WINTER WARMERS
INN CROWD and Pub is The Hub have joined forces to launch ‘Winter Warmers’, a campaign which aims to bring cheer and hope to publicans, their staff and their local communities during these challenging times.
The ‘Winter Warmers’ campaign was conceived from a desire to bring together two industries, who make an invaluable contribution to our society, to do something positive for the publicans and artists working in these sectors which have been so adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The campaign is based on a collection of heart-warming poems about pubs written by seven outstanding poets.
Praise For Resilient Publicans
As part of the initiative a ‘National Poem of Thanks to Our Nation’s Publicans’ has also been released. This thank you poem, has been written and performed by Alexandra Ewing, the daughter of a former publican. The poem is to say a huge thank you to publicans, who despite the immense and ever-changing challenges to their own businesses, continue to demonstrate an ongoing resilience, tenacity and innovation in these unprecedented times.
Alexandra Ewing: The Public House Rumbles
Alexandra Ewing Alexandra is an actor, movement director and artist based in Bury St. Edmunds. She was born into pubs, in which she lived for all her childhood and the experience still frames her life, influenced by the generosity of spirit shown by her publican...
Charley Genever: Down the Local
Charley Genever Charley Genever is a poet, writer, and creative producer. Living and working from Peterborough, she is a former Peterborough Poet Laureate, vice chair of Syntax Poetry Festival, and manager of the Laureate programmes. She has worked with the likes of...
Madelaine Kinsella: PUBLIC
Madelaine Kinsella Madelaine Kinsella is a poet from Liverpool. Her debut poetry pamphlet, SCOUSE BROWS, will be published in 2021 by Wrecking Ball Press. Her work is concerned with Scouse identity, vernacular, and fashion culture. Her work has been featured in Bido...
Nick Makoha: Botanist
Nick Makoha The Founder of Obsidian Nick Makoha is a Ugandan poet and playwright and based in London. His debut Kingdom of Gravity was shortlisted for the Felix Dennis Prize and nominated by The Guardian as one of the best books of 2017. A Cave Canem Graduate Fellow...
Steve Pottinger: this is the best pub in the world
Steve Pottinger Steve Pottinger is a poet, author, and workshop facilitator, and a founding member of Wolverhampton arts collective Poets, Prattlers, and Pandemonialists. His work has appeared in magazines and anthologies, he’s a regular contributor to online poetry...
Gavin Roberts: Let’s Drink Together Again
Gavin Roberts Gav has been hiding for years under a flat cap in Rotherham. Once described as being impossible to dislike (a long since forgotten review from someone in Manchester) he has gone on to provide support for the likes of Lemn Sissay, Benjamin Zephaniah,...
Malaika Kegode: The Best Ones
Malaika Kegode Malaika Kegode is a writer and performer based in Bristol. She has worked with a number of organisations including Roundhouse, Historic England, and the BBC. In 2020, Malaika’s debut theatre show Outlier - a collaboration with post-rock band Jakabol -...
To find out more about our campaign partners visit: Pub is The Hub
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