There’s always something happening at The Cross Keys — and everyone’s invited.
From friendly competition to full-on singalongs, our weekly events bring the whole community together.
Donna and Peter welcome you to their friendly, traditional village pub offering a warm welcome to all our customers, whilst serving a fine selection of cask ales, lager, cider, spirits and wines. Additionally, there is traditional home cooked food and daily specials to tempt your appetite. There are also many activities to partake in, especially as there is a pool table, dart boards and dominoes, with a cosy log burner for those colder days. The village of Newbold is situated in North-West Leicestershire, 3 miles from Ashby de la Zouch and about the same distance from Coalville. We are also near Castle Donington and East Midlands Airport, so there is no reason not to visit us.
There’s always something happening at The Cross Keys — and everyone’s invited.
From friendly competition to full-on singalongs, our weekly events bring the whole community together.
Thursday, 12 November 2026 - 7:45 PM
All the action from both teams' fifth and penultimate Group A3 match, held at Wembley Stadium. England produced a stunning display to win the reverse fixture 7-0 in Rijeka, with braces by Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka and strikes from Jude Bellingham, Anthony Gordon and Morgan Rogers subjecting the Croatians to their heaviest ever defeat. England are all but certain of a place in the quarter-finals, but their opponents will be determined to restore some pride this evening and boost their chances of avoiding relegation to League B.
Friday, 13 November 2026 - 8:10 PM
Coverage of both teams' second match of the Northern Hemisphere Series, and penultimate contest of the round-robin stage as a whole, held at Stade de France. The Springboks have won nine of the last 10 meetings between the sides, with five of those triumphs coming here, including a 32-17 victory with 14 men when the nations last faced each other 12 months ago.
Saturday, 14 November 2026 - 11:40 AM
All the action from the Northern Hemisphere Series match at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris in Genoa. Argentina have won the last nine meetings between the sides, with the most recent of those victories an emphatic 50-18 victory in Udine two years ago.
Saturday, 14 November 2026 - 1 PM
Coverage of the afternoon session on day one of the tournament from WV Active Aldersley in Wolverhampton, featuring eight group matches. The number one seed Luke Humphries claimed an emphatic 5-0 win over Alex Spellman on the opening day of last year's tournament, while the other match in Group A saw Michael Smith beat Nathan Aspinall 5-3.
Saturday, 14 November 2026 - 2:10 PM
Coverage of the Northern Hemisphere Series match at Principality Stadium in Cardiff. Wales have not defeated the All Blacks since 1953, with New Zealand winning 34 consecutive matches against them since then. The last meeting between the sides came here 12 months ago, when the visitors scored seven tries in a 52-26 triumph.
Saturday, 14 November 2026 - 5 PM
All the action from both teams' fifth and penultimate UEFA Nations League Group A4 match, held at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo. Both teams have just one win and three defeats to their name in the group, with Wales' victory coming in last month's reverse fixture at Cardiff City Stadium. Oscar Bobb opened the scoring for the Norwegians on that occasion, but Craig Bellamy's men fought back with strikes from Dan James and Neco Williams.
Sunday, 15 November 2026 - 1 PM
Coverage of the afternoon session on day two of the tournament from WV Active Aldersley in Wolverhampton, featuring eight group matches. After losing his opening match of last year's tournament, Gerwyn Price bounced back with a dominant display when beating James Wade 5-0, while Ricky Evans claimed a second successive 5-4 victory when he overcame Stefan Bellmont, after also beating Wade the previous day.
Sunday, 15 November 2026 - 7:45 PM
All the action from both teams' final match in Group A3, held at Riyadh Air Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid. The teams last met in the opening round of fixtures in September, when world champions Spain fought back from 2-1 down to claim a 3-2 win at Wembley Stadium. It was the first meeting between the nations since the UEFA Euro 2024 final in Berlin, which the Spaniards won 2-1, but the Three Lions will be hopeful of avoiding a third defeat in a row to Luis de la Fuente's men, having been in good form since their loss in London.
Monday, 16 November 2026 - 7 PM
Coverage of day three of the tournament from WV Active Aldersley in Wolverhampton, featuring eight group matches. Luke Humphries won for the third time in three days at this stage 12 months ago when he beat Nathan Aspinall 5-3 to top the Group A table. Elsewhere, Chris Dobey and Luke Woodhouse also ensured they would go into round two with a 100% record as they defeated Martin Lukeman and Stephen Bunting, respectively.
Monday, 16 November 2026 - 7:45 PM
Coverage of both teams' concluding match in Group B1 of the UEFA Nations League, held at Berit Sitterstadion in St Gallen. Switzerland claimed an impressive 3-0 win in September's reverse fixture at Hampden Park thanks to goals by Ricardo Rodriguez, Nico Elvedi and Zeki Amdouni. However, Scotland are unbeaten away from home in the group, having drawn 0-0 in Slovenia and won 2-0 at North Macedonia.
Tuesday, 17 November 2026 - 7 PM
Coverage of day four of the tournament from WV Active Aldersley in Wolverhampton, featuring eight group matches. A 5-1 win over Daryl Gurney in the corresponding session last year ensured Luke Littler would top Group E with an unblemished record, while seeded players Gian van Veen and Jonny Clayton were eliminated after failing to finish in the top two of their respective groups, though van Veen finished with a record of two wins and one loss and an inferior legs for and against record saw him miss out.
Tuesday, 17 November 2026 - 7:45 PM
Coverage of the UEFA Nations League League A clash from Cardiff City Stadium. Wales face a tough test against the reigning Nations League champions as Craig Bellamy's side look to finish their group campaign strongly in front of a home crowd. Portugal arrive among Europe's leading international sides, boasting plenty of attacking quality, while Cymru will be determined to put on a performance and claim a memorable result. The reverse fixture in September saw Portugal edge a 1-0 victory in Lisbon, setting the stage for an intriguing encounter in Cardiff.
Wednesday, 18 November 2026 - 7 PM
Coverage of day five of the tournament from WV Active Aldersley in Wolverhampton, featuring four round two matches. Players will have to triumph in a best-of-19-legs match to book their place in the quarter-finals, which is what Luke Humphries managed to do at this stage last year when he defeated Jurjen van der Velde 10-3. Elsewhere, Michael Smith and Ricky Evans claimed 10-9 victories over Chris Dobey and Luke Woodhouse, before Gerwyn Price prevailed 10-6 over Martin Schindler.