Lease not taken up.

That's bad news. I don't want you filthy oiks polluting the pubs I frequent.

Given the current situation, a wise decision.

Hopefully it can return in the future.

This is a real shame - the best venue for match day by far and perhaps an indicator of how significant this situation is going to get. Hopefully the lease will remain available - cant see anyone else opening a pub anytime soon - and we can take it up again in the future.

Has it been announced anywhere?

I've had an E mail from the Trust giving this news. There are people looking at reopening it as a community pub linked to County.

NEWPORT County AFC Supporters’ Trust has decided not to renew its lease on the Bar Amber pub.

The Trust has run the Clarence Place pub for the last two years and the current lease expired at the end of May.

The enforced closure of the premises due to the Covid-19 pandemic has worsened the economic outlook for the pub and the Trust’s Board felt it would be inappropriate to continue to use Trust funds on rent, utilities and other costs while not knowing when Bar Amber could reopen or the new football season start.

While the Trust will no longer run the premises, a working group is looking at how Bar Amber might continue to operate as a community pub using the Plunkett Foundation as a model, with any profits still donated to the Trust.

Kevinmoorefellover wrote:NEWPORT County AFC Supporters’ Trust has decided not to renew its lease on the Bar Amber pub.

The Trust has run the Clarence Place pub for the last two years and the current lease expired at the end of May.

The enforced closure of the premises due to the Covid-19 pandemic has worsened the economic outlook for the pub and the Trust’s Board felt it would be inappropriate to continue to use Trust funds on rent, utilities and other costs while not knowing when Bar Amber could reopen or the new football season start.

While the Trust will no longer run the premises, a working group is looking at how Bar Amber might continue to operate as a community pub using the Plunkett Foundation as a model, with any profits still donated to the Trust.

I don't have the figures to know whether not renewing the lease is a good idea or not. If I were a cynic I might wonder if an extra £5,000 in the coffers might have made a difference.

This is the problem isn't it? When you are told nothing, anything could be true.

There are people in life who's glass is half full
There are people in life who's glass is half empty

Then there are people in life who's glass is so far up their shit-pipe that being half full or empty just makes the same stink.

Has it really been going 2 years?
Thought it opened at the start of this season.
If not time does really fly.

whoareya wrote:There are people in life who's glass is half full
There are people in life who's glass is half empty

Then there are people in life who's glass is so far up their shit-pipe that being half full or empty just makes the same stink.

Then there are people who think Iranian gunners shooting down an airplane full of passengers is a good basis for humour.

Frank Nouble 3 wrote:

whoareya wrote:There are people in life who's glass is half full
There are people in life who's glass is half empty

Then there are people in life who's glass is so far up their shit-pipe that being half full or empty just makes the same stink.

Then there are people who think Iranian gunners shooting down an airplane full of passengers is a good basis for humour.

Go for a jog Derek - you humourless plum

whoareya wrote:There are people in life who's glass is half full
There are people in life who's glass is half empty

Then there are people in life who's glass is so far up their shit-pipe that being half full or empty just makes the same stink.

Well I'm sure we all welcomed that reasoned, thoughtful and dare I say measured contribution to the debate?

However much as I appreciate your support, I am hoping to persuade those who disagree with me that they should think again. I'm not really sure that ramming beer glasses up their backsides will advance those hopes.

Maybe you know something I don't. The little peccadilloes of my fellow man never cease to astound me.

Shame the lease is not being renewed, but given the current circumstances perhaps a wise financial decision, with no money coming in.
Hopefully when pubs reopen and the footie has crowds and it is still available then we can take up a new license

whoareya wrote:

Frank Nouble 3 wrote:

whoareya wrote:There are people in life who's glass is half full
There are people in life who's glass is half empty

Then there are people in life who's glass is so far up their shit-pipe that being half full or empty just makes the same stink.

Then there are people who think Iranian gunners shooting down an airplane full of passengers is a good basis for humour.

Go for a jog Derek - you humourless plum

Humourless he says
Sorry that was sattire I forgot
Seek help sunshine

ps bit wet