Pub of the year competition
Summary
Community Pub Winner 2011
Coldham Hall tavern at Surlingham scooped the top award from the Community Pub of the Year scheme. The beautiful riverside inn was named South Norfolk's Community Pub of the Year at a celebration event at the Council's Headquaters on 19 September 2011.
Top judge, John Longden, Chief Executive of Pub is the Hub, the national campaign group set up by the Prince of Wales, presented delighted owners George and Natalie Linder with their accolade.
When George and Natalie took on Coldham Hall in 2009 it was a failing pub, with shabby decor and a dwindling clientele.
Natalie said:
"It was still a place we liked to come and enjoy a drink as the location was stunning. We could see the potential and we knew we could made it into something really special".
Despite having no experience in the pub trade, the determined couple set out refurbishing the entire pub and reopened it, much to the delight of the locals, in March 2006.
With the award comes £1000 and the support of South Norfolk Council officers to organise a fantastic event for the whole community to enjoy.
Neighbourhood winners 2011
- Coldham Hall, Surlingham (Eastern River Valleys)
- The Burston Crown (Waveney Valley)
- The King’s Head, Bawburgh (Northern River Valleys)
- The Green Dragon, Wymondham, (Wymondham and West)
- The Greyhound, Tibenham (Tas Rivery Valley)
Last Year's Winners
Community Pub Winner 2010
The Wortwell Bell chimed the right note with both the locals and the judges and scooped our Community Pub of the Year Award 2010.
Throughout the competition, the 17th century pub in the heart of Wortwell village, won a huge amount of public support and received hundreds of votes.
Pictured: Owners Stuart and Cathryn outside the Bell.
Neighbourhood winners 2010
- The Marlingford Bell (Northern River Valleys)
- The Green Dragon, Wymondham (Wymondham & West)
- The New Inn, Rockland St Mary (Eastern River Valleys)
- The Wortwell Bell (Waveney Valley)
- The Queen's Head, Long Stratton (Tas Valley)
Community Pub Winner 2009
The Pelican Inn at Tacolneston won the top prize of Community Pub of the Year in 2009.
Pictured: Landlady Esther Maginn with her family outside the 16th century coaching inn.
Neighbourhood Winners 2009
- The King's Head, Hethersett (Northern River Valleys)
- The Countryman, Tasburgh (Tas Valley)
- The Pelican, Tacolneston (Wymondham and West)
- Ferry House, Surlingham (Eastern River Valleys)
- The Cock Inn, Diss (Waveney Valley).
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Last updated on: 26 September 2011