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| 'The Square' - Holmes Chapel |
Holmes Chapel is such a wonderful village steeped in fascinating history. This picture of 'The Square' as it used to be just shows what change the village has gone through.
I have only been in the village for 6 years and have already seen major changes, some perhaps necessary evils of modern life, but it would seem they are for the greater future success of our village of Holmes Chapel. It is good to see the investment going back in to these businesses to help the village continue to thrive and also for Holmes Chapel to be recognised as a successful part of our county.
The pubs, and more in particular, the patrons are great sources of local history. Although not always convinced by the authenticity of the content (especially after a few pints have been consumed) it has to be said that the stories are, more often than not, good entertainment. This heritage of pubs is one of many reasons why I feel that the pub is such a vital part of the community.
The pubs will not survive without the support of the community & the community would be worse off without the pubs. The local area now boasts a number of pubs that cater for a wide range of wants & needs. In a time when we are still losing pubs on a weekly basis, I think it is brilliant that we have so many open, trading well and with no sign of that dwindling.
Progress...
It's been all about the floors and the ceilings on Days 4 & 5.
You'll be pleased to know that the contractors were in first thing Saturday morning working on the pub - they are still right on track for our targetted Monday 18th April re-opening date.
We have seen the majority of the floor tiles go down now, with a little more work to be finished off around the bar. Below are a selection of the styles of tile that are being used throughout the pub.
Most ceilings are now painted, including the extremely high ceiling in the middle of the pub, I wouldn't fancy being that person up there! The difference that this has made is incredible - the ceilings I didn't think were in too bad a state. When you consider that the last time the pub was touched was in 2004, 3 years before the smoking ban in pubs, it is no surprise that it has made the difference it has.
Progress...
It's been all about the floors and the ceilings on Days 4 & 5.
You'll be pleased to know that the contractors were in first thing Saturday morning working on the pub - they are still right on track for our targetted Monday 18th April re-opening date.
We have seen the majority of the floor tiles go down now, with a little more work to be finished off around the bar. Below are a selection of the styles of tile that are being used throughout the pub.
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| Toilet Floor Tile Fireplace Tile |
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| Bar Apron Tile Feature Tile |
Most ceilings are now painted, including the extremely high ceiling in the middle of the pub, I wouldn't fancy being that person up there! The difference that this has made is incredible - the ceilings I didn't think were in too bad a state. When you consider that the last time the pub was touched was in 2004, 3 years before the smoking ban in pubs, it is no surprise that it has made the difference it has.
Next up for the team is the new bar top, wood flooring installation and more painting & decorating. By the end of Week 2, it will (hopefully) start to resemble a pub again!
Some of the G&D team will be back to work this week, we have our own mini project getting the beer garden ready for that BBQ Summer they keep promising us.
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