Pub of the Month - The Tudor, Leicester

July 2005

Glyn & Gail pictured with Keith Williams, Branch Chairman (centre)

22^nd June was a memorable evening for the 16 CAMRA members gathered in The Tudor on Tudor Road, Leicester.  Even more memorable for Licensees, Gail and Glyn Lovell. They were being presented with the “Pub Of The Month” award.

On what was one of the hottest days of the year so far, we set about quenching our thirsts on the Beacon and Tiger Best Bitter on sale, both of which were superb. At 9.15 or thereabouts, I set about presenting Gail and Glynn with their award. I mentioned that long before becoming our Branch Chairman, The Tudor had become one of my locals back in 1984 when Chris and Tony Hartshorn were the Licensees. It had been one of the original 10 Everards pubs to convert  to “Real Ale” back in 1978. I had seen many changes in The Tudor over the years, different customers, different Licensees, some good some bad. It had also had an internal structural change. More importantly for the evening, the fact that Gail and Glynn have restored The Tudor to being a pub serving the community once more, something it hadn’t done for some time.

As I presented the “Pub Of The Month” certificate to Gail and Glynn, Gail said “We would like to thank CAMRA for this award. We have only been at The Tudor for 10 months and trade has increased immensely. It is nice to be recognised for the hard work we have done since taking The Tudor on”. She continued by thanking her loyal regular customers and hoped that they, along with CAMRA, would continue to support The Tudor.

We rounded the night off with a selection of sandwiches before we all drifted off home. Everyone present had a thoroughly enjoyable evening. In recognition of The Tudor’s high standards, it will be included in the 2006 Good Beer Guide (subject to the editor’s discretion).

Keith Williams.

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