There will be one last chance for customers to raise a glass at The Three Little Pigs after its long-serving landlady announced she is stepping away from the pub following 30 years there.
Sandy said the pub had been sold to Punch after what she described as a “very difficult and emotional decision”.
In a message to customers, she said she had first run the pub with Maurice for 25 years and had more recently done so for the past five years with the help of staff, past and present.
Sandy said: “The Three Little Pigs has been my home and life for the past 30 years along with Maurice, Ashley, Ben, Aidan and Taylor, multiple dogs and a cat.”
She added: “And the odd customer found asleep on the bar benches the next morning.”
Describing the pub as one “we are all proud of”, Sandy said it was a place she had taken great pride in running.
She said the decision had not been easy and added that running a busy pub “takes a lot of time and hard work”.
Sandy said recent personal losses had also made her think about “all the valuable time I’m missing out on spending with family and friends”.
She thanked customers for their “support and friendship over the years” and said she looked forward to “catching up sitting on the other side of the bar”.
The pub is due to be handed over to Punch on Tuesday, May 5.
Before then, Sandy said a leaving party would be held on the Saturday evening of the bank holiday weekend, with food, live music and drink deals planned for a final farewell.
She said the pub would also be open on the Sunday and Monday of that week.
Sandy added: “I would also like to wish Punch all the best for the future at The Three Little Pigs.”
