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The White Elephant Pub Opens In Diss Without A Licence For Alcohol

1984 , Diss (Norfolk)

Cat no. 62383

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Local customers still enjoy a pub without alcohol.

Exterior view of the White Elephant pub at Diss, Norfolk with its quirky sign. The pub was formerly the White Hart, supported by Norwich Brewery, but the premises were sold to Ted Seaman, a haulage contractor, and the sale for offices and a lorry park did not include licensing for sale of alcohol on pub premises. Scenes of customers of all ages inside the pub and the display of non-alcoholic drinks. Interviews with customers who do not miss the alcohol and welcome the change. One man says it suits him as he has diabetes. At the bar, Ted Seaman says that people come to the pub for the community spirit as much as the booze. Although Norwich Brewery do not think the pub is viable, he and the staff think they can make a success of it. Rodney Mann, Managing Director of Norwich Brewery explains the nature of the sale of the premises, and says that the brewery is already supporting businesses in Diss where there are 13 other licensed premises. He says they feel there is no need for the White Hart, now the White Elephant. More scenes of the happy customers being served at the bar and sitting at tables. The reporter was Chris Young for this short video made to be shown in a news story on Anglia Television early evening news / magazine programme About Anglia.

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Pubs / Alcohol / Non-alcoholic drinks / Pub licensing

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The White Elephant Pub Opens In Diss Without A Licence For Alcohol

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