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"We had catered for 500 people, which was a safe bet, but we were overwhelmed," said Siobhan Dodd.

Full of pride after restoring a village pub, the creative director wasn't expecting an opening quite like this.

Earlier this month, The Great Western reopened in Bishops Itchington, Warwickshire, after 12 long years.

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Siobhan teamed up with owner Shane Bland and manager Dillyn Saunders to restore a community pub which reopened on September 6.

On a day of high spirits and sunshine, growing traffic in the area led to Google Maps turning red over demand.

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Speaking to BirminghamLive, Siobhan said: "People just kept coming and coming. We had an amazing musician who entertaine

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