IT’S that time of the week when we celebrate some of the finest places we love to socialise with family and friends in East Lancashire.

This time we have headed to Baxenden to speak to the new landlord to chat about them being our Pub of the Week.

Name of the pub

Dog And Partridge

Address of the pub:

41 Back Lane, Baxenden, Lancashire, BB5 2re

Landlord/landlady name:

Jon

How long have you been the landlord/landlady for?

Three months

Bar staff and their names:

Jess, Sophie A, Stacie, Olivia, Sophie C

Give us some history about the pub

A popular village pub that sits on Back Lane, the original road from Accrington to Manchester, a short walk uphill from Manchester Road. Behind the pub is Baxenden Cricket Club and a sign on the pub wall indicates right for cricket and left for golf. Buses from Accrington to Manchester and the Rossendale Valley pass close by. There is usually entertainment on Friday and Saturday nights, a weekly quiz, a pool team, a darts team and more recently a football team. Externally there is an extensive beer garden which can seat around 120 people and a car park with 10 spaces

Is food served? Is so what’s on the menu?

No

Is there a beer garden

Yes, to the rear of the building

Do you have any darts/snooker/pool teams

Yes we have a darts, pool and football team

Most popular drink served is:

Amstel and the varied range of cask ales

Most memorable moment at the pub

The festive period when the community really pulls together to create a fantastic kids Christmas party and we even managed a visit from Santa himself.

Do you have an entertainment line-up?

Every week either Friday or Saturday evening with a varied range of acts to up ease all tastes ranging from tribute acts to local acts

Have you faced any challenges within the industry

Fingers crossed not yet

The best thing about running a pub is

It has got to be the social aspect with the local community

The worst thing about running a pub is..

There isn’t one

The perfect hangover cure is...

Another beer