whitelion Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 will you be having bands on again ? Yes indeed! We are continuing the live music tradition and also expanding the range to include new items like Martin Bedford's Honeybee Blues Club. We'll be using the events section on SF to advertise as well as the website, Facebook etc so keep an eye out on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roosterboost Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Hi Andy (and every one else) Sorry to hear of your bad experience at the pub. In the spirit of transparency, I'll let you know what's going on. Currently the pub is in the hands of a holding company whilst the transfer of ownership goes through. Never a great thing for a pub, but there was little choice in the matter due to the time involved in getting all the legals sorted. As a result of the tenancy conditions imposed on a holding company, it means that they do not qualify to order beers outside of a stock range and this then means that they have not been able to get the normal mainstays such as Jaipur, Sequoia, Moonshine etc. Myself and my partner are the new owners going in. This is for a 5 year lease as a minimum and we take ownership on Monday 23rd Feb. We've been residents of the area for 15 years and have been regulars at The White for roughly the same amount of time so we're fully aware of what the pub was, what it is now and what it also needs to get back on track. It goes without saying that we're fully committed on making the place great again. I'll be posting on here as things go along and develop, particularly as we have some big changes planned - diversifying the music, a focus on community (especially local concerns and charities), a reinvestment in the beer and malt whisky offer and, possibly most importantly, a review of the pricing! There's a lot more but this isn't the thread for that info. Like said at the start, I'm sorry you had a bad experience and its very frustrating for us as it is out of our hands until next week. Please do pop in and try again. And AndyC - your first pint is on me! Many thanks, Jon and Mandy Are you buying the pub or taking a lease from a pubco? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiderPete Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 One of my fav pubs in Sheffield, its one of those pubs which looks much better inside than on the outside. All the best to the new owners and looking forward to see which ales you have on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy C Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Are you buying the pub or taking a lease from a pubco? White Lion is a Punch Taverns lease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger123W Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Yes it's an amazing pub with lots old original features, please don't ruin it's character new owners like what happened the old crown inn london road ? Best of luck with it :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitelion Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 (edited) Hi Roger You can rest assured it'll be keeping it's traditional feel - that's why we like it so much. Cheers, Jon Edited February 20, 2015 by whitelion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel3982 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Good luck with the pub. Hope it's a success but always worry when it's a Punch or Enterprise pub that the restrictions and costs passed on the landlord make it very difficult to make a success of it. Apparently the Brothers is still a tenanted Punch Tavern though (I thought it was a freehouse) so they've shown it's possible to make a good go of it! Hopefully it stays dog friendly and yep the music is perhaps diversified a bit. In the end the rock cover bands playing at 300db and the expensive beer and poor service stopped us going in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitelion Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Hi Daniel Definitely dog friendly and all the rest to be rectified! We'll be closed Mon and Tues to get everything shipshape and then back open from Wednesday onwards, hope you pop in and introduce yourself. Thanks, Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediumfast Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Bring back the free jukebox! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Good luck with it. Always a pub I've liked going in although I am one of those that went for the loud groups and their rock covers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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