22nd July 2009

Proud of Pubs Week see MPs visit Hook Norton pubs

Proud of Pubs Week was well supported by MPs, with four visiting Hook Norton pubs. North Oxfordshire MP Tony Baldry visited the Bell Inn, in Adderbury; Daventry MP Tim Boswell was at the Butchers Arms Kings Sutton; Wantage MP Ed Vaizey went to the Volunteer in Grove and Mid Worcestershire MP Peter Luff called in to the Trumpet in Evesham.

Tony Baldry MP, at the Bell Inn, Adderbury with Trish & John Bellinger	Tim Boswell MP, at the Butchers Arms Kings Sutton with licensees Mandy and Steve Jones

Hook Norton Managing Director James Clarke said: “Proud of Weeks was a fantastic opportunity for us to talk to MPs and say how proud we are of our pubs and the independent business people who run them. “It is vitally important that MPs support their local pubs.

Peter Luff MP at the Trumpet Evesham with Hook Norton’s Jo Hyde and licensee Wendy Cope	Ed Vaizey MP, at the Volunteer, Grove with David and Sandra Bosanquet

Hook Norton’s community pubs are vital to the towns, villages and country areas they serve. They are where people meet and socialise, and they promote responsible and sensible drinking. “They raise thousands of pounds annually for local charities and provide the warm welcome and friendly atmosphere that brings people together every night of the week. “Yet, high levels of taxation and competition from cheap beer in supermarkets, is making life very difficult for the independent business people who run our pubs.”