As 2009 draws to a close, we at Admiral Taverns are taking a look back at some of the successful pub refurbishments that we’ve undertaken in the past year.

We are constantly improving the quality of some of our trading pubs and pubs to rent by investing in major and minor refurbishments across the country. We work alongside our licensees in terms of idea generation and aim to give our pub landlords and their local communities a pub to be proud of.

We’ll, of course, be continuing this kind of work in 2010 and beyond.

Take a look at our gallery of Admiral refurbishments or find out more about Admiral’s pubs to let.

With Christmas fast approaching and New Year just a matter of weeks away, many of you will be starting to think about what 2010 might hold for you.

If your New Years resolution is to find yourself a new career, then how do you fancy getting your name above the door of your very own pub?

Our first open day of 2010 will take place at West Ham United Football Club on Thursday 28 January.

If you can’t make it to the January date, then we’ve also got events taking place in March and April - keep an eye on our website for the latest news.

You can also take a look at our pubs to let section right now to find out about the pubs available in your area.

Since we reported on our latest Admiral Taverns Achievement Award winner The Nag’s Head in Reading (below), the online version of the story at getreading.co.uk has attracted lots of positive comments from locals pleased to see the pub getting the recognition it deserves.

Pub regulars have highlighted the friendly welcome and the superb range of beers and great food on offer as the reasons that they return to the pub again and again.

It’s great to see that people still appreciate a good community pub. 

Read more Nag's Head customer comments or find out about Admiral Taverns pubs to rent.

A group of friends and family turned landlords who have transformed their pub into a haven for real ale fans as well as a popular community local have been presented with an Admiral Taverns Achievement Award.

Ted Allnutt (pictured), Jody Oates, his partner Lola Lodge and Sylvia Lodge, Lola’s mother, who run the Nag’s Head on Russell Street in Reading, were also awarded the CAMRA Reading and Mid Berks Pub of the Year 2009 title earlier this year.

Read more about the Nag’s Head or find out more about Admiral Tavern’s pubs to rent.

An Admiral Taverns landlord, who’s accumulating half a lifetime’s worth of experience in the pub trade, is taking on another pub. 

Margaret Munro, who has been at The Globe pub on Park Road, Toxteth, for the past 12 years and whose family have been in the pub trade her entire life,  is now also the landlady The Royal Oak, which is located just around the corner from The Globe on Warwick Street. 

Margaret’s years of experience in the pub trade and her passion for the local area mean that she’s not only been able to easily ride out the current economic crisis, but actually expand her ambitions to incorporate this second pub.  

Read more about Margaret here or find out about opportunities with Admiral here. 

Admiral Taverns landlords Helen and Shaun Firth are showing that good pubs can still succeed, despite the credit crunch, by opening their second venue – the Crown Inn in Monk Fryston.

The couple have re-opened the Admiral Taverns owned pub with a new team of staff and a new look, following the success of their first pub, the Hungry Fox in Beal.

The pub, which re-opened on Tuesday 1 December, has a new home made food menu, real ales and themed events such as Champagne Sundays.  An upstairs room will also run as a restaurant on weekends.

Read more about Helen and Shaun here and find out more about opportunities with Admiral here.