The Tally Ho Inn at Bouldon in Corvedale between Ludlow and Bridgnorth was introduced again to life in July final yr, and has gone from energy to energy since then.
Now, following up from a Shropshire Pub of The Yr honour from The Pub and Bar Journal, the pub has scooped a “Rural Oscar” from the Countryside Alliance within the Midlands.
The staff shared their enjoyment of a submit on the pub Fb web page.
“Speechless,” the submit from Mark, Sarah and the staff started. “What every week, this little pub simply retains on stunning us.
“This was the award that we actually needed as a result of it was all voted by you.
“Which makes us really feel extremely proud and humbled that so lots of you’re keen on the pub as a lot as we do and have taken us to the subsequent stage. The following cease The Home of Lords, London.”
“Thanks, thanks, thanks to everybody that forged a vote, we won’t say it sufficient.
“Pubs are constructed and survive on the neighborhood that use them and we undoubtedly really feel like we now have the very best one going.”
The Countryside Alliance Awards – now of their seventeenth yr – recognise rural companies throughout 5 classes, together with finest native meals, finest butcher, finest pub, finest rural enterprise, and finest village store/submit workplace.
These companies go the additional mile inside their communities, supporting the native economic system and championing native items and providers.
1000’s of nominations from across the nation had been whittled down through a public vote, with the ultimate few advancing to the finals.
The winner of every class will go on to symbolize the Midlands within the nationwide champions reception on the Home of Lords in June, competing towards different finalists from round England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Eire.
Sarah Lee, Countryside Alliance director of coverage, mentioned: “We’re proud to be honouring these distinctive rural companies within the Midlands, and the folks behind them who’re keen about offering high quality items, providers, and employment to rural communities and past.
“Operating a enterprise in a rural neighborhood isn’t simple, and it’s so vital to have fun the valued function these rural enterprises have of their communities. We stay up for seeing them in London on the nationwide champions reception!”
The Tally Ho is led by chef Mark Harris and Sarah Cowley, who additionally collectively handle final yr’s winner of the award, the Pheasant at Neenton.
Sarah manages the staff alongside her entrance of home supervisor Ellie Harman. The pub had beforehand been closed for round six months. Mark was just lately a nationwide finalist for Chef of the Yr within the Nice British Pub Awards.
The winners of the 2024 Countryside Alliance Midlands Awards had been as follows:
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Native Meals: The Cheese Locker, Staffordshire
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Rural Enterprise: Claire Dyson Equine Water Treadmill & Rehabilitation Centre, Worcestershire
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Village Store and Put up Workplace: Village Shops Lengthy Compton, Warwickshire
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Butcher: Paul Shum Household Butchers, Staffordshire
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Pub: Tally Ho, Shropshire
The next companies obtained extremely counseled awards:
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Native Meals: Oteley Property Farm Store, Shropshire
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Rural Enterprise: Perry’s Discipline To Fork, Staffordshire
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Village Store and Put up Workplace: Trefonon Village Put up Workplace and Store, Shropshire
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Butcher: Carters of Ludlow, Shropshire
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Pub: The New Inn, Northamptonshire
