Edward Halls and his team at the Rose & Crown pub in Great Horkesley have walked away with a prize of £50,000 worth of business advice after being chosen as “THE ONE” small business in East Anglia.
A joint award by PR Consultancy Voice Communications, Creative Agency Zeal in partnership with the East Anglian Daily Times and four other businesses from the region chose the Rose & Crown as the most promising start up business. The support will include leadership and coaching, financial management as well as extensive PR and marketing expertise.
Edward has been at the pub since March this year. The Greene King pub underwent a refurbishment which then allowed it to re-open in April with Edward at the helm. Since then it’s gone from strength to strength offering home made quality food using local and seasonal produce.
Speaking about the award for his first business, Edward (35), said, “It is wonderful to have won. I am so pleased. A prize of this kind can make a huge difference to a small business such as this”.
Simon Longbottom, managing director for Greene King Pub Partners said, “This is an outstanding achievement for the Rose and Crown and the prize is an excellent way to help a new business develop and grow further. Edward has transformed the pub since he took over in March. He’s an inspiration to other young business people who want to make it in the pub and hospitality sector. We’re very pleased he’s chosen Greene King and one of our proper pubs to launch his own business”.
Edward’s ambition is to establish the Rose and Crown as the best place to eat in the area.
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Press Contact: Elaine Beckett, PR & Communications Manager, Greene King Pub Partners, Tel: 07974 132844, email:elainebeckett@greeneking.co.uk
The Woolpack, Chelmsford, is on a winning streak! Following on from their 2009 success of being named the Morning Advertiser’s ‘Cask Ale Pub of the Year’, Greene King Licensees, Dave and Maggie Gentry have received the accolade of ‘Pub of the Year’, voted for by CAMRA members of Chelmsford and Mid-Essex. The Woolpack was packed to the rafters on the evening of Thursday 11th March, when the presentation was made to the popular licensees.
Dave and Maggie said, “We are thrilled to receive such a prestigious award and it means so much that our loyal regulars and CAMRA members took the time to vote for us. We always try to offer a great range of quality beers for our customers and they really seem to appreciate it”.
The celebrations continue into Spring as The Woolpack are holding their Easter Beer Festival from 1st-4th April – an event that is sure to bring together real beer lovers.
Speaking about the Greene King pub, regional manager for Greene King, 
Steve Head said, “Dave and Maggie truly deserve the recognition that this award brings. They are committed to pouring the best pint for their customers and the Woolpack is a superb local for is regulars and new customers”.
This week saw the Lass O’Gowrie pub become the cream of Manchester’s pubs after winning Pub of the Year at the esteemed Manchester Food & Drinks awards 2009. The award was handed to the pub, famous for its pies and pints, by the Hairy Bikers duo, Si and Dave.
Licensee of the 170-year-old traditional boozer, Gareth Kavanagh raised a glass to the recognition, “It’s fantastic news. We may be small but it shows size isn’t everything, it’s what we do that counts and now I know the nine real ales on the bar and our famous home-made pies really do stand out from the crowd. We’re all absolutely thrilled”.
Operations Director for Greene King, Andy Spencer said, “Gareth and his team really deserve this award. They’re innovative and passionate about the business and this really shows when you go to the pub, it’s a real jewel in the crown”.
The bikers, who ditched their usual leathers for the occasion, said: “We dusted down the dinner suits and what a great night we had. It is wonderful to realise what a wealth of food treasure we have in the north west. The food festival has been one of the best – we can’t wait for next year.”
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