Lion Heroes

This page is a celebration of the Ickleton Lion's heroes - these are the people and companies whose time, effort, energy, knowledge, advice, help and services have helped with the purchase and renovation of the pub.

Grants

We have been lucky to have been awarded some wonderful grants to help with the cost of both purchasing and refit of the Ickleton Lion.

Net Zero Villages is a grant provided by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, with supplementary funds contributed by South Cambridgeshire District Council. Grant awards support the decarbonisation of community assets in rural villages.

Thalia WB Community Fund awards grants to support community, environmental and heritage projects run by non-profit organisations based in Cambridgeshire, within 10 miles of a landfill site. The fund is managed by Cambridgeshire Community Foundation and is part of a voluntary environmental tax credit scheme called the Landfill Communities Fund.

South Cambridgeshire District Council also awarded a Community Chest grant under the biodiversity section to help bring the pub garden back to life

Our Business Supporters

We've had a huge response from local companies, suppliers and tradesmen. It has been absolutely fantastic and we thank each one for their help. We could not have progressed so far without you.

Click on the company to get more information about them and if you do contact them, please be sure to mention The Ickleton Lion.

We would also like to thank:

Our roofers - Rulten and Johns of Thaxted

Our hanging basket sponsors -

Mary Woolhouse, Lesley Ford, Anonymous donors

Richard Dawson for his piping performance on Burns night

Rod Turrel for help with estimating paint quantities

Publicity from - Walden Local, Saffron Walden Reporter, CAMRA Cambridge Branch, BBC - Look East / Breakfast, BBC radio Cambridge, Greatest hits radio, Star Radio, Cambridge Independent, local Parish Magazines

Ickleton Parish Council, CWU Eastern No.4, Pub is the Hub

Dilip & Sunita Odedra at Ickleton Costcutter for help with supplies for events and ticket sales

Our Volunteers

A truly wonderful bunch of people, without whom we would not be where we are today. We are so thankful for their time, effort, energy and experience.

Window Warriors & Carpentry - Paul Coulson, Dan Cluett, Geoff Creek, Matt Stott, Ally Gale, Clive Surridge, John Revell, Adrian Green

Garden - Penny Burrows, Fiona Rose, Sophie McKibbin, Niall McKibbin, Denise Edwards, Ursula Patman, George Patman, Jon Patman, John Gidley, Joanne Mason, Hugh Molloy, John Taylor, Christina Taylor, Will Saul, Clive Surridge, Ann Surridge, Ally Gale, Adrian Green, Joanne Mason, Neil Mason, Fran Siddle, Drummond Siddle, John Venes, Nick Thompson, Katie Healey, Judith Clayton, Frances Payne, Ken Worthing , Karen Waring, Caroline Owen, Rory Molloy, Rosie MacDonald, Kate Molloy, Dirk Phipps, Lucas Phipps, Penny Coulson, Laura Barbrook, Paula Grant, Adrian Leonard

Refurbishment - Brad, Matt Stott, Lewis Duke, Tim Norman, Clare Driver, Emily Peck, Adrian Green, Jo Mason, Neil Mason, Liz Carter, Hugh Molloy, Kate Molloy, Ed Harcourt, Ickleton Cricket club, Matt Nevard, Mike Hancock

Interior Design - Anne Ison, Apple Gidley, Stephen Harding, Joanna Ageborn, Julia Hawkins, Ray Olds, Jess Hancock, Georgina Wrigley

Events - Jeff Merrells, Susan, Derek & Alison , Apple Gidley, Charlotte Hancock, Jess Hancock, Sophie Hancock, Alexander Wrigley, Georgina Wrigley, Barbara Fagg, Penny Burrows, Trevor Barwood, Paul Andrews, Roly Everall, Kate Everall, Rosie MacDonald, Susie Lober, Debbie Varley, Chris Greet, Rosemary McKillen, Bea Davidson, Nicole Padayachee, Chris' Dad, Chris Wrigley, Scott Wentzell, Pete MacDonald, Steve Davidson, Mike Hancock

Publicity & PR - Chris Nania, Terry Sadler, Laura Phipps, Kate Molloy, Polina, Mark Benfold,

General Advice & Support - Bernard Lee, Peter Dee, Mike Priestley from the History Society, Douglas Kent, The Railway Arms, Cambridge CAMRA, Plunkett UK, Cambridge and Peterborough combined Authority, Ickleton Parish Council

Committee Members (present) - Rachel Radford, Simon Cheney, Jon Ward, Katherine Denman Johnson, Glynis Hammond, Jo Hancock, Alistair Sansum, Jon Green, Lizzie Molloy, Lucy Davidson

Committee Members (past) - Graham Fagg, Patrick Watson, Eric Burrows, Apple Gidley, Simon Day