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February was a good month, March is going to be better!

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Most news posts on the Renfrewshire Pubs website are going to be related to events and entertainment being offered by Pubs, Bars and Inns across Renfrewshire. However, we wanted to take this opportunity to thank people for their contributions and to point out some of the benefits of further contribution.

With 4 days of February still to go, we can already see a 50% increase in traffic compared with January and have more than doubled our Facebook following compared to the end of January.

We’ve also got to the stage we can tell you about pub quiz nights available 6 of the 7 nights of the week across Renfrewshire and can give you details of live music within pubs every weekend of March.

So, a big thank you to all the Pubs, Bars, Inns that have contributed so far, and an equally big thank you to the bands who have been sending us gig information when they are playing in Renfrewshire Pubs.

Remember, if you know live music, quiz nights, comedy nights, psychic nights, charity nights or any other news worthy event going on within a Pub, Bar or Inn in Renfrewshire, let us know.

Havock Road, V-Factor, 6 Nations and Comedy … another busy weekend in Renfrewshire Pubs

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Each week seems to get busier and busier. With more contributions and information being sent our way from Pubs, bars and Inns, we can begin to send out more details updates on what’s available for everyone this weekend, if you fancy something a little different.

And this weekend definitely has variety!

Friday 11th February 2011:
It’s round 2 of the Viscount (Renfrew) V-Factor competition. Yes, think X-factor, but it’s in the Viscount Bar. Running every Friday through February and March and a final at the end of March, with big money prizes, there is no entry fee. Starts at 8:30pm, so get along for a sing song. Follow the Viscount on Facebook to keep up to date.

It’s also Pub Quiz night over at The Houston Inn, Houston. A relaxed evening with some brain teasers.

Saturday 12th February 2011:
Scotland host Wales in the RBS 6 Nations 2011. Let’s hope Scotland can build on last weeks performance. If you want to watch it, head over to the Howwood Inn or The Wee Howff, who’ve both confirmed they are showing 6 Nations games on TV. If you know other pubs showing the games, let us know.

Your live music this Saturday can be found at The Brown Bull, Lochwinnoch. Havock Road have been invited in to play and the evening kicks off at 9:30pm. Get along and support them!

If Poker is more you’re thing, then the regular MTT Poker League is on at the Station Bar (Paisley) at 2:30pm.

Sunday 13th February 2011:
The highlight of Sunday, apart from you all being out buying gifts for your Valentine (obviously!), has to be the Comedy Night over at Brodies Farmhouse, Houston. 4 great comedy acts compered by Raymond Mearns. Starts at 8:30pm and tickets are £5.

Alternatively, the weekly pub quiz is on at 9pm over at Harrys Bar, Renfrew or you can join in with more Poker at the Wallace Tavern (Elderslie), Hazel Arms (Johnstone) or Bankhouse (Paisley).

As always, please contact each Pub, Bar and Inn prior to attending just to make sure each event is definitely on. We try our best to be accurate but some times / dates may change from time to time.

Find out more about events across Renfrewshire by visiting the following sections of the website:

– Live Music in Renfrewshire
– Poker in Renfrewshire
– Pub Quiz Nights in Renfrewshire

Poker Nights, Pubs Quiz Nights and Live Music – Part of our new Events in Renfrewshire Section

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As part of our aim to cover all sorts of social activity within Pubs, Bars and Inns across Renfrewshire, we can now announce the new section of our site focused on Events in Renfrewshire.

This section of the site will run alongside our regular event updates on Facebook, but rather than post every week on Facebook about weekly pub quiz nights, weekly poker nights and so on, we thought we’d simply create a list of weekly events for you to refer to.

We’ll continue to use Facebook events to let you know of individual bands playing in the area, or one off events such as comedy nights and psychic night, but will keep details of karaoke nights, quiz nights etc on site.

To get started, the first events added within our new Events in Renfrewshire pages include the weekly Poker League hosted by pubs across Renfrewshire, pub quiz nights hosted by pubs across Renfrewshire and of course a list of all the live music we’ve been made aware of so far.

We’ll soon be adding other events and more live music as pubs and bands make us aware of dates.

As always, if you’ve any events you’d like added, please let us know.

A weekend of Rock n Roll and Brain Testing

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For those who haven’t heard them play before, GrooveFellas are described as delivering a selection of Loud, Dirty, Mean, Raw and Vicious Rock ‘n’ Roll. With a description like that, why wouldn’t you go to see them!

We’ve had a couple of Gigs listed for the GrooveFellas guys and after chatting to them, we’re hoping to provide detail on more gigs in the near future. This weekend they are playing The Howwood Inn, Howwood … so get along and support them.

If you can’t make it along, don’t worry. They’ll also be playing The Trust Inn, Kilbarchan in March.

Not really in the mood for Rock n Roll? Then why not try one of the Pub Quiz nights that are going on this weekend. We’re still collecting information on more locations, but can tell you on good knowledge that there is a Pub Quiz in the Houston Inn tonight, and another in Harrys Bar, Renfrew, on Sunday night.

We’re also collecting information on a number of other events such as Poker, Darts, Psychic nights and karaoke nights, so if anyone knows of any coming up in Renfrewshire, that we don’t have listed on Facebook or in our Renfrewshire Events pages, drop us an email and let us know.

Pub Quiz Nights in Renfrewshire – Go Test Your Brain!

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After scouring the web, we’ve decided that the good folks of Renfrewshire must be among the brightest in the country, based simply on the number of Pub Quiz nights that appear to happen in the area.

So, to give the punters a helping hand in finding their nearest pub quiz night, and to allow Pubs, Bars and Inns across Renfrewshire to promote their own quiz night, we’ve decided to start this list.

So far we’ve only added what we can confirm as definites, but if you know of a regular pub quiz night in Renfrewshire that we’ve not mentioned, let us know and we’ll add it to the list!

We currently know of the following:

Pub Quiz Nights in Houston:
The Fox and Hounds, Every Tuesday @ 9pm
The Houston Inn, Every Friday

Pub Quiz Nights in Johnstone:
Callums Bar, Every Thursday @ 8:00pm

Pub Quiz Nights in Lochwinnoch:
The Brown Bull, Every Tuesday @ 8:30pm

Pub Quiz Nights in Renfrew:
Harrys Bar, Every Sunday @ 9pm
The Viscount, Every Monday

The Weir Bar and Bistro, The Viscount and 3 nights of Entertainment!

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Well, it’s almost the weekend again folks and it sounds like The Weir Bar and Bistro (Bridge of Weir) and The Viscount (Renfrew) are two of the more interesting places to be over the next few nights.

Starting tonight, The Viscount has managed to book itself the one and only Stevie Donegan, and going from the response on their Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001553232622), he’s a popular act!

Steve Donegan Event Details >

Then it’s over to The Weir in Bridge of Weir on Friday night for Open Mic Night. So, if you think you can string a chord or two together, why not head over and try it out!

Open Mic Night Event Details >

And it’s back to the Weir on Saturday night as they host the popular Groove Fellas Rock and Roll band, described on their own website as playing Loud, Dirty, Mean, Raw and Vicious Rock ‘n’ Roll. Sounds good!

Groove Fellas Event Details >

So, if you’ve never visited The Weir or the Viscount before, you now have 3 good reasons to try them out this weekend!

Wig and Pen, Kilty Kilty, Abbey Inn and Paddy Malarkys Amongst Latest Additions to Renfrewshire Pubs Website

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Continuing on our stride to add all Renfrewshire based Pubs, Bars and Inns to the newly launched Renfrewshire Pubs website, we can now another 7 additions, taking the total number of pubs listed to almost 70!

New additions today include:

Paddy Malarkys, Paisley
Abbey Inn, Paisley
The Court Bar, Paisley
The Croft Bar, Paisley
Kilty Kilty, Paisley
Wig and Pen, Paisley
New County Bar, Johnstone

As always, we’re looking to add all Pubs in Renfrewshire to the website. If you can think of any not already list, or know of news, Facebook pages, offers, or events that we’ve not listed for your local pub, bar or Inn, please contact us and lets us know.

A Successful First Week for the Renfrewshire Pubs Website

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It seems a long time ago, but actually the Renfrewshire Pubs website only went live on the Internet 8 days ago, and already it’s proving popular with pubs and locals alike.

After just 8 days, we’ve already listed over 60 pubs across Renfrewshire including Pubs in Paisley, Pubs in Johnstone, Pubs in Renfrew, Pubs in Bridge of Weir, Pubs in Houston and more.

We’ve also built up over 30 followers on Facebook. Not a huge amount, some might say, but at the rate of 3 to 4 new followers each day, we’re looking forward to seeing what that number is at in a few weeks!

Most importantly, we’ve been in communication with several pubs, with some asking us to list their establishment and others confirming that they’ll be sending event details to us for February.

We’ll continue to add pubs, bars and Inns and will continue to post news, events and offers as we find out about them, to keep you informed.

If you’re not already following us on Facebook, head over to our Facebook Page and Like us. If you do already Like us, then suggest us to your friends!

Thanks to all who have contributed so far.

15 more pubs added to the database, including The Afton, Canal Station, The Viscount, The Eriskyne and more!

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Continuing with our efforts to add all Renfrewshire Pubs to our database, we can announce that another 15 have been added today. Are any of these your local? If so, head to the relevant page and leave a comment or rate the pub.

Todays additions:

The Viscount, Renfrew
The Western Bar, Renfrew
Pickwicks Bar, Renfrew
The Abbots Inch, Renfrew

Canal Station, Paisley
The Afton Bar, Paisley
Burgh Bar, Paisley
The Kelburne Bar, Paisley
The Craig Dhu, Paisley
The Wee Howff, Paisley

The Eriskyne, Erksine
Park Mains, Erskine

The Bishopton Inn, Bishopton
Lorimers, Bishopton

The Railway Inn, Howwood

Remember, we’re looking for news updates from pubs within our database, to help keep the locals up-to-date. So, if any of these are your pub, or your local pub, then feel free to start sending us details of events, offers and news and we’ll post on our website.

More Pubs added to Houston, Renfrew and Paisley sections of RenfrewshirePubs

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Continuing on the long task of adding pubs and bars to the newly launched RenfrewshirePubs.co.uk website, we are now happy to announce another few pubs have been added to the areas of Renfrew, Paisley and Houston.

Newly added pubs and bars:

The Wallace Bar, Renfrew
The Wheatsheaf, Renfrew
Hamishes Hoose, Paisley
The Last Post, Paisley
Gabriels, Paisley
The Anchor Bar, Paisley
The Fox and Hounds, Houston

Remember, if you’ve ever visited any of these pubs or bars, feel free to go and rate them and leave a comment!

We’ll continue to add pubs and bars until we’ve every pub and bar in Renfrewshire listed. If you know of a pub that deserves to be listed sooner rather than later, contact us and let us know!