At around 4pm on Friday 18 September 2009 there was a serious fire at the Bush

This is the link to the BBC Wales newsclip: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8264636.stm

Scroll down to see the aftermath (and click here to see all the photos from the day that it reopened)

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The day after

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The phoenix begins to rise!  

3 October 2009: Scaffolding partly erected - the kitchen and dining room had been gutted - that meant the Bush would get a complete makeover. Oakleys were awarded the contract for the initial clear up phase, but the main contract had not been let. 

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16 October

The scaffolding was covered which means that the work was out of sight. 

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The Bush reopened on 5 August 2010, nearly a year after the fire - click here to see the wonderful photos of the opening night

And click on the link for the History of The Bush

Finally, here's the link to The Bush's website