This is good news but remember the freeholders didn't tell us anything of the sort, that the pub was going to be refurbished etc, before the pub closed and most people thought it was a done deal that it would be closed forever! Thank you for all your letters, the protests I think they have all have had an effect on the Freeholders and the fact that we are going for an Asset of Community Value. We need to be sure that our demands are addressed and that it is in fact a pub and not a winebar or restaurant! We will be meeting with the representatives of the freeholders next week. The list below is what we want from any future incarnation of the Queens Head!

• -The establishment should retain the name ‘Queens’ Head’
• -The establishment should keep the character and spirit of the Queens’ Head; it should remain an LGBT venue, and continue to include the type of entertainment which has always been on offer (including quiz nights, cabaret and drag events, and karaoke)
• --It should remain affordable and accessible to local residents and workers, including maintaining a good and reasonably priced menu
• -The facade should remain intact, including the original pub sign and golden bird figure on the exterior wall.The original fixtures and fittings should not be further destroyed, and the existing bar area and its ancillary areas should also remain intact
• -The pub should be reopened by Christmas 2016

Hope for Queen's Head regulars as freeholder says pub closure 'temporary'

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