Best Bar None (May 07)

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MAY 2007

BEST BAR NONE UPDATE

UPFRONT, NEWS, MAY 2007, COMMENTS

Shearer’s Bar was celebrating on 25 March after being named Overall Winner at Newcastle’s Best Bar None Awards 2007. The event was held at the Gosforth Park Marriott Hotel in Newcastle and organised by Safe Newcastle - the city’s community safety partnership. Safe Newcastle was formed in 1 April 2005 when the Newcastle Community Safety Partnership merged with the Newcastle Drug Action Team. The work is led by Newcastle City Council, Newcastle Primary Care Trust, Northumbria Police, Northumbria Police Authority and the Tyne and Wear and Civil Defence Authority.

In total 16 awards were handed out and the category winners were Ultimate Leisure’s newly refurbished Sea nightclub (Best Club), Red House/ Bob Trollops (Best Pub) and Newcastle United’s Shearer’s Bar - in St James Park - in the Best Bar category. Appropriately, for a football-loving toon, Shearer’s Bar was also named Best Bar None Overall Winner.

In total 74 different venues entered the scheme back in September with 67 venues across the region being accredited. To receive Best Bar None status, venues are assessed on the policies and procedures they have in place to reduce alcohol related disorder and promote responsible drinking. Each venue also had to present before a panel of judges who then put forward the top five scoring venues in each category. The bar category proved particularly tough with six venues eventually being chosen to make up the shortlist of 16 finalists in total. Amongst the VIPs who attended the event were Chief Constable Mike Craik of Northumbria Police and Cllr John Shipley OBE, the leader of Newcastle City Council. Guests at the glitzy event, were entertained by 80s soul legend Alexander O’Neal and also participated in a charity auction chaired by former Premiership referee Jeff Winter raising money for Metro Radio’s Just for Kids charity.

From: May 2007 Issue

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