For reasons of hygiene and safety, personal grooming products, cosmetics or items of intimate clothing cannot be returned. It’s with still-misty eyes he tells the tale of that first Carrow Road visit, accompanied by his own dad, Walter, his older brother Fred, and another Fred, his uncle – aka the driver. The sweetness of the malt perfectly balances the bitterness of the hops which are both beautifully complimented by the characteristic flavour of our Guinness roasted barley Football afternoons that followed tended to be just him and Walter and followed a routine: catch the Halesworth to Norwich bus in the morning, go the old cattle market, watch and listen as Walter (a farm steward) traded to his heart’s content, and then to Vellore Bros for fish and chips for lunch. It was then, finally, with hope in their hearts and battered plaice in their stomachs that they headed down to Carrow Road. And that walk from Trowse to Carrow Road, via Bracondale and Kings Street, is sometimes a long one when the lungs and legs are not playing ball. He feels it’s time, and I understand… totally.

Once I’d passed the audition, and was finally permitted a sight of first-team action, we stood at the Barclay end of the old South Stand, level with the edge of the penalty area. Alwayslevel with the edge of the penalty area. Offshore Island deliveries will take longer than two days including Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Scottish Highlands and Islands and Scilly Isles. We were, as a family, at Watford on the day promotion was gained to the First Division. It rained and the City fans, who were in the unsheltered end behind the goal, decided enough was enough, and charged the length of the pitch to seek shelter at the other end. Break through the smooth, creamy head to reveal the bittersweet reward. Unmistakable, from the first velvet sip to the last, lingering drop, and every deep, dark, satisfying mouthful in between. Guinness Draught is the perfect accompaniment to good food. Good friends. And good times. Guinness.We’ve cheered together, celebrated together, agonised together, mourned together, as some of our beloved Carrow Road neighbours and friends have left us and, of course, done that most River End of things… moaned together. Famous for its smooth velvety texture and unique surge and settle. This is our greatest innovation. Truly unique. Perfectly balanced. Made of More. Introducing Guinness 0.0, our non-alcoholic beer with the same beautifully smooth taste, perfectly balanced flavour and unique dark colour of Guinness, without the alcohol. Brewed with our new cold filtration process. This ensures you get the same beautifully smooth taste, perfectly balanced flavour and unique dark colour of Guinness Draught, just without the alcohol. The latest in 250 years of innovation, Guinness 0.0 is specially brewed to retain the characteristic flavours which make Guinness Draught our most popular beer. The brewing process starts just as it always has, but with Guinness 0.0 the alcohol is gently removed through a cold filtration method. This helps to preserve its natural flavour, ensuring that the all-important sweetness of the malt, the bitterness of the hops and the unique Guinness Roasted Barley flavours are all perfectly balanced. He always loved Chris as a broadcaster but his City commentaries have, in Dad’s eyes, taken him into legend territory).

Guinness brewers were the first to introduce the combination of nitrogen and carbon dioxide to draught beer. The result was Guinness Draught, famous for its smooth velvety texture and unique surge and settle. Thanks Gary. My first visit to the Carra was when I was staying at my Uncle Walter’s in Little Plumstead. We cycled in and left the bikes (3d each I think) in the safe keeping of someone who lived next to the railway bridge at the Barclay end. I can’t remember who we played, but Johnny Gavin scored with a diving header at the Barclay end, and I was hooked. I’d never been in a crowd like that, my only football matches having been to watch Cromer at Cabell Park with my dad, who like Alex B’s dad drowned when his crab boat foundered off Cromer when I was 8. My Carra visit was when I was about 12. He took Mum to Stamford Bridge to see the boys hammered in the FA Cup, Mum still remembers that, at 85, as the most frightening experience of her whole life, and she lived through the war! And there we stayed, throughout its various incarnations including that odd concept known as seating, interrupted only by a time when I too was playing football on Saturday afternoons and attending midweek games with mates, including a period when home was with those Herbets in the Barclay. The table below contains all postcodes on a two day service. Please note all deliveries to Northern Ireland are also on a 3-5 days service.

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As well as being Dad’s first sight and sound of the old place – then not-so-old – it was the club’s first competitive game after the end of World War Two. The record books tell us there were 20,677 others in the ground that afternoon other than my dad. Like most of them, he was hooked. My Dad, younger brother and me used to stand in the South Stand, on the half way line. I can vividly remember the comments from the old timers as us youngsters pushed our way to the front, most of it jovial (those really were the days). As usual, that moment came around the 88-minute mark (to avoid the “bedlam” of the departing masses) but, unfortunately, there was no final glance pitchward before he moved carefully and deliberately down those River End steps. My dad was taken from us in his early 40’s, following a battle against lung cancer, but not before we had enjoyed Carrow Road, and also the odd trip to away games as well. The introduction of those infamous red and blue seats – apparently no green and yellow ones were available at the time – meant we had to move and there was no way he was taking me anywhere near those ‘Herberts’ in the Barclay. So to the al fresco setting of the River End we headed with, again, the edge of the penalty area as our landmark; the South Stand side, two barriers from the front to be precise.Now without alcohol, Guinness 0.0 is the iconic, best-selling stout beer, with groundbreaking innovation right at its ruby-red heart. The Guinness brewers have worked tirelessly to ensure that Guinness 0.0 retains the beautifully smooth, cool and dark taste of Guinness. The alcohol is removed, but the distinctive character of Guinness remains just like Guinness, Guinness 0.0 is dark ruby red with a creamy head, with hints of chocolate and coffee, and is smoothly balanced with bitter, sweet, roasted notes. This is a beer for those who seek a bolder taste, for those who want to be more and do more in life. For those who are truly MADE OF MORE. But it’ll never again be quite the same. Not quite. Not without him sitting to my left for home games.