Little Rose Wins Community Pub of the Year
Landlords Neil and Sue with their Award
The Little Rose Pub has won the Rural Community Pub of the Year Award from the Cambridge and District Branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra).
It’s in recognition of what Camra thinks is the way that the pub is rapidly becoming a focus of the village community since Neil and Sue Poole took charge of it in July last year. Camra cited things like the Parents and Todlers group that meets once a week there, Bingo, the Quiz, and wide variety of sports teams as well as special events like Wakes, Live Music and Charity Fundraising Nights as reasons for why the Little Rose has won the award.
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The Cambridge Branch of the Campaign for Real Ale has visited the pub many times and paid a special visit to assess it when judging for this award. The win came as a complete surprise to Neil and Sue. They took over running the pub when it was sold by Greene King to a property company called Wrenbridge last July. Since then they’ve worked tirelessly to encourage as many village groups and societies to use it as possible for whatever they want. For the clubs the pub is a free meeting place as Neil and Sue don’t charge.
The Parents and Toddlers meet once a week on a Wednesday at 3pm, Bingo is held on the second and fourth Wednesday every month at 8pm, the Quiz is held on the last Friday of every month at 8pm. The pub also has Darts, Cribbage and Petanque teams.
Neil and Sue Being Presented with Award
Neil and Sue Being Presented with Award
Diana Offord
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Many congratulations on your well deserved award from John and I and all at Little Theatre
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NEVILLE JAMES COLE
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There is a positive wind of change blowing through and around the Little Rose. The published comments a testament.
A Little Rose/village quiz team,as already invited, would be made very welcome. Cancer does not recognise or respect peoples’ status or residence; international boundaries are irrelevant. The Franco-British
quiz brings us together to help combat, and defeat, cancer.
Travel and accessibility from Stansted. Hospitality here no problem.
Return visits from France possible.
Neville James Cole
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Joe Caprani
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Well done Neil and Sue, it’s well deserved recognition to the massive change for the better you have made to the village’s only pub. Hopefully this will encourage more of the locals to give you their patronage.
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Ron van der Hoorn
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We can only commend Neil and Sue on their sterling effort to turn the Little Rose in a vibrant pub that is now a pleasure to visit. Long may they continue to run the Little Rose.
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NEVILLE JAMES COLE
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I thank William Harrold of the editorial team for clearing concerns over my
contributions, and that I should continue with them.
The recognition of the efforts made to rejuvenate the Little Rose is good to see. A village without a meeting place like a pub lacks an important element.
It brings back memories of days past.
Given this new vibrant atmosphere I confirm that the invitations remain open for clubs such as pétanque and quiz. They will be most welcome to test their skills here in France. The annual Franco-British quiz to aid
cancer research is on May 28th. Plenty of time to organise a visit, and
build on this success. Some sponsorships maybe?
Does the Little Rose have website and email facilities? Contact made easier. Like football an opportunity to play in Europe!
My email: neville.cole @orange.fr
Good luck for the future.
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