THE PLOUGH INN IN HOLLYM IS VOTED EAST YORKSHIRE VILLAGE PUB OF THE YEAR 2008

Issued 12th January 2009

The Plough Inn in Hollym has been named ‘East Yorkshire Village Pub of the Year 2008’ by CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale – Hull & East Yorkshire Branch. Members voted for their ‘City (Hull)’, ‘East Yorkshire Town’, and East Yorkshire Village’ Pubs of the Year 2008 after carefully considering the following criteria: Community Focus, Atmosphere, Campaigning, Quality of Beer, Style/Decor, Service and Welcome, and Value for Money. For the pub to be eligible for the competition the licensee had to be present since the 1st January 2008.

The Plough Inn (joint runner-up in the 2007 competition) is owned by a family partnership of Steve and Sue Martine and their daughter and her husband, Rachelle and Darren Maynard. The family purchased the pub in July 2005 after moving north from London. Steve was previously a teacher; Sue was a Learning Support Assistant; Darren was a HGV Driver in Australia; and Rachelle was an agronomist in Australia. Steve & Sue had gained valuable experience by working as voluntarily bar managers at their local cricket club (Stanford le Hope, Essex) for 4 years.

Tetley Bitter and two changing guest beers are available at the pub. Steve & Darren do most of the cellar work and have both attended a BII training course in Cellar Management. They hold an annual mini beer festival during the summer and it always proves to be popular.

When they took over the pub they could have just concentrated on heavily advertised, easily-kept products but they didn’t and now the locals and visitors alike are enjoying an interesting and changing selection of guest beers, kept in excellent condition and served in lined glasses – ensuring that you get a full pint.

They will be presented with a framed certificate at 1.00 pm on Sunday 18th January, when a group of CAMRA members will travel through from Hull – on the bus. Anyone interested in coming along should catch the EYMS Service 75 bus that departs from bay 36 in the Interchange at 11.15 am.

The Goodmanham Arms in Goodmanham was the Runner-up in the 2008 competition. It is owned and run by Roberta Pickard. Branch Chairman, Alan Canvess, presented her with a framed certificate on Saturday 10th January, during a specially organised CAMRA presentation trip.

The Blue Bell in Old Ellerby, the Pipe & Glass in South Dalton, and the Wellington Inn in Lund (a finalist in the 2007 competition) were the other finalists in the 2008 competition.

For more information and comment please contact:
Alan Canvess (Branch Chairman) Tel: (01482) 446320 E-mail: alan@canvess.karoo.co.uk
Steve Martine (Joint-Owner of the Plough Inn, Hollym) Tel: (01964) 612049