This Message Updated: 19:15 (UTC) on Monday 22nd February 2021
The pub will reopen as soon as Government Advice permits it.
Here, in the meantime, ‘behind the scenes’, our preparations for reopening continue.
Also, on Monday 01st February 2021, work commenced on the construction of an additional dining room. This new structure is being added to the front of the existing building. Permission for the construction work to begin was received on Wednesday 20 January 2021.
We have named the project, Operation ‘INN FRONT’ and — just in case you would like to see how it is progressing, we have newly created a ‘log’ just to keep you informed . . . Operation ‘INN FRONT’ — building more room at the INN
. . . all this as we all Continue to Carry On Calmly Carrying On.
This ‘Carry-Out’ information was updated on Monday 22 February 2021
at 19:15 (UTC)
23, High Street, Scampton, Lincolnshire, LN1 2SD — Telephone: 01522 731333
Please meet the Team of twenty-two people who work at this Pub. They all recognise the significance of this important Award and are mightily uplifted to know that it was their customers who made it happen.
This significant Award is, in effect, a ‘thank you’ to our Team from our Faithful Customers.
Quite naturally, our Team responds with sincere thanks to our Faithful Customers for their generous response and to The Countryside Alliance for mounting this nationwide campaign promoting the wellbeing of ‘everything countryside’.
The Award was presented on Wednesday, 19th. June 2019 in the Cholmondeley Room, House of Lords, London. Greg Algar (Director), Steve Plews (Manager), Simon Carter (Head Chef) and Alex Brufton (Bar Manager) attended.
Abbie Healy
Abbie Wain
Alex Brufton
Andy Lambley
Bradley Bell
Cheryl Downes
Cynyr Jones
Ellie Jones
George Osmond
Gill Frith
Greg Algar
Jack Osmond
James Staddon
Josh Kenny
Kim Pickett
Laura Wilkinson
Sam Defraine
Simon Carter
Skye Bell
Steve Plews
Teah Kenny
Walter Robinson
THE COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE AWARDS 2019 ( the Rural Oscars ) — the story:
In late 2018, ‘Nominations’ were sent to The Countryside Alliance by many of our customers.
Our customers wrote their recommendations, completed Nomination Forms and submitted them to the Countryside Alliance ‘Rural Oscars’ Campaign.
In January 2019, the Regional Finalists were announced — throughout the eight regions, only thirty–three pubs had reached this ‘Finalist’ stage — and only four of those pubs are in the East of England Region — one of them being the Dambusters Inn.
During March–April 2019, Judges from the Countryside Alliance Awards Campaign visited all of the
thirty–three Finalist Pubs for evaluation.
On 05th April 2019, the Judge visited the Dambusters Inn where Greg Algar (Director) and Steve Plews (Manager) were interviewed.
On 10th May 2019, the Regional Winner in the East of England Pub Category was published on the Campaign website — the Dambusters Inn had won the East of England title.
On 11th May 2019, in the post — arrived the official invitation . . . “from The Lord Mancroft requesting the pleasure of the company of Mr. Greg Algar and Mr. Steve Plews at a reception to celebrate the winners of the Countryside Alliance Awards in the Cholmondeley Room, House of Lords, London, on behalf of the Countryside Alliance in association with Farmers Guardian and the Daily Telegraph, on Wednesday 19 June 2019.”
On Wednesday 19th June 2019 - see image below - left-to-right:
Steve Plews (Manager ) Simon Carter, (Head Chef) Greg Algar, (Director) and Alex Brufton, (Bar Manager) attended the Cholmondeley Room, House of Lords, London, to receive the WINNERS AWARD (in the Pubs category — East of England Region) at the reception held to celebrate the winners of the Countryside Alliance Awards 2019.
ON THE DAY
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A new stained glass window is to be made for St. John the Baptist Church in Scampton, Lincolnshire.
Claire Williamson of CW Glassworks is the designer of this stained glass window and will work alongside her husband Ian who runs ME Stained glass.
It is intended that the design in the window will record the one-hundred years’ relationship between St. John the Baptist Church and the Royal Air Force base in Scampton. Further, the window will be dedicated to and preserve the memory of all Royal Air Force personnel who have served our country during the years 1918 to 2018.
To raise the target sum of £23,927·00 required to finance this project, a ‘crowdfunding’ campaign has been launched with JustGiving.com.
FULL DETAILS of THE CAMPAIGN are published on the
JustGiving website and on the
St. John the Baptist Church website.
To see something of the fine work of Claire Williamson
you may enjoy visiting her website . . .