The winners of the fifth Carlisle and Eden Best Bar None Awards will be announced on the evening of Tuesday, 22 May at an awards ceremony being held in the ballroom of the Crown and Mitre Hotel in Carlisle.
The Best Bar None Accreditation and Awards Scheme focuses on safety and customer care, as well as helping to raise standards in the licensed trade. The assessors carried out their inspections in April in Penrith and Carlisle and their respective surrounding rural areas, with the aim of finding the best licensed premises.
All participating premises were invited to attend the awards ceremony. Licensed premises, accredited as part of the Best Bar None Scheme, will receive a plaque and certificate for public display and may become eligible for significant reductions in business insurance premiums through a scheme run by the BEDA.
In total 32 premises applied to take part in the Best Bar None Scheme. The licensed premises taking part from the Eden area are:
Pub Category
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Gloucester Arms
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The Royal
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Last Orders
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The General Wolfe
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Bar Category
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O’Neils Sports Bar
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The Lounge Hotel and Bar
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Foundry 34
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Blue Jay Way
Club Category
Eden Rural Premises
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Miners Arms Nenthead
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Cross Keys, Tebay
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Hare & Hounds Appleby
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Kings Arms Hotel Shap
The pubs and clubs in Eden are competing to be the best licensed premises in the following categories:
The Best Bar None scheme was introduced to Carlisle and Eden in 2008 by the local Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP), working with the Late Night Entertainment Industry. The aim was to establish a standard of excellence within the pubs, clubs and bars. The scheme aims are:
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To reduce the incidents of crime and disorder associated with the consumption of alcohol;
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To promote Carlisle and Eden as a safe and professional environment in which to live, work, visit and socialise;
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To identify and reward responsible licensed premises; and
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To share good practice with other in order to raise standards.
The Best None Scheme in Carlisle and Eden is supported by the CDRP (Eden District Council, Carlisle City Council, Cumbria Police), ABV Training, Bookers Cash and Carry. For more information about the Best Bar None Scheme contact Eden District Council's Licensing Team telephone: 01768 817817.
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Notes to Editors:
For more information contact: Eden District Council's Communication Officer tel: 01768 212137.
Eden District Council has 38 elected members and is the most sparsely populated district in England and Wales. The District area covers 830 square miles and has scenic landscapes, historic market towns, excellent tourist facilities and vibrant communities. The Council's strategic aim is: To Best Serve the People of Eden.
About Best Bar None
2008 saw the Carlisle and Eden Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) adopt the exciting Best Bar None awards scheme. The UK-wide scheme, which is backed by the Home Office and British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) started as part of the 'City Safe' scheme in Manchester in 2003 and has since been adopted by over 100 other towns and cities with great success.
Best Bar None is aimed at promoting responsible management and operation of alcohol-licensed premises with the ultimate intention of offering and maintaining a safer, more welcoming, attractive and lively drinking experience.
Best Bar None rewards licensees who provide good management, a safe and enjoyable environment for customers, discourage binge drinking and prevent alcohol-related crime. It encourages licensees to act responsibly and take pride in their premises and surroundings and, in doing so, put something back into the their town / city and local community. The rewards for licensees include, the prestige of being part of the awards scheme, increased business within the area and lower insurance premiums resulting from the fact that they are running safer establishments.
The biggest winners in Best Bar None are the visitors to Carlisle and Eden, who are able to reap the rewards of a city and town centre that are more welcoming, attractive, lively and above all safe. In 2008 the scheme was aimed at the City centre venues in Carlisle and the Town centre venues in Penrith. In 2009 the scheme was extended to include all of Carlisle and Appleby. 2010 saw the scheme reach Brampton and the Eden rural area.
