I visited the Sun this afternoon whilst out walking the dog. Here are my first impressions:

Positive:

1.        It was open
2.        It was clean
3.        The toilets were not leaking
4.        Simon & Terry were friendly
5.        The quality of the Landlord bitter was good
6.        The fires were lit and all of the lightbulbs were working
7.        Blues band advertised for 26th Feb and also some Irish band on 4th March

Negative:

1.        The price of the beer has gone up
2.        Naff background music and TV with sound on playing at same time. One or the other - but for me neither would be the best option for this heritage pub.
3.        The pool table is still there – this pub has managed without one for 400 years until a recent landlord put it in a few months ago. It detracts from the ambience of the pub and can hardly justify the rental cost with what it takes. Also the pub is short of seating and needs all the room it can get – the pool table takes up space previously occupied by tables and chairs (not to mention where we used to run our Tuesday night session)
4.        The jelly bean dispensers are still there – see pool table comments above
5.        The "Wer'e(sic) not gay by the way" sign above the bar could be taken the wrong way by some.

R