Woman saddened by emptiness of once lively Nottinghamshire pub becomes the new landlady
A mum-of-two is hoping to put the heart and soul back into a Nottinghamshire village pub which was "limping" along. The empty seats at the Cuckoo Bush saddened Jo Smith as she sat there having a drink while her daughter was working behind the bar.
The couple said it must have been hard for the temporary tenant, who was already running a pub in the village and drafted in to help man it after the previous licensees left. Jo and Richard, who had been trying to get the pub for a year, realised their dream earlier this month. Traditional home-cooked pub food will be served, starting on July 29. "It will be simple, good quality and a good price" said Jo. Saturday breakfasts will be served, from a full English to cobs and pancakes, and Sunday will be the day for roast dinners.
Dating back to 1858, one of the walls of the pub is dedicated to the story of the Wise Men of Gotham. The fable goes that in the 13th century the locals feigned madness in order to avoid a royal highway being built through the village. At the time madness was thought to be highly contagious and when King John's knights saw the villagers' insane behaviour, the plans were withdrawn.
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