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Enterprise Inns plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012

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Community Hero Awards<br />

Pictures – clockwise:<br />

Our <strong>2012</strong> Community Hero Award winners<br />

National winner: Hare Inn, Leighton Buzzard<br />

Regional winner: Plough Inn, Wellington<br />

Regional winner: Hinds Head, Stockport<br />

Our Community Hero Awards were created this year to<br />

honour those Publicans who make inspiring contributions<br />

to their community. The awards inspired applications from<br />

across the nation, from which 18 were chosen as the<br />

Regional Winners of <strong>2012</strong>.<br />

The local pub has always been a focus for local life. At a time<br />

when community support has never been so important,<br />

many Publicans are going above <strong>and</strong> beyond their daily<br />

routine of pulling pints <strong>and</strong> serving patrons.<br />

The Publicans for each of the winning pubs were invited to<br />

the Community Hero Awards ceremony in late September<br />

to enjoy an evening of celebration <strong>and</strong> to each receive their<br />

award of £5,000 to further fund <strong>and</strong> support the great work<br />

they already do in their communities.<br />

This special event was attended by all of the winning Publicans,<br />

as well as the judging panel which was made up of prominent<br />

industry <strong>and</strong> community figures, selected for their experience<br />

or their background in community or charitable affairs.<br />

From those 18 regional heroes at the awards ceremony,<br />

our National Winner was revealed to be The Hare Inn in<br />

Leighton Buzzard, proving itself to be a true community pub<br />

in a variety of ways, from organising local events to benefit<br />

veterans <strong>and</strong> the homeless, to allowing local teams <strong>and</strong><br />

committees to use the pub as a regular meeting place.<br />

Having helped over 150 local veterans <strong>and</strong> raising over<br />

£20,000 for the cause so far, The Hare Inn was the first<br />

pub to be recognised as a ‘Pub Hub’ by PTSD Resolution,<br />

a charity that strives to help veterans suffering from posttraumatic<br />

stress disorder reintegrate into a normal work <strong>and</strong><br />

family life.<br />

Our National Community Hero will benefit from a further<br />

£5,000 to invest in their community initiative <strong>and</strong> Publicans<br />

Jim <strong>and</strong> Naomi Woolley plan to use the £10,000 Community<br />

Hero Award to further the support services they offer the exservice<br />

personnel, as well as extend the ‘Pub Hub’ concept<br />

across the country.<br />

Our Business <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />

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