THE NOTTS PUB TO REOPEN WITH NEW LANDLORDS
DIRECTORS TO PRESERVE CHARACTER OF PUB DESPITE £30,000 REVAMP
THE new landlords at The Nottingham House in Cleethorpes have said they are committed to preserving the character of the pub and their promise goes beyond maintaining the decor inside. Well-known local former landlord of multiple venues Mike Brierley is leading a small group who have pumped around £30,000 into revamping the Sea View Street pub ahead of a reopening date of May 17. Mike is one of four directors that will be overseeing the running of the venue while the responsibility for the day-to-day running will fall to Michelin star trained chef Nicholas Walton, who will act as head chef and manager.
The group have decided to rehire all of the former staff that lost their jobs when the popular pub called time after the impact of the pandemic was felt in June last year. Mike said: “I’ve been involved in pubs in the area since 1973, I’ve been at various places like the Cricketers Arms and the Tivoli Tavern at various times, in a way it’s always been part of my life.
“I run a little pub company but this is a separate venture, this is four people that didn’t want to see what was a popular and unique pub close its doors for good. “We know the pub well and what we’re looking to do is preserve the character of the place. We know some former regulars might have been worried about it so we’ve offered jobs to all the staff that lost them when it closed last year. “I wouldn’t quite go as far as to say we’ve undertaken a renovation because we’re not trying to change what is there we’re just redecorating and bringing things back up to scratch.
“That said I think we’ve put around £30,000 into it so far but a lot of that work has been under the surface with plumbers and electricians,
We know the pub well and what we’re looking to do is preserve the character of the place.
Mike Brierley
people will see it is all quite familiar when they come back to visit. “We have upgraded the rooms to let upstairs and a lot of the seating has had to be replaced, the dining room has had a spruce-up and the lounge rooms are looking fresher. “The important thing is that we haven’t changed the character of the pub which would have been against everything that we wanted to achieve here.”
It was feared that last orders had been called at the venue when longserving former landlord Roger Gott decided not to renew his lease from Star Pubs and Bars, the pub businesses of Heineken UK last year. He had been in charge of the venue for ten years, and built it into one of the busiest pubs in the chain. At the time Roger said: “It is a combination of the 10-year lease ending and I am getting old. It feels like the end of an era for me. We shall miss the customers, some of whom have been coming here for 40 to 50 years.”
Mike and his fellow directors have invested in Sky and BT sports which will be shown in the tap room at the front of the pub, which will also be dog friendly.
They’re also committed to maintaining the pub’s offering of seven hand-pulled beers alongside Tetleys, lagers, Guinness and a selection of wines and spirits.
Michelin star trained chef Nicholas Walton will be bringing a selection of British classics for the weekly menu with specials on a Friday and Saturday.
More details on the offerings from the kitchen will be coming next week and the pub is scheduled to open its doors on May 17.
The kitchen is not anticipated to be ready in time for the May 17 opening date and more details on the restaurant opening dates will follow.