The new owners of an 18th-century Norfolk pub will build on the success of their predecessors who are retiring.
George and Angie Estcourt have now left The Kings Head in North Lopham, between Thetford and Diss, after 15 years at the helm.
The freehold has now been taken on by Martin and Louise Griffiths, who have moved there from Essex with their two cockapoos Cocoa and Whiskey.
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Most recently Mr Griffiths worked in aviation at Stansted Airport, with Mrs Griffiths as a funeral director, but he ran a pub in North Yorkshire in the late 1990s.
Mr Griffifths said: "It has been my wish for a long time to come back to the pub trade.
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"We moved into the pub last Thursday morning and opened in the evening - it was a brilliant first weekend and everyone was so welcoming."
The pair is also reintroducing a food menu within the next month - for the first time at the pub since before lockdown.
Expect traditional dishes such as lasagne or ham, egg and chips, with street food trucks popping up too and real ales from the bar.
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