'People told me to sell but that was never an option. I’m not done yet.”
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"We had no choice, we had to rebuild. We are pretty resilient,” says Pern. “People kept saying to me that The Star was the heart of the village and the heart of the village had been ripped out. I have always said that I am just custodian of this fantastic place and this is another chapter in its history. People told me to sell but that was never an option. I’m not done yet.
"It’s not just the food that’s local at The Star,” quips the father of seven, who never seems to have lost his Yorkshire grit and sense of humour. “It was sense of humour that got us through,” he admits. The renovation has cost something in the region of £2 million – double that if you take into account loss of earnings over the 12 months they have been closed, and staff wages.But the enforced closure meant Pern could take stock and even redesign parts of the pub.
Chef Andrew Pern pictured in the upstairs area which has been renovated after the fire at the Star at Harome near Helmsley. Picture by Simon HulmeDuring The Star’s closure some staff were redeployed to the nearby Pheasant owned and run by Pern’s first wife Jacquie. Also conscious that the village had lost its only pub he opened a pop across the road in the grounds of his hotel which he said has ‘ticked along’ over the last year.
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