Local residents of Stokesby near Great Yarmouth in Norfolk can skip the six-mile round trip to the nearby town for essential groceries since their local, The Ferry Inn, opened a permanent shop in the pub. Alison Brewster and her family who run the Adnams-owned waterside…
King’s Head crowned in annual pub awards
Winner of the Tastiest Food and Drink pub, The King’s Head in Bawburgh has also been crowned as the overall winner of South Norfolk Community Pub of The Year 2019, collecting £500 to pay towards a community event at the pub. As part of its…
Coffee and cake at The Boars bar
A Norfolk pub has opened a new coffee shop and family area in an old laundry room with support from the Community Services Fund. When the owners of The Boars pub in Spooner Row, Russell and Clare Evans took over the pub last April they immediately…
OBE opens pub deli…and tearoom!
Philip Hall OBE officially opened the new tearoom and deli 'Foodie Bouquet' along with other essential community services at The Wheatsheaf at West Beckham in Norfolk. Pub is The Hub’s programme of funding for rural pubs has helped to bring Daniella and Stephen Moorby’s vision…
Beer and buns – village café relocates to the pub
When the village café in Lingwood near Norwich closed recently, the owner and licensee of the King’s Head, Terry Holt, stepped in to relocate it to his pub. Now the King’s Head boasts a café with improved disabled access to the café, the beer garden…
Black Swan flies again with café and book exchange
The Black Swan in Little Dunham near King’s Lynn has re-opened its doors again after a three year closure. The pub now boasts a café and book exchange, supported and part-funded by Pub is The Hub. The new owners of the pub Nicola and Richard…
Royally loyal at the White Horse community pub and shop
HRH The Prince of Wales became the proud recipient of a loyalty card for The White Horse at Upton in Norfolk this week entitling him to 10% off produce from their community shop. The Royal visit was organised to the rural community-owned pub and shop…
A pint and some popcorn at pub cinema
A new cinema, book exchange and senior citizens luncheon club was officially opened by Norfolk County Councillor and Chair of Adult Social Services Sue Whitaker yesterday. Developed in partnership with rural pubs organisation Pub is The Hub and Norfolk County Council, this new range of…