Colin James Posted September 13, 2016 Report Posted September 13, 2016 A quick little scoop.. Yates Hereford will close for refurbishment on October 17th and re-open November 11th 2016. This is a complete refurbishment every back to the shell and rebuild. I could end up looking similar to the newly refurbished Yates Reading see photographs here Remember where you heard it first folks..
Alex Posted September 13, 2016 Report Posted September 13, 2016 Happy days, in fairness it is probably due a refurb now but it is good to see money is being re-invested, looking forward to the new look.
Adrian symonds Posted September 14, 2016 Report Posted September 14, 2016 They may teach their staff the difference between real ale and lager then.
Clarkester Posted September 15, 2016 Report Posted September 15, 2016 The thing that strikes me as odd is the constant need for the bigger chain pubs to need complete refurbishment. I know it's a difficult time for pubs in general, but, if you get it right first time... Does anyone remember the last time places like The Barrels, The Victory, The Britannia last had a major refurb? Just putting the question out there...
herefordman75 Posted September 15, 2016 Report Posted September 15, 2016 It's all to do with corporate branding again - chain pubs are basically a franchise, run by a local land lord, with the licence held by head office. When some bod at HO decides they need to change tack due to falling sales, age or any other reason, then they pay some consultants to redesign the fixtures and fittings. That's when they start to refurb all of the pubs in the chain. The independents, like the barrels etc that are owned and operated locally, can do what they want to the décor, which is why they quite often go for years without a major refit - sometimes it only happens when the landlord changes.
Clarkester Posted September 15, 2016 Report Posted September 15, 2016 HerefordMan, that is kind of my point. On the whim of some suit, sitting in head office somewhere, a pub can suddenly change direction completely, whereas if they took a little time to know the actual areas that their pubs sit in, they could be more cleverly marketed. But then, if that were to be allowed, how would i find a Wetherspoons in Slough? Or a Greene King in Worksop? Corporate branding, not at its finest.
herefordman75 Posted September 15, 2016 Report Posted September 15, 2016 Very true, keeps everything easy to locate for non locals - would be better if they had a local slant on the corporate image though, promote the local area with pictures of times gone by for example
Ubique Posted September 17, 2016 Report Posted September 17, 2016 Just wondering why all the road works , single line traffic heading into the City outside Yates for last three days .Is it just a co- incidence or have " they " started early ?
Paul Jones Posted September 21, 2016 Report Posted September 21, 2016 The thing that strikes me as odd is the constant need for the bigger chain pubs to need complete refurbishment. I know it's a difficult time for pubs in general, but, if you get it right first time... Does anyone remember the last time places like The Barrels, The Victory, The Britannia last had a major refurb? Just putting the question out there... This place is generally very busy, particularly at the weekends, walls need repainting and sometimes repairing, furniture becomes tatty etc. I cannot remember the last time this place was revamped but it is tired looking and in need of a facelift. Good to see the company re-investing in their business.
DILLIGAF Posted November 17, 2016 Report Posted November 17, 2016 New beginnings new GM. Play following suit too.....
Colin James Posted November 17, 2016 Author Report Posted November 17, 2016 New beginnings new GM. Play following suit too..... Yes my good friend Paul has now resigned and Dan is leaving Play.
Ubique Posted November 18, 2016 Report Posted November 18, 2016 Called into Yates a few days ago - very impressed with both the decor and the pleasant Staff - both far better than a licensed premises further down the road !
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