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.

We are grateful to Plunkett UK for their invaluable support, made possible through funding from the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA). With CPCA’s backing, we received both a feasibility grant and a capital grant, which were vital in helping us secure The Lion for the community.

Our community cafe would not have been possible without the advice and support of Pub is The Hub, the rural and community pubs organisation.

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.

If we have inadvertently left you off the list, we are really sorry - please let us know so we can put it right straight away

We would also like to thank:

Kate Molloy for designing our logo, Michael Rule for his sign writing skills, Hugh Molloy for making the blinds, Jess Hancock for making the cushions, Peter MacDonald for hanging all the pictures, Roy Cafferty for his traditional plastering services, Richard Dawson for his piping performance on Burns night, Rod Turrel for help with estimating paint quantities

NRS Carpets, MPN Electrical

Our hanging basket sponsors -

Mary Woolhouse, Lesley Ford, Frances Payne, Sophie McKibbin, Madelaine Smith Anonymous donors

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 - Lizzie Molloy, 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, Scott Wentzell, Angelika, Hansel, Jan Cafferkey, Tom Molloy, Pippa Bromell

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, Jess Hudson, Julian Parkhill, Emma Parkhill, Pippa Bromell, Roy Smith, Scott Wentzell

Roland, Becky Ready, John Venes, Judith Clayton, Linda Hynard, Laura Barbrook, Steve Allan, Seb Vallance , Karen, Chris Scales, Chris Allan, Chris Wrigley, Katherine DJ, Lucy Davidson, Jo Hancock, Sophie Hancock, Glynis Hammond, Rachel Radford, Alistair Sansum, Sue Birley, Mike Ryall, Penny Coulson, Becky Fraser, Jess Hancock, Emma Collister, Georgina Wrigley, Rosie MacDonald, Pete MacDonald, Lizzie Molloy, Eric Burrows, Graham Fagg, Heidi Blomfield, Hansell Blomfield

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) - Eric Burrows, Stephen Allan, Katherine Denman Johnson, Jo Hancock, Lizzie Molloy, Hugh Molloy

Committee Members (past) - Rachel Radford, Jon Ward, Glynis Hammond, Alistair Sansum, Jon Green, Lucy Davidson, Simon Cheney, Graham Fagg, Patrick Watson, Apple Gidley, Simon Day, Becky Fraser