royal visit
Stop press – HRH The Prince of Wales will visit The Old Crown, Hesket Newmarket Brewery and the village again on Monday February 5th 2007 -
On 25 February 2004 HRH The Prince of Wales paid a visit to The Old Crown. He also took in the rest of the village, the village shop and, of course, the Brewery. It was a gloriously sunny but bitterly cold day as the helicopter swept in overhead.
Prince Charles had heard about our little venture from The Pub is the Hub, an organisation he launched in 2001 which promotes the importance of pubs in rural communities. The Pub is the Hub have compiled a booklet entitled ‘Saving your Village Pub’ as a guide to other villages wanting to acquire ownership of their pub. The Old Crown is one of the two case studies in the booklet, which was ‘launched’ by Prince Charles during his visit. HRH made a speech in which he expressed his admiration and delight at what we had all achieved together. He then unveiled a plaque before being whisked away in a shiny black Mercedes. Whilst in the - very crowded - pub, Prince Charles was treated (he doesn’t carry any cash!) to a glass of Doris’ 90th, which judging from the photos went down very well.
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