text: 1973 Pensioners enjoying their lunchtime pint in the front bar. L-R: Bob Males, Arthur Cooper, Frank Knight, Donald Hoy, Ernie Lake, Alf Agar. The other public bar was the large clubroom at the back which was used by village organisations before the Village Hall was built. May’s son Derek Cook recounts the tale of smoking contests which took place here. The winner was the smoker who could make a pipe full of tobacco last the longest.