Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) Hull & East Yorkshire Branch NEWS RELEASE

Second Year Running for CAMRA's 2006 Hull Pub of the Year

Issued 8th January 2007

The Wellington Inn, a genuine street-corner freehouse that is tucked away on Russell Street in Hull, has been named ‘Hull Pub of the Year 2006’ by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), Hull & East Yorkshire Branch.

This is the second year in a row that the pub has won the award after sharing it last year. It is owned and run by Richard and Janette Gant who purchased it in June 2004. This is the third time that they have won a Hull Pub of the Year Award in the last few years, having won it in 2003 when they ran Ye Old Black Boy in High Street.

CAMRA members voted for their Hull Pub of the Year 2006 after carefully considering the following criteria: Community Focus, Atmosphere, Campaigning, Quality of Beer, Style/Decor, Service and Welcome; Value for Money. For the pub to be eligible for the competition the licensee had to be present since the 1st January 2006.

It is described in the 2007 CAMRA Good Beer Guide as: “Refurbished to a high standard, it boasts a walk-in cooler stocking over 100 European bottled beers. Up to seven guest beers are mainly sourced from Yorkshire and Lincolnshire independent breweries. Ciders, perries and European fruit beers add variety.”

The pub is open from 12-11 Monday – Thursday, 12 – midnight on a Friday, and 12 – 1am on a Saturday.

The award will be presented to Richard and Janette by Alan Canvess, Branch Chairman, on Saturday 13th January at around 9.00 pm

The runner-up in the 2006 Hull Pub of the Year Award is the Falcon on Falkland Road. This is a marvellous achievement for the pub’s enthusiastic tenants, Keith French and Michaela Thurston. They have transformed the east Hull estate pub into a real ale oasis. The ‘runner-up’ award will be presented to them on the evening of Saturday 27th January.