Exminster-based Westbank Community Health and Care has reached more people in the local community thanks to a year of fantastic support from a village pub.
Staff at The Royal Oak in Exminster partnered with Westbank throughout 2023, providing hospitality and donations totalling an incredible £2,525. In December 2022 and 2023, publicans Mel Bowden and Scott Reddin kindly hosted 3-course festive lunches to the value of £1,100 for 50 of the charity’s clients. They also organised several fundraising activities, including a raffle, a donation bucket and the sale of star decorations on...
Brace yourselves for an unprecedented collaboration as Eat the Bird takes over the kitchen at Turk's Head, one of Exeter's top boozers. Get ready to embark on outrageous flavours and exciting events that will leave you craving more!
Eat the Bird, renowned for its independent, multi-award-winning premium fried chicken burger palaces, is set to bring its culinary magic to Turk's Head. Known for flavours that "slap hard," Eat the Bird is a place where every bite takes your breath away and all your naughty food dreams come true.
Local community hub the Victoria Inn in Exeter, has reopened its doors to customers, after a refreshing uplift, following a £250,000 investment from the award-winning Craft Union Pub Company.
The newly renovated pub will also be hosting a grand launch party across the 8th, 9th and 10th September.
The local favourite has received a full facelift throughout, with the investment providing the pub with a welcome transformation, creating a brighter space to enjoy a drink, or two, with friends and family. The pub will now stock an elevated drinks range, with lots more options...
Exminster public house The Royal Oak provided a festive community lunch for up to fifty guests as part of its year-long commitment to Devon charity Westbank Community Health and Care.
The pub will be supporting Westbank throughout 2023 after choosing the local organisation as its Charity of the Year.
The pub closed its kitchen to the public to lay on a complimentary two-course lunch for some of Westbank’s regular users and volunteers - and the festive fare went down a treat.
Pauline Dinnis, who was driven to the venue by Westbank volunteer Mark, said: “I’m...
EGGHEADS from Devon helped raised more than £1,000 for a charity in the county at a Christmas quiz night held at an award-winning pub (December 2022).
The Swan in Bampton hosted the event in aid of the Churches Housing Action Team (CHAT) and quizzers helped raise £1,032 for the good cause.
Chef-patron Paul Berry, who co-owns the gastropub with his wife and fellow award-winning chef Donna, says: “Our annual Christmas quiz night is always a bit special and this year we were raising funds for CHAT, which tackles homelessness in the area.
Exeter’s iconic Hourglass pub has announced David Smith as its new head chef. The much-loved pub in Melbourne Street was saved from closure by The Exeter Brewery after it did not reopen following the pandemic.
David began his career in Devon. After working in some of the region’s best hotels he moved onto various restaurants across New Zealand and Australia. He now returns to the South West after spending seven years cooking in London.
The Hourglass pub, which was originally established in 1848, was listed as an Asset of Community Value in 2020 by Exeter City Council....
Following two rounds of rigorous judging, the Twisted Oak, on Little John’s Cross Hill in Exeter, has reached the final six in the Best Pub for Families category of the Great British Pub Awards (GBPAs). Seeing off hundreds of other entries, the pub’s family-centric vibe, catering to anyone who wants to escape the city centre for an afternoon, formed a large part of its success.
The Great British Pub Awards recognise, reward and celebrate the fantastic work pubs do for our country and their communities, the established industry awards is widely considered to be the Oscars of the...
The popular and historic Old Malt Scoop Inn at Lapford near Crediton has been acquired by husband and wife team Jonathan and Catriona Willatt.
Jonathan, 51, and Catriona, 48, are highly experienced in the hospitality sector having run their own wedding catering business from their base at Bickleigh near Tiverton while Jonathan has been providing IT project management services for over 20 years.
‘The Scoop’ is their first venture as publicans, restauranteurs and bed & breakfast providers but were attracted to the business because of its established success and because of...
A talented young chef has joined the team at The Volunteer Inn in Broad Street, Ottery St Mary.
At just 23, Gemma Youlden has already made her mark on the range of meals available, with diners singing her praises.
Very much a local, Gemma grew up in Alphington and attended The King’s School before leaving in 2012 to pursue a career in catering.
She undertook an apprenticeship with HIT Training, successfully completing Levels 2 and 3. Before joining The Volunteer Inn, she had stints as a chef at a variety of establishments including The Greyhound in Fenny Bridges,...
A task force of litter pickers from three Devon-based Hall & Woodhouse managed public houses swept across the region this month (June) to help tidy up bustling streets, hedgerows and green spaces as part of the brewery’s annual community litter pick event, Founder’s Sweepers.
Established 10 years ago, the Founder’s Sweepers litter campaign, in association with Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British Spring Clean initiative, was introduced by Hall & Woodhouse to celebrate the day the company was founded in 1777 and is supported by all of its 52 managed public houses across the...
