PUBLISHED: 16:17 26 July 2018 | UPDATED: 16:17 26 July 2018 L-R, Gary Bumphrey, Sandra Wright and Jason Bumphrey take a break from refitting the Black Boys in Aldborough. Pictures: David Bale Archant It was once the hub of the village and the new people at the Black Boys in Aldborough aim to spend about £50,000 to restore it to its former glory. L-R, Gary Bumphrey, Sandra Wright and Jason Bumphrey. Pictures: David BaleThe north Norfolk pub has been closed for about two-and-a-half months.Partners Jason Bumphrey, his mother Sandra Wright and cousin Gary Bumphrey have already stripped all the fittings out, ripped out the pipes and cellar equipment, and filled the skips. They hope to be open by mid August.Jason said: “We bought the 15-year lease on the property and the freehold is still owned by Andy Hicks, who ran it before.“We’re getting the pub alive again. There’s no pub in the village or in surrounding villages. People are gagging for it to reopen again. The people at Aldborough cricket club, who play on The Green, are champing at the bit. It has always been the hub of the village.“There’s such a long history of it being a busy, good,… Read full this story
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