The Wonder in Tividale and the Ashmore Inn in Wolverhampton have been shortlisted for awards along pubs across the UK as part of the Proper Pubs Awards Gala.
The gala, which is being held in Chesterfield on July 31, is being organised by Proper Pubs, the award-winning community wet-led operator division of Admiral Taverns, as a way of acknowledging the hard work of the people running the pubs.
The Wonder has been shortlisted for the Best New Proper Pub of the Year, while the Ashmore Inn is one of the contenders for the Outstanding Achievement Award.
Other categories up for grabs include Sports Pub of the Year, Marketing & Social Media Pub of the Year, Community Pub of the Year, Audit Pub of the Year, Sales Performance Pub of the Year, Entertainment Pub of the Year and Gaming Pub of the Year.
Each category features a selection of finalists who have been nominated by their Business Development Manager for going the extra mile in supporting the communities they serve.
In addition, one of the pubs will be crowned the overall 鈥楶roper Pubs鈥 Pub of the Year鈥.
Mark Brooke, Managing Director for Proper Pubs, said: 鈥淥ur pubs sit at the heart of their local communities and are constantly going above and beyond for customers and residents, from charity fundraising to hosting brilliant entertainment, so it鈥檚 only right that we acknowledge these incredible achievements.
鈥淥ur operators are the face of Proper Pubs and we are so proud of all the work they do day in and day out.
“I鈥檇 like to extend my thanks to all our pubs and to congratulate every single operator for all their incredible hard work.
鈥淥n behalf of myself and the whole team at Proper Pubs, I鈥檇 like to wish the very best of luck to all the finalists and I look forward to celebrating with them next month.鈥