The College Arms

This week’s Menovist, TLC, and all things wellbeing event has been such a joy, not least because of the wonderful speakers and entertainers who have brought the topics of menopause, mental health and wellbeing to life.

We started this incredible journey of sharing personal stories and discovery with our inspirational Operations Manager Becky Davies whose disarmingly vulnerable personal story about her experience of menopause on a live business has driven us on this incredible journey.

Thank you to Helen Tomlinson for sharing your lens of the golden thread of hormones running throughout our lives and the incredible work she has done to ensure menopause is no time to step back in the workplace.

To Molly Davis from the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) and Becky Davies for your brave and hysterical sharing of personal menopause symptoms. For Katt Williams from Zestfit for empowering us to choose strong, and to Emma Kay for sharing your incredible app Walksafe that was initially inspired to keep women safe when mobile, but now serves everyone.

Sarah Davies, we’ve learned loads about the impact hormones have on our lives and what we can do to help ourselves and each other.

Mandy Southall hosted an incredible panel, including the speakers and Dawn Gunther from the Dove and Rainbow pub in Sheffield.

And the final effusive thank you has to go to Shona Davis from Pernod Ricard for hosting our Sip & Paint session, and the fabulous retired nurse and now comic Zeph Churchill for ending the day with learning, song, and raucous belly laughs. What a day!

Now, on to day two for some TLC and wellbeing. This year’s event is certainly one to remember.

🎃Happy Halloween!🎃

The spooky season has been brewing across our pubs over the last few weeks with lots of tricks and treats for everyone to enjoy.

From fancy-dress competitions to quizzes and karaoke, howl will you be celebrating fright night? 🐺

And, if you’ve not yet found somewhere to celebrate, here’s a handful of Punch Pubs where you can be guaranteed a frighteningly good time👻

The Eagle Public House
Mill Tavern
The Goose
The Shakespeare Inn
Ye Olde Fleece Inn - Kendal
The Hest Bank
The George, Finchdean

Be scareful out there 🎃🎃

🔍💥 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/

🔍💥 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 🍻

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

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]

Sunday | funday

Let us take care of all the cooking and cleaning your only job today is to leave with a full belly and a smile

Book now via Opentable or call us on 01992 941565

Doggy | visit | of | the | week

We love doggies here! 😍 🐕

They’re welcome in all areas of the pub so why not pop in on a walk for a coffee and a pup cup!?

Doggy of the week this week is…….

Rocco! He is a Shepard husky mix and only 4years old isn’t he a handsome boy!!😍😍

Let’s | get | quizzed

Tonight’s the night! 🤓 our weekly quiz will be starting from 8pm with the fantastic quiz master Daryl, do you think you’ve got what it takes to beat him!?
Why not join us for supper club 5-8pm two course for £19.50

Prizes to be won
Drinks to be had
Food to be ate

Book now via Opentable or call us in 01992 941 565

Sunday | Feels | Right | Here

https://www.collegearms.co.uk/

We | will | just | leave | this | here

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Community | Pub

Are you fundraising for a local charity? Why not host a charity quiz with us? Once month we would like to hold a charity quiz! All proceeds and raffle money goes to your charity and we provide the venue and the quiz! Get in touch for details and your nominations.

Love your community 🫶🫶🫶🫶

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!’🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Re-launch | complete | 🫣

Thank you to everyone that joined us yesterday for the re-launch we hope you enjoyed the revamped Garden 🪴 🥰

We still have spaces available for a delicious Sunday roast before the country goes into meltdown when the boys bring it home 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Book now via Opentable or call us on 01992 941565

All set up and ready for 3pm 🙌

Ready | For | The | Weekend

Great weekend lined up here at the College Arms!

Today from 3 garden party, glass of fizz, bite to eat, live entertainment and games for the kids.

Tomorrow get your family together and let’s watch England in bar and cheer on our boys!!

Why not book a table for a big family roast with us first ❤️❤️❤️❤️

https://www.collegearms.co.uk/

Thank you 🫶🫶🫶

It’s Wednesday!….and so we invite you to enjoy our Supper Club before the football tonight!

Fantastic quality and value - and very tasty too - starts at 5pm…

A great choice of gourmet dishes and an amazing deal on wine too….

Here’s a link so you can check out the Menu on our website:

https://www.collegearms.co.uk/

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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???

Relaunch | Offer

Who wants 25% off mains 👀👀. To celebrate our relaunch this weekend follow the link to sign up for 25% off mains during the below dates! Come and give us a try 🫶

Mon 15th - Thurs 18th

Mon 22nd - Thurs 25th.

https://www.collegearms.co.uk/

Football | With | The | Family

Showing in the bar! Can we do it again???

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 semi final battle against The Netherlands

Why not book a table before kick off 🫶

20.00 kick off ⚽️

WAGGY | TAILS | WELCOME 🐶

Relax into your surroundings with man's best friend by your side.

With surrounding dog friendly walks, our pub is more than welcoming for you and your pooch….we’ve got water and treats waiting too!

Chef | position | available

We are looking for a talented chef to help us take the food to the next level! 30-40hrs a week with 2days off

If you or someone you know feel they have the passion and drive for cooking then send us a cv at [email protected]

- great rates of pay
- paid holiday
- evenings off
- friendly and caring environment
- Full training provided
- live in available upon request

WEDNESDAY | SUPER | SUPPER | CLUB

Tommorow is the night to enjoy our two-course Supper Club set menu that has with a selection of seasonal starters, hearty mains and scrumptious puddings…and is great value too with 2 Courses for only £19.50

Here’s the link to the menu 👇🏻

https://www.collegearms.co.uk/

We’re also offering £10 off a bottle of wine when two dine from the SC Menu 🍷

Available from 5pm on Wednesdays so join us tommorow 🫶

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Not | Just | A | Pub

We use our garden room for many wonderful celebrations and get togethers! But we also use it for community events! We believe pubs should be the heartbeats of communities ❤️❤️

Looking to hold your community event somewhere? Get in touch or drop in and ask for Jay.

Best | Day | Incoming…..

Book here 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

https://www.collegearms.co.uk/

Ready | For | Sunshine 🌞

This Sunday let us do the work 🫶

Get | Your | Sunday | Vibes

We are ready and waiting to give you the best Sunday Vibes ☀️ ☀️☀️

Garden | Party | Incoming

As we get the garden ready to welcome you all to the College on the 13th, why not still come and join us on these sunny days for a drink and a bite to eat in the garden? We think she’s starting to look rather lovely 🌺 🌺🌺

SUNDAY | LUNCH | AT | THE | COLLEGE | ARMS

Let our team take the stress out of Sunday and Join us for a beautiful traditional Sunday Roast….Prime Roast Beef served with Crispy, Fluffy Yorkshire Puddings and Roast Potatoes and Seasonal Vegetables….

Excellent Vegetarian choices available too….

Enjoy with a pint of our Cask Ales or maybe a glass of Red or White wine….

Don’t fancy a Roast…don’t worry as we’ve got you covered with lots of additional tasty choices on our Sunday Menu…

To reserve your table just click here

https://www.collegearms.co.uk/

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