Eamon Denning opened his pub in 2000, fulfilling his father's dream to build an extension to his shop. Facing tough competition from larger shops, Eamon took the plunge for planning permission and successfully launched the pub. He reflects on the rapid changes in the environment during that time, especially the transition in currency handling imposed by banks and the government. Anne Washington, who joined him in 2002, speaks to the invaluable relationships built through hosting various community events that have come full circle, serving patrons from childhood into adulthood.
The reason I built the pub was that my father owned a shop and always wanted to build an extension to it. I was doing frozen food runs back then. I started to lose customers because they were all going to the big shops, Eamon said.
Time flies, you don't realise it. I've gotten to know so many people over the years. It starts at the very beginning, where we'd have their stag and hen parties. We'd have brides and grooms coming in for breakfast before heading off on the buses to their do's, Ms Washington said.
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