{"id":12071,"date":"2023-08-06T12:21:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-06T12:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=12071"},"modified":"2023-08-06T12:26:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T12:26:24","slug":"fox-and-badger-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=12071","title":{"rendered":"Fox &#038; Badger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hidden away in the upper part of the village is a London pub called Fox &amp; Badger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3613-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3613-1024x722.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3613-1024x722.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3613-300x212.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3613-768x542.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3613-1536x1083.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3613-2048x1444.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3613-425x300.jpeg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris, who owns the pub, is turning 70 this year, so it\u2019s time for a party. We start with a barbecue in the afternoon sunshine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3615-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3615-1024x704.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3615-1024x704.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3615-300x206.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3615-768x528.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3615-1536x1056.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3615-2048x1408.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3615-436x300.jpeg 436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris and wife Mai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6426.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6426-1024x679.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6426-1024x679.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6426-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6426-768x509.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6426-1536x1018.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6426-453x300.jpeg 453w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6426.jpeg 1907w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Note the matching polo shirts. We all had them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6433.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"733\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6433-1024x733.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6433-1024x733.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6433-300x215.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6433-768x549.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6433-1536x1099.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6433-419x300.jpeg 419w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As ever with these events it was a very international guest list. As well as British there were guests from the US, Canada, Thailand, Portugal, Holland and of course a lot of Swiss. Scenes from the pub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3620-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"723\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3620-1024x723.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3620-1024x723.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3620-300x212.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3620-768x542.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3620-1536x1084.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3620-2048x1446.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3620-425x300.jpeg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6428.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6428-1024x706.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6428-1024x706.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6428-300x207.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6428-768x529.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6428-1536x1059.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6428-435x300.jpeg 435w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6428.jpeg 2041w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3617-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3617-1024x704.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3617-1024x704.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3617-300x206.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3617-768x528.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3617-1536x1056.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3617-2048x1407.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3617-437x300.jpeg 437w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fox and Badger is never open to the public, so we really enjoy these rare events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3623-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3623-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3623-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3623-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3623-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3623-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3623-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3623-400x300.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another party tonight, this time it\u2019s to celebrate Mike and Mary-Anne&#8217;s wedding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hidden away in the upper part of the village is a London pub called Fox &amp; Badger. 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