On my last visit Adnams was £1.80 and I think Taylors Landlord went for £2. There have been many and varied Bothy events at the Shelly over the years. I went to a few of the 35th birthday functions there and there's been everything from Summer break bar sessions to formal dinners and rock and roll nights with a band called the "Lunchtime Legends" which is a sort of Bothy spin-off, tending to raise money for local charities.
The family owns the Italian restaurant over the road too, so pre-Bothy meal deals could be on the the cards I suppose! It's a long way from that 'Songs-Of-The-People' concept - what would the early collectors think? You're right - they'd love it! "More lasagne Mr Sharp or shall we ask that old boy shivering in the cold outside if he knows any 'proper' songs apart from that Music Hall nonsense he's bawling?!"