Three cheers to the team at the Horse & Groom for managing to re-open just in time for the Rushlake Green Summer Show. It was brilliant to see so many people meeting up at the pub for a drink, enjoying the garden and feasting on the barbecue. Everyone we have spoken to is delighted to see the pub open again.
 
The H&G team are still working hard to get the pub fully operational, including the restaurant, as soon as is practicable. But work is still very much in progress.
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We managed to catch up with one of the new H&G owners, John Miller, as he took orders for the barbecue on Summer Show Saturday. He wanted to let everyone know that the H&G team hope very much to open the pub up regularly very soon but not quite yet, as there are still a lot of technical things that need to be sorted before they can do that. So this weekend is very much a ‘preview’ with the pub open for drinks again tomorrow, Sunday 1st August. And then as soon as they can, they’ll announce how they can begin to open on a more regular and sustainable basis, with the definite aim of getting the restaurant open too, once everything is in place.
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We know that everyone in the village is right behind the new team at the H&G and wishing them well. And we’re reassured that the team are taking the time to get things right, one step at a time. That augurs very well for the future. Watch this space for more news soon.