Pubs had reopened but there were still strict restrictions on the size and make up of social gatherings in them. So the Branch decided to present its overdue 2020 awards, with individual members visiting pubs, so that these could be made as soon as practically possible. Peter Adams visited landlord David Roder to present him with the Branch Pub of the Year Award. Opened in May 2018, it was soon included in the Good Beer Guide. That this first micropub in the area became Pub of the Year so soon after opening is a testament to the excellent addition David has made to the Rye pub scene.