We’re supporting The Family Holiday's Association upcoming World’s Biggest Pub Quiz event by encouraging our landlords and customers to get involved.

The charity is organising the nationwide event on Thursday 25 March 2010 to raise funds for their vital work with young families.

If you’re a landlord who wants to arrange your own quiz, then simply go to the website to find out how to set up your own event; you’ll raise much needed funds for the charity and hopefully attract some extra custom to your pub, plus quiz organisers get the chance to win great prizes. 

If you’re a punter looking for a local quiz to participate in, you can also search to find the nearest.

Landlords can also take a look at our Licensee support section to discover other entertainment ideas for their pub.

Our latest Admiral Taverns Achievement Award winner Janet Theodore of The Hyde Tavern has caught the attention of both the local press and pub trade publications.

Janet’s creatively-drive approach to running her pub has meant she’s been featured in both the Hampshire Chronicle and the Southern Daily Echo (see below) and even had a mention in pub trade publication the Morning Advertiser as part of their feature on unique ways to drive sales.

If you’re full of ideas and would like to become a landlord, tale a look at our pubs to rent section.

We're always keen to help our landlords improve their pubs, so we're backing Fosters' fantastic new competition where pubs can win a complete pool refit.

100 pubs will win pool lights, re-baise, pool ball set, cue holder, a branded pool clock, pint glass holders and drip mats.

With the Admiral Taverns' Poll & Darts Championship coming up later in the year, this gives our landlords the chance to revamp their games area and benefit both their pool team and their customers.

To enter the Fosters competition, all landlords need to do is email pooldrive@fosters.co.uk telling Fosters why pool is so important for their pub, along with photos of thier pool area (terms and conditions apply). More information can be found on The Publican website.

MPs have been discussing the importance of community pubs in parliament this week.

The vice chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group revealed that, on average, each pub contributes a massive £80,000 a year to the local economy, in addition to all the charitable events and special nights that many pubs also run regularly.

Labour MP for Selby John Grogan (pictured below) claimed that the community pub has a bigger reach that most other institutions, attracting 80% of people throughout each year.

If you’d like the chance to contribute to your community by running your own pub, then take a look at our pubs to let or check our 'licensee support' section to see how we’re helping our landlords make the most of their pub.

We’ve got two more Admiral Taverns recruitment events coming up, where you can find out all about what it takes to run your own pub.

Admiral’s team of Business Development Managers will be visiting Cygnets in Shrewbury on Tuesday 9^th March and the Villa Tavern in Birmingham on Thursday 11^th March.

We’ve already hosted successful open days in Wolverhampton and Swansea and at West Ham Football ground this year, and hopefully these two events will prove just as popular. 

To find out more about our recruitment events, contact the Admiral Taverns team. You can also find out about our upcoming events and our range of pubs to let. 

Politicians have recognised the importance of community locals by appointing the first ever Minster of Pubs.

Wentworth MP John Healey has been given the task of supporting landlords and encouraging more people into the profession.

If you have any ideas for the new Minister of Pubs, why not send us your comments on Twitter? Be sure to include our special hashtag, #ministerofpubs.

Those budding landlords among you can find out more about our pubs to let or check our 'licensee support' section to see how we’re helping our landlords make the most of their pub.

Following on from the recent blog post about Admiral’s successful food events (see below), we thought we’d offer a little extra food advice to our landlords.

British Pie Week is coming up, and getting involved with the event could really drive sales at your pub.

Starting on 1 March, this event offers a great opportunity for pubs to plan ‘pie and pint’ deals, theme nights or a special pie-themed menu.

If you’d like to find out more about how Admiral are helping their landlords make the most of their food offering, visit the My Pub Food website or call the Admiral Taverns food team on 0844 800 6671.

The Admiral Taverns food team have been busier than usual over the last few weeks - they have been holding events in partnership with the wholesaler Bookers. The food team hold presentations and demonstrations for Admiral Taverns licensees in Booker stores. They can find out about starting food or improving their current offerings, they can see our development chef demonstrate how to prepare some of the foods available from the Bookers range and book free in pub training from our award winning food team.

As well as meeting the Admiral team, Bookers provide advice about their product offering, give the landlords a fascinating in store tour and present the benefits available for Booker customers.

Attendance levels have been fantastic with up to 30 pubs turning up each day. Sam Pedder Head of food at Admiral said "the amount of pub landlords coming to see us is very encouraging, they have show great interest in learning more about food and have been impressed by the expertise and service levels of Bookers staff and the extensive product range that they can provide".

Here is a selection of comments from satisfied Admiral landlords.

- “Found people from both Booker and Admiral very helpful and would recommend all to attend” 

- “Helpful tips from the chef thank you”

- “Ideas for menus etc… very good, incentives to use Booker also a good idea”

- “Had a great morning, got some good ideas and now looking forward to starting food, thanks”

Admiral is helping its landlords maximise revenue by offering expert advice on selecting the latest gaming machines and how to maintain them.

Keeping your AWP machines and note acceptors well stocked is really important according to Ann Jordan, Admiral's machine administrator. Recent reports state that pubs can see takings from AWP machines rise by up to 8-10% if landlords keep them stocked with the optimum sum of £350.

You could also be missing out if your bank note acceptor isn’t working; research has shown that AWP machines can earn up to 10% more if their bank note acceptor is operational, because over 60% of machine income is now taken through the bank note acceptor.

For more tips, download our guide to making the most of your leisure machines, or find out more about how to make the most of your pub in our ‘Licensee Support’ section.