Our Owners, Mary and Tim
Steph – General Manager
at The Bulls Head
- Tell us something interesting about yourself!
I love cooking - What meal would be your last?
A really good steak! - What’s your favourite tipple?
A nice red from Mallorca! - What do you love most in life?
Friends and family - What do you dislike most in life?
People being late! - Who is your hero?
My parents - If you could pick any song off a juke box what would it be?
Too many to mention but something up-beat! - What is your favourite saying? If your’re not early, you’re late!
- Who makes you laugh most? My kitchen team
- What did you get told off most for by your mum or dad?
Refusing to go to sleep - What was your favourite subject at school?
Music - Which person would you most want to have dinner with?
My niece
Helen – General Manager at The Cholmondeley Arms
- Tell us something interesting about yourself!
I own a local farm and have been coming to The Cholmondeley Arms as a customer for many years - What meal would be your last? Full English
- What’s your favourite tipple?
Cider (any), Fizz (any), Edinburgh Rhubarb and ginger gin with ginger ale, Grouse Whiskey with ginger ale - What do you love most in life?
My little dog Molly (and my three sons obviously) - What do you dislike most in life? My deputy (ha ha)
- Who is your hero?
My mum. She was always doing something. - If you could pick any song off a juke box what would it be?
Viva la Vida Coldplay. - What is your favourite saying? What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger
- Who makes you laugh most? Chrissi my best friend. We get up to all sorts of mischief involving the answer to question 3.
- What did you get told off most for by your mum or dad? Answering back. It drove my teachers mad too.
- What was your favourite subject at school? PE ( easiest question)
- Which person would you most want to have dinner with? My husband John (or if he’s buys, Tom Cruise)
Paul -General Manager at The Three Greyhounds
- Tell us something interesting about yourself! I was supposed to be a Priest
- What meal would be your last? 100% Steak with chips and loads of Peppercorn sauce
- What’s your favourite tipple? A nice Bourbon
- What do you love most in life? My family
- What do you dislike most in life? Liars
- Who is your hero? My mom
- If you could pick any song off a juke box what would it be? Whiskey in the Jar by Thin Lizzy
- What is your favourite saying? Don’t think, it hurts sometimes
- Who makes you laugh most? My Daughter and old grumpy Grandpa
- What did you get told off most for by your mum or dad? Don’t come home too late , so I used to come home early in the morning.
- What was your favourite subject at school? Physics
- Which person would you most want to have dinner with…? My daughter and my wife
Stewart – General Manager
at The Church Inn
- Tell us something interesting about yourself! I once scored a free kick at the Kop end at Anfield. I also missed 3 penalties at the Kop end, but we don’t talk about that.
- What Meal would be your last? Roast lamb dinner, plenty of mint sauce and roast potatoes, couple of slices of bread to mop the gravy up!
- What’s your favourite tipple? I don’t really have one, most of the time I’d rather have a cup of tea! A coconut rum and coke was my ‘holiday drink’ in years gone by, so happy memories with that.
- What do you love most in life? Finding a bargain and a nice relaxing bath. Sometimes I combine the two!
- What do you dislike most in life? People who don’t indicate!
- Who is your hero? I don’t have heroes, but I do respect a lot of people. None more than my parents and my sister
- If you could pick any song off a juke box what would it be? Ask me again tomorrow and it’ll probably be different. Today though I’m picking Metalingus by Alter Bridge
- What is your favourite saying? Tomorrow is a new day
- Who makes you laugh most? It’s not a who, but it’s animals, especially cats!
- What did you get told off most for by your mum or dad? Not going to bed.
- What was your favourite subject at school? Probably maths! I was quite good at mental arithmetic, and I strangely enjoy number related stuff.
- Which person would you most want to have dinner with…? Jurgen Klopp
Rebecca -General Manager
at The Fitzherbert Arms
- Tell us something interesting about yourself!
I’m half Turkish - What meal would be your last?
Anything Mexican, with a good kick of chilli - What’s your favourite tipple?
I enjoy a honey bourbon or a nutty rum - What do you love most in life?
My miniature Jack Russell, Lily - What do you dislike most in life?
Boilers, they break far too often! - Who is your hero? My mum and my late nanna, they are/were both incredible women
- If you could pick any song off a juke box what would it be? Tusk – Fleetwood Mac
- Who makes you laugh most? Chefs
- What did you get told off most for by your mum or dad? Answering back; I was a sassy teen
- What was your favourite subject at school?
Dance - Which person would you most want to have dinner with? The late Bob Fosse.
Amy – General Manager
at The Roebuck Inn
we are waiting for Amy’s photo & answers…
- Tell us something interesting about yourself!
- What Meal would be your last?
- What’s your favourite tipple?
- What do you love most in life?
- What do you dislike most in life?
- Who is your hero?
- If you could pick any song off a juke box what would it be?
- What is your favourite saying?
- Who makes you laugh most?
- What did you get told off most for by your mum or dad?
- What was your favourite subject at school?
- Which person would you most want to have dinner with…?
Kat – General Manager, The Mainwaring Arms
- Tell us something interesting about yourself! I have 8 siblings and am the middle child of 9!
- What Meal would be your last?Fillet steak, medium rare, with a good red
- What’s your favourite tipple? I love a glass of prosecco, and sloe gin….sometimes mixed!
- What do you love most in life? My siblings, my partner and my two wonderful stepdaughters.
- What do you dislike most in life? Dirty kitchens and wet bar tops!
- Who is your hero? Monica Galetti
- If you could pick any song off a juke box what would it be? Chris Stapleton, Tennessee whiskey
- What is your favourite saying? Anything worth doing isn’t going to be easy.
- Who makes you laugh most? My partner and my team
- What did you get told off most for by your mum or dad? Not getting up on time in the morning!
- What was your favourite subject at school? Was a tie between food technology and English
- Which person would you most want to have dinner with…?My partner
Brand Manager – Emily
- Tell us something interesting about yourself! I used to be a yacht stewardess and travelled around some of the world’s most glamorous locations on luxury yachts (mainly making the coffee and cleaning the loos!)
- What Meal would be your last? It would have to be a big bowl of vongole or moules mariniere, sitting somewhere on the Mediterranean coast with a bottle of wine and a good book.
- What’s your favourite tipple? An oaky, buttery Chardonnay.
- What do you love most in life? Travelling. I’ve travelled for most of my adult life, and have lived in the Florida Keys, Mallorca, Los Angeles, Mexico and Costa Rica!
- What do you dislike most in life? Rudeness. Bad coffee. Banana Peel.
- Who is your hero? David Attenborough
- If you could pick any song off a juke box what would it be? Any song by The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, or if I’m feeling melancholic then Neil Young.
- What is your favourite saying? You only live once.
- Who makes you laugh most? My little boys.
- What did you get told off most for by your mum or dad? Sleeping all day and staying up all night.
- What was your favourite subject at school? Art
- Which person would you most want to have dinner with…? My husband.
People Manager – Jennifer
- Tell us something interesting about yourself!
I’ve just bought my first house, which hasn’t been touched since the 1930’s. It currently has a forest in the garden, a bright blue bath and huge cracks in the wall, but I’m loving every minute of renovating it! - What meal would be your last?
Oysters and Champagne! - What’s your favourite tipple?
I love a gin martini with a twist or a perfect Manhattan served straight up - What do you love most in life?
Spending time with my partner, mum, sister and niece. Having a gossip over great food & wine in a cosy restaurant or pub - What do you dislike most in life?
Ugg boots - Who is your hero?
My grandad, he’s the kindest person I’ve ever met and I’ll always look up to him.Beyonce is a close second though.
- If you could pick any song off a juke box what would it be?
Carly Simon – You’re so vain - What is your favourite saying? I say ‘Darling’ quite a lot when referring to people, it makes me cringe inside, but it’s become a habit that I just can’t help saying it!
- Who makes you laugh most? Victoria Wood
- What did you get told off most for by your mum or dad? Being too outspoken, I answered back a lot
- What was your favourite subject at school?
Art. I ended up doing Architecture at Uni and I’m really into interior design now, it’s a side passion! - Which person would you most want to have dinner with?Adele & Alan Carr, I reckon that would be a fun dinner party.
Amie- Company Events Manager
- Tell us something interesting about yourself! I worked as a BA Cabin Crew member for 5 years and travelled the world.
- What Meal would be your last?All the food in the world, and my favourite is still a good old Nandos!
- What’s your favourite tipple? I rarely drink, but I do love a Marlborough Sauvignon.
- What do you love most in life? Exploring a new place/city or going on an adventure.
- What do you dislike most in life? Rudeness
- Who is your hero? My nana, the most remarkable human I’ve ever met. – She is 101 this year!
- If you could pick any song off a juke box what would it be? Sweet Disposition – The Temper Trap – or anything else with feel good festival vibes!
- What is your favourite saying? Everything happens for a reason.
- Who makes you laugh most? Definitely my 3-year-old son.
- What did you get told off most for by your mum or dad? I didn’t really get told off, I have the most laid back parents who still don’t believe in rules.
- What was your favourite subject at school? P.E.
- Which person would you most want to have dinner with…?My fiancé, child free – because it is such a rare occasion!