08/12/2023
***WE ARE LEAVING 😔***
Dear Patrons,
By now you would have seen that the pub has been put on the market by Punch against our wishes and intentions.
We would like to make clear, that not only did we not have any intention of leaving, but Punch made this decision to put the pub on the market behind our back. We were in the process of ironing out final details of our long term stay and while we were waiting for a call back - we discovered that Punch put the pub back on the market without our knowledge.
As tenants who have tried our very best to serve you as a community - with a thriving village pub that serves you good quality food with a welcoming team, we have been badly let down by Punch who have disregarded what this community has been crying out for.
Our time, money and sacrifices has been made to please you all and I’m extremely proud of what we have achieved. We had huge plans for the new year and beyond, but this act from Punch left us no option but to hand in our notice of intention to leave at the end of this year. We notified Punch of this by email on Sunday 3rd December 2023.
While we wanted to serve you far beyond the time we have been given, we cannot work with a company that goes behind a tenants back and acts in such a distrustful manner.
To those of you who have made commitments over the festive period and planned your parties and functions with us, please note that you will still receive the service you have always had from myself and my team and we welcome you all to come and speak to myself, Abi and Shana who will be glad to share a drink with you and share what has happened over the last few weeks.
We wanted to share this message with you, because unlike Punch, we care for your trust and confidence and wish to be transparent on what’s happening with your local pub.
We will love to share our future plans with you soon.
Red Lion Team
