30/10/2026
🍺❤️ EIGHT YEARS CLOSED. NOW BACK AT THE HEART OF LACEBY! 🇬🇧
THE NAGS HEAD – A THANK YOU TO OUR VILLAGE.
After approximately eight years with its doors closed, we took a gamble and brought The Nags Head back to life.
We knew it wouldn’t be easy. But following this week’s Autumn Budget, the challenges facing independent pubs are clearer than ever.
🍺 Rising b**r and supplier costs.
💷 A further 3.9% minimum wage increase coming in April 2027. Our staff deserve a fair wage, absolutely, but those costs have to come from somewhere.
❌ VAT remains at 20%, with no reduction for hospitality.
🏠 Some welcome business rates relief, but energy bills, staffing and running costs remain a huge challenge.
WE RUN A VILLAGE PUB, NOT A BLOODY MONEY-PRINTING MACHINE!
But here’s the important bit…
❤️ THE PEOPLE OF LACEBY HAVE RESTORED OUR FAITH IN THE GREAT BRITISH PUB!
When we reopened, we didn’t know whether the village would embrace having its pub back.
YOU HAVE, AND THEN SOME!
Every pint, every meal, every Sunday roast, every quiz night and every friendly face has made us believe that bringing The Nags Head back was absolutely the right decision.
We’re not a faceless corporate chain. We’re a local business investing in your village, providing jobs and bringing people together.
We’re still learning, still improving and we’ll occasionally get things wrong. But one thing will never change…
OUR COMMITMENT TO LACEBY.
🤝 KEEP SUPPORTING US, AND WE’LL KEEP SUPPORTING YOUR VILLAGE!
We’ll keep investing in the pub, supporting local people, creating jobs and making The Nags Head somewhere the whole village can be proud of.
To everyone who’s walked through our doors, recommended us or given us a chance…
THANK YOU. YOU’VE GIVEN US REAL FAITH IN THE FUTURE. ❤️
🍻 EIGHT YEARS WITHOUT THE NAGS HEAD WAS LONG ENOUGH. LET’S MAKE SURE WE NEVER LOSE OUR VILLAGE PUB AGAIN!
❤️ THE NAGS HEAD – PROUD TO BE BACK. PROUD TO BE PART OF LACEBY.