MANSFIELD COMMUNITY PUB REOPENS FOLLOWING £280,000 MAKEOVER
The Parkhall Tavern on Park Hall Road in Mansfield reopened on Thursday 14th August following a phenomenal investment of £280,000. The pub is part of Proper Pubs, the award-winning community wet-led operator division of Admiral Taverns, which operates more than 200 pubs across England, Scotland and Wales.
Inside, the Parkhall Tavern has been completely transformed to include a brand new main bar area and spacious games room complete with a pool table, dart board and its own bar. In addition, the investment included new flooring, furniture, fixtures and fittings throughout for a modernised yet traditional look and feel. The venue also hosts several flat screen televisions featuring Sky Sports, TNT and horse racing channels so that customers can enjoy live sport, specifically the Champions League, from the comfort of the pub.
Outside, the Parkhall Tavern boasts brand new lighting and signage to greet customers as well as a large, recently revamped beer garden – consisting of both a decked area and patio – which seats more than 30 people.
The pub officially reopened on Thursday 14th August with a prosecco and strawberries reception followed by a live performance from Connah Porter, the winner of Proper Pubs’ 2024 Pub Idol competition.
The Parkhall Tavern offers a wide range of drinks promotions, including Wine Wednesday, where customers can get £2 off a bottle, Fizz Friday, offering customers a bottle of fizz for £10, along with cocktails, bottle and shot deals throughout the week.
Wesley O’Rourke, Operator of The Hastings, said: “I’m absolutely thrilled to have taken over The Parkhall Tavern – it’s a fantastic community pub with so much to offer and this refurbishment has given it a fresh lease of life. Opening night was a huge success and it was great to hear so much amazing feedback from the local community.
I’d like to thank everyone, including the team at Proper Pubs and the incredible community, for all their support so far and I can’t wait for everything that’s to come.”
On top of the fantastic drinks selection, the operator will host a busy schedule of regular entertainment including Monday night darts and dominoes, Tuesday pool evenings, fortnightly quiz nights on a Wednesday, karaoke or open mic nights on Fridays and bingo every Sunday evening.
Going forward, Wes hopes to support several community initiatives and will start by hosting local sports teams every weekend, fundraising to have a lifesaving defibrillator installed at the pub and collecting food to donate to the local foodbank. He is also planning to raise money for several local charities close to his heart such as the Air Ambulance and Cancer Research.
Matthew Gurney, Operations Director for Proper Pubs, said: “It’s been a pleasure welcoming Wes to the Parkhall Tavern and I’m delighted that opening night was such a huge success. Working with him to bring our vision for the pub to life has been fantastic and I’m confident that his hands-on experience within the pub sector, combined with his knowledge and passion for the local community, will enable him to create a thriving social hub that brings people together.
On behalf of myself and the entire Proper Pubs team, I’d like to wish him the very best of luck for the future.”
Proper Pubs is always looking for ways to support its communities through an annual schedule of events and fundraising initiatives and in March 2024, it was crowned Community Pub Operator at the Publican Awards.
Most recently, the Group collected over 20,000 Easter Eggs to donate to communities in need and raised nearly £100,000 in just three months for various local charities across the UK. Last year, Proper Pubs also successfully donated enough food to local foodbanks across the UK to feed 1,300 people for a week and has also been recognised UK-wide defibrillator installation campaign which has already saved 11 lives.
Park Hall Road, Mansfield Woodhouse, Mansfield, NG19 8QX
Parkhall Tavern, Mansfield – Proper Pubs
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