DO any of your readers know a pub with a really warm welcome?

Homefire smokeless coal is running the second Homefire Real Fire Pub of the Year competition. We are offering the winning pub a prize of £1000, with cash prizes too for regional winners and runners-up.

We think a real fire can make a real difference to the appeal of a traditional pub. It is part of its warmth, its welcome and its authenticity. In fact, in a recent survey, 67pc of customers said they preferred a pub with a real fire.

If you know a suitable pub, the licensee can get an entry form by ringing 0800 716 656. For more information in the first instance please call 0181 888 1530. Closing date is October 15.

David Burnhope

PR Manager Homefire

CPL Products

Mill Lane

Wingerworth, Chesterfield

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