The Talbot Inn, Cirencester — an Arkell’s Brewery pub — will re-open next month. The lease has been acquired by a group of five local businessmen.
It has been an Arkell’s pub since 1877, but has been closed since previous licensees Dave and Ann Holliss retired in October last year.
“We were really worried when Dave and Ann retired that, in the current climate, we would not find a new landlord for The Talbot,” said George Arkell, managing director of Arkell’s Brewery.
“However, we are really excited to have a new team investing in a local community pub.”
A spokesperson for the quintet of investors said: “There are some great restaurants and hotels in Cirencester, one very close to us at The Talbot, Ingleside and Teatro, and a smattering of pubs, but every time you look around, we are losing one.
“The Talbot has history and character, and we are confident that, with the team we have, we will return it to being a thriving community pub. Arkell’s has been fantastic and has put a considerable amount into the pot to help us realise what we want to achieve.
“Now all we have to do is open our freshly-painted doors and welcome you in, but we are not quite ready for that yet. An opening date will be announced very soon — we promise.”
