Canadian Arkells

[leefer]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkell,_Ontario

Arkell is a place in the district of Puslinch Ontario Canada.
Named after John Arkell the founder of the Swindon Brewers founded the town with a few friends....born in Kempsford nr Fairford he returned to make his fortune with the Kingsdown brewery

The Town in Canada named after him is now a thriving place and Brewers are still a tradition there.

I didn't know that

[Iffy's Onion Bhaji]

Haha are you bored Leefer? Interesting find all the same.

[leefer]

Haha are you bored Leefer? Interesting find all the same.

Will be Saturday.....went to the Alfred Williams thingy at Steam and it was mentioned there,forgot and just looked it up.

Granted Onion......it will bore many

[Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk]

There is a Swindon in Ontario too:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=swindon,+ontario&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=Swindon,+ON,+Canada&gl=uk&ei=eyL4TJreGIaEhQeonKnFDw&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBYQ8gEwAA

[PigFarmer]

Does the Arkell's brewed in Canada taste any better than the crap they brew in Stratton?

[@MacPhlea]

There is a Swindon in Ontario too:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=swindon,+ontario&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=Swindon,+ON,+Canada&gl=uk&ei=eyL4TJreGIaEhQeonKnFDw&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBYQ8gEwAA

The streets are named after parts of Swindon too... Savage Settlement Road (Penhill?) and Foole Lake Road (Park South?!)

[@MacPhlea]

Does the Arkell's brewed in Canada taste any better than the crap they brew in Stratton?

It can't taste any worse...