Emma (pictured here in the festive jumper) took a break from serving customers at the Tally Ho recently to help with the final draw of the year for the Littlehempston Lottery. Winners Steve and Jan Case from Gatcombe were delighted with their early Christmas present of £101 and another Gatcombe resident, Suzanne Darley, won 2nd prize. And a very happy Community Space Team received £125 which will help pay for the broken panes in the Lady Chapel.
The draw proved a sociable occasion as friends got together to enjoy a delicious meal – both the Winter Menu and Christmas Menu offer such a variety of dishes, it’s hard to choose. We’re very lucky to have this gourmet standard in the heart of our village!
This is Kelly and Mike’s first Christmas at the Tally as full owners of the pub – they bought the freehold from Littlehempston Community Pub Ltd (LCPL) in September of this year. Many will remember the sad Christmas back in 2011 when the pub shut and there was a fear it would never re-open. Happily the community rallied round, bought the Tally and re-opened in March 2014. And now it is the Joiners’ turn to keep this 500 year old pub going! Thank you, Kelly and Mike! You can hear what this means for them and for our community in a recent interview with Radio Devon on the LCPL website’s press cuttings page.