Comments on: The ‘Save Our Pub’ Campaign http://sop.kingshead.pebmarsh.com Support site to keep the Kings Head Pebmarsh a pub Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:16:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: HARRY PICKETT http://sop.kingshead.pebmarsh.com/#comment-274 HARRY PICKETT Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:16:30 +0000 http://geekroots.com/wordpress/?page_id=2#comment-274 I am very sorry to hear that the kings head is under threat of closure, i was 13 years old when my father Frederick J Pickett became landlord during the year 1934. I have and still have wonderful memories of thr years spent living there,often returning to visit the pub. Wishing you the best of luck in your attempt to keep or reopen the kings head. I am very sorry to hear that the kings head is under threat of closure, i was 13 years old when my father Frederick J Pickett became landlord during the year 1934.
I have and still have wonderful memories of thr years spent living there,often returning to visit the pub.
Wishing you the best of luck in your attempt to keep or reopen the kings head.

]]> By: dave http://sop.kingshead.pebmarsh.com/#comment-257 dave Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:46:49 +0000 http://geekroots.com/wordpress/?page_id=2#comment-257 does anyone know what the brewry wants to do with the head? does anyone know what the brewry wants to do with the head?

]]> By: Lloyd Felton http://sop.kingshead.pebmarsh.com/#comment-251 Lloyd Felton Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:00:51 +0000 http://geekroots.com/wordpress/?page_id=2#comment-251 I would support all efforts to retain the Kings Head as a pub. While it was a great shame to see the current occupiers fail, there are plenty of examples of other pubs succeeding. The failure on this occasion can not be given as a presumption that all subsquent owners would fail too, that is just nonsense - of course there IS a good pub opportunity for the right landlord/landlady. Granted, it needs to be sold for a sum realistic to its value as a pub, but that should be refelctive in what the current owners/bank lent on the building in the first instance. They lent money against the property as a pub, not as a development site, should the pub fail. If they over-extended on the loan to value (as a pub) then that is simply their look-out, not one the village should bare as a consequence. Consider also the Essex Campaign "the pub is the hub" The Kings head could be a wonderful pub again, but also a post office, village shop, farm outlet etc all at the same time. This is what community is. Viva the people! I would support all efforts to retain the Kings Head as a pub.

While it was a great shame to see the current occupiers fail, there are plenty of examples of other pubs succeeding. The failure on this occasion can not be given as a presumption that all subsquent owners would fail too, that is just nonsense – of course there IS a good pub opportunity for the right landlord/landlady.

Granted, it needs to be sold for a sum realistic to its value as a pub, but that should be refelctive in what the current owners/bank lent on the building in the first instance. They lent money against the property as a pub, not as a development site, should the pub fail. If they over-extended on the loan to value (as a pub) then that is simply their look-out, not one the village should bare as a consequence.

Consider also the Essex Campaign “the pub is the hub” The Kings head could be a wonderful pub again, but also a post office, village shop, farm outlet etc all at the same time. This is what community is. Viva the people!

]]> By: Peter MacPherson http://sop.kingshead.pebmarsh.com/#comment-205 Peter MacPherson Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:58:54 +0000 http://geekroots.com/wordpress/?page_id=2#comment-205 Whoever is responsible for allowing this lovely old Essex pub to close down, should be hanging their heads in shame. Any thoughts about the village buying the pub, as the village of Meavy (on the edge of Dartmoor) have done with their wonderful pub, the Royal Oak Inn? It is now thriving. l just hope that you will find someone willing to run you dear old pub. Peter from Calstock, Cornwall. Whoever is responsible for allowing this lovely old Essex pub to close down, should be hanging their heads in shame.

Any thoughts about the village buying the pub, as the village of Meavy (on the edge of Dartmoor) have done with their wonderful pub, the Royal Oak Inn? It is now thriving.

l just hope that you will find someone willing to run you dear old pub.

Peter from Calstock, Cornwall.

]]> By: Richard Black http://sop.kingshead.pebmarsh.com/#comment-181 Richard Black Sun, 11 Jul 2010 07:03:47 +0000 http://geekroots.com/wordpress/?page_id=2#comment-181 Hello Pebmarsh, I came to last year's Billy Cart Grand Prix and really enjoyed it. The pub was central to it. It will be a complete disaster if it remains closed.What is the current state of proceedings? The pub in our village in Lincolnshire was closed for a year, with the owners trying to get it de licensed. We were lucky in that the council would not consider the totally incompetent and very suspicious last two landlords as failed businesses for the purposes of de-licensing. We also campaigned to get a grant of £24000 for re-furbishing it, for the new owner. We are very lucky to have a very busy pub (albeit a restaurant primarily) which attracts most of it's custom from outside the village but who are active in the village and welcome the handful of local regulars who use it, with open arms. I do sincerely hope that you are successful in securing the future for the Kings Head. The idea of incorporating a local shop/post office and maybe a social club sounds like a great idea (with grants available). I wish you the best of luck and will keep watching. Richard Black (Belchford in Lincolnshire) ps can't find contact details for SOP. Hello Pebmarsh,
I came to last year’s Billy Cart Grand Prix and really enjoyed it. The pub was central to it. It will be a complete disaster if it remains closed.What is the current state of proceedings? The pub in our village in Lincolnshire was closed for a year, with the owners trying to get it de licensed. We were lucky in that the council would not consider the totally incompetent and very suspicious last two landlords as failed businesses for the purposes of de-licensing.
We also campaigned to get a grant of £24000 for re-furbishing it, for the new owner. We are very lucky to have a very busy pub (albeit a restaurant primarily) which attracts most of it’s custom from outside the village but who are active in the village and welcome the handful of local regulars who use it, with open arms.
I do sincerely hope that you are successful in securing the future for the Kings Head. The idea of incorporating a local shop/post office and maybe a social club sounds like a great idea (with grants available).
I wish you the best of luck and will keep watching.
Richard Black (Belchford in Lincolnshire)
ps can’t find contact details for SOP.

]]> By: Janet Osborne http://sop.kingshead.pebmarsh.com/#comment-177 Janet Osborne Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:05:14 +0000 http://geekroots.com/wordpress/?page_id=2#comment-177 As an ex-pebmartian I agree with all the above comments. Pebmarsh Village needs it pub. I have many happy memories of events held in the pub and both of my children loved working there. It was their first experience of the adult world. Many, many happy memeories. Every English village needs its pub. Where else can people meet and socilaise? I wish you all the best with your efforts. I know you can make it work. Good Luck from me in the Isle of Man. As an ex-pebmartian I agree with all the above comments. Pebmarsh Village needs it pub. I have many happy memories of events held in the pub and both of my children loved working there. It was their first experience of the adult world. Many, many happy memeories. Every English village needs its pub. Where else can people meet and socilaise? I wish you all the best with your efforts. I know you can make it work. Good Luck from me in the Isle of Man.

]]> By: Evolve Estates http://sop.kingshead.pebmarsh.com/#comment-150 Evolve Estates Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:40:28 +0000 http://geekroots.com/wordpress/?page_id=2#comment-150 We represent the mortgagees that are now in possession of the above pub/property. Could you please contact me at the following address to discuss in more detail...dok@evolvehomes.com We represent the mortgagees that are now in possession of the above pub/property. Could you please contact me at the following address to discuss in more detail…dok@evolvehomes.com

]]> By: mike http://sop.kingshead.pebmarsh.com/#comment-131 mike Sat, 05 Jun 2010 13:23:31 +0000 http://geekroots.com/wordpress/?page_id=2#comment-131 I spent a few nights with Mike Hughes at the pup in 2005. Great spot. Why doesnt the village buy the pub in a trust agreement. Wouldnt cost much, abd maybe I would be a part of it. Let me know how it goes, it'd be criminal if this bit of heritage is lost. Mike B-S I spent a few nights with Mike Hughes at the pup in 2005. Great spot. Why doesnt the village buy the pub in a trust agreement. Wouldnt cost much, abd maybe I would be a part of it. Let me know how it goes, it’d be criminal if this bit of heritage is lost.

Mike B-S

]]> By: Steve Dunham http://sop.kingshead.pebmarsh.com/#comment-128 Steve Dunham Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:42:49 +0000 http://geekroots.com/wordpress/?page_id=2#comment-128 Was shocked this pub was closed as the South East Essex C.AM.R.A. branch were planning to run a mini-bus trip to this pub as well as three others in the surounding are of Sudbury, Edwardstone and Castle Headingham on Saturday 26th June. We cant attend now. I am sure the trade we would have bought would have helped save the Kings Head. Although its only regulars who really keep a pub open. We will now have to search for another pub in the area with at least three decent ales on. Any ideas! Was shocked this pub was closed as the South East Essex C.AM.R.A. branch were planning to run a mini-bus trip to this pub as well as three others in the surounding are of Sudbury, Edwardstone and Castle Headingham on Saturday 26th June.
We cant attend now. I am sure the trade we would have bought would have helped save the Kings Head. Although its only regulars who really keep a pub open. We will now have to search for another pub in the area with at least three decent ales on. Any ideas!

]]> By: Heidi Page http://sop.kingshead.pebmarsh.com/#comment-122 Heidi Page Tue, 01 Jun 2010 09:56:28 +0000 http://geekroots.com/wordpress/?page_id=2#comment-122 I miss driving by the pub and seeing all the locals sitting outside in the sun drinking their beers at the weekend. It was always a good place to finish a long dog walk and somewhere the kids enjoyed going to for easter egg hunts, halloween, etc. Its been closed far too long already and its about time it reopened!!! I miss driving by the pub and seeing all the locals sitting outside in the sun drinking their beers at the weekend. It was always a good place to finish a long dog walk and somewhere the kids enjoyed going to for easter egg hunts, halloween, etc. Its been closed far too long already and its about time it reopened!!!

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