25th April 2010
Hook Norton pubs strike gold.
Hook Norton has rewarded its most outstanding tenants at a celebration evening held at the Menzies Welcombe Hotel, Spa & Golf Club in Stratford upon Avon.
The awards celebrate excellence and for the first time include an award for beer and food matching.
Hooky Gold Awards categories include: Best Kept Cellar; Pub with Best Exterior; Best Website; Charity Fundraising Pub of the Year; Best Beer Garden; Best Beer and Food Matching; Best New Licensee and Highest Scoring Cask Marque Pub.
Hook Norton Managing Director James Clarke said: “The Hooky Gold Awards are part of our programme of continuing excellence, which provides ongoing business support for the people who run Hook Norton’s tenanted pubs.
“Judging the awards becomes harder each year as our tenants are working harder to raise their standards.
“For the first time we have an award for beer and food matching. We believe this is an important step in recognising the increasing awareness among consumers that beer is the perfect partner to many foods.
“As a brewer with an estate of 47 tenanted pubs, it is vital we support the independent businesses running them, which between them generate hundreds of jobs across the region. The Hooky Gold Awards recognise the high standards and commitment our tenants have to making their customers happy and content.”
Hooky Gold Awards 2009 Winners
Best Kept Cellar sponsored by Molson Coors
EAGLE TAVERN, WITNEY –Ian Payne & Annette Hegerty
Highly Commended –
Elephant & Castle, Bloxham ; Simon Finch
Gate Inn, Brailes ; Pete and Cathy Wixey
Bell Inn, Adderbury ; John and Trisha Bellinger
Pub with Best Exterior sponsored by Heath Lambert
ANGEL, BURFORD – Paul and Sandra Swain
Highly Commended –
Roebuck, Drayton; Nick Saul
Ye Olde ReineDeer Inn; Tony and Dot Puddifoot
Best Website sponsored by Heddleworths
GREAT WESTERN ARMS, BLOCKLEY – Andy & Sharon Pearce
Highly Commended –
Great Western Arms, Aynho; Rene Klein and Alison Saul
Three Conies, Thorpe Mandeville ; Nick and Gill Tyler
The Bell Inn, Adderbury; John and Trisha Bellinger
Charity Fundraising Pub of the Year sponsored by Diageo.
HARE AND HOUNDS, WARDINGTON – Carol Wixey and Jamie Murray
Highly Commended –
Bell Inn, Great Bourton; Frank and Freya Adams
Butchers Arms, Balscote; Ken and Eileen Thompson
Best Beer Garden sponsored by Carlsberg
BUTCHERS ARMS, BALSCOTE – Ken & Eileen Thomspon
Highly Commended –
Elephant and Castle, Bloxham; Simon Finch
The Gate Inn, Brailes; Pete and Cathy Wixey
Best Beer and Food Matching sponsored by Hook Norton Brewery
COACH AND HORSES, BANBURY – Paul Organ
Highly Commended –
Castle Inn, Edgehill; Tom and Gill Douglas
George Hotel, Brailes; Dave and Sue Wiggins
Bell Inn, Great Bourton; Frank and Freya Adams
Best New Licensee sponsored by Westons
GREAT WESTERN ARMS, AYNHO – Rene Klein & Alison Saul
Highly Commended –
Kings Head, Napton On The Hill; Roger Constable and Julie Smith
The Inn, Greatworth; Mark Fleming and Anne Durnion
Butchers Arms, Balscote; Ken and Eileen Thompson
Highest Scoring Cask Marque Pub sponsored by InBev
KINGS HEAD, NAPTON ON THE HILL; Roger Constable & Julie Smith
Highly Commended –
Ye Olde Reinedeer Inn – Tony and Dot Puddifoot
The Oddfellows Arms, Cirencester; Elizabeth Hauxwell and Robert Cooke
Pear Tree, Hook Norton; Ian Miller
The Bell Inn, Adderbury; John and Trisha Bellinger
George Hotel, Brailes; Dave and Sue Wiggins
Elephant and Castle, Bloxham; Simon Finch
