The Wheatsheaf, Didcot

🔍💥 Calling creative marketeers! 💥🔍

Our exciting and progressive Marketing Department are on the lookout for an Assistant Marketing Manager to take our Locals Concept pub activations to the next level 🙌

🍍 Can you create, maintain and implement a marketing sales framework?
🍍 Do you have a passion for pubs, guests and experiences?
🍍 Fuelled with insights, are you ready to think big, innovatively and commercially ?

Sound like a bit of you? We want your ideas, disruption & positive solutions to really shake things up! Find out more and apply 👉 https://www.punchpubs.com/careers/working-for-punch/current-vacancies/assistant-marketing-manager-locals/ or email [email protected]

Nominations for the PubAid Community Pub Hero Awards 2025 are now open!

We need your support to celebrate our wonderful Publicans and Management Partners (MPs). We know that there are many heroes within our pubs, so we want to get as many nominated as possible!

This year, you can choose to nominate your pub:

🏆Community Support Hero
🏆Charity Fundraising Hero
🏆Community Regular Hero
🏆Community Sport Hero
🏆Community Sustainability Hero

Publicans and MPs can nominate themselves. Or their community members or local Members of Parliament can do so.

The process is digital and completely free. So, don’t delay!

Nominate your pub hero today: https://www.pubaid.co.uk/community-pub-hero-awards/

PubAid has launched the Positive PUBlicity Hub a new resource to spotlight the powerful role UK pubs play as lifelines in their communities.

From safe spaces for open conversations to grassroots sports support, pubs are continuing to make a huge difference!

On the Hub you’ll find:

🍻 Real-life stories that show pubs as essential mental health lifelines

🏆 Inspiration from Community Heroes

📈 Practical tips and ideas for publicans & management partners looking to expand their positive impact

And you can share your stories too! Join PubAid’s supporter community and start celebrating the impact of wonderful community champions across the UK 🍻

Check out the new Hub here 👉🏻 https://www.pubaid.co.uk/publicityhub/

🇬🇧The Battle of Britain🇬🇧

🥊CALLING ALL BOXING FANS🥊

We'll be showing the HUGE IBF World Title fight between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois this Saturday 21st September!!

Can AJ become world champion once again??

*OPEN MIC NIGHT*

We’re so excited to start open mic nights with Andy Robbins joining us next Sunday 22nd sept🎤 come along and enjoy the night🥳

Looking for somewhere to watch the Boxing? The Wheatsheaf is the place to be🥂🍻 Next Saturday 21st from 8pm

Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois🥊

Come on down tomorrow and watch the football with us!

Tottenham vs Arsenal at 14:00
Wolves vs Newcastle at 16:30

*CHARITY GAME*

Choose any number between 1 and 120 £2 a go. £120 goes towards Sunny Days Children’s Fund and the other £120 will go to the winner if all squares are sold. Winner will be announced on the 22nd September. Please pop into the Wheatsheaf and speak to staff if you would like to participate🤗

Join us this weekend for amazing deals on drinks and shots!

Bottles 2 for £6.50 or 4 for £12
Shots 2 for £5
Bombs 2 for £6

Tonight’s the night!! Get your dancing shoes on and singing voices ready and join us at the wheatsheaf🎤🕺🎶

COME AND JOIN US THIS FRIDAY FOR

✨KARAOKE AND DISCO NIGHT!✨

STARTING 8PM, SEE YOU THERE 🥳 🎤

Come on down this Saturday to watch Republic of Ireland🇮🇪 vs England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 at 5pm⚽️

COME AND JOIN US THIS FRIDAY FOR

✨KARAOKE AND DISCO NIGHT!✨

STARTING 8PM, SEE YOU THERE 🥳 🎤

Come and join us for all the football this weekend🥳

🔍💥 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 🍻

*LIVE BAND*

Je’zell, an acoustic duo are joining us this weekend on Saturday 31st August from 8pm🤗

https://www.facebook.com/JeZell.Duo

Je’Zell Authentic acoustic duo - covers inc Bonnie Raitt, Lady Gaga, Eva Cassidy, Adele, Patty Griffin & Pink

Bank holiday sunday fun day! Join us for the football🍻⚽️

What a brilliant night it was! Thank you to the DJ you were awesome and to everyone that came and showed us all the love. Many more nights like this to come🕺💃🏼🎤🎵

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

*DISCO/KARAOKE*

THIS FRIDAY NIGHT 23RD BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND FROM 8PM COME AND JOIN US🥳💃🏼🎉🎤🪩

Katherine, Bobby, Julie & Family are the new owners of The Wheatsheaf. We opened up a week ago and couldn’t have asked for a better week. We would like to thank everyone who visited the pub, sent messages, cards etc. We look forward to getting to know you all over the weeks, months and hopefully years. Massive thank you to everyone. ❤️

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]

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???

England’s third game of the Euros is here!

Having qualified for the last 16, we’re continuing to cheer on the Three Lions with hopes that they’ll be bringing it home! 🦁

Our pubs are ready and waiting so make the most of the sunshine, head down to your local and join us in shouting ‘come on England!’⚽🏆

With less than two hours to go, the Punch head office and our Publicans & Management Partners are gearing up for England’s second game at the Euro 2024!⚽

Tonight, England face Denmark, and everyone across the nation is hoping for a solid performance from the Three Lions🦁👕

The excitement here is brewing & we will be tuning in from 5pm at Punch HQ! 🙌

The sun is shining so head to your local & join us in cheering on the boys too!🍻

The Cherry Tree are fully prepped and ready for Scotland’s second game of the Euros tonight! ⚽🍻

The Tartan Army take on Switzerland from 8pm, with Scotland playing to keep their hopes of making the last 16 alive!

Despite a tough opener against hosts Germany on Friday, the game saw The Cherry Tree packed out with fans, and they’re hoping for the same again tonight... just a different result! Our MP Helen and the team are truly flying the flag for the country - so, it's time to get behind Scotland, and support your local too! 🙌

Happy Father’s Day!

To all of the fathers and father figures, we hope today is filled with love & laughter!🩵

And what better way to spend Father’s Day than watching the Three Lions in their first game of the Euros at your local Punch Pub!😉🦁

The final countdown is on and we’re just hours away from kick off! England vs Serbia, 8pm tonight!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

So, put your feet up, grab a beer or your favourite tipple and get ready to cheer our boys on!⚽️🙌🏻🍻

Which Punch pub are you heading to?!🍺

The highly anticipated Euros 2024 is finally here, and our pubs are ready to celebrate⚽

Tonight marks the opening game with Euros hosts Germany kicking off the tournament against Scotland – Come on Scotland!🙌

It’s going to be an epic weekend and with just two days to go until England’s fist game, the excitement across the nation is brewing🎉

Who’s visiting their local Punch pub tonight?🍻

🤩 We’re looking for an enthusiastic, friendly, and helpful team player, with a passion for sales and providing great customer service, to come and join our Business Support Team as a Pub Sales Account Manager 🤩

🍍 Are you organised and ready to work in a fast-paced sales environment?
🍍 Are you customer focused with a keen ear?
🍍 Do you feel inspired by effective interactions and promotional planning activity?

We could be looking for you? Find out more and apply online 👉 https://www.punchpubs.com/careers/working-for-punch/current-vacancies/pub-sales-account-manager/ or by email at [email protected]

With just two days to go until the biggest sporting event of the year kicks off, we’re preparing our pubs & head office for the start of Euros 2024! ⚽

Our pubs have tonnes of exciting things going on as the tournament progresses, from sweepstakes and promotions to mini-competitions and outdoor screenings 👕🏆

And here at Punch HQ, we are flying the flag for all nations taking part too!

Kicking off the Euros this Friday is Germany vs Scotland so, head over to your local Punch Pub, grab a pint or your favourite tipple & join in the Euros celebrations! Who will you be rooting for?! 🍺⚽