and fewer functioning pavements.

🐂 BUCKING BRONCO – FROM 6PM
FREE TO HAVE A GO.

Nothing strengthens community spirit quite like watching Lol launched sideways into a hay bale after confidently saying:
“Looks easy that.”

🌶️ COWBOY CHILLI – 7PM
FREE. Proper hearty cowboy scran with veggie option available because even the Wild West has evolved.

🎸 LIVE MUSIC – TWO RIVERS DEEP – FROM 8PM FREE ENTRY AGAIN.

Banjo. Bass. Bluegrass. Americana.
And enough foot-stomping energy to shake the Gorge itself.

Then just when you thought your weekend liver might finally get parole…

🥩 SUNDAY – MEAT RAFFLE – 7PM 🥩

The now legendary Sunday evening spectacle where perfectly respectable adults gamble sausages, chickens and assorted meaty treasures for the mysterious contents of The Box.

Could be whisky. Could be gin.
Could be six Pot Noodles and a packet of ibuprofen.

Nobody knows.
Least of all us.

Thanks once again to Anthony’s of Wellington supplying the glorious prizes while Glyn continues his campaign to single-handedly bankrupt probability itself.

Real flavour. Real people. Right here at the Dale.

24/05/2026

☀️🔥 BBQ weather’s hit Ironbridge, so naturally everyone’s panic-buying charcoal, burgers, and enough lager to survive a minor collapse of society.

Which means… the Meat Raffle returns tonight from 7PM at the Dale. 🔥🥩

Huge thanks to Anthony's of Wellington Farm Shop & Coffee Telford for supplying another dangerously meaty lineup perfect for ruining your “just a light BBQ” plans.

You could take your winnings home like a sensible adult…

OR instantly gamble them for The Box™ after two pints and zero good decisions.

Inside could be:
🍜 Pot Noodles
🥃 Mystery booze
🍷 Wine
🫘 Complete rubbish

Honestly, we’ve lost control of this thing.

Tickets on sale all day.
7PM tonight.
Bring cash, bravery, and a mate willing to stop you swapping sausages for chaos.

23/05/2026

🎯💚 DARTS MARATHON — DONE 💚🎯

10am start.
10pm finish.
12 hours. One board. Several reputations left in intensive care.

And somehow… we raised an absolutely staggering £1,164 for Macmillan Cancer Support.

There were surprising victors, questionable losers, heated legal disputes over the actual rules of Killer, and more fines than a dodgy car park in Ironbridge.

Huge thanks to Graham for the brilliant breakfast baps and buffet, Alex for a top-notch raffle, Spen for taking home the whiskey, and Little Rob for winning the shortbread — because frankly, that one felt written in the stars.

Glyn somehow became permanently welded to the scoring board, the heckling was questionable at best, girl power had its moment, prizes were won, dignity was lost, and I have personally never bottled scoring 26 more times in my life.

But above everything else, today showed exactly what this pub and this community are all about.

People turned up.
People joined in.
People gave generously.
People took the mick relentlessly.

And together, we raised an amazing amount for a fantastic cause.

A great day, a great laugh, and a proper Dale effort.

Real flavour. Real people. Right here at the Dale.

23/05/2026

🎯☀️ DARTS MARATHON UPDATE ☀️🎯

Sun’s out. Glorious day.
The dartboard’s already taken more punishment than the England back four and the fines are flowing beautifully.

Money raised for Macmillan, dignity disappearing at record pace, and several grown men currently blaming “the heat” for throwing like startled pigeons.

Pop down for a pint, some banter, and the chance to watch somebody score 11 with three darts then confidently ask for a recount.

Real flavour. Real people. Right here at the Dale.

23/05/2026

🎯🔥 AND WE’RE OFF 🔥🎯

12 hours.
1 dartboard.
Fines already coming in thick and fast.

The darts marathon has officially begun at The Dale and the standard has collapsed quicker than a garden chair at a village fête.

💚 Raising money all day for Macmillan Cancer Support 💚

Pop in, throw a few arrows, and witness fully grown adults arguing with basic mathematics.

22/05/2026

🎯🥩 DARTS, MEAT & POOR LIFE DECISIONS 🥩🎯

SATURDAY — DARTS MARATHON
10am–10pm.12 straight hours of darts in Coalbrookdale where half the village throws like they’re swatting bees in a bus shelter.

All for 💚 Macmillan 💚 and we’re MATCHING what’s raised… which seemed financially responsible right up until we agreed to it.

Expect:🎯 arguments with maths🎯 someone saying “I used to be county” before averaging 11🎯 a grown man from Ironbridge sweating over double 1 like it’s the nuclear launch code🎯 at least one dart landing closer to Broseley than the board

THEN SUNDAY 7PM…🥩 THE MEAT RAFFLE 🥩

Proper meat prizes.Proper degeneracy.And once again some lunatic will reject a lovely pack of steaks to gamble for “the mystery box” like it contains the Crown Jewels and not emotional damage.

Last week a man left with noodles, prosecco and the expression of someone who’s accidentally joined a cult.

Coalbrookdale never disappoints.

Real flavour. Real people. Right here at the Dale.