Does your pub have history? West Midlands pubs invited to go for award acknowledging best heritage pub
The search is on to find the best heritage pub which can demonstrate how it has been revitalised.
Pubs with heritage and history across the region have been invited to show their best work as part of a new national competition.
CAMRA has launched the new award, called the Heritage Pub Revival Award, to recognise a revitalised heritage pub.
The award is open to those on the National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors, a list compiled by CAMRA’s Pub Heritage Group, which identifies sites with intact traditional interiors, or which have features and rooms of national historic importance.
Previously known as the Heritage Award, part of CAMRA’s annual Pub Saving Award, it is now a standalone competition, aiming to promote and preserve historic pub buildings, while recognising and rewarding those who run them.
The award will go to a pub or operator showcasing activity which has reinvigorated it, while benefiting the business and having a positive impact on its local community.
The Black Country have a large number of pubs on the list, including the Posada in Wolverhampton, the Old Swan in Netherton and the Britannia in Upper Gornal.
The winner will be announced during Heritage Open Days, a week of free events across the country, celebrating the nation’s history between September 11 and 20.
Heritage Pub Revival Award coordinator Paul Ainsworth said: “CAMRA’s Pub Heritage Group is passionate about protecting and promoting pub interiors of historical importance, but the new Heritage Pub Revival Award is not limited to conservation of pub interiors.
“Pubs can also win the award through the efforts of its management running the pub enthusiastically, caring for its heritage and making a positive contribution to the local community.
“I look forward to seeing nominations from across our national inventory, from Art Deco marvels and Edwardian cathedrals to humble Victorian back-street locals and surviving inter-war pubs.
“The people who have strived to restore, rejuvenate and revitalise these special, historic pubs deserve recognition.”
Nominations close on August 12.
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