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Party Time At The White Lion Community Pub

Get your voices ready and festive dancing shoes on at The White Lion Community Pub this festive season!

 

Starting with the village Christmas tree lights being switched on at 6.30pm on Wednesday 4th… This will be followed by Christmas carols and mince pies in the pub 🙂

 

On Saturday, 14th – the pub plays host to a traditional Christmas play performed by the Symondsbury Mummers at 8pm.

 


On Saturday, 21st is the pub’s Christmas Party!  This is a ticket event, costing £6 per person and they’ll be available from both the village shop and the pub. They are very lucky to have secured one of the South Coast’s premier function bands to entertain us! They are a trio from Bournemouth who play party songs from the ’60s through to present day. 🙂

 

On Tuesday, 31st to bring the New Year in it’s “Goin’ Large with DJ Marge!” – Margery Hookings will be DJ-ing through until the early hours. 🙂

 

They have their Early Bird Menu available Wed-Sat from 5:30pm to 7pm along with Happy Hour from 6pm – 7pm.
As always, booking is recommended. Call on 01308 867070 or email info@whitelionbroadwindsor.co.uk.

See White Lion Broadwindsor on Facebook for more details.

Early Bird Menu available now

 


Christmas Fayre Menu available now until 21st December – almost sold out!

To reiterate, booking is recommended. Call on 01308 867070 or email info@whitelionbroadwindsor.co.uk.

Follow White Lion Broadwindsor on Facebook for more details and updates of their events.

A very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year to all of our customers! – Clive & Kerry x


Broadwindsor.Org and The Round Table (aka Compost Corner) thank Clive & Kerry for doing a marvellous job for supporting the locals in our community!  🙂 Enjoy a Merry Christmas!

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New Menus At The White Lion

Beginning this evening, Saturday, 21st, The White Lion are introducing an ‘Early Bird’ menu for diners between 5.30pm & 7pm, Wednesday through ‘til Saturday. This is before and during the pub’s Happy Hour, 6-7pm.

The main menu will run alongside and continue after the Early Bird menu.

On Sundays, there is the one menu offering a selection of delicious roasts…

 

Booking is always advised to avoid disappointment.

Telephone: 01308 867070, Message through Facebook or email: info@whitelionbroadwindsor.co.uk 

Let’s not forget Christmas!



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White Lion Opens For August Bank Holiday Monday

Not since ex- landlords Vikki and Spike managed the White Lion has it been open for the August Bank Holiday Monday….
It will be this Bank Holiday Monday from 12noon. 🙂

Many have requested this as the pub is usually closed all day on Mondays. Closing time will depend on how well it is being supported and the availability of the Committee’s Volunteers – so please support our Community Pub!


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Richard’s Chip Van At The White Lion On Tuesdays

Following the awful news of Richard‘s traffic accident in L&F’s Catering van last weekend, Chairman of the White Lion Community pub, Rick Dyke and chef, Clive Dammert met to discuss how the community could help…

Happy to say Clive is opening his kitchen for Richard and his team to operate from on Tuesday evenings, serving from 6pm until their van is back on the road 🙂

Pre-orders would be preferred – 07942 467 656

To reserve a table at the White Lion – please telephone 01308 867070.

Wishing Richard and Charlotte the best wishes for their challenging future.

 


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Two New Additions To Compost Corner

Two more long standing locals have been included in the White Lion’s Compost Corner gallery by local portrait artist Sasha Slater.

Mr. Hugo Burnham (left) & Mr. Robert Golding (right) appear in the photograph with Sasha in the middle 🙂

It was just before Christmas 2022 when the first three portraits were unveiled. Click below to read more about them & Sasha…

Compost Corner Memories At The White Lion

Fantastic work Sasha!

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For The Attention Of Members Of Broadwindsor Community Pub Ltd.

From Chairman, Rick Dyke –

In last month’s White Lion newsletter, we gave notice that the Annual Members Meeting will be held on Tuesday, 27th June at 7pm in Comrades Hall. We hope that as many members as possible will attend.

We also advised that the deadline for receipt of nominations to stand for election to the Management Committee is Saturday 20th May. The deadline is set due to the time that is needed to prepare and issue election papers in advance of the Members’ Meeting.

Any members wishing to stand for election should submit their nomination either by email to rickdyke59@gmail.com or in writing and handed in at the White Lion.

Thank you.

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Celebrate The White Lion’s First Birthday…

…as a Community Pub.

Already, a year has passed since The White Lion re-opened with much celebration…

This Saturday there will be no dinner service but, from 7pm, a finger buffet will be provided by Kerry & Clive who have been excelling all expectations since starting at Easter 🙂

A press release issued yesterday has Chairman Rick Dyke commenting “It’s certainly been an eventful twelve months.“. Thanking the Staff family and the many volunteers, Rick went on to say “We’re delighted that Kerry and Clive have joined us, and we’re excited about the next stage of the White Lion’s progress into a pub that is widely renowned for the quality of its food.”

Ending on a cautionary note, Rick continued “As with the hospitality trade generally, we have seen electricity costs skyrocket over the past year.  To make matters worse, the electricity companies view the trade as a bad risk with many reluctant to even quote, whereas those who do quote clearly see it as an opportunity to charge what they like.
Despite this, support from central government is negligible. Somehow, these spiralling costs need to be met and ultimately, this has to be by the paying customer.  This is where the warm welcome becomes even more vital because without it and the atmosphere it helps generate, what future does the British pub have?”

On King Charles III Coronation weekend, please book now to avoid any disappointment…

 

Please continue to support our lovely pub:)

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The White Lion’s Phuza Thursday

There’s already only a couple of spaces remaining to book your place at The White Lion Community pub for dinner tonight!

Alongside their main menu we have Clive‘s first offering of a traditional South African dish: Bunny Chow. See the poster for details.

To book: 01308 867070 or email info@whitelionbroadwindsor.co.uk

Please continue to support our lovely pub:)

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Clive & Kerry Dammert Excited To Keep The White Lion Roaring

Last week Chairman of our Community pub, Rick Dyke announced that  Clive and Kerry Dammert had accepted the offer to form the new Management team at The White Lion.

Most recently, Clive and Kerry have worked in Devon and Cornwall as a Management couple and have experience of both the pub and the hotel businesses. Both are at home either in the kitchen or as Front of House. Clive and Kerry have worked together as a team for over 10 years and are looking forward to bringing their experience to the White Lion.

Kerry commented “Clive and I are excited to be returning to village life and meeting you all. For the past few months we have been working in a hotel environment and realised that we missed the pub life and the connection to the community that comes with running a pub and we are very much looking forward to getting involved in the community.“

Clive and Kerry previously owned and ran a successful business in South Africa.  Their plan is to offer good quality English pub food, using locally sourced ingredients where possible and then add some South African flair on the specials board, dishes like Bobotie, Bunny Chow (no rabbits involved!) and Vetkoek as well as a traditional South African Braai (BBQ) in the Summer. So much to look forward to – we very much look forward to welcoming Clive and Kerry into our community – Where Community Matters 🙂

Big thanks to the many volunteers who have worked front of house and in the kitchen.
They will continue to front The White Lion over the coming weeks until the transition over to Clive and Kerry at the end of this month.
Your efforts are appreciated!

David Leader, who’s untimely death on 13th March last year shocked the whole community, led the ‘Save The White Lion‘ campaign.  His widow Elaine commented: “Everyone who knew David will remember his passion for community, teamwork and pitching in. He would be so proud of the way this village has responded to the challenge to run the pub as a Community Pub in the true sense!”
‘I know he would be saying a massive thank you to all the volunteers who are giving up so much of their time, day after day, working for free, cleaning toilets, working in the kitchen, cooking meals, waiting on tables. Also all the huge amount of relentless work by the management committee and the planning and organising of all the events. He would also be thanking the bar staff for going out of their comfort zones and serving customers, giving up their afternoons and evenings.
‘And to the community in Broadwindsor and surrounding area for supporting the pub and making virtually every event a sell-out. It’s an amazing effort and it shows what an incredible community this is.
‘It would have made David so happy to see everyone pitching in and working together to keep our wonderful pub thriving.’
We couldn’t agree with you more Elaine and thank you too.

Please continue to support our lovely pub:)

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Congratulations To Kate Staff

Ex-manager of the White Lion Community Pub Ltd., Kate Staff very recently collected the above award: West Dorset CAMRA Pub Of The Year 2023.

Judging had taken place during November and December 2022 when the pub was secretly visited by 9 individual judges on separate occasions.

As Kate, Chloe and Louise no longer work at the pub, the award is Kate‘s to keep and the White Lion‘s will have a copy to display display in the pub. Kate dedicated the award to the late David Leader. The Staff’s won’t be progressing to the next stage but the White Lion Community Pub Ltd. will and we hope Rick Dyke and the Management Committee succeed in employing a new manager of similar high standards 🙂

As the Management Committee and volunteers continue to keep the pub open whilst a new management team are appointed, we send our congratulations and best wishes to Kate, who soon begins her new employment in the kitchen at Broadwindsor House and to Chloe and Louise with their futures.
If you’d like to volunteer at The White Lion in any way, please get in touch with Andrew Hookings at: andrewhookings@yahoo.co.uk or Rick Dyke at: rickdyke59@gmail.com.

Please continue to support our community pub.

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