CHRONICLE readers can have their say by suggesting names for a pub on Basingstoke Road ahead of its refurbishment.

The Trooper Potts Hungry Horse pub is set to close later this month and will undergo a six-figure redevelopment, offering a fresh look and creating new jobs in the process.

You could have your say in the choice of a new name for the pub as part of the revamp and one winner will be invited to attend the opening ceremony.

As well as a new name and addition of contemporary interior finishes when it reopens in June, the sports viewing area will also be enhanced, with high quality sound systems from multiple screens throughout the pub to ensure guests can enjoy every key moment.

A spokesman said: “The Hungry Horse pub is at the heart of the local community, so we wanted to invite our Reading neighbours to get involved in the refurbishment process by helping us select a new name for the pub.

"We look forward to hearing the suggestions and to welcoming everyone along, when we officially re-open in June.

“The pub was of course originally named after Reading’s best-known World War One hero, Trooper Fred Potts, who won the Victoria Cross in 1915 and is Reading's only holder of the medal. We’d love to mark the refurbishment with a new pub name and look forward to welcoming suggestions from Reading residents.

“The name could similarly be inspired by an individual of yesteryear, or readers may feel that there is very much a modern-day hero, sporting champion or local landmark from the town, that deserves to be put forward.”

Terms and Conditions:

1. This competition is open to residents of the United Kingdom aged 18 or over only. Employees of the Promoter, their families, agencies, or anyone else professionally connected with this promotion, are not eligible to enter.

2. This promotion opens at 14:00 on Thursday, May 2, 2019 and closes at 23:59 on Saturday, May 4, 2019.

3. To enter through Facebook entrants must comment on the competition post on the Reading Chronicle Facebook page with their suggested name for the refurbished Trooper Potts when it reopens.

4. One winner will be selected from all entries received on the Facebook post.

5. The winner will be invited to attend the VIP opening event for the pub and will receive a ‘friends and family’ free meal and drinks bundle worth £50.

6. The winner will be informed of their prize within 7 working days following the end of the competition, unless otherwise specified.

7. All entries will be judged individually based on their merits by a Hungry Horse judging panel.

8. Reasonable efforts will be made to contact the winner using the details on entry. However, if a response has not been received within 48 hours, or if the selected winner is ineligible, otherwise in breach of these terms and conditions, or unable to take up the prize for any other reason, the Promoter reserves the right to select an alternative winner using the same process referred to above in these terms and conditions.

9. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for failed delivery due to the provision of incorrect contact details by the entrant.

10. The terms and conditions of any third-party supplier will also apply to the prize where applicable. If there is a conflict between third-party terms and conditions and these terms and conditions, these shall take precedence.

11. The prize is non-transferable and cannot be sold or auctioned. No cash or other alternative to the prize will be offered unless in the event of unforeseen circumstances, in which case the Promoter reserves the right to offer an alternative prize of equal or greater value than the original.

12. The winner will receive their prize within 30 working days following the end of the competition, unless otherwise specified. In any event, the prize must be claimed and taken within six months of the closing date.

13. The Promoter is required to comply with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation in relation to the processing of any personal

information obtained from you, including when you take part in this promotion. The Promoter is a member of the Greene King group of companies (the “Group”), and the Group takes the protection of your personal information seriously.

14. By entering this competition, you have provided your personal information (Facebook account name and date of birth) to the Promoter, who is the Data Controller. If selected as winner, your contact details (phone number and email address) will also be required. Your personal information will be processed by the Promoter in performing the contract you have entered into by taking part in the competition.

15. Any personal information collected may be shared with other companies in the Group and will be used for administrative or operational reasons connected with the promotion, including to communicate with you. Your personal information will also be shared with WPR Agency Limited in order that they may administer the promotion, arrange prizes and discuss any specific requirements with the winner on behalf of the Promoter. The Promoter will not pass your personal information outside of the EEA or to any other external organisation without your prior permission.

16. Your personal information will be retained for a maximum of four months from the closing date to enable the Promoter to complete administration of the promotion and to comply with its obligations under the Advertising Standards Authority CAP Code.

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19. No bulk, machine-generated consumer group or third-party entries will be accepted. Entries are restricted to one entry per person. In the event of multiple entries being received from the same person or account, only the first entry will be accepted.

20. The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify incomplete, altered or illegible entries. No responsibility will be accepted for entries lost, damaged or delayed, technical or telecommunications faults. Proof of submitting is not proof of receipt.

21. The Promoter reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to verify the winner, including, but not limited to, proof of identity and/or age, as required, and to withdraw a prize where there are reasonable grounds to believe there has been a breach of these terms and conditions or otherwise where an entrant has gained advantage in participating in the promotion or has won using fraudulent means.

22. The Promoter's decision is binding in all matters relating to this promotion, and no correspondence shall be entered into.

23. Owing to exceptional circumstances outside its reasonable control and only where circumstances make this unavoidable, the Promoter reserves the right to cancel or amend the promotion or these terms and conditions at any time, but will always endeavour to minimise the effect to participants in order to avoid undue disappointment.

24. To the extent permitted by law, the Promoter accepts no liability for any damage, loss or injury suffered (including loss of opportunity) whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way due to entering this promotion or taking up a prize. The Promoter is not responsible for any third-party acts or omissions.

25. Entrants will retain ownership of any content, submissions and other material they submit as part of this promotion. However, entrants grant the Promoter (and its agents and affiliates) a non-exclusive, royalty free, worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual licence to use any such content, submissions and other material for the purposes of this promotion which in this instance shall include the right to use the pub name in relation to any premises owned or controlled by the Promoter.

26. The winner may be asked to take part in publicity relating to this promotion but this will be discussed with the winner before taking place.

27. These terms and conditions (and any non-contractual disputes/claims which arise out of or in connection with them) will be governed by English law and entrants submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

28. The promoter reminds anyone entering this competition to drink responsibly. Please visit https://www.greeneking.co.uk/enjoy-responsibly/ for the facts.

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30. This promotion is subject to Facebook’s terms and conditions, which can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/

31. Promoter: Greene King Brewing and Retailing Limited, Sunrise House, Ninth Avenue, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 3JZ