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Villagers count their blessings as new pub opens

A group from the Bilbrook and Codsall area have got together to open the latest addition to the areas' hostelries, and it is the answer to a drinker's prayers.

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From left: Roy Draisey, Dean Edwards, Andy Evans, George Price and Scott Hales. Photo: Phil Blagg photography

The Olde Vicarage in Bilbrook is only two weeks old and but has already proved popular. It aims to be a quirky venue with a difference, providing an alternative for real ale and cider fans in the area.

Scott Hales, who is a builder by trade, did most of the renovation work at the Bilbrook Road venue, which as the name suggests is next to a church and once housed a vicar.

It features a piano, a courtyard, up to 18 real ales and ciders and a 'Fridge of Dreams' which has bottles and cans of stronger brews than normal.

Front, from left: George Price, Andy Evans and Dean Edwards. Back, from left: Scott Hales and Roy Draisey. Photo: Phil Blagg Photography