The Coach Inn opening

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The Coach Inn in Lesbury village just outside of Alnwick has finally opened after a four-year closure. The locals were welcomed to it's official opening, much to the village's excitement.

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00:00 We're really excited. It's been

00:02 Getting this opportunity given to us. You know, if somebody offers you this opportunity, don't turn it down

00:06 Like we were so excited. We had been closed for four years

00:09 It's been a long process

00:12 so we were hoping to open actually the middle of December and

00:15 With the storms, the refurb got pushed back and pushed back and it's been like we felt like we were going over hill after hill after hill

00:21 So finally seeing people coming in the pubs was absolutely amazing. We really like the idea of the community around here

00:28 Everyone's been so welcoming and we've had lots of faces come through the door

00:31 I've just felt like this is probably a better fit for us even than where we were beforehand

00:55 Well, we moved up here 20 years ago my wife and Stephen

01:00 And the pub was very very popular. Unfortunately, my wife just passed away, but I had the pub reopen again

01:06 It's it's a boom and a village shop as well. But all the people here are involved with

01:11 I think it's getting Lesby back to how it used to be a thriving little community

01:16 I keep thinking about Slim Dusty, that Slim Dusty recording

01:21 Australian the pub's got no beer. Well, the pub's got no pub

01:24 It's been closed and it's part of our little village here and we're proud of it

01:28 we came to see and if there's anyone turned up and neither would people have to support it and

01:34 This pub's got beer, but it's got wine as well. And I like their plans for the future

01:40 We're just we're just so overcome because we've got our pub back

01:44 You've no idea when you work hard during the week

01:47 We need to get here and have something somewhere to relax. This is it. Long live the coaching

01:53 It's been really good

01:57 I think the village has been crying out for getting their pub back and I think they're all going to be really relieved now

02:04 It's back. We are just operating on a wet lead only initially

02:08 But after that once we get the kitchen up and running, I think it'll be an absolute goldmine

02:13 It's bringing it back and it's bringing

02:16 it's bringing the village pub back to the village and

02:19 The feedback I've had from the locals so far has been very positive

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