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NEWS & EVENTS
Olive Branch wins Pub of the Year FINALLY! AT LAST! THERE’S SOME GOOD NEWS FOR THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY...! CLIPSHAM The Good Pub Guide which was published last month, has named The Olive Branch at Clipsham, Rutland, as UK Pub of the Year for 2021. “In this most difficult of years, we are delighted to award Pub of the Year to The Olive Branch in Clipsham,” says Fiona Stapley, Editor of the guide. “To compete in the Pub of the Year category a pub has to have unanimous enthusiasm from all readers on all aspects of its business – it has to be top of its game and The Olive Branch is most definitely that.” “It’s a really special place for a drink, a meal or an overnight stay. It’s also a perennially successful inn which attracts a deservedly loyal following from both near and far, and will celebrate its 21st anniversary this month, too.”
The Olive Branch is a small village pub in England’s smallest county. Three friends bought it in 1999 and, with the help of family and villagers, rescued what was then a closed pub from an
What’s in Oname...? ALL NATURAL INGREDIENTS, THANKS TO KELLY & ALEX’S NEW RANGE OF SOLID SOAPS
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uncertain fate. Since then, The Olive Branch has achieved many accolades, including the same title in 2014. “It’s brilliant news to receive at the end of a bad year,” says co-owner Ben Jones.
“Sadly, we will not be able to celebrate safely with locals and villagers. But we have an amazing team and wonderfully loyal and supportive customers, so celebrations are only delayed... not cancelled!” n
RUTLAND Local couple Alex Tuppen and Kelly Henderson have launched their very own range of all-natural solid soap bars under their Oname brand, inspired by the Two Minute Beach Clean Initiative. “Handmade in small batches, Oname soaps are SLS free, palm oil free, cruelty-free and use essential oils rather than fragrance oils to softly scent the lather,” says Kelly. “The benefits of inhaling essential oils has long been established. We encourage our customers to slow down in the shower, inhale their soap, massage the body and breathe
in the moment. This is washing with joy.” Reaching out to the sociallyminded, those who love natural products and those who appreciate the well crafted and packaged, a percentage of the sale of their Polar Bear and Diver, doublemint soap bar, will supports the charity work of the Two Minute Beach Clean charity. “What we have created is more than just soap.” says Alex. “Oname is about making good lifestyle choices and living more in balance with the world that sustains us.” n Find out more at www.oname.uk.
