Brewer and pub operator Brakspear has named Ali Wilson as its Barista of the Year after he won the company’s inaugural competition, held across its managed estate with coffee supplier Paddy & Scott’s. Wilson, a team member at the George Townhouse in Shipston-on-Stour, and his general manager Pete Nicholas, win a trip to Monaco to…
Henley brewer and pub operator Brakspear is supporting its home town’s fourth annual Club to Pub Swim, returning on 22 July. With more than 450 swimmers already signed up for the 1.5 km evening swim in the Thames, organisers are expecting this year’s event to be close to the maximum capacity of 700. The…
Pub operator and brewer Brakspear has appointed Gavin Mansfield as a business development manager with responsibility for pubs stretching across its estate from Henley-on-Thames to Dartford. Mansfield has worked in the hospitality sector for almost 20 years, including a six-year stint as an operations manager at McMullens Pubs. He also worked for the Restaurant Group-owned…
Brakspear has hired a chef with two AA rosettes and a stint in a Michelin-starred restaurant to become head chef at The Running Horses, its managed pub in Mickleham, Surrey. Adam Turley joins Brakspear from the acclaimed Bull Hotel in Wrotham, Kent. He has worked under Michel Roux Snr and son Alain in the kitchen…
Brewer and pub operator Brakspear has opened nine new bedrooms at its Chequers managed pub in Marlow, taking to 77 the total number of letting rooms across its managed estate. The move expands Brakspear’s accommodation offer at a time of growing consumer demand for ‘staycations’. The elegant, high-spec bedrooms offer boutique hotel style accommodation at…
Henley brewer and pub operator Brakspear is encouraging pubgoers to work up a thirst for their beer with the launch of a series of pub trails, starting and ending at one of 10 Brakspear pubs. The Brakspear Pub Trails have been created in partnership with the Trust for Oxfordshire’s Environment (TOE2), an independent environmental…
A Shipston-on-Stour pub has been named as the Best Pub in Warwickshire in a national competition that rewards the best pubs in the country. The George Townhouse in Shipston-on-Stour is a County Winner in the National Pub & Bar Awards. The pub, which this week celebrates its first ‘birthday’ after a refurbishment by owners Brakspear,…