Oadby Community Pub Reopens Following Transformational Refurbishment

Popular community pub, the Fox on 21 London road in Oadby will officially reopened on Wednesday 20th May following a transformational combined investment of £250,000 from experienced licensees, Neil Fowkes and Paul Wenman and Admiral Taverns, the UK’s leading community pub company.

This refurbishment breathes a new lease of life into the Fox to elevate and modernise the overall look and feel of the pub – whilst still retaining it’s original, characterful features such as the open fireplace – ultimately enabling the licensees to further cement it as the go-to community hub for local residents.

Internally, the pub has been completely transformed to include brand new fixtures, fittings and flooring throughout. This includes a brand new main bar, pool room, darts room and a cosy lounge area to elevate the Fox’s atmosphere and further expand its offering to ensure it welcomes everyone.

Externally, the Fox has been completely revamped to include brand new lighting and signage to greet customers.

Passionate licensees, Neil and Paul, bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the pub with 40 combined years’ experience between them. Going forward the licensees are committed to creating a family-friendly hub that brings people together and supports all aspects of community life.

Neil and Paul, licensees at the Fox, commented: “We’re absolutely delighted with the results of the refurbishment and we were excited for the customers to see the updates been made.

We have loved every minute of our time at the Fox so far and we would like to thank everyone, from our family and friends to our customers and of course the team at Admiral Taverns, for all their ongoing support. We look forward to everything the future holds for this fantastic community pub!”

Going forward, Neil and Paul will be hosting a busy schedule of regular entertainment for the community to enjoy including regular performers to mark special occasions. In the future they hope to run weekly quiz and bingo nights too.

As part of their mission to giving back to the local community, they will also be hosting regular fundraising events/community initiatives.

Following the refurbishment, the pub will host an impressive range of drinks including an extensive portfolio of premium drinks such as Amstel, Cruzcampo, Moretti, Orchard

Thieves, John Smiths Extra Smooth and Murphys Stout. The pub also offers a range of wines and spirits for customers to enjoy.

The pub also plans to introduce a food menu in the future, which would include dishes such as fish and chips and burgers.

The pub is owned by Admiral Taverns, the UK’s leading community pub company with c. 1,365 pubs across England, Scotland and Wales.

Jenna Trudgill, Business Development Manager at Admiral Taverns, added: “We are delighted to have Neil and Paul at the pub and we are confident they will continue to build a really strong, community-focused local that residents will enjoy.”

On behalf of myself and everyone at Admiral Taverns, I wish Neil and Paul and the entire team at the Fox the best of luck in the future.”

ENDS