Green Dragon in Wymondham has beaten tough competition to be named as South Norfolk Council’s Community Pub of the Year. When Brandon Lewis, Minister for Communities and local Government, with special responsibilities for pubs, was told of the competition he wanted to recognise the support…
HRH drops into The Prince of Wales
HRH The Prince of Wales dropped into a Pub is The Hub project at The Prince of Wales in Kenfig, near Bridgend on Friday to the delight of crowds of local school children and customers waving flags and a local male voice choir who burst…
Setting the standard for community services
With funding from the Community Services Fund, Pub is The Hub, the Royal Standard in Gwinear near Hayle in West Cornwall has opened a community playground in its garden. Licensees, Wayne and Nicola Berry decided to utilise their huge pub garden with an adventure-style playground…
Badger Inn re-opens essential village service
The Badger Inn pub in Lelant near St Ives in Cornwall has re-opened the village shop with the support of Pub is The Hub's Community Services Fund in order to restore a vital community service to the local residents. Serving newspapers, local produce and other essential…
Greene King donates to the Community Services Fund
Greene King, the UK’s leading pub retailer and brewer, has increased its community investment by providing an initial donation of £15,000 in financial support to Pub is The Hub for the recently launched Community Services Fund. Pub is The Hub’s Community Services Fund was established in…
Teaming up for tourism pubs push
Pub is The Hub and the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) have teamed up to support Great Country Pubs as part of the forthcoming Pubs are GREAT branch of The Great campaign run by Visit Britain. The GREAT Britain campaign is the biggest ever integrated government international marketing campaign,…
Cholmeley Arms part of new pub campaign
John and Lesley Berry from the Cholmeley Arms, Burton le Coggles near Grantham feature in a brand new pub industry campaign to celebrate Britain’s passion for pubs. The It’s Better Down The Pub campaign will encourage pub goers to share their experiences and highlight why they love…
Ye Old Sun shines with success
The licensees of one of the Pub is The Hub diversification projects in Yorkshire has picked up a prestigious award in which their efforts to provide additional services to support their local community were cited. Ye Old Sun Inn licensees Kelly and Ashley McCarthy have…