Richard Price, Licensee of the Sun Inn says he is delighted after learning he has made through to the final of Local Pub Parliamentary Completion.

Mr Price has been running the Sun Inn for eight years. His public house was nominated following a competition run the MP Graham Stuart’s Facebook Page.

Dozens of pubs were nominated from across the Beverley and Holderness constituency. However, it was the Sun Inn in the historic town of Beverley that came up trumps.

Speaking to HU17.net Mr Price said;

“I am absolutely delighted people voted for us. It came totally out of the blue. I had seen the MPs post on Facebook and shared it on the  Sun Inn page and was the last I thought of it.”

“Then I got an email informing me we had won. I really want to thank all the people who took the time to nominate me. Also, I would like to thank our MP for putting it out there.”

The Sun Inn on Flemingate in the shadows of Beverley Minster.  The Sun Inn has a busy schedule and is well known for promoting local musical acts.

We Are Just A Good Solid Community Pub

Speaking about the pub Mr Price said;

“We are an out of town dog-friendly pub that is music-led. Every Friday and Saturday night we have live bands playing. Tuesday we host open mic nights where we encourage new local talent.”

“We also support a number of local music events like the Beverley Fringe Festival and the Beverley Blues Festival. The Blues Festival was in fact started here in this very pub.”

“It is not just music. We have a men’s and ladies darts team while on a Sunday we do a fantastic Sunday dinner. Generally speaking, we are just a good solid community pub.”

“In all the time we have never won anything like this. After four years of trying I was very proud when we got into The Good Beer Guide and been there ever since.”

Sun Inn Landlord Will Now Travel To London For Finals 

Mr Price will be heading off to London early next year where he will attend the finals that are being hosted at the House of Commons.

While he has visited London he says he is really looking forward to going to Parlament.

The MP himself was thrilled with the response he got to the competition, he said;

“I was delighted with the response from the public when I asked for my constituents to nominate their favourite local.”

“The support for our pubs in Beverley and Holderness was incredible and shows how important they still are for our local communities.”

“Pubs play such an important role and are part of our national fabric, so I was very glad to be given the opportunity to showcase some of the fantastic work they do and in particular the great work of The Sun Inn who have proven worthy winners.”

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Beverley Blues Weekend will return later this month for what will be the ninth year. Featuring some of the best blues talents from East Yorkshire acts will be appearing at two local venues.

Both the Sun Inn and also the Monks Walk will embrace the festival that runs from the 25 to the 27 October.

Steve Swales, who organises the Beverley Blues Weekend said;

“We are really looking forward to Beverley Blues Weekend. At the Sun Inn, there is a vibrant mix of artists. From solo artists all the way through to full bands with brass sections.”

“While at the Monks Walk all the events we have there will be ticketed. Tickets for those events can be purchased online.”

Artists who are set to appear at the Beverley Blues Weekend include Chris Martin accompanied by Paul Johnson Chicago Bound, Soft Shoe Sam, Rivers Johansson, Fishy Waters and also the Ridgemen.

The Sun Inn Has Busy Schedule For Beverley Blues Weekend

Richard Price, Licensee at The Sun Inn has already had a busy month. His pub learned they would be representing Beverley and Holderness on the national stage.

Commenting on the Blues Weekend he said;

“As a venue, we have a regular Blues night on the last Sunday of every month. We are really looking forward to this event and have plenty happening here at the Sun Inn throughout the weekend.”

“We will get thing underway on Friday night. There is no charge to come in and enjoy the acts we are hosting. All we ask is that people make a donation to the events nominated charity which is Yorkshire Air Ambulance.”

“Again on Saturday and also all day Sunday we will have plenty of live music. This is an event we certainly look forward too especially as it was started here all those years ago.”

Full listings and more information about the acts appearing can be found by visiting www.beverleyblues.com. You can also get notifications by following their Facebook Page.

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Yorkshire Cancer Research is £1,200 better off thanks a fundraising event held at the Sun Inn Beverley.

Lynne Peterson who organised was thrilled with the total. She was also grateful to the support shown by the pub and the people who attended.

A musical night the event featured three acts including The Assembly Line, a group Lynne herself plays in.

Funds on the night were raised through the sale of tickets for a prize draw and donations. The event also received an anonymous donation of £500 which helped boost the final amount.

Commenting on the night Lynne said;

“This is the fourth cancer research fundraising I have organised in the past four years here at the Sun Inn.” 

“I choose to do this event and support this charity as sadly I know people who have died from cancer. Also, I know people who have cancer now and know cancer survivors.”

“As a result of this, I think it is important that we try and make a contribution to charities that work specifically with cancer.”

“As always Richard and Lee here at the Sun Inn have been very supportive of the event. Richard and Lee know that we all love them. I also want to thank everyone for coming and supporting the night.”

Yorkshire Cancer Research Express Their Gratitude

Jane Jagger, Chairman of the Bridlington Fund Raising Committee at Yorkshire Cancer Research said;

“I would like to say a very big thank you to Lynne for organising this event and inviting us down.”

 “Yorkshire Cancer Research is Yorkshire’s very own cancer research charity. We are not part of any major charity, we are the biggest independent cancer fundraising charity.”

“Everything that is raised in Yorkshire is spent on research in Yorkshire. So, for example, it will at the moment we are really into early-stage diagnosis.”

“Events like this one are critical to helping us raise money for this work. There is only so much we can do as fundraisers.”

“So when people take on events and pass us the donations it is just brilliant. We really can not thank people enough.”

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MP Graham Stuart says it is time to start putting life and vitality back into the community. He is now calling for people to support local while remaining sensible when out.

Mr Stuart made the comments as a number of businesses in Beverley resumed trading following months of being in lockdown.

The MP was one of many people who visited the town’s pubs and restaurants. As will all guests he was asked to sign in on arrival.

Speaking to HU17.net he said;

“I am delighted to be in the Sun Inn which is the consistency entry for the Pub of Year. I have been speaking with Richard to see when that competition can get going again and see if the Sun can not only be the local champion but the national champion.”

“Richard and his team have put in a great deal of work to ensure the tables are socially distanced. Everyone in the pub certainly seems to be in a good mood.”

“The only thing that has stopped people smiling that broadly is the failure of their Member of Parliament to buy them all a drink.”

“To see the restaurants and pubs open again makes a big difference, especially for young people. It makes such a big difference as so many of my constituents are dependant on the hospitality industry.”

“There are thousands of people working in Beverley and Holderness for businesses that can now open.”

“Now they are open we have to try and be responsible so this area does not become one that sees a big COVID-19 spike.”

Support Local and Get Life and Vitality Back In Our Town

My understanding is that the local authority has been very strict ahead of reopening. I went to a cafe in Beverley and most of their tables were taped off. So it appears ERYC has been quite forceful though I would say people will feel that is the right thing to do.”

“Working alongside the local authority the cafe has opened again to make sure people stay safe. I think we all want a local authority that is on the front foot doing the right thing.”  

“We have to clear that if the numbers start going the other way then there will be no choice but to shut it all down. That would be a disaster for the businesses, all the people who work in them and also our communities.”

“Let’s all get out there and support these businesses. They have gone for months without any revenue or income. So if you can go out support local businesses, buy local and let us start putting life and vitality back into the community.”

“There is no better way of doing it then support local shops, restaurants and pubs.”

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Richard Price, Licensee of the Sun Inn says it is great to be open again. Following weeks of being closed due to the lockdown, the popular Beverley local welcomed back customers at the weekend.

Richard said that he was pleased with how the weekend went adding that customers overall had been respectful of the rules.

Speaking to HU17.net Richard said;

“It feels great to be open once again here at the Sun Inn. We had a steady first day and a good flow of customers.  It was fully booked up from about 4 o’clock and had to turn a few people away, unfortunately.”

“All in all everyone was well behaved and stuck to the guidelines. If it continues like this it looks very good for the future. We are just glad to be open.”

During the lockdown, he says he has missed having customers in the pub while adding there has been plenty to do. He said;

“The thing we have missed the most is the sound of people in the pub. When we go upstairs it has been weird not hearing the buzz of people.”

“During the lockdown, it has been like going up after a shift but 24 hours a day.  It is so nice to be able to hear and see the people and get the feeling everyone is enjoying themself.”

Sun Inn Licensee Given Deep Clean During The Lockdown

Richard says that during the lockdown they found themselves looking at the clock and thinking about what they would have been doing.

Explaining how it has been to be closed he said;

“We would be sitting there thinking, what we would be doing at this time on Saturday or Sunday.  While we have still been doing take out Sunday dinners, the afternoons were our time to socialise with customers. That is something we have really missed.”

“There were other things like putting together quiz nights, so just to get it back to some sort of normality is great.”

While the pub may have been closed work has not stopped. Richard says their days have been filled with cleaning, he said;

“I have a new friend in the pub, she is called Hetty. Hetty is a vacuum cleaner Hetty and I get on really well!”

“We have also been busy decorating, we have refurbished the snug, varnished all the tables and backs of the chairs. Also, we have varnished the bar top and cleaned the floors, a full deep clean and made the most of it.”

Richard now hopes that residents will support the local pubs in Beverley, he said;

“Please come out and support the pubs if you can. I realise that there is some trepidation about coming out. If everybody abides by the rules and guidelines we can progress to getting live music back as well which we miss.”

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