Hi Martyn, agreed it is getting beyond a joke now and makes you wonder if at some point the building owners will sell it on , problem is we dont have enough detail eg are the brewery leasing from the owners if so how long does it have left ?
It is currently available on the New River website as below:
The alternative venue (s) discussed before were the Bradford Arms which is on the A5 towards Telford and approx 10 minutes drive from the Ashes, they were prepared to let us use the field (which has a slope) at a cost from memory and not sure if toilets are available to any campers outside pub opening hours but it may be worth revisiting depending what happens to the Ashes.
The other possible venue was in Calf Heath and much nearer the Ashes and was owned by the current owners of the Harrows, it was behind gates and run down but near the canal and again we would have to revisit to see how it would work. I dont think it is a place that is open much so it would need to be opened for us meaning staff have to be paid etc.
The current manager at the Ashes has a thriving pub elsewhere in Cannock and he took the Ashes on as an extra string to his bow but if he cant do anything with it given his experience in the pub trade then not looking good for others.