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Shropshire is about to lose one of it’s major contributors when @minutemat leaves to live a new life in France. Our loss is Nord-Pas-de-Calais’s gain.

Shropshire will now have just my good self, @reidyboy and a ticker; @AndyTF2.

You’ll be sorely missed Mat. All the Best mate. Plus France will have a new ‘Top Rater’.

<*))))))><

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All the best Mat. No more Chez Sophie then :frowning:

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Cheers mate! Yes it will be the start of a new chapter for me. @jmgreenuk it was Chez Sophie’s last day of opening today, so no more crepes & waffles! Perhaps the powers that be can mark it as permanently closed on the site?

In two weeks I’ll be in France and will become the top French rater, above @jaghana and @calisky both in Alsace.

I’ll be moving to the North which is blossoming as a big hotspot for craft beer, as is France as a whole. 2500 breweries in France (compared to 1700 in UK and 1400 in Germany! Crazy!). The government is even funding a brand new beer centre in Bailleul due to open in 2025, comprising a beer museum, beer library, micro-brewery and bar pouring beer from the Hauts de France / French Flanders region. Great timing for me to get amongst it and I encourage others to as well.

Only one stop to Lille on the Eurostar, home to 30+ breweries and counting, and a surprising amount in surrounding towns and villages all the way to Calais.

I will miss our regular meet-ups and tastings Jeremy. You’ve been a true pal and hopefully we’ll arrange some in France / Belgium or on my return visits.

If anyone else finds themselves in the Cassel, Hazebrouck / Poperinge / Ieper / Lille area give me a shout. Cheers all :beers:

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All the best with the move Mat and only 15 cider rates (& 10 cideries) to be the top French cider rater also!

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The logistics of adding new or undiscovered cideries to the website has become that much easier. Thank you for your “sacrifice”.

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Mat you have been a solid UK rater and put in plenty of your minutes of effort & time to making the community better this was no minute task! Cheers to new beginnings, Shawn

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Glad to see you’re still on RB, albeit not in the UK section. You’ll be missed. My visits to Shropshire have been rare but yours has always been a highlight. Take care and hopefully we’ll see your rates occasionally!!

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All the best in this new adventure Mat. Nice place for cycling. Enjoy…
Cheers.

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All the best with the move Mat.

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Hi Mat, apologies for the delay in wishing you all the best, been a busy few weeks with lots of family visiting us. I hope that everything goes well for you both, what a fantastic move! It’s a very nice area as well with some fab’ towns and cities to explore.

Best wishes

Fin & Loz

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