A local campaign group is urging people to help them retain the historic pub, The Fiddle I’th Bag Inn at Burtonwood, which has origins back to the 19th Century.
The Fiddle I’th Bag Appreciation Group, a local assembly of residents and supporters, are recommending people submit their pleas for their Prime Candidate Investor(s), who would restore the premises in-keeping with both the time the asset was first built and incorporating green technology, to be selected by the Brewery- Trust Inns in order to acquire said premises as soon as possible.
The campaign is being jointly coordinated by local businessman- Mr. Rob Minjoot, Theatre Performer- Lavinia and Community Campaigner David Barton to retain the historic landmark, although the team urges the Brewery to ensure that the Public House is retained and restored by whomsoever is ultimately successful.
Should the Campaign Group’s Investor be approved by Trust Inns, they will be able to begin restorative works immediately with a home-grown core of professionals able to get the site running for later this year. This would incorporate the national significance that Burtonwood and the Fiddle I’th Bag Inn have both played in UK wartime history as well as the agricultural background of the wider area.
The Fiddle I’th Bag Inn, located on Alder Lane, Burtonwood in Warrington is the final one of four original Place markers laid down in the village and civil parish of Burtonwood and Westbrook in the 1840s.
The namesake hails from a pastoral instrument used for sowing corn predating the Industrial Revolution of 1760 when many North-West based places began their existence as agricultural settlements.
The former Public House has been a long-established popular destination for regulars based in and around St. Helens and northern Warrington in its rural setting. Playing a core role in World War Two with its usage by the UK and US Armed Forces, the historic site has represented a key part in local residents’ lives ever since with many tales of people’s individual connections to the Public House including wedding receptions, annual seasonal fayre celebrations and more.
Mr. Minjoot said: “Since the start of our campaign I have been astounded by the level of support and affection for the Fiddle in th’Bag shown in response to this significant building’s plight. I find it astonishing and deeply tragic that having shown how strong this support is, by the sheer number of people who have contacted us and the numerous offers to help. Having achieved the aim of finding an investor prepared and with the means to restore the Fiddle to the benefit of the local community; we find we must appeal to Trust Inns to accept our more than adequate offer and proposition for the purchase and restoration of the site. Now more than ever, we need your support.”
Chief Fundraiser Lavinia said: “This may be our last opportunity to save the Fiddle. We need to convince Trust Inns that we are the right candidate with the best interests of the community at heart. I urge you to make your support known to Trust Inns.”
Mr. Barton said: “We truly hope that after much hard work campaigning that we may yet be able to bring back this community hallmark and gain the approval from Trust Inns for our ideal candidate who would showcase the true potential of the premises notwithstanding some excellent CSR o part of the Brewery.”
He said: “At this critical stage we need as many of you to contact the Brewery direct now to highlight just how much this building means to you and just why we should be seeking to retain and utilize our civic heritage as effectively as possible in the modern day. The more people that contact the Brewery the better.”
People can get in touch with the Brewery at the following hyperlink: https://www.trustinns.co.uk/about-us/
The Fiddle I’th Bag Inn
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I’ve emailed Trust Inns this afternoon. We had our Wedding Reception there in 1988 and would hate it to be demolished.
Good luck and keep us informed.