No bloody bible bashing at my local
Landlords protest after pub swearing ban gets them sacked - Telegraph
John Fleming, 44, and his wife Krista, 36, both devout Christians, decided that foul language was beyond the pale at the King's Head and started barring any customers who broke the rule.
However so many drinkers were banned that the brewery saw profits fall and decided it was the landlords who had to go.
Regulars said that Mrs Fleming would walk round the pub with a Bible, and lecture people for bad language.
"You can't run a pub and not swear," a customer said. "If they are Christians they should run a church, not a bloody pub."
I must warn any sensitive souls that there may be swearing tomorrow at The King's Arms, All Cannings as the Grand Chilli Cook-off takes place at lunchtime (all welcome - details below) - if Geoff Baker cooks up his infamous brew again then from memory there was a five minute silence as I struggled for breath before a stream of Anglo Saxon poured forth...
Some Like It Hot (from The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald)
Some like it hot
By Gazette Reporter
CommentSaturday July 5th 2008 sees the third annual Chilli-cook-off at The King's Arms, All Cannings near Devizes.
Contestants will be bringing their Barbeques down to the pub car park in the morning and lovingly cooking their top secret chilli recipes in the hope of wooing the public and winning a cash prize. Everyone is invited to come along at lunch time and taste all the chillies and vote for their favourite, the most family friendly and for the brave, the hottest.
This year promises to bigger and better than ever and is going to be a fun afternoon for all - the profits will go to the First Responders.
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For the contestants it is free to enter, there is a £30 top prize and other cash prizes, turn up after 10:00 am at the pub and start cooking.The public is invited to buy a tasting cup for £2 which is bargain price to taste as many chillies as they can after mid day - the results of the voting will be announced at 3:00pm.
There is only one major rule - Contestants must be prepared to eat their own chilli.