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FOOD-FOCUSSED GENERAL MANAGER MARC BRINGS FRESH FLAVOURS AND A PASSION FOR PEOPLE TO HISTORIC SHEPHERD NEAME SEASIDE SITE

12th December 2022

Globe-trotting pub and hotel manager Marc Duvauchelle honed his hospitality skills in San Francisco and learnt a love of Korean food in Mongolia, but now the Kent coast beckons in his new role with Britain’s oldest brewer, Shepherd Neame, running the historic Royal Albion Hotel in Broadstairs.

FAMILY BREWER SHEPHERD NEAME LAUNCHES ITS FETCHING BRANDED DOG BANDANAS IN TIME FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON

7th December 2022

The ‘ulti-mutt’ gift for dog lovers has gone on sale in time for Christmas, thanks to independent family brewer, Shepherd Neame. The Faversham-based brewer’s exclusive range of dog bandanas comes in red, blue and green and in various sizes and designs, to suit all dog breeds, from petite pups to giant Great Danes.

ROTARY CLUB OF SANDWICH DONATES FUNDS FOR A NEW DEFIBRILLATOR AT THE BELL HOTEL

7th December 2022

Members of the Rotary Club of Sandwich visited The Bell Hotel in the town recently to see a new defibrillator installed on site which they had donated funds for.

NEW PUB GENERAL MANAGER TAKES ON TOWN CENTRE PUB AND PROMISES A CRACKING CHRISTMAS AND KNOCK-OUT NEW YEAR

1st December 2022

A pub professional with a passion for live music is taking on his first General Manager’s position with independent family brewer Shepherd Neame in time for the party season. Matt Green is taking over as General Manager at the Market House in central Maidstone – and he already has the line-up planned for a cracking Christmas and a knock-out New Year.

UNDERDOG ESSEX GOLF CLUB SCOOP PRESTIGIOUS TROPHY

23rd November 2022

An Essex golf club supported by Shepherd Neame has won the prestigious Leslie Wood Essex Golf Trophy.

Shepherd Neame's beers are officially world class

23rd November 2022

Three of Faversham-based brewer Shepherd Neame’s brands have been recognised with medals at this year’s International Beer Challenge, with accolades for Bear Island Triple Hopped Lager (4.6%ABV), Bear Island East Coast Pale Ale (4.8%), and Christmas Ale (7%)

SHEPHERD NEAME JOINED CITY CELEBRATIONS IN THIS YEAR’S LORD MAYOR’S SHOW

15th November 2022

Independent family brewer and pub company Shepherd Neame took part in the Lord Mayor’s Show for the first time on Saturday (November 12).

CELEBRATING SHEPHERD NEAME’S BEER AND PUBS IN THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF CAMRA’S GOOD BEER GUIDE

10th November 2022

Britain’s oldest brewer Shepherd Neame and its pubs are celebrated in the newly published 50th anniversary edition of CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide.

NEW GENERAL MANAGER JOINS THE GEORGE HOTEL – AND GEORGE THE ‘PUB PUP’ COMES TOO

9th November 2022

The new General Manager of a Kentish hotel felt so at home as soon as she arrived that she decided to name her new puppy after the site. Victoria Ruffell, 37, who has just taken on Shepherd Neame’s George Hotel in Cranbrook, welcomed George the ‘pub pup’ within weeks of joining the team at the historic venue in the heart of the town.

SHEPHERD NEAME TO JOIN CITY CELEBRATIONS IN THIS YEAR’S LORD MAYOR’S SHOW

7th November 2022

Independent family brewer and pub company Shepherd Neame will take part in the Lord Mayor’s Show for the first time on Saturday, November 12.

NATIONAL ACCLAIM FOR BRITAIN’S OLDEST BREWER

2nd November 2022

Three of Faversham-based brewer Shepherd Neame’s brands have been Highly Commended in this year’s Great British Food Awards, with accolades for Bear Island East Coast Pale Ale (4.8%), 1698 (6.5%) and Orchard View cider (4.5%)

PUB MANAGER GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR GUINNESS WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT AFTER THE BAR WAS RAISED BY TWO OTHER ATTEMPTS

1st November 2022

A Shepherd Neame pub manager who set himself the challenge of breaking the Guinness World Record for the most pubs visited in 24 hours had to up his game not once but twice after rival attempts increased the hostelry haul he needed.