Lindford Pub Celebrates 10th Anniversary ‘Back to the Future’ Party Offers Drinks at 2015 Prices
- Guild Secretary
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Lindford pub The Royal Exchange celebrated its 10th anniversary last Saturday (15 November) with a party to thank its customers and staff – and offered selected drinks at 2015 prices during a ‘back to the future’ session in the evening.
The celebrations marked 10 years since The Royal Exchange reopened in 2015, after it was saved from permanent closure by a strong Save the Pub campaign by the local community.
Around 100 people, including Gregory Stafford, MP for Farnham and Bordon, filled the Brakspear pub on Liphook Road to enjoy food, drink and retro entertainment from local band ‘Rock of 80s’. During the price drop session, some pints of beer were selling at just £3.60, resulting in a very busy bar!
Chloe King, one the pub’s three business owners with Aaron Morris and Amy Pieri, said: “The three of us started working at The Royal Exchange around seven years ago, with the aim of creating a warm, welcoming ‘home from home’ for everyone who comes through the doors.
“We are delighted that our vision for the pub has become a reality, and hugely grateful to everyone who has made it happen: our brilliant team whose hard work and dedication front of house and in the kitchen is the heart of the pub, and the reason why customers return time and again. And our fantastic, loyal customers who have filled the pub with laughter and life and supported us through highs and lows.
“We raise a glass to all of you. Here’s to 10 brilliant years behind us and many more ahead!”
Gregory Stafford said: “It was lovely to celebrate The Royal Exchange’s 10th Anniversary – a local pub at the heart of Lindford. Well done to Amy, Chloe and Aaron for all their hard work to keep the pub going. As many of our pubs are facing a difficult time at the moment, it is wonderful to see their dedication matched with strong local support, and I look forward to being back for a drink very soon.”
The Royal Exchange’s support for its community includes raising significant sums for local charities. It is a long-standing supporter of the Woolmer Forest Lions, regularly donating funds raised through the regular Pub Quiz and other events including its annual Christmas Carol Service and Santa’s Grotto – coming up on Tuesday 16th December. Earlier this year the team staged a cycling challenge, pedalling non-stop for 24 hours on a static bike in the pub and raising £4,000 for The Rosemary Foundation.
Caption to attached image: at The Royal Exchange’s 10th anniversary party (l-r): Stefan Michal, Trustee of Deadwater Valley Trust: John Lewis, President of The Woolmer Forest Lions; Gregory Stafford MP; Amy Pieri; Ron Ruttle, Chairman of Lindford Parish Council; Chloe King and Aaron Morris
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Notes to editors
The Royal Exchange was closed by its then owners in 2011 and was at threat of permanent closure. After a vigorous Save the Pub campaign led by the local community, the pub was bought by Red Mist Leisure (later renamed New Dawn Pubs) and reopened in 2015.
In January 2024, New Dawn Pubs sold The Royal Exchange to pub operator Brakspear, alongside The Rose & Crown at Upper Farringdon. Chloe King, Aaron Morris and Amy Pieri, who had been the pub’s managers, became its new licensees.
Brakspear has around 110 leased and tenanted pubs, and a further 12 in its managed division, Honeycomb Houses. Most of its pubs are based in the south-east, with an estate stretching from Dover and the south coast up to the Cotswolds. Its head office is based in Henley-on-Thames.
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