!!! Save THE Rutland !!!

Luther Blissett | 13.12.2006 07:57 | Culture | Sheffield

Just in case you didn’t know – The Rutland Arms, located on the corner of Brown Street is due to close around the 22nd of December 2006.

This is an amazing pub and beer garden and has served us all well. It deserves to be listed as a place of cultural significance, protected and celebrated. It cannot be turned into luxury apartments - it needs to remain a pub.

The Rutland Arms pub has played a significant part in supporting the broad left movement in Sheffield playing host on a weekly basis to a range of groups that has included Sheffield Indymedia, Sheffield No Borders, Aktivix/Slugbug and many others.

It's range of real ales is a reflection of the Rutland's focus on Sheffield's Campaign for Real Ale. The pub's free wireless internet network has been useful to many activists and geeks who needed to work whilst enjoying a relaxing drink.

The pub's amazing kitsch decor is legendary with themed corners reflecting figures from Greak, Roman and Egyptian mythology. The pub has resisted games machines, sports television and juke boxes - though the pub's in-house collection of 40's and 50's easy listening is usually turned up to the max after closing time to clear out any remaining stragglers.

The Rutland's postion in Sheffield's Cultural Industries Quarter has made it a civilised haven from the crass atmosphere of Sheffield's more in-yer-face nightspots and the pub has been popular with musicians, students and media professionals - a true community facility.

Please show your support of this venerable Sheffield institution:

Log on to:

http://www.petitiononline.com/Rut123/petition.html

Comments, photos, and all the rest can be added to

http://www.myspace.com/savetherutland

Please forward this to your friends!

Thanks

Luther Blissett

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good opportunity

13.12.2006 10:59

Since the Uni's Psalter lane campus is being sold and relocated right next door to the Rutland it would be a good chance to keep it a decent boozer.... or of course more student flats

arty type

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THE RUTLAND ITS GOOD TO GO

14.12.2006 20:25

THE RUTLAND IS A SAD LITTLE PUB AND WILL NOT BE MISSED BY ANYONE WITH ANY CLASS.
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