Nominate a beloved pub and - if it's picked to be'boozer of the month' you could win one of several
genuinely secondhand pub jukebox compilation CDs!
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You are welcome to enter as many - or as few - pubs for as many - or few - categories as you like. If you want to enter a pub for each and every one - hurrah! - but don't by any means feel you have to.
Nomination form Click HERE
Each month, the site will feature a Boozer of the Month, plucked from the best, wittiest, or most downright bizarre of your nominations. So don’t forget to include your contact details in case I need some more information (don’t worry, if you don’t want your name revealed, it won’t be). To submit your nominations, simply click on the link above.
Closing date TBA
1 comments:
Yes you can save the pubs but you have to be creative! I for many years did trouble shooting and saved many pubs - at a price (29/06/08)
How? simple I used modern culture (political correctness was one) and traditional values like having a good time. However, many pub owners (pub co's) were really short sighted and then handed the pubs over to inexperience landlords who just didn't have a clue nevermind being able to stamp their authority on a venue.
The simple steps were:
1. Make sure your bar staff knew what was what (no theiving, no free drinks, turn up on time) if they didn't like the new order then out they went.
2. Divide and conquer! Stick to your rules and don't break them unless it is to make a point that if you behave yourself then you may get some benefits.
3. Make the most of your local old age pensioners - basically most of them didn't do drugs and would stay all day just for the company.
4. Create family festivals - I hated have kids in the boozers but certain days I welcomed them with open arms such as Xmas, Mothers Day, Easter etc. Always go overboard on these days and never scrimp if you break even then you had a result.
5. Never have friends - I once barred a good family friend because he broke the rules in my new boozer this sent a message out to all the customers in the area.
6. Always feed your customers - free food goes down well and is cheaper and less hassle than hiring a dj.
7. Don't do stay back unless its for a special occasion. Hanging around for a couple of hours while the customers talk nonsense over a pint of Guinness is a waste of your time.
8. Do a charity event or events i always included the Princes Trust, Save the Children and others in events I did.
9. Have a unique selling point. Some of the pubs I ran:
Duke of Cumberland, Plaistow, London - Quiz night where you could win prizes for getting the question right as well as wrong.
The Woodcock, Bartley Green Birmingham - a pigeon fancier club which meant every bank holiday I had a thru-put of 200 people.
The Robin Hood, Dagenham, Essex - A nationwide karaoke competition (this was once a pub that contained nazis (Combat 18), drugs and guns.
The Alley Wine Bar, Chingford, Essex - A modern art gallery
The Eastside Bar, Ilford, Essex - chess tournament and poetry evening
The Jolly Gardeners, Mitcham, Surrey - live internet streaming
The Cotton Tree, Droylesden, Manchester - live internet streaming
The Kings Arm, Halperton, Trowbridge - a record label and gigs
As I said the main problem was pubco's who slavishly stuck to the old marketing strategy of getting mug punters to take over these establishment and mess it all up.
This happened just last week a guy I know sorted out a problem pub and yes at times it look like something out of the Beverley Hill Billies but he turned it around and followed the rules the pubco got rid of him and now the pub is shut and it is going to court - why?
HH
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Heidi Hog
www.hogshead.info
www.hogsheadpubs.com
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