The Great British Pub is part of the community, and Bracknell’s MP supported local pub “The Queen’s Oak” on Friday evening, 13th January 2012. He started his ‘shift’ at 7.00 p.m.
Dr Lee had a lesson in pulling the perfect pint of Brakspear from landlord, Dawn Lay, and spent time serving customers calling in for an end of the week relaxing drink, keeping up the tradition of generations who have used their local pub as an informal meeting place. Pubs like the Queen’s Oak now present an ideal setting for all the family.
This is part of Dr Lee supporting the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group’s “MPs Behind the Bar” campaign. Last year he started pulling pints behind the bar of various local pubs, which is a great informal way for him to meet local residents and vice versa.
Dr Lee commented: “The pub is great place to meet locals and I will make sure that pubs will continue to thrive at the heart of every community. The Queen’s Oak here in Finchampstead is a great example of how pubs are all about being part of the community. I enjoyed my evening by meeting with the locals and learned how to pull a pint correctly. Pubs are hubs of community life, as important to the local social scene as they are to the local economy here in Bracknell.”



