A POPULAR Weighbridge pub has temporarily closed while a replacement for its retiring general manager is recruited.
Liberation Group, which is partnered with the Troubadour, said that the pub was only temporarily closed – although a date for the venue to reopen is yet to be confirmed.
Post-punk band 88 BunkFace hosted a gig at the Troubadour last weekend before its temporary closure to celebrate the retirement of Noel Flood, who managed the venue for almost a decade.
The band was supported by classic rock band Flashmob on Friday and indie rock group The Reasons on Saturday.
The venue, formerly known as the Ha’Penny Bridge, was reopened by landlord Noel Flood as a refurbished live music venue in 2015 and partnered with the Jersey-based Liberation Group.
He renamed the pub after a famous Hollywood venue, where the likes of James Taylor, Carole King and The Eagles got their start, and where Elton John played his first US gig.
The venue was once a hotel known as The Great Western Hotel, before it became a pub, but kept its name throughout the 20th century until it became The Bridge, the Ha’Penny Bridge and, finally, the Troubadour.
“Everyone at Liberation Brewing Co would like to wish Noel the general manager at the Troubadour a happy retirement,” a spokesperson for Liberation Group told the JEP.
