Paul Pry to reopen to remember landlord Alex Pope

Alex Pope, the landlord of the Paul Pry, died at the age of 39 and in the days since the announcement last weekend hundreds of tributes have poured in for him. 

MEMORIES: Alex Pope behind the bar of the Paul Pry (Image: Pope family)The pub, based in The Butts, has been closed since the news came out but now Mr Pope's family have announced the pub will open on Sunday to give people a chance to raise a glass to him.

A statement on Paul Pry's Facebook page said: "Alex's family and friends would like to thank each and every one of you who've shown your overwhelming love, support and generosity to us over the past few days since his passing.

"We will be reopening the pub this Sunday,  January 21, from 3pm so that we may raise a glass to remember Alex and share our memories of him together."

A GoFundMe page set up in memory of the landlord earlier this week which is helping to pay for funeral costs and the pub's running costs has so far raised nearly £15,000.

The link to the fundraising page can be found at https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-fond-memory-of-alex-james-pope.