Although most branch socials take in two or three pubs, Rye has so many good pubs close together that we decided to take in four that evening. After drinking in the Globe Inn Marsh, Waterworks and Mermaid we ended up in the Pipemakers, a more recent addition to pubs serving an excellent selection of real ales in the town. We were pleased to meet up with Norman (front left) from Herts/Essex Borders Branch who has been touring many of our pubs and helpfully noticing items which need updating on WhatPub which pass us locals by.