Present: Richard Walton (Chairman), Brian Druce, Judy & Mike Haines, James Hickman, Mary Mackenzie, Mike Taite and David Wilkes Apologies were received from Ray Haynes, Jane Moore and John Sharpe 1. The minutes of 5 May meeting were agreed as accurate 2. Actions arising a. Press articles Richard thanked Brain and James for getting the [...]

Last Friday, I had a meeting with Clive Clinton, Operations Director for Admiral Taverns and Kate Powell, the local Business Development Manager. We discussed the planned renovations and the business plan that I submitted. They told me that the previous interested party in the Queen Elizabeth was a TV celebrity chef, who had intended to [...]

I have today finally submitted a full business plan to Kate Powell, the business development manager handling the pub for Admiral Taverns. Having been through the process of preparing the plan I have discovered the commercial reality of running a village pub, and it certainly isn’t an easy way to make money!  The only real option I [...]