IT is getting to the time of the week when we celebrate some of the finest places in East Lancashire to go and socialise with family and friends.

We love to shine the spotlight on venues in our Pub of the Week feature.

This time, we have headed to Pendle to find out more about Bees Knees Colne.

Name of the pub

Bees Knees, Colne

Address of the pub:

Church Street, Colne

Landlord/landlady name:

Leighton Cragg

How long have you been the landlord/landlady for?

One year

Bar staff and their names:

Kayleigh Fitton (assistant manager), Vicky Wright, Jack Finnigan, Steph Healey, Jade Hopson, Aimee Greaves

Give us some history about the pub

The pub started it’s life as a Nat West Bank and was changed into a bar before we purchased the lease and turned it into a Bees Knees.

We have kept some of the features of the old bank with the big safe doors which is a cool feature.

Our pool table and shuffleboard are housed in the old bank’s safe area of the bar.

Is there a beer garden

No hoping to get an outside licence soon.

Do you have any darts/snooker/pool teams

We have men’s pool teams and men’s and ladies dart teams..

Is food served?

Not at the moment

Most popular drink served is:

Draught would be Fosters / John Smiths but cocktails sell very well

Most memorable moment at the pub

Best moment in the pub was Meatloaf tribute on May 28. Everyone loved it. It was an amazing day.

Do you have an entertainment line-up?

On July 9 we have Band called Crash and August 6 there is an Elvis Tribute

Have you faced any challenges within the industry

Biggest challenge starting from scratch and building a local trade from scratch been particularly difficult but we’re succeeding

The best thing about running a pub is

Creating a safe space for customers to come and enjoy a cocktail or two while socialising and enjoying our facilities. Whether that’s live sports on our massive video wall or playing darts / shuffleboard or playing on our fantastic pool table.

The worst thing about running a pub is..

The amount of hours it’s takes to keep it running successfully.

The perfect hangover cure is...

Jagerbomb

n Do you know of any local venues that deserve recognition then email your suggestions to robert.kelly@nqnw.co.uk.