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…
First four CSG projects get the go ahead
Following the announcement last December that the Department for Communities and Local Government would contribute £150,000 to the appeal for a fund, with a further £50,000 kindly donated by Diageo PLC, the Community Services Grant is now live. The first four projects for the Pub…
Best Industry Initiative is awarded to Pub is The Hub
Pub is The Hub won the award for the Best Industry Initiative for Local Community Services Champions at the prestigious annual awards for the pub industry – The Publican Awards. Held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 11th March 2013 and hosted by the…
Llanblethian locals can sip and shop at the Cross Inn
A father and son from Barry have converted the Cross Inn in Llanblethian, near Cowbridge, to include a new convenience-store service for the community with the help of a grant from the Vale of Glamorgan’s Creative Rural Communities (CRC). While an increasing number of local…
Two new diversification meetings in Wales
There will be two meetings in February to encourage rural licensees in Gwynedd and Ceredigion to come forward and chat with Pub is The Hub about potential schemes at their pub and learn more about how we can help with advice and funding. The details are as…
Visitor numbers double for Great Country Pubs website
Pub is The Hub partners, GreatCountryPubs.com has seen visits double since June 2012. The website, launched in November 2011 by Tourism South East, features hand-picked country pubs and inns and is benefitting a big boost in traffic after a strong consumer PR campaign. Number have continued to…