We have to report the very sad news that our happy wandering pubs correspondent, Jim Reay, passed away on 12th April 2022.
Jim was a lovely bloke and a stalwart of the Leicester CAMRA branch going back to our founding days. Between 2013 and 2017 he wrote the “Jim’s Jaunts” pub walks which were a regular feature of the Leicester Drinker magazine and are featured below.
We hope you may consider doing one or more of his walks using the brilliantly informative details he gave.
We will look at organising a branch “Jaunt” in the near future as a fitting tribute to Jim.
Complete List of Jaunts
If you want to follow any of Jim’s Jaunts yourself, here is the complete list. Please make sure that any bus services listed are still correct and running.

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1. Great Glen
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2. The Langtons
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3. Blaby
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4. Great Bowden Little Bowden
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5. Belgrave to Birstall
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6. South Croxton to Houghton
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7. Narborough and Littlethorpe
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8. Glen Parva and Aylestone
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9. Knighton & Clarendon Park
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10. Bruntingthorpe, Shearsby, Fleckney
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11. Burton Overy & Illston-on-the-Hill
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12. Foxton, Gumley, Saddington
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13. Barkby, Queniborough, Rearsby
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14. Cossington & Rothley
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15. Glenfield & Groby
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16. Newtown Linford & Anstey
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17. Swithland, Cropston & Thurcaston
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18. Thornton, Markfield & Field Head
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19. Kirby Muxloe & Ratby
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20. Stanton under Bardon & Ibstock
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21. Newbold Verdon & Brascote
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22. Desford, Botcheston & Leicester Forest West
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23. Braunstone Town & Leicester Forest East
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24. Claybrook Magna, Ullesthorpe, Ashby Parva & Leire
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25. Gilmorton & Bitteswell