The Fleece

Funny, talented, sexy, smooth, debonair, handsome, voice of an angel, and that’s just the DJ John Bailey
What Fridays were made for…..

🍍 Punch Publican Awards Finalists!

Last night we were invited to stay at the Hilton hotel at St George’s Park and then driven to Punch HQ for the Punch Publican Awards as finalists in the ‘best newcomers’ category!

We were up against a lot of great pubs, and although we just missed out on grabbing the top prize, it was more of an honour to just even be nominated. We had the best night 💃🏻🕺🏼

We are very proud of our Fleece, and it wouldn’t be the fantastic little pub that we adore without our loyal customers and friends & our amazing staff and entertainment….so a massive thank you to you all ❤️

A huge thank you to Simon Lynch, for taking a chance on us in the first place, for the nomination & for being THE OM 💪🏻🫶🏻

Cheers to even more to come from Team Fleece 🥂🐑

Huge Happy birthday to the main man
Marcus Horne the BEST 👀 Barman in Alnwick

⚽️And just like that it’s international break.⚽️

🏐🏀🏈🥎⚽️All live sport shown⚽️🥎🏈🏀

Even Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 come and show your love to our neighbours in the north tonight 19:45

Standing room only at our weekly quiz
Becoming somewhat of a celebrity our Paul William Mason

🎶🎸🎤🎵🌟TONIGHT🌟🎵🎤🎸🎶

Not to be missed The Fleece
Dance the night away to the very talented
•••••••••••LITTLE WONDER•••••••••••••••

It’s a PAYDAY weekend 🥳
& what a weekend we have for you…

🎤 Tonight join the one and only John Bailey and belt out those karaoke classics!
🎸 Live music Saturday - you’re in for a treat with guest stars Little Wonder!
❓ Sunday brings your favourite quizmaster Paul William Mason with our favourite quiz of the week!

⚽️ Don’t forget you can catch all your live sports with us too…what’s not to love!

🔍💥 We’re on the lookout for a creative artworker💥🔍

Our exciting and progressive in-house studio are on the hunt for a confident Studio Artworker, with delectable ideas and fantastic attention to detail.

If you have…

🍍 An eye for beautiful visual messaging
🍍 A passion for design and the creative industry
🍍 A love for authentic pubs

…you might be the one for us.

Sound like a bit of you? Click here to find out more and apply 👉 https://www.punchpubs.com/careers/working-for-punch/current-vacancies/studio-artworker/ or get in touch with [email protected]

Exciting news for one of our epic Edinburgh pubs The Barony Bar, nominated in the Best Pub category at Edinburgh's 2024 Bar Awards! 👏

It's a massive achievement for our incredible Management Partner, Les, and the Barony team. We're so proud of their hard work, care and dedication that has secured them a spot in the top 15 pubs in the city! 🙌

Votes are now all in, and the excitement is building! Huge congratulations to all of you at The Barony Bar, and good luck with the awards this September 🍻

👨‍🎤ROLL UP, ROLL UP, ROLL UP🎸

It’s that time again for our monthly music session, and Themis time we have somthing real special for you guys

A great 3 piece all the way from Harrogate
LITTLE WONDER
coming to us after a stint at the cavern club Liverpool IYKYK

Last month, our Management Partners Olly and Louise reopened the doors of the fantastic The Havelock Arms following an investment with us🍻

Welcoming back the community with open arms, Olly and Louise are thrilled to be taking on their first pub business. They said: “We’re incredibly excited about this venture and couldn’t wait to welcome the community back through the doors.

“We are making it our priority to deliver excellent customer service and create an inclusive, safe and welcoming environment. We’ve been overwhelmed by the positive feedback we’ve received so far, and are looking forward to our future here.”🙌

You can read more about The Havelock Arms as well as other successful pub stories on our website 👉 https://www.punchpubs.com/the-havelock-arms-reopens-following-180k-investment/

📷 Steve @ Mission Studios

Well done to all of our year 11 staff members today and everybody that have collected their GCSE results…the pressure leading up to your GCSE’s is enough and just getting through that pressure in one piece is a job well done! We are proud of you all because of the people that you are and the skill sets that you naturally have. Now on to smashing the next chapter of your lives ❤️

Karaoke is on as usual tonight…8pm sharp 🎶
Join John Bailey and belt out the classics with your favourite tipple in hand 🍺

🎶 I’ve got a feeling…that tonight’s gonna be a good night 🎶
💃🏻🕺🏼Karaoke tonight with the one & only John Bailey from 8pm 🐑

We are delighted to announce that The Woodlands Hotel in Bradford has been announced as the Telegraph & Argus’ Best Pub 2024!

Our epic pub claimed the top spot over nine other finalists and an incredible 6,389 nominations 👏

This is an incredible achievement for our Publicans Lee & Tammy, whose passion for our epic pub and hospitality industry never goes a miss! In addition to this latest victory The Woodlands Hotel also holds the number one spot for The Best Restaurant & Places to Eat in Bradford on Trip Advisor 🙌

What a triumph! Huge congratulations to Lee, Tammy and the team at The Woodlands🍻

(Photo credit: Telegraph & Argus)

💻 Seeking a skilled Development & Support Analyst for our growing pub company 🔝

We're looking for a proactive individual to develop, implement, and support our business process applications.

🍍 Do you excel at providing first-class support?
🍍 Confident in scoping, developing, and delivering applications?
🍍 Eager to support and enhance new and existing systems?

If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you! 🤩

Learn more and apply online 👉 https://www.punchpubs.com/careers/working-for-punch/current-vacancies/development-support-analyst/ or get in touch with [email protected]

It’s great to see another one of our fantastic pubs thriving!👌🍻

The Rutland Arms Bottesford reopened this June following a £130k investment that has transformed this beautiful pub into a family-friendly village pub and restaurant.

The investment has injected new life into the charming pub which proudly boasts something for the whole community.

Publican Russell Wheatcroft said: “The Rutland Arms has been a prominent pub not just in Bottesford but also in the Vale of Belvoir for many years and is a central meeting point for so many.

“The investment was important to allow us to maintain our reputation in the village, and being able to offer a wide selection of food and drinks also helps to keep the pub vibrant.”

You can read more about The Rutland Arms’ investment, as well as other successful pub stories, here 👉 https://www.punchpubs.com/from-curry-house-to-cosy-village-pub-meet-the-publican-transforming-the-rutland-arms-pub-in-bottesford/

It was a pleasure to welcome two of our new local Labour MPs to Jubilee House yesterday.

Jacob Collier MP (Burton & Uttoxeter) and Josh Newbury MP (Cannock Chase) met CEO Clive Chesser and other members of the Punch team.

They were given a tour of our progressive Pub Training Academy, sampled some menu concepts in our state-of-the art Development Kitchen, learned more about a number of Punch’s ‘Doing Well, By Doing Good’ initiatives and discussed the Labour Party’s commitment to safeguarding pubs across the UK, and our policy asks to support this plan and ensure our pubs not only survive but thrive.

🔍💥 We’re on the lookout for a creative artworker💥🔍

Our exciting and progressive in-house studio seeks a confident Studio Artworker with delectable ideas and fantastic attention to detail.

Do you have the following?

🍍 An eye for beautiful visual messaging
🍍 A passion for design and the creative industry
🍍 And a love for authentic pubs

If so, you sound like a strong contender.

Click here to find out more and apply 👉 https://www.punchpubs.com/careers/working-for-punch/current-vacancies/studio-artworker/, or get in touch with [email protected]

Looking for something fun to do this evening? 📝Get yourself along for our popular weekly quiz with the one and only quizmaster Paul William Mason
Loads of fun & lots of prizes 🐑

**Hiring**

Waiting on staff required to join our friendly team 🐑
Would suit a school leaver (16-18 years) for the summer busy period but there may be evening/weekend work available after ☀️
Immediate start - please DM if interested
Thank you

🎉Tonight The Fleece we have Alnwick’s original and best (in our opinion) karaoke in town 🎙️🎤

The one the only John Bailey 🎙️

🍾GIVE AWAY🥂GIVE AWAY🍷

Only one day left to put your finishing touches to you outfits…… or run around the shops if you haven’t yet!

As another added bonus for our amazing customers and to say thank you for for all your support we are giving away a free bottle of wine or bubbly to everyone that gets dressed up and involved in this event.

PRIZES💰 PRIZES 🍾PRIZES 🥘PRIZES 🏅

There are four prizes up for grabs for

🕺🏼 BEST OUTFIT 👨‍🎤
🎙️BEST SINGER 🎤
🎉BEST LIP SYNC 👯
🎙️BEST OVERALL💃🏻

**THIS WEEKEND**
The only place to be in Alnwick this Saturday Night! 🐑
A night of fun, fancy dress & amazing entertainment!
Join in and be a star for the night or just come along for a good ole free night of entertainment 👯‍♀️

🌟 Roll Up! Roll Up! Roll up! 🌟

🎤 Tonight Matthew I’m Going To Be….

Dress up as your favourite icon and enter our Stars in their Eyes contest. 4 different categories…4 chances to take home some amazing prizes 🍾

Not a singer? Then we have a category just for you….our new lip sync category is for those who love to put on a show but are not confident actually singing in front of an audience 🕺🏼

💵 A prize for the best look-a-like
🍲 A prize for best vocals
🏆 A prize for best lip sync performance
🍾 A Prize for the over all winner

✨ The question is who will you be ??? ✨

🙌🎸🎙️🎸09:30🎙️🎸🎙️🙌

🐑 LIVE MUSIC 🐑

Tonight we have the return of the fantastic duo Face Value NE 🎸

Get yourselves in for the best atmosphere, lots of dancing and a bit of karaoke in between 🎤

It’s that time of the week 🎤
Warm up your vocal chords ready to belt out your best tunes with John Bailey 🎶
Tonight from 8pm 🐑

** Coming Soon - The relaunch of dining at The Plough **

Our team are looking to recruit multiple chefs/cooks who can prepare and cook high-quality dishes following established recipes, maintain a clean and organised kitchen and manage inventory levels.

If you are a dedicated chef with standards and the skills to establish best practices- then we are looking for you.
Please email [email protected]

🎸 This Saturday sees the return of our monthly live music night….. 🎙️
and the return of one of our favourite bands
FACE VALUE
These guys really raised the roof last time
And had the dance floor full all night 💃🏻 🕺🏼

Here’s hoping for a repeat this Saturday 😊
Face Value NE

⭐️ More amazing 5/4 star reviews on Google⭐️
Thank you to everyone that has left such lovely comments, it make it all worth while ☺️

Have you tried it yet 😋🤤

😊KIDS EAT FREE ALL SUMMER LONG😃

As we are all about being family friendly here at the fleece , kids can get a free meal with any adult meal….

Come and try the friendliest pub in Alnwick and join our little family….

Monday to Friday during the holidays
What’s not to love ❤️

Today is the day that history could be made…

EUROS 2024 FINAL – ENGLAND VS SPAIN⚽️⚽️⚽️

One thing is for sure, the Euros 2024 tournament has had us all on the edge of our seats, but now more than ever, it’s time to get behind the boys and help them in bringing it home!!!👏🏼🏆

Our pubs have been waiting for this moment; they are buzzing with anticipation, and the celebrations await you at your local!🍻

Are you ready?

We are, so get down to the pub with friends and loved ones and join us as we come together to make memories that will last a lifetime.

Tonight, 8pm!!!

‘Come on England!’🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Our bars are fully stocked, the flags are up, and the teams are poised to deliver for what we hope will be a spectacular performance as England take on the Netherlands in tonight’s SEMI-FINAL!!! 🎊 Come on, England! 🙌

Kick off is at 8, so be sure to get down to your local pub in plenty of time to grab a bite, a pint, and a front row seat with the best view in town…⚽🍻

We’re ready, are you? And, more to the point… is it coming home???