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04-03-2025
- Sport
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Newport pub to host Cheltenham Festival free pint competition
A Newport pub is amongst 10 in Wales running a free pint competition during Cheltenham Festival. The Maindee Hotel will join the festivities during the racing festival from Tuesday, March 11 to Friday, March 14. The competition will require customers to buy a drink before each race. Customers who do so, will pull a number out of a hat. If the number matches the winning horse number in the race, the customer will receive a free pint. The initiative is being organised by Proper Pubs, Admiral Taverns' award-winning community wet-led division. The other nine participating pubs in Wales are Bush Inn in Aberdare, Aberystwyth's Vale of Rheidol, Bala's Goat Hotel. Mold's Griffin Inn and Y Pentan, Rhyl's Six Bells, St Georges Hotel in Swansea, and Wrexham's Cross Foxes Inn and Long Pull. Cheltenham Festival is one of the most popular horse racing events in the UK and is considered a premier event alongside the likes of Royal Ascot and Aintree. Cheltenham Gold Cup will take place during the festival on Friday, March 14.
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Business
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Newport pub collecting Easter eggs for local charities
A Newport pub is collecting Easter eggs to donate to worthy causes. The Maindee Hotel, located on Chepstow Road, is one of 10 community pubs across Wales gearing up for the Easter egg collection, which will start on March 1 and end on April 11. Customers are encouraged to donate Easter eggs, which will be distributed to various local charities and causes, including children's hospitals, foodbanks, and care homes. The initiative, led by Proper Pubs, a community-focused operator division of Admiral Taverns, aims to surpass last year's total of nearly 18,000 donated Easter eggs. The aim is to make sure everyone can have something sweet to enjoy over Easter. Admiral Taverns operates more than 200 pubs across England, Scotland, and Wales. Proper Pubs recently donated 16,000 advent calendars to local charities during the festive period, thanks to the generosity of customers and community members. Other pubs participating in the Easter egg collection are the Goat Hotel in Bala, the Six Bells in Rhyl, the St Georges Hotel in Swansea, Bush Inn in Aberdare, Vale of Rheidol in Aberystwyth, Griffin Inn and Y Pentan in Mold, and Cross Foxes Inn and Long Pull in Wrexham.
