The 2008 Pub Design Awards have been announced via CAMRA press release. Same format as last year, categories for best new build, best conversion to pub use, best refurbished pub and the CAMRA / English Heritage conservation award.

My brother-in-law is a builder in Bridgnorth, and I know he was involved in completely refurbishing the King’s Head – a job that included building premises out the back for the Bridgnorth Brewing Co.‘s micro-production facility – but I think the work was done pre-2007 so wouldn’t be eligible for entry. Which is a shame, because they did a very nice job indeed.