The Bridge

27/10/2026

WOW 🔥

This has been such an honour to be a part of!

Huge thanks to Coca-Cola for championing community leaders around the UK and for picking our very own Simon Dafforn-jones as Local Royalty!

It was a privilege to have portrait artist to royalty, Jamie Coreth, capture Simon in his natural habitat, the FBI.

Read more here 👇🏼

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/pub-landlord-given-royal-treatment-37812329

25/10/2026

SUNDAY REMINDER!!

We’re serving roast pork or chicken sandwiches with stuffing and crispy roasties! 🤤

Eat in or takeaway from 12pm until sold out for £8.50!

Get yourself along, have some lush bait and watch Newcastle VS Crystal Palace at 2pm ⚽️

That’s what we call a super Sunday!

24/10/2026

POV: Start of the night vs the end of the night…

Make sure you get 4 Dead Man’s Finger for £6 next time you’re in the bar, and you too can have a night like Skeleton Steve!

23/10/2026

Start your weekend off right 🤤

Back at The Bridge in Annitsford tonight, 5–8 🍔

Come down and grab yourself a burger! Pre-orders and walk-ups welcome.

Order ahead: https://themeltedbun.com/preorder

22/10/2026

Perfect roasties in progress 🤤

After last week’s success, we will once again be serving hot, fresh sandwiches this Sunday afternoon!

From 12pm until sold out, we’ll have pork or chicken sandwiches with stuffing, roasties and gravy - £8.50 🔥

We’ll also be showing Newcastle v Crystal Palace: KO 2pm! A perfect combination for a Sunday 🤷‍♀️

See you then!

21/10/2026

Just a reminder that The Melted Bun will be back at The Bridge this Friday, serving up some delicious burgers from 5-8pm 🤤

Who fancies a little Friday pick me up?

Here’s where you can catch The Melted Bun this week 🍔

📍 Wednesday 21st – The Plough, Cramlington | 5–8pm
📍 Thursday 22nd – St Nicholas Manor, Cramlington | 5–7:30pm
📍 Friday 23rd – The Bridge, Annitsford | 5–8pm
📍 Saturday 24th – The Diamond, Ponteland | 5–10pm

Burgers worth chasing, wherever you’re catching us this week.

Pre-orders are available at www.themeltedbun.com, or just come down and grab a burger on the night. Walk-ups welcome!

See you out there 🍔

20/10/2026

Bookings are now open for Sunday lunch at The Bridge, starting on the 1st November! 🤤

To reserve your table, message our page or give us a call on 01912501556.

We can’t wait to welcome you - it’s going to be a good one! 🥂

20/10/2026

At Punch, we're proud to see young talent thrive across our pubs and support teams. From first jobs to leadership roles, remains one of the UK's greatest industries for developing skills, building confidence and creating rewarding careers.

That's why we're backing a hospitality-wide call to Government ahead of the Budget, championing the sector's ability to create jobs and opportunities for young people.

Hear Harry Bourne's story and why he's proud to support this message.

19/10/2026

Local legend The Dudley Dancer celebrated his birthday with us on Saturday evening - safe to say he had a good time 🕺

A birthday celebrated right!!

18/10/2026

We’re so excited for this one 👻

Get your best costumes out (there will be a prize for the best 🤫) and join us to celebrate Halloween 🍻

Who’s coming? 🕺

18/10/2026

SUNDAY LUNCH VIBES WITHOUT THE FUSS!

Just look at those crispy roasties fresh out of the oven this morning! 😍

On the menu for today’s lunchtime special;

Slow-cooked beef sandwiches served with golden crispy roasties and lashings of gravy 🤤

Available today for lunch from 12pm until sold out, eat in or takeaway for your convenience.

Make sure you don’t miss out, once it’s gone it’s gone!

Come hungry… you won’t be disappointed! 😋🔥

16/10/2026

REMINDER: We’ve got a great night lined up for you tomorrow 🍻

See you all there! Leave a comment if you’re heading down 👀

07/10/2026

Britain’s pubs are worth up to £30 billion in wellbeing value to communities across the UK. But rising costs and high taxes are putting pressure on pubs that bring people together.

This Week of Action, join the campaign today and tell your MP to keep pubs open and pints affordable.

https://www.longlivethelocal.pub/letter 🍍

25/09/2026

Actress Daisy Edgar-Jones filmed 🎥 a promo for her new film, Sense and Sensibility in our Canonbury pub, The Marquess Tavern for Vogue 🥰

The team at Vogue were searching for a shooting location that oozes class, was timeless and in-keeping with the theme of the movie... so where else were they going to film?! 😏

Take a look at the promo - Daisy is in character as Elinor Dashwood throughout!

Sense and Sensibility hits cinemas TODAY! 🎬Why not pop into The Marquess Tavern to wash down your popcorn! 🍿🍷

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22/09/2026

We're on board, are you?

Join thousands backing Britain's pubs and breweries.

www.longlivethelocal.pub ❤️🍺

21/09/2026

This pub is a gem! 💎

The Wig & Mitre in Lincoln's Cathedral Quarter has reopened following a £100k investment. ⛪

Anne-Marie and Paul Balcomb have taken on the 14th century pub... "We’re thrilled to take control of such an iconic pub and can’t wait to meet all of our wonderful guests" ❤️

📷 Courtesy of Tory McTernan

17/09/2026

Welcome to The Buck Inn 🦌

New Management Partner Adrian McShane-Chapman has taken over the Thornton-le-Dale pub following a whopping £490k investment 🤑

🗨️ “I arrived in the UK 22 years ago from Australia, armed with just a backpack and no real plan... I’ve dipped in and out of hospitality over that time but the fire inside me to run my own pub burned bright.” - Adrian

If you're in Yorkshire, pay Adrian and his team a visit and check out this stunning pub for yourselves. 🤩

15/09/2026

Rory takes the keys to the refurbished Cross Keys pub in Nottingham! 🗝️

Our new Management Partner Rory Calladine has taken the reins at the popular city centre pub following a £100,000 investment.

🗨️"I was instantly drawn to the pub and as soon I discovered it was available in a partnership with Punch, I jumped at the chance." 🍍

Regular guests at The Cross Keys will instantly notice the pub’s traditional feel and special characteristics have been retained throughout but that a complete refresh has taken place. 💫

11/09/2026

We have reopened the Keyworth Tavern following a quarter-of-a-million refurbishment 🔥

The Keyworth pub in Nottingham, run by our Management Partner John Francis, had been closed for 5 weeks while we tore out the bar, stripped the pub back and replaced everything with new, modern furnishings. 🤩

Great work by everyone involved in the transformation 🥂

03/09/2026

We're quite fond of it too, Prime Minister! The Dog House

28/08/2026

Our Publican Beth at The Beeswing Inn 2013 has raised circa £250K for charity 😍 so if you're in the area this weekend, pop in and enjoy the music, food and drink!

Well done Beth!! 🥳

The Beeswing in East Cowton is hosting its 13th ‘Glastonbury’ festival to raise money for end of life care at a nearby hospital.

27/08/2026

Newly married couple Gareth and Jamie Furness have take the over The Bay Horse Inn in Pickering. 🔔

The pub has received a £400,000 investment and Gareth says it has been very well received by locals. 😃

“We are seeing more locals returning to the pub, faces that haven't been seen here for many years and we are seeing them on a regular basis... The refurb has really put The Bay Horse Inn back on the map and firmly at the heart of the Pickering community.” ❤️

Well done to everyone involved in this brilliant transformation 👏