The Stand Up Inn, Lindfield

James, I wasn't apportioning any blame to anyone. I'm merely saddened by the news and hopeful that Dark Star are looking after their employees and not just their brand. There's no doubt that the brewery have done great things for that pub, but you need to remember that it works both ways. You may well have a shiny new 'brewery tap' in Partridge Green, and the untouchable Evening Star, but the Stand Up was a way of life and it was home to people. Look after them. Please.

30 Apr 2012 23:52

The Stand Up Inn, Lindfield

This is such sad news and my heart goes out to Jo, Lou, all the staff and all the regulars. Hopefully the owner will see sense and keep it running as the best pub for miles, as it has been for years - the heartbeat of the village. It would appear that Dark Star have finally become too big for their boots. They owe so much to the Stand Up for bringing their brand to the people of Mid Sussex, and I hope they have, at the very least, done the decent thing and given severance pay to the staff and managers.

28 Apr 2012 13:59

The Stand Up Inn, Lindfield

I have to agree with village_drinker, fridge, and spectrumisgreen. "professionalpubcritic" (??!!) is clearly a horrible person in general, not to say a bit of a moron ! The Stand Up may not be the cleanest or freshest smelling public house in the county, but the staff do a damn fine job of selling it's excellent beer and cider. If you want a nice shiny perfumed bar than naff off to Orange Square !

25 Jan 2011 18:06