New Inn Community Survey 2022

We’ve created a new survey with 3 aims, all with the objective of helping the Management Committee to define the strategy for the next 5 years, increasing revenue and enabling us to better make the most of our status as a community-owned business:

  1. Gain feedback on the Shareholders’ view of what NCLP (The New Inn and Community Shop) should be aiming to deliver as a Community asset and which individual services, events and approaches would deliver on this.
  2. Understanding why The New Inn currently receives the custom of only a relatively small number of the local Shareholder base and community
  3. Understanding what the Management Committee need to put in place to change this

Sounds great – (click here to:)
TAKE ME TO THE SURVEY

New Inn Pub Survey 2018

There’s still a chance to have your say!

We launched the annual pub survey back in November 2018 by including it in the Norton Lindsey Parish Newsletter, but have had reports that a number of people didn’t receive it, so have decided to extend the period for responses.

Please download the form HERE and either complete it on screen (PLEASE SAVE IT BEFORE CLOSING – IF YOU COMPLETE ON SCREEN), or print it out and return it to us through one of the means described on the form

New Inn Norton Lindsey Awarded Cask Marque


We’re pleased to announce that the New Inn has recently been awarded Cask Marque Status – The Independent Award for pubs serving great quality cask ale

Since 1997 Cask Marque has been ensuring that the cask ale you drink in pubs in the UK has been in perfect condition. Their 45 qualified assessors make over 20,000 visits to pubs each year in England, Scotland, Wales, Europe and even America to check the temperature, appearance, aroma and taste of Britain’s favourite drink. Visit a Cask Marque accredited pub and you are guaranteed to receive a great pint of cask ale.

New Pub Manager

We have a new ‘temporary’ Pub Manager. Please pop into the New Inn and say hello to welcome Danny Storer, who will be looking after proceedings whilst we search for a new permanent Manager to take over from Steve Hay. We’d like to thank Steve for all his help in getting the ‘new’ New Inn established and wish him well in his future endeavours.

Shareholder LiaIson

Message to all Shareholders –

I am pleased to advise you that I have been co-opted to be responsible for ‘shareholder liaison’. I will be responsible for a number of activities but I will also provide a conduit for your comments, ideas and criticisms, all of which will be treated in the strictest of confidence. You may email me on shareholders@nlcp.ltd.

We are now 2 months into our exciting new village venture the ‘NEW INN’. I am pleased to report that progress to date has been very positive and in particular trading is ahead of the budget set out in our business plan. Nonetheless challenges remain, not least in our efforts to open a village shop although we hope these will soon be overcome.

In the meantime we look forward to your continued support.

Michael Killeen

£38,500 Grant Awarded to NLCP Ltd.

GREAT NEWS!  We have been awarded a grant of £38,500 from Warwick DC.

Warwick District Council’s portfolio holder for Finance Councillor Peter Whiting commented;

“I am very pleased that the Council is able to award funding to this project. I applaud the Norton Lindsey Community Pub Ltd for all the fundraising and engagement work it has already done in the local community and for coming up with a very sound business plan, which will not only mitigate the loss of the pub, but will replace it with a vibrant and enterprising focal point for everyone in the village.”

Our Glorious Garden Team!

The garden team have been hard at it over the last few weeks, tending to the borders and creating a magical scheme in the back garden for children to explore in the summer months. It’s been hard work in the elements and we fully appreciate the commitment from the team!

It’s looking so much better already!

More Volunteering Please!

Thank you so much to all you great painters, gardeners, wall demolishers and kitchen fitters who turned up this weekend!

We have another weekend of jobs for those who are available please. I will get baking again!

Julia Robbins would love some help in the garden over the weekend. She has wonderful plans for a children’s adventure garden which, after a digger on Friday, will be starting to take shape. There is also plenty of cutting back and weeding needed.

The flat is progressing well but could really do with a big push to get it painted out. Most of the preparation work is done now. Our new manager is hoping to move in early March so he can start getting everything organised.

So if you can help at all over the weekend, even an hour would be helpful, someone will be on site from 10am Saturday. If you have some time during the week please contact me and I can organise access for you.

Thank you!

Pippa