Welcome to The Wellington Inn (1/2)

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Fed up with trendy wine bars? Do you long for a different kind of pub with a unique atmosphere, the finest selection of Beers and Ales, served to you by the friendliest staff? The kind of pub you can really feel at home in? A pub that has the love and commitment poured in so you, the customer will feel the warmth of your welcome pouring out? Look no further. Janette, Richard, their dedicated family of staff and regulars, have created just the place. Here's Janette's story ...

Prior to buying the Wellington Inn, Richard and I were tenants at Ye Olde Black Boy in Hull for three years. We really enjoyed town life even though both of us were brought up and lived until then in the Holderness area.

We will have been married for seven years on the 20th August this year although we have known each other since I was 13 and Richard was 16 when we first went out together, we went our separate ways after a few years only to meet up again many years later when our lives had changed. Richard was a haulage driver and had seen many pubs from the other side of the bar and I was working in accounts and had similar experiences.

After getting married we decided to embark on a joint venture and we both took our National Licensees Certificate, B.I.I. and pub management course in Burton on Trent. We had always wanted to own our own pub and over the years had put a lot of ideas together which we hoped one day to achieve.

When the opportunity came up to buy The Wellington Inn in May 2004, Richard and I knew it would be a challenge. The pub was very tired and needed a good ragging out!

We took all our staff from the Black Boy and we all set to work. It seemed like everything needed replacing but we tried throughout to retain the feeling of a real pub.

My parents stripped the countless layers of wallpaper and Sarah (one of our bar staff) rubbed and scrubbed the walls. Richard and our son Michael removed all the dog-eared fixed seating and the old concrete bar etc., ready to start a new.

All the family and several previous customers helped fix and mend the walls and floor before the contractors could come in, and thanks to them we were ready in time. All the basics like the plumbing and electrics etc. had to go in first then the new cellar installation to bring it up to date. Soon the new floor, the bar and the chiller were installed and it started to look really good.

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