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Things Not so Good at the 'Tent Updated 10/5/03 see foot of article. Good Intent Anyone making the trip up to deepest Ruiton for a pint at the Good Intent at the moment will be disappointed to find that the pub's doors are shut. There has been uncertainty over the tenancy since Ken and Di left a couple of months ago, and Yampy has been taking a keen interest because we run the Tent's website and don't know what to tell site visitors! For a few weeks after Ken and Di's departure the pub, which is well known as one of the friendliest in Gornal, was looked after by its regular barmaid and her husband, who were considering whether or not to accept the tenancy. We presume that they must have decided against the idea, because the next time we visited we met a 'Zoey', who introduced herself as the new landlady and arranged to meet us the following week to discuss the web site. Unfortunately she was too busy to make the appointment, and shortly afterwards the Tent stopped opening. A security company warning notice is now prominently displayed in the front window, a far cry from the warm welcome that was a feature of the Good Intent until very recently. Concerned that yet another Gornal pub with a proud history might be lost, we contacted owners Avebury this afternoon, who told us that there were no plans to close the Good Intent and that they were simply looking for new tenants. If the experience of another Ruiton Avebury pub, The Crown, is anything to go by we could be in for quite a wait for a new gaffer at the Tent, so if any brave Yampy reader wants to take the job on, contact details are at www.aveburypubs.co.uk. * * * 10th May 2003. Good news - there's a chalked sign outside the 'Tent saying that it is re-opening on Tuesday 13th May.

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