Come along for a board games afternoon on Sunday between 14:00 and 18:00. The pub has some games for children, but there will a range of more traditional games for all ages as well. Bring along anything that you want to play. Pre-booking isn’t required.
2 Mar 2024 : Sureshot Craft Cans Evening
We have a selection of over ten different cans from Sureshot Brewery in Manchester, along with tasting notes. Between 17:00 and 23:00 they will all be 20% off.
1 Mar 2024 : Traditional Cocktail Evening
We’re having an evening of traditional cocktails, along with our standard selection from Niche Cocktails. Ollie will be the cocktail maker, with pizzas available throughout the evening between 19:00 and 22:00. We’ll have a range of traditional cocktails, as well as some more recent ones to add to the mix. Cocktails are £7 each and there’s no need to pre-book this event.
29 Feb 2024 : Meet the Brewer – Three Blind Mice
We have Three Blind Mice beers on keg and can, as well as often being on cask. They’re popular beers and many customers are looking forward to this ‘meet the brewer’ event. Try several beers for £7.50. The event is at 19:30, but we recommend arriving from 19:00. Pre-booking isn’t required for this event.
22 Feb 2024 : Desserts Evening with Gooey Puds
We have a desserts evening in conjunction with Gooey Puds. Try several different desserts for just £17. Booking and further details are at: https://www.gooeypuds.co.uk/product-page/event-gooey-puds-club-22d-february-2024 Please e-mail star@lidgatestar.co.uk with any late booking requests.
9 Feb 2024 : Gin Tasting – Copper Lion
Minnie from Copper Lion Distillery is coming to the pub on 9 February 2024 to lead a gin tasting evening starting at 19:30. More details nearer to the event, but their web-site is at https://www.copperliondistillery.com/. A great way to try the gin and hear more about this small company’s story. NOW SOLD OUT – Additional Date Added for 10 February 2024.
8 Feb 2024 : Meet the Brewer – Mauldons
We hold two ‘meet the brewer’ events where customers can come to the pub and listen to a talk from a local brewer about their business and products. For £6, customers can try a number of beers from Mauldons. The event will take place from 19:00 on 8 February 2024, with more details coming soon. Mauldons are the oldest brewery in Suffolk and have been brewing ales since 1795.
2 Feb 2024 : Wear Red Day
Wear Red Day raises awareness of heart disease. To mark the event, any customer wearing red can get a pint of real ale for £2, a glass of house wine for £2 or a soft drink/coffee for £1. Donations to heart disease would be lovely! Although initially an initiative from the United States, it is also now marked in the UK and all awareness of heart disease is a great thing. More information at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Wear_Red_Day
26 Jan 2024 : Star Pub History Evening
We’re having an evening at the Star starting from 19:30 where there’s a discussion about the history of the pub. Not just the building itself, but also about past customers and publicans who have become part of the pub’s history. Anthony Foreman, a village historian who has written a number of books about Lidgate, will be giving an introduction to the heritage of the building. We encourage others with memories of the pub to come along. Everyone welcome to listen in, or take part if they wish. There’s no charge to attend.
18/21 Jan 2024 : Craft Can Festival
We’ve postponed our real ale festival whilst work continues on our new ground floor storage area. Instead there’s a craft can weekend and the real ale festival will be held in early February 2024. Future festivals will still be on 21 to 24 March 2024 and 23 to 26 May 2024. There will be daily offers posted here, starting on Thursday 18 January with any three cans of Three Blind Mice for £10 (choice is Juice Rocket, Melon Bomb, Small Town Hero or Jerboa). Drink in or take away.
