A hundred-year-old pub in the city suburbs has reopened with new managers at the helm.
The newly married Sarah and John Hinds have taken over as tenants of The Boundary Pub in Aylsham Road.
Some might recognise the couple from their two-year stint running The Belle Vue in the Golden Triangle.
Sarah said: "It was heartbreaking leaving but we had to think of our future.
"We loved the pub and the customers but what with the rising energy costs and the cost of living crisis, we were looking for a new venture."
Hospitality is at the heart of the relationship after the couple met at a pub in Lowestoft several years ago.
The Hinds moved into The Boundary, which is a Craft Union pub, on September 20 after handing over the keys to the new tenants at The Belle Vue.
Sarah said: "The Boundary is in an amazing location and loads of people are driving past every day.
"We have lovely regulars here, the staff are really happy and we are absolutely loving it.
"Also, now that we have staff here and we aren't running it completely on our own John and I can have some days off too."
Sarah and John have plans to enliven the Hellesdon pub a little, with regular entertainment nights, quizzes and bridge events, which have come highly requested by some of the older folk.
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Sarah said: "We want to run activities and support the locals as we love having them here.
"We now have a huge garden with a bandstand and we have plans to run a mini festival in the summer and more live music events."
The pub isn't serving food but with a row of takeaways across the road no one will be going hungry.
"We can focus on making sure everyone has a drink in their hand and is having a good time," said Sarah.
The Boundary is open from 10am until late every day of the week.
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